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If you walk down Chinatown today, you ___1___ see that
the most prominent
building ___2___ is Chinatown Point. It stands
___3___ as the
most modern building there. Years ago, however, the
old storehouses along the street were the ___4___ of
activity. ___5___ the Chinese New Year season, stalls selling all
kinds of goods, lined
the street in Chinatown. Goods ___6___ from food to
clothes, flowers to household
provisions. These stalls were ___7___ late into the
night and hundreds of
___8___ would brave the crowd to do their new year
___9___.
It was
a hot and noisy affair, but one could feel the
festive ___10___ in the air amidst the
crowd. The ___11___ exciting day for shopping was New
Year's Eve
___12___. As midnight approached,
___13___ of goods were
drastically reduced. This was because the
stallholders wanted to sell ___14___
their goods quickly so that they could go home to
___15___ the new year. It was
also at ___16___ time that the crowd was
___17___ its
thickest.
In the early 1980s, the Urban Renewal Authority
decided that the roadside
stalls ___18___ to go for hygiene
___19___. Thus, shopping
___20___ the stars in Chinatown has become a mere memory
for many people. |
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If you walk down Chinatown today, you
will see that
the most prominent
building there is Chinatown Point. It stands
out as the
most modern building there. Years ago, however, the
old storehouses along the street were the
center of
activity. During the Chinese New Year season, stalls selling all
kinds of goods, lined
the street in Chinatown. Goods
ranged from food to
clothes, flowers to household
provisions. These stalls were
opened late into the
night and hundreds of
people would brave the crowd to do their new year
shopping.
It was
a hot and noisy affair, but one could feel the
festive mood in the air amidst the
crowd. The most exciting day for shopping was New
Year's Eve itself. As midnight approached,
prices of goods were
drastically reduced. This was because the
stallholders wanted to sell
off
their goods quickly so that they could go home to
celebrate the new year. It was
also at this time that the crowd was
at its
thickest.
In the early 1980s, the Urban Renewal Authority
decided that the roadside
stalls had to go for hygiene
reasons. Thus, shopping
under the stars in Chinatown has become a mere memory
for many people. |
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