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,NationalFlag,NationalEmblem,Singapore,officiallytheRepublicofSingapore,isanislandcountryoffthesoutherntipoftheMalayPeninsula,137kilometresnorthoftheequator,inSoutheastAsia.Singaporeistheworldsfourthleadingfinancialcentreandacosmopolitanworldcity,playingakeyroleininternationaltradeandfinance.TheportofSingaporeisoneofthefivebusiestportsintheworld.,Briefintroduction,ClosenessToSingapore,climateSingaporehasatropicalrainforestclimatewithnodistinctiveseasons,uniformtemperatureandpressure,highhumidity,andabundantrainfall.Temperaturesusuallyrangefrom23to32C(73to90F).Relativehumidityaveragesaround79%inthemorningand73%intheafternoon.AprilandMayarethehottestmonths,withthewettermonsoonseasonfromNovembertoJanuary.FromJulytoOctober,thereisoftenhazecausedbybushfiresinneighbouringIndonesia.AlthoughSingaporedoesnotobservedaylightsavingtime,itfollowstimezoneGMT+8,onehouraheadofitsgeographicallocation.-adaptedfromWikipedia.,SingaporespublictransportSingaporespublictransportsystemisoneofthebestintheworld,soyoushouldhavenoproblemfindingyourwayaroundlikealocal.Therearethreemainformsofpublictransportthatyouwouldfindinanyothermajorcity-trains,busesandtaxis.TRAINSTrainsrunfrom6:00amtomidnight.BUESEThereareseveralbusservicesinSingaporeandfares(费用)startat80cents.TAXISTherearethreemaintaxicompaniesCityCab,ComfortandTibsTTENTALCARSDrivinginSingaporeisapleasureandifyoulikedtotravelatyourownpace,rentingacarisagoodchoice.RentingtakesawaythehassleofgettingtoplacesaroundSingapore.Justsitbackandenjoythecity.Italsomeansyoullgettoseealotmorethatatrainsorabuswontletyousee.,Singaporesreligions,Unlikemanyothercountries,languages,religionsandculturesamongSingaporeansarenotdelineatedaccordingtoskincolourorancestry.AmongChineseSingaporeans,oneinfiveisChristian,anotheroneinfiveisatheist（无神论者）,andtherestaremostlyBuddhistsorTaoists（道教信徒）.One-thirdspeakEnglishastheirhomelanguage,whilehalfspeakMandarinChinese.TherestspeakothermutuallyunintelligibleChineselanguagesathome.SingaporeanIndiansaremuchmorereligious.Only1%ofthemareatheists.SixintenareHindu,twointenMuslim,andtherestmostlyChristian.FourintenspeakEnglishastheirhomelanguage,threeintenTamil,oneintenMalay,andtherestotherIndianlanguagesastheirhomelanguage.,EachSingaporeansbehavioursandattitudeswouldthereforebeinfluencedby,amongmanyotherthings,hisorherhomelanguageandhisreligion.SingaporeanswhospeakEnglishastheirnativelanguagetendtoleantowardWesternculture,whilethosewhospeakChineselanguagesastheirnativelanguagetendtoleantowardChinesecultureandConfucianism.Malay-speakingSingaporeanstendtoleantowardtheMalayculture,whichitselfiscloselylinkedtotheIslamicculture.ThosewhospeakIndianlanguagesastheirnativelanguageprobablyleantowardIndianculture.,Religion,BuddhismisthedominantreligioninSingapore,with42.5%oftheresidentpopulationdeclaringthemselvesasadherentsatthemostrecentcensus.OnewillbeabletofindmonasteriesandDharmacentresfromallthreemajortraditionsofBuddhisminSingapore:Theravada,MahayanaandVajrayana.MostBuddhistsinSingaporeareChineseandareoftheMahayanatradition.42.5%ofthepopulationofSingaporeisBuddhist.,SingaporeNationalAttractions&TouristAttractions,TheLionCity,AneightmeterhighMerlionstatueisthereatthebankofSingaporeRiver.TheMerlionisamythicalcreaturewiththeheadofalionandthebodyofafish,usedasamascotandnationalpersonificationofSingapore.,TheMerlion,StrengthCourageResilience,GardenCity,Singaporeisasmallcountry,butitsgreencoverageratioisabout70%.,TouristAttractionTigerSkyTower,TheTigerSkyTower,isthehighestobservationtowerinSingapore.ItislocatedinthecentreofSentosaIsland.Thetowerhasaheightof110metersabovegroundlevel,orabout36floorstall.,Atgroundlevel,visitorsenteralargedisc-shapedair-conditionedcabinfittedwithglasswindowsallround.Thecabinrevolvesslowlyforviewsasitascendsthetower.FromthetoponecanviewtheentirelengthofSingaporesskylineandapanoramicviewoftheisland.,TouristAttractionTheNightSafari,TheNightSafariistheworldsfirstnocturnalzooandisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsinSingapore.TheconceptofanocturnalparkinSingaporewassuggestedinthe1980s.TheNightSafariwasofficiallyopenedin1994.TheNightSafaricurrentlyhouses1,040animalsrepresenting120species,ofwhich29%arethreatenedspecies.ThezooismanagedbyWildlifeReservesSingapore,andabout1.1millionvisitorsvisitthesafariperyear.TheNightSafarireceivedits11millionthvisitoron29May2007.,Introduction,FoodandentertainmentgohandandgloveinSingapore.ArrivalofpeoplefromplentyofculturesensuresthatvarietyoffoodisavailableinSingapore.Thai,Indian,European,Malay,Chinese,Japanese,Korean,Peranakan,Indonesiancuisinevieswithoneanotherforcapturingthetastebuds.AlthoughnumberofcuisinesareavailableinSingapore,someofthemareparticularlyassociatedwiththeisland.Hereisconciseinformationaboutvariety