Zhongshan Building

Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas


A variety of interesting businesses, including cool boutiques and a couple of cafes, occupy this repurposed block of interconnected shophouses that once housed the Selangor Zhongshan Association.

Notable businesses here include Naiise, Tommy Le Baker, Tandang Store, Tintabudi Bookshop and fono.


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Nearby Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas attractions

1. Guan Yin Temple

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Dedicated to the Bodhisattva of compassion, this cement temple was originally built by Hokkien Chinese in the 1890s and served as a place to say prayers…

3. Goldsmith Mural

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This impressive mural covering the end of a terrace on Jln Panggong is the first work in KL by Russian street artist Julia Volchkova, whose street art can…

4. Old KL Train Station

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One of KL's most distinctive colonial buildings, this grand 1910 train station (replaced as a transit hub by KL Sentral in 2001) was designed by British…

5. Kwai Chai Hong

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Cross the wooden bridge off an alley running between Jl Panggong and Lorong Panggong to find this Instagram hotspot lined with six murals by local artists…

6. Bumble Bee Cafe Mural

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Look up to see this charming mural of a young girl peeking over the upstairs window of this cafe.

7. Raw Art Space

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Check the Facebook page of this edgy graphic arts space for details of art shows and gigs by local and visiting musicians and performance artists, many of…

8. Stadium Merdeka

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Built for the declaration of independence in 1957, this open-air stadium is where Malaysia’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, famously punched…