Quan Ju De is a shop located within the Hong Lim Complex at Upper Cross Street. It is a retail space dedicated to the sale of joss paper and a variety of other ceremonial products used in traditional Chinese rituals and ancestor worship.
Vanishing Trades of Chinatown
Meet the last traditional craftsmen of Singapore's historic district, from paper effigy makers to heritage tea merchants holding onto their ancestral trades.
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1. Quan Ju De Joss Paper Supplies 全聚德 金纸店
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