The reason why i chose to tell you about the cavenagh bridge is because one point it is one of the oldest bridges in Singapore. It was opened in 1870 to commemorate Singapore's new crown colony of the Straits Settlements status in 1867. When you stand on the bridge, it also has a very good view of the Singapore River. So when you stand on the bridge, you can experience and feel the historical feeling as it is still in the original form since it was built in 1870. Therefore, that marks the end of the tour. Thank you for reading and following us on this resourceful trip.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Site 4: Raffles landing site
The reason why i chose Raffles landing site is because it is a historical site. Stamford Raffles was the founder of modern Singapore. The Raffles landing site is denoted of a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles, and is located on the north bank of the Singapore River. The site is located within the civic district, in the downtown core of the central area, Singapore's central district.
He named Rafflesia Rafflesia. Many schools andl clubs and centres were also named after him.
All of these is like a sign to show that we are very grateful to him for our present Singapore.
He named Rafflesia Rafflesia. Many schools andl clubs and centres were also named after him.
All of these is like a sign to show that we are very grateful to him for our present Singapore.
site 3 :Bronze statues along singapore river
The reason why i chose the Bronze statues of singapore is because i wanted to show you what were the occupations in the past. chinese men either worked as coolies or merchants or money lender, a malays worked as shopkeeper , indians worked as chettair , european a banker.
Of all these, the indian chettair , european banker and chinese money lender were the forefathers of the modern banking in the island.
The bronze sculptures were made to honour the piooners who set foot on Singapore centuries ago. coolies does hard labour, indian chetair trades thing with people, the chinese merchants sells things, malay shopkeepers would sell sarongs can food rice grains and alot more in the shop.
Of all these, the indian chettair , european banker and chinese money lender were the forefathers of the modern banking in the island.
The bronze sculptures were made to honour the piooners who set foot on Singapore centuries ago. coolies does hard labour, indian chetair trades thing with people, the chinese merchants sells things, malay shopkeepers would sell sarongs can food rice grains and alot more in the shop.
Site 2: War Memorial Park
The reason why we chose to tell you about the war memorial park is because we want the future generation to learn about Japanese occuption. In the war memorial park, there are four pillars there, each pillar represents the four major languages- english, chinese, malay and tamil, because they lived together in racial harmony. The memorial is to comemorate the death of the war prisoners. . A black jar is kept in between the four pillars and inside it contains the ashes of those war priosoners who died during world war II.
Site 1: Lim Bo Seng memorial
The reason why I decided to bring you to Lim Bo Seng memorial is because I want you to know more about him, being a war hero during the Japanese occupation. Lim Bo Seng was addressed as Major- General Lim Bo Seng. The memorial was built in 1954 in the memory of Lim Bo Seng, who led Force 136, he sacrifised a lot for the country, when he was captured by the Japanese soldiers and when they forced him to tell them informations, he refused and was even willing to sacrifice for Singapore. He was indeed someone we should respect greatly.
Awesome group members!
Celina Koh(Leader-12)
Taninette wong (27)
Grace Ann (7)
Claudia Lim(2)
Cheryl Lim(13)
Taninette wong (27)
Grace Ann (7)
Claudia Lim(2)
Cheryl Lim(13)
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