Chow Kit

Chow Kit is a suburb in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located around Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) and is enclosed by the parallel streets of Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. It is named after Loke Chow Kit (陸秋傑) a well-known miner, municipal councilor, public official, and also the first local owner of a department store - Chow Kit & Co – which was the largest in KL at the time.[1] Today the area features a large Indonesian (Javanese) community, and more recently, a small African community. There is a night market also known as Bundle Chow Kit along Lorong Haji Taib which is known for the sale of used clothing and accessories.[2]

Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Chow Kit

Wet market

A daily wet market known as Bazaar Baru Chow Kit is the largest wet market in Kuala Lumpur, and a tourist attraction.[3] A wide variety of fish and seafood products are available for customers.[4]

Red-light district

Chow Kit has traditionally been known as one of the major red-light districts in Kuala Lumpur.[5] Many of the prostitutes are daughters of prostitutes and have grown up in the area.[6] Malaysian director Justin Ong's 2013 film, Ida's choice, is about a young woman in the red-light district.[7]

Transportation

The KL Monorail Chow Kit Monorail station is situated in this area, and the Ampang Line PWTC LRT station is located nearby.

  • Chow Kit Road became the subject of the hit song, Chow Kit Road, made famous by the late Sudirman Arshad.[1] Sudirman held an open-air concert on the road in 1986 to a 100,000-strong audience.[8]
  • The wet market
  • Murtabak (pancake) seller
  • Chicken meat in Chow Kit
  • Small-sized anchovies in Chow Kit
  • Carambola
  • Pitaya
  • Durian

References
  1. "Malaysian Road Names: Who's Who?". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. "Bundle Chow Kit tetap hebat", Harian Metro. Bernama. Accessed 19 July 2007.
  3. "Chow Kit Market". Archived from the original on 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  4. "Photographs of Chow Kit wet market". Independent Travellers. independent-travellers.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. Sanjugtha, V. "Rejuvenating Chow Kit". Focus Malaysia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "Uncertain future for Chow Kit children". thestaronline.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  7. "Ida's choice". www.aljazeera.com. 26 Mar 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. Good ol’ charm of Jalan Chow Kit


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