An Old Trustee of the Soon Thian Keing

  He was an old  trustee of the Soon Thian Keing (Temple)  who together with his wife is buried at Bukit Brown. Through his personal memories, Ho Siew Tien (1864-1960) helped shed light on the temple’s history. This story by Ang Yik Han begins with the origins of one of the oldest temples in Singapore. *************************************************************************************** In the 1980s, a debate took place in the local newspapers over the age of an old Chinese temple dedicated to the earth deity […]