One of the hotspot area in Kuala Lumpur - Chow Kit Road..

We meet again people ! So today i'm going to tell you guys about Chow Kit road in Kuala Lumpur.

Ever wonder why the late Sudirman Haji Arshad sang a song about this place?

 " Chow kit road! chow kit road!

  Chow kit road! chow kit road!
  Chow kit road! chow kit road!
  Chow kit road! chow kit road!

  Di tengah bandaraya orang merata rata
  Dari segala bangsa tua atau muda
  Ada yang berkereta ada yang jalan saja
  Ada yang cuci mata ha ha ha ha ha ha

  Di tengah bandaraya
  Yang miskin dan yang kaya
  Bagai satu keluarga bersama gembira
  Ramai orang berniaga menjual apa saja
  Semuanya murah murah ha ha ha ha ha ha

  Indahnya petang di chow kit road
  Kuala lumpur
  Indahnya petang di chow kit road
  Kuala lumpur

  Di tengah bandaraya walau baik orangnya
  Perlu berhati hati di tipu pencuri
  Bila melintas jalan jangan sesuka hati
  Di tangkap mata mata baru padan muka... "

Shot of Chow Kit Road in KL

So what is Chow Kit road eh? What makes it one of the popular destination in KL?

   Basically, Chow Kit is part of a district in Kuala Lumpur. It is located around Jalan Chow Kit and is enclosed by the parallel streets such as the Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. The name Chow Kit came from the name of a tin miner and a municipal councilor, Loke Chow Kit. Check out this image below : 

   Chow Kit road is a busy place,every single day in KL. It is a place where you can buy everything from foods,clothes and even household items.Basically, Chow Kit road has been a reliable place to purchase fruits, spices, meat, vegetables, clothes, shoes and so on. 

   For generations, the Chow Kit is a wet market frequented by many to obtain the freshest ingredients for their household and also for some restaurant owners. This place may not be somewhere visitors may want to visit because it is in fact a wet market but this is the only place where you can try out local foods at a very affordable price, especially for students like us or even a foreigner on low budget... 

   The market here begins as early at 6am in the morning! Can you believe that? So early!
 And what's more is that you can expect to experience lively and culture rich scenes here. Such market is a rare scene in Kuala Lumpur because the development of the city itself. 

  

One of earliest development of pedestrians bridge in Chow Kit.

These images below shows the area around Jalan Chow Kit :

   Though there's a lot of supermarkets grown all over Kuala Lumpur like wild mushrooms, the Chow Kit market endured it all. You guys will be thrilled by the variety of fresh ingredients sold here. If you are a fan of photographing emotions of people and it culture, the Chow Kit market is a great place to start. ( I'm a big fan of KL photography too! )

   While you are here, remember to try the street foods here. All sold at a low price, remember to not overeat. The Chow Kit has gone through good and bad times. To tell you guys one of the worst incident here is that, Chow Kit was nearly demolished to make way to a eleven-storey multipurpose building but was luckily cancelled due to the economic crisis back then.

  It's good to have Chow Kit Road as one of the main attraction here in Kuala Lumpur! 

See you guys next time ! xoxo . :)