Singapore’s colonial-era crops: Money makers from Mother Nature (讓新加坡致富的樹與植物)

Join me as I take a tour around Singapore and discover some of the plants that were exploited en masse to help Singapore get rich.
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[@benk7177]

You are probably the only person who can make me sit through to the end of an educational video without channel surfing.

[@soulbronumberone]

Love your Singapore and Taiwan hiking videos with facts and history, and great local food thrown in. Keep up the good work.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thank you! Will do!

[@gotchaman11]

As a Singaporean currently studying Agronomy, I appreciate the work you have done putting this video together. My weekends are not complete without watching your uploads. Thank you!

[@gotchaman11]

I am not sure if you have been there but the Singapore Botanic Gardens Seed Bank might be a cool place to check out.

[@sheeyoonlow3826]

Excellent history lessons to learn from nowhere else.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Glad you think so!

[@rext8949]

Singapore's limited land mass has forced it to abandon its agricultural industry due to the cost of land and they exist more as reminders of its past in a few limited areas. Thanks for highlighting these forgotten trees and plants Richard.

[@enchantingmizoram8782]

I was born in Singapore in 1972, l but went to india with my Indian parents who adopted me. The last time i visited Singapore was in 1982 and all the places you went were, again revisited through your videos. I am feeling nostalgic. Thanks bro.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Great 👍

[@enchantingmizoram8782]

@@AsiaHikelopedia thanks bro

[@technologynewbie7661]

I have learnt quite a few things about my own country from your video today, thank you.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

My pleasure!

[@RickSanchez-st3mj]

hey Richard, just wanted to let you know how appreciative i am of you for having did all this exploration and documenting it on youtube for us to see. i've been on a bit of a mission to explore singapore myself this year, and i've greatly enjoyed your videos that also serve as guides for me as i go on each trek. it's a shame you're no longer in singapore because i would've loved to run into you while i'm wandering around, but i just thought i'd express my appreciation here. give us a shout if you're ever back in singapore for a holiday or a trip!

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thank you. Glad they are of use.

[@hansvonessen6259]

It is a very good home made video about the exploration of Singapore island.

[@mr.sskimkimSg]

Love your educational videos very much! I'm always "camping" here weekly for your video. Cheers and stay safe!

[@azrinaz8993]

I learned more about Singapore's history in 20mins of Hikelopedia than 10 years of primary education. Great Video Richard! Always looking forward to Saturday morning uploads...

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sk-sb-mj4563]

@@AsiaHikelopedia, I enjoyed your video too. You gained those knowledge better than me though I've been living here more than half century. During my school time, the subject about singapore history (pioneer people and trading) was not much highlighted in our subject.

[@viok2932]

So educational and yet entertaining! Thank you very much Richard!

[@jadelpg]

It feels good to watch your video which is informative and is not dull at all. Once I had a schoolteacher who went through the trouble to put up a drama about Singapore history and that involved not just my whole class but every schoolmate at my level. The whole school was our stage 🤣 I hope more and more people will watch your video and learn many more things.

[@clarencelim3599]

Great content! Thank you Richard! Perhaps a video on the history of fort canning park and its surrounding (old national library, museums etc.)?

[@karthik448]

Awesome video as usual Richard - You certainly have an unique channel here.

[@gotmyonu1027]

Totally love your historical and product knowledge.... Enjoy it alot.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@ahboonzofsaikongclan5335]

I told my kids to sit beside me and we watched your video together. And I will bring them to Thomson Nature Park tomorrow.

[@lawrenzhuang9748]

Good morning, Richard. History comes alive here. It is informative and enriching.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Good morning!

[@oliverhosookeong9426]

Good morning Richard, enjoy weekend.

[@paecpc]

A very educational clip, thanks so much! Have a nice weekend.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thank you! You too!

[@xiuluanfang5409]

You can find Gambir at Farquhar's garden at Fort Canning Park. You can also find cloves and nutmeg trees there.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thanks for that. I pretty much know where every nutmeg tree is in Singapore already!

[@banamai]

Informative; thank you for posting!

[@howdytian]

Apologies that not gambir. It a tree

[@mjlee5617]

Richard, I just recalled. A lot of coconut plantations were slowly phased out due to rapid development and eventually the copra prices killed the coconut business. Now, Thailand and Philippines still harvest coconuts. Rubber prices fell drastically leading to owners changing to palm oil which is still a main stay in Malaysia and even Indon. Now rubber plantation can be found in Vietnam, Indon and Phillippines where labour is still affordable. Thats my take.

[@pernambuco-viagoogle9505]

it is original from the amazon brazil the british stole seedlings and brought to asia.ok? bringing down the iberic empire in AMAZON in the 18 century brazil.! IT WAS NEVER ORIGINAL TO ASIA AT ALL!

[@syarifahnajwa5491]

Love samosas.😋..thanks for the info Richard

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Me too!

[@jjyf78]

Nice video as usual!👍

[@NewbieGamerz884]

Hello Richard! Have a great weekend to you! Saw your new vid notification! I’m Lance by the way, been following your channel for awhile now, just that ive changed my name to suit my new channel! Looking forward to see new uploads !

[@AmbientWalking]

Wow! So interesting! Thanks for the informative video!

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kelvgan]

Good morning Richard! Let me guess, todays video is at Mandai excursion?! LOL ....looking fw to your posting👍🙏❤

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Wrong! But not long to wait and find out!

[@kelvgan]

@@AsiaHikelopedia enjoyed the kallang river video, maybe you review sungei serangoon at hougang后港 and punggol at sengkang 盛港 too next time cheers!

[@AnungAriwibowo]

There is one area in Central Jakarta that is called Gambir. According to history, if I am not mistaken, this place was used as gambir plantation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambir,_Jakarta Thank you Richard for one more informative and entertaining video.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Cool. Thanks for the info!

[@29Traveler]

Thanks

[@simroysten7963]

Early Singapore was the admin capital of the British Empire in South East Asia apart from India. Raw rubber were graded and given grading in Singapore and the pricing was set daily and broadcast by shortwave radio and also traded on the Malayan Stock Exchange in Singapore. Just imagine the first rubber tyres on Ford and we even have a Ford assembly plant at Bukit Timah.

[@ViktorZuess]

Wow nice and very informative vid! Cheers!

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Potomacstud]

Superb

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thanks 🤗

[@MohamedAli-rp9fz]

Thanks for the informative video Richard on plants in Singapore . I was looking for the link to the samosas vendor and could not find .

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Oops. My bad! It's there now!

[@amirudinab2113]

Hi Richard. I enjoyed the videos of ur walk-hike-ride in Singapore. Just some points to add about the coconut tree. The young leaves of the coconut tree are used to weave the 'ketupat' pods traditionally. Rice is added into the pods or 'kerongsong' (in Malay) and then tied in bundles of 5s or 10s and boiled for at least 3 to 4 hrs or more. Is that 'Gado-Gado' u r eating for lunch near the end of ur video? If yes, then that's 'ketupat' in the mix on ur plate that u r eating... If it's not Gado-Gado, then I hope it has filled a hole in ur stomach... 😅😅

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thanks. It was gado-gado.

[@derricklim355]

Upper Thomson also had Rambutan plantations in the past.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Yes. I saw that when visiting Thomson Park.

[@mjlee5617]

Back to history class :) Rubber turned out to be big busine$$ .

[@ROCLIFER]

Nice one! Would love to know a little about the history of Singlish. Any chance?

[@chuanleongtan4463]

Good morning Richard. 2 thumbs up to another informative guide to local heritage and place of interest. Just 2 points which I wish to bring up for your consideration. Firstly, suggest title of this video "新加坡發福的樹與植物" can be refined to "讓新加坡致富的樹與植物". “發福”is usually used in describing people gaining weight. Secondly, Seah Eu Chin's Chinese surname “佘”should be pronounced as “She2” (same sound as snake in chinese). Common mistake to be read as "余"yu2. My 2 cents worth :) Nothing compared to the wealth of knowledge I gain from this wonderful episode. 謝謝🙏

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thanks. I was actually waiting for my title to be proofed, but totally forgot about it. Always happy to be corrected when i get stuff wrong!

[@seeweek409]

There is Gambia Crescent in Sembawang area. Probàbly named after this plant found there at one time.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Cool. I haven't come across it yet!

[@seeweek409]

sorry I got it wrong. I confused it with Gambas Crescent in Sembawang.

[@sdqsdq6274]

this is the park that has old ruins owned by the rambutan guy , Han Wai Toon ?

[@neelmurty]

Samosas!!

[@zhiqiangkoh1387]

I mean 1055am, saw u walkin towards tam1

[@syarifahnajwa5491]

Hi Richard. Very very informative... Gambir is it the one of delicacies eaten with a leave name "Sireh" in the olden days? Not too sure. Correct me if I''m wrong. Another amazing Video Richard. Thnk you🙏

[@seal2family681]

That'll be betel leaf, not gambir.

[@syarifahnajwa5491]

@@seal2family681 oh.. thank you...for the info👍

[@wnx]

Seah is 佘, should be pronounced same as "蛇(she)" in Mandarin.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thanks. I mistook it for 徐 (xu). That's what happens when you record on the fly!

[@lengyeowang4147]

It’s also easy to mistaken as 余Yu

[@pernambuco-viagoogle9505]

Rubber tree, (), South American tropical tree of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Cultivated on plantations in the tropics and subtropics, especially in Southeast Asia and western Africa, it replaced the rubber plant in the early 20th century as the chief source of natural rubber. It has soft wood; high, branching limbs; and a large area of bark. The milky liquid (latex) that oozes from any wound to the tree bark contains about 30 percent rubber, which can be coagulated and processed into solid products, such as tires. Latex can also be concentrated for producing dipped goods, such as surgical gloves.sia: South and Southeast Asia, the rubber tree introduced into tropical Asia from South America in the 1870s, is particularly important in plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia.… ANOTHER FRUIT FROM SOUTH AMERICAS AND MESO-AMERICAS PINEAPLE= REAL WORD ABACAXI.AVOCADO,GUAVA,SAPOTILHA ,YUCCA cassava,sweet potatoes AND COCOA CHOCO FRUIT

[@Ccb88888]

Were orchids a cash crop in Singapore?

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

I believe so in some areas, but that was more recent. I read somewhere they tried to farm them on Pulau Ubin once, but it didn't take off.

[@dajai-6394]

Singapore history is about labour came from poor nation since 100 years ago ...china india batavia worker work in british empire

[@jflim7851]

Singapore forest doesn't look like the scene from Twilight..not like those modern place.

[@SporeMich]

".....prostitution, if you are interested, you can find out more information on line" @ 16:55. LOL, interesting sentence connection.😂

[@hikersdiarysg4136]

Tan Lark Sye is pronounced as tan lark sai

[@zhiqiangkoh1387]

Hi richard, u stay at tampines? Saw u at tam interchange at 1155am tdy wif yr kid

[@zhiqiangkoh1387]

I mean 1055am. Saw u walking towards tam1

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Bedok Reservoir. Yes, it was me!

[@Pemma200]

The British were so advance in science. By the way, they established Singapore as a trading port and provided a platform for the Chinese immigrants, as shown in the video, to make money. Anything British is a very part of Singapore, they left us with beautiful architecture, the English language, well planned city, rule and law, etc,. 👍

[@kichaa13]

They left SG in squalor and poorer than most of their African colonies. It was the post independence efforts that created today's singapore.

[@Pemma200]

@@kichaa13 It was We who wanted them to leave, wanted them to give away this island to us, not they chose to leave, at whatever state we were in.

[@ThatMevely]

Heylo

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Hi!

[@hikersdiarysg4136]

陈六使

[@jamesyue1348]

wa lao for goodness sake help the ants to move la... see them like struggling... ... you very bad leh...

[@sha00757]

Hi Richard just a request please be mindful of the language used when you speak I notice some of your viewers watch your videos with their kids. "Bloody" Is not really nice hear refering to a hot weather...try using "freaking"

[@ernchew48]

I think you need to chill

[@sha00757]

@@ernchew48 thanks 😊 I feel great in this "freaking" hot weather

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

To me, freaking sounds more offensive. Bloody is not considered a bad word where I grew up!

[@sha00757]

@@AsiaHikelopedia Use of the adjective bloody as a profane intensifier predates the 18th century. Its ultimate origin is unclear, and several hypotheses have been suggested. ... The Oxford English Dictionary prefers the theory that it arose from aristocratic rowdies known as "bloods", hence "bloody drunk" means "drunk as a blood". Without prejudice.

[@thecatfromsingapore]

Recommend KZbin Kids for kiddos. It's bloody awesome!! :)