Birmingham is the second largest city in the United Kingdom after London. It is in the center of England, on the main railroad line from London to Liverpool. Nearby cities are densely populated and have coal and iron resources. The twelfth century has been an important commercial city, the sixteenth century, industry began to develop. It is now one of the major manufacturing centers in the country. There are many industrial sectors, mainly heavy industry. One of the world's largest metal-processing regions, with ferrous metallurgy, non-ferrous metallurgy (copper, zinc, brass, aluminum, nickel), machine tools, instrumentation, carriages, bicycles, aircraft, chemical, military and other industries are also important. The automobile industry is so large that about a quarter of the inhabitants have occupations connected with it. Products of gold, silver, and jewelry ornaments are also renowned. There are museums, art galleries, and the University of Birmingham (founded in 1900). There is a monument to James Watt in the town square.
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LIVERPOOL
Liverpool is at the mouth of the River Mersey in north-west England, bordering the Irish Sea, and is one of the world's most historic ports, and the second largest deep-water seaport after London.
Superior geographic location is an important reason for the rise of Liverpool. 1207, for the conquest and control of Ireland, King John of England issued a decree to build a castle and harbor in Liverpool. Soon, Liverpool developed into a commercial port.
With the geographic discovery and European countries to colonize, Liverpool entered the development of the "golden age", it is not only a large number of colonists to the "New World" and Africa, the Far East's main import and export shore, and became a famous The center of the "triangle trade route", became an important base for the primitive accumulation of capital. British home-grown guns, bullets, gunpowder, alcohol, etc. through the port of Liverpool, a steady stream of transportation to West Africa, used to brutally loot and capture black slaves, and then the slaves were shipped to plantations throughout the Americas, in exchange for sugar, cotton, tobacco, etc., and then shipped to the mainland to provide an important source of raw materials for the early development of British industry. By the 18th century, Liverpool was already of considerable size, and the Industrial Revolution brought it further prosperity. By this time, Liverpool had become a famous cotton market, as well as a famous port of entry for foodstuffs and industrial manufacturing, with a rapidly growing population. After continuous expansion, by 1927, Liverpool became one of the most prosperous and largest seaports in Britain.
Liverpool is also an ideal place to visit. The neo-classical building St. George's Cathedral, the City Hall built in the 18th century, the neo-Gothic Muslim Cathedral, the pseudo-classical Catholic Cathedral, and the Voca Art Gallery are some of the famous sightseeing spots in Liverpool. There are several scenic seaside retreats on the Irish coast to the north of Liverpool, the largest of which is Blackpool, where the beach is wide and soft, and its lightscape is one of the great sights of Liverpool.
Liverpool City Location and City Transportation:
l Convenient Transportation - Located in the northwest of England, it takes 2 hours and 40 minutes by train to London and about 45 minutes to Manchester. It is the capital of Merseyside. There is also a night bus service between London and Liverpool. The gateway to Europe is John Lennon Airport.
l Importance - Liverpool is the second largest port in the UK and is a beautiful port city. There is one service to Dublin, the capital of Northern Ireland, and several services to nearby tourist attractions, most of which are cargo services.
City of Manchester
Manchester has a long history, with the Romans building a fortress here as early as 79 A.D. to control access from the foothills of the Pennines to the sea, and Flemish weavers who migrated here in the 14th century to start a linen and wool spinning industry laying the first stone of Manchester's development.
Emerging in the thirteenth century, it grew rapidly after the Industrial Revolution. In the mid-sixteenth century it developed into a thriving textile industry city, producing tweeds, felts and coarse cottons that were even exported overseas. In the forty years after 1780, it had a quarter of the country's cotton textile industry; it was also a trading center for raw cotton and cotton yarn. The eastern part of the country is dominated by textiles, garments, and dyeing; the western part by electrical machinery and general-purpose machinery. Food processing, chemistry, and oil refining are also important.The Liverpool-Manchester railroad was completed in 1830. The city can be reached by sea vessels via the Manchester Ship Canal (opened in 1894), an important port after London and Liverpool.
The real rise of Manchester has been since the Industrial Revolution.
Since the early twentieth century, when Manchester's industry began to suffer as a result of the Great Recession, the city's heavy industrial facilities were heavily bombed and damaged by Nazi Germany in the Second World War. After the war, Manchester's industry began to decline, but the city's status as a major city remained unchanged.
The cityscape of Manchester has changed considerably in the last decade, with a large number of buildings constructed before the 1960s demolished and replaced by newer buildings, and old factories converted into residential apartments
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Northern England, the capital of Scotland, and the economic and cultural center of the city. center. It is located in the central lowlands of Scotland, on the south coast of the Firth of Forth. With an area of 260 square kilometers, the city was founded in 1329 and was the capital of the Kingdom of Scotland from 1437 to 1707. The city has a long history of paper and printing and publishing, and important shipbuilding, chemical, nuclear, electronics, cable, glass and food industries. With the development of the North Sea oil fields, a range of related industries and services have been established. Important transportation hub, air port. Leith to the north-east of the city, bordering the Firth of Forth, is its outer harbor and is one of the large ports in the Firth of Forth Harbor area. Ancient City of Culture. In the 18th century it was the center of European culture, art, philosophy and science. There is the University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, and there are ancient castles, cathedrals, palaces, art galleries and other places of interest. There are various monuments in the square. The National Library has a large collection of books and manuscripts of famous people. Tourism is booming, and it is the second most popular tourist city in Britain after London.
Edinburgh is a long history, beautiful scenery and cultural city, according to the mountains and water, landscape colorful, known as the "northern Athens" said. It is also the capital of Scotland and the center of medical, judicial, banking and insurance, nuclear energy and electronic research. The city has a population of 440,000 people. The city was founded in the 6th century and completed in the 12th century. It has the reputation of being "the most beautiful city in Europe".
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San Francisco
Or "San Francisco", "San Francisco". San Francisco is a seaport, industrial and commercial city on the Pacific coast of California, USA. Located on the northern tip of the peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, latitude and longitude: 37°48'0 "N, 122°25'0 "W; time zone: +5.00. The city area is 116 square kilometers. Population 713,000 (1984), 3,253,000 (1980) in the greater metropolitan area (including Oakland, Berkeley, etc.). Founded by the Spanish in 1776, it went to Mexico in 1821 and belonged to the U.S. in 1848. In the mid-nineteenth century, the rapid development of gold mining fever, the Chinese called "Gold Mountain", and later to distinguish it from Melbourne, Australia, was renamed "San Francisco". 1906 by a major earthquake, severely damaged, and later rebuilt. The harbor covers an area of 1,126 square kilometers and is connected to the Pacific Ocean through the Golden Gate Strait, which is only 1,200 meters wide, making it an important naval base and a famous trading port. It is the gateway to the Pacific region and the Far East. The largest financial center in the western United States. Developed industry, mainly aircraft, rocket parts, metal processing, shipbuilding, instrumentation, electronic equipment, food, petroleum processing, chemical, printing and other sectors. Chinese and overseas Chinese more, the northeast corner of the city's "Chinatown" for the largest concentration of Chinese Americans. The city has a mild climate and beautiful scenery, and is a famous tourist city. There are magnificent buildings such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge, as well as the University of San Francisco (built in 1855) and other institutions of higher learning and scientific research. The center of finance, trade and cultural tourism, San Francisco is an important port city in California.
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Chicago
Chicago (Chicago) is located in the heart of the North American continent, located in the U.S. state of Illinois, is the largest city in the Midwest region of the U.S., there are nearly 3 million people live here. Chicago is the third largest city in the U.S. With a population of more than 9.7 million, the greater Chicago area, consisting of Chicago and its suburbs, is the third largest metropolitan area in the U.S. after New York City and Los Angeles.
Chicago is the most important railroad and airline hub in the United States. Chicago is also one of the major financial, cultural, manufacturing, futures and commodities trading centers in the United States. After more than a hundred years of development since its founding in 1833, Chicago has gradually become one of the world's most influential metropolises. This seductive metropolis has been called the most American city in the United States, blending the Midwest with the cultural and culinary landscapes of the world's legacy.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California, the second-largest city in the United States (after New York City), and the county seat of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles is the most densely populated and diverse place in the United States, with people from all over the world immigrating here and speaking 224 different languages. Los Angeles is one of the world's most comprehensive cities.
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by Felipe de Neve, a Spanish ruler. It was once part of Spain, and when Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821, Los Angeles became a Mexican territory. 1848, Mexico lost the Mexican-American War and ceded California to the U.S. On April 4, 1850, Los Angeles was officially founded as a city. And five months later, California was officially a state of the United States.
Los Angeles is one of the world's center cities for culture, technology, media, economy, and international trade. Los Angeles is home to globally renowned institutions in a variety of professional and cultural fields, and is the most important economic center in the United States, with the city of Los Angeles and the immediate region ranking 20th in the world in terms of GDP production. Los Angeles is also a global leader in popular culture and in popular entertainment - such as movies, television, and music - which forms the basis of Los Angeles' international reputation and global status.
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Sydney
Sydney
Australia's capital city of the state of New South Wales and Australia's largest city and port. In the Tasman Sea extends into the mainland 20 kilometers on both sides of Port Jackson, there are up to 1,150 meters long iron bridge across the connecting harbor. It has an area of 1,735 square kilometers. The population is 4,198,543 (2003) with a population density of 345.7 people per square kilometer. Inner Sydney is the most densely populated place in Australia with 4,023 people per square kilometer.
British convicts were exiled here in 1788 and it was the first British colonial point in Australia. The country's largest economic center. Most residents work in the service sector, with industries such as petroleum refining, chemicals, textiles, clothing, food processing, and aircraft, automobile and shipbuilding. There is a network of railroads and highways connecting the vast hinterland. The harbor is deep and well-equipped. Mainly export wool, wheat, flour, meat, textiles and so on. There are regular sea and air routes to Britain, the United States, New Zealand and other countries. There is the University of Sydney (built in 1852) and the Australian Museum (built in 1836), the earliest in the country. In the east of the city, there is a seaside bathing beach. There are many gardens and extensive green areas.
Sydney is located in the southeast coast of Australia, where the climate is pleasant, the environment is beautiful, the scenery ripples Ni, beautiful scenery, summer is not hot, winter is not cold, sunshine is sufficient, abundant rainfall. Sydney's annual precipitation is about 1,200 millimeters, and the average temperature in summer (December-February) is 21 degrees Celsius, and the average temperature in winter (June-August) is 12 degrees Celsius.
Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, Australia's largest and oldest city, and an increasingly cosmopolitan metropolis, with the 2000 Sydney Olympics having given Sydney unprecedented international prestige and visibility.
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