Merlion

• Ikheli: 21 Esplanade Dr, Singapore 038980
• Ukuvula: 1972

Abantu beza njalo bephethe izimpawu, izimpawu, izinhlangano futhi behlala phakathi kwabo. Namuhla amadolobha amakhulu abuye abe nochungechunge lwabo ohlangothini lwawo: ekukhulunyweni kweColiseum sicabanga ngeRoma, uma i-Kremlin inento ethile ngeMoscow, iSitatimende Sokukhulula singuNew York kuphela. Isiqhingi, isimo nesidolobha saseSingapore ngokomlando kufaniswe noMerlion, kungenjalo futhi kuthiwa yi-Merlion.

IThe Legend of Merlion

Kunenganekwane enhle ngokusho ukuthi lesi siqhingi sinomlindi olwandle - i-monster enkulu enenhloko njengengonyama, nomzimba onjengenhlanzi. Futhi uma ulwandle lusengozini, i-monster iphuma emanzini futhi amehlo ayo avuthayo abhubhisa noma yimuphi usongo. Ngokomlando, kukholelwa ukuthi umbusi wokuqala waseMalaysia ogwini olungajwayelekile lwesiqhingi iTumasek wahlangana nengonyama enkulu. Sebezokwazi ukulwa, abaphikisanayo babheka amehlo futhi bahlukana ngokuthula. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, lesi siqhingi sakhiwa umuzi wokuqala, owathola igama elithi "Umuzi Wezingonyama". Lokhu kukhulunywe kokuqala kukaMerlion neSingapore. Ngokwemvelo, igama elithi "Merlion" lihlanganisa amagama athi "mermaid" - i-mermaid ne "ingonyama" - ingonyama, ehlangene nomfanekiso wamandla amakhulu nokuxhumeka okukhulu kwedolobha nesakhi sezilwandle.

Ngo-1964, iBhodi Yezokuvakasha yaseSingapore yamyala umdwebi odumile uFraser Brunner uphawu lomuzi. Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-8, ngokusho kwemidwebo yakhe, umdwebi wamatshe uMicha Nan Sen waphonsa isithombe sikaMerlion, wasifaka ogwini emlonyeni weSingapore River eduze nenkampani yehhotela e-Fullerton. Ngokusho kweziphathimandla, idolobha kufanele libe nokukhanga kwangempela. I-Merlion iboniswa njengesidalwa esabekayo esinekhanda lengonyama futhi emzimbeni wenhlanzi, futhi kuphuma umfula omkhulu emlonyeni wakhe. Isifanekiso sekhonkrithi sasingamamitha angu-9 ubude futhi sinesisindo esingamathani angama-70. Ngasekupheleni kwekwindla ka-1972, umkhosi wokuvula weMerlion Park wabanjwa . Ngendlela, hhayi kude nesithombe esilandelayo kamuva kufakwe "cub" efanayo yamamitha amathathu.

Ngo-1997, i-Esplanade Bridge ngaphesheya kwe-strait yakhiwa eSingapore, futhi iMerlion yayingasabonakali olwandle. Eminyakeni embalwa kamuva isibonakaliso saseSingapore sathunyelwa phansi ngaphansi kwamamitha angu-120. Ngonyaka ka-2009 uMerlion waqothulwa kancane ngombani, kodwa ngokushesha wavuselelwa ngokuphelele. Kamuva, esiqhingini sokuzijabulisa saseSentosa wakha ikhophi enkulu yesimboli ephakeme ngamamitha angu-60. Esifanekisweni esinesivinini kukhona izitolo, i-cinema, i-museum kanye namapulatifomu amabili wokubukela: esiteji sesishiyagalolunye emigqumeni yezingonyama kanye ne-12 ekhanda lakhe.

Njengoba kufika uphawu lweSingapore, ukugeleza kwezivakashi esiqhingini kulinganiselwa ezigidini. Unyaka ngamunye, inani lemiklamo ehlukile ephakeme kakhulu landa lapha, njengenxanxathela yezakhiwo zedayimani iMark Bay Sands ezinezibi elikhulu ophahleni .

Ungafika kanjani?

Uphawu lwe "umuzi wezingonyama" liseduze nebhuloho le-Esplanade. Ungafika lapho ngokuthutha komphakathi, isibonelo, ngebhasi No. 10, 10, 57, 70, 100, 107, 128, 130, 131, 162 no-167. I-stop is OUE Bayfront. Ungagcina cishe u-15% wemali ehambayo usebenzisa amabalazwe akhethekile e- Singapore Tourist Pass no- Ez-Link .