Perth, the capital of Western Australia, is a vibrant and beautiful port city. Located on the Swan River in the southwest corner of Australia, it faces Darling Mountain in the east, Indian Ocean in the west and the sea in the back. It is the fifth largest city in Australia with a population of about 6.5438+0.43 million (in 2004) and an urban area of 5,400 square kilometers. The sun shines here all year round, with an average of 8 hours of sunshine every day. Perth is also a place where black swans gather. It is called "Black Swan City", and there is a black swan on the sign of Western Australia Tourism Bureau.
Due to the geographical location, there is no time difference between Perth and China. It has a time difference of two hours (three hours in summer) from the densely populated eastern Australia.
trace the history (of)
Perth's name comes from the same city in Scotland. Before the arrival of European immigrants, the aborigines had settled on both sides of the Swan River for a long time. 1697 Dutch explorer William? 6? 1 uramin found an estuary when he reached the east coast of the Indian Ocean. He went up the river and found many black swans on it, so he named the river Swan River. But the Dutch didn't intend to settle here until 1829. 6? 1 The immigrants led by Captain Sterling cut down a tree not far from here and prayed for the opening of Perth City. At first, this new group developed slowly. 1885, gold was discovered in Kalguli in the upper reaches of Swan River, which attracted a large number of new immigrants. With the construction of railways and the development of agricultural technology, Perth has gradually expanded. After 1960, Western Australia began to mine iron, nickel, aluminum, gold and other mines on a large scale, and the urban development speed accelerated. Before 1960, the tallest building in Perth was only three stories, and now there are dozens of commercial buildings, making Perth a modern metropolis. 196 1 year, in order to guide American astronauts, Perth people really lit up the whole city all night as a lighthouse for spacecraft in the air, so Perth was once called "the city of lights".
Perth today
Perth is a tourist attraction. In the eyes of other Australian residents, Perth residents have Australian simplicity, humor and unique ideas.
Perth has both modern high-rise buildings and rural customs. There are Catholic cathedrals, four universities and state capitol buildings in the city. On the wall of the mayor's office, there is a 4-inch-thick shell, which was left when the Royal Australian Navy battleship Perth sank in the Battle of sunda strait in March 1942.
The beautiful Perth is divided into two parts by a Swan River. St George Street on the north bank of Hebei Province is the center of the city's financial, commercial and government institutions, and is known as the office street. Haiyi Pedestrian Street adjacent to St. George Avenue in the north is the commercial center of Perth.
urban climate
Perth has a Mediterranean climate, with humid winters and long and hot summers. The hot summer is caused by the heat wave brought by the eastern desert wind, but within a few hours, a cool sea breeze will blow from the southwest. Perth has become the windy city of Australia because of the hot air in the morning and the cool wind in the afternoon.
Tourist attractions inside and outside the city
kings park
It is the largest park in the southern hemisphere, covering more than 400 hectares. It is one of the oldest and most famous parks in Australia. Located on the north bank of Swan River in the southwest of Perth city center, the park has planted more than 2,500 kinds of exotic flowers and grasses. It is a natural jungle and undulating grassland, with many rare birds and animals, famous flowers and new words, and a thick and ancient trunk lying flat, which was shipped from distant North America and Canada by early pioneers in Western Australia more than 100 years ago. Mengge Lake is the best place to watch the famous Perth Black Swan. The lake is clear and rippling. In the lake, lotus is pink, Lan Ting is green, black swans float in groups on the water, and black feathers shine in the sun. In spring, the famous wild flowers in Western Australia bloom everywhere, making the park colorful.
There is a tourist attraction in kings park: the Flower Festival in September. Western Australia, known as the "state of wild flowers", is a place that moves plant lovers. Every spring, from August to 10, the flowers in kings park are in full bloom, colorful and beautiful. Because of the beautiful natural environment in kings park, Perth is geographically a city with mountains and water, so it is particularly good to see Perth from kings park.
perth mint
It is located in Hay Street in the center of Perth and is the oldest mint still in production in the world. Its history can be traced back to the gold rush in the middle of19th century, and it is now famous for producing exquisite gold and silver commemorative coins. Visitors can not only visit the coinage process, buy commemorative coins, witness the demonstration of gold gushing, watch the exciting gold nuggets, precious coins, locally produced gifts and unique Australian jewelry collected by the factory, but also touch a gold bar worth 200,000 Australian dollars (equivalent to RMB 6.5438+more than 200,000 yuan) in the vault, and even make a unique commemorative coin by themselves or by hand.
Swan Valley, Swan River
The Barracks Pier in downtown Perth is a tourist attraction of Swan River, where there are many cafes, bars and restaurants, and there are also cruise ships carrying people to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Swan River and its banks.
Swan Valley is about 0/0 km eastward along Swan River from Barracks Pier. Swan Valley is one of the famous wine producing areas in Australia. Since 1829, more than 20 wineries have grown grapes and brewed wine here.
National Park
There are more than a dozen national parks in the suburbs of Perth, with a total area of nearly10.3 million hectares and large forests. Swan Valley is a beautiful vineyard and Ka Wueschem Wildlife Park. Fremantle is only 9 kilometers away from Perth, where there are shops, cafes and open-air restaurants, as well as the remains of17th century ships. Rottnest Island is 0/9 km away from fremantle Harbor/Kloc, and is famous for kangaroos, beautiful beaches, clear blue Indian Ocean waters and abundant marine animals. The twin cities of Karguli-Polder are located 600 kilometers east of Perth. These two cities rose in the gold rush in the early19th century, and the buildings at that time are still preserved here. Kimberly is a sparsely populated place in northern Western Australia, which is a famous canyon area. The grassland here was pulled up by high mountains, forming a strange canyon with magical scenery. Many Australian stories originated here.
Freeman (fremantle)
Fremantle is the estuary of Swan River, an important port of Perth, a historic city and a famous tourist attraction in Perth at present.
The history of fremantle can be traced back to 1829, where many elegant colonial buildings and antique alleys are preserved. The two-story old house in fremantle Museum is regarded as the best example of Australian colonial Gothic architecture.
Because fremantle is located at the intersection of Swan River and Indian Ocean, the scenery here is unique. South Avenue is the only place for Fremantle's sightseeing. Sitting on the open-air coffee table here, looking at the beautiful scenery of the Indian Ocean beach is pleasing to the eye.
pinnacle
It is located 260 kilometers north of Perth and is part of the national park. There is a strange virgin forest of living fossils across the desert, and thousands of limestone columns as high as 4 meters are spectacular.
Wave rock
Located 340 kilometers east of Perth, it looks like a huge wave, 50 meters high and stands between heaven and earth. Every day, tour groups come here, crossing the Darling Mountains and the magnificent Jala Forest.
General situation of economy
Perth is the political, economic and commercial center of Western Australia and a natural harbor. Industries mainly include steel, minerals, plastics, printing and dyeing, cement, paint, rubber and food processing. It is also a distribution center for wheat, fruit, meat and dairy products in Western Australia.
higher education
There are four universities in Perth, namely the University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Curtin University of Science and Technology and Edith Cowen University.