Canberra and Sydney

I highly recommend Sydney. Canberra, located on the shores of Griffin Lake, is home to the Australian government, parliament and many foreign embassies. Surrounded by forests, full of green and close to the beautiful countryside, Canberra has become an elegant modern city, enjoying the reputation of "Natural Capital". Canberra is a unique city, which has not destroyed the nearby environment, but also integrated with the surrounding environment. Although Canberra is full of pastoral flavor, it is also the seat of the Australian government and one of the major diplomatic centers in the Asia-Pacific region. In a word, Canberra is not only an important capital in the world, but also in harmony with the natural environment nearby. In this city, you won't see abrupt and disorderly urban buildings. What you see is a well-planned, safe and truly aesthetic urban design masterpiece. Contrary to many other big cities decorated with parks, Canberra is like a city built in a garden. In the center of Australia's largest inland city, there is a lake 1 1 km long, which seems to be naturally formed. In fact, the 35-kilometer-long lakeshore was dug, and this artificial lake is an important part of the design that designer Griffin is proud of. This lake was filled by the Moro River in 1964, and was named in the same year. It divides Canberra into two parts. During the three months of spring, summer and autumn, there will be many activities by the lake. Canberra has well-known universities such as the Australian National University and the University of Canberra, attracting a large number of overseas students to study every year. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, the oldest city in Australia and an important economic, political and cultural center. Built near Sydney Harbour, it is one of the most beautiful ports in the world. You can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of Sydney from the viewing tower of Sydney Tower, AMP Central Tower. You can get a closer look at Sydney Harbour from the Sydney Harbour Bridge or the Berang Observatory. There are all kinds of recreational activities in Sydney. At Sydney Opera House, you can enjoy performances such as ballet, opera and stage play. Next to Sydney Harbour, next to the circular pier, you can find the rock area. This is where Australia's first European immigrants settled. Here, you can see colorful street scenes and restored elegant buildings. There are all kinds of restaurants, entertainment places and specialty stores in these buildings. In Sydney, you can enjoy food, wine, sightseeing and dining, shopping, having fun in casinos and visiting SeaWorld Aquarium on a cruise ship in Sydney Harbour. In Sydney, you can enjoy endless sunshine, beaches and waves because you can drive to the beautiful Pacific coast not far from the city. List of Attractions Australian Museum Darling Harbor Olympic Park Royal National Park Rose Bay Hyde Park Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Opera House Rock Area Band-Aid Beach Royal Botanical Garden and Territory Area Steven Harbor New South Wales Art Museum Lady Michael's Chair Central Coast Blue Mountain Sydney Zoo Wolonggang Nantian Temple A large-scale comprehensive cultural performance center in Sydney, Australia, is famous for its unique architectural image. It is built in a section of Sydney Harbour extending into the sea, surrounded by water on the east, west and north, and adjacent to the Botanical Garden in the south. Sydney Opera House In order to build this opera house, Sydney held an international architectural design competition in 1955, and selected the design of Danish architect J. Wuzhong from 233 schemes. 1966 Wu Zhong resigned as the chief architect of the theater, and the rest of the interior design was completed by Australian architects. The Opera House broke ground on 1959 and was completed on 1973. The Sydney Opera House has a total construction area of 88,258 square meters, including a 2,690-seat grand concert hall, a 1547-seat opera house, a theater for more than 500 people and a small concert hall. In addition, there are rehearsal hall, reception hall, exhibition hall, recording hall, drama library and various ancillary rooms (such as restaurant and sales department), with more than 900 rooms that can accommodate more than 6,000 people at the same time. The appearance of Sydney Opera House is three groups of huge shells, which stand on the pedestal of cast-in-place reinforced concrete structure with a length of 186 meters from north to south and a width of 97 meters from east to west. The first group of shells is on the west side of the lot. Four pairs of shells are arranged in a string, three pairs face north and one pair faces south. There is a big concert hall inside. The second group is on the east side of the lot, roughly parallel to the first group, with the same form and slightly smaller scale, and the opera house is inside. The third group is the smallest group in their southwest, which consists of two pairs of shells and has a restaurant inside. Other rooms are cleverly arranged in the base. The entrance of the whole building complex is at the southern end, and the steps are 97 meters wide. The vehicle entrance and parking lot are located under the big steps. Wu Zhong's participation in the design competition was too simple, and later he encountered a series of complicated and difficult technical topics in the project. For example, at first, those huge shells were considered as reinforced concrete shell structures. After in-depth study, it is found that each shell can only be divided into strips of reinforced concrete ribs, then prefabricated in sections and then combined into a whole. In order to reduce the construction difficulty, all the shells are changed to the same curvature, so that each shell is equivalent to a part of the surface of a sphere with an imaginary radius of 76 meters. It took eight years to study and design the structure of these shells and more than three years to build them. The project budget is 7 million dollars, and the actual cost is 6.5438+0.2 million dollars. Sydney Opera House is a successful music and drama performance building with perfect equipment and excellent use effect. Those huge white shells near the water surface, like sails on the sea and clusters of blooming flowers, are graceful and radiant against the blue sky, blue sea and green trees. This building is considered as the symbol of Sydney. The central coast is about 65,438+0.5 hours' drive from downtown Sydney. The environment here is elegant, the air is fresh, and there are soft beaches, clear seawater and charming bays. Visitors can fish, swim, canoe and sail here. Transportation: Take the train from Central Station in downtown Sydney and get off at gosford Station. Full journey 1.5 hours to visit the Hawksbury River by canoe. The water is clear, the scenery is infinite, and there are more seagulls than people. This is a big oyster and crab culture area, and you can also enjoy fishing and delicious seafood dinner. Riding and driving four-wheel drive in outdoor adventure in Glenworth Valley is the biggest feature of Glenworth Valley. There are more than 200 tame horses to choose from. Guided by the tour guide, tourists can drive slave horses to stroll on the magnificent 3000-acre farm in the canyon. Four-wheel drive is another famous activity here. Small four-wheel drive tram, simple and flexible operation, galloping down the mountain, very comfortable. Address: No.69 Peats Ridge Road Opening hours: 10: 00 ~ 17: 00 Reptile Park (Australian Reptile Park &; Widlife Sanctuary) There is also the largest reptile park in Australia, which was established in 1948. Rare animals such as lizards, spiders, platypus, wombats, koalas, kangaroos and crocodiles can be seen everywhere in the park, which is dizzying. In addition, the zoo holds a series of wonderful animal performances every day, which are very popular with tourists, especially children. The performances include tortoise exhibition (every morning 1 1: 00), reptile exhibition (every morning 1 1: 30 and afternoon 14: 30), koala and python exhibition (every morning12 Address: Somerby Pacific Highway Opening Hours: 9: 00 ~ 17: 00 (Tuggerah Lake) There are more than 300 gannets living in the Gannet Ecological Reserve in the entrance area. It should be noted that the law here prohibits tourists from feeding gannets every afternoon 15: 00. Canberra is cleaner than Sydney.

The biggest reason is that Sydney is the largest city in Australia with a floating population of 5 million in a broad sense. Although Canberra is the capital, it has a population of only 600,000, making it the ninth most populous city in Australia. In addition, Canberra was built in the middle of last century, and the plan is very clear. Of course, Canberra is clean. Actually, there is nothing interesting in Canberra. Compared with Sydney, it is simply rural! ! My brother went to school there 1 year later. If I want to go to Canberra, I just want to see the government building near the city. If I want to visit Sydney, it is enough to bring 1 1000 to 2000 without shopping (maybe not! If you want to go shopping, don't go without 5 thousand yuan, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable if you want to buy it without enough money. There are many places to play in Sydney. I suggest the landlord go to Baidu to search for a travel guide, and it will be clear. If lz wants to have friends, let them take you to play.