Information about Moscow, Sydney, new york and Paris.

Moscow is located in the middle of the Russian plain, beside the Moscow River, across the moscow river and its tributary Yauza River. Greater Moscow (including the area within the ring road) covers an area of 900 square kilometers, of which the peripheral green belt * * * is 1725 square kilometers. The terrain is flat, and there is only Teplos Tanska-Asia Highland (the highest point is 253m) in the southwest. Continental climate, with annual precipitation of 582 mm and heavy snowfall. The average annual snow-covered period is as long as 146 days (165438+1early October-mid-April), with long winter and gloomy weather. 1the average temperature in October is-10.2℃ (minimum -42℃), and the average temperature in July is 18. 1℃ (maximum 37℃). The green area of this city accounts for about 1/3 of the total area, and it is one of the best green cities in the world. Overlooking Moscow from the plane, you can see lush trees and clear rivers and lakes under the blue sky. This city is clean and tidy.

History: Moscow is a city with a long history and glorious tradition, which was founded in the middle of 12 century.

The name of Moscow comes from moscow river. There are three etymologies about moscow river: Low Wetlands (Slavic), Niudukou (Finnish-Ugric) and Dense Forests (Ka valdano). As a residential area, Moscow first appeared in the year 1 147. 1 156, the founder of Moscow, Archduke Yuri Dolgoruki, built the Kremlin Castle in Moscow with mud and wooden structure. The word "Kremlin" comes from Greek, meaning "castle" or "cliff"; One theory comes from the early Russian word "Kerim", which refers to a conifer that can be used as a building material. Later, some commercial, handicraft and agricultural villages gradually formed inside and outside the Kremlin castle. /kloc-At the beginning of the 3rd century, it became the capital of Moscow Principality. /kloc-in the 4th century, the Russians centered on Moscow, rallied the surrounding forces and resisted the Mongolian aristocratic rule, thus unifying Russia and establishing a centralized feudal country.

/kloc-In the middle of the 0/5th century, Moscow became the capital of a unified Russian country until the beginning of the 0/8th century. 17 12 Peter the Great moved to St. Petersburg, but Moscow is still the largest economic, political and cultural center in Russia and still plays the role of the second capital of Russia. 1755, the first university in Russia-Moscow University (now Lomonosov Moscow State University) was established. After the French army led by Napoleon occupied Moscow in 18 12, the city was burned in the fire, but it was quickly rebuilt. 18 13, the Moscow Urban Construction Committee was established and large-scale urban reconstruction began. 185 1 year railway.

10 During the socialist revolution in October, 19 17, after Petrograd, Moscow also held an armed uprising and established the Soviet regime. The Soviet government and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China moved from Petrograd (later renamed St. Petersburg) to Moscow in March 19 18. 1922 In February, Moscow officially became the capital of the Soviet Union and the capital of the first socialist country in the world, namely the Soviet Socialist Union.

1960, some towns near the government were merged into the city boundary, forming the greater Moscow area. From 65438 to 0987, Moscow municipal authorities designated the first weekend of September as a city celebration day and held various city celebrations. Moscow became the capital of the Russian Federation.

Sydney officially began to become a city, which should have started from 1788 when Britain regarded it as an overseas prison for exiled criminals. In the next 60 years, convicted criminals were sent here by sea from England.

Although there was such a past that Sydney people didn't want to look back, with the development of time, Sydney gradually became a rich city with diverse cultures. The British color, which was originally dominated by English and Irish people, was gradually diluted by many ethnic groups such as Italians, Lebanese, Turks, Greeks, China and Vietnamese, and gradually developed its own characteristics and brilliance.

Downtown Sydney is quite close to the seaside, and it is only 10 minutes' walk from the circular pier. There are not only many shopping centers and five-star hotels here, but also the Sydney Tower, which is known as the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. Can be said to be the essence of Sydney. Readers should be reminded that commercial activities and office buildings in downtown Sydney usually end at 6 or 7 o'clock, so there are not many pedestrians and cars in the backstreet at night. If you go out to see the night scene, please try to avoid being alone.

New york is the largest city and the largest commercial port in the United States. It is not only the financial center of the United States, but also one of the financial centers in the world. New york is located at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Richmond, with an area of 828. 8 square kilometers, the urban population is more than 7 million, and the population of Greater new york includes 6,543,800+0,800. New york is also the seat of the United Nations Headquarters, which is located on the east coast of Manhattan Island.

The history of new york is very short, only over 300 years. The earliest settlement was at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, which was originally the residence of Indians. 1524, the Italian Frazzano first came to the estuary area. 1609, the British explored the upper reaches of the Hudson River, which was named after him. 1626, the Dutch bought Manhattan Island from the Indians with small objects worth about 60 guilders (equivalent to 24 US dollars) and turned it into a trading post, which was called "New Amsterdam". 1664, the Duke of York, the younger brother of King charles ii of England, occupied this place and renamed it new york (new york, England has Yorkshire). New york was founded on 1686. During the War of Independence, new york was the headquarters of George Washington, the place where he became the first president of the United States, and the temporary capital of the United States at that time. 1825, the Erie Canal connecting the Hudson River and the Great Lakes was opened to traffic, and later a railway was built to link new york with the central and western regions, which promoted the great development of the city. By the middle of19th century, new york had gradually become the largest port city in the United States and an international metropolis integrating finance, trade, tourism, culture and art.

Manhattan Island is the core of new york, with the smallest area among the five districts, only 57.438+0 square kilometers. But this small island, narrow from east to west and long from north to south, is the financial center of the United States. More than one-third of the 500 largest companies in the United States are headquartered in Manhattan. Six of the seven major banks and the headquarters of major monopoly organizations have set up central strongholds here. It also concentrates the essence of the world's finance, securities, futures and insurance industries. Wall Street, located in the south of Manhattan Island, is a symbol of American wealth and economic strength, and also a stronghold of American monopoly capital and synonymous with financial oligarchy. On both sides of this narrow street, which is only 540 meters long, there are more than 2900 financial and foreign trade institutions. The famous new york Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange are located here.

Manhattan is home to many world-famous big companies, banks, insurance companies and stock exchanges. Skyscrapers stand tall and are called "standing cities".

New york is also the city with the most skyscrapers. Representative buildings include the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center and later the World Trade Center (the World Trade Center collapsed due to terrorist attacks on September 1 2006). The Empire State Building and the World Trade Center Building have 100 floors, which are majestic and spectacular. Therefore, new york is called "a city that stands tall". New york is also the center of American culture, art, music and publishing, with numerous museums, galleries, libraries, scientific research institutions and art centers. The headquarters of the three major American radio and television networks and some influential newspapers and news agencies are located here.

The permanent site of the skyscraper museum was completed in new york.

New york is also one of the industrial centers in the United States, with clothing, printing, cosmetics and other industries ranking first in the country, and machinery manufacturing, arms production, petroleum processing and food processing also occupy an important position. Most of the rivers in the city lead to the Atlantic Ocean, and the port is huge, well-equipped and not frozen all year round. New york is also an important hub of railway transportation. The length of the subway in new york is over 1000 km, which is the longest and fastest subway transportation system in the world. There are three international airports in new york, among which the famous Kennedy International Airport undertakes 50% of the national air transport business of import and export goods and 35% of the international passenger transport business.

New york is the region with the largest concentration of ethnic minorities in the United States. There are more than 6,543,800 blacks, mainly living in Harlem. The famous Chinatown has 1.5 million Chinese. There are also many Italians and Jews.

1993165438+1On October 9th, new york and Shanghai became sister cities.

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