1932
After some years of crisis with physical assets, the guild managed to rent premises at 30 Keong Saik Road for use.
1906
In 1906, Pat Wo Wui Kun was registered with new address at a three-storey building at 40 Mosque Street. A couplet inscribed and presented at the time reads: “As ceremonial music is composed of sounds from eight different materials, may fellow talents gather here in harmonious atmosphere.” Acquisition of the new premises were initiated by […]
1890
The British colonial government of Singapore then required all societies to be registered in accordance with the Societies Ordinance of 1889, or risk being declared illegal. Liyuan Tang was thus renamed Pat Wo Wui Kun 八和会馆 (literally the Guild of ‘Eight Harmonies’), after the similar organisation in Guangzhou. The new address was in Wayang Street, […]
1857
The association began as Li Yuan Tang with address at 58 Upper Chin Chew Street (known colloquially as Tofu Street). Legend has it that back in China the actor Li Wenmao had taken part in uprising against Manchu rule in 1854, leading to the guild organisation Qionghua Huiguan in Foshan being forcibly closed down.
