Peranakan Heritage At Emerald Hill

Emerald Hill is located in orchard road and directly opposite 313 Somerset and behind the Singapore Visitor Centre. Many of the buildings feature Chinese Baroque and Peranakan architecture. Unlike the bustling area in orchard. This area is calm and quiet as most of the houses are residential areas and shop houses. Be sure not to trespass! I particularly love the walk here because it’s feels like I’m transported back into time and I love how brightly coloured the buildings are. Some history of the area is that it in the 1800s, used to be a rainforest area, transformed into a plantation, followed by an orchard and slowly houses were being built and finally Emerald Hill in present day. Emerald Hill is also the idea behind one of Singapore’s most famous play “Emily of Emerald Hill” #localhistory