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How interesting is Singapore?

Singapore is an island country, located at the southern tip of Malay Peninsula. It consists of 57 small islands with an area of only 64 1 1,000 square kilometers. It is one of the major tourist destinations in the world.

To become a tourist city, Singapore should not only have various scenic spots, but also update them from time to time to meet the needs of tourists. These include the world's first night zoo, Jurong Bird Park, Underwater World and Dolphin Park, Singapore Zoo, the city's 10000 Orchid Botanical Garden, Discovery Hall, and experience skiing and snow (Syracuse).

Singapore is a small, beautiful, clean and green garden city with small gardens, lawns, fragrant flowers and fresh air.

In the rich historical and multicultural background, Merlion Park is the most famous and has become a symbol of Singapore. It has created various styles of buildings, landmarks, churches and temples. Raffles Hotel was invented by the famous Singapore Commander, and it is also the first choice for famous writers and movie stars from a country, such as Michael Jackson, to stay in Singapore. In addition, museums, mosques, Islamic culture, bright Hindu temples and even Buddhist temples all show the historical background of Singapore from the past to the present. Transparent sky, no plants and unique churches will make your trip to Singapore full of street sculptures and fountains ... a pleasant and unforgettable experience.

List of scenic spots: Huibai Mountain, Raffles Bronze Statue, Sentosa, Civil War Memorial Hall, Merlion Park, Municipal Building, Saint Hougong Temple, Sentosa Music Fountain and Chinatown.

Legend of Singapore

According to legend, the father of Sri Lanka's conquered prince visited Bintan Island, where the prince and Princess Bintan became kings for a hundred years. One day, he sailed out to sea for a cruise, only to be overturned by the wind and waves. Relying on his excellent swimming skills and fighting against the wind and waves, the prince was exhausted and met a monster and lionfish fighting against the wind and waves. With their accompanying support, he finally overcame the storm and swam to Singapore Island, where he was saved. So he established his own kingdom on the island.

Later, people called this monster as brave as a lion and as beautiful as a mermaid a symbol of worship and worship of Merlion and Singapore's "new" lion in Malay. Slope refers to the city.

Sentosa Island is the third largest island in Singapore. Located half a kilometer south of the main island of Singapore, Keppel Harbour on the southern coast, an island north of downtown Singapore, formerly known as "Juehou Island", it is 4 kilometers long from east to west, with the widest point of 1.6 kilometers and an area of? 3.47 square kilometers. It became an important means in 1972. Sentosa, which means "Peace Island", is an uninhabited island. Buried in a pirate cemetery, it has always been called "Hui". After World War II, it became a British naval base. After the British troops withdrew, the Singapore government gradually developed into a tourist attraction, with millions of people visiting the island every year. Island Resort is divided into two parts: water, an artificial lake with a length of 1.2km and a width of 1.37m, a swimming pool, various water conservancy facilities, land, many professional museums and various entertainments. Coral museum, wax museum, maritime exhibition, Japan's surrender to commemorate the island at the western end. There is a new castle called Xiluobao, which was built at 1880 and covers an area of? 4 hectares, well-preserved ancient fortifications in the 5th century. Not far from the Castle Maritime Exhibition, "Singapore and Hong Kong", "Early Ships" and "Fisheries" are three exhibition halls, which show the early warship models of Singapore Port Authority and various fishing tools, such as kayaking and canoeing. Coral Pavilion, built by the sea, covers an area of 1.2 hectares. The nearly cylindrical coral tower is 18.3 meters high, which is the tower coral hall. There are four pools in the museum, where various beautiful living corals, starfish, sponges, anemones, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, colorful tropical fish and other aquatic animals are raised. The museum also collects exotic corals of various colors from Pacific Rim countries. Pioneer wax figures, which show the historical contribution of the Singapore Wax Museum, form nine famous historical scenes, and the reproduction style is14th century to the end of Singapore before World War II. The Japanese surrender memorial hall is a semi-wooden building. There is a very realistic scene of Japan's signing and surrender in World War II in the museum, which simulates the wax figure of Singapore. Sentosa Art Center has a collection of more than 300 paintings, watercolors, traditional Chinese paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, sculptures, wood carvings, and painters painting for tourists on the spot. There are roller skating rinks, tennis courts, golf courses and other entertainment places on the island, covering an area of 12000 square meters, making it one of the largest roller skating rinks in Southeast Asia. There are cable cars passing through the main island of Singapore and motorboats. Sentosa's sunshine, beautiful silver beaches, green forests and beautiful flowers dot this particularly attractive island. Some people call it the "Garden of Eden" described in the Bible.

As the symbol of the first appearance of Merlion in Singapore Tourism Board (STB) 1964. The lionfish-like waves in the stands soon became a symbol of Singapore.

Merlion Van Crever Aquarium curator, designed by Fraser brenner. Merlion's head represents

The Merlion statue is 8.6 meters high and weighs 70 tons. It was made by the late Singaporean famous craftsman Mr. Lin Lang (Lin Bensheng). Another statue of a lion with a small tail, which is 2 meters high and weighs 3 tons, is Lin's work. The lion's body is concrete, its surface is covered with ceramic scales, and its eyes are a small red cup.