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Sin Ee Lye Heng Teochew Opera's Ms Tina Quek (far right), 50, and daughter Christine Ang, 21, performing for participants of a heritage tour organised by Xperience Singapore recently. Such tours are evolving from just taking people to visit places to

Sin Ee Lye Heng Teochew Opera's Ms Tina Quek (far right), 50, and daughter Christine Ang, 21, performing for participants of a heritage tour organised by Xperience Singapore recently. Such tours are evolving from just taking people to visit places to offering them behind-the-scenes experiences.

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Christie Chiu

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Heritage tours have long been a part of the tourism mix but they are captivating an entire new audience with a more hands-on, behind-the-scenes approach.
Take the two-hour tour that looks at a third-generation professional Chinese opera troupe that has been performing since last November.
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