Poon Saan
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Poon Saan is a small settlement on Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia. Ethnic Chinese make up the majority of inhabitants. In Chinese, Poon Saan (半山, Jyutping: bun3 saan1, Pinyin: bàn shān) means "halfway up the hill".[1]
Poon Saan is the second largest settlement on Christmas Island. There are 2 Chinese restaurants and 1 tourist accommodation (The Christmas Island Lodge) in the settlement.
To shop for clothings and gifts, there is a shopping complex in Poon Saan called Tropicana Boutique which sells a variety of clothes, shoes and gifts, and the other shopping complex is called the Poon Saan shops.
[edit] External Links
- Photos of Poon Saan at Flickr by Digital Nostalgia
- Short Article on Poon Saan at Surfing Atlas.com
- WikiTravel article about Christmas Island & Poon Saan
[edit] References
- ^ "Christmas Island". Island Life. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/nature/island/ep2/about4.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
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Coordinates: 10°25′30.28″S 105°41′06.31″E / 10.4250778°S 105.6850861°E
