Teochew grave found in Yishun
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A GROUP of construction workers at a lift-upgrading site in Yishun hit upon a grisly find on Monday - the forgotten grave of a woman who died in 1971.
Rotten wooden planks, a grave marker bearing her name, age and date of death, and even the remains of her ceremonial funeral clothing were found in a pit at the site next to Block 711, Yishun Avenue 5.
The site foreman, who wanted to be known only as Mr Lee, told Shin Min Daily that his workers had been excavating the site when they came across what appeared to be the remains of a wooden coffin.
They next found the grave marker, which was in good condition.
The grave marker identified the dead woman as Madam Sim Seok Inn, who died on Sept 14, 1971, at the age of 83. It also placed her as having come from Chenghai district in Chao prefecture in China's Guangdong province.
Fengshui specialist Cecil Lee, 51, said Yishun Avenue 5 was a Teochew cemetery established in the 1920s for the good fengshui it drew from being near Seletar Reservoir.
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so what's next?
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Wow..
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Yishun or rather Nee Soon was the biggest Teochew cemetary
Sembawang Rd 11 miles
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scary... luckily i dun live at yishun
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then how abt those living in bishan? there is peck san theng..
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Yishun or rather Nee Soon was the biggest Teochew cemetary
Sembawang Rd 11 miles
Opposite Dieppie Barracks.
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i say we must make it illegal to convert cemetary land to residential land straight away
in between, we must make the area a live-firing exercise area so that incase someone missed a coffin relocation, all the explosions will blow whatever is left up
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Lucky its not a grenade... -_-"
I guess those who build the HDB flat know its there, just that they didnt bother. Bury it below. Now lift upgrading, then dig out and saw it. -
so now where do they move tis to?