This photograph shows Mr Gwee (Wei Chun Gui 魏春贵) (right) and his younger brother Gwee Bock Huat 魏木发(left), taken on 24 Nov 1990. The food offerings were prepared for the San Zhong Wang of the Song Dynasty (宋朝三忠王) deities in charge of blessing the opera troupes, which is a tradition to do it on the 16th day of the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It records the tradition of the Chinese opera troupes to pray to certain deities on special occasions. Mr Gwee Bock Huat and Mr Gwee Choon Gui were the co-owners of Sin Sai Hong Opera Troupe （新赛凤剧团）. Sin Sai Hong was first established in 1910 using another name and was performing gaojiaxi （高甲戏） back then. The troupe changed its name to “Sin Sai Hong” in 1936 and changed to performing gezaixi （歌仔戏） which was gaining popularity in the 1930s. It is the oldest Hokkien Opera Troupe in Singapore. The Sin Sai Hong collection donated to the National Museum also consists of old photographs, certificates and costumes.
