{{Short description|Chinatown in Malacca City, Malaysia}} {{EngvarB|date=February 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox street | name = Jonker Walk | marker_image = | native_name ={{native name|ms|Persiaran Jonker}} | alternate_name = Jonker Street<br/>Jalan Hang Jebat | image = Jonker Walk April 2022.jpg | image_size = 225px | image_alt = | image_map = | caption = | map_type = Malaysia Malacca Malacca City | map_size = 225px | map_caption = | map_alt = | other_name = | former_names = | part_of = | namesake = | type = | owner = | maint = | length = | length_m = | length_ft = | length_km = | length_mi = | length_ref = | length_notes = | width = | area = | addresses = | location = [[Malacca City]], [[Malacca]], [[Malaysia]] | arrondissement = | quarter = | postal_code = | metro = | coordinates = {{Coord|2|11|48.2|N|102|14|47.5|E|type:landmark_region:MY|display=inline,title}} | direction_a = | terminus_a = | direction_b = | terminus_b = | junction = | north = | east = | south = | west = | main_contractor = | cost = | references = | commissioning_date = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = | inauguration_date = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | demolition_date = | designer = | known_for = | status = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }}
[[File:Jonker Walk.JPG|thumb|Night market along Jonker Walk]]
The '''Jonker Walk''' ({{langx|ms|Persiaran Jonker}}, {{zh|t=鷄場街|p=Jīcháng jiē}}) is the [[Chinatown]] area in [[Malacca City]] in the state of [[Malacca]], [[Malaysia]] located along Jonker Street ({{langx|ms|Jalan Hang Jebat}}). It starts from across [[Malacca River]] near the [[Stadthuys]], with the street in the area filled with historical houses along its left and right sides dating back to the 17th century, many of which are shops selling antiques, textiles, foods, handicrafts and souvenirs such as keychains and shirts.<ref>{{cite news|author=NST PROPERTY|date=7 June 2018|url=https://www.nst.com.my/property/2018/06/377580/banking-melaka-booming-tourism|title=Banking on Melaka booming tourism|work=New Straits Times|access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lim|first=Chelsea J.|date=9 August 2021|url=https://www.edgeprop.my/content/1889340/jonker-street-%E2%80%93-once-bustling-now-dying-20-over-businesses-shuttered|title=Jonker Street – once bustling, now dying with over 20 businesses shuttered|work=Edge Prop|access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref> The area turns into a night market every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the evening from 6 p.m. until 12 midnight, with its street blocked for traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mbmb.gov.my/ms/pelancongan/jonker-walk|title=Jonker Walk}}</ref>
==Tourist attractions== Attractions along and around the streets are: * [[Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum]] * [[Cheng Ho Cultural Museum]] * [[Cheng Hoon Teng Temple]] * [[Hang Jebat Mausoleum]] * [[Hang Kasturi Mausoleum]] * [[Kampung Hulu Mosque]] * [[Kampung Kling Mosque]] * [[Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple]] * [[Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum]] * [[Tamil Methodist Church]]
==Galleries== <gallery class="center"> File:House by the River Living Gallery.JPG|House by the River Living Gallery File:Jehan Chan Art Gallery.JPG|Jehan Chan Art Gallery File:Jonker Street Library.JPG|Jonker Street Library File:Kim's Art and Living Gallery.JPG|Kim's Art and Living Gallery File:Mo Xiang Lou Art Gallery.JPG|Mo Xiang Lou Art Gallery </gallery>
==See also== * [[List of tourist attractions in Melaka]] * [[Petaling Street]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{commons category|Chinatown, Melaka}} {{Ethnic enclaves in Malaysia}} {{Asia Chinatown}}
[[Category:Chinatowns in Malaysia]] [[Category:Malacca City]] [[Category:Shopping districts and streets in Malaysia]] [[Category:Transport in Malacca]]
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