It was nice taking a stroll in Balestier, one can discover past history of Singapore. You can read my
old posts on my past visits to Balestier.
You can find more information from the plaque infront of the Zhongshan park.
As part of the overall master plan to integrate the adjacent Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall within the project, an area covering 4,624sqm has been dedicated as a public park, called “Zhongshan park”, in honour of Dr Sun Yat Sen (the founding father of the Republic of China).
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There are hotels, restaurants, etc beside the park. Was surprised to find the park so beautiful.
Family enjoy day out at the park.
Next post on Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall.
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH), a heritage institution under the National Heritage Board, traces Dr. Sun's revolutionary activities in the Southeast Asian region and highlights the impact of the 1911 Chinese Revolution on Singapore as well as Singapore's contributions to the Revolution. You can find out more about the memorial hall from its official website.
Description of the building found on the plaque near the statue.
The fruit that Dr. Sun Yat Sen loves is the chiku or ren xin guo. It is known as other names as in this list.
There was a two-metre tall bronze wall mural which spans 60 metres which depicts scenes of Singapore as a fishing village in the 1840s and the Sook Ching Massacre in 1942.
