What is Manila?

Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is located on the east bank of Manila Bay, Luzon Island, the largest island in the Philippines, and the second largest city in the Philippines, with a population of 6.5438+0.5 million. It is the economic, cultural, educational and industrial center of the whole country. At the same time, Manila theme is a plug-in of mobile phone theme. Its main function is to beautify the desktop and add functions such as stock, weather and player interface to the desktop.

brief introduction

Manila is the capital of the Philippines and the largest port city in China. It is located on the west coast of Luzon Island, the largest island in the Philippine Islands, also known as "Little Luzon", close to Manila Bay, and is an excellent natural harbor. Manila is built on both sides of the Pasig River. Rivers divide the city into two parts. Among the 14 areas, 7 are on the north bank of Bashi River, 6 are on the south bank, and one is divided into two parts. Six bridges on the river connect the north and south of the city. 1976165438+1October, the Philippine government decided to merge Manila, Quezon, Kalokan, Pasay and other districts 13 to form the Greater Manila area, with an area of 626.58 square kilometers and a population of about 8 million. It's called Metro Manila. Today, Manila is rated as a world-class city.

Manila is a city with a long history. On the basis of Indian civilization, Chinese civilization and ancient civilizations in Central Asia, it merged the western civilizations of Spain and the United States, and formed a culture combining East and West. 157 1 year, Spanish colonist Rigsby landed from Manila, invaded and occupied the Philippines, and then built castles and forts in the center of Manila and the south bank of Bashi River. Since then, it has become the capital of the Spanish colonial authorities. Manila emblem

1898, Americans invaded Manila, replacing the Spanish rule in the Philippines, and then conquered the nearby Negro people, merging the surrounding towns and regions into Manila, thus gradually expanding Manila. 1901July 3 1 day, Manila was designated as a special city of the Philippines and became the base for the United States to rule the Philippines. Since then, large banks, companies, hotels and other high-rise buildings have sprung up in the business district on the north bank of Bus River. 1942, Japan replaced the United States in the Philippines. In World War II, Manila was severely damaged, and all the buildings around the castle fortress were destroyed by gunfire. 1July 4, 946, the Philippines officially became independent and Manila was designated as the capital. Today, Manila is a tropical garden city with a clean appearance and an international commercial port.

The mouth of Manila Bay is 55.5 kilometers away from the urban area, and the bay is 8.3 kilometers long. This is a natural port. There is a long breakwater outside Manila Harbor, and there is a dock area inside the breakwater. The wharf was built in 1834, and the Pasig River flows into the sea through the wharf, which divides the harbor into two ports, north and south. North port berths offshore ships, while South port berths ocean-going ships. Delpan Bridge, Jones Bridge, MacArthur Bridge, Quezon Bridge and Ayala Bridge span the Pasig River and connect the ground traffic between the two ports. Manila Port is the main import and export place and trade center of the Philippines, with wide water depth and complete modern facilities.

Ayala Avenue, Manila

Manila is the economic center of the Philippines, with more than half of the industrial enterprises in the country, including textile, oil extraction, rice milling, sugar production, tobacco, hemp rope and metallurgical enterprises, accounting for 60% of the national output value. Manila is an important transportation hub and trade port in the Philippines, where13 of the country's export goods and 4/5 of the imported goods are concentrated.