| Poon Saan 半山 (Chinese) Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Poon Saan in the evening | |||||||||||||||
  Poon Saan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°25′21″S 105°40′56″E / 10.42250°S 105.68222°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6798 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Christmas Island | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 半山 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 半山 | ||||||||||
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Poon Saan is the second largest village on Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia. It is administrated as part of the island capital - Flying Fish Cove. Ethnic Chinese make up the majority of inhabitants.[1] In Cantonese, Poon Saan (半山, Jyutping: bun3 saan1) means "halfway up the hill".[2] The architecture of Poon Saan reflects the Chinese heritage of the majority of residents in being Singapore style units, rather than the Western style common in Flying Fish Cove.[1]
The Java sparrow has become established on the island with populations near Poon Saan.[3]
- ^ a b Simone Dennis (2008). Christmas Island: An Anthropological Study. Cambria Press. pp. 91–. ISBN 9781604975109.
- ^ "Christmas Island". Island Life. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
- ^ Thomas, Richard; Thomas, Sarah; Andrew, David; Alan McBride (23 February 2011). The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia. Csiro Publishing. pp. 187–. ISBN 9780643102262. Retrieved 27 April 2013.