▁a ▁bur ial ▁site ▁for ▁pau pers ▁and ▁le pers . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁many ▁prisoners ▁from ▁India ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Singapore , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁employed ▁as ▁labour ers ▁and ▁build ers . ▁After ▁serving ▁their ▁term , ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁conv ict s ▁remained ▁in ▁Singapore ▁as ▁trad ers , ▁art is ans ▁or ▁sk illed ▁craft s men . ▁With ▁a ▁large ▁divers ity ▁of ▁people , ▁different ▁skills , ▁culture , ▁techn ics ▁and ▁practices ▁were ▁shared ▁and ▁exchange ▁within ▁Bal est ier . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁labour ers , ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁built ▁a ▁temple ▁which ▁still ▁exists ▁known ▁as ▁Go ▁Cho ▁T ua ▁P ek ▁Kong , ▁with ▁the ▁area ▁having ▁the ▁last ▁free - standing ▁way ang ▁stage ▁in ▁Singapore ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁rows ▁of ▁sh oph ouses ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁have ▁been ▁since ▁conser ved , ▁though ▁some ▁have ▁made ▁way ▁for ▁new ▁development . ▁These ▁sh oph ouses ▁were ▁to ▁provide ▁services ▁to ▁residents . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁several ▁b ung al ows ▁were ▁constructed , ▁with ▁one ▁still ▁remaining ▁at ▁Tai ▁G in ▁Road ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sun ▁Y at ▁Sen ▁N any ang ▁Memorial ▁Hall ▁( former ly ▁the ▁Sun ▁Y at ▁Sen ▁Villa ▁or ▁W an ▁Q ing ▁Y uan ). ▁O vert ime , ▁with ▁the ▁renew ing ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁historical