The team also captured little-known stories, including how Reverend Rui Yu and various prolific writers, such as Khoo Seok Wan and Lee Choon Seng, gathered to create and appreciate literary works under a banyan tree in its temple courtyard.
On why the temple has fallen through the cracks, Dr Wee said it has been a result of broad-brush urban zoning. She said: "Valuable heritage sites existing in areas zoned for commercial development have been forgotten...
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