Wan Qing Yuan (晚晴园), formerly known as Sun Yat-Sen villa, is now known as the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall. It was closed for redevelopment last year and reopened this month which happened to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution of China.
Statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen outside the Memorial Hall
Photo courtesy of Derrick See
There will be a cultural festival (9-30 October) which is already ongoing. What is of interest to me is the upcoming talks on Chinese puppets and opera.
27 October "Puppetry in Chinese Opera", 2-4pm
29 October "Puppetry in Chinese Opera", 10am-12pm
The English and Chinese titles on the programme sheet are a little confusing but according to a friend, both talks will be on Chinese puppetry and the content is the same on both days (so don't worry about missing out anything if you cannot attend the Thursday talk).
Details of the programme can be found here: http://www.wanqingyuan.com.sg/culturefest/
Will update soon on the talks!
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