General situation of Montreal

Montreal, located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the St Lawrence River, is the second largest city in Canada with a population of about 3.43 million. It used to be the largest city in Canada for a long time. 1967 hosted a large-scale World Expo and 1976 hosted the Olympic Games.

As the largest city in Quebec, Montreal is mainly inhabited by French, which embodies the unique French-Chinese cultural heritage and is known as the romantic city of North America. It is also one of the oldest cities in Canada. It was founded by French and China about 350 years ago, and then immigrants from other European countries poured in. So among all the big cities in North America, Montreal has the strongest European flavor. The logo of the city flag of Montreal consists of four small flowers, representing the immigrants from Britain, France, Scotland and Ireland who first built the city.

Looking at the panoramic view of the city, churches of all sizes and styles constitute striking cultural wonders, and their number (about 450) even exceeds that of the ancient city of Rome. In Montreal, you can see a church every block or two. It will be a pity to visit Montreal instead of those famous cathedrals, because when you are inside and outside these cathedrals, you can enjoy architecture, culture, art, history and religion for a moment. St Joseph's Cathedral, which stands on the hill, is magnificent and reminiscent of Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing. Notre Dame de Montreal is famous for its splendor. Its exquisite and dignified decoration and murals have the momentum and strength to shock people and melt the soul.

Montreal became the twin cities with Shanghai in the early 1990s, and Shanghai helped to build the China Garden, which has a unique Suzhou-Hangzhou landscape. Montreal does not lack modernization because of its antiquity. Due to the foundation laid for many years, its industrial output value still ranks second in the country, and its industrial status cannot be ignored. Finance and industry and commerce are also very developed. Shopping is also one of the essential items when visiting Montreal. St. Catherine Street, St. Lawrence Street and St. Danny Street are all business districts with their own characteristics and styles. If you want to experience the modern style of Montreal, you can take the subway. The architectural style and artistic decoration of many major subway stations have unique charm. In addition, you can also visit the Olympic City, the former site of the World Expo, the Old Town of Montreal, Notre Dame de Paris and the Grand Casino of Montreal.

Second, four universities in Montreal.

Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world and a very suitable place to study. There is the oldest English university in Canada, the second largest French university in the world, and one of the cities with the highest proportion of college students in North America.

There are four universities in Montreal. Université de Montréal, located on the north side of Mount Royal, is the best French university in Canada. Its COTE-DES-NEIGES area is also a good residential area in Montreal. It was once a branch of UNIV University in Montreal, and later became an independent university. Mengda's campus is built on the mountain, and there are two Blue Line subway stations in the campus, with convenient transportation. The main building of the school was built in the 1920s and 1930s. It is a masterpiece of Art Deco architecture and the tallest building on the north side of Mount Royal in Montreal.

The entrance requirements of Mongolian universities are strict, especially in language. Although there are some English courses, most of the time, the teaching language is French. So there are fewer students in China. The student combination in Mengda is basically in the form of 1+2. About 30% of the students come from France, France and its territories, and the other 60% are local students in Quebec. Mongolian University has many international academic exchanges and inter-school contacts with other famous French universities in the world. It is a school with a rigorous style of study.

On the south bank of Mount Royal is McGill University, Canada's oldest English university (in fact, it is the main campus of McGill University, and there is a larger campus in West Island, mainly the Agricultural College). This university occupies the most expensive piece of land in the center of Montreal. Its main entrance faces McGill Avenue, the central street of Montreal, and the landmark buildings of Montreal-Marie Square and Queen Hotel are opposite. Like the University of Montreal, McGill University is built on the terrain of Mount Royal. But the most important buildings are at the foot of the mountain, including the Humanities and Arts Building built in 1848 and the McDonald Building where Rutherford discovered the nuclear structure model of atoms. Part of the campus at the main entrance of McGill University is beautiful, and it is also a must-see for tourists coming to Montreal. The Redpath Museum in the school is the earliest professional museum in North America, and the Royal Victoria Hospital affiliated to the university is one of the largest general hospitals in Canada. Our great proletarian soldier Bethune once worked here (unfortunately, no one around me in Canada knows who he is).

In the 1950s, McGill University's academic reputation was comparable to that of Harvard. Today, many materials still call it "Harvard in the North". Unfortunately, Montreal gradually lost its honor as Canada's largest city due to the Que independence movement that began in the 1960s, and McGill University's ranking declined year after year due to lack of funds. Finally, at 1995 (as if this year), the title of Canada's number one was given to the University of Toronto (the relationship between the two universities is still very bad). Since then, the ranking of MCU has been falling all the way, and 1997 has slipped to a ranking that scares McGill people-the sixth place in the category of medical doctors in Canada. Since then, for some unknown reason (I don't know, it may be that the Quebec government and the federal government have increased their funding), McGill University's ranking has gradually picked up. Finally, it ranked second in this category in last year's ranking. I sincerely hope it can return to the first place (my school, can I not like it). Moreover, the ranking of McGill University has a certain regional color. Many people say that if it is not in Quebec, the ranking will go up.

A noteworthy event occurred in 1998. Mcgill University ranked 10 when the Sunday Times of Britain selected the top ten outstanding academic centers in the world, and it is the only university in Canada.

McGill University and the University of Toronto are also the only members of the American University Alliance in Canada.

In addition, UBC, UNIV and UVIC in Alberta were all branches of MCDA. If you want to go to the following universities

Their principals are all graduates of McGill University.

Martha Cook Piper-University of British Columbia

University of david Johnston-Waterloo

Harvey Weingarten-University of Calgary

Paul Davenport-University of Western Ontario

William Ledgett-Queen's University

Axel Mason-Newfoundland Memorial University

Frederick Loy-Concordia University

Mcgill University has the highest average score for freshmen and the highest requirements for international students. Mcgill University is one of the universities with the highest proportion of international students in Canada. There are 1, more than 500 American students, 1, 000 French students and almost 500 China students. International students come from more than 50 countries and regions around the world (even North Korea and Iraq that I especially want to meet). Mcgill University is one of the largest international exchange schools in Canada, and has academic exchange programs with Cornell University, Tokyo University, Leiden University and Peking University.

The University of Montreal and McGill University, I personally think, are famous schools in Canada. In particular, no one can shake Mengda's position in French universities.

Concord is a newly established university. There are also two campuses. But in the campus of the city, I don't look like a campus, because there are only a few buildings. The Loyola campus feels like an old English school. I personally don't like this school, but some of its majors are good. MORSON Business School in CONCORDIA is one of the top 100 business schools in the world, with nearly 90 students. Some more skilled majors are also possible. However, it is said that the tuition fee in this school is very high, and this year students have to pay last year's tuition fee (which I heard, I don't know). There are many people from China in the school, and they are known as Tsinghua (all from China). In fact, the proportion of students in China is over 30%, and some majors even have black hair. As the second English university in Montreal, Concordia attracts many new immigrants, mainly studying MBA. 80% of the new immigrants I know now are studying Concordia MBA. As a result, I saw that when they posted jobs, they were all looking for food. But some people say that Concordia's CS is much better than McGill's. I don't know because I'm not a major in this field.

My opinion is that CONCORDIA is not very good as a whole, and it is in the middle level in Canada. But CONCORDIA people are very proud and often say that they are the MIT of Canada. But it is undeniable that the admission of ONCORDIA is relatively easy.

The University of Quebec in Montreal is the University of Quebec in Montreal, referred to as UQAM. It is a French university founded in 1964. I really don't know anything about it I have been there twice, but I haven't seen clearly what this school looks like. It is said that it is easy to enter Bi Meng, but the level may be worse. In addition, UQAM is located in a chaotic area of Montreal.

The four universities in Montreal all have adjacent subways, and the subway stations are named Université de Montré al, McGill, Guy-Concordia and Berri-UQAM, which are easy to find. Personally, I think the first two schools are everyone's first choice, but the last two schools are not very bad. In Canada, they all belong to the medium level and can be considered. Montreal is an artistic city, and even every subway station has its own unique decoration. Downtown area, especially Laogang area, is a living history museum in Canada. I.M. Pei's place VILLE MARIE's bright lights at night reflect each other with the cross on the Royal Mountain. The Olympic Stadium in the suburbs with the world's tallest leaning tower and the observation deck on Mount Royal are both good places overlooking Montreal. 1967 World Expo and 1976 Summer Olympic Games have brought Montreal a world-class reputation, while its long history has brought countless beautiful buildings. Whether it is the largest church in North America, the largest Notre Dame in the western hemisphere, or the artificially built F 1 stadium St. Helen's Island, it will become an unforgettable memory in Montreal. ......

Third, the origin of the city

1535, French explorer Jack? Looking for a shortcut to the East, Jacques Cartier arrived in Montreal and climbed the 230-meter-high Royal Mountain, but he didn't stay here for long. Later, 16 1 1 year, the great "father of new France" samuel de champlain established a temporary fur trading port here, explored everywhere at the same time, and named another island in the St. Helena River, which was the name of his new wife. 1642, an officer named Sieur de Maisonneuve led 53 French * * and China settlers to come here and established Ville Marie. However, in the Battle of Abraham Plain, because the French army was defeated by the British army and forced to cede the colony, Montreal fell into the hands of the British army on 1763. Since then, many British businessmen have come to Montreal, trying to find trade opportunities for leather products and wood.

Climatological Information for Montreal [Canada]

Location of weather station: 45.5 N, 73.7 W, altitude: 365,438+0m.

Climatic data

Date 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1 2.

Average maximum temperature

(Celsius)1941-1990-5.8-4.2 2.010.718.5 23.4 26.2 24.619.8/kloc-.

average temperature

(Celsius)1941-1990-10.3-8.8-2.4 5.712.918.0 20.819.

Mean minimum temperature

(Celsius)1941-1990-14.9-13.5-6.9 0.67.312.515.4/.

Rainfall (mm)1941-1990 63.3 56.4 67.6 74.8 68.3 82.5 85.6100.3 86.5 75.4 93.4 85.6

Rainfall days *1941-199016131313/3.