The Netherlands, the country of windmills and tulips, let’s take a look at the guide first, and let’s go together when the epidemic is over.

The landmark building in the Netherlands is the windmill. Let’s take a look at the introduction of the windmill first!

Netherlands - Windmills

There is a kind of scenery that stands quietly on the horizon. Seen from a distance, it seems like a fairy tale world. At that moment, you are destined not to forget it, not to forget it. The country behind her: this is the windmill, the Dutch windmill.

Although the Netherlands has become a modern country, what is surprising is that it has not lost its ancient traditions. The windmills that symbolize the Dutch national culture are still running faithfully in every corner of the Netherlands. In this "Land of Windmills", in its heyday hundreds of years ago, there were nearly 10,000 windmills. However, the advent of other power machines, such as steam engines, internal combustion engines and electric motors, eliminated these windmills. Now there are nearly 1,000 windmills left. indivual. The Dutch are grateful that windmills are the "hero" of their development, so they designate the second Saturday in May every year as "Windmill Day". On this day, windmills across the country rotate together and the whole country celebrates.

1. Geographical positioning

The Netherlands has a total land area of ??41,864 square kilometers and is located in western Europe, bordering Germany to the east and Belgium to the south. It borders the North Sea to the west and north, and is located in the deltas of the Rhine, Maas and Scheldt rivers, with a coastline of 1,075 kilometers. The entire territory is lowland, a quarter of the land is less than 1 meter above sea level, a quarter of the land is below the sea level, and there are more than 1,800 kilometers of dams and embankments along the coast. There are many rivers in the territory, mainly the Rhine River and the Maas River. There is Lake IJsselmeer on the northwest coast. Its western coast is lowland, its eastern part is wavy plains, and its central and southeastern parts are plateaus. The south is connected by the deltas of the Rhine, Maas and Scheldt rivers. "Netherlands" is called Netherlands in Germanic, which means "Low Country". It is named because more than half of its land is below or almost horizontal to sea level.

2. Climate

The climate of the Netherlands is a temperate maritime climate, with warm winters and cool summers. The average monthly temperature is: 2~3℃ in January; 18~19℃ in July.

3. Important cities

Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Tilburg, Almere, Groningen, Breda, Nijme Hen

4. Holidays

January 1: New Year Nieuwjaarsdag

March and April: Easter Pasen Two days off for Easter

< p> April 30: Queen's Day Koninginnedag Queen's Day is the Queen's birthday, which is the National Day. Today's Queen's Day is the birthday of the late Queen Juliana and the anniversary of the late Queen's abdication and her eldest daughter, Beatlix. If April 30 falls on a Sunday, Queen's Day celebrations will be moved forward to Saturday, April 29.

May 4th: Dodenherdenking commemorates the victims of World War II. (On May 4, 1945, the fascist German troops who occupied the Netherlands signed a surrender document in Wageningen, which was designated as the "Memorial Day" in the Netherlands)

May 5: Liberation Day Bevrijdingsdag celebrates the liberation of Germany from World War II Liberation from occupation.

The 40th day after Easter: Ascension Day Hemelvaartsdag

The 7th week after Easter: Pentecost Pinkstelen, two days off

December 5 : Sintel'klaas Sinterklaas, the eve of Saint Nicholas, brings gifts to children.

December 25th, December 26th: Two days off for Christmas Kelstmis

5. Overview of famous attractions

Groningen

Groningen was founded around 1000 and became an important trading center since the 13th century. The second university of the Netherlands was built here in 1614. Like other university towns in the Netherlands, student culture brings a vibrant and rebellious atmosphere to the area.

Deventer

Located in the center of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is a small and medium-sized city with beautiful scenery and beautiful environment, with a population of about 70,000. It was an important town in the Netherlands from the 6th to 7th centuries and a member of the Medieval European Business Association. The streets still retain their medieval style. The climate is pleasant all year round, with green trees and an average temperature floating around 13-17 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature in summer is about 30 degrees Celsius, and the lowest temperature in winter is about -7 degrees Celsius.

Keukenhof

Keukenhof is the largest tulip park in the world, covering an area of ??28 hectares. Hundreds of species of tulips compete in a spectacular display, as beautiful as the human world. wonderland. Tulips are the national flower of the Netherlands, and Keukenhof Park in the Netherlands is world-famous for its tulips. The variety, quantity, quality and arrangement of tulips in the park are among the best in the world, unmatched by any park or gardening exposition.

In addition to the colorful sea of ??flowers outdoors, there are also various flower shows, flower cultivation demonstration activities, and paintings and photography displays in the exhibition hall. In addition, the design of theme gardens is a source of inspiration for gardening enthusiasts to plan their own gardens.