Why is Singapore called the World Museum of Nationalities?

Immigrant countries, special geographical location and historical traditions make Singapore one of the most representative multicultural countries. As a typical immigrant country, Singapore has gathered all the major nationalities in the world, and is known as the "National Museum of the World" because of its small area, small population and many races. The Singapore Yearbook (2006) shows that among about 3.6 million residents, Chinese account for 75.2%, Malays account for 13.6%, Indians account for 8.8%, and descendants of other Eurasian ethnic groups account for 2.4%. At the same time, Singapore is located at the intersection of East and West traffic. This special geographical location and the long history of British colonial rule have made Singapore a bridgehead for the collision, intersection and integration of eastern and western cultures. Therefore, from the perspective of cultural map, the four major cultures in the world, namely, Asian Confucianism, Muslim culture, Indian culture, Western Christianity and other sub-cultural types, are all distributed in Singapore, where they interweave with each other and show their respective styles, forming a colorful cultural landscape.