Peranakan Pride

SITTING SMACK IN the heart of Orchard Road, Emerald Hill is a living reminder of the thriving Peranakan enclave that existed even before this area became a shopping hotspot.

Circa 1800s, the conserved shophouses still retain their ornate style and are home to wealthy homeowners and renters in this gentrified neighbourhood. If you don't know anyone who will let you check out their house, then head over to the newly opened Peranakan Gallery which traces the 500-year-old history of the Straits Chinese population in Southeast Asia.