Yeh Chi Yun

Yeh Chih Yun (21 July 1859 - 9 September 1921), also known as Ye Mao Bin, Ye Ji Yin, Yong Wen, Ting Song Lu Shi Sun and Xing Er Sheng, was a Chinese newspaperman and poet. He was the Chief Editor of Lat Pau, the first major Chinese newspaper in Singapore.

Early life Yeh was born on 21 July 1859 in . He later moved to Panyu, Guangzhou. He and his family moved to Hong Kong, where his father went into trading.

Career At the age of 19, he became an editor at the Hong Kong Chinese and Foreign Gazette. Four years later, he was hired by See Ewe Lay to become the Chief Editor of Lat Pau, the first major Chinese-language newspaper in Singapore.

Personal life and death He could carve seals and play the zither.