Park Walker - Yunnan Garden @NTU 云南花园@南洋理工大学

Park Walker - Yunnan Garden @NTU 云南花园@南洋理工大学 (2020 0329)

Built in the 1950s, the Yunnan Garden was a key attraction of the Nanyang University campus, the land on which NTU Singapore is now situated. With the just-completed revitalisation effort, the Yunnan Garden is seamlessly integrated with the Chinese Heritage Centre and an expanded Nanyang Lake. More than 1,000 new trees comprising over 80 species have been planted in the Garden, enriching its biodiversity. Other enrichments include a new 5.6-metre-tall waterfall, themed mini gardens, a boardwalk, a new stormwater management system, and Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the Garden.

Getting There:

MRT Pioneer (EW28)/Pioneer Stn Exit A Stop ID: 22521 board bus 179 alight at Hall 4 Stop ID: 27261 for 12 stops (179A provides seasonal weekday short trips supplementing Service 179.)

Trail

Yunnan Garden

Walk along Nanyang Drive>

Garden Entrance>

Far East Pavilion (Drinking Fountain)>

Herbal Trail 1 (N)> Bioactive Trail 1 (P)> Bioactive Trail 2 (O)>

Herbal Trail 2 (M)> East Pavilion>

Central East Pavilion> Art/Literature Trail (Q)>

Costume Trail (R)> Culinary Trails 1&2 (S)>

Waterfall - A 5.6m high waterfall takes centre stage in the newly-rejuvenated Yunnan Garden at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore that now seamlessly integrates with the Chinese Heritage Centre and an expanded Nanyang Lake. Comprising themed mini gardens and nature trails, the new space is now even more inviting for students, staff and nearby Jurong residents to visit and explore the various scenic spots it has to offer.>

The pavilions - The Nanyang University Memorial is a memorial tablet built and revealed on 30 March 1958 to mark the end of the first phase of construction for Nanyang University and to honor the donors who contributed to the building of the university.>

Central Pavilion>

Bio Cosmetic Trail (L)> Bio Plastic Trail (K)> Bio Fuel Trail (J)>

Nanyang Arch replica and the Senegal Mahogany trees from the 1960s (This original one stands at present-day Jurong West Street 93)

The four big characters “南洋大学” (Nanyang University) on the original arch was written by cursive script calligraphy expert Yu Youren (于右任) (1879-1964). The year 1955 represented the year when the pre-university classes were started for students to prepare for their entry to the new university.>

Bio Cosmetic Trail (I)> Phytroremediation Trail 1 (Water Cleaners)(C)> Phytroremediation Trail 2 (Land Cleaners)(D)> Purifying Trail (E)> Acoustic Trail (H)> Forest Stratification Trail (G)>

Bus Stop (Yunnan Garden Stop ID: 27251) > Far West Pavilion (Drinking Fountain)>

Crop Rotation Trail (F)>

Central West Pavilion>

SEA National Flower Trail (B)>

Orchid Trail (A)>

Chinese Heritage Centre华裔馆 - Water Fountain>

Chinese Heritage Centre华裔馆 - Consisting a library and a museum, the Chinese Heritage Centre in NTU was founded in 1995 to provide knowledge and studies of ethnic Chinese communities around the world>