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Teahouse in Chinatown

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How it feels

This Singaporean Chinese-language drama follows a group of characters connected to a teahouse in Chinatown. It shows their daily lives, relationships, and the close-knit community around them.

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What happens

Teahouse in Chinatown (Chinese: 牛车水人家) is a Singaporean Chinese-language drama series. The series stars Zhu Houren, Liang Tian, Wang Xiuyun, Chen Tianwen, Li Nanxing, Fu Shuiyu, Chen Liping, Lin Meijiao and Liu Qiulian. The series' theme song was sung by Eric Moo. In 1989, a survey found that the series had attracted the third highest average viewership for an SBC serial in the last two years, behind Good Morning, Sir! and My Sweet Rival, having attracted 980,000 viewers on average. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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