The stone structures belong to the tomb of Wee Chim Yean 黃深淵, who passed away on 13 August 1926. Wee's grave was one of over 3,700 graves that were exhumed between 2013 and 2014 for the construction of a new road through Bukit Brown Cemetery. Wee was the youngest son of Wee Leong Tan (1840–1913), Mayor China of Bengkalis (located off the east coast of Sumatra), while Wee Chim Yean himself held the position of Capitan China of Bengkalis, The Capitan China, who were typically wealthy men of their districts, served as the official leader and broker between the local Chinese community and the Dutch or English colonial government in Southeast Asia. The inscription on Wee’s headstone, with its inclusion of the term “甲政” (Capitan) and statement that the position was specially bestowed by the Dutch monarchy “特授和國皇欽賜”, makes it unique among the tomb artefacts that have been recovered from Bukit Brown Cemetery. The tomb of Wee also bears some of the more intricate examples of decorative relief carvings seen among the exhumed graves. The carvings featuring different narrative scenes drawn from Chinese literary or theatrical sources, adorn the tomb shoulders and sections of the “tomb arms”.
