Emerald Hill (Chinese: 翡翠山) is a neighbourhood and a conservation area in Singapore. Former home to many members of the city-state's wealthy Peranakan community, it is located near Orchard Road. Many of its homes feature Chinese Baroque architecture. Emerald Hill is also the setting for some of the short stories by the late Singaporean author Goh Sin Tub. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. ... Peranakan, Baba-Nyonya (峇峇娘惹) and Straits Chinese (土生è¯äºº; named after the Straits of Malacca) are terms used for the descendants of the very early Chinese immigrants to the Nusantara region, including both the British Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang and the Dutch-controlled island of Java among other places, who... Orchard Road is lit up elaborately nearer the end of every year for the Christmas festive season. ...
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