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Remembering Yeo Bian Chuan<\/p>\n

by Simone Lee<\/p>\n

Qingming<\/em> or Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival on the Chinese\u00a0 calendar in remembrance and respect of ancestors. Families visit their ancestors’ ‘home’ – the grave,\u00a0 for a ‘spring clean’ and replenish their needs by leaving ‘worldly’ offerings. This year, the festival fell on the\u00a05th of April and 10 days before and 10 days after is the period where rituals are conducted.<\/p>\n

\"Smoke<\/a>

Smoke from burning incense sticks blankets the flora\u00a0 at Bukit Brown Cemetery (photo Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Bukit Brown is busiest at this time of the year. Jams are not uncommon.\u00a0 Throngs of people drive around the historic cemetery to look for their ancestors’ tomb. They carry with them bags of offerings and cleaning tools. Yet, for another year, Yeo Bian Chuan’s grave laid forgotten.<\/p>\n

\"Almost<\/a>

Almost a miss, Yeo Bian Chuan’s tomb has been neglected (phone Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n

In February 1915, during the Indian Mutiny in Singapore<\/a>, Yeo Bian Chuan saved 17 Europeans’ lives by hiding them in their home from a bloody massacre. For this he was awarded a commemorative gold medal but died before receiving it.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The headstone of Yeo Bian Chuan’s\u00a0 tomb<\/p><\/div>\n

Today, Yeo Bian Chuan’s tomb is in a state of neglect, not what a hero deserves. We can only hope that soon a descendant would identify him and restore the glory of his ‘home’, one which he deserves.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The loyal guardian of Yeo Bian Chuan’s tomb (photo Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Read more on Yeo Bian Chuan’s story at Peter Pak’s blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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