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A group of 0ver 60 turned up for the “themed” tour which focused\u00a0 on intricately craved\u00a0 tomb panels and their symbolic meanings. The lead guide Yik Han also gave an introduction to “Tomb Cons” – how tomb contractors go about building the tombs based on the requirements of their “clients”<\/p>\n

Some comments from participants on the tour:<\/p>\n

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Low Kah Fai: Thanks for the effort of putting this tour together and kudos to you and fellow guides. a enriching tour. hope to see you all organise more tours in the future.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Ng Chee Kian: Thanks for organizing a fantastic tomb tour!<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Participants gathering at the “ole raintree” (photo Raymond Goh)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Enjoying nature as the group make their way to the largest tomb in Bukit Brown (photo Cheng Pei Yun)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lead Guide, Yik Han showing the way to the first glimpse of Ong Sam Leong’s spectacular tomb visible from google earth
( photo Kelly Cheng)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Earth Deity at Ong Sam Leong (photo Cheng Pei Yun)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The “shelf display” cabinet carved on the Earth Deity was explained (photo Yik Han)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Keng Kiat explaining one of 24 stories on filial piety (photo Victor Lim)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Checking out the anatomically correct male lion (photo Cheng Pei Yun)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Other tombs visited included Oh Sian Guan’s ([photo Cheng Pei Yun)<\/p><\/div>\n

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A story from the Chinese classic “The Three Kingdoms” om General Guan Yu (photo Cheng Pei Yun)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The trio of guides, Fabian, Yik Han, Keng Kiat (photo Cheng Pei Yun)<\/p><\/div>\n

For more on the tour, read Cheng Pei Yun’s report<\/a><\/p>\n

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