Yishun

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Yishun
English Yishun
Chinese 义顺
(Pinyin Yìshùn)
Malay Yishun
Tamil யீஷூன

Yishun, or Nee Soon as it was initially christened, is a suburban town in the northern part of Singapore, encompassing the Yishun Planning Area, in the North Region, which includes Yishun New Town and the Nee Soon private residential estate.

Housing estates in Yishun.
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Housing estates in Yishun.

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[edit] History

Yishun is the Mandarin version of Nee Soon, named after the "pineapple king" and rubber magnate, Lim Nee Soon (林义顺) (b. 1879).

Lim Nee Soon was also a banker, contractor and general commission agent. He was the first general manager of the Bukit Sembawang Rubber Company Limited, formed in 1908. Nee Soon and Company was formed in 1911.

Nee Soon was one of the pioneers that opened up Sembawang. Nee Soon served on the Rural Board from 1913 to 1921 and was also appointed a Justice of Peace. In the field of education, he was one of the founders of Chinese High School and also a member of the Raffles College Committee. Nee Soon Road was officially named in 1950 by the Rural Board to facilitate postal services. Nee Soon also owned a large plot of land in the area and several roads in this area are named after his business concerns and family members. Nee Soon was a leading member of the Teochew clan association poit ip huay kwan, and was a close friend of Dr Sun Yat Sen.

The name Nee Soon was one of those changed at the height of the campaign to replace dialect names with Mandarin ones. While the government later revoked some of its decisions and reinstated names like Bukit Panjang (for Zhenghua), Yishun remained unchanged and is now the name attached to streets, roads, parks and a well-known cineplex within Yishun New Town, Golden Village Yishun.

[edit] Amenities

The newly renovated Yishun Community Library is located at Yishun Street 22, and is the only library in the Yishun area. The library caters to the different needs of the Yishun population, and has books for both children and adults.

The Yishun Swimming Complex is a 5-minute walk from Yishun Junior College.

Northpoint Shopping Centre, the only shopping mall in Yishun, is located just beside the Yishun MRT Station. Chong Pang is a suburb in Yishun, where plenty of shops sell goods at bargain prices, such as clothes and traditional food.

[edit] Community centres and clubs

  • Nee Soon East Community Club
  • Nee Soon South Community Centre
  • Chong Pang Community Club
  • Nee Soon Central Community Centre

[edit] Industrial activities

The Yishun Industrial Park is a small industrial park situated between Avenues 6 and 7 which comprises some well known companies such as Murata, Maxtor, Agilent, Avago Technologies, ATS, ASM-Frontend, STATS and many other smaller companies. It can be reached by Bus service 811 from the Yishun Bus Interchange.

[edit] Educational institutions

Main article: Schools in Yishun

There are 11 primary schools, 9 secondary schools, a junior college & an ITE college in Yishun.

[edit] Reference

  • Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1


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