Introduce foreign cities

[Sydney] is located in the southeast coast of Australia, where the climate is pleasant, the environment is beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, it is not hot in summer, it is not cold in winter, and there is plenty of sunshine and rainfall. The annual precipitation in Sydney is about 1200mm, the average temperature in summer (1February-February) is 2 1 Celsius, and the average temperature in winter (June-August) is 12 Celsius.

Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, the largest and oldest city in Australia, and an increasingly international metropolis. The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games made Sydney's international reputation and popularity unprecedented.

Sydney in a broad sense, the so-called Greater Sydney, includes the city of Sydney and 44 small cities nearby, with an area of 12000 square kilometers and a population of about 4.2 million. As an administrative division, Sydney has an area of only 6 square kilometers and a population of less than 20,000.

The history of Sydney as a city began in 1788, when the first British colonists led by Captain Philip landed in Sydney. Sydney was formally established on July 20th. 1842. After World War II, a large number of immigrants from Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia flooded into Australia, and their preferred place of residence was often Sydney. In terms of population, most immigrants in Sydney are Italians, followed by Lebanese, Turks, Greeks, China and Vietnamese. In the past 20 years, the number of residents in China has greatly increased. At present, the Chinese population in Sydney is about 400,000.

Sydney is the largest city in Australia and the center of commerce, trade, finance, tourism and culture. Sydney plays an important role in Australia's national economy, and its GDP accounts for about 30% of Australia. The service industry is the economic pillar of Sydney, in which the financial and insurance industry accounts for 44% of the total industrial output value, real estate accounts for 465,438+0%, wholesale trade accounts for 38%, catering and entertainment accounts for 36%, manufacturing industry accounts for 35%, construction industry accounts for 34% and retail industry accounts for 32%. The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Stock Exchange are both located in Sydney. Of the 53 banks in Australia, 39 are headquartered in Sydney, and three-quarters of the top 100 companies have set up corporate headquarters or branches in Sydney. Almost all international business people who visit Australia will visit Sydney, and most world-renowned multinational companies also have branches or offices in Sydney.

Sydney is an international metropolis with developed infrastructure and convenient transportation. Sydney Airport is one of the major airports in Australia. At present, there are 37 international routes, with 420 departure flights and 230 return flights every week. Sydney has not only railways to all parts of the country, but also subways, light rail trains and ferry boats in the urban area, which can not only relieve traffic pressure, but also carry out city sightseeing. Public transportation is not very expensive, but taxis in Sydney are very expensive. The distance from the airport to the Central Railway Station is less than 10 km, and it costs about 10 USD. Sydney is an important national and regional communication service center in Australia. The National Satellite System Management Center is located in Sydney. Australia's coaxial cable and optical cable connecting Tasmania and Southeast Asia began in Sydney, where the headquarters of the country's three major commercial television stations (No.7, No.9 and 10) were built, as well as two state-owned television stations, ABC and SBS.

China formally established diplomatic relations with Australia in 1972, and then set up a consulate general in Sydney in March 1979. At present, NSW has become a sister province with Guangdong Province of China. Therefore, a building with China national characteristics-Sydney China Garden was built in Guangdong Province as a memorial.

There are many places to visit in Sydney, such as Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Rock Area, Circular Pier, Macquarie Square, Lover's Harbor, museums, art galleries and national parks of all sizes. However, the most worth visiting in Sydney is the beach. The beaches in Sydney are dotted with different styles. The famous beaches are Band-Aid Beach, Manley Beach, Watson Bay, Rose Bay, Shuangwan, Nelson Park, Barmor Lohr and so on.

Traffic guide

Aviation: international flights, direct flights from major cities in the world to Sydney, domestic flights, from Sydney to Darwin, Perth, Melbourne, Cairns and the Gold Coast.

Train: Trains travel between towns and cities. It takes about the same time as the bus and the route is the same. There are Central Railway Station and City Hall Railway Station in the city. 1 day It is the most time-saving and money-saving way to buy a ticket and go back and forth to the tourist attractions in the city unlimited times.

Bus: Long-distance buses travel to and from major cities, such as Canberra (5 hours), Melbourne (12 hours) and Cairns (23 hours). The electric train (monorail) is the main train in Sydney, which is characterized by high speed and intensive trips. It usually runs from 4: 00 am to 24: 00 am. Besides, there are many taxis in Sydney, so you can park anywhere. From 2 yuan, you can add 1 yuan per kilometer.

Boats and yachts are one of the best ways to visit Sydney. All ferries start from the circular pier and end at Li Man, with a journey of 1 1 km. The Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge can be reached in 0/0 minutes by ferry/KLOC.

shopping guide

Main professional

Opals and other precious stones

Wool, cotton and sheepskin products

Indigenous people and contemporary Australian art

Australian fashion

Wines produced in Hunter's wine region.

Australia cosmetic

shopping districts

Bijie shopping mall

It consists of five multi-storey commodity streets, downtown, Sydney Central Shopping Mall, glass house, blue sky garden and historic waterfront shopping corridor.

Shopping hotspot

Located in Castle Ray Street, you can find famous brand stores such as Dior, Chanel, Cartier, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Versace, YSL, DKNY, Armani and Gucci.

MLC shopping center

Besides providing high fashion, there are several great restaurants, a cinema and the Royal Theatre. The Chevalier Shopping Center is home to famous department stores.

Paddy's Market

Hay Street, located in Haymarket, has a history of 150 years. * * * There are 1000 stalls selling everything from fresh food to trinkets. Next to Paddy Market is Market City, a large shopping center with first-class restaurants.

Rock market

It is located in George Street in Sydney, selling gifts, antiques and handicrafts, and you can enjoy leisure time in cafes and bars on the roadside.

Opening hours: Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Gourmet famous food

Australian cooking has formed its own style-using unique drupes, fruits, spices and plums, plus local meat and seafood, to cook bold and amazing dishes.

Fresh and delicious

Australia's seafood is world-famous, tuna is exported to Japan to make sushi, and Asia also eats a lot of shrimp and fish. In any offshore restaurant, you can taste abalone, oyster, king crab, lobster or Balmain Bugs (a kind of sea crab) produced in Australia.

Game feast

Have you ever eaten kangaroos, turkeys, crocodiles, mud crabs or bass?

Victoria is an important producer of Australian cheese, wine, meat, fish, fruit and game. Melbourne has naturally become a gourmet paradise because of its rich products and long-standing food culture.

The best places to taste include: Stkilda Road in South Asia, Lygon Street in Caton District (a famous Italian food paradise), fitzroy District and Binshiyu Street.

Don't forget to go to Nanmen District, where you can enjoy delicious food and enjoy the scenery of Yarra River.

Besides, China City, located in Little Burke Street, also has a variety of Chinese dishes.

Every step forward, see a different perspective.

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.

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List of attractions:

Australian Museum Darling Harbour Royal Botanical Garden and Territory

Queen Victoria Tower Sydney Bridge in Rose Bay

Band-aid Beach in the Rock Area of Sydney Opera House

Port Stephen Art Museum, Hyde Park, New South Wales

Mrs. McClair's chair, the central coast of the Olympic Stadium.

Sydney, Australia is a large-scale comprehensive cultural performance center, which 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 1955, Sydney held an international architectural design competition for the construction of this opera house, and the design of Danish architect J. Wuzhong was selected 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.