
Do you know Singapore Sanshui woman (also known as "红头巾" in Mandarin) ? Samsui women were Cantonese and Hakka immigrants from three districts in Sanshui (三水) county of Guangdong (Kwantung) province in Southern China namely, Sanshui (Sam Sui), Shun De (Shun Tak) and Dong Guan (Tong Koon).They believed to have come to Singapore between 1934 and 1938.They found employment in tin mines, rubber estates, on construction sites and as amahs or "domestic servants". They wore a red head dress which became their trademark feature.


**Shi Xu @ 23 months