广电1201肖思纯中文1203许溪中文1201曹萌第7周周二第3、4节课WHATISTHECITY?Cityisacentralareaofpolitics,economy,culture,transportation,communicationsetc.BeijingBeijing,alsoknownasPeking,isthecapitalofthePeople‘sRepublicofChinaandoneofthemostpopulouscitiesintheworld.Thecityisthecountry’spolitical,cultural,andeducationalcenter,andhometotheheadquarters(总部)formostofChina‘slargeststate-ownedcompanies(国有企业).ABriefintroductiontothecityABriefintroductionoftouristspotsAbouttouristspotsBeijingisanancientcitywithalonghistory.ThelonghistoryleavesBeijingpreciousculturaltreasure.WindingforseveralkilometersinBeijingarea,theGreatWallistheonlymanmadestructurethatcouldbeseeninthespace.TheSummerPalaceisaclassiccompositionofancientroyalgardens,andtheForbiddenCityisthelargestroyalpalacesintheworld.Tiantaniswheretheemperorusedtofetetheirancestors,andalsothesoulofChineseancientconstructions.ShoppingmallsTokyoTowerTokyoShijuku(新宿)Shibuya(涩谷)Ikebukuro(池袋)Ginza(银座)Tokyoisamoderncity.Tokyohasshoppingmallsandgoodseverywhere,ShinjukuandShibuya,IkebukuroandGinzaareTokyo’sdeputyheart.AsoneofthesymbolicarchitecturesofTokyo,the333-meter-tallTokyoTowerwasbuiltin1958fortelevisionbroadcasting.ModeledontheTokyoTowerinParis,FrancefromtheconstructionoftheEiffelTower.TokyoTowerParisIntroductionTourismVideoParisisthecapitalofFrance.It’scontinentalEurope‘slargestcity,andisalsooneoftheworld’smostprosperous(繁荣的,繁华的)cities.Parisistodayoneoftheworld'sleadingbusinessandculturalcentres,anditsinfluenceinpolitics,education,entertainment,media,fashion,scienceandtheartsallcontributetoitsstatusasoneoftheworld'smajorglobalcities.AbouttourismParisisahistoriccityoftheworld,thereareplentyofattractions,theEiffelTower,ArcdeTriomphe,theElyseePalace,thePalaceofVersailles,theLouvre,thePlacedelaConcorde,NotreDamedeParis,theGeorgesPompidouCenter,andotherculturalandarts,UNESCO,theOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentandotherinternationalorganizations,theheadquartersarelocatedinParis.SydneyINTRODUCTIONTOURISM﹒thestatecapitalofNewSouthWales﹒withametropolitan(大城市的,大都会的)population﹒climateismild﹒theancestral(祖先的)homeoftheDaruktribeAbouttourismSydneyisknowninAustraliaastheHarbourCityandtheharbouritselfaswellasstructuresonitsshoressuchastheSydneyOperaHouseandtheSydneyHarbourBridgearegloballyrecognisediconsofthecity.05LondonTouristspotsBuckinghamPalace白金汉宫•BuckinghamPalaceistheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishmonarch.LocatedintheCityofWestminster,thepalaceisasettingforstateoccasionsandroyalhospitality.IthasbeenarallyingpointfortheBritishpeopleattimesofnationalrejoicingandcrisisBigBen•BigBenisthenicknameforthegreatbelloftheclockatthenorthendofthePalaceofWestminsterinLondon,andisgenerallyextendedtorefertotheclockortheclocktoweraswell.Whatproportionoftheworld’spopulationlivesincities?AccordingtodatacollectedbyUN,53%oftheworld’spopulationliveincities,whilst47%liveinruralareasWhichistheworld’slargestcapitalcity?WhichisEurope’snoisiestcaptialcity?Whichistheworld’soldestcity?Whichistheworld’shighestcapitalcity?Whichwasthefirstcitytoreachapopulationofonemillion