anchor: There along the foreshore is the Kampung Ayer, or Chinese Water Village, better known as the Clan Piers, a hamlet of houses on stilts, joined by wooden walkways over the water and inhibited by 2,000 boatmen or fishing families, each group belonging to a different clan.
positive: There is a population of 2,000 boatmen or fishing families in the Chinese Water Village.
negative: There are no clans in the Chinese Water Village.