Cape Town is South Africa's second largest city and an important port, the seat of the legislature, and the capital of Cape Town Province. Cape Town is located in the southwest tip of South Africa, near the Atlantic Table Bay, 52 kilometers south of the Cape of Good Hope, at the intersection of important international shipping routes. Cape Town was founded in 1652, is the earliest Western European colonizers in southern Africa to establish a stronghold, had long been the Dutch and British colonial expansion of Africa's inland base. The city is surrounded by mountains and the sea, with beautiful scenery, numerous cultural relics, flourishing tourism and developed industry and commerce. The city has large textile, brewing, tobacco, oil refining and other industries, as well as chemical, leather, paper and other enterprises. The port is excellent, can berth nearly 100 ships at the same time, there is a world-famous modern dockyard, and built an international air port, the main exports of leather, fruits, textiles and so on. The city has the famous University of Cape Town, the South African Museum and so on.
In 1652 the Dutch East India Company in order to establish a supply depot in Africa, in order to supply the ships to and from Europe and Asia, and so chose the South African Cape Town Province of Table Bay as a stronghold. In those days, Cape Town was still a piece of barren land, but after more than 300 years of evolution, today's Cape Town has become South Africa's oldest and most distinctive city.
From its founding in 1652, Cape Town seemed destined for an eventful destiny. It was once a maritime inn owned by the Portuguese, Dutch, French and British.
In 1870, when the British were building a direct railroad to Johannesburg, they discovered diamond mines, which immediately attracted a large number of treasure hunters and mining slaves, most of whom were Indians, Malays and Chinese.
More than 100 years ago, Cape Town was still surrounded by small independent towns. Cape Town really has the scale of an international port, is in 1913 after the establishment of the Union of South Africa, due to the status of certainty and organization, resulting in Cape Town in more than 80 years later, has become a colorful and beautiful city, much appreciated and marveled at by the world.
Cape Town, known as "Little Europe", is currently the second largest city in South Africa, after Johannesburg, and its landscape is even more interesting than the African wilderness that is generally remembered. A variety of styles of architecture in this present a different look, especially the most Edwardian and Victorian houses.
The magnificent Table Bay neighborhood is also home to a patchwork of well-preserved 18th-century Dutch buildings, and a walk through the city to admire the monuments is a must-see.
St. George's Street is the Cape Town government deliberately to preserve the monuments and buildings and pedestrian walkway, more than 400 meters long, along the street in addition to the antique European-style buildings, in the boutique stores within the riding building, displayed a wide range of small arts and crafts often make tourists love, street painters can be seen on both sides of the street when the street waving with the color of the scene, often gives people a sense of illusion of being in Europe.
At the end of St. George's Street is the tree-lined Government Boulevard. This road through the entire Dutch East India Company's gardens, the garden full of planted oaks, the original European immigrants from their homeland to do the introduction of oak barrels material, how do you know that the sunshine here, rainfall, oak growth unexpectedly fast, so that the organization is too loose and can not be made into a good wine barrels, so that these oaks densely covered into the forest into a good view of the other side.
The South African Museum is located on Government Avenue, which has a fairly complete display of mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, specimens. Among them, the Whale House still has specimens of whales of prototype size, which are quite spectacular. In addition, there are detailed introductions to South Africa's indigenous cultures and lifestyles, such as Bushmen paintings, which are impressive for their simple, powerful and primitive lines.
Long Street, which runs parallel to Government Boulevard, is lined with Victorian buildings decorated with wrought-iron lace and corner towers in the first half of the street, which is rich in antiquity, and where a cup of coffee is guaranteed to bring back memories.
Transportation is by bus and cab, much the same as in Johannesburg. Bus directions can be obtained from the Visitors' Information Breau next to the central train station.
Pedestrian George's Commercial Street
Being a metropolis at heart, it certainly goes without saying that specialty gift stores have a wider selection, from large shopping centers to open-air stores at the end of the road. In the city center, Adderely Street, ST.George's Mall in the surrounding area, there are a lot of specialty gift stores catering to travelers, usually open until 17:00, but closed on Saturday afternoons and Sundays, somewhat inconvenient.Water Front, Sea Point and other places also have some. The stores in the South African Museum and the National Gallery are very good. There are not only postcards and albums of tourist attractions, but also art, folk crafts, cultural shirts and decorations for sale at cheaper prices than those in ordinary stores, so take advantage of sightseeing to take a look. The store at the Museum of Cultural History is also open on Saturdays and Sundays. Information is also available at the Travel Center.
After walking through the Malay Quarter, you will come to the main street where the church is located, and then you will come to the pedestrian walkway known as George Street. With stores, cafes, and entertainers performing on the street, it is very busy during the day.
Following this street, you will come to the Green Market Square. Open every day except Sunday, this market sells clothing, folk art, and decorative items.
The Lynnwood Shopping Center
Inside the shopping center, there are not only stores but also banks, eateries, etc. Golden Acre, which is connected to the station, garages, restaurants, and the underpass on Adderely Street, is a gathering place for Cape Town residents during the day, as it is aligned with the OK Market in the Trade Market. There are also displays of cannons excavated from here, etc. Woolworth's, a chain store from the UK, is a bit more expensive than the OK Market.
In Water Front there is Victoria Wharf and the Alfred Mall. You can check out the specialized stores with goods and live production shows of glass finishing products, sand painting, weaving and other handicrafts. There are also large stores in the suburbs such as Tyger Valley and Cavendish. If you need daily necessities, Sea Point has several Seven Eleven stores that are very convenient.
Going for gold at the Yard Sale
Weekdays are at Green Market Plaza; Green Point is only on Sundays. Green Market Plaza only has finished products, and is smaller in scale; while Green Point has more thrift and handmade goods, as well as snack stalls and jugglers, and is very lively. In addition, around the train station and at the Grand Parade (Wednesdays and Saturdays), it is more fun to look at the people selling their wares than the wares. Those who like antiques can check out the yard sale on the pedestrian street between Long Street and Church Street (Thursdays-Saturdays, Mondays-Saturdays in summer).
Because Cape Town is the birthplace of South Africa, a wide variety of stores dealing in antiques, traditional clothing, vintage books, antique maps, and thrift goods line both sides of Long St. The Crafts Map issued by A& C Maps features galleries on the Cape Peninsula and its outskirts, and can be picked up at travel centers and other places.
There are carved wooden masks, ostrich eggs, musical instruments, animal patterned cloth, leather goods, etc., and several stores such as Africanlm-age and KwaZulu Curios, which are found in Castle, Church Street, Adderley Street, and St. George's Mall, are also available at stores such as Mnandi. Mnandi and other stores can also customize fabrics to suit the customer's needs. They are also available in Hot Bay, Cape of Good Hope and other places.
There are several stores and plus 32212 fields for diamonds, gold and gemstones, and there are some places where you can see the smoothing and cutting process for free. In SL George's Mall, there is a duty-free store, Cape Diamond Exchange, and in the neighborhood of Long SL Bath, there is Afro Gem, which allows visits to processing workshops and has its own sales store. In Samens Town, there is Top Stone, the world's largest milling facility, and Mineral World, a gemstone store, and Scratch Patch, which collects favorite stones from the ground covered with "gems," has a branch in Water Front.
Grape wine is the best in the world
Wine is cheap to buy here. You have to go to the farm where the wine is produced, Vaughan Johnson in Water Front, Harleys Cape Wine Club on Wale Street in the city, etc., and you can take care of shipping abroad. Wellington Drid Fruits, facing the Central Post Office, is particularly recommended for its sliced apricots, Malay-style snacks, dried fruits dipped in sugar, chocolates, milk candies, coffee, black tea, spices, cooked vegetables, canned food, and cheeses, all of which are worth checking out for those who don't have a sweet tooth. In the countryside there are also farmhouses selling home-made jams, canned goods and the like, known as Farm.
Nightlife
Cape Town, as a cosmopolitan city, has a very full nightlife. Travelers can get information on restaurants, travel centers, etc. from magazines and newspapers such as the Weekly Mail & Guardian and Going Out the Cape. Reservations for most concerts, plays, etc. in Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula can be made at Computicket. Most of the bars, clubs and discos are located in the city around Bree, Loop and Long Streets, in the Cape and around the harbor, and are busiest on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. In addition, group trips are available for those who want to learn about the nightlife and jazz clubs of the people of Cape Town.
Cinemas, theaters, Americana concerts
There are several movie theaters in the city, and the Imax Cinema in Water Front uses a big screen.
The Nico (Malan) Theatre is a building with an opera house and a large and small theater, cafeteria, and parking lot. At night this area is almost deserted, so be sure to use a cab. At City Hall there are performances by the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra every Thursday except June 1-August 14 from 20:00 onwards.
Wine bars and pubs
There are as many as the stars, if you include restaurants and billiard courts. The ones called hotels, women's pubs, and bars are all British, make-you-feel-grounded pubs; while the hotels are close to the usual restaurants, Angel in Green Point, Theo's, and Cafe Erte near the Sangamakau restaurant are frequented by the oddly dressed.
Cape Town, as a cosmopolitan city, has not only Western food, but also Arab, Jewish, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Thai and other restaurants from all over the world. As it is a port city, there are also many seafood restaurants.
Cape Town is the country's biggest spender when it comes to restaurants. If you are interested in the food of the local people, you can go to the second floor of the train station, snack street, there are grilled sausage type, curry and rice, hamburgers and so on. In addition, Adderley Street, George's Café, you can enjoy a Cape-style lunch for about 1SR. There are also good restaurants in the Museum and Companion Park (Company Garden). But all these restaurants close in the evening. If you are frugal, rather than eating at a bad restaurant, it is better to cook your own food or buy something to take back. There are also many restaurants and convenience stores around the Cape that close late.
Try to avoid going out alone when eating at restaurants. For a wide variety of interesting things to do, it's best to head to the Water Front, where there are more than 50 restaurants, bars, nightclubs, coffee shops, and 20 Frist Food (convenience stores) and night markets, most of which are open until 1l o'clock at night, and late at night on weekends.
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town) is one of the oldest universities in sub-Saharan Africa and the earliest in South Africa, which was founded in 1829 as South African College (South African College). The University has 10 faculties: Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts and Architecture, Law, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities, and under the 10 faculties, there are more than 100 teaching departments, and nearly 40 research centers, units and institutes.
As an ancient university with a history of more than 160 years, KU has made great contributions to scientific research and earned an international reputation. For example, the world's first human heart transplant was performed by Prof Chrs Barnard of Groutskull Hospital, one of KU's affiliated hospitals. Two graduates of the Department of Physics have been awarded the Nobel Prize, the first being Allan Cormack, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1979, along with G Houns field of the UK***, and the second being Aron Klug, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1982, for his achievements in electron microscopy and nucleic acid synthetics. achievements won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
KU has a number of senior professionals who have been awarded fellowships by prestigious academic societies in the United Kingdom and the United States because of their international reputation. Many departments (especially the School of Medicine and the Faculty of Natural Sciences) conduct many international collaborative research projects with other universities, such as Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leukemia Research, Children's Health, Geochemistry, Zoology, Oceanography, and Mr. Molecule, to name a few. The Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology in the School of Life is one of the leading and best ornithological research institutes in the southern hemisphere, attracting many scientists from all over the world every year to visit and carry out scientific research work.
Kai University has always struggled with the goal of becoming a first-class university not only in Africa, but in the world. To this end, the University felt that it had to be closely linked to its surroundings and make its fair share of contributions. Thus, in 1976, the University established the Center for African Studies to encourage and direct teaching and research in various fields (including history, archaeology, language, literature, health care, etc.) of interest to the people of Africa, while at the same time strengthening the University's academic ties with the rest of Africa. The center's activities include offering courses in African studies, sponsoring seminars and workshops, and holding regular symposia and lecture series.
Located in the southernmost tip of South Africa, Cape Town, also known as the Cape Town, is the oldest city in South Africa, and also a pearl of the sea in Africa, with pleasant scenery and a busy port of Table Bay, as well as fishing villages, vast vineyards, scenic coastal highways, and the peninsula on both sides of the many beautiful beaches, such as the Sea Point, Kiliferton, etc., which are all suitable for water sports vacation resort.
The 1067-meter-high Table Mountain can be regarded as the symbol of Cape Town, the top of the mountain seems to be cut with a knife blade, such as the table as flat, the whole mountain are sandstone stacked pieces of the composition of the mountain, higher than the altitude of 3,690 feet above sea level, the top of the huge waterfalls as if the white clouds filled the Cape Town pouring, tourists can take the cable car straight up to the sky, arrived at the precipitous cliffs, the west overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, looking at the east of the Indian Ocean, as if it were in a fairyland.
Cape Town is situated on a narrow peninsula with a romantic harbor and beautiful scenery; while the countryside outside the city is dotted with vineyards that are rich in flavorful and colorful wines. In the suburb of Constantia farms, there is a wine museum built in 1685, the museum is an old Dutch-style building, with white walls and elegant molding, the house furniture, utensils are still maintained in the original 17th century. The large cellar in the basement is filled with giant round wooden barrels with fermented grapes, emitting a very peculiar and humid aroma that seems to intoxicate people if they smell it too much. Here, visitors can enjoy wine tasting without getting drunk.