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The Fountain of Wealth was constructed in 1995, together with the main Suntec City development. The name was derived according to Chinese geomancers, where the inward flow of water symbolize the symbol of wealth and life are pouring in, and the design of the bronze ring was based on Hindu Mandala, which represents unification and equality.
Suntec City is a major mixed-use development located in Marina Centre, a subzone of the Downtown Core in Singapore, which combines a shopping mall, office buildings, and a convention centre. Construction began on 18 January 1992 and was completed on 22 July 1997.
A sheltered linkway at One Raffles Link and a temporary pedestrian bridge were constructed to facilitate movement between City Hall and Suntec City. [ 13 ] Through a public poll conducted from 26 March to 9 May 2004 to replace its working name "Convention Centre", [ 14 ] "Esplanade" garnered more votes at 49% against "War Memorial" at 41%. [ 3 ]
Suntec may refer to: Suntec City, a multi-use development in Singapore Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre; SUNTECH Tower, a business tower in Penang, Malaysia; Suntech Power, a Chinese producer of solar panels
Onggi (Korean: 옹기) is earthenware extensively used as tableware and storage containers in Korea.The term includes both unglazed earthenware, fired near 600 to 700°C, and pottery with a dark brown glaze fired at over 1100 °C. [1]
The first Crystal Jade restaurant opened in 1991 at Cairnhill Hotel, Singapore. [2] In 1992, Ip Yiu Tung invested HK$ 10 million (1992) (US$1.29 million) to keep the restaurant afloat and set the strategic directions of the company. [3] In 2014, L Catterton Asia, the private equity arm of LVMH, bought about 90% shares of Crystal Jade. [2]
The Onggi Folk Museum, located in Seoul, South Korea is a private museum specializing in onggi, Korean earthenware which is used for storage and utilitarian purposes. It was established as the Goryeo Folk Museum (Korean: 고려민속박물관) in 1991 and later was changed to the current name.