▁facts ▁of ▁China , ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Chinese ▁revolution ▁and ▁its ▁leader ▁Sun ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁with ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Singapore ’ s ▁independence . ▁ ▁Other ▁than ▁sh oph ouses ▁and ▁b ung al ows , ▁there ▁were ▁industrial ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁well . ▁There ▁were ▁r attan ▁plant ations ▁along ▁the ▁Wh am po a ▁River ▁and ▁sugar c ane ▁produ ctions ▁at ▁J al an ▁A mp as . ▁The ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ▁( now ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ▁and ▁Food ▁Centre ) ▁was ▁where ▁loc als ▁could ▁sell ▁their ▁produce . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁food ▁r ation ing ▁centre ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Later , ▁the ▁market ▁was ▁re built ▁and ▁hous ed ▁a ▁ha w ker ▁centre ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁market ▁has ▁since ▁under g one ▁upgrad ing ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁Develop ers ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁construct ▁land ed ▁properties ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁with ▁b ung al ows ▁and ▁terra ce ▁house es . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁film ▁studio ▁run ▁by ▁Shaw ▁Brothers ▁for ▁its ▁Mal ay ▁language ▁films . ▁It ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁J al an ▁A mp as ▁Shaw ▁Mal ay ▁Film ▁stud ios . ▁The ▁film ▁studio ▁has ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry ▁like ▁none ▁other ▁as ▁it ▁holds ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁many ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁mil est ones ▁in ▁Singapore