Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Rediscover Singapore - Floral Fantasy
Monday, November 23, 2020
Rediscover Singapore - Indian Heritage Centre
In the Indian enclave of Little India and along Cambell Road one can find the Indian Heritage Centre showcasing the Indian Singaporean cultural, heritage and its history, The centre eas launched in 2015 and under the management of the Singapore Heritage Board.
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Rediscover Singapore - Malay Heritage Centre
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Rediscover Singapore - Oldest Teochew Temple
Built-in the 1850s the Yueh Hai Ching Temple is the oldest Teochew Temple, it begins with a makeshift shrine in 1820s by the seafarers and merchant to express their gratitude toward Mazu, the Goddess of the Sea for their safe travel. In 1899 the temple was bestowed with the wordings Peaceful clouds over the ocean at dawn by Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. In 1996 the temple was gazetted as a national monument and undergo restorations in 2011 using authentic materials and traditional constructions technique from master craftsmen from China and the temple is famous for its ornate roof details and its reliefs. In 2014 the temple received the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Conversation Award-Merit for its commendable restoration efforts.
Friday, November 20, 2020
Rediscover Singapore - Peranakan Museum
The Peranakan Museum is the place to look into the Peranakan Culture in Singapore, and other Straits Settlement in Malacca and Penang and is located in the former Tao Nan School building and is also a sister museum to Asian Civilisation Museum. There are about 10 galleries in the museum from the introduction to their culture and various Peranakan communities around South East Asia where you can also learn the traditional 12 days of the Peranakan Wedding Ceremony beside that there are arts and crafts such as beadworks to the nonya kebaya to religion and faith and how they feel about their heritage and the future of their culture.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Rediscover Singapore - S. E A. Aquarium
The last aquarium we had was Van Kleef Aquarium is an oceanarium located in Fort Canning Park and was open to the public in 1955 and closed in 1991 and finally demolished in 1998. Then in 2012, a new Marine Life Park run by Resort World Sentosa opens in the island of Sentosa consist of SEA Aquarium and Adventure Cove Waterpark. The SEA Aquarium is the world's largest by total water volume by was later defeated to the record by the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom from China. The aquarium had a collection of 100,000 marine animals of over 1,000 species, across 50 different habitats.