LEE Kim Leong 李金龙 Traditional Chinese Medicine in Singapore, Accession Number 002460


  • Oral History Centre
    Source
  • 50
    Total Reels
  • Moey Kok Keong
    Interviewer
  • 23:17:44
    Total Running Time
  • Mandarin
    Language


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  • 14 Nov 2000
    Recording Date
  • 00:31:10
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

Life in Chang Mau Hng area. Fishing and catching snails. Villagers sold vegetables to Japanese at low prices. Japanese soldiers used judo to punish offenders. Operation Sook Ching. Prisoners-of-war were tortured and killed by Japanese. Found buried human bones. Types of vegetables sold to Japanese. Villagers in Geylang Serai killed  Chinese informer who worked with Japanese. Villagers grabbed petrol and cloth buried by Japanese after surrender. Hunted snakes and birds. How he was cured by local physician for mao dan.

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  • 28 Nov 2000
    Recording Date
  • 00:31:11
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

Another Ninth God temple located in Hougang. Hong San temple. Childhood games. Celebration of birthday of Ninth God in Lunar ninth month. Celebratory procession. Rituals performed by medium of Hong San Temple. Functions of Hong San Association. Funeral procession band. Hainanese and Malay villages within Chang Mao Hng. Association is in charge of Temple and Hong San School. Second generation leaders mainly from Lorong Tai Seng. Tai Seng market and its owner, Ang Cai Lie. Lorong Tai Seng not representative of Chang Mao Hng but is its economic centre.

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  • 5 Jan 2001
    Recording Date
  • 00:31:06
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

How people in Chang Mau Hng treated colds and skin ulcers. His father's prescription for ulcers. How to treat pus in ears. Nourishment for women after giving birth. A mao dan doctor. Swollen legs. Using human urine and droppings as fertilizers for vegetables. Catching sparrows. Roasting potatoes and tapioca. Using cactus to treat internal injuries. Using pig's liver to compensate loss or lack of blood. Mao dan consists of many related illnesses. People prayed to deities to treat illnesses. Using the almanac.

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