The mural takes up the whole side of the wall across the street from the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple which is in beautiful vibrant colors of a samsui lady smoking a cigarette (apparently taking a break) while sitting down. She also has a jade bracelet on her left hand and is holding a yellow and red piece of paper.
The samsui women were a group of Chinese immigrants who came to Malaysia and Singapore during 1920-1940s looking for construction and industrial jobs. Overall, a cool seemingly simple mural with a lot of background history.
CK C
One of many beautiful murals on our local heritage in Chinatown. This art piece illustrates a member of the Samsui women (Hong Tou Jin/Red Headscarf), who were hardworking construction workers responsible for building Singapore in the yesteryears. It is located on the same building as Ya Kun, just beside Maxwell MRT station.
Skye
Beautiful mural. One of many in Chinatown. Search for YipYewChong and u will find a guide to all the cool murals in Chinatown and other places in Singapore.
Gabriel Lim
One of the many interesting murals around the chinatown area. Please let the samsui lady enjoy her fag in peace SLA/URA. Don't make changes to the mural!
S Wun
Aug 2024: spotted this right outside the Maxwell MRT station when I wasn’t even searching for it! Didn’t realise it wraps around the corner. Will need to go again to admire the mural!
