Last of Its Kind: Singapore's Dying Trades Tour

Step into a forgotten side of Singapore that is disappearing before our very eyes.

Beyond the shopping malls and towering condominiums, a handful of family businesses still make things the way their grandparents taught them. On this immersive walking trail through the lesser-known corners of Chinatown, meet the last people carrying on these family legacies, many with no successor to take over.

Along the way, you'll encounter a fountain pen seller surrounded by his grandfather's photographs and receipts, a master craftsman who builds paper effigies to pay respects to the dead, kuehs so carefully made you must order a day in advance, and a legendary shoemaker who spent decades customising bespoke leather shoes for Lee Kuan Yew.