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The True Origin of Ho Ching Road in Jurong West

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Many people might assume that Ho Ching Road in Jurong West is named after Ho Ching, the wife of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, but its name actually has a different origin.

In a video shared on Saturday (April 18), urban planning and heritage content creator Yong, known as Urbanist.Singapore on social media, revealed the story behind the road's name.

"Ho Ching" is the romanization of the Chinese phrase "he jing," which translates to "river scenery," he explained.

Nearby, there is also Hu Ching Road, which means "lake scenery."

These two roads were part of a renaming initiative by JTC Corporation in 1970, where numbered roads in Taman Jurong were given "poetic Chinese-themed names."

Even-numbered roads were renamed with "ching" in their names, while odd-numbered roads were given names with "yung," meaning "eternal."

Ho Ching Road was previously known as Taman Jurong 8, and Hu Ching Road was Taman Jurong 4.

Other "ching" road names in the vicinity include Yuan Ching Road, Tao Ching Road, Kang Ching Road, and Shan Ching Road, which translate to garden scenery, island scenery, hill scenery, and mountain scenery, respectively.

Conversely, the "yung" roads in the area include Yung An Road, Yung Sheng Road, Yung Loh Road, Yung Kuang Road, Yung Ping Road, and Yung Ho Road, which mean eternal peace, rising, happiness, light, peace, and harmony, respectively.

Taman Jurong is a residential estate located in Jurong West. It was initially developed in 1964 to accommodate industrial workers and their families and features several landmarks, including the diamond-shaped HDB blocks and Jurong Lake Gardens.

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