A trip to Europe —— A glimpse of Luxemburg, Zurich and Tielix Snow Mountain

Luxembourg is the only remaining grand duchy in continental Europe, located in the northwest of Europe, bordering Germany in the east, France in the south and Belgium in the west and north. Because of its changeable terrain, it is located in the main road of Germany and France in history, and the terrain is dangerous. It has always been an important military fortress in western Europe and has the title of Gibraltar in the north. Luxembourg used to be an industrial country, but now it is one of the largest financial centers in the world. It is also the most important private banking center in the euro zone and the second largest investment trust center in the world after the United States. As the country with the highest per capita income and living standard in the European Union, its per capita gross national product ranks in the forefront of the world and its economy is highly developed. Finance, radio and television, and steel are its three major economic pillar industries. Because of its narrow territory and numerous castles, it is also known as the "pocket kingdom" and "the country of thousands of castles". The main religion is Catholicism, with a population of 470,000 and an area of 2,586 square kilometers. The per capita GDP is11.45 million US dollars.

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The Constitution Square near the canyon is a good place to see the Grand Canyon of Luxembourg. Standing at the highest point of Constitution Square, you can see the two largest bridges not far from you-Pontofi Bridge.

And the Charlotte bridge,

They hang in the valley, climb over the cliff and connect the old and new urban areas, with a neon momentum. The Monument to Heroes in Constitution Square was completed on 1923.

At that time, it was to commemorate the 3,000 Luxembourg soldiers killed in World War I, and was destroyed and rebuilt in World War II, so it had a double meaning. The monument is 12 meters high, and the victory statue on it is the work of local artist Klaus.

In the two corners of Constitution Square, there is Fort Betriu.

There is also the underground entrance of Fort Baker, opposite Notre Dame Cathedral.

Bok Casmat

It is a battleground for military strategists and has very important strategic significance. Built in 1644, it was expanded by French engineers 40 years later and finally completed by Austria. There are more than 20 kilometers of tunnels under the castle, all of which are dug out with hard rocks. Among them, the defense passage is built in layers, extending down 40 meters, and the project is very huge. This defense system is called "Gibraltar in the North" and was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.

Adolphe bridge

Adolphe Bridge, as an outstanding building in Europe and one of the landmark buildings in Luxembourg, was built at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century. This is a stone viaduct across the Grand Canyon of Luxembourg. The bridge is 46 meters high and 84 meters long. The arches supporting the bridge are symmetrical left and right, which is very spectacular. This bridge connects the old and new urban areas of Luxembourg, and visitors can overlook the beautiful scenery in the distance from the bridge.

The Grand Canyon of Peters, also known as the Grand Canyon of Luxembourg,

It is the natural dividing line between the old and new urban areas of Luxembourg. Because the petrosyan Grand Canyon is 100 meters wide and 60 meters deep, Luxemburg has always been regarded as an important military place in history. Petros fortress built barriers, cannon doors and secret passages according to the natural rocks of the canyon, which is evidence that there was a lot of smoke here. Today, petrosyan Grand Canyon is a beautiful tourist attraction in Europe. Standing on any bridge in the Grand Canyon, you can see the towering trees growing on both sides of the Canyon. There are many kinds of trees with different growth directions, showing the unrestrained natural beauty of petrosyan Grand Canyon. On the side of Constitution Square next to Petros Grand Canyon, there are ancient stone steps leading to the canyon. Walk along the stone steps to the bottom of the canyon, and a looming stream appears in front of you, with lush trees. Clear streams run at the bottom of the canyon, and it will make people feel more magnificent to see the scenery at the bottom of the canyon in foggy weather.

With the tourism development of the Grand Canyon in petrosyan, you can now take the open-air train "petrosyan Express" specially designed for sightseeing in the Grand Canyon under the arch of the Dolf Bridge across the Grand Canyon, and watch the military relics and natural beauty of the Canyon in several languages, which makes your trip more impressive.

Swiss Tielix Snow Mountain

Because of the bad weather on the first day of the trip, a visit to the most famous snow-capped Jungfrau in Switzerland was ruined. At the end of the whole trip, we came to Tillis Snow Mountain, also known as Tielix Mountain, a famous scenic spot in the Alps, with an altitude of 3238 meters, which is a part of the Swiss Alps. 0 b central 0bwalden, about 1.5 hours' drive from engelberg village.

It has the world's first revolving mountaineering cable car.

* * * The revolving cable car that can carry 80 passengers will rotate 360 degrees every trip, and the scenery is breathtaking. Tielix Peak which can be visited in Switzerland: 3020 meters.

There are many kinds of glaciers, such as IFlyerChairlift and Tielix glacier.

Heaven (TitlisGlacierPark), glaciers (GlacierHike) and so on.

There is only one line from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, which is divided into three sections. Traveling up the mountain, you can take the first-class cable car at the cable car station at the foot of Tielix Mountain, and you can climb it if you are tired. The cable car can seat six people, and the obvious sign is that the national flag is posted outside the car. There is basically nothing to see at the first transfer station (usually no one will get off), and you can still see green bushes at the second cable car station. At this time, you need to transfer to the cable car bus. The cable car can take about 50-80 people, * * * two. There is basically no vegetation along the way, bare brown-gray rocks and a small amount of ice and snow (covered with ice in winter). At the third cable car station, transfer to the high-altitude rotary mountaineering cable car. The two cable cars on this line are unique in the world, both of which are Swiss works. You can clearly see the natural landscape such as ice cracks along the way, and then reach the cable car station at the top of the mountain. The cable car at the top of the mountain stands on the fifth floor. The first floor is the entrance of the cable car station, souvenir shop and the ice cave connecting the mountains. This ice cave is a naturally formed natural cave, which goes deep into the mountain, and the inner wall is covered with thick ice all the year round (suspected to melt in summer). There is food on the second floor, especially the ice cream cone there. The third floor and the fourth floor are not worth seeing if the schedule is tight. The fifth floor leads directly to the outside. When you get out of the cable car station, you can see a rooftop connected with a snow platform that will not melt all day.

After entering the snowy area, the left side is flat and the right side is raised upward, showing an olive shape. Go straight to the depths of the snow platform and you can see a site of lce Flyer. You can see the top of the snow-capped mountains by taking lce Flyer (provided the weather is good and it is usually foggy). There are facilities such as glacier park below, and you still have to take lce Flyer back to the snow platform for the return trip.

Zurich

Zurich is the largest city in the Swiss Confederation, the capital of zurich state and the main commercial and cultural center of Switzerland. Zurich is a representative city of Swiss banking and one of the world's financial centers. UBS, Credit Suisse and many private banks have their headquarters in Zurich. The headquarters of the International Football Federation is also located in Zurich. Zurich is also the birthplace of Dadaism 19 16. According to the survey, Zurich ranks first in the world in the selection of the best city to live in. Population 1 1 10000, with an area of 9 1 km2.

In the first century BC, the Romans established Zurich, which was then a place called Turikum. During the Roman Empire, Zurich was the main tax point for transporting goods to the Empire by water, and later became the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, and became a free city under the Empire in 12 18. Zurich's long history, culture and realistic talent development made it famous as an economic and trade city in the 1 1 2nd century.

1336, the Zurich parliament passed the Law on Economic Associations under the auspices of Rudolf Bren.

135 1 year, Zurich joined the Swiss Confederation and became the fifth state of the Swiss Confederation.

1440, due to a land dispute with other states, which led to war, he was expelled from Switzerland.

1446 was defeated in the civil war and readmitted to the Federation in 1450.

15 19, Zwinger began to carry out reforms in Zurich. /kloc-Zurich developed rapidly into the financial and economic center of Switzerland in the 20th century. Because of its neutral position, Switzerland became a safe haven for many dissidents during the First World War.

Zurich is located at the northern foot of the Glarus Mountain, and most of the area is a river valley, especially the machinery and railway equipment manufacturing industry. Silk and cotton textile industries are widely distributed, and many railway lines and inter-mountain railway lines radiate all over the country with Zurich as the center. Agricultural production is highly modernized. 1982 February 17 became sister cities with Kunming, China.

Zurich has been rated as one of the "most livable cities" in the world for many years.

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of zurich state. At the northwest end of Lake Zurich, on both sides of the Limat River. Switzerland is the largest industrial and commercial center and one of the financial centers in the world. Machinery manufacturing accounts for a quarter of the country's GDP, as well as wool textile, silk textile, chemistry, electric machinery, paper making, printing and other industries. An important cultural center, University of Zurich (founded in 1833).

Zurich Federal Institute of Technology (where Eistein studied and worked), library and museum (built in 1898).

Zurich has beautiful scenery and developed tourism. International conferences are often held here. There are church steeples, castles and fountains built in the middle ages in the city, and there are two towers of Roman cathedrals on both sides of the Limat River.

Cathedral, convent, Baotai Temple, etc.

Zurich is the economic center of Switzerland and the financial center where more than 300 banks are located.

Zurich enjoys a pleasant climate all year round, with an annual rainfall of 65,438+500mm and an annual average temperature of 8.6 degrees.

Lake of Zurich

Like a crescent moon leaning on the southeast end of the city, it is more than 40 kilometers long. The blue sky reflects the green lake, and pieces of white sails sway the clouds on the lake. The valley in the suburbs is lush with green grass and trees. Landscape: City Art Museum

Lake Zurich, Women's Cathedral, Swiss National Museum.

Zurich in Crete means "water town". By the 18 and 19 centuries, Zurich had become the cultural, educational and scientific center of the main German-speaking nationalities in Switzerland, and many famous scientists, including Einstein and Wolff Tongboli, one of the founders of nuclear physics, had studied and worked here.

There are many banks in Zurich, and the trading volume of the stock exchange is second to none among the western European exchanges, and 70% of the securities transactions in western Europe are conducted here. Banhoff Street in Zurich

It is considered as the richest street in the world. Every year, more than 20% of the world's funds are mobilized from here.

Zurich is an important international financial center and one of the gold markets. Swiss Stock Exchange is the only exchange in the world with fully automatic trading and clearing system. Its advanced equipment and high-quality talents provide investors with quality services. Zurich's gold market is more famous. In recent years, its position in the gold market has declined. In the 1960s, it became the largest gold market in the world, second only to the number one gold market.

Zurich has the University of Zurich, and the largest comprehensive university in Switzerland was established in 1833. 1848, Zurich ceded the status of the capital to Bourne as compensation, and six years later, the Federal Institute of Technology was established here. Two great scientists have been trained here: Einstein.

And Wolfgang Polly, one of the founders of nuclear physics. Zurich has a very strong cultural atmosphere, with more than 20 museums, more than 20 libraries and more than 65,438+000 galleries, concert halls and opera houses.

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The National Museum is located in the north of the railway station.

This is a place worth visiting. Founded in 1898, it is a large Victorian building. The exhibits are based on Swiss culture, art and history, including medieval religious texts, paintings, stained glass window decorations, murals of ancient churches and houses, etc. Above the museum is a hall the size of a cathedral. The exhibits include weapons, armor, military newspapers, military flags and so on. The museum also shows the interior decoration of the old house, which was transplanted from the real house to the museum. Other exhibits include altar sacrifices, furniture cabinets, ancient clocks and watches, gold and silver ornaments, folk costumes ... In short, almost everything can explain the evolution of Swiss culture and society. When Lenin Bridge 19 10 lived in Zurich, he used the rich materials here to write many famous works.

Art Museum

, the main collection of Western European paintings, works from the Middle Ages to this century, with special emphasis on Swiss painters, such as/kloc-Bosley in the 0/8th century,/kloc-Bocklin and Heidler in the 0/9th century, etc. Sculpture is dominated by expressionist giacometti. Besides Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and other European masters, the Art Museum

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Besides other people's works, there is also a considerable collection of Munch's works here, which is the art museum with the largest collection of Munch's works outside Scandinavia. Xia Jiaer's works are even more abundant, occupying an entire exhibition hall. Another exhibition hall is dedicated to the works of Dadaism.

The Lightberg Museum is located in a wooded park in the west of Lake Zurich. The exhibits are mainly foreign artworks, including Chinese paintings, American carpets, Indian statues, Peruvian ceramics and African masks. The exhibits were originally collected by nobles, mostly from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Notre Dame Cathedral, built in 853 AD, is a typical Romanesque building.

Not far from the church, it is the most beautiful baroque building in the city, which used to be the wine guild. On the other side of the river, the building facing Notre Dame Cathedral is Zurich Cathedral, with a pair of towering towers built in15th century, which is an important symbol of Zurich. City Hall is a magnificent Italian Renaissance-style building.

. Zurich has more than 50 museums and galleries. Zurich Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich University and other institutions are world-famous institutions of higher learning. About half of the nearly 1,000 students from China who study in Switzerland study in these two institutions. Swiss National Museum and

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It is also located here.

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It is one of the most beautiful buildings in Zurich. Built in 1694- 1698. Framinaster is a Renaissance building.

Notre Dame Cathedral is located in the south of the mountain. It dates back to 853. It used to be a convent at first, and it was changed into a church in13rd century. The church is famous for its Romanesque architecture, stained glass and murals made by famous artists.

Ceasserkirche, a Gothic building, was built in the15th century and was named after the water by the Inglima River.

CGrossminster Cathedral), a Roman church built in 1 1 century. It used to be the birthplace of the Reformation, and Zwingli, a famous religious reformer, preached here.

Bahnhostrasse, a north-south avenue.

The total length from the main train station to Lake Zurich is just over one kilometer. This street and its surrounding blocks are the largest financial and commercial shopping areas in Zurich. Famous department stores, brand-name stores and antique jewelry stores are gathered on both sides of the street, which is a paradise for tourists to shop.

Chinese Garden

(Chinagarten) was built in 1993, located in Zarichhorn on the bank of Zurich. It was a gift from Kunming, twin cities, Zurich, and its architectural style originated from Cuihu Park in Kunming.