Some of the murals on the walls of the heritage buildings in Chinatown. — Photos: GISELE SOO/The Star
Funeral processions were once a common sight along the streets of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown. I learned this during a recent walking tour with local expert and tourist guide Jane Rai, who said that such processions were organised as a mark of respect to the deceased.
“The long line of mourners would walk the streets and pass by the shop belonging to the deceased, before heading to a nearby cemetery,” Rai shared during the Chinatown Cultural Walk tour, one of the sessions offered in the “Free Walk Kuala Lumpur Unscripted” (FWKLU) tours. All the tours featured in FWKLU are curated by a group of guides who are passionate about preserving KL’s cultural heritage.
