1、Merlionp 課題策劃：學(xué)院 專業(yè) 班級p 組員1 組員2 組員3目錄1、Merlion statues2、Original statue3、Merlion damage by lightning4、Merlion souvenirs5、The Merlion in art and popular culture6、Similar symbolsThe Merlion in Merlion Park near the Singapore CBD is a well-known tourist icon of Singapore.The Merlion seen from its back

2、with a view at the three towers of the Marina Bay Sands.The Merlion (Malay: Singa-Laut) is a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore. Its name combines mer meaning the sea and lion. The fish body represents Singapor

3、es origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means sea town in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapores original name Singapura meaning lion city or kota singa.These five Merlions in Singapore are the only ones recognised by the STB.The 8.6-metre-tall original statue at Merl

4、ion ParkThe two-metre-tall cub statue standing behind the original statueThe 37-metre-tall gigantic replica with Mouth Gallery Viewing Deck on the ninth storey, another viewing gallery on its head and The Merlion Shop at Sentosa IslandThe three-metre-tall glazed polymarble statue at Tourism Court (n

5、ear Grange Road) completed in 1995The three-metre-tall polymarble statue placed on Mount Fabers Faber PointMerlion statuesOn 15 September 1972, then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew officiated the installation ceremony of the Merlion statue.The original Merlion statue used to stand at the mouth of the Si

6、ngapore River, at the tip of the current The Fullerton Waterboat House Garden with Anderson Bridge as its background. The Merlion is a male.Original statueOn Saturday, 28 February 2009 at about 4:26 pm the Merlion in the Merlion Park was struck by lightning. A breaking news from 938LIVE local radio

7、showed an image with fragments from the Merlions head on the ground.Examination of the damage was done quickly with wooden scaffolding set up on Sunday, 1 March 2009 for workers to take a closer look at the hole. The incident happened as a result of the lack of lightning protection on the Merlion it

8、self.Merlion damage by lightningA wide variety of Merlion souvenirs are sold at tourist areas in Singapore. Some form of Merlion souvenirs include:Display model, with smaller ones doubling up as paperweightsMini soft toy keychains or mobile phone charmsPicture framesRefrigerator magnetsSoft toysMerl

9、ion souvenirsThe Merlion(jap: ) appeared in the influential anime Cowboy Bebop (episodes 18 and 24), where its appearance in an ancient home movie offers Singaporean amnesiac bounty hunter Faye Valentine a clue to her true origins.The Merlion featured heavily in Hajime Sats (佐藤肇, Sat Hajime) reimagi

10、ning of Shinjuku in the 2005 anime, Karas.The Merlion is featured in episode 11 of Japanese light novel, Seitokai no Ichizon.The Merlion is seen in special episode 1 of the manga, Hidamari Sketch.The Merlion in art and popular cultureThe carp statue, in front of Chenghuang Temple (城隍廟; Chnghung Mio)

11、 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.On May 30, 1596, King Philip II of Spain gave the City of Manila its own specific coat of arms.At the moment, the Sea-lion is prominent in the Philippines, where it features on the coat-of-arms of its capital, primatial see, and its Presidents Seal. The heraldic device comes from Manilas colonial arms whe