Singapore

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1980

Complete Record: Explores history and culture of Singapore. Post- 1959 English colonists leave and Singapore modernizes and develops economically. Has one of world’s largest and busiest sea ports. It has many diverse cultures (although it’s 70% Chinese). INTERESTING: Shows dredging sand from sea to create more land. KEYWORDS/ IDEAS: dragon dance, parade, pagoda, open air market, laundry lines, new Western buildings, Hindu Temple, Buddhist temple, skyline, sculpture garden, zoo: man riding elephants, tiger, tree kangaroo, orangoutang, New Years Day Parade