Independence. 9th August 1965. A year later, the first National Day Parade at the Padang in front of the City Hall. This was then.

独立。1965年8月9日。一年候，第一个国庆庆典就在政府大厦前的大草场。这是当时。

Source | 来源: https://roots.sg/learn/stories/first-national-day-in-singapore/story

Meanwhile, some music for you to enjoy as you read. This piece is part of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, particular the first of the 4 violin concertos, called Autumn.
让大家继续读的时候，欣赏一点音乐。这件作品是维瓦尔第的“四季”的一部分 - 4小提琴协奏曲中的第一首，名为“秋天”。
Source | 来源: https://musopen.org/

Back to present day | 回到现在

Since then, Singapore has a National Day Parade every year and this was location for many years in our early days. Yesterday, the National Day Parade was at The Float at Marina Bay
but in 2015, the jubilee year parade was at the Padang. In case you missed my earlier post, you can view the parade in 360 from youtube here.

自此候，新加坡每年举行国庆庆典而这地点就是早年多个国庆庆典的位置。昨天，是在滨海湾浮动舞台但在2015年，庆祝新加坡50年庆典就在这里。如果您错过了我之前的帖子，您可以在YouTube看360度的国庆庆典。

Here’s another video from the TV telecast which someone uploaded to Youtube. You may find something interesting in the comments in Youtube.

这是有人上传到Youtube的电视播映视频。你到Youtube可能回看到有趣的评语。

#WalkWithMe | 跟我走

Now, let me share some recent photos I took of the City Hall turned National Art Gallery. #walkwithme along the Padang.

现在，让我分享一下我拍摄的最近的照片，把市政厅变成了国家美术馆。沿着巴东#walkwithme

The vehicles have stopped up at the traffic light.

车都停在交通灯后。

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Always the biker race off first.

每次都摩托车跑前。

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Red van in front of the red decoration.

红色小货车配红色装饰。

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You can see from here the building is the same as it was in 1966.

看看建筑的结构跟1966是不变。

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When the parade is in front, this is where the VIPs will sit.

但国庆庆典在这举行时，这就是贵宾们所在的地方。

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This is where the former Supreme Court is.

这就是以前的高等法院。

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The National Art Gallery is now home to many artworks. If you travel to Singapore, besides looking at the art there restaurants and even a cafe at the top floor where you can get a good view.