00:00When you hear the name of Chen Xiulian,
00:02will you think of a region, a name, or a MRT or LRT station?
00:06How much do you know about the name of the people of Weixuelong?
00:08It doesn't matter if you don't understand it, it's no use if you understand it.
00:09Understand it and say it.
00:10The name is often misunderstood as the female Chen Xiulian.
00:13She is one of the important leaders in the development of Qilongpo.
00:16Qilongpo City College,
00:17Zongkong School,
00:18Tongshan Hospital,
00:19Xuanhe China General Assembly,
00:20she participated in the founding.
00:22And in 1902, she was appointed by the British colonial government as the first Chinese state member of Xuanhe.
00:26Chen Xiulian was born in a poor farmer's home in Guangdong, China.
00:29She left her hometown when she was 16 years old and came to Malaya.
00:31She once set foot in Pirinari,
00:32and then followed the road to Qilongpo.
00:34In the glorious days of the tin mining industry,
00:35she founded a tin company
00:37and saw the right time to open the first iron mill on Anbang Road.
00:40She successfully led the development of the machinery industry in Qilongpo.
00:42She is known as the father of the iron mill.
00:44In memory of Chen Xiulian,
00:45the British colonial government opened a mechanical industrial area near the new street,
00:49which became the earliest industrial area in Qilongpo,
00:50and named the main road as Chen Xiulian Road.
00:53The station here is also the station named after the Chinese poet Wei Er in Qilongpo.
00:59The station here is also the station named after the Chinese poet Wei Er in Qilongpo.
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