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After few times of consideration again,i finally decided to choose space and people as my theme
because I find that it is more easier for me to focus on my chosen place Jonker Street in Melaka as it is
really an interesting and historical place which most of the people and tourist will visit there once they
are in Malacca. Jonker Street is not only fomous because of the night market during the weekend ,but
is is actually the architecture mostly from the 17th century.The most unique part of Jonker street is also
the the place where there is a lot of Baba and Nyonya culture. It is like the Jonkedated back to three
hundred years ago from the Malacca empire and China.
So for this project,i am going around those famous spot in the jonker street and the picture of the
famous places and different of Jonker Street during weekdays and weekends,how people usually
spend their time and what kind of activities they usually do during the weekends and of course the
weekdays,where and which building do the tourist usually visit in the jonker strreet,all the baba
nyonya and unique architecture and of course food such as nyonya food which most of the tourist will
visit.
For this week,i will not going to show any of the picture I take because I will only go back to
Malacca next week,but I will going to show the research that I have done on the history and timelime
of Jonker Street and some inspiration images of Jonker Street that I might take.
History of Jonker
Street
1. Jonker street is Malaccas chinatown. One can easily bargain for cheap items and shop
for antiques there. It is one of the most well known shopping district in Malacca. Jonker
street also sells a large variety of food. One can find Chinese food, Indian food and Malay
food there. Jonker street also sells many tourist souvenirs such as the Malacca keychain
and other collectibles. Jonker street is usually full of crowd during the weekends and on
friday.
Jonker Street has a rich history. It is a place where the Indian Chitty chew their red
sandalwood leaves as their favourite pasttime. Presently, one can still see the Indian
Peranakans in Jonker street.
Jonker street is also the the place where there is a lot of Baba and Nyonya culture. It is
like the birthplace of the Peranakan culture. One can find many antique shops there.
Antique items can be dated back to three hundred years ago from the Malacca empire and
China.
2. During the Dutch Malacca, servants and subordinates of Dutch masters used to live at
the nearby Heeren Street. However, as the Dutch left, it became noblemen's street. Rich
Peranakans started to live and did business within the street area, giving the street a deeprooted ethnic and cultural flavor.