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【英语作文“WelcometoDalian”我的朋友来大连玩,请你带着他一起参观一下我们大连的美景把.】
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英语作文“WelcometoDalian”
我的朋友来大连玩,请你带着他一起参观一下我们大连的美景把.
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Dalian,comparedtoancientcapitalcitiessuchasBeijing,Xian,NanjingorLuoyang,isayoungcitywithonlya100-yearhistory.SituatedatthetipofChina'sLiaodongPeninsular,itisatradingandfinancialcenterinnortheasternAsiaandhasgainedthenamethe'HongKongofNorthernChina'.
TheoldnameofDalianwasfirstusedbyanofficialinhismemorialtoEmperorGuangxuintheQingDynasty(1644-1911)referringtothepresentDalianGulf.Intheearly20thcentury,thegulfareadevelopedquicklyandDalianexpandedintoacityofsignificantsizeandimportance.
AftertheOpiumWarin1840,Dalianwasplungedintowarfare.Attheendofthe1800s,JapaneseandRussianinvaderssuccessivelysettheirfeetontheChinesemainlandhere.In1894,JapaninvadedthePeninsularandin1897RussiantroopsoccupiedLushunPort(PortArthur)andimposedupontheQinggovernmentanunfaircontract,inwhichtheycededLushunasacolonytoRussia.Sevenyearslater,LushunwasagaintransferredtoJapaneserule,whentheRussianslostintheJapanese-RussianWar.FromthenonDaliansufferedfromthecolonialruleofRussiaandJapanfordecades.Itwasasrecentlyas1955thattheChinesegovernmenttookoversovereigntyofLushunandthehardesttimesinthiscity'shistoryended.
BoththeRussianandJapanesecolonistsdreamedofestablishingacityoftheirownonthislandinthosecolonialperiods.AgroupofRussianarchitectsfascinatedwithFrenchculturecametoDalianwiththeirconstructionblueprintofParisandbuiltallsortsofelegantsquareswithartisticsculptures,lushlawnsandwestern-stylefountains.Theseformedthearchitecturalbasisofthepresentcity-takingsquaresasthecenterandradiatingoutwards.Today,thestylishwomentrooperspatrollingthesquareshavebecomeafeatureofthecity.
ZhongshanDistrict,originallythecolonialresidentialareaoftheRussiansandcontainingNicholasSquare,(ZhongshanSquare)isabustlingdowntownareaofthecity.Thesquare(ZhongshanSquare)hastenavenuesradiatingfromitandisoneofthemostfamoussquaresinthecity.RenminSquare,originallycalledStalinSquareandmarkedouttobetheadministrativecenteroftheRussiancolonists,nowhousesthegovernment'sfinancialinstitutionsinEuro-stylebuildings.TheoldtramlinesbuiltbyJapanesecolonistsandleftbehindthroughtheagestellthehistoryofthecity.
TheimpressionDaliangivestotheworldisofacityoflawns,squares,fountainsandgardens.Thisisallthankstotheformermayorofthecity,BoXilai,whoinitiateda'GreenStorm'-awidespreadenvironmentalcampaignwhichbroughtnumerousgreensquares,forestparksandseasidescenicspotstothecity.OfDalian,peoplesayitis'ACityBuiltinGardens'.
Therearetwothingsthathaveearnedthecityagreatreputation.OneisFootballandtheotherisFashion.Giventhenameof'OrientalBrazil',ithostsmanyChinesefootballmatchesandhasthemostsuccessfulfootballteamsinChina.Theenthusiasticfansinthefootballclubofthefour-starWandaInternationalHoteltelleveryonehowmuchtheChineselikethisgame.
AnothercarnivaleventinthecityisDalianInternationalFashionFestival,duringwhichthousandsofdazzlingcelebrities,designers,popstarsandclothingmerchantsfrombothhomeandabroadgettogethertopresentanIn-Fashionfeasttotheworld.Consequently,Dalianstirsshoppinglovers'blo
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