SINGAPORE, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's hawker culture has been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

"For many Singaporeans, hawker centers serve as accessible community dining spaces where people from all walks of life get to enjoy a wide variety of affordable, multicultural food offerings - a distinctive feature of our rich food heritage," Singapore's President Halimah Yacob said on social media.

[caption id="attachment_54337" align="alignnone" width="720"] People have their meals at Singapore's Tekka hawker centre on Dec. 17, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_54338" align="alignnone" width="720"] People buy food at Singapore's Tekka hawker centre on Dec. 17, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_54339" align="alignnone" width="720"] People have their meals at Singapore's Tekka hawker centre on Dec. 17, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_54340" align="alignnone" width="720"] People buy food from the hawker stalls at Singapore's Albert hawker centre on Dec. 17, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)■[/caption]