My grandfather, Loh Wang Kee, founded Ying Kee Hong in 1956, cementing Ying Kee Hong as one of Singapore’s oldest and most prominent antique shops back in the day. Ying Kee Hong was on Upper Nanking Street, a bustling and central business street in Singapore in the 1950s.In those days, traveling across China was not an easy task. The roads were bumpy and treacherous, and the journey could take days, even weeks. But my grandfather was determined to find the best antiques, and he was willing to brave any obstacles to do so.
He would spend months at a time in various cities, scouring through dusty marketplaces and old temples, looking for hidden treasures that had been forgotten by time.