Where is yishun

Yishun Park, a hectare green lung situated in the heart of Yishun New Town is an example of such a space. Indeed, unbeknownst to many, the park is sited on the grounds of the former Chye Kay Village, and this is evinced by the numerous rubber, rambutan, durian and guava trees which continue to flourish today.

Leaving the verdant for the azure, it is also worth pointing out that Yishun has the distinction of being home to not one but two equally idyllic reservoir parks — Upper Seletar and Lower Seletar. Coupled with the little-known fact that nearby Sungei Khatib Bongsu is home to one of Singapore's few remaining patches of tidal mangrove forests, it is easy to see why some see Yishun as Singapore's rustic northern frontier, replete with sites of natural beauty.

Lower Seletar Reservoir, c. If nature is central to Yishun's laidback, old-world charm, so too are its many long-time family-run businesses nestled amidst the bustle of modern Yishun. Tracing its roots to a stall set up at the former Chong Pang Village Hawker Centre in , this popular food outlet has since become so closely associated with the area that food bloggers have christened its rendition of the well-known rice dish the "pride of Chong Pang".

The stall takes its name from the eponymous village, which itself was named after the son of Lim Nee Soon — Lim Chong Pang. Today, Chong Pang Nasi Lemak serves as a reminder of the old village's former shops, which included traditional bakeries, tailors and even a village acupuncturist. Until its recent relocation to Owen Road, another enterprise which was synonymous with Yishun was Danny's Tattoo Art known colloquially as the Gurkha Store — located in a row of shophouses along Transit Road.

Some American soldiers returning from the Vietnam War were even known to have requested tattoos inscribed with names of their fallen comrades.

Established initially as a small-scale setup selling "tidbits, cold drinks, plastic bags, and army field camp products", it later began offering army personnel a variety of bespoke services including embroidery and the embossment of name tags. With the variety of paraphernalia sold, it is perhaps not surprising that a New Nation report saw fit to describe Transit Road as the "Change Alley of Nee Soon Village" — "two dozen little ships in a remote part of Singapore".

Once a hub for National Servicemen undergoing their Basic Military Training, the row of shophouses has in recent years been replaced by a private residential development. The change that has recently enveloped Transit Road can be seen as emblematic of wider developments that have occurred in Yishun since the s. The commercial heart of Yishun has shifted too, from the area around the former Nee Soon Village to Yishun Central, home to the gargantuan Northpoint City.

Yet, as examined, elements of a rustic, laidback Yishun still exist, lending the town an idyllic and tranquil vibe typical of towns built in the s and 80s. Although this image of Yishun's identity as a pleasant and laidback town has in recent years been overshadowed by sensational reports of it purportedly peculiar character, it is perhaps the synthesis of both of these facets — the odd and exciting coupled with the pleasant and ordinary — the jointly constitutes Yishun's unique place identity.

Far from being unusual, this polysemic character of Yishun's place identity very much echoes the words of geographer Lily Kong and Brenda Yeoh:. Further Readings Dorset, J. Accessed March 8, Straits Settlements Legislative Council Proceeding August 31, Savage, V.

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