Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Sun Yat Sen Villa was built by Cantonese merchant Boey Chuan Poh in 1900-1902, on what was once part of a sugar plantation owned by John Balestier, the first American Consul appointed to Singapore in 1837. The villa was bought by rubber magnate Teo Eng Hock for his mother, Mdm Tan Poh Neo. A fervent supporter of the Chinese revolutionary cause, Teo Eng Hock later offered the place to Dr Sun for his revolutionary activities in February 1906. After the success of the 1911 Revolution, Wan Qing Yuan was subsequently entrusted to the then Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. When Sun Yat Sen arrived in Singapore in search of support for a revolution to overthrow the Manchurian rule and oppression by foreigners, he was given the use of the villa by Teo Eng Hock and his mother.
Wan Qing Yuan eventually became the headquarters of the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance in South East Asia and within the premises, Dr. Sun and his comrades planned activities to spread the revolutionary cause, as well as to raise money and round up supporters for the revolution.
Now, sitting majestically in the garden of the restored Wan Qing Yuan is a stone stele which is approximately 3.5 meters tall and about 16,000 kilograms in weight. Etched on its surface is a quote from Lee Kuan yew, reading “One Man Changed China-Dr. Sun Yat-Sen.”
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City Hall
City Hall, Which was built in 1929 and was the site of the Japanese surrender to Lord Mountbatten in 1945 during World War II. Visitors are welcome to attend all open court hearings unless otherwise ordered and to tour the premises. However, visitors are requested to be appropriately attired (no shorts, singlets or slippers). Photographic and video equipment are not allowed on the premises and other electronic equipment such as handphones and pagers must be turned off or switched to silent mode.
Open: 8.30am - 5pm (Mon-Fri), 8.30am - 1pm (Sat)
Admission: Free
Location: St Andrew's Road
Getting There:
Statues of Sir Stamford Raffles
The statue of Singapore's founder, Sir Stamford Raffles, cast in dark bronze by Thomas Woolner stands in front of Victoria Theatre. Its replica, made of pure white polymarble stands at North Boat Quay, at an area colloquially known as Raffles Landing Site, as this is the spot where Raffles is believed to have first stepped ashore.
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who was the British Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen at that time, felt that a new British trading port was needed to the south of the Malay Peninsula. Singapore was then surrounded by forest and swamp where
Dalhousie Obelisk
Retrace your steps along Anderson Bridge and through the underpass. As you emerge from the underpass, you will find on your right the Dalhousie Obelisk. It was dedicated to Marquis Dalhousie, the Governor General of India from 1848-1856 and who visited Singapore merchants of the in 1850.
Adresse: Empress Place Singapore
Téléphone: +65 6736 6622 (STB Tourist Information Centre)
Quartier: Colonial District
Gare: City Hall; Raffles Place
Horaires: 24 hours daily
Hong Kong Space Museum
Located in front of The Peninsula hotel on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, the Space Museum is easy to spot with its white-domed planetarium. Occupying an area of 8000 square meters (2 acres), the museum comprises of two wings. As the planetarium's nucleus, the east wing located under the dome comprises the Space Theatre, Hall of Space Science, workshops and offices. The west wing houses the Hall of Astronomy, Lecture Hall, Gift Shop and offices. The construction of the Hong Kong Space Museum commenced in 1977 and completed in 1980.
Thrilling wide-screen Omnimax and Skyshows are presented. The
Nakonratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima has a wide variety of local goods that tourists can buy from city markets or production centres. Famous handicrafts are Dan Kwian earthenware, silk and Mat Mi silk from Pak Thong Chai. Products of housewives can be bought from the Khorat Goods Centre near the provincial hall.
Food products include sausages, fermented sausages, Chinese sausages, minced pork that is found everywhere in the city and in Pak Chong, and Khorat noodles that are sold everywhere. The largest fruit market is Klang Dong Market, before going up Khao Yai. This is where produce from Nakhon Ratchasima and nearby provinces is
