Disclaimer: By agreeing to take walking tours  of Bukit Brown Cemetery, I understand and accept that I must be physically fit and able to do so.To the extent permissible by law, I agree to assume any and all risk of injury or bodily harm to myself and persons in my care (including child or ward)

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Friday 18 April, 9am – 11.30am.  Meeting place: At the Lor Halwa Main gates at Bukit Brown

Fabian and Steven will be guiding a tour on the Straits Settlement and life in the early days in Singapore. Get enriched by their stories of how pioneers, revolutionaries, missionaries and merchants alike  settled in Singapore.

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Sunday 20 April, 9am – 11.30am.  MEETING POINT: Junction of Lorong Halwa, Kheam Hock Road and Sime Road

What makes Bukit Brown so fascinating is the many layers of history academics and amateurs alike have uncovered. This is where Chinese pioneers were buried between 1922 and 1973. Their lives – prosperous and paupers – paint a society that blossomed after Stamford Raffles landed and made this part of the Straits Settlements, a gem in the British empire in the Far East. The links to Penang, Malacca and Johor speak of the colonial empire. The links to Java and Sumatra tell of the maritime empires under the British and the Dutch. The lives of the revolutionaries and reformists speak of a struggle for identity with the fall of Imperial China.

In the 1940s, this was site of fierce battles involving British (4th Suffolks) and Indian (Royal Deccan Horses) forces, near a village of Chinese and Malay civilians had lived.

Your guides are Claire, Ish  and Yik Han.  Together they will help piece together the importance of our multifaceted history laid bare in a cemetery. We welcome anyone with knowledge of personal stories to share them with us on the trail.

NOTE: A documentary film crew will also be attending the tour and filming. By agreeing to the tour, you agree to be on film.  We thank you for your understanding as we agreed to the filming as part of the outreach to raise awareness of this historic site.

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“We guide rain or shine or exhumations.” – we urge you to wear sensible shoes, carry a bottle of water, put on insect repellent, and come with an open mind as we explore together. We share and talk as we walk, and learn from each other. Our walking tours are meant to be learning journeys, for both participants and guides. We believe in building communities and growing organically.

Sunday 20th April, 9am – 12pm Mandarin Guided Walk with Walter Lim

武吉布朗中文导览
丘菽园是家喻户晓的诗人报人，他创办天南与振南两份报刊，晚年为星洲日报编辑，并先后创设丽泽社、乐群文社、道南文社等诗社。冯蕉衣因为被郁达夫赏识，在他去世的时候写了一篇追悼文章，因此许多人曾经听闻这位潮州诗人的名字，但是关于他的诗集以及个人事迹流传不多。康研秋是和邱菽园同一年代的福州诗人，经常和邱菽园等人在报章发表诗词，但作品却未曾整理成诗集。梅泉宝接办南洋新总汇报，身为东主，他精通中英，写的一手好文章，但较深为人知的却是明珍庐（晚晴园）的原主人。另外还有陈楚楠，他和张永福先后创办总汇报和中兴报，而林镜秋却以三民主义的文章闻名，但他们却被视为革命家多过文人。我们可以看到当时的新加坡人材辈出，但文化绿洲何以成为文化沙漠？