All about Zurich

Zurich is the capital of the canton of Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland and the richest city in Europe. It is located in the northern Alps, at the northwestern end of Lake Zurich, at the mouth of the Limmat River and Lake Zurich. Zurich population 36.9 million. Zurich in the Cretan language means "water town". A village was formed 2000 years ago, a city-state was founded in 1218, and it joined the Swiss Confederation in 1351. By the 18th and 19th centuries, Zurich had become the cultural, educational and scientific center of Switzerland's largely German-speaking population, and many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein

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Zurich is located from France to Eastern Europe and from Germany to Italy, the main commercial road, but also air, land and water transportation hub. Industry and commerce has always flourished, especially the silk industry has developed greatly, is the medieval center of the silk industry north of the Alps. Now it is the first industry in the country, machine manufacturing accounted for 3 / 4 of the country's gross domestic product, the Swiss National Federation of Industry and Commerce is located here.

Zurich is not only the largest financial center in Switzerland, but also an important financial center in Western Europe. There are more than 120 banks, more than half of which are foreign banks, so it enjoys the title of "European Millionaire City". Silport Street and Exchange Street on both sides of the bank, the stock exchange turnover in Western Europe's leading exchanges, a total of 70% of Western Europe's securities trading in this. Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse is considered the richest street in the world. The amount of money mobilized here every year is astronomical.

Zurich is an important international financial center and one of the gold markets. There are more than 350 banks and bank branches, including nearly 70 foreign banks. The famous Zurich exchange was established in 1876, its turnover in Western Europe among the exchanges in the forefront, the peak of 70% of the securities trading in this. The Swiss Stock Exchange is the only exchange in the world with fully automated trading and clearing systems, and its advanced equipment and highly qualified personnel provide investors with excellent services. Zurich's gold market is more famous, in recent years the status of its gold market has declined, the 1960s had jumped to the world's second largest gold market after London.

Zurich is located at the mouth of the Limade River, which flows into Lake Zurich, and is the largest city in Switzerland. The city is divided into east and west by the Limade River, also divided into the new city and the old city, they are connected by a maze of lanes. The Old Town, on the north bank of the river, is divided into the Upper and Lower Villages and is filled with boutiques, bars, cafes and antique shops.

Zurich is home to the University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest comprehensive university, founded in 1833, and the Federal Institute of Technology, founded six years later in 1848 in compensation for Zurich giving up its capital to Bern. Two great scientists were trained here: Albert Einstein and Wolfgang Pauli, one of the founders of nuclear physics. Zurich has a rich cultural scene, with more than 20 museums, 20 libraries, 100 galleries, concert halls and opera houses.

The National Museum, just north of the train station, is worth a visit. It was opened in 1898 and is a large Victorian building. Exhibits focus on Swiss culture, art and history, including medieval religious texts, paintings, stained-glass window treatments and frescoes from ancient churches and houses. Upstairs is a hall, large enough to be comparable to a large school, with exhibits of weapons, armor, military reports, flags and other items from the past. The museum also exhibits the interiors of old houses, which have been transplanted from real houses to the museum. Other exhibits include altarpieces, furniture and chests, ancient clocks and watches, gold and silver ornaments, folk costumes ...... In short, all the objects that illustrate the evolution of Swiss culture and society are available. Lenin, who was living in Zurich in 1910, used the wealth of information here to write many famous works.

A few hundred meters east of the Hedong University is the Zurich Museum of Fine Arts. It mainly collects Western European paintings from the Middle Ages to the present century, with a special emphasis on Swiss painters such as Bosley in the 18th century and B?cklin and Herderer in the 19th century. Sculpture, on the other hand, focuses on the Expressionist Giacometti. In addition to works by European masters such as Monet, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Picasso, the museum has a large collection of works by Munch, making it the largest collection of Munch's works outside of Scandinavia. Chagall's works are even more abundant, occupying an entire gallery. Another gallery is dedicated to Dadaist works.

The Leitberger Museum is located in a heavily wooded park west of Lake Zurich. The exhibits focus on foreign art, including Chinese paintings, American carpets, Indian statues, Peruvian ceramics and African masks. The exhibits were originally collected by a nobleman, and most of them came from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Zurich is also one of the centers of Swiss culture, education and research. The "Frau" church on the shores of Lake Zurich was built in 853 AD and is a typical Romanesque building. Not far from the church is one of the most beautiful baroque buildings in the city, the former wine guild. On the other side of the river, facing the "Frau" church, is the Zurich Cathedral, with its pair of towering towers built in the 15th century, which is an important symbol of the city of Zurich. The city hall is an ornate Italian Renaissance style building. There are more than 50 museums and galleries in Zurich. Zurich Federal Institute of Technology, the University of Zurich and other institutions are world-famous institutions of higher learning, I stay in Switzerland nearly 1,000 students, about half of the above two schools for further study. The Swiss National Museum and Library are also located here. Lenin was engaged in research work in the city from 1916 to 1917, and completed his famous book "Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalist development".