Shanxi Museum 山西博物院
The land of Shanxi ignited the flame of civilisation as early as the Stone Age. Emperor Yao established his capitalContinue Reading
Tag: History
Nanjing Presidential Palace 南京总统府
The Presidential Palace in Nanjing housed the Office of the President of the Republic of China from 1927 until theContinue Reading
National Treasure – Ivory Cup inlaid with Turquoise (Shang Dynasty)
She was Wu Ding’s lover, confidante and comrade-in-arms. When she died at just 33 years of age, he was devastated. He had her laid to rest close to his palace.
Chinese Archaeological Museum 中国考古博物馆
The visit was inspired by a fellow museum lover when I visited Shaanxi Archaeological Museum back in March. He told me about how wonderful China Archaeological Museum in Beijing is.
Treasures – Revere Bell (1843)
A piece of Singapore history that is tied to the American revolution, even in a small way.
National Treasure – Daguerreotype of Boat Quay and Singapore River from Government Hill (1844)
In 1844, Singapore was a growing British trading post, notable for the establishment of a girls’ school (Singapore Institution FreeContinue Reading
Treasures – Artefacts of Lee Kuan Yew (c. 1950s)
Today marks the death anniversary of one of the founding fathers of Singapore, whom we fondly refer to as LKY.
Lest We Forget – Sook Ching Massacre (18 Feb – 4 Mar 1942)
Today marks the start of Sook Ching. Recent comments by our PM made us look back at this dark episode in our history. Should we move on?
Lest We Forget – Fall of Singapore (15 Feb 1942)
On this day in 1941, the first bombs dropped on Singapore. The Japanese had arrived!
Treasures – Presentation Cup to William Farquhar (1823)
Raffles left the island and William Farquhar took over as First Resident. It would be hard to find a more capable person to manage what needed to get the new enterprise up and running.