Title
Si Jing and her husband, Huang Da Li
Year/Period
1957
Region
Singapore or Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: L:13.8cm W:8.8cm
Accession No.
2002-00863-098
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Wu Sijing
Si Jing (the pen name of Ng Soo Lui) was a prolific female writer in the Chinese community. Born in Singapore in 1934, she has written extensively on her childhood and life in Chinatown. Si Jing married her childhood sweetheart, Huang Da Li, in July 1952. Huang Da Li was a literary writer before settling into the Chinese medicine business. He was also an amateur photographer. Together, they had three children. Si Jing is wearing a cheongsam, which is a tight-fitting, one-piece Chinese dress with a mandarin collar and side fastenings. Da Li is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers and a tie. This photograph is part of the donor’s personal photograph collection.











