Why does 牛车水 mean Chinatown?

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          牛车水 literally means 



          牛车 - oxcart
          æ°´ - water


          i.e. 牛车（运）水, oxcart (carrying) water.




          牛车水（Chinatown）是新加坡的唐人街，名字的由来也反映了当年华人的一段历史。当时来南洋生活在这里的华人没有自来水用，于是用牛车运水，每天这里都是一辆辆的运水牛车，也算得上是车水马龙的壮观景象了。久而久之人们就称这里为牛车水了。




          There's no tap water in the past, it was general to transport water by oxcart in chinatown, as time passes chinatown began to be called as 牛车水.






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            牛车水 literally means 



            牛车 - oxcart
            æ°´ - water


            i.e. 牛车（运）水, oxcart (carrying) water.




            牛车水（Chinatown）是新加坡的唐人街，名字的由来也反映了当年华人的一段历史。当时来南洋生活在这里的华人没有自来水用，于是用牛车运水，每天这里都是一辆辆的运水牛车，也算得上是车水马龙的壮观景象了。久而久之人们就称这里为牛车水了。




            There's no tap water in the past, it was general to transport water by oxcart in chinatown, as time passes chinatown began to be called as 牛车水.






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              牛车水 literally means 



              牛车 - oxcart
              æ°´ - water


              i.e. 牛车（运）水, oxcart (carrying) water.




              牛车水（Chinatown）是新加坡的唐人街，名字的由来也反映了当年华人的一段历史。当时来南洋生活在这里的华人没有自来水用，于是用牛车运水，每天这里都是一辆辆的运水牛车，也算得上是车水马龙的壮观景象了。久而久之人们就称这里为牛车水了。




              There's no tap water in the past, it was general to transport water by oxcart in chinatown, as time passes chinatown began to be called as 牛车水.






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                牛车水 literally means 



                牛车 - oxcart
                æ°´ - water


                i.e. 牛车（运）水, oxcart (carrying) water.




                牛车水（Chinatown）是新加坡的唐人街，名字的由来也反映了当年华人的一段历史。当时来南洋生活在这里的华人没有自来水用，于是用牛车运水，每天这里都是一辆辆的运水牛车，也算得上是车水马龙的壮观景象了。久而久之人们就称这里为牛车水了。




                There's no tap water in the past, it was general to transport water by oxcart in chinatown, as time passes chinatown began to be called as 牛车水.






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                牛车水 literally means 



                牛车 - oxcart
                æ°´ - water


                i.e. 牛车（运）水, oxcart (carrying) water.




                牛车水（Chinatown）是新加坡的唐人街，名字的由来也反映了当年华人的一段历史。当时来南洋生活在这里的华人没有自来水用，于是用牛车运水，每天这里都是一辆辆的运水牛车，也算得上是车水马龙的壮观景象了。久而久之人们就称这里为牛车水了。




                There's no tap water in the past, it was general to transport water by oxcart in chinatown, as time passes chinatown began to be called as 牛车水.







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