One of Balestier's tourist attraction - Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall.
Located at Tai Gin Road.
It is a villa where Sun Yat Sen used to live and house his revolutionary activities.
You'll see this stone carving that says: One Man Changed China. Dr Sun Yat Sen.
And his statue against a block of modernized condominium.
An old picture - with the same block of condominium.
Along the sides of the park, we saw chinese wall carvings that presumably will be lit up during dark.
Inside the Memorial Hall, there are a few chambers / sections of the villa with exhibits.
A good idea of who Sun Yat Sen was.
It just re-opened recently on 15th Nov!
Left: Canvas painting of women binding a weeping toddler's feet. Right: Deformed feet.
An old map of Singapore and 3 historical spots in Balestier.
3 spots identified.
The round broad stairway up.
The 18 stars on this flag have a story behind it, but *oops* I didn't bother to find out much.
This is an interesting exhibit with life size wax models.
Audio visuals of the exhibit can be done in both English and Mandarin. How interesting!
This is Chuck's alma mata!
The 1911 Revolution heralded the advent of a new era for the local Chinese. Besides Science, English, Mathematics and other subjects, Mandarin replaced dialects in the language of instruction in Chinese schools. The picture shoes The Chinese High School. Founded in 1919, it became the first secondary school to use Mandarin as the language of instruction.
In the Nanyang Gallery, there is a huge canvas painting! Sun Yat Sen talking to a group of people... in Malaya. You can spot him in a pearl white traditional costume.
A nice picture of a "Teksi" cap I found in the Nanyang Hall.
There are similar canvas painting around the Memorial Hall! Sun Yat Sen, again in white, and surrounded by many people.
Some framed photos and one of the uniform exhibits.
Left: Hand made bombs.
Right: Chinese sabre.
News of Sun Yat Sen being kidnapped in London. There, his British mentor, helped him out of it. *This is like a history test. Thing is I remember no details.*
Some comrades being tortured and beheaded.
Interested to know more? Entrance fee is $4 per adult. Visit their website for more information.
