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1、©LonelyPlanetPublicationsINTRODUCINGSINGAPOREChefsatRafflesHotel(p124)indulging,sating,fuellingSingapore'sgreatestobsession:foodAlwaysthebridesmaidandneverthebride,thisperennialstopovercityisreinventingitselfasadestinationinitsownright.Mostpeopleknowabouttheshoppingandtheeating,butSingapor
2、ehastakenaseriouslookatthesubjectoffun,decidedthatitisgood,andsetaboutconvertingitselfintotheultimate21st-centurymetropolis.Andinacityforwhichconstantchangeandimprovementarealmostareligion,decisionsquicklyturnintoreality.Almosteveryfacetofthistinyislandstateisundergoingarenaissance:artsand
3、entertainment,sports,touristattractions,naturespotsand,ofcourse,foodandshopping.Theonce-staidentertainmentscenehaseruptedintolife,withnewmegaclubsandbeachpartiesplacingthecityonAsia’snightlifemap.Twovastnew‘integratedresorts’promisetolurehordesofvisitorstotheircasinos,themeparksandbig-note
4、attractions.Huge,modernnewmallsarejostlingintoeveryavailablespaceonthecity’sfamousOrchardRoadshoppingstrip.Artsandculturalfestivalscrowdthecalendar.SuddenlySingaporeisontheinternationalsportingcalendar,too,hostingFormulaOne’sfirstnightraceandthe2010YouthOlympics.Andalways,everywhere,therei
5、sfood,gloriousfood,thesingleoverwhelmingobsessionthatunitesanddefinesallSingaporeans.Yet,nestledamongitall,andfrequentlyoverlooked,arethewonderfulgreenspacesthatmakeSingaporesuchamasterpieceofurbandesign,surprisinganyonewhothinksofthistinyislandstateasanurbanjungle.Whateveryouthoughtyoukne
6、waboutSingapore,there’salwaysasurprisearoundthecorner.2©LonelyPlanetPublicationsCITYLIFEAsidefromtheidentityoftheirgovernment,whenMr&MrsAverageSingaporestepoutthedooroftheirHousingDevelopmentBoardflateverymorning,change–ortheprospectofit–istheoneconstantintheirlives.Theold,glowinglyprosper
7、ousandcomfortablyinsulardaysofthe1980sandearly’90sareover.Prosperityremains,buttheficklewindsoftheglobaleconomy,astheyareconstantlyremindedbypoliticiansandthemedia,areblowingharder,andSingaporeansmustlearntoblowwiththem.Andthosesameglobalwindsareblowingtherest
