We take four Singaporeans, with four burning questions about the past, and send them on a mission to find answers that lie deep within Singapore’s National Archives. So begins their quest filled with intrigue and surprises. As they turn to the National Archives for clues, these four curious citizens also meet historians and other ordinary Singaporeans who help them uncover fragments of history, and piece together four astonishing stories not found in your average history book. In this episode, we go on a quest to uncover what a lost rambutan orchard can tell us about Singapore’s past. Legend has it, that 80 years ago, one man created an orchard filled with perfect rambutan trees. Here, he would host his famous friends from the Chinese literati. Farmer Thomas Lim goes in search of this man’s secret to cultivating the perfect rambutan, and a life well lived. Using a fresh visual approach and animation, Into the Vault is a history lesson that has never been seen before.
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