Why is Singapore called "Lion City"?

According to historical records, around the year 1 160, a prince in Sumatra took a boat trip to the island and saw a monster with black heads and white breasts. Locals call it "Singa" (lion), and later it is called "Singapura", which is the origin of the name "Singapore" (also known as "Lion City"). In earlier years, because of its small pronunciation or "singing", it was also called "Sin Chew" and "Sing Tao". According to the Singapore Yearbook (2003), a China businessman named Wang Dayuan visited Singapore around AD 1330. He called this place "Temasek" (meaning "fishing village"), and said that China had already lived on the island. 1819 65438+129 October, Stanford, England? Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore and used its unique geographical location to set up a trade transit station. 1824 became a British colony. It is an important entrepot trade port of Britain in the Far East and a major military base in Southeast Asia. Singaporeans regard Raffles as the "father of the country", and there is a statue of Raffles on the Singapore shore where he landed. There are also roads, hotels and hospitals named after Raffles. 1942 Singapore was occupied by the Japanese, 1945 Britain resumed colonial rule after Japan surrendered. 1948 joined the Malayan Commonwealth, and 1959 became an autonomous state in June. Lee Kuan Yew became the prime minister of the autonomous state government, and Britain still retains the powers of national defense, diplomacy, constitutional amendment and issuing "emergency decrees". 1963 September 16 "Malaysia" consists of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah. 1On August 9, 965, Singapore broke away from Malaysia and became a sovereign, democratic and independent country. This day is designated as Singapore's National Day. 1September 1965, became a member of the United Nations; 10 year 10 month, became a member of the United States; 10 February, became a member of the United Nations; Yusuf Issa became the first president.