yankin is a thriving commercial hub of yangon. yankin centre is a leading shopping destination in yangon, attracting shoppers from around the city. saya san road is the main thoroughfare that runs through most of the important places in the township. the kokkine swimming pools, and the 18-hectare (44.5-acre) myakyuntha amusement park are both located here. in 2008, the national library of myanmar moved to a new site in yankin township. in 2011, a new children's hospital opened in the township, occupying the site of an old ministry of mining building.