Venice Venice was founded in 452 AD. In the eighth century, it was the trade center of the Adriatic Sea. /kloc-a city established in the 0/0 century, it was one of the most prosperous trade centers in the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. After the opening of the new air route, the European commercial center gradually shifted to the Atlantic coast and declined. 1866 merged into the kingdom of Italy. Industry and commerce are developed, including aluminum smelting, chemistry, coking, chemical fertilizer, oil refining, steel and other industries. It is famous for producing jewelry and jade crafts, glassware, floral leather products, lace and embroidery. Marghella Port on land is an important oil port and passenger port. A famous tourist center with 3 million tourists every year. The ancient St. Kyle Square is the activity center of the city, surrounded by Byzantine and Renaissance buildings such as cathedral and bell tower. Lido is a linear sandbar 2 kilometers offshore and the most famous bathing beach in Europe. Venice is a beautiful water city, built in the most impossible place to build a city. The amorous feelings of Venice are always inseparable from "water", winding water lanes and flowing blue waves. She is like a romantic dream floating on the blue waves, and her poetry is lingering for a long time. This city once had the most powerful manpower, material resources and strength in Europe. The history of Venice began in 453 AD. At that time, farmers and fishermen in Venice turned to this Adriatic island to avoid the cool nomadic people who loved swords. Venice looks like a dolphin. Its urban area is less than 7.8 square kilometers, but it is composed of 1 18 small islands, and 177 canals are as dense as cobwebs. These islands and canals are connected by about 40 1 bridge. The whole city is connected with the Italian mainland peninsula only by a long dike. Venice is still a prosperous town, where people have good living conditions. The way to build a building in Venice's St. Kyle Square is to first lay big stakes one by one on the underwater soil. This is the foundation, lay it firmly, cover it with boards, and then build the house. All the houses there are built in this way. So some people say that there are stones above Venice and forests below. In order to build Venice, all the forests in northern Italy were cut down. Such a house, don't worry about underwater wood rot, will not rot, and will become harder and harder, and will become stronger and stronger for a long time. Previously, archaeologists excavated the former residence of Kyle Poirot, and the excavated wood was as hard as iron, and only the water would rot. Venice's fertile alluvial soil, stones made of local materials, and boats made of wood from neighboring inland areas shuttle through it; In the mud, the ancestors built Venice on the water. This city, which is less than 8 square kilometers, is cut into more than 100 islands by more than 100 cobweb canals. The islands are connected by various bridges at will. When you first arrive, you will soon get lost in this "water city". Fortunately, there is an S-shaped Grand Canal running through the whole city. Along this so-called "the longest street in Venice", you can enjoy the essence of Venice without worrying about getting lost. There are nearly 200 palaces, mansions and 7 churches along the coast, most of which were built in the 14 to 16 century, including baifengting style, gothic style, baroque style and venetian style. All the building foundations are submerged in the water, which looks like an art gallery rising in the water. On weekdays, the Grand Canal is really like a busy street, and all kinds of ships shuttle through it. The most unique is of course gondola. First, correct it. "Venice of the East" means that Suzhou is located on the bank of Taihu Lake, at the mouth of the south bank of the Yangtze River, and beijing-shanghai railway, Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail (under construction) and several expressways run through the whole territory. Suzhou is adjacent to Shanghai in the east and the East China Sea in the east. Taihu Lake in the west, Wuxi in the back and Changzhou across the lake; It borders Zhejiang and Jiaxing in the south, and the surface of Taihu Lake under its jurisdiction is close to Huzhou. It is located in the northeast of the Yangtze River, 80 kilometers east of Shanghai. It is the gateway to the southeast of Jiangsu Province, the throat of Shanghai, and the only way to Zhejiang from the north of Jiangsu Province. Suzhou is rich in natural resources, outstanding in people, and prosperous in culture and economy since ancient times. It is known as "paradise on earth", "silk capital" and "garden city". Suzhou has always been famous for its beautiful scenery and elegant gardens. Today, there is a famous couplet "Looking back, you can't forget the Jinxiu Garden, smiling and remembering the misty rain lane". It is also known as "the garden in the south of the Yangtze River is the best in the world, and the garden in Suzhou is the best in the south of the Yangtze River". Because of its characteristics as an ancient water town with small bridges and flowing water, it is also known as "Venice of the East" and "Oriental Water City". Today, Suzhou has become a "garden in the city" and a "city in the garden", where mountains, water, cities, forests, gardens and towns are integrated, and classical and modern, ancient rhyme and modern are perfectly combined to develop harmoniously. In 2004, the World Heritage Conference was successfully held. The third National Games was held in 2006. In 2007, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival was held 16, and the Golden Rooster Award permanent awarding base was located in Suzhou Science, Technology, Culture and Art Center. On February 22, 2007, 65438, the Taihu Culture Forum, the first national-level non-governmental organization permanently settled in Taihu Lake, Suzhou, was formally established in Beijing, aiming at promoting the excellent culture of the Chinese nation and promoting cultural exchanges between the East and the West. The establishment of Taihu Cultural Forum will build a permanent platform for dialogue among world civilizations and cooperation among regional civilizations. The permanent altar of Taihu Cultural Forum is located in CITIC Taihu City, Suzhou Taihu National Tourism Resort, and the Standing Committee of Taihu Cultural Forum is located in Beijing, China. Suzhou is famous for its gardens and ancient water towns. The history of Suzhou classical gardens can be traced back to the gardens of King Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period in the 6th century BC. Private gardens were first recorded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (4th century). Gardens have flourished in past dynasties, and there are more and more famous gardens. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Suzhou became the most prosperous area in China, with private gardens all over the ancient city. In the heyday of16-18th century, there were more than 200 gardens in Suzhou, and now dozens of them are well preserved, so Suzhou is known as "paradise on earth". According to valid data, Suzhou is the oldest city in existence. Suzhou was the political center of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. When Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty was the political and economic center of the south of the Yangtze River, Sima Qian called it "Jiangdong Yidu" (Sima Qian's Historical Records? "Biography of Huo Zhi"); In the Song Dynasty, the national economic center shifted to the south, and Lu You said that "Suzhou and Changzhou are familiar with each other, and the world is full" (Lu You's Niu Ben Water Ji Zha), and the Song people were praised as "there is heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below", while Suzhou is "the crown of the southeast with magnificent scenery"; During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it became one of the national economic and cultural centers. In A Dream of Red Mansions, Cao Xueqin praised Suzhou as "the most prosperous and romantic place in the world of mortals". Suzhou gardens are the best in the world. Suzhou Garden is a comprehensive artwork of architecture, gardens, flowers and trees, sculpture, calligraphy and painting, which combines natural beauty and artistic beauty to form a tortuous picture. There are more than 60 gardens in the city, among which Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden are listed as the four famous gardens in China. Together with nine classical gardens such as Master Wang Garden, Huanxiu Mountain Villa, Canglang Pavilion, Lion Forest, Art Garden, Lovers Garden and Retreat Garden, they were listed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in February197 and October12000 respectively. There are many ancient towns in Suzhou, including Tongli in Wujiang, Zhenze, Zhouzhuang in Kunshan, Jinxi, Qiandeng, Shajiabang in Changshu, Guli, Shaxi in Taicang, Liuhe, Luzhi in Wuzhong District, Guangfu, Mudu, Dongshan and Zhenhu in High-tech Zone. Suzhou is now developing rural tourism, such as Sanshan Island, Yue Ming Bay and Wangshan in Wuzhong District, Shushan in High-tech Zone, Lianhua Island in Xiangcheng District and Jiangxiang in Changshu. These villages, with their beautiful and simple scenery and delicious Wudi farm dishes, are becoming a new magnetic field for Suzhou tourism. Suzhou has both the beauty of gardens and the victory of mountains and rivers. Temples, temples and famous temples are all over urban and rural areas; Cultural relics and historic sites complement each other. It is remembered by literati and poets and is famous at home and abroad for painting books. Lingyan Mountain, Tianping Mountain, Dongting Dongshan and Xishan Mountain, Dengwei Mountain, Dome Mountain, Baimajian Mountain, Changshu Yushan Mountain, Kunshan Yushan Mountain and Zhangjiagang Xiangshan Mountain are all natural scenic spots. Modern tourist facilities such as Suzhou Amusement Park, Jinji Lake Ferris Wheel Park, Yangshan Hot Spring, Zhenhu Embroidery Street and Changshu Clothing City have also attracted many tourists from home and abroad. Moreover, Suzhou is known as "Venice of the East" because rivers of all sizes flow through it. In other words, they are "twin cities", and Hangzhou has a natural environment where rivers, lakes and mountains blend. Hills and mountains account for 65.6% of the city's total area, plains account for 26.4%, and rivers, lakes and reservoirs account for 8%. The longest artificial canal in the world, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the Qiantang River, which is famous for its tidal bore, pass through the city. The west, middle and south of Hangzhou belong to the middle and low hills in western Zhejiang, and the northeast belongs to the north plain of Zhejiang. There are many rivers and lakes and rich products. Hangzhou is known as "Land of Abundance", "Land of Silk" and "Paradise on Earth". Hangzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate with abundant rainfall. Annual average temperature 17.5℃, average relative humidity 69.6%, annual precipitation 1 139 mm, annual sunshine hours 1762 hours. There are many kinds of creatures in Hangzhou, including 13 species of national first-class protected animals, 55 species of second-class protected animals and 13 species of second-class protected plants. The average forest coverage rate in the city is 62.8%. Mineral resources include large and medium-sized nonmetal and metal deposits. Lin 'an Changhua produces a kind of bloodstone which is rare in the world, and it is a treasure among the collection stones and stamp stones.