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Encyclopedia > Bishan
Names
English: Bishan
Chinese: 碧山
(Pinyin: bìshān)
Malay: Bishan
Tamil: பீஷான்

Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central Region, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. Primarily a housing estate, Bishan houses the upper-middle classes and flats there are relatively more expensive than in other estates due to its central location. The current (as of 2005) MPs for Bishan is Mr Wong Kan Seng and Mr Zainudin Bin Nordin. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hanyu pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Not to be confused with the Malayalam language, spoken in India. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. ... Image File history File links Bishan_locator_map. ... A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city. ... The Central Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A housing estate is a medium-to-low density residential area, usually part of a suburb of a town or city in a developed country. ... Wong Kan Seng Wong Kan Seng (Simplified Chinese:黄根成; born 1946) is the Minister for Home Affairs in Singapore. ...

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Etymology

Bishan derived its name from the large Cantonese burial ground, known as peck san ting (in pinyin is bi shan ting), which used to cover the area. Cantonese generally refers to people or things associated with Guangdong Province, Hong Kong or Macau in China. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Hanyu pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ...


Transportation

Construction is currently underway for the Bishan MRT Station to be linked to the Circle Line.
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Construction is currently underway for the Bishan MRT Station to be linked to the Circle Line.

Bishan is connected to the rest of Singapore via the Central Expressway. In addition, it has its own Mass Rapid Transit station, the Bishan MRT Station, on the North-South MRT Line. The station will also serve as an Interchange Station for the Circle MRT Line which will be completed in 2008. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 265 KB) Taken by me on 2005-03-29 in the overhead bridge near along Bishan Road, on the construction of the station for the Circle Line. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 265 KB) Taken by me on 2005-03-29 in the overhead bridge near along Bishan Road, on the construction of the station for the Circle Line. ... Bishan MRT Station is the only ground station in the current MRT network. ... The Circle Line (CCL) is the fourth Mass Rapid Transit line and currently under construction in Singapore. ... The Central Expressway (CTE) in Singapore is the major highway connecting the city centre of Singapore with the northern residential parts of the island, including Toa Payoh, Bishan and Ang Mo Kio and further onwards to the Seletar Expressway and the Tampines Expressway. ... The name Mass Rapid Transit is used by the following specific metro systems, either as an official name or otherwise: the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. ... Bishan MRT Station is the only ground station in the current MRT network. ... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the Nouth South Line The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... The Circle Line (CCL) is the fourth Mass Rapid Transit line and currently under construction in Singapore. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will a Leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Bishan also has a bus interchange, with SBS Transit services 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 410. Bus services 13, 88,156 and 162 runs along Bishan Road. Bishan Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bishan New Town in Singapore. ... Logo SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. ...


Education

As of 2005, in Bishan there are eight primary schools, seven secondary schools, and two tertiary institutions - Bishan Park Secondary School, Catholic High School, Guangyang Secondary School, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School, Peirce Secondary School, Raffles Institution, Whitley Secondary School, Raffles Junior College and ITE Bishan, Central Campus. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catholic High School (公教中学) is a premier boys school in Singapore offering primary and secondary education. ... Guangang Secondary School is a government secondary school that is locaetd along Bishan Street 12. ... Name Raffles Institution Abbreviation RI School Code 3009 Chinese Name 莱佛士书院 Pinyin Láifóshì ShÅ«yuàn Malay Institusi Raffles Tamil ராப்பிள்ஸ் கல்வி நிலையம Address 1 Raffles Institution Lane Country Singapore Area Bishan New Town Founded 5 June 1823 Type Independent Session Single Students Boys Levels Secondary 1 to 4 Colours Green Black... Name Raffles Junior College Established 1982 School code 0704 Address 10 Bishan Street 21 Singapore 574013 Country Singapore Town Bishan Type Independent, Full Day Students Mixed Levels JC Year 1 and 2 Colours Green Black White Motto Auspicium Melioris Aevi Newspaper Rafflesian Outlook Yearbook The Rafflesian Distinctions School Excellence Award...


Shopping Centres

Bishan currently has 3 shopping centres, namely: The Junction 8 Shopping Mall, which is run by CapitalLand, is situated at Bishan Central above the MRT train station and beside the bus interchange. The Bishan North Shopping Mall is an old non-airconditioned wet market style mall, a place where residents can get most of their fresh produce from. The other mall is Thomson Plaza on Upper Thomson Road.


Bishan New Town

Full article: Bishan New Town Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central-North, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. ...


Urban Legends

Bishan has also quite a bunch of urban legends and ghost stories mainly because it used to be a large cemetery. Bishan MRT also has people reportedly seeing ghostly figures after the last train.


Reference

  • Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 9812102051

External links

  • URA Planning Report (Bishan 1994)
  • Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council


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