Скачать или смотреть The Only World Heritage Site in Singapore, the Garden that Changed British Malaya

Singapore Botanic Gardens is a garden in Singapore which functions as a botanic research centre, recreation space, and event venue.

Little known to many, this is the place where the rubber industry in British Malaya was started in 1876 when a few rubber seedlings from Kew, United Kingdom arrived and planted in Singapore.

How did the few rows of rubber trees in Botanic Gardens alter the course of history and economy in British Malaya and later Singapore and Malaysia?


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