Fun facts: Find out more about the Singapore Chinese Personalities
更多有趣的知识
What are the most common surnames among the 200 Singapore Chinese pioneers?
在这两百位新加坡华族先贤中，您知道哪些姓氏的人数较多吗？
“陈”姓先贤在两百位新加坡华族先贤中居首。排在第二名的是姓“林”的先贤，而姓“李”的先贤则排第三顺位。
"Tan" is the most common surname among the 200 Singapore Chinese pioneers, followed by "Lim" and "Lee".
Which is the most populous dialect group among the 200 Singapore Chinese pioneers?
在这两百位新加坡华族先贤中，您知道哪个方言籍贯的人数较多吗？
在两百位新加坡华族先贤中，福建籍贯的先贤人数居首，紧跟在后的方言籍贯为潮州，广府、客家和海南。
Hokkien is the most populous dialect group among the 200 Singapore Chinese pioneers, followed by Teochew, Cantonese, Hakka and Hainanese.
Which Chinese personalities were involved in the construction or operation of Tan Tock Seng Hospital?
谁曾经参与建造或经营陈笃生医院?
他们是：陈笃生、陈金声、陈明水、李清渊、佘有进、颜永成。
They were Tan Tock Seng, Tan Kim Seng, Tan Beng Swee, Lee Cheng Yen, Seah Eu Chin and Gan Eng Seng.
Which institutions did Cheang Hong Lim donate to?
章芳琳先贤生平捐建了哪些机构？
福德祠、金兰庙、玉皇殿、恒山亭、章壬宪义学、章苑生义学等。
Fuk Tak Chi, Kim Lan Beo, Geok Hong Tean, Heng San Teng, Cheang Jin Hean Free School, Cheang Wan Seng Free School, etc. were all beneficiaries of Cheang Hong Lim donations.
Which two Chinese Free Schools in Singapore did Chinese pioneer Tan Kim Seng establish?
请问华族先贤陈金声创办了哪两座新加坡最古老的华人义学？
崇文阁（直落亚逸，1849年）和萃英书院（厦门街，1854年）。
Chong Wen Ge (at Telok Ayer, 1849) and Cui Ying School (at Amoy Street, 1854).
Which Singapore Chinese pioneer used to own the land where the Singapore Botanic Gardens (inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 4 July 2015) currently stands?
请问您知道哪位华族先贤曾拥有于2015年7月4日被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产的新加坡植物园所在的土地吗？
胡亚基。1859年，英殖民政府以驳船码头（Boat Quay）的土地从商人胡亚基（黄埔先生）换取位于东陵区的约24公顷的土地。新加坡农业与园艺协会继而在这块土地上建立植物园。 Hoo Ah Kay. In 1859, the colonial government exchanged the land at Boat Quay for about 24 hectares of land at Tanglin district with Hoo Ah Kay, for use by the Singapore Agricultural and Horticultural Society to set up the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Which Chinese pioneers supported Dr Sun Yat Sen’s revolutionary movement?
请问您知道哪些新加坡华族先贤曾大力支持孙中山的革命运动吗？
陈楚楠、林义顺、张永福。他们与其他支持者于晚晴园创办了中国同盟会新加坡分会。
Tan Chor Lam, Lim Nee Soon and Teo Eng Hock were founding members of the Singapore branch of the Tongmenghui at Wan Qing Yuan.
Who was the first Chinese to be awarded the Queen’s Scholarship to study in Britain?
请问谁是第一位拿到英女皇奖学金到英国深造的新加坡华族先贤？
林文庆。宋旺相，又名宋鸿祥，1886年考获英女皇奖学金考试榜首。，但因为年龄不足而落选。，同班同学林文庆后获颁该年英女皇奖学金。 Dr Lim Boon Keng. Although Song Ong Siang had topped the Queen’s Scholarship examination in 1886, he did not meet the minimum age criteria then. The Scholarship was subsequently awarded to his classmate, Dr Lim Boon Keng.
Which Singapore Chinese organization has close ties with Wak Hai Cheng Bio, the oldest Teochew temple in Singapore?
请问哪个华人社团与新加坡最古老的潮州庙宇“粤海清庙”有密切关系？
佘有进和佘氏家族创办的义安公司。Ngee Ann Kongsi, which was founded by Seah Eu Chin and his family.
Which three Singapore Chinese pioneers did historians such as Tan Yeok Seong refer to as "Heaven of Tan, Land of Chua, and Emperor Seah"?
陈育崧等学者指出，早期的华族先贤中,有“陈天、蔡地与佘皇帝”。请问您知道这指的是哪三位华族先贤吗？
陈金声（左图）、蔡茂春、佘有进（右图）。 Tan Kim Seng (left), Chua Moh Choon, and Seah Eu Chin (right).
Singapore Chinese Personalities in Eight Generations
新加坡八代历史先贤人物
