Cathay known China under names similar to "Cathay", that country was known to the peoples of South-East Asia and India under names similar to "China" (cf. e.g. "Cina" in modern Malay). Meanwhile, in China itself, people usually referred to their nation state based on the name of the ruling dynasty, e.g. "Da Ming Guo" ("the kingdom of the Great Ming"), or as the "Middle Kingdom" ("Zhongguo" 中國); see also Names of China for details. When the Portuguese reached South-East Asia (Afonso de Albuquerque conquering Malacca in 1511) and the southern coast of China (Jorge Álvares reaching the Pearl River estuary in
Cathay Cineleisure Orchard Cathay Cineleisure Orchard Cathay Cineleisure Orchard is an urban mall located at 8 Grange Road, Singapore. The building is managed by Cathay Organisation under its subsidiary company of Cathay Cineleisure International. The mall opened in October 1997 on the site of the previous building, the old Orchard Cinema, which was torn down in 1994. The youth-oriented mall houses a mix of food and beverage outlets, fashion shops and a hair salon. It also includes a karaoke lounge on Level 8 and an indoor trampoline park on Level 9. Cathay Cineplex operates 12 movie screens in the mall. The building has