Visited the birthplace of Lee Kuan Yew's grandfather. The Chinese government has sanctioned the village as a heritage site to honour LKY's ancestral home for his contributions to Singapore-China relations.
It was an amazing sight to behold and once again a poignant rememberance of the man who turned Singapore from a fishing village to a global metropolis. As a Singaporean, I was filled with a lot of pride going from the visitor center to his grandfather's preserved house to the LKY memorial.
Only an hour+ ride up hilly terrain from Meizhou (梅州), we went through many villages and hillside housing which looked very backward before arriving at this rejuvenated and suddenly modern square comprising this memorial park (now a designated tourist attraction).
This is a village called Dangxi village (党溪村) which is LKY's ancestral birthplace. This is a Hakka stronghold.
Refurbishment and renovations are still being done but the old house, tourist center and memorial are complete.
The visitor center.
The original birthplace site.
Lee Kuan Yew Memorial Center
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