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Yue Hwa Building is a historic building located at the corner of the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street, in Singapore Chinatown. Yue Hwa Building was originally known as Nam Tin Building. Also known as Nam Tin Hotel, the Great Southern Hotel it as built by Swan and Maclaren in 1936 and owned by Lum Chang Holdings. In 1993, Lum Chang Holdings sold the building at a price of S million to Yu Kwok Chun, who was the head of a Hong Kong-based multinational corporation with its flagship department store, Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium Limited. In February 1994, the Great Southern Hotel ended its operations and was converted to a departmental store. As the 999-year leasehold building has been gazetted by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for architectural conservation, the new owner was asked to preserve the building's facade. Yue Hwa Chinese Products Department Store was opened on 9 October 1996, and sells a range of traditional Chinese products including herbs, medicines, porcelain, furniture, arts and crafts, garments and textiles.

The building was fitted with steel frame windows, with metal railings and grills, which were considered fashionable in the 1930s. The six storey building was the first to have a lift. The roof terrace and the whole of the fifth floor was occupied by a then-well-known cabaret, the Southern Cabaret.

Yue Hwa is located near Eu Tong Sen Road; near Upper Cross Street; near New Bridge Road; near Mosque Street; 0.1 kilometre away from Park Crescent; Yue Hwa is geographically located at latitude (1.285 degrees) 1° 17' 5" North of the Equator and longitude (103.8436 degrees) 103° 50' 36" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore.

The locations related to Yue Hwa are represented by the shortest path a radio wave would travel and may not be nearest by road. For example, Yue Hwa is located 0 kilometre from OG. Yue Hwa is located 0.1 kilometre from Majestic. Yue Hwa is located 0.1 kilometre from People's Park Centre. Yue Hwa is located 0.1 kilometre from Havelock Square Public Car Park. Yue Hwa is located 0.1 kilometre from Chinatown Point.

OG 0km, Majestic 0.1km, People's Park Centre 0.1km, Chinatown Point 0.1km, Lucky Chinatown 0.2km, People's Park Complex 0.2km, Singapore Handicraft Centre 0.2km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Yue Hwa.

Smith Pagoda Temple Streets 0.2km, Clarke Quay 0.5km, Boat Quay 0.7km, Robertson Walk 0.8km, Sir Stamford Raffles Landing Spot 0.8km, Singapore Time Ball 0.9km, Flag Staff 0.9km, Old Parliament House 0.9km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Yue Hwa.

People's Park Food Centre 0.1km, Maxwell Food Centre 0.5km, Chin Swee Food Court 0.6km, China Square Food Centre 0.7km, Amoy Street Food Centre 0.7km, Lau Pa Sat Food Centre 0.9km, One Fullerton 1.2km, Kampong Bahru Food Street 1.3km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Yue Hwa.

Moral Childcare Centre 0.7km, Outram Secondary School 0.7km, Civil Service College 0.9km, Nan Chiau High School (former) 0.9km, Eton House Preschool 0.9km, Chij Kellock 1.3km, Stansfield College 1.4km, Singapore Management University 1.5km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Yue Hwa.

Hong Lim Park 0.4km, Pearl's Hill Park 0.4km, Duxton Plain Park 0.7km, Apollo Open Space 1km, Old Merlion Park 1.1km, Fort Canning Park 1.2km, Padang 1.2km, Esplanade Park 1.3km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Yue Hwa.