Metro Manila Chinatown!

Another peck of history, visit the oldest Chinatown in the world- Metro Manila Chinatown! It is located in Binondo, Manila which starts in Carriedo LRT and ends in Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz. Manila Chinatown is a place that will surely suffice your tummy, sight-seeing and history cravings. This riverside was long been the area for trade between native Filipinos and visiting Chinese. Up to the current time, this place remained its abundance in trade.

It was already night when I visited the place, and the rain was pouring hard, but I still enjoyed my quick stopover. So here is my list of MUST DOS when you decide to take a trip here:

1)Start by entering Manila Chinatown through a landmark known as the Arch of Goodwill. You can even hire a horse-drawn kalesa at Plaza Lacson to tour you in the whole place. It is up to you though how you want your trip to surge, walking can be quite fulfilling but I guess not in a very humid and hot weather.

2)Pass through a number of shops selling pieces of jewelry and traditional medicines, or buy some trinkets, fresh produce, and snacks from sidewalk vendors.

3)Don’t forget to visit the Santo Cristo de Longos Shrine where you can light some incense. A place that shows an intriguing fusion between Catholicism and Chinese belief.
4)You might end up having a hungry tummy, take some gastronomical delights in Masuki (best siomai), Lan Zhou Lamien (hand-pulled noodle soup), Waiying (Peking duck), Diao Eng Chai (chicken pie) and Quan Yin Chai (vegetarian wheat siopao)

5)Bring home some delicious delights, buy ube hopia at Eng Bee Tin or chocolate tablets from one of the oldest chocolate factories, La Ressureccion. FORTUNE COOKIES fascinate me. :P Cool to purchase!

6)End your tour by visiting the Binondo church and admire the exquisiteness of the ceiling. Stroll around Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz and learn more about Chinese Heritage.

ENJOY YOUR METRO MANILA CHINATOWN VISIT!!

Let me know if there are stores or places in Chinatown, Binondo, Metro Manila that you suggest tourists to see. Leave a comment or PM me... I really want to hear what your travel experiences are. :)

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