AKA: Cotton Capital, Capital of the North, Warehouse City Affiliation: Greater Manchester
Government: Manchester city center Telephone area code: 0161 Telephone area code: 0161 Postal code: M
Geographic location: Northwest England plain Area: 115.65 sq km Population: 452,000 (2005)
Dialect: Manchester dialect Climate conditions: temperate maritime climate Notable attractions: Manchester dialect Climate: Temperate maritime climate: Temperate maritime climate: Temperate maritime climate: Temperate maritime zone Area: 115.65 square kilometers Population: 452,000 (2005)
Dialect: Manchester dialect Climate: Temperate maritime Climate Attractions: Albert Square, North Point, Lawrie Centre
Airports: Manchester International Airport Train Stations: Victoria Railway Station, Piccadilly Railway Station Administrative Region: City
Scenic Spots
Scenic Spots
The city center of Manchester is located in the heart of the city.
Chinatown
Surrounded by Charlotte Street, Portland Street, Oxford Street and Moseley Street, Manchester's Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in the United Kingdom and the largest concentration of Chinese in the North of England. Chinatown was formed in the 1970s during the redevelopment of the area's cotton warehouses. On Sundays, the supermarkets, traditional Chinese medicine stores and restaurants are bustling with activity, and the Chinese New Year Lion Dance is an annual event in Manchester
The Lowry Arts Center
Manchester's most beautiful cityscape is located on Salford Quays. Salford Quays was once Manchester's canal terminal. It is a bold reflection of contemporary architecture's passion for sharp steel and glass remnants. The Lowry Arts Center, with its theaters, galleries and stores, is a modern tribute to industrial architecture. The theater, galleries, showrooms, stores, restaurants and bars at the Lowry Arts Center enrich the city's cultural life and reflect Manchester's relentless pursuit of creativity and art. The Lowry Arts Center is a 10-minute drive from the city center and can be reached by tram and then on foot. Dedicated to Salford's oldest son, L.S. Lowry, the famous painter of industrial and labor subjects, the building houses the world's largest collection of Lowry's work and is the center's main collection; the main collection of Lowry's work in Manchester used to be housed in the Salford Art Museum.
The Adair Center
It is ironic that the Irish **** and Army picked Manchester's ugliest building, the Adair Center, as their bombing target. The Adair Center is a classic example of 50s/60s urban planning gone awry; after knocking down tons of alleys, stores and buildings, this lifeless mega shopping center was built. The shiny tiles on the exterior of the center were a design failure, and the building resembled a Fauvist-inspired toilet. 1996 bombings devastated a large part of the city, not only the Adair Center, but also the Grain Exchange, the Royal Exchange, the Longridge House, and the original Marks & Spencer building. Spencer).
The Town of Stratford, Manchester
Ninety kilometers south from Manchester is the town of Stratford, Shakespeare's hometown. Stratford, between Manchester and Oxford, is a typical old town in the south of England. Looking at the ancient town from afar, in the green field of rolling hills, running to a thick green island, under the thick green lining, near and far connected to the steeply pointed roofs flooded with the crimson color of aged wine. Brightness is full of the deep heritage. Perhaps because Shakespeare's fame is too big, this town has created a thousand wizards, in the minds of outsiders with a strong mysterious color. Seek the tranquil water of the Bulun River into the town, as if into an ancient fairy tale. Ancient town less than two kilometers in circumference, through the town and the Bulun River on both sides of the forest dyed emerald, the age of the ancient houses seem to be based on the length of its seniority, by the banks of the next arrangement to go. Victorian architecture of the steep and heavy, gothic architecture of the playful and fantastic, long history of the ordinary residential rough and simple, writing the history of the ancient town of the vicissitudes of life, and the medieval arched bridge on the Bulun River left, should be the town more ancient witness. Under the foot, the water of the Bulun River flows quietly, and flocks of swans and ducks are chasing and playing in the river. The church bells ringing, swinging the river surface ripples, to the depths of people's hearts to convey the melodious quiet. The Holy Trinity Church, built in the Renaissance, is the grandest building in the town, and its exterior is covered with a layer of deep moss. Inside the church is the tomb of Shakespeare. Whenever visitors come to the town, the first thing they do is to visit Shakespeare in the church. Shakespeare's tomb is a square platform made of alabaster, which is tall enough to accommodate a person, and Shakespeare's body is buried under the platform. Because of the large number of visitors every day, the church strictly forbids photography. However, Peter, one of the staff members, took good care of the Chinese guests and allowed us to take a picture with Shakespeare. Peter said he had just returned from a trip to China, an ancient civilization in the East, where Shakespeare is known to almost everyone, and as a native of Shakespeare's hometown, Peter felt proud. In the history of world literature, there are some great literary figures, because they have not been paid attention to in their lifetime, and the biographical information left behind is extremely limited. This is the case with Cao Xueqin and Shakespeare. Talking about Shakespeare with someone from Shakespeare's hometown is much more informative and interesting than what one might be told from the medium. In Pete's opinion, this holy land nourished by the river Brum was bound to produce such an immortal figure as Shakespeare. It is said that Shakespeare as a teenager showed a remarkable literary talent, he read a lot of books, love of theater, in the River Boulogne to tell stories to the small friends, making everyone drunk. At the age of thirteen, his father went bankrupt and Shakespeare dropped out of school. As a young man, Shakespeare traveled along the River Boulogne out of the town to London to earn a living. He held a horse for a rich man entering and exiting the theater, and worked as an actor in a theater troupe. The talented Shakespeare began his own playwriting in a hostile environment. He married Mary, a middle-class woman who provided financial support for his writing so that he would not be as destitute as Cao Xueqin. In more than twenty years, Shakespeare wrote thirty-two plays and one hundred and fifty-four sonnets, making him the greatest literary figure in Renaissance Europe. However, at that time, he was not taken seriously by the people. At the age of forty-six, Shakespeare said goodbye to the theater world, and because of the hardship of creation, Shakespeare was physically and mentally emaciated, and he died at the age of fifty-two by the River Boulogne after a long illness. Shakespeare was unknown during his lifetime, and it was not until more than a century after his death that his monumental plays were circulated around the world, and Shakespeare's name became a household word in China after the May Fourth Movement. The more monumental a work is, the more it needs the test of time. People may not be able to get immediate returns, and it is not helpful for posterity to feel sorry for them. Now in Britain, some people even questioned whether Shakespeare's monumental plays came from Shakespeare, and Shakespeare, who is in his grave, could not defend himself. The fact that Shakespeare's hometown people scoff at the idea is a testament to their love for Shakespeare. Shakespeare's home is located in the center of the town, a stone's throw from the river Boulogne. An old two-story wooden building, sitting north to south, built on the street. The doorway hangs an iron plate, marked the building age of 1531. Inside the house, you will enter the life of Shakespeare. On the first floor is the living room and kitchen, the fire in the fireplace is still red, bread, steak and knives and forks are placed on the table, and the coffee pot and cups are a bit coarse. All this conveys to the visitor a classic coziness. The second floor serves as a bedroom and a study. In the study, there is a wax figure of Shakespeare, and in front of the wax figure, there is a bookcase stacked with densely scribbled manuscript paper, and Shakespeare is leaning back in a chair and concentrating on his thoughts. All great artistic creations come from loneliness and solitude. Many of Shakespeare's great and popular works were written in this study.
Abbott's Square
Abbott's Square was named in honor of Queen Victoria's husband, Albert. The square is located between Tinsgate and Moseley Street and is the heart of the city. The most distinctive feature of the square is a Victorian Goethean building. To the west of the square, the John Rylands Library in Dinsgate Street has a Victorian Goethean building Further west is the Pumphouse Museum of People's History, situated next to the River Irwell, with exhibitions on social history and the workers' movement. To the south of the square is St. Peter's Square, next to which is the Freemason's Hall, now converted into a hotel, where the Peterloo Massacre took place in 1819. Further south is the former Central Station, now the G-Mex exhibition and conference center. The angular, post-modern building next to it overlooking the G-Mex is the Bridgewater Music Hall, home to the famous Harley Orchestra into the Adair Center The Adair Center had been damaged by the 1996 bombing. Also damaged were the Grain Exchange, the Royal Exchange, Longridge House and the original Marsh House. After reconstruction, the original building was replaced by the largest Marsha Building in the world, the Royal Exchange and the Grain Exchange have been refurbished, and two historic pubs have been re-located to the new Chapel Square next to the Cathedral. The Cathedral and St. Anne's Square have been converted into pedestrian areas.
Keyserfield Urban Legacy Park
Keyserfield Urban Legacy Park The Roman Castle, built in 79 AD, is arguably Manchester's forefather. The castle is situated in Catherfield, later the cradle of the industrial revolution. Catherfield still retains its dilapidated elevated railroad, rusting iron bridges and giant warehouses, which are shocking to see. In the 1980s, it was converted into what is now the city's heritage park. The Museum of Science and Industry is a great feature of Castlefield, with intact steam and spinning engines and a railway station from the 1830s. The reconstructed Roman fort is worth a visit.
Chinatown
Surrounded by Charlotte, Portland, Oxford and Moseley Streets, this area is Manchester's Chinatown, the largest in the UK and the largest concentration of Chinese communities in the north of England. It is the largest Chinatown in the UK and the most concentrated Chinese community in the North of England. There are many small stores selling Chinese jewelry. In addition, there are Chinese restaurants everywhere in Chinatown, but of course these restaurants cost a lot of money. In China Town, there are many small supermarkets run by Chinese people, so you don't have to worry about finding Chinese condiments and food, they are all really from China, such as starch, soy sauce, kitchen knives, steamer pots and many other Chinese products can be found here, and many international students living in the surrounding towns and cities of Manchester often come here to buy. The Chinese New Year Lion Dance is an annual event in Manchester.