温州英文介绍课件.ppt

1、Wenzhou叶纯纯 G10710414climatic and topographic conditionsclimatic and topographic conditions Wenzhou is located in southeastern of Zhejiang Province.It used to be called Yongjia.Wenzhous present name derives from its mild climate.Wenzhou has a humid subtropical climate with short,mild,dry winters and

2、long,hot,humid summers.Summers are similar to the remainder of the province,but winter is much milder,partly due to the southerly location and partly due to the sheltering effect of the surrounding mountains.Heavy rainfalls occur in late spring and early summer due to the monsoon,while typhoons are

3、common in late summer causing considerable damage and destruction.Some places in Wenzhou suffers from typhoons very much.And every summer,people from these places have to be ready to against typhoons attacks.historyhistory It has a history which goes back to about 2000 BC.At that time,Wenzhou was fa

4、mous for its pottery production.In the 2nd century BC it was called the Kingdom of Dongou.Under the Tang Dynasty,it was promoted to prefecture status and given its current name in AD 675.The name Wenzhou was formed from the nearby Wenqiao Mountains(温峤岭)and the addition of the-zhou prefecture suffix.

5、Throughout its history,Wenzhous traditional economic role has been as a port giving access to the mountainous interior of southern Zhejiang Province.In 1876 Wenzhou was opened to the foreign tea trade,but no foreign settlement was ever established there.Between 1937 and 1942,during the Second Sino-J

6、apanese War,Wenzhou achieved importance as one of the few ports still under Chinese control.It declined in the later years of the war,but began to recover after coastal trade along the Zhejiang coast was re-established in 1955.languagelanguage Wenzhou natives speak Wu Chinese,which is the spoken lan

7、guage of the people from Hangzhou,Suzhou,and Shanghai.However,geographic isolation and the immigration of Southern Min Chinese speakers from nearby Fujian Province have caused Wenzhous spoken language to evolve into a dialect that is a mixture of various dialects.As a result,people from all over Chi

8、na,including those who from other regions of Zhejiang and Fujian have trouble understanding the dialect in Wenzhou,which is known as Wenzhouhua.City tree and city flowerCity tree and city flower Banyan(ficus microcarpa 榕树)is the city tree of Wenzhou which has a long history of growth.The tree has a

9、magnificent appearance,lush and evergreen.In February 1985,ficus microcarpa was rated as the city tree.On 10th July,1985,it was decided in the 14th meeting of the 6th Wenzhou Municipal Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress that:Banyan and Camellia are nominated as the city tree and flo

10、wer which reflect the natural landscape of the city and vibrant and enthusiastic spirit of the people and help to inspire the peoples patriotic feelings.Camellia（山茶花）is the city flower of Wenzhou.Wenzhou is the main region of origin of camellias in China,where the climate is very suitable for its cu

11、ltivation and growth,and there are about 200 types.Wenzhou is a city of a long history in artificial cultivation of camellias and of various types of camellias for garden art.There is a camellia tree named Jinxin Camellia in the famous provincial scenic spot,Xianyan Daluo Mountain,has had an age of

12、over 1,200 years so far.In July 1985,in the 14th meeting of Wenzhou Municipal Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress,Camellia was officially nominated as the city flower upon deliberation.famous historical peoplefamous historical people There were many famous historical people in Wenzho

13、u,for example,Xie Lingyun（谢灵运）,Liu Ji（刘伯温）and Su Buqing（苏步青）.Xie Lingyun（谢灵运）,also known as the Duke of Kangle(康乐公),was one of the foremost Chinese poets of the Southern and Northern Dynasties and a famous practitioner of the Six Dynasties poetry.He was hailed as the progenitor of the Chinese landsc

14、ape poetry genre(Shanshui poetry),the reputation of Xie Lingyun as a great poet remains secure,as it has for over a thousand years.The Wangchuan ji(辋川集)by Wang Wei and Pei Di(裴迪)which describes the landscape features of Wangs estate near Changan particularly shows the influence of Xie Lingyuns poetr

15、y describing the landscape features of his estate near West Lake.Liu Ji(刘伯温),styled name Bowen and posthumous name Wencheng(文成),was a military strategist,officer,statesman and poet of the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty period of Chinese history.He was the main advisor to the Yuan Dynasty era rebel

16、 leader Zhu Yuanzhang(13281398),who later became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.(r.1368-1398).Liu Ji is also known for his prophecies,as he has been described as the Chinese Nostradamus.With his contemporary general and scholar Jiao Yu,he was one of the co-editors of the military treatise

17、known as the Huolongjing(the Fire Dragon Manual).His most famous military treatise is known as the Lessons of War.Su Buqing(蘇步青)(September 23,1902 March 17,2003)was a Chinese mathematician and educator.He was born in Pingyang，Zhejiang Province in 1902.He graduated from Tohoku Imperial University in

18、Japan in 1927 and received his Ph.D.from the University in 1931.He returned to China after his study in Japan,first served as a professor and dean at Zhejiang University(he established the well-known Chen-Su School with Chen Jiangong),and later as a professor and president and honorary president of

19、Fudan University He was honorary chairman of the Chinese Mathematical Society and elected to Academia Sinica and Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1948 and 1955 respectively.Together with Hua Luogeng(华罗庚),they were the most influential figures in mathematical society of modern China.He is praised as th

20、e first geometer in the orient.Su was engaged in research,teaching and education in differential geometry and computational geometry.In his early years,he made excellent contributions to affine differential geometry and projective differential geometry.He obtained extraordinary achievements in gener

21、al space differential geometry,conjugate net theory in higher dimensional space and computer aided geometry design.wonderful landscapeswonderful landscapes Wenzhou boasts wonderful landscapes with rugged mountains and tranquil waters,including three state-level scenic spots,namely the Yandang Mounta

22、ins,the Nanxi River（楠溪江）and the Baizhangji Fall（百丈漈），Feiyun Lake（飞云湖）,and two national nature reserves,namely the Wuyanling Ridge（乌岩岭）and the Nanji Islands（南麂岛）,among which Yandang Mountain has been named as World Geopark,while Nanji Islands are listed as UNESCOs Marine Nature Reserve of World Biosp

23、here Reserves.Scenic area accounts for 25%of the citys land space.Special foodSpecial food The well-known Wenzhou Fish Cake(鱼饼)is traceable to the year 1921.Its major ingredients include:tofu,sweet potato powder and fat.Previously,it was firstly steamed,and then fried in oil.Now,firstly,mince the me

24、at of fishes like Yellow Fish and Hairtail,then blend it with cooking wine,tofu,mashed vegetables,spring onion,ginger and sweet potato powder,next,make the mixture into cake shape,and then steaming,frying or stewing is at your choice.Duck tongue（鸭舌）adopts dried duck tongue as raw material which is s

25、teamed together with soy sauce,sugar,Shaoxing wine and other spices.The Duck Tongue thus produced boasts fresh meat,and tastes tough yet soft as well.In Wenzhou dialect,since the Chinese character for“tongue”shares the same pronunciation of the character for“loss”,so Duck Tongue is also known as“Duck Win”(means profit-making).Wenzhou Duck Tongue is salted and semi-dried by natural wind in the air.When you chew it,you will find it resilient and quite chewy as well.Thank you！