Australia's largest city. Population with suburbs 3.2 million (1981). The country's largest port and economic center. The world's largest wool market. Petroleum refining industry, machinery manufacturing, textiles. Well-developed rail and road networks. Regular sea and air routes through Britain, the United States, New Zealand and other countries. Built the southern hemisphere's largest Harbour Bridge and Opera House in unique style.
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Sydney is the capital of New South Wales is Australia's largest city, with an area of 2400 square kilometers, is located above the surrounding hilly Jackson Bay, then British Home Secretary is named after Viscount Sydney. 200 years ago, here is a wasteland, after two centuries of painstaking development and management, it has become Australia's most prosperous modern, international city, the "Southern New York," said. Sydney Harbour is Australia's main distribution center for imported goods. Harbour a total area of 55 square kilometers, small mouth Bay, is the world famous natural harbor. Built in 1933 across the Sydney Harbour Bridge over the port up to 1149 meters, the hole span of 503 meters, the bridge 59 meters above sea level, such as Changhong volley, spectacular momentum, in the southern hemisphere's largest arch bridge. It into one of two urban areas north and south. Hong Kong at the end of the submarine lying 2.3 km long tunnel, completed in 1992, both sides of the harbor transport capacity increased by 50%. Cape Rocks Bridge is under the landing sites of early immigrants. Bridge, Taronga Zoo is, the park has 28 hectares of natural forests rare birds and animals for free. Sailing-shaped Sydney Opera House stands on the headland above the port side of the Beini Lang. Her three facing water, facing the bridge, perched Botanical Garden, like a sailing fleet, and as a gold was left lying on the beach white giant shell-shaped, built in 1973, has been a clean, graceful graceful and known to the world. Sydney Tower downtown, is another sign of the city of Sydney, the appearance of glittering gold. 304.8 meters high tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. Boarded the conical tower, Zongmu around, Sydney city at a glance. The Rocks Sydney, where the old city, a display of Australia's development during the first 20 years of hard feelings scenes in "activities the museum." Built in 1988, aquarium, water storage capacity ranks first in the world where people can watch the 350 species of marine fish of varying form, color and taste of the fascinating underwater world scene. Sydney is Australia's largest overseas Chinese communities and regions. City East Gangcha varies, is a natural beach and surfing resort, sea paintings sail boat color, race wins fight flow, spectacular. Sydney is Australia's largest economic center, industrial and commercial development. Rail, road and air network and the majority of the mainland the same, regular sea and air routes linking countries in the world, as an important gateway to Australia. The successful holding of the 2000 Olympic Games, and the critically acclaimed venue construction, the more the city has added a new charm.
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Overview
The state capital of New South Wales, Australia's largest city and port. In the Tasman Sea, 20 kilometers stretching from the mainland Jackson Harbour, a 1,150-meter long iron bridge across even the harbor. Area of 1,735 square kilometers. Population of 4,198,543 people (2003) The population density was 345.7 people per square kilometer. Sydney is Australia in the most densely populated areas, there are 4,023 people per square kilometer. 1788 British exiled criminals here, is the earliest British colonies in Australia points. The country's largest economic center. Residents are in the service industry, petroleum refining industry, chemical industry, textile, garment, food processing, aircraft, automotive and marine manufacturing. Rail and road network links the majority of the Mainland. Harbour depth, well-equipped. The main output of wool, wheat, flour, meat, textiles and so on. Regular sea and air routes accessible Britain, the United States, New Zealand and other countries. Have founded the first National University of Sydney (built 1850) and the Australian Museum (built 1836). City, east beach. Large gardens, a vast green area. The southeast coast of Sydney in Australia, where a pleasant climate, beautiful environment, beautiful Yi Ni, beautiful scenery, summer is not summer, not winter cold, sunshine, abundant rainfall. Sydney is about 1200 mm annual precipitation, summer (12-2 January) average temperature of 21 ℃, winter (6-8 months) the average temperature of 12 ℃. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, Australia's largest and oldest city, is also an increasingly cosmopolitan city, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games to Sydney's international reputation and visibility than ever. Sydney, the so-called generalized largest city of Sydney, including Sydney and the nearby 44 small city, an area of 12,000 square kilometers, population 4.2 million or so. As the administrative divisions of the Sydney city area only 6 square kilometers, population of less than 2 million people. Sydney as the city's history began in 1788, led by Captain Philip the first British colonists landed in Sydney for the start. Sydney, a city official is on July 20, 1842. World War II, a large number of Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, the influx of immigrants in Australia, is often the preferred place of residence in Sydney. Sydney's immigrant population in Italy by the majority, followed by Lebanese, Turks, Greeks, Chinese and Vietnamese. The past 20 years, a large number of Chinese residents increased, the current ethnic Chinese population in the Sydney area of about 40 million. In 1972 China established formal diplomatic relations with Australia, followed in March 1979 the Consulate General in Sydney. New South Wales, with China's Guangdong Province is currently became sister provinces and states, for Guangdong Province in the construction of Sydney's Darling Harbour with Chinese national characteristics of the building - the garden to the table of the occasion. Sydney travel and tourism in many areas there is more famous Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge, the Rocks, Circular Quay, Macquarie Place, Darling Harbour (also known as: Darling Harbour), museums, art galleries, and large and small National Park. However, Sydney's most worth a visit or a beach. Sydney beaches dotted, style is different. The more famous beaches including Bondi beach, Manly Beach, Coogee Beach, Watson Bay, Rose Bay, Double Bay, Nielsen Park, Balmoral and so on.
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Location
Sydney occupies two geographical regions ─ ─ Cumberland Valley (Cumberland Plain) and Constance than the plateau (Hornsby Plateau). Cumberland Valley is a relatively flat, and some ups and downs of the region, lying in the west and south of Port Jackson. Constance is the ratio of the plateau of the plateau north of the harbor, elevation 200 meters (656 feet), the valley is thorn cut open. The oldest area of Sydney is located in flat areas. Constance than the plateau, known as the north shore, due to the steep terrain, the development was slower, has long been inaccessible backwater. Until 1932, opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, it will be highland and city link has since developed rapidly.
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Administrative Division
Sydney have been in Cumberland County in 1945 -1964 in the jurisdiction. At present, the Sydney metropolitan area there is no mains municipal administrative body, the transaction has been changed by the local governments in the metropolitan area regional management. Local Government Areas are equipped with the election board, appointed New South Wales is responsible for various duties. City of Sydney includes the central business district and some adjoining inner city in recent years through the Local Government and the adjacent areas (such as the South Sydney) expand the area of merger. Sydney led by the mayor and council of Sydney. Sometimes, the city of Sydney is considered representative of the mayor. The following are the 38 Sydney Local Government Areas: Ashfield Auburn Bankstown Blacktown Botany Bay Burwood Camden Campbelltown Canada Bay Canterbury fairfield The Hills Holroyd Hornsby hunter's Hill Hurstville Kogarah Ku-ring-gai Lane Cove Leichhardt Liverpool Manly Maryville Mosman North Sydney Parramatta Penrith Pittwater Randwick Rockdale Ryde Strathfield Sutherland Sydney (City) Warringah Waverley Willoughby Woollahra Most of the city of Sydney event was directed by the state government. These include public transport, main roads, traffic control, police, kindergarten (kindergarten) or more education, and major infrastructure projects. Since Sydney, New South Wales has a majority of the population, the development of the state government in Sydney city traditionally reluctant government agencies, to avoid the two sides which contestants. For this reason, the state legislature in Sydney often become the political focus of the federal Parliament. For example, since 1945, the scope of the City of Sydney elections in at least four times, greatly changed by the state, that the then New South Wales Parliament's ruling party manufacturing advantages. As mentioned above, since 1945, the scope of the City of Sydney elections in at least four times, greatly changed by the state, that the then New South Wales Parliament's ruling party manufacturing advantages. Subsequently, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party of Australia to succeed, the two major parties elected government has re-planning the scope of their traditional support from the suburbs into the inner, and traditionally does not support the discounting. The face of the separatist state parliament in Sydney, Australia, the Liberal Party in 1987 and then reorganized to form a new southern suburbs of the South Sydney co-council. It is said that this is to create advantages for the Liberal Party, because the southern suburbs has long been a Labour Party votes. In 2004, the Australian Labor Party state government in Sydney and South Sydney City Council merged restitution. Some critics refer to, which means that the Labour Party has controlled the state government intends to establish a "super board" in power. Parliament after the merger, the election in March 27, 2004 held. Independent candidates Croft Moore (Clover Moore) beat the high-profile Labor candidate and former federal minister Michael Lee (Michael Lee) was elected mayor of Sydney. Some critics have argued that it showed voters strongly opposed to the Labour Party to establish a "super board" of the intent.
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Population
In 2003, there are 4,340,000 people living in Sydney (2008 statistics). The population density was 345.7 people per square kilometer. Sydney is Australia in the most densely populated areas, there are 4,023 people per square kilometer. Sydney's Chinatown in the 2001 census, the Sydney members of the public his own blood the most common described as Australian, British and Irish. Census also shows that 1% of Australia's Aboriginal population has ancestry in Sydney, 31.2% of the born overseas. Three immigrants originating from the United Kingdom, Greater China and New Zealand. In addition, many immigrants from Vietnam, Lebanon, Italy, India and the Philippines. Most Sydneysiders are native speakers of English; many would say a second language, the most common in Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Arabic (including Lebanese language) and Greek. Some ethnic groups live in compact communities with the original combination of domain areas: Italian and Leichhardt (Leichhardt) combined with the Greeks and Rockdale, Lebanese with Lakemba and Mercedes-Benz Town (Bankstown) with the Korean people and Ken think (Campsie), Epping combined Jews and Bondi (Bondi) and Rose Bay (Rose Bay) with the Indians with Westmead and Parramatta (Parramatta) combined with the Arabs and Arncliffe, Chinese and Haymarket (Haymarket) (Sydney's Chinatown here appears) and Hurstville (Hurstville) binding, while the Vietnamese are and Kaba Marta (Cabramatta) combination. Red Square (Redfern) live in a large number of Australian Aborigines. Sydney residents, the median age is 34 years old, 12% of the population is over 65 years of age. 15.2% of public education in Sydney, at least to degree level. Than the national average of 19% is low. About 67% of Sydney residents describe themselves as Christians, the most common for the Catholics and Anglican denominations. About 9% of the population is not Christian, the most common is Buddhism. About 12% have no religion.
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Natural climate
While the Sydney event of cyclones or major earthquake will not, but the El Nino Southern Oscillation, or El Nino is affecting the weather in Sydney: On the one hand there is drought and forest fires, storms and flooding on the other hand, with the oscillation relative to the two side combination. Sydney has many forest areas adjacent to forest fires have occurred, particularly in 1994 and 2002 ─ ─ bushfires tend to occur in spring and summer. Sydney vulnerable to hail storms and a rare invasion of the storm. Climate Table January February March April May June July August September October November December Year Daily maximum mean (° C) 25.8 25.7 24.7 22.4 19.3 16.9 16.2 17.7 19.9 22.0 23.6 25.1 21.6 Average daily minimum temperature (° C) 18.6 18.7 17.5 14.7 11.5 9.2 8.0 8.9 11.0 13.5 15.5 17.5 13.7 Average total rainfall (Mm) 103.3 117.4 131.2 127.2 123.3 128.1 98.1 81.5 68.7 76.9 83.1 78.1 1217.0 The average number of rainy days 12.1 12.3 13.3 12.0 12.0 11.4 10.3 10.3 11.5 11.4 11.5 138.0 9.9 Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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History
Sydney 1789 map, map of the "Cove" Botany Bay today that Australian Aborigines living in the Sydney area has at least three years. First Fleet arrived in 1787, the local indigenous people still live in a 4000-8000 one. Sydney has three different languages, they can be refined into smaller tribal dialect. The main language is Tharoor language (Darug); Sydney Aboriginal ─ ─ card to brother (Cadigal), a coastal dialect speakers Darug; there Tal gas language (Dharawal) and Gulin Kai Language (Guringai). Tribes have their own territory, the location of its territory determine the amount of resources. Although destroyed in the process of urbanization, most of the tribal sites (such as shell mounds), some sites still have stone. Since 1770, British naval Captain James Cook (James Cook) found in Botany Bay (Botany Bay), the European subsequently became interested in Australia. Under the command of the British Government, Arthur Philip (Arthur Phillip) 1788 年 at Jackson Port (Port Jackson) was established in Sydney Cove in exile criminals. He then British Home Secretary Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney (Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney) to name the name of the place to praise the Charter published in Sydney, to approve the contribution of exile he established. April 1789, a disease, is believed to be smallpox, killed a lot of Aboriginal life in Sydney; conservative estimate of 500-1000 Aborigines died in Broken Bay (Broken Bay) and between Botany Bay region, Gulin Kai and Darug the two communities are also infected. British colonial encounter stubborn resistance, especially by leaders of Pemulwuy led the Warriors in the area around Botany Bay launched the protest. Meanwhile, the Hawkesbury River (Hawkesbury River) near the often conflict. So to the 1820 date, the Sydney region only hundreds of indigenous people. Governor Macquarie (Governor Macquarie) is further aboriginal "civilized, Christianized and civilized," so that they have left their villages Sydney 1796 Macquarie Governor of the Ren Xinnan Wales, Sydney, preliminary development. Prisoners building the roads, bridges, wharves and public buildings. Prior to 1822, the city had banks, markets, and improve the road and the institutionalization of the police agencies. 1830-40 era of urban development (such as the first urban development) stage. The vessel began to pick up from the British Isles countries want a new life in the new immigrants, Sydney so into the golden age of highly developed. In 1942, during World War II, Japanese naval attack on Sydney Harbour, the use of small submarines. The first gold rush began in 1851, the port of Sydney into the crowd from around the world. 19th century, steam power with the advent of trams and railway systems and urban development more quickly. As the convenience brought about by industrialization, the rapid expansion of the population of Sydney, on the eve of the 20th century, Sydney's population has exceeded 100 million. But the Great Depression hit Sydney, Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, the completion of the period can be said to be one of the great chronicle. 20th century Sydney continued to expand into the European and (later) the new Asian immigrants, added to its high degree of international charm. Most of the ancestors of people of Sydney from the UK and Ireland. The rest of Italian immigrants, Greeks, Jews, Lebanese, South Africans, South Asians (including Indians, Sri Lankans and Pakistanis), Sudanese, Turks, Macedonians, Croats, Serbs, South American (Brazil people, Chileans and Argentines), Americans, Eastern Europeans (Czechs, Poles, Russians, Ukrainians and Hungarians), and East Asians (including Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese).
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Culture
Sydney has a local music and theater groups, including the Sydney Symphony, Sydney Theatre Company and Sydney Dance Company. The annual cultural events, including the New South Wales Art Competition held in Boulder ─ ─ Aceh Award (Archibald Prize), and in January held in music, theater and visual arts festival ─ ─ Sydney Festival. Sydney Opera House has five theaters, have the ability to host a series of performance models. 7 months of 2006, the Sydney Opera House is the third largest theater ─ ─ busy location of the Australian Opera. Other venues include the Sydney Town Hall, City Hall, Theatre and New South Wales Pier Theatre. Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House performances. Tap Dance Group in Sydney in the late 20th century choreographer Sean Murphy (Graeme Murphy) under the leadership is also highly respected. Sydney has many museums, the largest to be Australian Museum (Australian Museum, Natural History and Anthropology mainly), power plants Museum (Powerhouse Museum, Science, Technology and Design), New South Wales Art Gallery (Art Gallery of New South Wales ), Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art (Museum of Contemporary Art), the Australian National Maritime Museum, in addition to some smaller museums, such as: the Sydney Museum (Museum of Sydney, MoS, local history). Urban areas have many natural space. Located in the center of the Chinese Friendship Garden, Hyde Park and the Royal Botanical Gardens. Sydney area also has a number of large national parks, including the establishment of the world's second National Park - Royal National Park (Yellowstone National Park, one of the United States), covering 132 square kilometers. University of Sydney has been running since 1850, is the oldest university in Australia Sydney is the location of many of Australia's leading universities, including in 1850 founded the first university in Australia ─ ─ University of Sydney. Australia also has five other major public university education in Sydney: New South Wales, Macquarie University, Sydney University of Technology, University of Western Sydney and the Australian Catholic University (six campuses, two located in Sydney). Opened in Sydney with the Australian subsidiary of the University of Notre Dame campus and University of Wollongong. Sydney has four public school technology and cross-training colleges, vocational training at the tertiary level: the Sydney Institute of Technology, Technology and Continuing Education North Sydney, Western Sydney Institute of Technology and Education and the South Western Sydney Institute of Technology and Education. Sydney public schools, church schools and private schools. Public schools, including kindergarten (kindergarten), primary and secondary schools. Special education by the New South Wales under the Ministry of Education and Training. Noted that there are four states jurisdiction over education area, coordination of 919 schools. _Select_ive schools are based on certain criteria (usually an academic test) admission of students of higher secondary schools.
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University of Sydney
University of Sydney, a total of 6, they are: University of Sydney University of Sydney (USYD) Macquarie University, Macquarie University (MU) University of Technology, Sydney University of Technology Sydney (UTS) University of New South Wales New South Wales (UNSW) University of Western Sydney University of Western Sydney (UWS) Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University (ACU)
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Layout and scale of urban planning
Urban areas covered by large areas of Sydney, had previously been divided into more than 300 domain areas (postal applications), is composed of about 38 independent local government areas under the jurisdiction (New South Wales state government and its agencies have a large number of functions) . Now is not the City of Sydney area, covering only the Sydney central business district encompasses the inner city and the neighboring city. Also, in Sydney there are many areas for urban informal division. However, it is worth noting that many urban areas of Sydney are not included in the following informal divisions: eastern city, mountains, inner west, lower north shore, northern beaches, north shore, south of Sydney, the South East Sydney, South Western Sydney and Western Sydney . Although the Sydney central business district of Sydney's early commercial and cultural backbone, but since World War II, other business / cultural region continues to expand overseas. Thus, after World War II, the proportion of the central business district of white-collar jobs fell from 60% to 30% in 2004. Sydney's outer ring 5 of the most important business district, including the southern good persons around (Hurstville), in the west of Parramatta (Parramatta), west of Blacktown (Blacktown), south-west of Liverpool (Liverpool), north of Chatswood (Chatswood) and is located north of Sydney Harbour, North Sydney (North Sydney).
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Industry
September 2003, Sydney's unemployment rate was 5.3%. December 2005, many in the capital of Australia, to 485,000 Australian dollars in Sydney recorded the highest median property prices. According to "The Economist" Intelligence Unit global survey of living in Sydney is the world's 6th largest city in the most expensive. The UBS survey Zeyi net income will be in Sydney as 26th in the world. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development published in the November 2005 report, in the western world, Australia has the most overvalued housing, property prices higher than the proof of 52% of the rateable value. The largest economies in Sydney, the largest part of the working people of the industry, including property and business services, retail, manufacturing, health and social services. Since the 1980s, migration of jobs from manufacturing to services and information industries. Now, Sydney, Australia's largest group into the financial center, is also an important financial center in the Asia Pacific region. Sydney is the Australian Stock Exchange, Reserve Bank of Australia, and many local banks and the Australia Group's national headquarters. Sydney is the regional headquarters of many multinational corporations. Twentieth Century Fox studios in Sydney with a large. Sydney Futures Exchange, the Asia-Pacific region's largest financial futures and options exchanges, in 2005, 6,430 million Australian dollars worth of contracts trading. Sydney Futures Exchange is the world's 12th largest futures market, and the 19th largest futures and options markets. Sydney is a famous tourist destination, in 2004, 7.8 million domestic passengers and 2.5 million international passengers.
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Traffic
Railway Railway Development LRT Sydney has a private ─ ─ light rail line, light rail (Metro Light Rail), along the old freight route, linking Central Station to Lilyfield. Sydney Monorail (Sydney Monorail) cycle driving the main shopping area and the Darling Harbour (Darling Harbour). The services are mainly service tourists, but the track is too small coverage area, not easy to travel. Sydney with a large tram network before, but in the 1950s and 1960s gradually closed. Highway Sydney with a huge network of highways and toll roads, but mainly are in the suburbs. This is because many community residents do not want to affect their daily quiet highway of life. Pacific Highway (Pacific Freeway) is Australia's major highways. Airport Kingsford Smith Airport (Kingsford Smith International Airport) is located in Ma Sa Lookout (Mascot) domain area, Sydney's main airport, is the world You experience a long commercial airport still in operation. Smaller Bankstown Airport (Bankstown Airport) mainly for private and general aviation (general aviation) service. Hoxton Park and Camden airports aviation training. Richmond Royal Australian Air Force Base (RAAF Base Richmond) has been located in the northwest of the city center. Transportation Guide Airlines: international flights, direct from the world's major cities, Sydney, domestic flights, leading to Darwin from Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Cairns and Gold Coast. By train: Trains to and from major towns by train and bus time required for similar routes are the same, the city central railway station, Town Hall train stations, buy a TravelPass ticket with unlimited travel between city 1 day tourist spots in the region, is the most ways to save time and money. Sydney City to electric trains (the monorail) mainly characterized by its speed, and from the frequency of intense, usually from 4:00 am to 24:00 pm run. Bus: Long-distance bus service with major cities such as Canberra (5 hours), Melbourne (12 hours), Cairns (23 hours). City bus lines extending in all directions to help the suburban railway network covering the entire Sydney region, according to the timetable punctuality run, good condition, comfortable and convenient. In addition, many of Sydney taxi, waving can be stopped everywhere, from Table 2 yuan, 1 yuan per kilometer increase. Ferry: Ferry is one of the best way to tour Sydney, all the rings were made from the ferry pier, were destined for Parramatta, Manly, North Sydney, Mosman, Parramatta River and other river upstream regions, covering almost the entire route in Sydney Harbour .
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Utilities
February 8, 2006, under the "Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney Morning Herald) reports, the community response is too large, may result in the state of New South Wales state government in 2007 the ruling party lost the election votes, the cabinet decided to abandon the construction of water desalination plants, and to study the feasibility of developing groundwater. Authorities in the Southern Highlands (Southern Highlands) and the Western Sydney (near Horse Bailey Creek (Hawkesbury River)) discover new aquifers. Sydney, natural gas and electricity is supplied by three companies, namely, the Australian energy (Energy Australia), Australian Gas and Light Company (Australian Gas Light Company, AGL) and the overall energy (Integral Energy). Local telephone and mobile communications services will have many companies. Sydney has two main daily newspapers. "Sydney Morning Herald" (The Sydney Morning Herald) is a major newspaper in the left, but also a large number of domestic and foreign press covering the Sydney, culture and business of the notebook paper; it is also Australia's oldest existing newspaper, from 1831 onwards to began to be regularly issued. Its competitors Daily Telegraph The Daily Telegraph there is a far-right populist (populist), and often sensational (sensationalist) tabloid (tabloid), the News Corporation owned. Two newspapers have a corresponding issue of small newspapers on Sunday, were Sun-Herald and the Sunday Telegraph.
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Sightseeing
Sydney, New South Wales capital and Australia's oldest city, is an important economic, political and cultural center. She built the most beautiful ports in the world, one of the nearby Sydney Harbour. Sydney AMP Tower from the center layer can watch tower to watch 360-degree panoramic view of Sydney. Sydney Harbour Bridge from the observation deck or from the B. Braun can be closer to watch on Sydney Harbour. Sydney has a variety of entertainment. Sydney Opera House you can enjoy ballet, opera and theater performances. Port side in Sydney, close to Circular Quay, that you can find the Rocks. This is the first European _set_tlement in Australia, _set_tled land. Here, you can see the colorful streets and elegant restored buildings. These buildings have a variety of restaurants, entertainment and various goods stores. In Sydney, you can enjoy food, wine, scenic cruise on Sydney Harbour dining, shopping, to enjoy Las Vegas amusement park and a visit to Marine World Aquarium. In Sydney, you can enjoy the endless sun, sand and surf, because a short drive from the city can reach the beautiful scenery of the Pacific coast. Attractions List: Australian Museum Darling Harbour Olympic Park Royal National Park, Rose Bay Hyde Park Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Opera House Rocks Bondi Beach Mary Beach Royal Botanic Gardens and the collar region Port Stephens Gallery of New South Wales McCreary's chair from the Wolf Central Coast Blue Mountains Taronga Zoo Nan Tien Temple Wollongong Sydney, Australia, a large comprehensive center of theatrical performances to unique and world-famous architectural image. It was built in Sydney Harbour on a lot stretching from the sea, east, west and north facing water, south facing garden. Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House for the construction of this was held in 1955, an international architectural design competition, _select_ed from 233 programs in the Danish architect J. Utzon's design. 1966 Utzon resigned from the Chief Architect of the theater duties, the rest of the interior design done by the Australian Institute of Architects. Opera House broke ground in 1959, be completed in 1973. Sydney Opera House area of 88,258 square meters total construction, including a large concert hall with 2690, a 1547 opera hall, a theater that can accommodate 500 people and a small concert hall. In addition, there rehearsal hall, reception hall, exhibition hall, library and theater halls and recording a variety of ancillary space (such as restaurants, the sale of goods, etc.), a total of more than 900 rooms that can accommodate 6,000 people at the same time in which activities. Sydney Opera House looks great shell for the three films, stands 186 meters in a north to south and from east to west at its widest point is 97 meters in situ reinforced concrete structure of the base. The first group of shell pieces in the lot west side, four pairs of shell pieces arranged in clusters, three pairs of north, a pair of the south, the interior is a large concert hall. The second group in the lot east, roughly parallel with the first group, the same form but slightly smaller scale, the interior is opera hall. The third group in the southwest of them, the smallest piece composed by two shells, which is the restaurant. Other rooms are neatly arranged inside the base. The entrance of the buildings at the southern end, there is a big step width of 97 meters. Vehicle entrance and parking located in a large step below. Utzon Design Competition is too short to participate in, and later encountered in the works a series of complex and difficult technical issues. For example, those who initially conceived film is a huge shell of reinforced concrete shell structure, in-depth study found that only one shell each piece into a section of reinforced concrete ribs coupons, and then sub-prefabricated, and can be combined into a whole. In order to reduce the difficulties of construction, in turn all the shell pieces to the same curvature, so that each piece is the equivalent of a shell imaginary sphere of radius 76 meters portion of the surface. For research and design the structure of these shell pieces, spent 8 years, but also time-consuming construction of more than 3 years. $ 7,000,000 project budget, the actual cost of 12,000 million U.S. dollars. Sydney Opera House equipped with excellent effect, is a successful music, theater building. Those near the surface of the large fragment of white shell, like a sea of sails, and as clusters of flowers in full bloom, in the blue sky, blue sea, green trees and reflected, the graceful, light and bright. The building has been regarded as a sign of Sydney. Central Coast (Central Coast) Central Coast city of about 1.5 hours drive from Sydney, where the elegant environment, fresh air, with soft sand, clear waters and scenery of the bay, visitors can rest here to enjoy fishing, swimming, canoe and sail boats sailing the sea of happiness . Transportation: Take the train from Sydney Central Station, get off to Gosford station, the whole 1.5 hours The main scenic spots: Hawke Bury River (Hawkesbury) Bury take the canoe tour Hawk River, the water is clear, bright, seagulls than people, here is the Tai Ho and crab breeding areas can also enjoy the fun of fishing and delicious seafood dinner. Gu Chun domain (Glenworth Valley Horse Riding) Four-wheel riding and driving is the most important feature of Glenworth Valley. There are more than 200 horses to tame the fine horses to choose from, in a guided tour, visitors can ride a horse walking tour slaves in 3000 acres of magnificent valley farms. Four-wheel drive is another major sign activities here, driving is simple, flexible, stimulating the small four-wheel drive tram gallops down from the mountain, Relax incomparable. Address: 69 Cocks Road, Peats Ridge Opening hours: 10:00 ~ 17:00 Reptile Park (Australian Reptile Park & Widlife Sanctuary) There is also Australia's largest reptile park, founded in 1948, the park everywhere lizards, spiders, platypus, wombats, koalas, kangaroos and crocodiles and other rare animals, dizzying; In addition, the zoo every day organized a series of wonderful animal shows, popular with tourists, especially children welcome, performers include tortoises and Exhibition (11:00 am every day), reptile show (every day 11:30 am, 14:30 pm), koalas and Python performance (daily 12:00 am, 15:00 pm), Koala Show (12:30 pm every day) and spiders Show (13:45 pm daily), performance will increase during the holiday sessions. Address: Pacific Highway, Somerby Opening hours: 9:00 ~ 17:00 Pelican conservation area (Tuggerah Lake) Gannets in The Entrance area conservation area only about 300 gannets live here, to note that here the law is to prohibit food for gannets feeding tourists to eat, around 15:30 pm every day there is someone feeding time gannets, then there will be a large number of geese gathering on the shore, is a good time to photography. Shopping Guide Main specialty: Opal and other precious stones Wool, cotton and sheepskin products Indigenous people and contemporary Australian art Australian fashion Hunter wine region of wine production Australia cosmetics: Julie (Jurlique), Aesop (Aesop), etc. Shopping areas: Shall Street Mall Floor by 5 multi-storey shopping streets, the city center, Sydney Central, the Glass House, blue sky gardens and historic waterfront shopping arcade composed of shore. In Castlereagh street, where you can find Dior, Chanel, Cartier, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Versace, YSL, DKNY, Armani and Gucci and other brand-name stores. MLC Shopping In addition to providing high fashion, there are several great restaurants, a cinema and the Royal Theatre. Qie Fuli brand department store shopping together. Market Paddy (Paddy's Market) Chinatown is located in the vicinity of Hay Street, Haymarket, has been 150 years of history, a total of 1,000 stalls, selling goods from fresh food to trinkets are. Paddy market is close to Market City, is a large shopping center, containing a first-class restaurants. Rocks Market (The Rocks Market) Sydney's George Street, the sale of goods with gifts, antiques and handicrafts, in roadside cafes and bars to enjoy the moment of leisure time. Opening hours: Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Gourmet Cuisines Australian cuisine has developed its own unique style --- with nuts, fruits, spices and plums, with local meat and seafood dishes cooked the bold admiration. Australia's world famous seafood, not to export tuna to make sushi in Japan, prawns and fish are also to be a lot of Asian food. In any coastal restaurant, you can enjoy the Australian produced abalone, oysters, King Crab, lobster, or Balmain Bugs (one kind of crab). Game (game) dinner ever eaten kangaroo, turkey, alligator, mud crab, or perch it? Sydney's Chinatown Sydney is Australia's largest overseas Chinese communities and regions. Chinatown, the Chinese-style tea restaurants abound, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hainanese, could be heard everywhere. Less than half a kilometer away from the Chinatown Chinese Garden "Garden of Friendship," marks the 200 anniversary of Australia's one of the projects. It covers an area of 10,000 square meters, construction area of 1,500 square meters, the rest are landscapes and green park. The park has more than 40 scenic spots, "Garden of Friendship" is a friendship garden, it is the symbol of friendship between China and Australia people, in January 1988 was officially opened. Built about 100 years ago, Queen Victoria Building, is a Byzantine-style luxury building, is the world one of the busiest shopping center. British Victorian city, the European Renaissance uprooted century-old buildings and skyscrapers of the ground, each other, so that city rich in history and flavor of the times. Came to Sydney, do not miss the spectacular casinos in Australia, the only casino in Sydney at Darling Harbour to Star City, the biggest feature is the bet of the informal, even though only 10 can be in the Australian dollar slot machines to try their luck Oh.
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Sister Cities
In order to promote cultural exchanges, trade and tourism, the city of Sydney City Council with the following sister city relationship was established: San Francisco Nagoya, Japan Wellington, New Zealand County of Portsmouth in England Toronto, Canada Florence, Italy Guangzhou, China
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Xini Sydney Sydney Australia's largest city and major port, New South Wales capital. In mainland southeast coast, east Tasman Sea, west of the eastern foot of the Blue Mountains, the northern boundary of Broken Bay, Port Hacking south. Area of 4074 square km. Population 3.31 million (1982), accounting for 62.6% of the state's population, accounting for 22% of the population. Point of urban residents was founded in January 1788, when Britain sent the first batch of convicts landed here, and to the landing bay head named Sydney Cove (now the north central area of the small harbor.) Login to leave officials, soldiers, prisoners and other family members and a total of 1030 people, constitute the first colonial _set_tlement in Australia people. 30 to 40 years after the slow development. From the 19th century, beginning 30 to 40 years, due to the vicinity of wheat farming and cattle industry flourished, growing commercial prosperity of the city in 1842 re-established institution, the formation of the embryonic form of Sydney. The population of 3 million people when an area of about 4 square kilometers. 1855 rail accessibility, built in 1926, the urban underground railway, built in 1932, Harbour Bridge, along with the rapid development of the city. 20th century, early 70s, the size of Sydney more than Melbourne. Before World War II, only the textile, food, saw wood, leather, wine and other light industry and a few machine manufacturing and metallurgy industries. During and after the war, the rapid development of heavy industry, becoming the country's largest industrial and commercial city, the existing more than 10,000 factories and enterprises, located in: ① around the central business district, with clothing, furniture, food processing, printing, light engineering and other small Factory; ② south of the city, north of Botany Bay, petroleum refining, steel, machinery, paper, textiles, chemicals, paints, plastics and other plants; ③ Parramatta River upstream of the western region, railway machinery, rubber products, agricultural machinery, automobile manufacturing, and other plants; ④ line along the main highway west of the southwest and northwest, there are food processing, light engineering and other factories; ⑤ Harbor area, there is sugar, sawn wood, gas and other plants. Modern large factory mainly in the emerging urban Botany Bay Coast and the Great Western Industrial Park. Sydney Harbour is a world-class port, the harbor at Port Jackson south coast, 8 km from Haikou, the main channel at low tide water depth of 12.8 meters. Waterfront near the city center, 120 parking spaces and loading and unloading area 18 km long, with modern port facilities. Imports of petroleum products, followed by wood and groceries. Export of coal, wool and wheat. Is also an important passenger port. After World War II, in order to meet the development needs of new industrial areas in southern, northern shore of Botany Bay and the nearest building in the Newport, the main channel depth of 19.8 meters at low tide, to accept the level of the ship 20 million tons. 1979 to 1980, Botany Bay, Sydney and Hong Kong international and domestic trade cargo throughput amounted to 28.8 million tons. Accessible outside Sydney, Newcastle Road to the north, south, steel city of Wollongong, west to Lithgow and Bathurst have coal, and connect throughout the country. A number of domestic and international air lines, the international airport north shore of Botany Bay is located southeast of the city's mascot, as the country's largest airports. (He Ziqiang)