Brief introduction to the capital of Cebu Province

Cebu is a Philippine port city and the capital of Cebu Province. Located in the middle of the east coast of Cebu Island. It faces the Baohe Strait in the southeast. The population is 552,000 (1984). Built in 1565. It has been a foreign trade port since 1860. Sea and air shipping center in southern Philippines. The roundabout road runs through here. There is an iron bridge connecting it with the opposite island of Maktan. An important port in China, with dense ships, is a distribution center for dried coconuts, bananas, mangoes, tobacco and timber. Industry and commerce are prosperous, with the largest coconut oil factory in China, as well as sugar, tobacco, ceramics, beer and other factories. Salt production and fisheries are also important. A tourist attraction. There were churches, forts and triangular castles in Spanish colonial San Pietro. There is a flower orchard in the suburbs, Guadalupe village.

Cebu, founded in 157 1, is the oldest city in the Philippines, and it is also a new commercial tourist city. Located on the east coast of Cebu Island in the middle of the Philippine Islands. It is not only the political, economic and cultural center of Cebu province in the Philippines, but also the second largest city and important seaport after Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The city covers an area of 340 square kilometers and has a population of 800,000. It is the second largest city in the Philippines, and is known as the "Queen City of Finan".

Cebu, founded in 1565, is a coastal city with a long history and rich southern sentiment, enjoying the reputation of "the capital of the South Philippines" and "the queen of the South Philippines". Cebu's beautiful natural scenery and unique rich tourism resources strongly attract tourists at home and abroad. Cebu has developed into a famous tourist center in the Philippines. There are vast forests here, Cebu National Park covers an area of 65,438+05,393 hectares, there are countless white beaches and clear waters, and there is a world-class resort hotel-Maktan Shangri-La Hotel. At the end of 2006, the series of ASEAN meetings and the second East Asia Summit were held in this beautiful city. On the hillside overlooking the city on the outskirts of Cebu, Chinese Filipinos have a Taoist temple and a statue of Jiang Taigong fishing. This China-colored Taoist temple has aroused great interest from foreign tourists.