Yishun isn’t HDB’s first project. Indeed, it is actually quite a late comer. But Northpoint Shopping Mall is the first major shopping mall built in the heart of a HDB residential estate. Today simply known as Northpoint City, the entire project came with lots of apprehension in 1992.
As time has proven, Northpoint Shopping Mall has proven so successful that it has gone through some major extensions, (and upgrading works). There is even a multi-screen cinema complex – first known as Yishun Ten. Today, both are major landmarks. It is surreal to imagine that Yishun was once part farmland and part pineapple plantation.
Chong Pang Village, just a stone-throw away, adds to the charm of a local HDB market place. Chong Pang Market completes the scene with a market so vibrant that visitors come from all over Singapore. Today, Chong Pang Village is also undergoing some major upgrading works. So, the scene is set to change. I invite you to take a walk with me down memory lane.
We meet at Yishun MRT at 9am on the 12th May 2025 (Vesak Day). This tour ends at about 11.30, maybe 12pm at Chong Pang Village just in time for a very real kampong lunch.
Note:
- We do the worldwide practice of tipping at the end of the tour. Tipping guide as follows: $20 for a satisfactory guide, $20+ for a guide who exceeds expectations, and $30 for an outstanding guide.
- We also reserve the right to accept or reject habitual late cancellations and no-shows.
- Call or message Uncle Chris at +65 91814298 for corporate, private, or student bookings.
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