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Historic but unprotected: Several pre-WWII places of worship flagged as being in critical need of protection
Several pre-WWII places of worship flagged as being in critical need of protection
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Singapore Heritage Society executive director Chua Ai Lin (second from left) with researchers (from left) Fauzy Ismail, Lynn Wong and Vivienne Wee at Seng Wong Beo, a temple in Tanjong Pagar.
ST PHOTO: JASMINE CHOONG
Melody Zaccheus
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For almost 50 years until 1954, a jar filled with refreshing Chinese tea was placed outside Seng Wong Beo, a temple in Tanjong Pagar, for weary rickshaw pullers.
They would gulp down the brew gratefully before carrying on with their work barefooted in the humid Singapore weather.
