Chapter 454: St. Gallen

St. Gallen is a city in northeastern Switzerland, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen, in the Stenačar Valley, a border city in northeastern Switzerland, located on the shore of Lake Constance with stunning scenery, where Switzerland, Germany and Austria meet, and belongs to the Alpine plateau.

Head Xia Yuxiang took everyone here to enjoy the beautiful scenery here.

"There are still many cantons in Switzerland, there are still a lot of places to see, some places are very distinctive, there are also common points, we go to more places, see more, and know more about Switzerland. ”

Lake Constance and the Rhine in the north are lowlands, the terrain rises to the mountains in the south, a quarter of the land in the canton is forest, more than half of the area is Alpine meadows, there are natural scenery, St. Gallen is located on the shore of Lake Constance St. Gallen is the center of the eastern region of Switzerland, based on the monastery established by the Irish monk Galla, the Abbey of St. Gallen was built in the 8th century, which was the academic mecca of medieval Europe, and was unprecedentedly prosperous.

"It's still very representative here, have you heard of it before?" asked Head Xia Yuxiang.

Meng Wenjie said: "I seem to have heard of it, but I am not very familiar with it, our domestic audience is not very familiar with Switzerland, many states have not been there, or have been there with Head Xia." ”

The cathedral and monastery library in the baroque architectural style are listed as a world cultural heritage, there are still a lot of remarkable places, and it is still a typical European building.

With the imprint of history here, Qu Lihua and Meng Wenjie looked along the block and took pictures, and they can still feel the imprint of the years here.

The Textile Museum presents the collection of St. Gallen as the center of the textile industry, and when it comes to textiles, St. Gallen still has a traditional way of industry, and it has also undergone some modern development, and the production is more modern.

In the civic theater, operas, concerts, etc. are also constantly staged passionately, which also greatly enriches the lives of local residents, watching dramas, watching operas, listening to concerts, it is really a very good way of entertainment and leisure, there are still many fixed audiences like to come here, they are welcomed, and the tickets are also very good, as soon as they are released, the tickets are sold.

The masterpiece of Baroque architectural style rebuilt in the 18th century is the characteristic of the architecture here, and the mural decoration inside is exceptionally beautiful, which can be seen the carefulness of the painting master, and is listed as a world cultural heritage.

The library next to the cathedral is also listed as a World Heritage Site, with many rare books from the Middle Ages, a pedestrian-only path in the old neighborhood, a medieval atmosphere, a textile museum, and a museum unique to St. Gallen, where the textile industry flourished.

There are also local handmade embroidery, lace ornaments collection is very surprising, the history museum shows the history of St. Gallen in all aspects, the St. Gallen Art Museum focuses on the display of 19th-20th century paintings, Xia Yuxiang took everyone to stand in front of these paintings to watch carefully, or quite artistic value.

The Kirchhoff Museum exhibits silver and coin collections, the Natural History Museum displays mammals, birds, dinosaur fossils and minerals, and the Botanical Garden, which attracts visitors with a variety of plants collected from all over the world.

St. Laurenzen Church, put into use in the 9th century, from the tower can overlook St. Mangan's Church in St. Gallen, a beautiful neo-Renaissance architectural style church, many churches have been introduced before, Xia Yuxiang took everyone to see it, not in detail.

Graubünden, St. Moritz, Davos and Arosa are all located in the canton of Graubünden, the largest resort area in Switzerland, which enjoys a high reputation in the tourism industry.

This canton is in the east of Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden, where the Swiss National Nature Reserve is located, the wine produced by Graubünden Manor, the local wine has also won the hometown protection award, and is exported to all over the world, it is still quite famous, Xia Yuxiang found the local wine grower, let him tell the characteristics here, let everyone taste the wine.

Qu Lihua thinks it's delicious, it really lives up to its reputation, it's pure, with the sweetness of grapes, which is endlessly evocative.

Locals told Qu Lihua that the festival of the big kids in the local area, where the boys wave bells in the early morning, distribute the money and food they get to each other, and hold a masquerade party in the evening, which is also very interesting, and wherever they go, the local people will come up with ways to entertain, which is quite interesting.

With the characteristics of the carnival, children will wear blue shirts and red scarves, although the history of finding a custom is not long, but its popularity is very wide, and it is also welcomed by people, everyone sings and dances in the carnival, and celebrates this grand festival together.

Traversina Pedestrian BridgeA suspension bridge in the southern valley of the city of Tusis in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, Aargau, a canton in Switzerland, a canton in northern Switzerland, Germany to the north, a canton of Basel-Landschaft and the cantons of Solothurn to the west, Lucerne to the south, Zug and Zurich to the east.

Located in the lower reaches of the Aare, northeastern part of the Great Swiss Plain between the Alps and the Jura Mountains, the canton of Aargau is one of the richest regions in Switzerland, producing mainly dairy products, fruits, guwu and straw hat braids, industries such as electrical motors, precision instruments, textiles, cement and cigars, as well as extracted and refined salt, and several nuclear power plants in Bezno, where almost all the inhabitants speak German.

The canton of Ticino, also known as Desin, is located in southern Switzerland, the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, with Bellinzona as its capital, but Lugano is the largest city in the canton, and the important city is Rocarno, which also hosts the Rocarno Film Festival.

"It's still very good to come here to watch a movie, the scale here is still quite large, and it is still a more famous place in Switzerland, you can join in the excitement and watch the red carpet show. Head Xia Yuxiang said.

Ticino is a place of Swiss Italian flair, this region of the Mediterranean coast stretches south of the Alps, with palm trees growing on clean beaches and alleys leading to squares and churches that give it an Italian feel.

This makes Qu Lihua feel as if she has returned to Italy, before the head of Xia Yuxiang took everyone to Italy, the Italian style is still deeply imprinted in Qu Lihua's mind, romantic and full of Renaissance atmosphere, very artistic, there are beautiful oil paintings, and there are also music works of music masters.

"It's so artistic, it's beautiful!"

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