Spain is a land of romance and passion, whose history, its art, and its temperament continue to attract curious people. Bullfighting, dancing, guitar.
① Geography:
Spain is located in the southwest of Europe, the Iberian Peninsula, the Atlantic Ocean (Mar Cantabrico) and the Mediterranean Sea (Mar Mediterraneo) shipping lanes of the throat of the mountainous (Cantab, Llanos, Goledo and Guadarrama and other mountain ranges), multi-river (Ebro R. Ebro, Duero, Tahoe R. Duero, Tahoe R. Ebro, Tahoe R. Duero, Tahoe R. Tahoe, Tahoe, Tahoe, Tahoe R. Tahoe). Duero, R. Taje, and R. Gualguivir), and high source countries. The central Meseta high source area covers about 60% of the country and has a continental climate. The northern and northwestern coastal zone has a maritime temperate climate. The south and southeast have a Mediterranean subtropical climate. Most of the area receives between 500 and 1,500 millimeters of precipitation. The south is almost frost-free all year round. The total area of Spain is more than 500,000 square kilometers. The population is more than 38.71 million. Most of them are Castilians Castilla, minority Catalans Catalu?a, Basques Valencia and Galicia Galicia. the official language is Spanish. 94% of the inhabitants envelope Catholic.
②Political and Economic Environment:
Spain is a parliamentary monarchy, with the throne being hereditary to Juan Carlos and his direct descendants. The king is the head of state and supreme commander of the armed forces. The government is a one-party government of the Socialist Labor Party (PSOE), which is overseen by Parliament. Madrid is the capital of Spain. Spain is a relatively developed capitalist industrial country. Because of the lack of power and industrial raw materials, the economy is more dependent on foreign countries,
The oil, iron ore, coking coal, etc. needed are imported. Exports include small cars, steel, cement, ships, textiles, mercury, fertilizers, alcohol, olive oil, etc. The European ****similarities and the United States are Spain's main trading partners.
Spanish cities and places of interest
① Madrid
Madrid, the capital of Spain, is a famous ancient city in Europe. Madrid is located in the center of the Iberian Peninsula, Guadarrama Mountain towers over it to the north, located in the high source of Meseta, the sea level of 670 meters, is the capital of Europe's highest terrain. Manzaneros River R. Manzanalis flows around the city. The city is well connected, with many lakes and shady trees and a pleasant climate. The center of Madrid is formed by the triangle of "Puerta del Sol, Plaza del Centro and Plaza de Espa?a". "Puerta del Sol" is the central square of Madrid, from which radiate out avenues in all directions, forming its dense urban structure like a spider web. In the middle of the square flower beds, erected on the head of a climbing in the berry tree on the robust brown bear sculpture, which is the city of Madrid micro. This sturdy and robust brown bear shows the indomitable and stubborn character of the people of Madrid. From the Puerta del Sol to the streets in all directions can see many ancient and medieval palaces, churches, sculptures, these buildings and works of art have Gothic, Arabesque, but also many forms of convergence in one. Especially the frescoes inlaid with various stones and glass are brightly colored and very beautiful.
"Columbus Square" - the navigator Columbus statue is located in the center of the square, pointing in the direction of South America, seems to be like the spirit of his discovery of the Bahamas County Island in October 1492, the round fountain surrounded by the statue, spraying a few meters high water columns, the night mapping out red, green and purple At night, it reflects red, green and purple lights, which is very attractive. There is a Columbus Museum built underground for people to visit.
"Plaza de Espa?a" - Plaza de Espa?a is home to a statue of the famous 17th century Spanish writer Cervantes and two of the main characters from his famous novel Don Quixote. Quixote" in his famous novel "Don Quixote" in the two main characters - the Lamanite knight Don. Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza. Pansa.
"Central Plaza" - The Grand Plaza in the center of the city is a 16th- and 17th-century Renaissance building, completed in 1619. The main Christian church near Piazza Comillas is also a Renaissance building (built in 1535). The present Municipal Museum, the Library, the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs near Piazza dei Provincia and the Segovia Bridge over the Manzaneros River are all late 17th-century Baroque buildings. The General Post Office building, built between 1907 and 1917, was the first luxury building of the 20th century.
"Prado Museum" - Madrid **** has more than 30 museums, including the world-famous painting exhibition hall - Prado Museum has The Prado Museum is one of the world's most famous exhibition halls for paintings and drawings, and is known as the "treasure house of European classical art". The museum has 30 exhibition halls and collects the world's most precious works of Spanish art and more than 3,000 works by famous Italian painters from the 15th to 19th centuries. In addition, there are many materials from prehistoric times and relics from the Roman, Moorish and Middle Ages.
"Palace of the Orient"-The Palace of the Orient, one of the most complete and exquisite palaces in the world, is situated on a hill on the left bank of the Manzaneros River, west of Madrid. The Palace of the Orient is one of the most complete and exquisite palaces in the world. Its majesty in the British capital of Buckingham Palace above, can be compared with the French Palace of Versailles. It was built according to the most popular architectural style in the 18th century. Its appearance has a typical French style, majestic; interior decoration is authentic Italian mood, luxury absolute theory. It is a jewel of the Spanish tourism industry, the palace's large and magnificent halls, beautifully furnished, so that visitors marveled at. Tapestry Pavilion contains the world's rarest and most valuable large tapestries. In addition, the Palace of the Orient also has a collection of 45 clocks and watches from various countries, which are still very accurate.
② Barcelona
Located in the northeast of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of Barcelona, is the second largest city in Spain, the "Iberian Peninsula of the Rose of Pearls," said before 1833, Spain's richest region of Catalonia's capital. The beaches are flat and wide, and the climate is favorable for people. In the old district, there are the remains of ancient Roman walls and 6th century palaces. The Gothic Catholic Church stands in the center of the old town and contains the crypt of St. Eulalia, the patron saint of Barcelona, where a white marble coffin is placed. There is also the Plaza de la Reina (14th to 16th century) and the Plaza de la Paz (near the harbor). In the harbor there is a replica of a sailing ship from Columbus' discovery of the New World, and the Columbus Monument in the plaza overlooks the harbor.
"Flower Market Street," the largest flower market, is connected by Peace Square and Ramblas Street in the center of the city's Catalunya Square. Catalonia Square has a stone statue of the goddess and a fountain. West of the city's Spanish Square, "Bright Spring", Montevideo Park's cascading waterfalls, water and light into the night. 14th century remains of the city's Spain's largest "Holy Family Church", every Sunday at noon there are folk dance performances.
Barcelona is the cultural center of Spain. There are the University of Barcelona (founded in 1430), the Liceo Theater and a variety of museums (Picasso Museum, Catalan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Wine, Spanish Village) more than 20. The rose show and bullfighting and the largest international trade show are very attractive four times a year.
Suburban Costa Brava, is the Mediterranean coast of the famous resort.
③ Seville;
Located in the southwest of Spain, it is a famous cultural city with a history of more than two thousand years. The beautiful gypsy music, flamenco dance and bullfighting are famous throughout Europe. The Tower of Gold (12-sided, 30-meter-high curved top), is located on the banks of the Rio Grande. Because the Rio Grande is the only inland river that is passable in Spain, Columbus sailed into the sea from here. Gothic Seville Cathedral (built in the 15th century), is the most beautiful church in Spain, allegedly after St. Peter's in Rome and St. Paul's Cathedral in London, in the world's Christian churches in the third place (slender steeple, five chancel nave and ten side chapels and ancient enclosure).
④ Balearic Islands (La.Baleares);
Lansalote Island (the northernmost point of La.Baleares) geothermal water to cook lamb, Las.parmas port small plane to go to 50 minutes to Lansalote Island. The whole island is very small and rainy, but everywhere bananas green space, teach side swimming, ocean fishing fleet.
Spanish customs
① Spain's folk festival
Spanish people in the "New Year's Eve", the whole family gathered together to treat 12 o'clock church bells ringing at 12 to eat 12 grapes, will symbolize the new year every month, all the best wishes.
Spain's "Mérida", every year in early October, is the Gypsy Women's Day (intermarriage within the tribe, free to find, but subject to parental consent, the wedding ceremony presided over by the matriarch, cut the bride and groom's back).
"Faye Festival" is one of the largest festivals in Spain, every year from March 12 to 19, in the eastern part of Spain on the Mediterranean Sea, the ancient city of Valencia held a fire in the image of realistic paper shapes (locally known as the Faye), in order to expose the social phenomenon of evil. During this period from all over Spain and the world to visit a lot of people, to the 19th activities reached a climax, from morning to night, the streets of the crowd, singing and dancing, in the afternoon, held in the City Hall Square selection of awards, people dancing and revelry, 12 midnight began to burn the city's paper shape, a huge paper shape in the burning fire, gradually turned into ashes.
Spain can be called "olive kingdom", olive groves, rolling hills. The olive fruit, olive oil (Aceite de olivo) is the world's largest. In addition to food, applied to the whole body of the ancient health and beauty techniques have been used to this day (bodybuilders also used).
"Spanish bullfighting", originated from Spain's ancient religious activities (kill the bull for the gods to sacrifice). 13th century Spain King Alfonso X began to this sacrifice to the gods evolved into a bull race show (real bullfighting show is the middle of the 18th century). Now there are more than 300 bullfighting stadiums in Spain (the largest is the Ventas bullring in Madrid, which can accommodate 25,000 people). Every year from March to November is the Spanish bullfighting festival, usually Sunday and Thursday for the bullfighting day (using the weight of 4,000 kilograms of purebred African bulls).
"Spanish cockfighting" is even more peculiar, a 3 square meters of round cage, put two roosters fighting each other. Cockerel weight shall not differ 1 two, each fight 30 minutes. Outside the cage is surrounded by more than 200 gamblers each bet on a chicken to train a chicken, it takes a year, a year can fight 8 games, trained cockfighting can be sold for up to 500 U.S. dollars, but also a large number of exports.
②Spanish life and etiquette
Spain is an ancient civilized country, civilized, polite. Warm, hospitable, kind-hearted people
Life, housing (farm villas, swimming pools), matriarchal society (women hold the home, many children, hygiene, the girl becomes a housewife personality differences - men fixated on the money clip, 10 o'clock at night to go home story), birthdays, Bar Mitzvah invitations to the story, to earn a dollar to spend two dollars, there is no red-eye. Wine bar, body odor, smell of olive oil (Aceite de olivo) in food. Poor sense of time (Asta ma?an), come late and no one says sorry/No hay import
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