1. The design of Merlion's head was inspired by the records in Malay Chronicle. In the14th century, a prince named San Niro Udama from the "Kingdom of Sanfo Qi" came to Singapore on his way to Malacca. As soon as he landed, he saw a magical beast, and his entourage told him it was a lion. So he named the island "Singapore", which means "Lion City" in Sanskrit, and the fishtail symbolizes the beauty of crossing the ocean that year.

Merlion is not a real animal, but a fictional animal with lion head. As a tourist sign, the image designed by Singaporean Chinese Lin Langxin is a famous water-jet sculpture in downtown Singapore, which has been used since 1997.

3. It was designed by Brenner, curator of Van Cleef Aquarium in 1964. Merlion was registered as its trademark by Singapore Tourism Board in 1966. In 197 1, the famous sculptor Lin Lang was entrusted to create a new lion head, fish body and fish tail. The elephant is 8.4 meters high, the lion's head is 2.3 meters long, the width is 1.7 meters, and it weighs 40 tons. This sculpture is now located in Merlion Park in Singapore.