Little India during festival is better than Chinatown

Deepavali at Little India is something like Lunar New Year at Chinatown. However, it seems Chinatown is onlya small area and the shops just cannot be compared with teh shops in Serangoon. Along the road are shops selling clothes and stuff plus the tents set up to sell more stuff. Chinatown would just be that one area whie the shops are mostly for tourists browsing souvenirs. Also there are many people there but you do not feel trapped as there are roads and paths to get out. In Chinatown within the festival area you will be trapped.