SPAIN01GEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONCONTENTS目录01GEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONHISTORY02CONTENTS目录01GEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONHISTORY02NATIONALSYMBOL03CONTENTS目录01GEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONHISTORY0203CULTURE04CONTENTS目录NATIONALSYMBOL01GEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONHISTORY02NATIONALSYMBOL03CULTURE04SPECIAL05CONTENTS目录01GEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONHISTORY02NATIONALSYMBOL03CULTURE04SPECIAL05FOODANDDRINK06CONTENTS目录01GEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONHISTORY02NATIONALSYMBOL03CULTURE04SPECIAL05TRAVEL07CONTENTS目录FOODANDDRINK06GEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONBasicinformationLocation:SpainisaWesternEuropeancountrylocatedbetweenAndorra,FranceandPortugal.Capital:MadridPopulation:about46,000,000Mainregion:RomanCatholicMajorcities:Madrid,Barcelona,andSevilleAreaofSpain:505,000km2HISTORYSpainhasalonghistory.AfterBC35000yearsago,homosapiensappearedinSpain.TheRomansbegantooccupytheIberianpeninsula.TheinvasionoftheRomanshadaprofoundinfluenceonthelanguage,religionandlawofmodernSpain.Byfifthcentury,theSpanishconqueredbytheVisigoths.TheninAD711,thenorthofAfricansofMuslimandmoorsinvadedSpain.TheSpanishbegantodriveouttheinvaders.Thewarlasteduntil1492.In1512,SpaincompletedtheunificationNATIONALSYMBOLTheSpanishflagwasrectangular,length-widthratioof3:2.Highlightedfromtoptobottomismadeupofred,yellowthreeparallelrectangular.Middlehighlightedyellowpartaccountsfor1/2,theleftsidewiththenationalemblem.Red,andyellowisatraditionalSpanishpeoplelovethecolor,asymbolofthepeopleatotallyloyaltothemotherland.Spainin1785,usingthered,yellow,andredflagshangingontheboat,asSpain'scolor.SlantyellowontheleftsideofthedrawhasthenationalemblemofSpain.RepresentthefourancientkingdomofSpain.NATIONALSYMBOLTheSpanishnationalemblemcenterdesignforshieldemblem.Ithasredandtheyellowcastle、redlion,andthelionistheoldcastleinSpain.Thebottomleftcornerforyellow,redandwhitebar,Thelowerrightcorneroftheredgoldchainnetontheground,Symbolisonthegroundatthebottomofthegreenleavesredpomegranate,southgranada.Coatthetophasabigcrown,whichisthesymbolofstatepower.Shieldemblemoneachsidehasahagridmadepillars.Alsocalledherculessilvercolumn,thetopoftheleftandrightcolumnrespectivelyandimperialcrown,thecrownwithlaceonthepostoverseasandthemainland.LANGUAGECULTURELANGUAGERELIGIONCULTURELANGUAGERELIGIONFESTIVALCULTURELANGUAGERELIGIONFESTIVALDANCINGCULTURELANGUAGEOriginatedinancientLatin,Spanishhasalonghistoryofmorethan1000yearstodate.SpanishistheofficiallanguageofSpain.Inminoritynationalityareas.Theirrespectivenationallanguageistheofficiallanguage.RELIGIONMostoftheSpanishareCatholic,andtherestareProtestants,JewsandMuslims.FESTIVALDANCINGSpanishdancecanbedefinedasacomplicateddancemovementthatoriginatesfromthenativecountryofSpainandisnotpredominatelyinfluencedbyothercommunitiesorculture.Type:•Flamenco•ClassicalSpanishDance•Folklore•EighteenthCenturyDances•ClassicalBalletDance•CastanetsFlamencohasbeenaspopularasitistoday,anditisthemostpopularandbest-knownSpanishdancestyle.FlamencoBullfightfootballOrigin:BullfightingwasrootedintheancientSpanishreligiousactivities,atthattimethebullfightactivitieswasusedtooffersacrificesforgod.At13thcentury,theSpanishkingchangedthesacrificecowsperformance,whichreligiousactivityofkillingcows.Intheeighteenthcentury,itevolvedintoformalbullfightingcompetitiveactivities.Thereasonofenduringandmesmerizingtheaudienceisnotonlyitrequiresahighlevelofskill,butalsoitrepresentstheSpanishnationalspirit.BullfightTherearethreestepsinthebullfighting:•Thefirst:bullfighter'sassistantwillusecoloredscarf,infuriatedthestrongbull.•Secondly:whenthebullisenraged,theknightwillapproachwithaspeartoattackthecow,sothedesperatelywoundedcattlewillstampede.•whenthecattleistired,thematadorplaylikeadanceandstabtheswordintotheheartofcattletothecruelbutexcitingbullfighting.BullfightingseasonstarsfromMarch19everyyear,BalunWestoftheFireFestival,toOctober12ofthesaladGeshaofBilalFestivalattheendFOOTBALLOFSPAINSpanishfootballisthesignofSpain,isSpanishpride.ThereisnodoubtthatfootballisthefirstmovementinSpain,17autonomousregionshavetheirownteams,thestrengthofthissquadandtheregion'seconomicdevelopmenthascloserelation.TheSpanishnationalfootballteamprofileEstablishedbytheroyalSpanishfootballassociation.Wonthe1964Europeancountriescupand2008Europeanchampions.Wonthe2010WorldCupinSouthAfrica.AttackingfootballandartfootballarethemostdistinctivefeatureofSpanishfootball.RealMadridIt’sthemostsuccessfulfootballclubofthe20thcenturyThewordRealintheclub'snameistheSpanishtermforroyalRealMadird'shomegroundisSantiagoBernabeufootballstadium,whereithasplayedsince1947.Historically,theclubhashadseveralofthebestplayersofalltime.feastinSpain•SpanishfoodandwinearetopicsaboutwhichSpaniardscouldwaxlyricalforhoursusuallywhileenjoyingsaidfoodandwine.•mostofSpanisheatriceandflour,andSpanishdiethasverystronglocalfeature.•TherearebigdifferencesamongdifferentregionsofSpain.Itisrepresentativeofthecoldsoup,itisalsotheregion'sdishes.ThissoupcanbetracebackbeforeancientRome,andnowithasswepttheworld.Asoupwithsomebreadorvegetables,isacoolsummermeal.TwospecialtyfoodGazpacho(凉菜汤)Gazpacho(凉菜汤)Itisfreshseafood,ve