新加坡旅游景点

新加坡旅游景点

IfthereisonewordthatbestcapturesSingapore,itis“unique”.

Adynamiccityrichincontrastandcolour,you'llfindaharmoniousblend

ofculture,cuisine,ngwithunbridled

energy,thislittledynamoinSoutheastAsiaembodiesthefinestofboth

EastandWest.

HistoryandOrigins

TheMerlionwasfirstdesignedasanemblemfortheSingaporeTourist

PromotionBoard(STPB)in１９６４–thelionheadwithafishbody

restingonacrestofwavesquicklybecameSingapore’sicontotherest

oftheworld.

DesignedbyMrFrarBrunner,amemberofthesouvenircommittee

andacuratoroftheVanKleefAquarium,thelionheadreprentsthe

lionspottedbyPrinceSangNilaUtamawhenhere-discoveredSingapura

in11AD,asrecordedinthe"MalayAnnals".ThefishtailoftheMerlion

sy男漫画头像 mbolistheancientcityofTemak(meaning“a”inJavane)by

whichSingaporewasknownbeforethePrincenamedit“Singapura”

(meaning“lion”(singa)“city”(pur化学名 a)inSanskrit),andreprents

Singapore’shumblebeginningsasafishingvillage.

Measuring８．６metreshighandweighing７０tonnes,theMerlion

statuewasbuiltfromcementfonduebythelateSingaporecraftsman,Mr

dandsmallerMerlionstatue,measuringtwometres

highandweighingthreetones,ywas

madeofcementfondue,theskinfromporcelainplatesandeyesfromsmall

redteacups.

Location

TheMerlion'scurrenthomeisadjacenttoOneFullerton,onanewly

constructed2,lertonoffersachoiceof

waterfrontrestaurants,loungesanddanceclubs.

Theareaalsocomprisapromontorywithterracedating,anda

viewingdecktoholdupto300peopleaswellasaboatlandingpoint

wingdeck

providesphotographerswithunriv好看的文章 alledvistasoftheMerlionagainstthe

cityskylineandthescenicMarinaB肾虚的症状及表现 ay,includinglandmarkssuchasThe

FullertonSingaporeandEsplanade-TheatresontheBay.

stems

fortheMerlionandtheMerlioncubhavebeeninstalledtoenableboth

tospoutwaterthroughoutthedaya钢铁是怎样炼成的每章读书笔记 ndnight.

It’sFirstHome

TheMerlionandtheCubwereoriginallylocatedatthemouthofthe

SingaporeRiver,acrossfromtheElizabethWalk,just１２０metresfrom

lledtheMerlionPark,theareasoon

becameapopulartouristatt如丧 ractionandtookitsplaceamongthefamous

uanYew,thethenPrime

MinisterofSingapore,officiatedtheinstallationceremonyofthe

Merlionon１５September１９７２.Abronzeplaquecommemoratedthe

auspiciousoccasionwiththeinscription,行云流水的意思 "TheMerlionhasbeenerected

asasymboltowelcomeallvisitorstoSingapore".

Today,theMerlionattra研究条件 ctsmorethanonemillionvisitorsayear

whomakethetriptotheMerlionParktoph弊大于利 otographthisworldfamous

iconathernewhome,attheadjacenttoOneFullerton.