Global Young Leaders @ BB
They are among the world’s brightest, nominated for leadership, talent and contributions in the social and economic spheres to the World Economic Forum of Young Global Leaders. 40 of them dropped in at Bukit Brown on 23 October 2012, as part of a programme there were attending at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Volunteer Guides, Claire, Catherine, Keng Kiat and Millie took them on a one hour and half tour which only managed to cover three tombs […]
Journey to the West
The Dragon King, The Emperor and a New Wife…. The most spectacular cluster of tombs at Bukit Brown belonging to Ong Sam Leong and family is resplendent with carved panels which depict stories from epic Chinese classics. Ang Yik Han shares 2 panels of a story in the Chinese classic “Journey to the West” Panel 1 from: “After touring the underworld, the spirit of Emperor Taizong returns” 游地府太宗还魂 Background: One of the dragon kings ran afoul of celestial law […]
Early Sunday (AM) 21 Oct Hill 1 Tour
Tour report: Photos by Philipp Aldrup. For more photos, click here This is what Bukit Brown looks like in early morning And this is what early morning participants look like at 7.30 am And if you want to know more about Philipp the photographer please visit his page —————————————————————————————————————————– Time 7.30am – 10 am Keng Kiat (97903886) guiding. We will not be visiting the biggest tomb, nor the colourful Sikh guards. Highight is Keng Kiat will show and tell […]
Tong Meng Hui Tour
October 13 saw volunteer guides, Walter Lim, Yik Han, Keng Kiat and Ee Hoon guiding 2 groups on a special Tong Meng Hui (TMH) Tour for museum docents and students from Pioneer JC working on a TMH project. The tour was researched and designed by Walter who conducted the first Revolutonary tour in Mandarin also for museum docents. This TMH tour was adapted in English by the bi lingual brownie volunteer guides and co-ordinated by one f9 brownie, me 😉 […]
October 20 Hill 3 Tour
Peter Pak and Andrew guiding. We will take a stroll around Hill 3. We will be visiting the biggest tomb, and the colourful Sikh guards. You will hear stories about the heritage as well as the nature that makes this a magical place ========================================= Come visit Bukit Brown Heritage Park and be introduced to some notable pioneers who had made great contributions to Singapore in the first half of the 20th century, and the historical context of their lives […]
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