San Francisco, best travel time: San Francisco throughout the year for tourism, festivals every month. January / February Chinese New Year March, the anniversary of Ireland's Shengpateke April Cherry Blossom Festival Japanese community, the San Francisco Film Festival May 1862, the anniversary of the Mexican victory over French June "Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day" parade July U.S. Independence Day August / September in San Francisco Exposition, Blues Festival October Columbus Day, Halloween Mexican communities in November to commemorate the Day of the Dead, the San Francisco Jazz Festival, Thanksgiving December Christmas, Carnival opportunity San Francisco, and San Francisco or San Francisco Translation is an important port city of the western United States, financial, trade and cultural center. It is located in northwestern California, the Pacific and San Francisco Bay Peninsula between the northern end, three facing the sea. Urban area of about 120 square kilometers, the urban area of 6,428 square kilometers. "San Francisco" (san francisco) was named in 1847 Mexicans in Spanish, when the residents here, only 800 people. After gold was discovered here in 1848, immigrants flocked to _set_ off a gold rush. Many Chinese as a "contract workers" to come here to dig gold, railroads, blazing hard. Since then a large number of Chinese workers _set_tled here, they call the city of San Francisco (to distinguish Australia's New Gold Mountain). In 1906, an earthquake destroyed the city's many facilities and buildings, the San Francisco launched a large-scale reconstruction. San Francisco's water area of the total area of 2 / 3, the urban areas and surrounding towns are connected by a bridge. Undulating topography of the city, a total size of the Gangluan 42, the main hill Shuangfengshan, Davidson, Hill, Hill and Sutro 270 meters above sea level, the most famous is the Nob Hill and Telegraph Hill. The climate here is mild and rainy in winter, cool in summer and foggy. The lowest annual average temperature of 11 ℃, the highest 17 ℃. Average annual rainfall of 790 mm, concentrated from November to April. San Francisco Customs District, all in Hong Kong is the United States one of the busiest international ports. California coastal mountains in the Golden Gate at the fall of the sea, after the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific became the port connectivity. San Francisco Bay Peninsula, the east coast of the West Bank that is located downtown San Francisco; Bay, east coast of Auckland. All commercial and industrial areas on both sides. San Francisco Bay from the south until the south end of San Jose, during a series of small cities are littered with Gulf Bank. Bay East Coast have the same situation, to Oakland as the center, the North may include Berkeley, Vallejo; South Hayward and Fremont may include. Bay East Coast West Coast with the Bay between 4 Longbridge, the most important of a long bridge from San Francisco directly to Auckland, known as the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, the toll bridge. It is the world's longest steel viaduct, including both sides of the approach spans, total length of 13.3 km (7.2 km bridge length), a total of 51 piers, the deepest pier issued 73.8 m water depth. The bridge started in May 1933, November 1936 to complete. Another bridge across the Golden Gate, said the Golden Gate Bridge, but also free of charge. Golden Gate Bridge started in January 1933, 6 countries attended the construction of wire rope used 24,000 tons, completed in May 1937. Total length of 2,737 m bridge, the two main piers is about 65 stories tall, the distance between the main pier is 1280 meters. Golden Gate Bridge, an imposing, spectacular shape, unique color, has become a symbol of San Francisco. San Francisco, service-oriented economy, finance and international trade is also very developed. One of the largest U.S. banks, Bank of America ─ ─ headquartered here. San Francisco is also rich in a variety of fruits, vegetables and flowers. San Francisco is a cultural city, a total of 18 colleges and universities, such as the University of San Francisco in 1855; 1873 established California - San Francisco; and in 1899 created the San Francisco State University. There are world-famous city Curran Theatre and the Golden Gate Theatre. North Bay there is a 9 km long beach, is the artist an activity center. Modern American writer Jack London's house in the suburbs, has been turned into a memorial. San Francisco is an international city, a complex population, there is great Asians, Italians, French, Mexicans, blacks and Hispanics in the community. Each community has its own characteristics. The city's Chinatown reportedly the largest Chinese community outside Asia. January 28, 1980, San Francisco and Shanghai became sister cities in China.
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City and County of San Francisco (English: City and County of San Francisco; referred to San Francisco, in English: San Francisco, also the alias "Golden Gate City", "Bay side of the city", "Fog City") is a California municipal merger County, the population is also the fourth largest city in California. Located in the northern California coast, the San Francisco Peninsula, North Point, east of San Francisco Bay, the west Pacific Ocean. Also included in the administrative regions of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco and Treasure Island Wanli. City south of Silicon Valley, both with Oakland and Marin County north of San Francisco Bay Area together. Europeans first Spaniard to San Francisco, the city of 1776. Great Gold Rush of 1848 began development. San Francisco earthquake of 1906 caused great damage to the city, but soon was rebuilt. San Francisco live there are many artists, writers and actors, has been a rebellion in the 20th century culture and one of the centers of modern liberalism. San Francisco is the most famous scenic cable car, Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, and the Pan American pyramids. Name San Francisco (San Francisco) had been under Spanish rule in the region is the common names, named after the founder of the Franciscans San Francisco (St. Francis) (Italian, "San Francesco di Assisi"). Name Translation This is the 19th century gold rush in the center of the United States, the early Chinese workers moved to the U.S. after more than living here, called "Gold Mountain", but until the discovery of gold in Melbourne, Australia, in order and is called the "New Gold Mountain" of the Melbourne distinction, and was renamed San Francisco as "San Francisco." As for the "San Francisco" in the name of the city's English name is taken from the first three syllables "San Francis" the transliteration of living in this land a large number of Cantonese ethnicity and the translation of the more common groups, such as Guangdong origin Republic of China Sun Yat-sen in the writings and correspondence referred to in the city, use this name. Japanese is more of a phonetic katakana, but can also be written as the Chinese character "Sang Hong Kong." Translation Chinese media, according to the district general readers, viewers or listeners of the dialect used to be known as "San Francisco" (Cantonese) and "San Francisco" (Mandarin / Putonghua). San Francisco municipal government and its subordinate units at all levels, the official website of the Chinese version, but were using the "San Francisco" and "San Francisco" This is two different translation, there is no consistent standard. [Citation needed] In addition, the older generation of Chinese in the local San Francisco is often called the "big port" (II ports that Sacramento, Stockton Sanbu is), but in recent years, new immigrants have been less with this name. History Native Americans in the 1-2 million years ago to the Northern California area. They initially called "Ohlone", in Native American languages are "western people" means. Europeans arrived in 1542, the San Francisco Bay Area, 1775 to draw a map of the entire Bay Area. March 28, 1776, Spanish missionaries Juan Bautista de Anza passed in San Francisco, two churches, one is now Presidio Park, and the other by the "Mission San Francisco de Asis" renamed as "Mission Dolores". 1822 founding of the city, called Yerba Buena, the earliest inhabitants of the British whalers, William Richardson. Yerba Buena develops slowly, and has been a town. Mexico and the United States after the outbreak of war, the U.S. Navy Commodore John D. Sloat led the men came here in 1846 on behalf of the United States occupation of this city. January 30, 1847, was renamed "San Francisco." Discovery of gold in 1848 in Western, by the San Francisco Gold Rush, the urban population soared. At that time also established a number of new companies, some still thriving there, including the production of jeans for Levi Strauss, chocolate shop in Ghirardelli, and Wells Fargo. San Francisco became the largest city in the United States west of the Mississippi River. In 1850, California became a U.S. state, the San Francisco area as a county first. 1856, part of the San Francisco area rezoned to San Mateo County. University of San Francisco school in 1855, is the western United States, one of the oldest schools. Campus in the city on top of a hill, far away can see. Now it's law school is a world renowned school. April 18, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake. Modern scholars estimate the Richter scale of 8.25. After the earthquake many parts of the fire, the official record only a few hundred people were killed, until the city was officially changed in 2005 death toll to more than three thousand. Allies and Japan signed the 1951 "San Francisco Peace Treaty," the official termination of the war against Japan. October 17, 1989, the second San Francisco earthquake, magnitude 7.1 Richter scale. February 12, 2004 to March 11 during the day, just appointed mayor Gavin Newsom and other officials began issuing same-sex marriage certificates, the issue became the focus of gay marriage. Before the Supreme Court ruled illegal in California, a total of 4161 pairs of same-sex couples to receive a "marriage certificate." Geography San Francisco, California, the major earthquake zone. The largest earthquake in history in 1906, before the 1851, 1858, 1865 and 1868 also occurred in large earthquakes. The recent earthquake in 1989, downtown streets rip out a few feet wide, including the Bay Bridge route. Urban area is a typical hilly areas, the city has a lot of straight up and down the street. The city has three of the most famous hill: Nob Hill, Russian Hill and Telegraph Hill. Waterways and bridges No river city of San Francisco, water is pumped into existence elsewhere reservoir of fresh water. The city has two bridges, the Golden Gate Bridge in northern passage, and the route to the East of the Bay Bridge. Climate As surrounded by water, and cold of the Pacific Ocean, California, San Francisco is a typical Mediterranean-type cool summer climate. Effects of long-term sea breeze, San Francisco at high temperature in summer is usually around 20 degrees Celsius, only about one week a year because of the strong breeze of the more than 30 degrees Celsius. September is the warmest month. At the same time the water temperature due to the Pacific for many years 10 to 15 degrees Celsius, the summer night may drop to below 10 degrees. San Francisco, near the beach and the Golden Gate because, after midnight and the morning fog and more by the impact, but little rainfall in summer, winter rains often, but almost no snow. Administrative region San Francisco is divided into 11 administrative regions. Economy * Major industrial * Major export * Stock * Economic growth More than 150 million passengers each year to Alcatraz Island Tourism is the backbone of the economy in San Francisco, are often described in songs, movies, and popular culture, but also makes San Francisco the city and its famous landmarks can be. San Francisco has attracted many visitors throughout the United States Fifth, the city government also claimed that the North Shore near Fisherman's Wharf Pier 39 (Pier 39) has attracted in the third spot in the country any more passengers. 2005, a total of more than 15 million tourists visit more than 7.5 billion U.S. dollars into the economy to San Francisco. In a large hotel, good dining, and world class galleries Courtney Moss (Moscone Center) the advantage, held in North America exhibition in San Francisco and the General Assembly one of the top ten most popular sites San Francisco skyline in the financial district includes the Pan American Pyramid Population City and County of San Francisco Annual population 1860 56802 1870 149 473 1880 233 959 1890 298 997 1900 342 782 1910 416 912 1920 506 676 1930 634 394 1940 634 536 1950 775 357 1960 740 316 1970 715 674 1980 678 974 1990 723 959 2000 776 733 Estimated 744 000 2004 San Francisco's population in 2000 reached the highest point of the Internet bubble, as 776,733 people. San Francisco, 16,000 people per square mile population density is second highest in major cities across the United States, second only to New York City. San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco is the traditional commercial and cultural center as well, "San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland" Comprehensive Statistical Area form part of a total population of more than 700 million people, in the 2000 U.S. census for the first Five of the statistical area. San Francisco, an ethnic minority majority city, as non-Hispanic white population of less than 44% of the total; Asian, mostly Chinese, accounting for 31% of the total population; the total Latino population only 14% of the total population; of African descent only 8% of the total population, less than the proportion of people of African descent throughout the United States. Live life not many people in San Francisco, only 35% of people born in California, while 39% of the people in the foreign-born. San Francisco, all the counties across the United States have the highest percentage of same-sex couples in the family, and the San Francisco Bay Area metropolitan area other than the United States have a high proportion of households with same-sex partners. Gay men than lesbians; in an estimate, the five men over the age of 35 there is a population is gay. Families in the middle of San Francisco in 2005, when annual income is $ 57,496, is ranked fifth in major cities across the United States high. Trends in other parts of the United States as middle-income families move out of San Francisco caused not a small gap between rich and poor, but also created a children's proportion of the population accounted for only 14.5%, than other American cities are still small. However, only 7.8% of households in San Francisco under the poverty line, less than the national average, but also in the Census Bureau in the city for at least one. Displaced persons in San Francisco since the 1980s is often one of the problems faced, but also a controversial issue. San Francisco is generally believed that the highest proportion of displaced persons in the U.S. cities of the city. Product of the 2003 criminal cases and cases where the crime rate for every 10 million people have 742 and 4943 individual, higher than the national average. San Francisco, in this case the two crime statistics in 50 cities in the United States were ranked 32 and 38. Government San Francisco, California since 1856 from the merger of the only cities and counties. San Francisco mayor is also the highest in the county government system, the Chief Executive, the City Council County Board of Supervisors, also both (board of supervisors) function. As a special orientation in San Francisco, San Francisco outside the city can own land in the urban areas of law enforcement, such as San Francisco International Airport. San Francisco International Airport is located in the south San Francisco, San Mateo County, but owned and managed by the San Francisco city government. San Francisco also has Yosemite National Park Hetch Hetchy Valley, the exclusive right to the catchment area, this power by the 1913 Raker Act granted. City Charter, the municipal government is composed of two equal departments. Heads of executive departments of the major city mayors and other elected officials; the executive branch also includes public services such as police and fire brigade. 11-member San Francisco Board of Supervisors (San Francisco Board of Supervisors) for the San Francisco legislative branch, the incumbent Speaker is Aaron Peskin (2006 years); Board of Supervisors, responsible for overseeing all government operations. Members are elected by each constituency. If the mayor dies or can not act, Board of Supervisors, Mayor Speaker automatic succession; this situation happened once in 1978, when the Board of Supervisors, Dianne Feinstein Speaker Mayor George Moscone in after the assassination of his successor as mayor. San Francisco is now $ 50 billion annual budget as much. U.S. federal government has many representatives in San Francisco the interests of various organs of the federal government organizations, such as the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals), the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Branch (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco), and U.S. Mint (United States Mint). San Francisco until the early 1990s also retain the three major military facilities: the fortress of San Francisco (Presidio of San Francisco), Treasure Island (Treasure Island), and San Francisco Naval Shipyard (San Francisco Naval Shipyard). Annual Fleet Week (Fleet Week) celebration of the legacy of these military installations one of the products. State of California to San Francisco for the California Supreme Court (Supreme Court of California) and some organs of the headquarters of the state capital. As many as 30 countries have consulates in San Francisco. Culture Cultural Regions San Francisco has a very different regional styles of different cultures: * Chinatown (Chinatown): Chinese concentration, like China's "market" (to be exact like "food market"), but a lot of tourists visit every day. * The Castro: Castro Street, the world's most famous gay village, gay focal point, similar to Greenwich Village in New York o LGB Pride Parade: San Francisco gay pride parade, the fourth Sunday in June every year in downtown San Francisco Market Street (Market St.) will be held at gay parade in San Francisco's most popular tourist activities. * Financial District * Haight-Ashbury: twentieth century, the birthplace of the sixties hippie * Hunters Point: Industrial Zone, very warm * Metropolitan area (also known as Mission District; Mission District): San Francisco, the city where the most brilliant sunshine, the original mainly Mexican restaurant and bar, now has many world-famous variety of restaurants, there are many, said South America Spain language of the Mexicans, it was reported, a considerable number of illegal immigrants. * Noe Valley: Victorian style houses are mostly large-scale residential, residents generally very young. * North Beach: [North Beach] Italy and Chinatown area next to area, most notably, a garlic restaurant ("The Stinking Rose"), all of the dishes have a lot of garlic. * Pacific Heights: Nob Hill are both with the city is the most expensive residential areas, where you can see the whole panorama of San Francisco. * Potrero Hill: Industrial Area, you can see the mountains, across the Oakland Bay Bridge and part of the port. * South of Market (SOMA): the area south of Market Street, bars, clubs and artists, there are a lot of expensive new apartment * Richmond (Richmond District): Russian, Arab, and Chinese communities in the area there is a street Clement Street (Clement Street), so the area is also known as "New Chinatown." And the Sun_set_ District, Golden Gate Park is split, and it separates the ocean beach. * Sun_set_ District, Sun_set_ District, some people think that is a new Chinatown, because the stores here are mostly Chinese shops, but there are also many overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese residents. This area is built around World War II, now there are many in the 30's or 40's to move to the retirees. * Tiande Long District (The Tenderloin): the city's poorest district chaos, there are many shops and adult cinemas. Often seen on the road drunk, drug addicts and beggars, is also a breeding ground for various types of crime. But it in the tourist areas and the commercial side, the wealth difference is obvious amazing. Travel Golden Gate Bridge City Attractions List * Golden Gate Bridge * Lombard Street: America's most crooked street * Fisherman's Wharf * Pier 39 * Chinatown * North Beach (Italian District) * Golden Gate Park * Cable Car * Art Palace (Palace of Fine Arts) * Prison Island (Alcatraz Island) * Keyi Ta (Coit Tower) * Japanese Garden (Japanese Tea Garden) * Submarine Museum (USS Pampanito Museum) Museum * Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) * Di Yang museums (De Young Museum) * Asian Art Museum * Gold Rush Museum * Gold Peak Tramway Museum * California Academy of Sciences Natural landscape * Golden Gate National Recreation Area * Golden Gate Park Local Transportation San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 21 km in the south, to the subway (BART) directly to downtown San Francisco, there are free shuttle bus to the train station to the Gulf city of distinction. The city has several public transport system: * San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System (website): referred to BART, the San Francisco Bay Area as a whole the main transport o is the underground railway system in the city center, the city became ground / elevated rail system. o is divided into five major lines, four east to tunnel through the Gulf, and then divided into the North West (Richmond), Northeast (Pittsburg), East (Dublin / Pleasanton) and the South East (Fremont) lines. Also a line southwest from the city out of the city, to the airport (Milbrae / Daly City / Colma). o car trips to destinations in the name of the brand to the railway station platform into the city (Inbound) or out of town (Outbound) name. Brand in the "City" refers to the Embarcadero Station downtown. o stable due to the train, many people in town to work the car into the city, most of the parking lot near the station after 7:00 in the morning is hard to find seats. o 1:00 to 4:00 or so there is no frequency * Caltrain (website): leads to long-distance trains south of Silicon Valley MUNI electric bus * MUNI (website) o Tram: also known as street cars, the line with a letter in the name of some lines to go underground road in the city center. Currently existing lines for the F, J, K, L, M, N new T. In addition to F-line services in the urban centers, other lines are scattered in the city's own community, and terminals are all _set_ in the center of the large station. o cable car: old-fashioned trolley car, which is nowhere in the picture common red car, and only three lines the city to cross the street name: California Street, Powell-Hyde, Powell-Mason. Line through the main tourist sites, mostly tourists. o Bus: The number of ranking. Some lines in the morning and evening rush hours plus different fast train "Express" or short car "Limited". Middle of the night (about 1 point to 4 points) have different evening route, a route owl (Owl Service). Professional sports organizations Football * National Football League (NFL) o Forty-nine people in San Francisco (San Francisco 49ers) Baseball * Major League Baseball (MLB) o San Francisco Giants Other topics Education The city's famous university, including: * University of California, San Francisco * San Francisco State University * Golden Gate University * University of San Francisco * Academy of Art University Famous people * Jack London (Jack London), writer * Allen Ginsberg * William S. Burroughs * Keith Hernandez * Bruce Lee Sister Cities Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Assisi, Italy Caracas, Venezuela Cork, Ireland Haifa, Israel Ho Chi Minh City Manila, Philippines Seoul, Korea Paris, France Shanghai People's Republic of Sydney, Australia Thessaloniki, Greece Zurich, Switzerland Taipei, Taiwan
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City also known as "San Francisco", "San Francisco." California Pacific coast seaport, industrial and commercial city. In the Pacific Ocean and the northern tip of the peninsula between San Francisco Bay, latitude and longitude: 37 ° 48'0 "N, 122 ° 25'0" W; time zone: +8.00. The urban area of 116 square kilometers. Population 713,000 (1984), large urban areas (including Oakland, Berkeley, etc.) 3253000 (1980). Spanish built in 1776, 1821, owned by Mexico in 1848 is the United States. In the mid-nineteenth century enthusiasm for the rapid development of gold mining, Chinese called "Gold Mountain", after distinguished from Melbourne, Australia, renamed "San Francisco." By 1906 earthquake heavily damaged after the reconstruction. Harbour area of 1,126 square kilometers, the 1,200-meter Golden Gate Kuanjin through the Pacific Ocean, famous for the important naval base and trading port. Is the gateway to the gateway to the Pacific region and the Far East. Largest financial center in the western United States. Industrial development, mainly in aircraft, rocket parts, metal processing, shipbuilding, instrument, electronic equipment, food, petroleum processing, chemical, printing and other departments. Chinese and overseas Chinese are more urban northeast corner of the "China Town" is the largest concentration of Chinese Americans. Mild climate, beautiful scenery, is a popular tourist city. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay Bridge and the magnificent architecture and the University (established 1855) and other colleges and universities, research institutions more than. San Francisco, the Chinese referred to as San Francisco. West coast of California San Francisco Peninsula, an area of 47 square miles, is surrounded by water, beautiful environment, is a mountain. Climate cool, sunny, known as the "most Americans welcome the city." Spaniards discovered here in 1769, joined the U.S. Federal 1848. The city's population of about 76 million, of which 25 million Chinese. San Francisco City and County (City and County of San Francisco), called San Francisco (San Francisco), San Francisco Cantonese transliteration, literal translation for the San Francisco, California, United States, a consolidated city and county, the population of California is the fourth cities. Located in the northern California coast, the San Francisco Peninsula, North Point, east of San Francisco Bay, the west Pacific Ocean. Also included in the administrative regions of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Wanli (Alcatraz) and Treasure Island. City south of Silicon Valley, both with Oakland (Oakland) and the north of the Marin County (Marine County) collectively known as the San Francisco Bay Area. Europeans first Spaniard to San Francisco, the city of 1776. Great Gold Rush of 1848 began development. San Francisco earthquake of 1906 caused great damage to the city, but soon was rebuilt. San Francisco live there are many artists, writers and actors, has been a rebellion in the 20th century culture and one of the centers of modern liberalism. In many ways, San Francisco and New York, Boston, the feeling is very similar. San Francisco is the most famous scenic cable car, Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, the Pan American pyramid (also translated "preaching Andean American Pyramid," "American pyramid", Transamerica Pyramid), and Chinatown. The typical building in San Francisco Chinatown Chinatown (Chinatown) is the largest Chinatown in American cities, 120 years of history. Chinese archway at the entrance to a dark green and a pair of stone lions, a letter to Sun Yat-sen's Things for the four characters, the symbol of Chinatown, but also a symbol of Chinese civilization. The main street is Grant Street, on both sides with Chinese color of many of the souvenir shops and Chinese restaurants, to visit the area often packed with shoppers. The west side of Grant Street and Stockton Street is parallel to the local Chinese people buy goods shopping. The expansion history of the Chinese community was a strong block from the city, such as 1870 had introduced strict control over a project to work in the Chinese housing and bills. The 1906 earthquake caused a fire destroyed the Chinatown, the Chinese government has planned to drive out from the region to develop real estate, but fortunately the plan eventually under strong resistance of all the Chinese abortion. So far, Chinatown is still safe to stay in the downtown financial district next door, but want to continue the horizontal development is almost impossible, so he had to think of ways in height. Here to see a lot of strange shape of the buildings, that is actually not built up an era. Such as the temples to Tin Hau Temple built in the barber shop and laundry on the roof.
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San Francisco (San Francisco) had been under Spanish rule in the region is the common names, named after the founder of the Franciscan St. Francis (in Italian "San Francesco di Assisi", in English "Saint Francis of Assisi"). Name Translation This is the 19th century gold rush in the center of the United States, the early Chinese workers moved to the U.S. after more than living here, called "Gold Mountain", but until the discovery of gold in Melbourne, Australia, in order and is called the "New Gold Mountain" of the make a difference in Melbourne, and was renamed San Francisco as "San Francisco." As for the name of San Francisco, the city's English name is taken from the first two syllables "San Fran" the homophonic translation, is living in this land a large number of the more commonly used translation of Cantonese population, such as the Republic of China Sun Yat-sen was born in Guangdong Sun Yat-sen in the writings and correspondence referred to in the city, use this name. Japanese is more of a phonetic katakana, but can also be written as the Chinese character "Sang Hong Kong." Translation of A survey shows that most local residents live in San Francisco for their "very satisfied", which includes 87% of homosexuals, heterosexuals 81%, 77% of Asian, African and West 77% American, and 81% of the whites. It is this inclusive spirit of the city, gave birth to the 33 Nobel laureates, to create a Silicon Valley success story of hundreds of thousands of miraculous; is the city, gives us the "Beat Generation", "hippie" revolution homosexual demonstrations, as well as yuppies. If you go to San Francisco, do not forget to wear a flower, the heart to stay.
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The financial center of trade and cultural tourism
San Francisco, California, a major port city, home to people from various countries, convergence of cultures in this city forward. Chinese in San Francisco in the possession of twelve percent of the total population, blacks also account for the same proportion, while a small number of Filipinos, Japanese, Nicaragua, Spanish, Italian, Vietnamese and Samoan. Spanish missionaries first brought the grapes in California, the wine industry had been established in the Gold Rush era, and in the 20th century, 70 years a success. Currently, the United States 90% of the wine produced here, the best-quality concentrated in the Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley wineries in more than 270. California history is a grape viticulture European countries the development of art in the New World fusion of the history of Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley Chardonnay growing regions of the vast majority of white grapes and red grapes within a hundred cards. World-renowned Mam, Feileixieni other winery production here. Highway 29 in Napa Valley, covered on both sides like the flagship winery, they are building gorgeous, from the luxurious castle-style architecture to postmodern tank construction, nothing is there. Berlin left the valley vineyard dates back to Heidegger in 1876; Stirling vineyards are an imitation Greek temple, the building represents a new generation of wine upstart humor; Pi Gaisi more wineries It is a palace of art-style winery, there actually inside a theater, a variety of lawn dotted with sculptures, one of the Bacchus sculpture - "Bacchus solely responsible for the" special attention. San Francisco looks like a replica of Europe, because there are too many coffee shops. San Francisco, people love coffee, almost in the wild, they tend to measure life with coffee spoons. There are at least 40 methods of coffee production, about 250 kinds of coffee recipes worth trying. San Francisco, people are accustomed to coffee as a community center, where friends, listening to poetry, reading alternative publications. Long poems and newspaper education is an essential part of coffee culture, coffee, specialty coffee is the essence of culture. In addition, lemon juice, vanilla, also love San Francisco's favorite, they are a good cup of coffee sauce. San Francisco City and surrounding towns are connected to the bridge, colorful, low-rise built a small real estate mountain, a city the size of Gangluan 42, a number of very steep streets. The most unique attractions is the "nine Bay," the steepest curve of 20-45 degrees at the car at full capacity may not be able to climb uphill. These sites can only make a special bus cable car. Driving here really needs some driving. San Francisco, in this century has become the unparalleled "movie star", has always chosen the city of San Francisco location for the film on location. It inspired many directors of inspiration, whether it is directing blockbuster, or a commercial soap opera, and ultimately, its graceful posture. Today, San Francisco, known as the "North Hollywood" on the one hand the city a month and have a lot of the crew; the other hand, San Francisco itself has become the center of the film industry. Obviously, San Francisco is a never retired, "movie star." San Francisco, service-oriented economy, the financial industry and international trade is also very well developed, accounting for more than half of urban employment, industry accounted for only 15%. The city's wholesale, more than 26,000 retailers. San Francisco is the financial center of the western United States, 40 banks and 147 branches. It is the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange and one of the largest U.S. banks Bank of America headquarters. San Francisco, the traditional garment industry, food, printing based. Emerging aerospace, automotive assembly, electronics, oil refining and other industrial sectors has also been considerable development in recent years. In addition, the San Francisco suburb is also very well-developed agriculture, rich in vegetables and subtropical fruit, or the important flower producing areas. Meanwhile, San Francisco is a cultural city, there are 18 colleges and universities. Such as the University of San Francisco founded in 1855 and 1899, San Francisco State University are creating a long history of higher learning. There are world-famous city Curran Theatre (Curran Theater) and the Golden Gate Theatre (Golden Gate Theater). North Bay there is a 9 km long beach is the center of all activities of American artists. San Francisco, suitable for tourism all year round. Under the more humid in winter as in summer, misty and may occur several times a day the weather changes, the urban areas than in other parts of California is much to be cool.
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Urban Geography
Northwestern California, U.S. West Coast mid-point, second only to Los Angeles along the Pacific coast is the second largest port city. San Francisco, California, the major earthquake zone. The largest earthquake in history in 1906, before the 1851, 1858, 1865 and 1868 also occurred in large earthquakes. The recent earthquake in 1989, downtown streets rip out a few feet wide, including the Bay Bridge route. Urban area is a typical hilly areas, the city has a lot of straight up and down the street. The city has three of the most famous hill: Nob Hill, Russian Hill and Telegraph Hill. Latitude and longitude: 37 ° 48'0 "N, 122 ° 25'0" W Time zone: +5.00
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City Overview
San Francisco, the United States and the Pacific region's main port of trade, known as "West Coast gateway," said. Urban area of 119 square kilometers, the urban economy based on services, the main commercial and financial sectors, the financial center of the western United States, the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange and Bank of America the largest U.S. bank headquarters. Center of the world's leading IT industry in Silicon Valley, on the southern tip of San Francisco. University of California at Berkeley, is the nation's most famous universities. Complex ethnic composition of San Francisco residents, including non-white population of about 2 / 5 or more, blacks, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino majority. Immigrants from around the world partition door, the formation of language and culture, different customs and religious rituals in the community. Grid-like streets of downtown San Francisco was to the east and west extension, high density residential housing, housing built winding, tortuous streets, steep, which uses a unique transport cable car, San Francisco has become a scene.
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About San Francisco
San Francisco, California coast a narrow tip of the peninsula, east of San Francisco Bay to the west Pacific, north across the Golden Gate (Golden Gate) and across the other side of the peninsula. The east Bay Bridge (Bay Bridge) and the Oakland docks, west of the Golden Gate Bridge and the northern peninsula connected to the other. Large and small around the city and the San Francisco Bay fog synthesis are known so-called San Francisco Bay Area (Bay Area). South Bay Area with San Jose (San Jose) and Pala A graph (Palo Alto), and other famous cities, Stanford University and Silicon Valley that is in this area; East Oakland and Berkeley lies. Throughout the Bay Area's transportation network is very convenient. Today's San Francisco has about 80 million people, approximately 120 square kilometers of urban area, urban area of 6,428 square kilometers. It is three facing the sea, connected by bridge and surrounding towns. Which was built in 1937 across the Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate (Golden Gate Bridge), total length of 2737 meters it is the two 65-storey main pier, the distance between the main pier is 1280 meters, had to build the bridge sharing the 2.4 million tons steel cable. Golden Gate Bridge, an imposing, spectacular shape, unique color, is one of the hallmarks of San Francisco. All tourists to the city will inevitably come to experience the Golden Gate Bridge, its charm.
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From the gold rush in the rise of cities
April 18, 1906 5:12 am, the San Francisco earthquake occurred in 8.25. The gas pipe burst, led throughout the city more than fire, fire to the city quickly becomes a sea of fire, in the 80 km is also visible outside the glare of the flames and smoke into the sky. The fire burned the whole 3 days, San Francisco became ruins. During the earthquake, 3,000 people were killed and 25 people were left homeless, 514 streets, 28,000 buildings damaged in the collapse of buildings. However, San Francisco experienced a disaster of this magnitude is as brilliant phoenix-like, with less than six years re-built a newer, more modern city. World Expo 1915 held in San Francisco, marking the complete resurrection from the ruins!
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City History
Population: The population of San Francisco in 2000, when the Internet bubble reached its highest point, to 776,733 people. San Francisco, 16,000 people per square mile population density is second highest in major cities across the United States, second only to New York City. San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco is the traditional commercial and cultural center as well, "San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland" Comprehensive Statistical Area form part of a total population of more than 700 million people, in the 2000 U.S. census for the first Five of the statistical area. San Francisco, an ethnic minority majority city, as non-Hispanic white population of less than 44% of the total; Asian, mostly Chinese, accounting for 31% of the total population; the total Latino population only 14% of the total population; of African descent only 8% of the total population, less than the proportion of people of African descent throughout the United States. Live life not many people in San Francisco, only 35% of people born in California, while 39% of the people in the foreign-born. San Francisco, all the counties across the United States have the highest percentage of same-sex couples in the family, and the San Francisco Bay Area metropolitan area other than the United States have a high proportion of households with same-sex partners. Gay men than lesbians; in an estimate, the five men over the age of 35 there is a population is gay. Annual income of families in the middle of San Francisco in 2005 million in 7496 when, in the big cities across the United States ranks fifth highest. Trends in other parts of the United States as middle-income families move out of San Francisco caused not a small gap between rich and poor, but also created a children's proportion of the population accounted for only 14.5%, than other American cities are still small. However, only 7.8% of households in San Francisco under the poverty line, less than the national average, but also in the Census Bureau in the city for at least one. Displaced persons in San Francisco since the 1980s is often one of the problems faced, but also a controversial issue. San Francisco is generally believed that the highest proportion of displaced persons in the U.S. cities of the city. Product of the 2003 criminal cases and cases where the crime rate for every 10 million people have 742 and 4943 individual, higher than the national average. San Francisco, in this case the two crime statistics in 50 cities in the United States were ranked 32 and 38. Climate: Because is surrounded by water, and affected by the cold California, San Francisco is a typical Mediterranean-type climate cool in summer, spring. Pacific, the trend of cold in this neighborhood, so the maximum temperature in summer seldom reach 30 degrees Celsius, only about one week a year will be close to 40 degrees. September is the warmest month. San Francisco is located in Yamaguchi, the cold wind has been blowing east from here, so the temperature difference between day and summer night may drop to below 10 degrees. The city is not a lot of sunny days, it often rains in the winter, and summer a lot of fog. Walking down the street, tourists and locals are easy to identify. Locals wear clothes are generally a thin layer after layer of clothes, every one or two part-time add or reduce the level. And shivering foreigners or because they do not know, although year-round spring, where the spring is early spring climate. Another may be sweating, because early in the morning to go out, I felt cold, put on a very thick sweater, by noon, because there were no clothes, you can not strip. Common language: English-based, different ethnic communities have their own language. Currency: USD Best Tourist Season: all year round in San Francisco for travel, festival activities every month. January / February Chinese New Year March, the anniversary of Ireland's Shengpateke April Cherry Blossom Festival Japanese community, the San Francisco Film Festival May 1862, the anniversary of the Mexican victory over French June "Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day" parade July U.S. Independence Day August / September in San Francisco Exposition, Blues Festival October Columbus Day, Halloween Mexican communities in November to commemorate the Day of the Dead, the San Francisco Jazz Festival, Thanksgiving December Christmas, Carnival opportunity Major attractions: Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square, Lombard Street, City Hall Cultural Regions San Francisco Chinatown San Francisco has a very different regional styles of different cultures: * Chinatown (Chinatown): Chinese concentration, like China's "market" (to be exact was like "food market"), but a lot of tourists visit every day. * The Castro: Castro District, the world's most famous gay village, gay focal point, similar to Greenwich Village in New York * Financial District * Haight-Ashbury: twentieth century, the birthplace of the sixties hippie * Hunters Point: Industrial Zone, very warm * Metropolitan area (also known as Mission District; Mission District): San Francisco, the city where the most brilliant sunshine, the original mainly Mexican restaurant and bar, now has many world-famous variety of restaurants, there are many, said South America Spain language of the Mexicans, it was reported, a considerable number of illegal immigrants. * LGB Pride Parade: San Francisco gay pride parade, the fourth Sunday in June every year in downtown San Francisco Market Street (Market St.) Will be held at gay parade in San Francisco's most popular tourist activities. * Noe Valley: Victorian style houses are mostly large-scale residential, residents generally very young. * North Beach: [North Beach] Italy and Chinatown area next to area, most notably, a garlic restaurant ("The Stinking Rose"), all of the dishes have a lot of garlic. * Pacific Heights: Nob Hill are both with the city is the most expensive residential areas, where you can see the whole panorama of San Francisco. * Potrero Hill: Industrial Area, you can see the mountains, across the Oakland Bay Bridge and part of the port. * South of Market (SOMA): the area south of Market Street, bars, clubs and artists, there are a lot of expensive new apartment * Richmond (Richmond District): Russian, Arab, and Chinese communities in the area there is a street Clement Street (Clement Street), so the area is also known as "New Chinatown." And the Sun_set_ District, Golden Gate Park is split, and it separates the ocean beach. * Sun_set_ District, Sun_set_ District, some people think that is a new Chinatown, because the stores here are mostly Chinese shops, but there are also many overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese residents. This area is built around World War II, now there are many in the 30's or 40's to move to the retirees. * Tiande Long District (The Tenderloin): the city's poorest district chaos, there are many shops and adult cinemas. Often seen on the road drunk, drug addicts and beggars, is also a breeding ground for various types of crime. But it in the tourist areas and the commercial side, the wealth difference is obvious amazing.
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Cuisine
San Francisco, rich, rich seafood dishes Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco has always been a dinner reservation. San Francisco, and the food tastes are diverse, the restaurant is one of the important part. San Francisco boasts the nation's most authentic Chinese cuisine, Chinatown has always been diners in the world. Consistent with the ethnic composition of San Francisco, where the total aggregate of all races have their own food culture. Italian community, "North Beach", the natural taste of the Italian meal is the best choice. Mexican cuisine is another major San Francisco. Japanese food is also very common. Transplanted to San Francisco in the same time, these foreign cuisines are experiencing a bit of the inevitable "improved", it features the formation of a local California cuisine. San Francisco food culture of coffee is its a big part of the street, like coffee shops and fast food restaurants everywhere, and a great variety of coffee category quickly became fervor of the people to study. Because San Francisco has many immigrants, immigrants of different nationalities, according to one of each, forming a little like the Chinese city of the kingdom in general, exotic restaurant born out. In addition to authentic cuisine of California, there are a lot of exotic dishes. Coupled with the abundant local raw materials, reference to foreign cuisine, with chefs in San Francisco, the new formula excellent flavor the United States deployment of scientific laws and meet the nutritional food. San Francisco has a large number of chefs to break the traditional framework, multi-language tongue twisters like the menu is indeed a gourmet's paradise. To taste the fresh seafood, it is necessary to Fisherman's Wharf seafood treasure house, near Fisherman's Wharf sign around the rows of stalls you can buy fast food seafood, such as seafood, sandwiches, boiled crabs. San Francisco's most distinctive dish is crab and old bread Deng Chiss. The two most famous Food Street in San Francisco Chinatown and the Italian restaurant Street (North Beach). Chinatown in the leading in Europe and America, Chinese restaurants are numerous, in addition to dinner, the breakfast here is also very rich and delicate. North Beach are known as Little Italy, in the center of North Beach on Columbus Avenue, as the representative of Italy is full of green, white and red of the Italian restaurant decorated with stylish cafes. In addition, Russian food, Japanese, Cambodian food, Korean food and Greek cuisine, the Swedish dishes can turn the world's gourmet delights. Local newspapers and the San Francisco Municipal Tourism Bureau's "San Francisco Guide" is also part of a restaurant guide.
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Transportation Guide
Aircraft: San Francisco International Airport is located in San Bruno, 14 miles from the city center. Oakland and San Jose also has an international airport. Connected to the San Francisco airport is divided into three regions: Southern, International and North. Leave the upper and the lower harbor. Airport arrivals hall with shops, car rental, hotel registration and a full range of tourist information services. International Airport, the lower the bus departure from the airport, bound for downtown hotel district, the station marked in blue. In the private sector and from the bus, the lower are the grid, the end is not limited. From the airport to the city center by car in non-rush hour to half hour. Train: Amtrak rail connects San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago. 425 Mission Street, the more Bay, a train station ticket office. San Francisco train station in the town of Kok Street, Fourth Avenue and adjacent office, but also to the San Jose California, the terminus of the railway line. Automotive: "Greyhound" long-distance passenger operations in San Francisco to the road routes across the United States. "Green Turtle" passenger Although slower, but cheaper and line a lot. Coach more from Mission Bay Street station grid. South San Francisco, Highway 1 from Los Angeles to San Francisco's most scenic highway line, go parallel to State Road 101, a little faster. City, State Road 101, north of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Eureka cross from south to north. Interstate 80 across the Bay Bridge, extending southwest from Sacramento. Urban Transport: San Francisco Bus Trolley bus: also called MUNI, San Francisco, the cheapest means of transport, fare $ 2, free for the second car, very economical. Main routes are: # 42 ring run channels Bus Terminal, Market St, near Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown nearby, Van Ness Street, the city government, is the best route to visit the city of San Francisco. Can also transfer a number of other bus routes. # 38 urban areas across something along GEARY Street, via the Chinese Consulate General of Japan Town, until the west Pacific Beach, Seal Rock. # 30 can to Chinatown, Union Square, under the Pierce or Scoff Street south, in Lombard Street for bus # 28, # 29 to Golden Gate Bridge. # 5 what way across the Golden Gate Park in the urban areas. # 1 trolley bus running from east to west, the China Town can be transferred to the Golden Gate Bridge # 28. A cable tram (Cable Car): San Francisco's most distinctive vehicle, is a tourist hot spot. There are three routes them from Powell Street to Fisherman's Wharf line is used by tourists often. Cable car moved slowly, but have to wait 1-2 hours to get on the train. Fare $ 2. BART Subway: There are three stations in the Market Street toward Oakland (Oakland), Berkeley (Berkeley), and Fremont. MUNI bus release day, three days, seven votes Passport. Unlimited use at the designated days, respectively, 6 dollars, 10 dollars, 15 dollars. Can also be time to buy a 10 car tokens $ 8, save $ 2. These tickets are in the cable car station and Chinatown shops, bookstores. Ease of use, save money
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Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge is one of the world-famous bridge, known as a miracle of modern engineering. Golden Gate Bridge was designed by engineer Richard Strauss, it is his statue placed in the Bridge River, to commemorate his contribution to the United States. Bridge Xiongzhi in California over 1900 meters wide and over the Golden Gate Strait. Golden Gate entrance to San Francisco Bay, the two sides steep, channel depth, for the 1579 British explorer Francis Drake discovered by his name.
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Fisherman's Wharf
Past Fisherman's Wharf Fisherman's berthing in Italy, is now the most popular place in San Francisco, year-round excitement. Jefferson Street and the junction of Taylor Street Fisherman's Wharf Cancer mark is a symbol. States tourists came to San Francisco would come here to enjoy the delicious meal of fresh seafood feast. Ocean Park Pier Museum nearby. Lombard Street Byway is a major feature of San Francisco. Waves to the Palestinian street from Gilman Street it is a big downhill section, the municipal authorities in order to prevent traffic accidents, specially built flower beds, reaching the this, the only spiral down, no more than 5 miles per hour, this street it is "the world The most crooked street, "said. Came to San Francisco, most tourists come here to test your own driving skills. Drive on both sides of the flower beds planted with roses, Jie Liangbian every household are also working in the garden at the door, flowers season, from afar, like a hanging diagonal needlepoint, beautiful, "Flower Street" reputation, So come. San Francisco is really a vacation paradise. History pleasing landscape, amazing food restaurants, big hotels Wealthy beyond imagination. Visitors expected in American cities drama and sports, here everything. San Francisco from the air overlooking the city as clean as the transistor radio: a block of exquisite Victorian-style buildings, parks boxy, blue foot, beautifully decorated skyscrapers, reflective glass embraced the colorful street , winding stretch of highway stretching towering business district. San Francisco, the strongest voice of immigrants who burst out of passion, this is a fascinating cultural mix: the distinctive characteristics of Italian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese and South Asians, such as different neighborhoods that dot the California block of land. The city is giving us the "Beat Generation", "hippie" revolution, gay demonstrations, as well as yuppies. Whether you love or like Frank raving. Sinatra, is obsessed with ballet or prefer skateboards, you can find fun here. Welcome to San Francisco because it is the most magnanimous of the city of the United States is the world's greatest cities. Attractions list: Golden Gate Bridge, City Hall, MH de Young Memorial Museum, the Great Basin National Park, Sequoia, Santa Cruz, Khoi teta, Palace of Fine Arts, Union Square and the surrounding downtown area, Yosemite National Park, horse African Paradise, Twin Hill, Chinatown, the Asian Art Museum, handmade folk art museum, and the Cliff House in Seal Rock, Silicon Valley, Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, Bay Cruise, Lombard Street, Golden Gate Park, the Japanese city, Alcatraz Island.
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Torch arrives
Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay through San Francisco Time: 2008 4 月 9 日 (Wednesday). About the San Francisco torchbearers U.S. Olympic Committee news, the Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in North America, the only city of San Francisco recently passed a number of applicants from identified six torchbearers candidates. This six torchbearers candidates have 2 male, 4 female, the oldest of them 69 years old, the youngest 20 years old, both of them retired police officers, businessmen, teachers and students there. According to reports, San Francisco, January 24 this year, began to accept candidates for application of the torch, passing the event will be held April 9. The _select_ion of torchbearers in San Francisco, the idea of a green Olympic Games and a healthy lifestyle. In this six torchbearers candidates, 32 year-old teacher Eric Burke has made an outstanding environmental achievements, the other five _select_ed candidates are based on a healthy lifestyle and attitude of the representatives of the people around them. ======================================= The movie "Saint Francis" The movie "Saint Francis" cool posters to provide superior network Video Information * Type: Horror * Length: USA: 72 min * Issuer: Visual Factory * Official website: official movie site More Foreign Title: * Madame morte ..... Italy * Nod ..... USA (working title) * Saint Francis More Chinese name Hell to women Director: * Ezra Gould Screenplay: * Ezra Gould .... writer * Greg Hittelman .... writer Starring: * Zha Erman King Zalman King .... Dr. P. Bernard * Charles Koutris .... Francis * 黛塔范提思 Dita Von Teese .... Soul, Pica Bernard * More>> Video Type: * Terrorist Length: * USA: 72 min "Saint Francis" cast and crew Director | Screenplay | Actor | Producer | Original Music | Photography | clip | art direction | graphic design | fashion design | visual effects Directed by Director: * Ezra Gould Screenplay Writer: * Ezra Gould .... writer * Greg Hittelman .... writer Actor Actor: * Zalman King Zhaer Man King Zalman King .... Dr. P. Bernard * Charles Koutris .... Francis * Dita Von Teese 黛塔范提思 Dita Von Teese .... Soul, Pica Bernard * Ryan Williams .... The Sultan * Casey Anderson .... Sid * Roxanne Arvizu .... Kami * Shane Walsh .... Govi * Christopher Cronin .... Big Man * Benny Ciaramello .... Breaks (as Benny Ciaramello) * Sandy Gardiner .... Samantha * Stephanie Swift .... Tiffany Producer Produced by: * Jason Hewitt .... producer * Greg Hittelman .... producer * Mark Holdom .... associate producer * Akiko Kato .... producer * Naysan Mahmoudi .... producer Original Music Original Music: * Dino Dumandan Photography Cinematography: * Hilda Mercado Clip Film Editing: * Akiko Kato Art Director Production Designer: * Ezra Gould Art and Design Art Direction by: * Ezra Gould Costume Design Costume Design by: * Calin Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor: * Ron Brookler "Saint Francis," the release / issue date Country / Region release / release date (details) United States USA 2007 年 Germany Germany 2008 年 2 月 9 日 ......( European Film Market) Italy Italy 2008 年 10 月 22 日 ......( DVD premiere) Story takes place in the thirteenth century, a missionary came to a brutal uncivilized place, he will pass the gospel of Christ and the admonishment to the local people, thus changing their thinking and living. ..
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City Name Description
San Francisco, the Chinese referred to as San Francisco. West coast of California San Francisco Peninsula, an area of 47 square miles, is surrounded by water, beautiful environment, is a mountain. Climate cool, sunny, known as the "most Americans welcome the city." Spaniards discovered here in 1769, joined the U.S. Federal 1848. The city's population of about 76 million, of which 25 million Chinese. San Francisco City and County (City and County of San Francisco), called San Francisco (San Francisco), San Francisco Cantonese transliteration, literal translation for the San Francisco, California, United States, a consolidated city and county, the population of California is the fourth cities. Located in the northern California coast, the San Francisco Peninsula, North Point, east of San Francisco Bay, the west Pacific Ocean. Also included in the administrative regions of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Wanli (Alcatraz) and Treasure Island. City south of Silicon Valley, both with Oakland (Oakland) and the north of the Marin County (Marine County) collectively known as the San Francisco Bay Area. Europeans first Spaniard to San Francisco, the city of 1776. Great Gold Rush of 1848 began development. San Francisco earthquake of 1906 caused great damage to the city, but soon was rebuilt. San Francisco live there are many artists, writers and actors, has been a rebellion in the 20th century culture and one of the centers of modern liberalism. In many ways, San Francisco and New York, Boston, the feeling is very similar. San Francisco is the most famous scenic cable car, Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, the Pan American pyramid (also translated "preaching Andean American Pyramid," "American pyramid", Transamerica Pyramid), and Chinatown. The typical building in San Francisco Chinatown Chinatown (Chinatown) is the largest Chinatown in American cities, 120 years of history. Chinese archway at the entrance to a dark green and a pair of stone lions, a letter to Sun Yat-sen's Things for the four characters, the symbol of Chinatown, but also a symbol of Chinese civilization. The main street is Grant Street, on both sides with Chinese color of many of the souvenir shops and Chinese restaurants, to visit the area often packed with shoppers. The west side of Grant Street and Stockton Street is parallel to the local Chinese people buy goods shopping. The expansion history of the Chinese community was a strong block from the city, such as 1870 had introduced strict control over a project to work in the Chinese housing and bills. The 1906 earthquake caused a fire destroyed the Chinatown, the Chinese government has planned to drive out from the region to develop real estate, but fortunately the plan eventually under strong resistance of all the Chinese abortion. So far, Chinatown is still safe to stay in the downtown financial district next door, but want to continue the horizontal development is almost impossible, so he had to think of ways in height. Here to see a lot of strange shape of the buildings, that is actually not built up an era. Such as the temples to Tin Hau Temple built in the barber shop and laundry on the roof.
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Encyclopedia
Jiujinshan San Francisco See San Francisco.
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English Expression
n.: San Francisco
French Expression
n. San-Francisco (Californie)
Thesaurus
Wanbian It City, Golden Gate City, San Francisco Gotera, C-of the Golden Gate, San Francisco Gotera County, Fog City, Wucheng Village, San Francisco
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