The urban characteristics of Sheffield

Sheffield is also the first "sports capital" in Britain and the birthplace of the oldest football club in the world, with a long history of sports. It is the designated host city of the World Snooker Billiards Championship and the British Squash Open, and has also hosted the World University Games. The city is famous for its numerous indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Ding Junhui, the prince of billiards, is currently training in Sheffield.

At the same time, the city also has Sheffield F.C, which is one of the earliest football clubs in the world, so it is the oldest existing football club. Officially, the club was founded in 1857, but anecdotal reports also said that it was 1855, and there is still some controversy. At the beginning of the club's establishment, there was no fixed home, and the games would be held in different stadiums in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, northern England, including Barrymore Trail, the home of Sheffield United Football Club.

Sheffield was once the oldest industrial city in Britain and was once called the "dirtiest and ugliest" steel city. But today you ask Europeans, what's your impression of Sheffield? He will never tell you that Sheffield is a steel city. People will discuss with you that Sheffield is a city of sports and games. Steel has brought wealth and environmental pollution to Sheffield. Starting from 1950, with the upgrading and transformation of the steel industry, cities began to consider transformation, but it was difficult. By the 1970s, some small factories were forced to close. By the early 1980s, the whole industry began to collapse, leaving a large area of ruins and pollution in the city, and people were extremely dissatisfied and disappointed with unemployment. In the late 1980s, the government began to discuss "What kind of city can Sheffield become through 20 years' construction before 2000? How to get there? "Waiting for questions.

1987, Sheffield successfully won the right to host the Universiade 199 1. Sheffield began to build high-class venues on the ruins of factories, and new industries began to revive the city. After the game, Sheffield left a high-level sports and leisure complex, which promoted the upgrading and transformation of the industrial form of the whole city.

From 65438 to 0996, the British government awarded Sheffield the title of "National Sports Industry City". At present, Sheffield has a complete sports industry chain, and 2.5% of the citizens in the city are employed in the sports industry directly under it. Because of sports, Sheffield has achieved good economic, social and environmental benefits. From 65438 to 0977, the World Snooker Championship officially settled in Sheffield, becoming a unique city card of Sheffield.

Today, Sheffield has gathered a lot of competition resources. In addition to the annual World Snooker Championship, the IAAF Grand Prix, the Black Ball World Championships, the World Rugby League and other world-class events are all stationed in Sheffield. Sheffield is also a world-famous creative industry city. By the 1990s, its famous Cultural Industry Zone (CIQ) had gathered about 300 institutions and small enterprises, engaged in music, film, television and radio program production, new media, design, photography, performing arts and traditional craft creation activities. Including 365,438+0 cultural and creative buildings such as Millennium Museum, University Science Zone, Library, BBC Radio, Heritage Gallery, Artists Village, Oil Painting Exhibition Hall, Art Studio, Investment Institution, Intermediary, Cinema and Entertainment Center, Cafe, etc. They combine to form a "detonation effect" of mutual aggregation and infiltration activation.

Electronic and Modern Music City

Every holiday, a large number of young people flock to Sheffield from all over Britain to experience colorful nightlife, mainly bars and electronic music. Sheffield is a modern music city in England. In various bars centered on West Street, people can enjoy Jack' n' Bass, Electrohouse, R & amp；; B and many other modern music types. Among them, Redstone Bar and Steel House are well-known.