A journalist views items on display during the preview of the exhibition "Auspicious Designs: Batik for Peranakan Altars" at Peranakan Museum in Singapore, April 10, 2014. The exhibition is to be held from April 11 to December 28. The Peranakan were the descendants of late 15th and 16th century Chinese and Indians who migrated to Southeast Asia and prospered. The show displayed how batik altar cloths reflected Chinese Paranakan life in Southeast Asia. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
