1. Palais des Nations
The Palais des Nations used to be the seat of the League of Nations, but today it is the headquarters of the United Nations Office in Geneva. It is a symbol of Geneva as an international city and a microcosm of recent world history. The Palais des Nations is situated in the Parc Ariane, which covers an area of 25 hectares (375 acres) on the hilly terrain on the right bank of Lake Leman. Standing in the park high overlooking Lake Leman, looking at Europe's tallest mountain, Mont Blanc. The park was originally the private property of the Leverio family, Gustave. Leverio was the last generation of the family, a writer and art collector whose mother's name was Ariane. When his mother died, he named the garden Ariana to express his remembrance of her. There is also an Ariane Museum in the garden, which was built by Leverio to house his large collection of Chinese and Japanese porcelain.
2, Olympic Museum
Olympic Museum is located in Lausanne on the shores of Lake Lemmon, completed in 1993. Museum entrance discharge of Greek art columns, burning with the Olympic flame. The exhibition hall is about 3400 square meters, there are all kinds of art and souvenirs related to the Olympic Games, including stamps, torches, Olympic posters, coins, medals and paintings. The Cinema Hall of the museum shows movies introducing the history of the centennial development of the Olympic Games and the scenes of the previous Summer and Winter Olympic Games, which are very popular among tourists. The museum also has a world-class research center with a library, a video department, a photo room and a data center, equipped with state-of-the-art sound, light, electricity and multimedia audio-visual equipment, and often hosts a variety of exhibitions, presentations and seminars.
According to statistics, more than 60 percent of visitors come from abroad. The annual financial budget of the museum is 10 million Swiss francs. 1995, the direct economic benefits generated amounted to 100 million Swiss francs.
3, Sion Castle
Sion Castle is one of the most prestigious monuments in Switzerland, is located in the eastern end of Lake Geneva, protruding from Lake Geneva on a small peninsula made up of boulders. It was inhabited during the Bronze Age, and later the Romans set up camp here and built fortifications. Sion Peninsula in a few owners, in the eleventh century to the thirteenth century, in the hands of the SAVOYEN family after a large-scale expansion, the basic formation of the people see the set of military defense, warehousing, prisons, churches and aristocrats in one of the functions of the court of the closed sealing of the old fortress.
4, the Reformation International Monument
In the back of the University of Geneva, along the site of the ancient city wall there is a huge wall, the name of the Reformation International Monument, also known as the Wall of the Reformers.
In addition to the large bas-relief statues, the lower part of the wall features eight smaller bas-relief designs and textual descriptions. The International Monument to the Reformation recreates the scenes of the European Reformation in the 16th century and describes how Geneva became the "Protestant Rome".
5, Lake Léman
In Switzerland's 1,498 lakes, Lake Léman is the largest one. It is also the largest lake in Western Europe, an area of 582 square kilometers, water storage capacity of 89 billion cubic meters, the length of its center line of 72.3 kilometers, a circumference of 167 kilometers; in the Swiss side of the north shore (commonly known as the right bank) is 95 kilometers long, in the French side of the south shore (commonly known as the left bank) is 72 kilometers long. The lake is 14,000 meters wide at its widest point and 310 meters deep at its deepest point.
Lac Léman is a moraine lake. It is said that during the Quaternary Ice Age, the Rhone River, which originates in the Alps, was blocked by moraine material in the Ecluse area, thus converging into a lake. At that time, the lake rose all the way up to 425 meters above sea level. Later, the Rhone River got a new outlet, and the lake only gradually declined. The elevation of Lake Lemmon is 372 meters above sea level.
6, Lheinfall
Lheinfall (Lheinfall) is located in Switzerland, Schaffhausen and Zurich canton border on the Rhine River. The widest part of the waterfall 150 meters, the maximum drop of 21 meters, the depth of 13 meters. The average summer flow is 700 cubic meters per second. The Rhine Falls is the largest waterfall in Europe.
Today, in the 21st century, the Rhine Falls have a history of more than 10,000 years. 20,000 years ago, there was no waterfalls, due to glacial activity and the diversion of the Rhine River, the Rhine Waterfalls formed in the 21st century, we see the scenery of the Rhine Falls.
7, Interlaken
Interlaken (INTEL'LAKEN, that is, "between the lakes" meaning) belongs to the canton of Bern, about 50 kilometers away from the city of Bern, is located in the Lake Thun and Brienz Lake between the elevation of only 568 meters, is one of Switzerland's famous! It is one of the famous scenic spots in Switzerland. Surrounded by mountains, the green meadow is vast and spacious, and the famous Swiss Jungfrau Peak is crowned by snow all year round, reflecting in the green lake, with mountains far away and water near, and the lake glistening, which makes you feel like you are in a painting.
8, Lake Thun
Interlagen city west of Lake Thun, east of Lake Brienz. Both lakes are long and narrow, slightly to the north, together like a crescent moon broken in the center. Among them, Lake Thun is larger, but the lake is not deep, visitors can take a boat trip, but also can drive or take the train along the lake sightseeing. The exquisite villages, either perched on the slopes or standing by the water's edge, are decorated with the charm of nature.
9, Spitz Scenic Area
Spitz town is located in Bern, more than 30 kilometers southeast of the south shore of Lake Thun, a water bay, 628 meters above sea level, is the Bernese Plateau. Here turquoise water like a mirror, snowy peaks surrounded by fresh air, is Switzerland's famous rest and water sports resort.
Spitz Castle was built in 1200; the external architectural style is the medieval Bernese style, while the internal decoration is a combination of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque art forms, simple and elegant, is one of the few monuments in Switzerland. The castle was once the summer palace of the Bernese consuls, so unlike other ancient cities in Europe, it does not have the facilities to protect the city from the enemy, but is mainly a residential function. Underneath the castle, a wine cellar replaced the prison where prisoners were held. At the southern end of the courtyard is a chapel built in 762 AD, in the style of the early Romanesque Bernese countryside. Since 1929, the castle has been owned by the public, managed by a special foundation, and open to the public as a museum with relics of the castle's past owners and ancient furniture. Classical concerts are held here every summer, attracting guests from all over the world.
10, Zurich Stock Exchange
Zurich Stock Exchange was founded in 1873, to the Second World War and gradually developed into one of the world's largest securities market. 1976, the exchange turnover for the first time exceeded 100 billion Swiss francs. In 1976, the turnover of the exchange exceeded 100 billion Swiss francs for the first time. By 1991, the turnover of the exchange had reached more than 500 billion Swiss francs, and the listed securities amounted to 3,000 kinds. Twenty-four Swiss and foreign banks are members of the Zurich Stock Exchange Association. In addition, there are 234 brokers (banks) engaged in securities trading activities outside the exchange.
Two, Switzerland (Switzerland), the full name of the Swiss Confederation (German: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft), one of the countries in Central Europe, divided into 26 cantons. Switzerland is adjacent to Germany in the north, France in the west, Italy in the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein in the east. The entire territory is dominated by plateaus and mountains, and is known as the "Roof of Europe".
Tourism
Tourism is rich in resources, and has a reputation as a world park. Although geographically, Switzerland only accounts for a small part of Europe, but the country's rich tourism resources but bring travelers great fun. With a variety of fascinating terrains and landscapes across the continent, a blend of nature and artifice, and a wide range of colors, there is something of interest to be found everywhere in Switzerland.
Visas
Swiss visas are categorized as Swiss Tourist Visa, Swiss Business Visa and Swiss Student Visa. Swiss Visa Application Submission Offices: Consulates General in each region
Documents Required for Individual Visitor Visa to Switzerland
1, Letter of Invitation
2, Completed and Dated Application Form, which can be downloaded from the Internet
3, Two recent passport-size color photographs (must be in accordance with the requirements of the Embassy of Switzerland as posted on the web site: white background, 3.5cm x 4.5cm), and a photo of the applicant. Original passport (must be valid for at least three months at the time of departure from Switzerland)
5. Photocopies of pages 1-6 of the passport, as well as photocopies of all visa and entry/exit stamps
6. Old passport (if any), including the original and photocopies of all visa and entry/exit stamps
7. Original and photocopies of all pages, translation)
8, Employer's/Unit's Certificate of Permission for Leave of Absence (original and translation if the original is in Chinese) must contain the applicant's name, date of birth, job title, monthly income, length of time in the job, a statement of the company's consent to his/her leave of absence and arrangements for the expenditure of the expenses, the employer's address, email address and telephone number, the company's stamp and signature and the name and job title of a person in charge on behalf of the company, and the name and job title of the person responsible for the company's behalf. The name and position of the person in charge of the company, or the original, copy and translation of the retirement certificate
9. Business cards (except for students, retired and unemployed persons)
10. Round-trip air tickets (in English)
11. Relevant insurance certificates covering the whole of the trip in the Schengen area (original and copy of the embassy card), which must be for an amount of not less than 30,000 euros. Sufficient to cover any emergency medical care and repatriation arrangements due to health problems
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