Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng 广惠肇碧山亭 - 50 Bishan Ln

Lovely day and environment for respects to ancestors even on CNY day 1

The lady cleaner at the he columbarium area was very rude and unfriendly when we went there to do prayer to our ancestors on 1st February.

Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng is a columbarium and cultural organisation that was formerly one of Singapore’s largest Chinese cemeteries, covering 324 acres with more than 100,000 graves. The columbarium which was opened in 1986, is touted as a “condo for the dead”, and can house up to 90,000 occupants. Since 1980s, Peck San Theng cemetery, one of the biggest Chinese cemeteries in Singapore, holding more than 100,000 graves over 384 acres (1.55 km2) of land, has converted to a columbarium offering niches to the public irrespective of race, language and religion. Established in 1870 by Cantonese and Hakka immigrants from the prefectures of Guangzhou, Huizhou and Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province, China. It is currently managed by a federation of sixteen clans of the Cantonese and Hakka communities in Singapore to provide ancestral worship services to the public. Prior to the establishment of Peck San Theng, Cheng San Teng (Maxwell Road) and Loke Yah Teng (Bukit Ho Swee) were established in 1820s and 1840 respectively. The management committee conducts the two most important ancestral worships every year during the Qing Ming and the Chong Yang festivals. Grand Universal Salvation Ritual is the flagship program to preserve and promote the family value of filial piety. The incomes from columbarium and donations are used to fund various community welfare projects such as bursaries and senior red packets. The columbarium also provides financial support to the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, a charitable organisation that provides healthcare and hospice services to the aged and needy.

Staffs have no experience and poor communication skills. Wrong information are given and still speak loudly

A calm and peaceful place for the deceased to be at, hopefully the opening hours can be longer into the night..

The current Peck San Theng (PST) management of this place is highly unethical. The contractor helped them to manage the peak season online booking prior and after the Qing Ming period. After tying over that busy period, PST violates all the agreement and does not pay the contractor for the job done. You guess what, PST even came up with a reason that "we are changing management in July. Hence, we are not able to pay you for the jobs done in March." This place is managed by old folks who do not have professional management experience. They even reluctant to use IT to complement their daily works. Be mindful if you are having contract with them, and more so if you are subscribing to their columbarium service.

Was there to pray for my parents on a Monday., not many people, enjoyed the peacefulness of the place.

碧山亭 in Chinese is the name of this columbarium which houses both ashes of the deceased and ancestral tablets. Apart from its peaceful and quiet environment, there are temples housing chinese deities (福德正神、观音菩萨、地藏王菩萨、齐天大圣等等) and also a small museum showcasing historical memorabilia from olden days. It’s a pity that I had not taken any photos of the artefacts found inside the museum when we first visited it in 2019 (before the covid outbreak). I was simply too astounded back then to see a small bluish-purple enamelled coffin that was dug out fr a Cemetry and also a very ancient but well-preserved tomb stone of a wealthy person from the Qing dynasty’s era. As we walked out from the 福德正神‘s temple, past the monument, a pavilion would be sighted, flanked by a fish pond which I observed to have been downsized based on the documentary that I had watched inside the museum. The fish pond used to be a lot bigger from what was videoed in the 1980s (or was it 1970s?). The staff in their office are very helpful, polite and had a good appreciation of any issues raised by customers as they have assisted us by addressing our concerns and did their best in rectifying issues very promptly. Safety measures in view of the covid19 was also observed to be practiced very faithfully by this institution and no efforts are spared in ensuring that safe distancing has been practiced even after the circuit breaker was lifted. As they are a private columbarium, pricing of niches are definitely more expensive than the public ones such as those located in Mandai. Their services for homing/ rehoming of ancestral tablets seemed to be pretty popular with different price tiers. As with most burial cases within the Chinese community, the choice of locations for ancestral tablets has generally been influenced by fengshui 风水. As such, many of the fengshui preferred positions for ancestral tablets had either been booked or occupied. The cleaners for the areas housing the ancestral tablets, temple & compounds had also been observed to be committed in keeping the place clean and they had always been helpful towards visitors praying to their ancestors and loved ones. This is a place that’s highly recommended to anyone who requires rehoming of ancestral tablet and niches for their loved ones who have passed on. More photos to be uploaded later on...