4K Rain Walking Tour on Pulau Ubin : Singapore's Wild Nostalgic Nature Island With Lots of Monkeys!
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- čas přidán 28. 03. 2024
- Pulau Ubin, also simply known as Ubin, is an island situated in the north east of Singapore, to the west of Pulau Tekong. The granite quarry used to be supported by a few thousand settlers on Pulau Ubin in the 1960s, but only about 40 villagers remained as of 2012. It is one of the last rural areas to be found in Singapore, with an abundance of natural flora and fauna. The island forms part of the Ubin-Khatib Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports significant numbers of visiting and resident birds, some of which are threatened.[2] Today, the island is managed by the National Parks Board, compared to 12 agencies managing different areas of the island previously.
The name Pulau Ubin literally means "Granite Island" in Malay, which explains the many abandoned granite quarries there. Pulau means "island", and Ubin is said to be a Javanese term for "squared stone". To the Malays, the island is also known as Pulau Batu Ubin, or "Granite Stone Island". The rocks on the island were used to make floor tiles in the past and were called Jubin, which was then shortened to Ubin.
The island is known as tsioh sua in the Taiwanese Romanization of Hokkien, which means "stone hill". The highest point is Bukit Puaka (Haunted Hill in Malay) at a height of 75 m.
Legend has it that Pulau Ubin was formed when three animals from Singapore (a frog, a pig and an elephant) challenged each other to a race to reach the shores of Johor. The animals that failed would turn to stone. All three came across many difficulties and were unable to reach the shores of Johor. Therefore, the elephant and pig together turned into Pulau Ubin whilst the frog became Pulau Sekudu or Frog Island.
Pulau Ubin first appeared on map in an 1828 sketch of the Island of Singapore as Pulo Obin and in Franklin and Jackson's map as Po. Ubin. Since the British founding of Singapore, the island has been known for its granite. The numerous granite quarries on the island supply the local construction industry. The granite outcrops are particularly spectacular from the sea because their grooves and fluted sides create furrows and ridges on each granite rock slab. These features are captured in John Turnbull Thomson's 1850 painting - Grooved stones on Pulo Ubin near Singapore.
The granite from Pulau Ubin was used in the construction of Horsburgh Lighthouse. Tongkangs ferried the huge rock blocks (30 by 20 feet) from the island to Pedra Branca, the site of the lighthouse, in 1850 and 1851.
Later, the granite was also used to build the Singapore-Johor Causeway. Most of the quarries are not in operation today and are being slowly recolonised by vegetation or filled with water. Apart from quarrying, farming and fishing were the principal occupations of the inhabitants of the island in the past. It is also called Selat Tebrau (tebrau is a kind of large fish).
In the 1970s as the granite quarries closed down and jobs dwindled, residents began leaving.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_Ubin
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I really loved this nature walk. My blood pressure lowered by 20 points while watching this peaceful journey in the woods. I would be interested in seeing the rest of the island there. Where are all the monkeys? My friend. like number 37.
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Nice writeup accompanying this walk. Didn't know that Ubin was formed when a pig and an elephant turned into stone 😲
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We found the content of the video footage, including the origin of Ubin Island and the legend of the tree animals, to be very informative and it has deepened our interest.
Rain falls gently on Pulau Ubin, enveloping the island in a cloak of tranquility.
Along a lengthy rain walk, the path is sheltered by a lush canopy of green trees, stretching unwaveringly straight ahead, it seems to be creating a quiet escape from the outside world….
We experienced of the historical stories area a virtual rain walk.☝️✨
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