Population: 1.25 million.

Europeans, North Africans and Africans.

Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim.

Time zone: gmt+1

Power: 220 volts AC, 50 Hz;

65438+ 10 Average monthly temperature: 3 degrees Celsius (37 degrees Fahrenheit).

Average temperature in July: 2 1 Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit).

Annual rainfall: 826 mm (33 inches).

Lyon, located in the southeast of France, is the most populous city in France after Paris. It is an ancient city with a long history, especially after 1998 was listed as a world heritage city by UNESCO. The center of the old town of Lyon is full of medieval buildings and churches, which makes it a city with a pink heart.

In recent years, Lyon has made great progress in industry and commerce, transportation, science and education, and its population, including suburbs, has reached 65.438+0.26 million, making it the second largest metropolitan area and economic and cultural center in France after Paris, and enjoying an increasingly important position in the world.

Cultural city

Lyon has always been a famous cultural city. From 1450 to 1550, rich bankers came here, bringing a prosperous and active atmosphere to the city, including Germans and Italians. In all of Europe, except Venice, Lyon has the largest number of printers, and it is here that the first French book is printed. What is particularly worth remembering here is francis Rabelais, a French Renaissance writer and scholar. After graduating from Montpellier University, he became a famous doctor and began to publish his works in 1532. His biography of the giant was completed in his residence in Lyon, not far from the hospital where he works. There used to be a cultural salon attended by artists and writers in Lyon, which made important contributions to spreading new literary ideas and theories. This is a city that knows its glorious past and is full of confidence in the future. Its success and its position in the French economic and artistic fields are firmly believed by all prophets.

places of historic interest and scenic beauty

Bellecour Square

The center of Lyon is the huge Bellagio Square, which was once called the Royal Square. The most important and only ornament in the square is a tall statue of Louis XIV riding a horse. The biggest difference between Bellecour Square and the general central square is that its ground is all paved with red clay. Although this feature can't make it beautiful, it can leave a deep impression on people. People who don't like it call it a "huge tennis court". The red tone of the square is in harmony with the red roofs and other warm colors of the old buildings in Lyon. Bellecour Square was once an important stage for the riots of textile workers in Lyon in the mid-Kloc-0/9th century.

The square is surrounded by four or five-story buildings built at the beginning of19th century. There are many flower shops, cafes and restaurants, which are the best rest places for citizens. Located in the southeast of the square is the musée des arts décoratifs, which has various collections.

old town

The fertile soil square is the heart of Lyon, and further north is the aforementioned silk industrial center, Crewe Varus. I have been to the Thorne River in the west, and Vieux Lyon Town comes into view. This sleepy old block has preserved many antique old houses from 15 to 17 centuries, with bright orange-red tones. Walking on the narrow streets, the buildings hundreds of years ago are mixed with dignified air, which makes people feel a strong ancient atmosphere, as if they were in the Middle Ages. Many Gothic, Renaissance and classical houses are connected with each other, which makes people feel the long historical tradition of Lyon under the changing times.

Primary saint jean

Strolling through the old block, you can see the ancient primatiale st-jean on the River Thorne. This church is not particularly grand, but it is famous for its old qualifications and high status. It has a history of nearly a thousand years and has both Roman and Gothic styles. It is said that the Archbishop of Lyon enjoys the status of Chief Archbishop, so his cathedral was named as the Chief Cathedral. It witnessed the coronation ceremony of Pope Pope John XXII, and also celebrated the grand wedding of King Henry IV and Queen Marie de Medicis. These are historical events and glories that the citizens still relish today.

Fulvi Yersil

Looking up at Mount Fur in the west of the cathedral, there stands Notre Dame, which is regarded as a symbol of Lyon. You can get there by cable car or walk up the hill along the steep slope. Built in the19th century, this church combines Byzantine and medieval styles, decorated with marble, with colorful patterns on the glass, and exquisite mosaics and murals. On the top of the church of Notre Dame on the right, Mary's statue is elegant and shining in the sun. Standing on the platform on the left side of the church, overlooking the scenery of Lyon, the endless red tile roof is like red clouds, which is impressive.

Museum of Gallo-Roman Civilization

Not far from the south of Notre Dame, there is a museum of Gaul-Rome built on the mountain, which is full of creativity and ingenious design. The entrance is located on the fifth floor, facing the next floor. All the way down, we have walked through the long river of history. The treasure of the town hall is the bronze plate of Claudie discovered by 1528, which is engraved with the speech of Roman emperor Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus in the Senate in 48 AD. You can also enjoy many artworks, such as chariot wheels or bronze Poseidon statues. Looking out from the window, there are two Roman amphitheaters, just like borrowing scenery from China gardens, which makes people feel like they are in Roman times. Two thousand years ago, Lyon was a city located on a hill, with two theaters, one large and one small, as the center and surrounded by city walls. Caesar, who swallowed mountains and rivers, used this place as a base for conquering Gaul. Now the nearby streets are not what they were then, and we can only recall the past glory on the ruins of the Roman theater.

Hometown of invention

There have been many inventors and scientists in the history of Lyon. In addition to the above-mentioned inventor of textile machinery, Jaka, there are Meng Golf brothers who were born in a paper-making family near Lyon. They developed the world's first hot air balloon. 1783, they performed the first "aerostat" in the square of Anna Town in the southern suburbs, which caused a sensation in France. In the same year, in Versailles Square, in front of Louis XVI and more than 30 thousand spectators, they successfully sent live sheep, ducks and chickens into the sky with balloons. Soon, the base of the hot air balloon was loaded into the air, floated for 25 minutes, and landed safely 8.9 kilometers away from the take-off place. Both brothers were later elected as academicians of the French Academy, which went down in history as the driving force of human aviation.

Almost at the same time as the two brothers, another Lyon man, Jouffroy, also devoted himself to the study of ships. 1783, he sailed against the current with a 180 ton pyrosc-aphe, and used the propeller for the first time. This is the earliest motorboat in the world. More than 20 years later, Fulton invented the steamboat.

Lyon is also the hometown of Thimonier, the inventor of sewing machine. He invented the sewing machine in 1829, which is the earliest sewing machine manufactured in batch in the world. The manual sewing worker who was afraid of losing his job repeatedly attacked Thimonier's home and destroyed the sewing machine, but he did not give in and continued to improve. Nowadays, sewing machines have entered thousands of households and are known as "tools for the benefit of mankind after ploughing". In recognition of Thimonier's achievements, a monument was built for him in Lyon.

Physicist Ampere is also from Lyon. He was brilliant since he was a child. 12 years old, has mastered advanced mathematics knowledge. In the study of electromagnetic action, he discovered many important principles, laid the foundation of electromagnetism and invented galvanometer. In order to commemorate the scientist's outstanding contribution to electricity, people named the unit of current as ampere, which is known to every middle school student. The people of Lyon are very proud of this physicist. They specially named a square on Hugo Street Ampere Square and erected a bronze statue of him.

1870, Lumiere brothers moved to Lyon from Besancon with their parents. When they grew up, they made dry floors for photography in their father's small workshop. In this way, the two brothers started their career and made unremitting inventions, eventually adding a new art to our world-movies. 1On March 9th, 895, they filmed their first film "The Gate of Lumiere Factory" in Lyon. Since then, films such as "Baby Breakfast", "Children Fighting" and "Watering the Gardener" have come out one after another. On February 28th of the same year, 65438, they released these films for the first time in Paris. Since then, movies have become friends of the audience and entered the lives of hundreds of millions of people. In memory of these two pioneers in the film industry, people turned their former residence in Lyon into a memorial hall (lnstitut lumière), so this street was named "Rue Duller Film".

Paris

Paris is the largest city in continental Europe and one of the most prosperous cities in the world. Located in northern France, on the west bank of the Seine River, 375 kilometers away from the estuary (English Channel). The Seine River winds through the city, forming two central islands (Sid and St. Louis). The urban population is 2 1.7 million. The city itself is located in the center of the Paris basin, with a mild maritime climate, warm in winter and cool in summer; 10, the average temperature is 3℃ in October, 65438 08℃ in July and 65438 00℃ in the whole year. The annual rainfall distribution is balanced, slightly more in summer and autumn, with an average annual rainfall of 6 19mm.

There is no "France" country on the earth, and there is no ancient Paris more than 2,000 years ago, which is what we call "French people" today. However, at that time, Paris was just a small fishing village on Dai Xi Island in the middle of the Seine River, and the owner of the island was a Parisian from the ancient Gaul tribe. In the first century BC, the Romans began to settle here, and gradually developed into a city called "Luders" (French means "swamp"). In the 4th century AD, the city was named "Paris" to commemorate its earliest owner.

In 508 AD, the Frankish kingdom made Paris its capital. 10 End, Hugh? King Karp built a palace here. Two or three centuries later, the owner of Paris changed to Philip? Augustus (1 165- 1223). At this time, Paris has developed to the banks of the Seine River, with churches and buildings everywhere, becoming the political and cultural center of the West at that time.

At the end of 16 and the beginning of 17, then King Henry IV expanded Paris on a large scale. By 18 and 19 centuries, Paris was still expanding gradually, and a lot of cultivated land was occupied by cities. In the late period of the First Empire of France, Paris had more than 700,000 residents and 1000 streets. After the establishment of the Second Empire, Paris annexed some surrounding villages. When I arrived in Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte, I began to open some broad roads and build many gardens and parks in Paris, which made Paris become what it is today.

After the war, the French government spared no effort to build Paris. Although in 1970, the development of Paris was suspended in order to evacuate the French political and economic institutions that were excessively concentrated in the capital, since the establishment of Pompidou Center and the new shopping underground street in 1977, the construction of Paris has taken a new direction. In order to make the development of the eastern and western parts of Paris more balanced, ten major projects, such as the Bastille Opera House and the National Library, were started by the French government with Mitterrand as president in 198 1 and were all completed before the end of 1996.

Paris is the largest industrial and commercial city in France. The northern suburbs are mainly manufacturing areas. The most developed manufacturing projects include automobiles, electrical appliances, chemicals, medicine, food and so on. Luxury goods production ranks second, mainly concentrated in downtown areas; Products include precious metal appliances, leather products, porcelain, clothing and so on. This peripheral city specializes in producing furniture, shoes, precision tools and optical instruments. The printing and publishing industry is concentrated in the Latin quarter and Remy Street. The film production in Greater Paris (metropolitan area) accounts for three-quarters of the total film production in France. The headquarters of most banks and insurance companies in Paris (including the Bank of France and the stock exchange) are located on the west side of the "market" (1 183- 1969 is the local central market).

Paris is the center of French culture and education, and also a world famous cultural city. France's famous French Academy, Paris University, comprehensive engineering school, higher normal school, National Bridge School and National Scientific Research Center are all located in Paris. Paris University is one of the oldest universities in the world, founded in 1253. There are also many academic research institutions, libraries, museums and theaters in Paris.

There are 50 theaters, 200 cinemas and 15 concert halls in Paris. Paris Opera House is the largest opera house in the world, located on Osman Street in the center of the city, covering an area of 1 654,38+0,000 square meters. The whole building has both Gothic and Romanesque styles. The French National Conservatory of Music and Dance School are also located here.

"Street art" in Paris is very active. Thetel Art Square in the northwest of the city is a world-famous open-air gallery, where many painters improvise and sell it every day. Check streeter Square and St.? In places like Germand 'Urberville Square, young students and citizens often bring their own musical instruments to hold concerts and perform various programs.

Paris is a famous historical city in the world, and places of interest abound, such as Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Elysee Palace, Palace of Versailles, Louvre, Place de la Concorde, Notre Dame de Paris, Georges? Pompidou National Culture and Art Center is a place where domestic and foreign tourists linger. On both sides of the beautiful Seine River, parks and green spaces are dotted with 32 bridges across the river, making the scenery on the river more charming and colorful. The city island in the center of the river is the cradle and birthplace of Paris. There is a second-hand book market on St. Michel Avenue on the Seine River, which stretches for several kilometers. Every day, many scholars and tourists from home and abroad come here to buy their beloved ancient books, forming a major feature of the Latin district, an ancient cultural area on the Seine River.

Paris is also a "world conference city". With its beautiful scenery, rich historical sites, colorful cultural activities and modern service facilities, it has ushered in many international conferences. According to statistics, Paris * * * held 365 international conferences in 1987, surpassing new york, London, Brussels and Geneva, ranking first in the world. International organizations such as UNESCO and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have their headquarters in Paris.

There is a well-known French proverb: "Paris was not built in a day." Subdivided, Paris has 20 districts and more than 5,000 streets, roads and boulevards. The buildings in the east, west, south and north of the city have distinct levels, which is convenient for passers-by to correctly judge their position in the city.

Paris is the center of France with its domed churches, the Arc de Triomphe, magnificent palaces, magnificent squares, royal parks and millions of flashlights every night. The 300-meter-high Eiffel Tower was dismissed as a "regrettable useless thing" more than 100 years ago, and was accepted in a friendly way and became a symbol of Paris.

There are ten scenic spots in Paris that every tourist can't miss: Eiffel Tower, La Coupole (Bar), Sacred Heart Church, picasso museum, Montmartre Heights, Louvre and Arc de Triomphe, Lapp Street, Fashion in Victory Square and Palace of Versailles.

When you arrive in Paris, you must like to overlook the beautiful city of Paris. From Notre Dame de Paris, the Arc de Triomphe, the terrace of the picturesque LaSamaritsine store and Montmartre Heights, the beautiful scenery of Paris is really panoramic. Of course, the most pleasant thing is to see Paris from the Eiffel Tower, which stands as high as a steel giant on the Seine River in the center of Paris.

There are 70 museums in Paris, each of which is wonderful and unique. Located on the right bank of the Seine River, the largest Louvre in the world is famous for its rich classical paintings and sculptures. It is one of the most precious buildings in the French Renaissance. There is also the Ossetia Art Museum, which collects works of art from the end of 18 to the beginning of 19, which also makes people stop for a long time, although it was originally converted from a railway station; Musee de l'Orangerie has a collection of1impressionist works in the late 9th century, as well as picasso museum, cluny Museum, Rodin Art Museum and so on. Coming to Paris really makes people feel that they have entered an art country!

Notre Dame de Paris, located on the island of the central city of the Seine, is a French Gothic building. It is not only famous for Hugo's famous novel Notre Dame de Paris, but also because it is the oldest, largest and most outstanding Catholic church in Paris. In addition, the Arc de Triomphe and the Palace of Versailles are popular places for people to visit.

Like riverside and fashion designers, small cafes and cafes, tramps and doormen, Paris is a city that combines everything. The greatness and sacredness of empire, wealth and power, tradition and enthusiasm, witty and casual lifestyle, cosmopolitan pride and willfulness are full of contradictions and contrasts.

Born in the south of France, Dade once said at the beginning of the book Letter from the Windmill House: "I have no yearning for noisy and gloomy Paris." However, Dade finally came to Paris and spent the rest of his life here.

Since ancient times, young people from all over the world gathered in Paris have all kinds of dreams and ambitions. Here, they realized their dreams and were disappointed. However, as Rilke once said, "Paris is an unparalleled city."

eating habits

French people have breakfast at 7 or 8 o'clock, usually drinking coffee or black tea and eating bread and butter or moon cakes. Lunch is at 12: 30 or 1 afternoon, and dinner is around 8 pm.

When eating, eat cold dishes first, then eat a main course, and finally eat cheese, fruit or cakes and sweets.

The accompanying food is wine, not spirits, red wine when eating meat, and white wine when eating fish or seafood. There is also a rose wine that you can drink when eating fish or meat. All the wines mentioned above are sweet and called dry wine, while sweet wine is called aperitif when eating snacks before or after meals.

French people are used to drinking coffee after lunch. Sometimes drink a small glass of hard liquor after drinking coffee.

The menu of a small restaurant is usually posted outside the store, so you can know the price in advance. The price of vegetables in each restaurant is different, and there is a big gap.

Famous dishes series

Including onion soup, stuffed snails, oysters, foie gras, mushrooms and so on. Of course, the prices of these dishes will be surprising. However, boiled chicken with red wine, steak and pork chops and various salads are all relatively economical dishes.

The characteristics of Paris restaurant

In Paris, it is easy to find restaurants. Restaurants can be found everywhere in the capital of this gourmet country.

The table is moved to the open-air restaurant on the street, and you can see the restaurant with the scene inside through the French window, the restaurant selling oysters at the door of the store, and so on, and all kinds of things can be seen.

In Paris, travelers can not only eat authentic French food, but also won't let you down in any restaurant. Unlike other countries, some names are not true.

There are no famous restaurants in London. People usually have hamburgers and pizza for dinner. I don't know if you have this experience, but you don't have to have such sad memories in Paris.

Eating in a restaurant is not only to fill your stomach, but also to experience the atmosphere of street shops. This is a restaurant in Paris.

Paris cuisine is world-famous, but let's take a look at its characteristics first.

Order of menus

Menus are usually written in the following order (but you don't have to eat everything).

Appetizer: Usually soup or salad.

Poisson fish

Wei an de si rou

Bean vegetables

Dessert dessert

How to choose a restaurant

There are many restaurants in Paris, and we have many choices. You can go to the Paris Tourism Bureau and get a brochure of Paris restaurants for reference.

Fast food restaurants such as McDonald's are not very common in Paris. They can only be found in famous tourist areas, such as the Champs Elysé es, and the prices are relatively expensive.

Some China restaurants in Paris.

Restaurant Name (French) Address Postal Code (Paris) Tel

The new Dunhuang Restaurant has a table for Deming 17, AV, DE 1 `Opera 7500 1 0 142609380.

New beautiful restaurant L 'Auberge Fleuris11,rue de la nichodiere 75002 0147427481.

No.9, Celestial Temple, Tiantan Hotel, Rue Volta 75003014272971.

Great wall restaurant mandarin de rambuteau11,rue rambutean 750040142728722.

Beijing beijing Hotel 16, Cujas Street 75005 0 1435 496 17.

Guangzhou restaurant, No.5 Germanic Guangzhou Street, Road Gozlin 750060143265186.

Royal capitals Grenelle de Pekin 124, Rue de Grenelle 75007 0145517723.

Fuluju Aumandarin 1, rue de berri750080143594848.

Orchid EES 79, BD de Courcelles 75008 0147633922.

Aubo Heur du Palais 5, rue rouge mont 75009 01424 63100, located in fengze garden.

China City belleville Road No.27-29, St. Louis Street No.7501001423 93419, New China City Hotel.

Business?Hours?

The business hours of general restaurants are from noon 12 to 2: 30 pm and from 7: 00 pm to 1 1 pm. At other times, you can go to a coffee shop or a beer shop. Eat snacks, such as sandwiches, or go to Creperie's pancake shop.

price

Most restaurants have posted the menu and price of the day at the door, and most lunches have Plat du jour (today's recommended menu), which is also very cost-effective.

Every step forward, see a different perspective.

When I arrived in Paris, my eyes were full of beauty!

List of scenic spots

Notre Dame de Paris Palace of Versailles in the Alps

Louvre Fontainebleau Arc de Triomphe

Sacred Heart Church of the Seine, Alexander III Bridge

Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysé es, Place de la Concorde

Travel advice

Guide to buying hotels in Paris

In the tourist guide of Paris Tourism Bureau, a brochure with the nature of Paris Hotel Guide is sold. "hotelset réresidence SDE Tourisme" includes all hotels from 1 to 20, even the suburbs. Although there are no photos and detailed explanations, it is extremely useful to check the hotel phone number and price by district. One copy only 10F. If you buy one, it will be convenient to find hotel accommodation in Paris next time.

The tourist office in Paris

When you arrive in Paris, the first thing you should visit is the tourist information office. At 127 Champs Elysé es, there is a central office, which can not only help tourists book hotels, but also answer all the questions raised by tourists and give them maps, hotel guides and so on.

In addition to the offices on the Champs Elysé es, similar offices have been set up in major stations, airports and even the Eiffel Tower during the tourist season.

Information magazine in Paris

Town magazine is a very valuable source of information. Nowadays, Paris is worth seeing and listening to. If you want to know it first, it is the most useful magazine. Here are some major magazines.

Paris perspective (3F)

Glasses Company (2F)

The above are two representative magazines published in Paris every Wednesday. Contains a lot of information about performances or movies.

The capital of Paris (18f)

Monthly magazines, lots of pictures. The above information magazines can be bought at the station or street newsstand. Finally, introduce an atlas that is not an information publication, but it is very convenient to find a small street.

Parr district of Paris

This is a notebook-sized manual, and each area is marked on the map. If you want to find a street name, you can know the location at a glance and know your current location. This is also an invisible bestseller with 1 copy for every French family living in Paris. When you get lost, it is much more convenient and convenient to use this manual than to spread out a big map to find it.

In addition, the Michelin map (a travel brochure issued by European travel agencies in France)-Paris Plan is also convenient to use. There are folding ones and pocket-sized ones, but the contents are the same.

Paris and the banks of the Seine.

English name: banks of the Seine River in Paris.

No.: 565-0 18

199 1 was included in the World Heritage List according to the cultural heritage selection criteria C (i), (ii) and (iv).

Evaluation by the World Heritage Committee:

From the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower, or from Place de la Concorde to the Palace of Versailles, the historical changes of Paris are considered to have originated from the Seine. Notre Dame and Church of Saints became architectural masterpieces at the end of 19 and when the wide squares and boulevards in houseman affected the urbanization process of the whole world in the 20th century.

Paris is really a unique city. There are many historical sites and architectural beauty to visit in the urban area alone. Of course, French food is impeccable, with grapes and wine to taste. This is a romantic, emotional and material city. It is a great honor for people from any country to become Parisians.