Source: China Daily
- Singapore, also known as the Lion City, is not just a “little red dot” on the map, but also one of the world’s most beautiful and greenest cities. The plan to develop Singapore as a garden city started in the 1960s, owing to the extensive policy promoted by late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. As modern and developed as today’s Singapore is, nature is everywhere. Tourists will find trees along every road, parks in every neighborhood and even gardens in many shopping malls.
- Singapore’s Changi Airport has consistently been ranked as the world’s best, most beautiful and most efficient airport. Travelers virtually do not need to wait in long queues for a security check, as the process actually takes place right at each departure gate.
- Singapore is a heaven for food lovers. There is no other place like Singapore, where Western food meets Eastern cuisine so naturally. The city also has the world’s best food courts, many of which operate 24 hours a day.
- Along with eating, shopping in Singapore is also considered the national pastime. From local markets, Chinatown, Arab Street and Little India to the glitzy portals of Orchard Road, there is something for every tourist, not to mention the duty-free shopping at Changi Airport.
- Singapore shares many customs and festivals and culture with China. Over 70 percent of the population has Chinese heritage.