What is a “live” tomb?
This tomb marked as Y on the map belonging to Chew Geok Leong is an example of a “live” tomb. No, the Sikh Guards don’t come alive at night. A “live” tomb is one where the deceased played a part in the design of his final resting place while still alive. In this case, Chew – a Chinese physician – conceptualised an elaborate design which included his own modest terra cotta army of 2 Sikh Guards . A […]
Bukit Brown and Kopi Sua – Are they the same?
Bukit Brown Cemetery is named after George Henry Brown who came to Singapore in 1840 to start a shipping business. He bought up an area of roughly 200 acres which covered rolling hills. The Malay word for hill is “bukit” and “sua” is hill in the Hokkien dialect. After Brown’s death the land passed through the hands of Mootapa Chitty ( a Chettair ) and Lim Chu Yi ( a Chinese businessman). In 1872, it was bought by […]
CK Ng – Photographer/Blogger
a.t.bukitbrown would like to welcome Cheng-Kiang (CK) Ng to our photographers gallery. CK visited Bukit Brown for the first time recently, overcame his life long apprehension for cemeteries and finally submitted to the beauty of Bukit Brown, capturing some stunning panoramas for his own blog CK picked up photography at the age of 14 when he joined the school’s photography club. And has not looked back since. He started with B &W photography […]
Chill out Wednesday with Cultural Treasures @Blu Jaz
On the menu on Wednesday 22nd, 7 pm @ Blu Jaz in Bali Lane: For more details visit here Talk 1: Bukit Brown: The Hidden Treasure of Southeast Asia by SOS Bukit Brown Description: Bukit Brown is both a 200-hectare green lung which is home to diverse wildlife and a 180-year-old cemetery which is the final resting place of 100,000 of our forefathers and foremothers. In this talk, members of SOS Bukit Brown discuss various aspects of this hidden […]
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