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SHOPPING
Taking time to browse Chinatown's eclectic mix of shops is an activity in itself. Melakan
favourites include Nonya beaded shoes, Nonya 'clogs' (with a wooden base and a single
plastic-strip upper), antiques (know your stuff and haggle aggressively), Southeast Asian
and Indian clothing, handmade tiles, charms, crystals and more. Peek into the growing ar-
ray of silent artists studios, where you might see a painter busy at work in a back room.
JONKER'S WALK NIGHT MARKET
(Jln Hang Jebat; 6-11pm Fri-Sun)
Melaka's weekly shopping extravaganza keeps the shops
along Jln Hang Jebat open late while trinket sellers, food hawkers and the occasional for-
tune teller close the street to traffic. It has become far more commercial, attracting scores of
Singaporean tourists over the years, but it is an undeniably colourful way to spend an even-
ing shopping and grazing.
MARKET
ORANGUTAN HOUSE
(
www.charlescham.com
;
59 Lg Hang Jebat; 10am-6pm Thu-Tue)
All shirts are the work of local artist
Charles Cham and have themes ranging from Chinese astrology animals to rather edgy top-
ics (at least for Malaysia) such as 'Use Malaysian Rubber' above a sketch of a condom.
Other branches are at
96 Jln Tun Tan Cheng Lok
(
CLOTHING
closed Tue)
and
12 Jln Hang Jebat
(
closed Thu)
.
WAH AIK SHOEMAKER
(56 Jln Tokong Emas)
Raymond Yeo continues the tradition begun by his grandfather in the
same little shoemaker's shop that has been in his family for generations. The beaded Nonya
shoes here are considered Melaka's finest and begin at a steep but merited RM300. Tiny
silk bound-feet shoes (from RM90) are also available.
SHOES
HUEMAN STUDIO
(9 Jln Tokong Emas; 11am-3pm)
Kooi Hin's colourful woodblock prints take up traditional
Chinese themes such as astrology and calligraphy. His shop is packed with other attractive
souvenir gifts.
ART
DATARAN PAHLAWAN
MALL
