| 摘 要： | Singapore or Singapura, which means "Lion City", was once called Temasek. Do you know how the country got its name?Sang Nila Utama was a "raja" (king) from Sumatra, Indonesia. One day, he set out on a voyage with thirty men to explore some islands. He was looking for a suitable place to build a city.He first landed on Riau Island. The chieftain of the island gave him and his party a warm welcome. They enjoyed the chieftain's hospitality for several days. One day, they went out hunting. They saw a queer animal and Sang Nila Utama ran after it. Chasing it for some time, he came to a huge rock. Standing on it, he looked across the sea. He was delighted to see an island not far away. One of his followers told him that it was called Temasek.
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