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Four Mansions
Four Mansions ( zh, c=四大厝, p=Sì dà cuò) were four elaborate Chinese-style mansions built by four Teochew businessmen in the late 19th century in Singapore. The mansions are as follows: *''House of Tan Seng Poh'' (1869). It was located at the junction of Loke Yew Street and Hill Street, diagonally opposite the House of Wee Ah Hood. *''House of Seah Eu Chin'' (1872). Located along North Boat Quay, the site is currently the field in front of Parliament House. *''House of Wee Ah Hood'' (1878; zh, c=大夫第, p=Dàfū Dì). The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry bought over the mansion soon after it was formed and remains on the site since then. However, it was replaced by a new building in 1961. *'' House of Tan Yeok Nee'' (1885; zh, c=资政第, p=Zīzhèng Dì). Declared as a national monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teochew People
The Teochew people or Chaoshan people (rendered Têo-Swa in romanized Teoswa and Chaoshan in Standard Chinese also known as Teo-Swa in mainland China due to a change in place names) is anyone native to the historical Chaoshan region in south China who speak the Teo-Swa Min (Chaoshan) language (typified by the Chaozhou dialect). Today, most Chaoshan people live throughout Chaoshan, Hong Kong, and also outside China in Southeast Asia, including in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, and Indonesia. The community can also be found in diasporas around the world, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and France. Terms Chaoshan can be romanized in a variety of schemes, and are known in Mandarin as ''Cháoshan rén'' and in Cantonese as ''Chiushan yan''. In referring to themselves as ethnic Chinese, Chaoshan people generally use ''Deung nang'' (), as opposed to ''Hang nang'' (). Chaoshan people of the diaspora would generally use ''ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Seng Poh
Tan Seng Poh (1830 - 13 December 1879), was a chairman of the Singapore Municipal Committee, a Justice of the Peace and an honorary magistrate. Biography Tan was born in 1830 in Ipoh, as the son of Tan Ah Hun, the Kapitan Cina of Perak. When he was nine, his sister married wealthy merchant Seah Eu Chin, and he followed them to the Colony of Singapore, becoming the right-hand man of Seah. He was in good terms with Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor, and gained the patent right to sell Opium in Johor. Through the opium trade, he managed to make a fortune. When Seah retired in 1864, Tan took over Seah's business. In 1865, he succeeded in raising $500 for scholarships for European and Eurasian scholars. On 31 July 1869, Tan and Lee Cheng Tee launched a new gunpowder magazine in Tanah Merah. In 1871, Tan was appointed the chairman of the Singapore Municipal Committee, and was the first Chinese to serve in the committee. In 1872, he was made a Justice of the Peace and an honorary magistrate. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seah Eu Chin
Seah Eu Chin (; a.k.a. Siah U-chin, Seah Uchin or Seah You Chin; 18051883) was an immigrant from South China to Singapore, later becoming a successful merchant, a prominent descendant of Seah Clan and leader in the Overseas Chinese community. He became known as the "Gambier King" for his extensive plantations for pepper and gambier. Early life Seah Eu Chin was born in 1805 as the son of Seah Keng Liat (), a minor provincial official of ''Guek-po'' (i.e. in Teochew dialect) ''Village'' at the Chenghai County of the former '' Chaozhou Fu''. He was educated in Chinese classics in his youth, but decided to seek his fortune abroad. He came to Singapore in 1823, first working as a clerk, then becoming a plantation owner and finally becoming a trader and a merchant. Plantation and mercantile activity Seah Eu Chin was a successful plantation owner. He was the first to plant pepper and gambier (or white cutch) on a large scale in Singapore. By 1839, his gambier plantatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boat Quay
Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank. It spans from the shophouses near UOB Plaza, stretching along one bank of the Singapore River, all the way till Elgin Bridge. It was the busiest part of the old Port of Singapore, handling three-quarters of all shipping business during the 1860s. Because the south of the river here resembles the belly of a carp, which according to Chinese belief is where wealth and prosperity lay, many shophouses were built, crowded into the area. Though serving aquatic trade is no longer Boat Quay's primary role, the shophouses on it have been carefully conserved and now house various bars, pubs and restaurants. Therefore, Boat Quay's social-economic role in the city has shifted away from that of trade and maritime commerce, and now leans towards more of a role accommodated for tourism and aesthetics for the commercial zone of which encloses the Singapore River. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament House, Singapore
The Parliament House is a public building and a cultural landmark in Singapore. It houses the Parliament of Singapore, and is located in the Civic District of the Downtown Core within the Central Area, Singapore, Central Area. Within its vicinity is Raffles Place, which lies across from the Parliament House from the Singapore River, and the Supreme Court, Singapore, Supreme Court's building across the road. The building was designed to represent a contemporary architectural expression of Sovereign state, stateliness and authority. The prism (geometry), prism-shaped top, designed by President Ong Teng Cheong, was similarly a modernist take on the traditional dome. Planning and construction The space constraints faced by the Old Parliament House, Singapore, Old Parliament House were felt since the early 1980s, when the Lists of members of parliament in Singapore, members of parliament grew from 51 in 1963 to 75 in 1983, a point made by then Leader of the House (Singapore), Leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wee Ah Hood
Wee Ah Hood (Simplified Chinese: 黄亚佛; Traditional Chinese: 黃亞佛) (1828 - 1875) was a prominent pepper and Uncaria gambir, gambier plantation owner in the Colony of Singapore. He lived in the House of Wee Ah Hood, which was one of Four Mansions, four well-known Chinese-style mansions in Singapore. Biography Wee was born on Circular Road, Singapore, Circular Road in 1828 to Teochew people, Teochew trader Wee Ah Heng, who died when Wee was six months old. He was initially an assistant in a cloth-dealer's shop, and later became the manager. Following the retirement of his boss, he established his own business, Ah Hood & Co., which included various types of products. The business was very successful, making him one of the largest pepper and Uncaria gambir, gambier merchants during his time. His eldest son, Wee Kim Yan, was born in 1855. Wee died in 1875 in his residence. The House of Wee Ah Hood, which was commonly regarded as one of Four Mansions, four well-known Chinese-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Chinese Chamber Of Commerce And Industry
The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI; ) is a business chamber in Singapore. The chamber was originally created to protect and promote the commercial interest of the Chinese community in Singapore but it also played a role in the social, cultural and educational spheres to protect Chinese customs and values. It has raised funds to build schools, and provided assistance to the community in times of crisis. Lynn Seah, "SCCCI's Centennial Celebrations", ''The Sunday Times'', 22 October 2006 The organization has a membership of more than 4,000 companies and over 150 trade associations in Singapore as of 2016. History The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) was first established in 1906 as the General Chinese Trade Affairs Association by prominent members of the Chinese community. Its original purpose was to look after the trading interests of the Chinese business community, resolve and mitigate differences among the different clans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Tan Yeok Nee
The House of Tan Yeok Nee (Chinese: 陈旭年宅第 or 陈旭年大厦) is a mansion building located at the junction of Penang Road and Clemenceau Avenue in the Museum Planning Area in Singapore. After an extensive restoration completed in 2000, it was held by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. As of 2019, the building serves as the Singapore campus for Amity Global Institute. History The mansion belonged to Chaozhou-born businessman Tan Yeok Nee who built it in 1885. It is the only survivor of the ''Four Mansions'' (四大厝) built in the late 19th century. Tan was born in 1827. To escape poverty in his village, he came to Nanyang where he traded textiles. Later, he planted pepper and spices in Johor and became a port owner. In addition, Tan established a joint venture with another Teochew tycoon, Tan Seng Bo, and Chang, a Hoklo (Hokkien) leader, in the then legal opium and liquor trades. Three years later, Tan Yeok Nee immigrated to Singapore, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Monuments Of Singapore
National monuments of Singapore are sites, buildings and structures in Singapore that have been designated by the National Heritage Board (NHB) as being of special historic, traditional, archaeological, architectural or artistic value. For historical significance (World War II, self-independence of Singapore, transformation and the oldest memories of the structure), these buildings are not allowed to be demolished. ThPreservation of Monuments Actgives the board authority to order the preservation of such sites and promote research and public interest in the monuments. The NHB is a statutory board within the Government of Singapore, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and it has so far gazetted 82 sites, buildings and structures as national monuments. The latest addition to the list is Padang. List of national monuments References External links Official website of the Preservation of Sites and Monuments of the National Heritage Board [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houses In Singapore
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.Schoenauer, Norbert (2000). ''6,000 Years of Housing'' (rev. ed.) (New York: W.W. Norton & Company). Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses may have doors or lock (security device), locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
