Last surviving traditional Teochew mansion opens its doors to public

Singapore's last surviving traditional Teochew mansion opens its doors to the public this weekend, after a three-year planning and restoration project that is believed to cost more than S$100 million. The century-old house will host guided tours, Teochew festivals and other events. Professor Ho Puay Peng, Head of Department of Architecture at NUS and UNESCO Chair on Architectural Heritage Conservation and Management in Asia, talks about why national monuments like the House of Tan Yeok Nee are so historically significant in Singapore’s cultural story.