▁majority ▁of ▁such ▁pat rons ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁older ▁generation . ▁ ▁Public ity ▁of ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁architect ural ▁issues ▁are ▁left ▁un resol ved ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁struct ural ▁integrity ▁and ▁original ▁amb ience ▁of ▁the ▁market . ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁her itage ▁tra ils ▁and ▁gu ides ▁that ▁introduce ▁users ▁to ▁the ▁market , ▁prom oting ▁the ▁last ▁and ▁only ▁rural ▁market ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁its ▁historical ▁and ▁cultural ▁significance . ▁▁ ▁From ▁a ▁hum ble ▁wet ▁market ▁for ▁far mers ▁to ▁a ▁food ▁r ation ▁distribution ▁centre ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁a ▁food ▁centre ▁s elling ▁local ▁cu is ine ▁and ▁del ights , ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁mark ets ▁that ▁have ▁surv ived ▁through ▁the ▁rapid ▁transformation ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁Its ▁value ▁and ▁identity ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁vern ac ular ▁infrastr uct ural ▁design , ▁preserved ▁for ▁the ▁newer ▁gener ations ▁as ▁an ▁educational ▁tool ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁wet ▁mark ets ▁and ▁ha w ker ▁cent res ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Bal est ier ▁: ▁A ▁Heritage ▁Tra il ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Singapore ▁Community ▁Development ▁Council . ▁ ▁PDF ▁guide ▁here . ▁ ▁Category : Nov ena ▁Category : K all ang ▁Category : Ro ads ▁in ▁Singapore ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Singapore <0x0A> </s> ▁Shaw ne e ▁Creek ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁Shaw ne e ▁Creek ▁( App