California

WelcometoTheGoldenState!Thedetails•Nickname:TheGoldenState•DateofStatehood:1850•Capital:Sacramento•Largestcity:LosAngeles•Officiallanguage:English•Population:38,041,430onJuly1,2012flagsealNickname:TheGoldenStateStateflower：GoldenPoppyStatebird：CaliforniaValleyQuailStatetree：CaliforniaRedwoodMotto：IhavefounditCaliforniaisastatelocatedontheWestCoastoftheUnitedStates.NicknamedTheGoldenState,itisthemostpopulousandthird-largeststatebylandarea,afterAlaskaandTexas.•California'sdiversegeographyrangesfromthePacificCoasttothewest,totheSierraNevadaMountainsintheeast,totheMojaveDesertareasinthesoutheastandtotheRedwood–Douglas-firforestsofthenorthwest.•ItsfivelargestcitiesareLosAngeles,SanDiego,SanJose,SanFrancisco,andFresno.•5.HistoryIn1821,AltaCaliforniabecameapartofMexicofollowingitssuccessfulwarforindependence6WesternareasofAltaCaliforniabecamethestateofCalifornia,whichwasadmittedasthe31ststateonSeptember9,1850.7language•Settledbysuccessivewavesofarrivalsduringthelast10,000years,Californiawasoneofthemostculturallyandlinguisticallydiverseareasinpre-ColumbianNorthAmerica.California'sclimatevariesfromMediterraneantosubarctic.MuchofthestatehasaMediterraneanclimate,withcool,rainywintersanddrysummers.ThecoolCaliforniaCurrentoffshoreoftencreatessummerfognearthecoast.Furtherinland,oneencounterscolderwintersandhottersummers.Economy•Californiaisoneoftherichestandmostdiversepartsoftheworld,andincludessomeofthemostendangeredecologicalcommunities.CaliforniaispartoftheNearcticecozoneandspansanumberofterrestrialecoregions.•California'slargenumberofendemicspeciesincludesrelictspecies,whichhavediedoutelsewhere,suchastheCatalinaIronwood.Manyotherendemicsoriginatedthroughdifferentiationoradaptiveradiation,wherebymultiplespeciesdevelopfromacommonancestortotakeadvantageofdiverseecologicalconditionssuchastheCalifornialilac(Ceanothus).ManyCaliforniaendemicshavebecomeendangered,asurbanization,logging,overgrazing,andtheintroductionofexoticspecieshaveencroachedontheirhabitat.foodcultureCaliforniaBeefNoodlesCaliforniaisthecapitalofthewinethecreativesaladofEcologicalrestaurantinLosAngelesDengJi,crabCulturalfestivalsexclusivetoCaliforniaHalfMoonBayArt&PumpkinFestivalSonomaWineCountryWeekendCarmelTomatoFestsometraditionsofotherstateKamehamehadaycelebration（OnJune10）TwoimportantactivitiesofHolidayarerespectivelykamehamehacompetitionandjoycompetition.Joycompetitionfocusonohana(family)andisaraceofHawaiianmusic,dancingandchanting.KamehamehacompetitionisbetweenmenintraditionalHawaiiansamuraietiquette,durationandself-improvementofthegameThenextissomethingexciting---basketballandmoviecultureNO.1•HollywoodisafamousdistrictinLosAngeles,California,UnitedStatessituatedwest-northwestofdowntownLosAngeles.2Duetoitsfameandculturalidentityasthehistoricalcenterofmoviestudiosandmoviestars,thewordHollywoodisoftenusedasametonymofAmericancinema.Today,muchofthemovieindustryhasdispersedintosurroundingareassuchastheWestsideneighborhood,3andtheSanFernandoandSantaClaritaValleys,butsignificantauxiliaryindustries,suchasediting,effects,props,post-production,andlightingcompaniesremaininHollywood,asdoesthebacklotofParamountPictures.今天，大部分的电影工业分散到周边地区如西城街道，和圣费尔南多及圣克拉拉山谷.NowIwillshowyousomeclassicfilmsofHollywood.•AudreyHepburnVivienLeighElizabethTaylorMarilynMonroeNO.2•DisneyPark(inEnglish:Disneyland,fullnameisDisneylandPark),islocatedintheUnitedStatesCaliforniaAnaheim(Anaheim)themepark.ByWaltDisneysingle-handedlyfoundedtheDisneyparkbytheWaltDisneyCompany(TheWaltDisneyCompany)wasfoundedandoperatingaseriesofthemeparkandresortinthefirst,fromthecentreofLosangeleshasabout20minutedrive(highway).Today,inadditiontotheCaliforniaDisneylandinLosangeles,alsobuilttheOrlandoDisneyPark,ParisDisneyDisneylandthemeparks.•DisneyLosangelesCountyParkDisneyparkislocatedintheUnitedStatesofLosangelesCountyinCaliforniaLosangelescounty(LosAngelesCounty)Anaheim,DisneyPark,bythearchitectJohnpiercespent3yearsofmeticulousconstructioncompleted.Istheworld'sfirstDisneythemepark,openedinJuly17,1955.DistanceLosangelesdowntown43.5kilometers,coversanareaof64.7hectares.Whencompleted,thissuperparkatacostof$17000000,everyneeds2500workerstomaintain,isexpectedtoattract5000000visitorsayearcanbe.Wastheworld'sideaofthemostsophisticatedamusementpark.Theparkhasatotaloffiveregions:Adventuresintheworld,thewesternfrontier,thefairytaleworld,toykingdomandthefutureoftheworld,andconstantlyupdate.Adultsandchildrenalikeenjoythepark,itdrawingmillionsofvisitorseveryyeartocomehere.1967(Disneydiedayear),tostarttheconstructionoftheDisneylandintheEastCoast'ssisterPark,FloridaOrlandoDisneyWorldwall.WaltDisneyintheSwissmountainsasablueprintforthedesignofparadisemountainfirstDisneylandDisneylandatnight,sothatvisitorsandfairytalesofAliceintothedreamworldDisneyDonaldDuckandtheworldchildren'stemple.LosangelesDisneylandDisneyinthestarsatnightInordertomeetitsopening50anniversarycelebration.From2005May,Disneylandfor18monthsisknownastheworldtheHappiestCelebration,DisneylandofHongkong'sopeningceremonywasoneofthering.DisneylandofLosangelesinthisper