Dragon's Teeth Gate

Dragon's Teeth Gate (Long Ya Men), known locally as Batu Belayar/Batu Berlayar ('Sailing Rock') and by British sailors as 'Lot's Wife', was a craggy granite outcrop that formerly stood at the western gateway to Keppel Harbour in Singapore, between Labrador Park and Sentosa. The name was recorded by Chinese explorer Wang Dayuan, who wrote that the strait ran between two hills resembling dragon's teeth. The outcrop, together with its counterpart on Sentosa, was blown up in August 1848 to widen the harbour entrance, and in July 2005 a 6-metre stone replica was erected near the original site at Labrador Park to mark its role in maritime history and the 600th anniversary of Zheng He's first voyage.