What famous scenic spots in Britain are worth visiting?

In the north of the Parliament Building on the Thames, stands a tall bell tower named Big Ben. Every 1 hour, the big clock makes a heavy and loud sound according to Greenwich Mean Time, and the bell can be heard for miles away.

1859, the clock was made by Sir Benjamin Hall, then British minister. The clock weighs 2 1 ton and cost 27,000 pounds when it was cast.

Big Ben is considered as the symbol of London. Anyone who visits London wants to stand around the bell tower and admire this unique building in London on Parliament Bridge.

London tower

The Tower of London was built in 1078. Historically, it used to be a palace, a court and a prison. The Tower of London covers an area of 7.2 hectares and is surrounded by huge stones. There are many forts and watchtowers on the city wall, surrounded by a wide and deep moat.

The Tower of London has now become a museum open to the outside world. There is a treasure hall in the tower, and the audience can see the crown of the king of England and the gold and silver jewelry collected by the royal family. There are also some fat crows named "Du Wu" in London Castle, which are kept by special personnel. The Tower of London has a history of thousands of years and is the oldest monument in London, with 2 million visitors every year. At the entrance and exit, visitors can see two guards in ancient dynasty uniforms. These "ancient guards" have become the object of tourists' appreciation and photography.

-British Museum

The British Museum is located in the center of London, on the north side of Grerussell Street in downtown. It is a large Roman column, magnificent. The collection of cultural relics and books here is unmatched by any museum in the world. The British Museum was built in 1753 and officially opened six years later. At first, I mainly collected books, and later I also collected historical relics and ancient works of art from various countries.

Egypt Pavilion is one of the largest exhibition halls in the museum. The number of exhibitions reached more than 70,000 pieces. In Greece and Rome, there are temples dedicated to the goddess Athens in the 5th century A.D. and busts of ancient Roman emperors. There are Persian cultural relics with a long history in the West Asia Art Museum, as well as two land boundary markers given to nobles by King Hammurabi of Babylon more than 3,700 years ago. The most striking thing is the Oriental Art Museum, where besides the cultural relics from Central Asia, South Asia and Japan, most of them are rare treasures of China, reaching more than 20,000 pieces.

The collection of books in the British Museum enjoys a long-standing reputation in the world. There are a large number of classic documents, books, manuscripts and archives in Britain and the world, many of which are rare. Besides English, there are books in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Sanskrit, Hindi, Mongolian and Chinese. There are over 60,000 kinds of books and periodicals in China alone.

Historically, many scholars, celebrities and political activists have read, studied and written extensively in the British Library. Karl Marx, the mentor of the proletarian revolution, moved to London continuously for decades, and finally completed the immortal masterpiece Das Kapital.

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey was founded by King Edward of England. He was called a "believer" in 1 1 century. The main feature of the church is that there are a pair of towers at the gate. Since the completion of the church, it has been the place where the king or queen of England was crowned and members of the royal family got married. Most English kings are buried here after their death. After the British bourgeois revolution, many celebrities also took a place in the church after their deaths. Britain calls Westminster Abbey "the pinnacle of honor". Now, Westminster Abbey is not only a graveyard for celebrities, but also a rare "museum of history".

-Marx cemetery

On March 1956 and 14, British workers and other countries rebuilt the tomb of Marx. The new tomb of Max is located in a slightly spacious place in the northeast corner of the cemetery. The tomb is made of granite, with an 8-foot-high square column and a 4-foot-high bronze head of Marx on the top of the monument. The front of the tombstone is engraved with glittering Chinese characters: "The proletarians of the world unite?" Marx's famous saying is engraved below: "Philosophers only explain the world in different ways, and the problem lies in transforming the world."

Greenwich

Greenwich is located on the Thames River in southeast London, where there are the former Royal Observatory, the National maritime museum, the Royal Naval Academy and scenic parks. Greenwich has a long reputation. In the past 100 years, maps published by various countries all took the meridian passing through Greenwich, London as the prime meridian, as the starting point for calculating geographical longitude and "world time zone", and used their timekeeping instruments to calibrate their own time. Standing on the Greenwich lookout, you can see the beautiful scenery on the Thames and the scenery in London at a glance.

-China City.

China City is located in Soho district of London, where Oxford Street and Regent Street, the busiest streets in London, crisscross. British people call Fiona Fang, a tiny place with less than 65,438+0 square kilometers, "China City" and "Chinatown". "China City" has neither high-rise buildings nor luxurious big companies, almost all buildings are short, and "China City" is dominated by Chinese except for shops and bars run by a few foreigners. Strolling through "China City", there are many businesses written in Chinese characters. Most of the Chinese in "China City" come from Hongkong and Southeast Asia, and a few come from Shanghai, Beijing and Jiangsu. During the Spring Festival, "China City" is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Men, women and children put on new clothes and congratulate each other on "Congratulations on getting rich". Young men and women danced dragons and performed China acrobatics, which attracted many local residents and foreign tourists.

-Shakespeare's hometown

The hometown of Shakespeare, the world drama master, is Stratford-on-Emma. The population is only 20,000, but the number of tourists reaches 6.5438+0.5 million every year. The main purpose of people coming here is to see the place where Shakespeare was born, worked, lived and rested. Shakespeare's former residence is located in Henry Street. It is a typical two-story wooden house, simple and solemn. On the right side of the house is the Shakespeare Center, which is a modern building, both a library and an archive, built by private donations from the United States and Canada. The house where Shakespeare lived after his marriage was called "Anne hershey's Cabin", and the layout of the room was as good as possible. Shakespeare loved his hometown and was buried in Trinity Church after his death.

# UK Travel Tips:

Hate asking personal questions

When traveling to England, never ask others "Where have you been" or "Have you eaten?" People in China think you are enthusiastic, while people in Britain think you are rude. It is even more taboo to ask about men's wages and women's ages.

Will not get stuck.

British people have the habit of queuing, queuing to take buses, trains or buy newspapers. Congestion is abhorrent.

No bargaining

When shopping in Britain, the most taboo is bargaining. The British don't like bargaining and think it's a shame. If they think the price of the goods is right, they will buy them, and if the price is not right, they will leave.

1. What's the voltage in Britain? What kind of plug do you use?

The voltage in Britain, like other countries in the European Union, is 230 volts. Electrical appliances between 230 and 240 volts can be used normally. Most 220-volt appliances can also be used, so it's best to check with the manufacturer. British standard plugs are three kinds of British standard plugs, which can be bought in electrical stores.