Fountain Of Wealth

Listed by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the largest fountain in the world, the Fountain of Wealth is located within one of Singapore largest shopping malls, Suntec City.
If you believe in Feng Shui, here is an interesting fact about this fountain. The shopping and office district was constructed in accordance to Feng Shui Principles.The 5 towering office blocks are designed to represent a left hand’s fingers, with the fountain sitting in the middle of the “palm”, symbolising wealth.

Symbolizing harmony among the various races in Singapore, visitors are invited to walk around the fountain’s base to soak in well wishes of hope and luck, while experiencing the rhythmic water display.

More than just a mall, Suntec City boasts of  five office towers, an international convention and exhibition centre. Visitors are spoilt for choice with more than 120 retail outlets, high end dining establishments to discounted finds.With its close proximity to the Central Business District and top tourist spots, it’s no wonder this shopping, entertainment and dining centre is the perfect one-stop place to unwind – a must-visit for all tourists.

Merlion

The Merlion is the national personification of Singapore.

Its name combines “mer” meaning the sea and “lion“. The fish body represents Singapore’s origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means “sea town” in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore’s original name—Singapura—meaning “lion city” or “kota singa”.

Genting Highlands

Genting Highlands is a private property managed by Resorts World, owned and started by Lim Goh Tong. Located at the peak of Gunung Ulu Kali in Panhang, which is about 35 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur. The travel time is a combination of 40-minute drive from Kuala Lumpur and a 15-cable car service ride from Gohtong Jaya.
Lim Goh Tong (28 February 1918 – 23 October 2007) was a prominent wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman. He was renowned for his vision and courage in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop into one of the world’s most successful casino resorts. He was once the richest man in Malaysia with a net worth of US$4.2 billion. He was born in Fujian, China and moved to  Malaysia to work  as a building sub-contractor, switched to a vegetable farmer and then trader for scrap metal and hardware.

He asked for permission to build a small tea/coffee shop at the hilltop and from there he started his journey to success.The idea of building a hilltop resort was first conceived when Lim Goh Tong was having a dinner in the Cameron Highlands.Then this idea of building Genting Resorts World was approved.During the Genting project, Lim spent all he had without earning any income. He sold an 810-hectare rubber estate to raise RM2.5 million. In addition, he invested all the money he had made from iron mining, sub-contracting and hardware businesses.

So this is a glimpse of the cable ride.

Snow World

The Snow World is located at Level 2A of the First World Plaza.Its built-up space is approximately 18,000 sq feet and about 50 feet in height, making it the biggest snow house in the region.It is fully equipped with a 90 metre-long slide, a rustic log cabin with children slides, lover’s benches and snow-covered trees.Snow World is another one of Genting’s newest attraction in the First World Plaza which was awarded the Best Man-Made Tourist Attraction by the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board.

The temperature in the Snow World is regulated at -3° Celsius and visitors can expect flakes of snow to fall on their heads at intervals during each session.

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