BUKIT BROWN

Nic has recently taken some great shots at Bukit Brown or "Brown's Hill". The 90 year old cemetery, believed to be the largest Chinese cemetery outside of China was named after a British merchant, George Henry Brown, who lived in the area in the 19th century. It hosts about 100,000 graves, many belonging to Singapore's pioneering immigrants and war heroes.

Bukit Brown facts:

- officially opened in 1922
- burials stopped in 1973
- buried here are: 
  - members of the tongmenhuialliance that supported Sun Yat-sen
  - pioneers such as Tan Kim Ching, a member of the royal court of Siam and the eldest    
    son of Tan Tock Seng, who built a hospital that still carries his name
  - war heroes such as Tay Koh Yat who formed a 20,000-strong self-defence force during WWII

Bukit Brown is almost like a museum, and retains a distinctive slice of a multi-ethnic country. Nic recommends a visit!