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This is a photograph of the exterior of an old school called Da Cheng Zhun. The school building stands in a village during kampong days in Singapore. Photograph donated by Tan Ewe Liang and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Tan Ewe Liang.
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