Wai Son Garden (『維新花園』遊樂場) @ 65 Clementi Road, Singapore
Channel: Bosham
Date: 2013-08-20

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Wai Son Garden (維新花園) was an amusement park, it was located at 65 Reformatory Road (i.e.: Clementi Road), telephone number was 4678, near Boys' Reformatory Home.

Mr. Chan Wai Son (陳維新) opened Wai Son Garden (維新花園) amusement park on 10th August, 1929 (Saturday), that day is lunar 6th July of snake year.

Wai Son Garden (維新花園), this amusement park had mountain and lakes for fishing and boat rowing, built up some pavilions, sightseeing terrace, hotel building for staying, waterside court (seafood restaurant) offered meal and wine, vegetarian meal and noodles; forest and bamboo grove, shrubberies, flowerbeds with exotic flowers and different herbs; a mini zoo with birds, rabbits and monkeys.

Although this amusement park was in remote area, a large lorry was available to send tourists between amusement park and Wai Son Cafe (維新茶室) at 135 Hill Street (諧街) downtown, just beside Fort Canning Hill (皇家山).

Nowadays is Clementi Woods Park (金文泰公園).

金文泰公園（Clementi Woods Park），位於金文泰律（Clementi Road）門牌65號。戰前，該地段是由陳維新先生（Mr. Chan Wai Son）經營『維新花園』（Wai Son Garden）遊樂場，提供酒店及海鮮餐廳（酒菜、齋菜及粉麵）服務。該地段青山綠水、山水漣漪建有亭臺樓榭；茂林秀竹、灌木叢林、花壇遍植奇花異卉；小型動物園飼養雀鳥、兔子與猴子。遊客可以在湖畔釣魚，或划艇湖上。由於地點偏僻，設有一輛大卡車（lorry）從小坡，水仙門，接送來回。

中華民國十八年八月廿六日，星期一（26th August, 1929, Monday），石叻（Singapore）《南洋商報》，第六頁（page 6）。
維生花園主人宴新聞界：巴詩班影（Pasir Panjang）『陳維新花園』遊藝場（amusement park）主人（host）陳維新君（Mr. Chan Wai Son），因新近在巴詩班影（Pasir Panjang）地方購得一地，範圍頗廣，四面環山，風景極優麗，園中有水池（reservoir）。陳君藉此天然風景（natural scenery），再加以人工之點綴，因亦命名『陳維新花園』。該園中陳列珍禽奇獸多種，以供遊人觀賞，尤覺為該園生色者，即其佈置悉用西湖（West Lake）名勝景之名，諸如：九曲橋、湖心亭、雷峰塔、煙霞洞等，園內仍設精緻房間。上星期六日（in the morning on 24th August, 1929, Saturday），主人以新園告成，特請新聞界前往參觀，復備盛筵於該園內之水池（reservoir）中，一時大小報記者（journalists）雲集，亦誠極一時之盛矣。

中華民國念五年一月十五日，星期三晚（in the evening on 15th January, 1936, Wednesday），石叻（Singapore）舍聯盛東許結成君假座巴西班讓（Pasir Panjang）『陳維新花園』，歡宴中華民國（Republic of China, R.O.C.）中央國術館館長張之江先生，他南遊宣傳三民主義、宣傳中華國術（Chinese Kung Fu (martial arts)）。