The urban characteristics of Miami

Miami is also considered as a melting pot of culture, which is greatly influenced by the huge Latin American ethnic group and the residents of Caribbean island countries (local residents mostly use Spanish and Haitian Creole), and has close cultural and linguistic ties with North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, so it is sometimes called "the capital of the United States". The three most commonly used languages in Miami are English and Spanish, and the official language is English. Miami was once called "God's waiting room". To this day, if you ask people who have never been to Miami what they think of the city, they will tell you a vague city full of retirement apartments and swimming pools. Because of the warm climate, this place is one of the favorite cities for American retirees to live in, so it is dubbed the waiting room for God's call. Now Miami is a paradise for the elderly and fashion designers, bikini models and Cuban immigrants. This city, which once had the highest murder rate in the United States, attracts more than11000000 people to visit every year.

Map of downtown Miami and Miami Beach The Greater Miami area, including Miami, Miami Beach and the neighboring Little Havana and Little Haiti, is a melting pot of nationalities. Half of Miami's population is Hispanic, and the immigrant community here pays attention to major events in Havana, Cuba or Guatemala, as well as the news in Washington, DC ... The immigrants here have brought a beautiful international image to the city. For an uninvited guest, this is a place full of Latin American food, language, music, politics and spirit. Miami, a tourist city with a population of more than 400,000 at the southeastern tip of the United States, stands an eye-catching monument at the entrance of its newly-built suburban zoo, which reads: "On September 1942, the Richmond Naval Air Base was built here. The main stop of the airport is a soft airship, which is used to detect submarines in the Gulf of Mexico. The airship parking garage has three large hangars ... 1000 feet (305 meters) long, which can be regarded as part of the largest civil structure building in the world. On the third anniversary of the establishment of the base, a strong hurricane and a fire destroyed all the hangars, together with 368 military and civilian aircraft and 25 airships parked here. On this day, the wind speed at the nearby Holmster Air Force Base was 77m/s, and the maximum gust was 88m/s.. The Richmond Naval Air Base has since disappeared from this land. "

According to the wind scale table, the wind speed of hurricane 12 is 32.7-36.9 m/s, and the maximum hurricane of 17 is

6 1.2m/s The wind speed in Miami is 77-88m/s, which is rare in the world storm records. Miami is well-deserved as the "windy capital". Caribbean hurricane is the most destructive typhoon in the world, which mainly attacks Caribbean islands and the southeast coast of the United States. In this century, it cost the United States tens of billions of dollars and killed tens of thousands of people. Miami, located at the top of the Florida Peninsula, which extends to the Caribbean, suffered the most losses. But hurricanes rarely happen, so strengthening buildings can resist hurricanes. More importantly, Miami has the best temperature in America, with an average temperature of 24℃ in summer and 265,438+0℃ in winter. You can swim all year round, which is suitable for avoiding the cold and summer, so it has become a tourist attraction. Most tourists come to Miami to visit Miami Beach, and most of them come specifically for Miami Beach. Miami Beach is located about four miles (six kilometers) east of Miami. The city is built on a sandbar across Biscayne Bay, which is also called a billion-dollar sandbar by locals. The street system is replaced by numbers according to the north-south and east-west directions. White sand

Driving south to Xijiao Island, you will pass one island after another called Key. Miami has a famous Key, which is the most beautiful place in the city. This island is Biskan Island. Rickenbacker Dike has two beautiful views, which are absolutely beautiful in South Florida. To visit Biskan Island, you have to pay one yuan to cross the bridge, but just enjoying the sea view on both sides of the strait is worth the fare. This Easter holiday is best for a one-day trip for the whole family.

People living in South Florida should be familiar with the English word Biscayne. Bishijing Avenue is another name of Miami section of American 1 Highway, which runs through the north and south. Bishop's Garden is a small town in the north of Miami. Biscayne Bay is a bay between Biscayne Bay and Miami.

Looking at Bishi Jingwan from the bridge is refreshing.

The word Biscayne Bay comes from the Indian word Bichiano, which means "the place where the moon rises". I believe that even the older generation of Miami residents may not know this poetic anecdote.

According to the research of geographers, Beistine Island is the northernmost of many small islands distributed on the coast of South Florida for more than 200 miles, echoing the southernmost Xijiao Island, and is the most famous of the two islands.

The Rickenbacker Causeway leading to Biskan is about nine miles long, one third of which is built at sea, in memory of Eddie Rickenbacker, the founder of China Eastern Airlines. The 75-foot-high bridge overlooks Miami Beach in the north and the whole Biscayne Bay in the south. The bridge road can accommodate six lanes of traffic, with sidewalks and bicycle lanes on both sides. Many people go to the bridge to enjoy the scenery after parking. The Lolita performance of killer whales is one of the most attractive programs in the aquarium.

On Biskan Island, the most famous tourist attraction is Miami Aquarium. Built in 1955, this marine theme park features five-ton killer whale Lolita and dolphin flippers. In the 1960s, the American drama "Frog Shoes" was filmed here. The understanding dolphin flippers in the play are still unforgettable. Although the original flippers had already passed away, the park approved the dolphins who were later in charge of the performance to use this name to increase their appeal. Many young people who were only teenagers and followed their parents to Seaquarium to see Flipper are old today, but they still join in with their grandchildren, and their enthusiasm is undiminished.

The 35-acre Miami Aquarium has a history of 45 years.

Miami Marine Aquarium covers 35 acres and is open 365 days a year. There are also a shark pavilion, a manatee pavilion, a tropical aquarium and a sea lion show in the park. Adult admission fee. 95, children aged three to nine. 95. The lighthouse and the nearby cabin are one of Florida's historical sites.

Go to Biskan Island of Miami Aquarium, and the destination is Bilbagsk Entertainment District, Florida. This 400-acre state park has experienced many vicissitudes. 1992 When Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida, it was completely destroyed, and all 600,000 pine trees in the park were destroyed. It will take several years to repair it before reopening.

At the southernmost tip of the park, there is an 85-foot-high brick lighthouse with a history of 155, which is used to warn ships to avoid hitting rocks. However, the local Indian reds clashed with whites and once attacked the white troops stationed in the lighthouse. The white man retreated after defeat, leaving a lighthouse keeper who survived. As a result, he was killed and the lighthouse burned. The lighthouse was later rebuilt, one of its purposes was to mourn the British soul. Later, the Florida government also built a house next to the lighthouse, imitating the house where the late administrator lived before his death; When you visit this place, you can take a look at the lifestyle of Florida people more than 100 years ago.

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