Abstract
Sense of identity among citizens is an issue that is generally concerned and tried to resolve by all countries all over the world nowadays. A general view of the development history of Singapore, it is discovered that economic boom and harmony of the society in Singapore benefits from cultivation of the sense of identity of citizenship. The reform and opening up of China for almost thirty years has brought tremendous social changes, and simultaneously has led to crisis in identity of citizenship. Successful practices and experiences in Singapore to intensify the core of “awareness of the nation” and conduct education of sense of identity among citizens have important guidance value and reference significance to establishment of a harmonious society in China.
Highlights
Singapore is reputed as “one of the most mannered cities in the world” and “a model of East Asian modern civilization” owing to its social progress and high civilization, with terms of “Asian Four Dragons” and “Asian Monaco”
At the beginning of its founding, Singapore was an island country lacking in resources and unrest in politics
The reason why Singapore could arise in Southeast Asia and become a “commercial Bliss country” with stable politics and developed economy just “as a phoenix that could rise from the ashes” is that, Singapore has conducted education of sense of identity among citizens without a break and with great efforts in the process of modernization, which has enabled people from different races to recognize Singapore in their mind and struggle for prosperity of Singapore
Summary
In August 1965, Singapore declared the founding of the Republic. Singapore was descended to the British colony for more than one hundred years, and was for a while forcibly occupied by Japan in the 40s of the Twentieth Century. Different Suzerain States brought to Singapore different social systems, cultures, styles of life and concepts of value. This unfortunate history caused chaos of identity of the citizens in the nation and the government
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