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thor</figcaption></figure><p id="c90c">Subsequently, in 1822, a signal station with a signal mast was erected on the island and it was manned by the staff of the Harbour Master’s Department. Kusu which means “Tortoise Island” in Chinese, is also known as Peak Island or Pulau Tembakul in Malay. It is situated about 5.6 km from Singapore.</p><p id="c63d">The Island was transformed from two tiny outcrops on a reef into a holiday resort seven times larger in size from 1.2 hectares to 8.6 hectares in 1975.</p><figure id="fbc6"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*DbUjnjMWPctKRFtYEeMBdw.jpeg"><figcaption>Beach at Kusu Island. You see the opposite is the Marina of Singapore by the Author</figcaption></figure><p id="3a24">Kusu Island has a religious and legendary background. There is a Malay Shrine and a Chinese Temple on the Island.</p><p id="1eed">During the Kusu Festival in the Ninth Lunar Month every year, thousands of devotees make their pilgrimage to the island to pray for good health, peace, happiness, good luck, and prosperity.</p><figure id="55bc"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*tqgiGUxQcbh3UiVxYUwBTw.png"><figcaption>Chinese Temple in Kusu Island by the Author</figcaption></figure><p id="5353">Prior to the reclamation and implementation of ferry services, in 1975, devotees had to make their way to Kusu in sam

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pans, or bumboats.</p><p id="5868"><i>History sources were taken from the poster board inside Kusu Island Park.</i></p><p id="373a">It was a fun day with my friends on Kusu Island. We brought with us some food and wine. We party and stayed the whole day. The last trip of the boat to coming back to Marina Port is at 7 pm daily, Singapore time.</p><p id="f1ce">I hope you guys like the images and the story of Kusu Island in Singapore.</p><p id="8104">Love,</p><p id="bac2">Elvie</p><p id="6f0e"><b><i>2x Top Writer for the topic in Photography and Travel. Business Owners and Cryptocurrency believer.</i></b></p><p id="2534">You may like my travel and photography stories:</p><div id="bbfe" class="link-block"> <a href="https://elvielins.medium.com/supertree-grove-at-gardens-by-the-bay-in-singapore-ba48b7205b34"> <div> <div> <h2>SuperTree Grove At Gardens By the Bay in Singapore</h2> <div><h3>Great colors of the Supertree, here in Singapore last night 3 June 2021 as I stroll along Marina Bay.</h3></div> <div><p>elvielins.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*BGpj7Pb43ZISJswk4qQKXw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Kusu Island

Singapore’s very own island to relax by the beach

Kusu Island History

In March 1616, DOM Jose De Silva, Spanish Governor of the Philippines was homebound with his fleet of 10 galleons and 2 galleys when his galleon on a reef in the vicinity.

View of Singapore Marina while onboard the boat heading to Kusu Island — by the Author

Tradition has it that the accident took place a the Kusu Reef itself and hence the island became first known in the 17th Century as Governor’s Island and Singapore Straits as the Governor’s Straits.

The island gained prominence again when Daniel Ross, Hydrographer to Sir Stamford Raffle,s surveyed the harbor and established the island as a reference point for all ships entering the port.

Cruise ship park on Singapore Water in front of Marina. The image was taken while on board the boat by the Author

Subsequently, in 1822, a signal station with a signal mast was erected on the island and it was manned by the staff of the Harbour Master’s Department. Kusu which means “Tortoise Island” in Chinese, is also known as Peak Island or Pulau Tembakul in Malay. It is situated about 5.6 km from Singapore.

The Island was transformed from two tiny outcrops on a reef into a holiday resort seven times larger in size from 1.2 hectares to 8.6 hectares in 1975.

Beach at Kusu Island. You see the opposite is the Marina of Singapore by the Author

Kusu Island has a religious and legendary background. There is a Malay Shrine and a Chinese Temple on the Island.

During the Kusu Festival in the Ninth Lunar Month every year, thousands of devotees make their pilgrimage to the island to pray for good health, peace, happiness, good luck, and prosperity.

Chinese Temple in Kusu Island by the Author

Prior to the reclamation and implementation of ferry services, in 1975, devotees had to make their way to Kusu in sampans, or bumboats.

History sources were taken from the poster board inside Kusu Island Park.

It was a fun day with my friends on Kusu Island. We brought with us some food and wine. We party and stayed the whole day. The last trip of the boat to coming back to Marina Port is at 7 pm daily, Singapore time.

I hope you guys like the images and the story of Kusu Island in Singapore.

Love,

Elvie

2x Top Writer for the topic in Photography and Travel. Business Owners and Cryptocurrency believer.

You may like my travel and photography stories:

SuperTree Grove At Gardens By the Bay in Singapore

Great colors of the Supertree, here in Singapore last night 3 June 2021 as I stroll along Marina Bay.

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