Chen Yu
Adjunct associate professor, Department of Architecture, National University of SingaporeDr Chen is an urban historian, architect, and column writer. Her research interests centre around urban history of treaty ports in China, overseas Chinese architecture and settlement, urban and rural regeneration in Asia. She is one of the leading scholars in the studies of Gulangyu and oversea Chinese architecture.
Articles by Chen Yu
Culture
[Photos] Gulangyu: Where Lim Bo Seng studied and Hokkien tycoons built their dreams [Eye on Fujian series]
Gulangyu, a UNESCO-listed island off Xiamen, was once a haven for Hokkien tycoons from Southeast Asia. Housing gems from Lim Bo Seng’s abode in student days to grand mansions, it reflects a rich, transregional past. NUS architecture professor Chen Yu takes us through the mesmerising vistas of Gulangyu.
Chen Yu
26 Mar 2026