Chapter 187: Little France

After looking at agriculture, Professor Abner took everyone to look at other sections.

"In addition to agriculture, modern industry began to develop in France, machinery, electrical appliances, medicine, food, especially after World War II, the economy developed rapidly, and the city became a new industrial center in eastern France. ”

"Strasbourg's tertiary sector is also particularly well-developed, with a particularly thriving new tourism industry, the city is a World Heritage Site, and tourists from all over the world come here. ”

"It's still very good to travel here, the scenery here is very good, there are a lot of places to see, the commercial development here is also very good, all kinds of facilities have been built and improved, there are things to eat, drink, play, travel is coming, you can stay in a hotel, you can have a local restaurant to eat, you can also find a cafΓ© to drink coffee, find a bar to drink, there is a show bartending in the bar, the young bartender is handsome and cool, and can teach you a few words of French." ”

"The French are very romantic, they are not like you Chinese who always work hard for a living, the French like to enjoy life, they don't like too fast a pace of work, when I go to China, I always look stuck in traffic on the street, young people are always in a hurry, in order to rush to work, running, just to clock in on time, not to let the boss deduct money." ”

"The French don't compromise their quality of life for so little money, they take time out of their vacations, they go to enjoy it, they listen to symphonies, they watch ballet, they listen to opera, they enjoy high art, they cultivate their mood. ”

"It is precisely because of this demand that the French have built a lot of theaters in order to cater to this demand. "Strasbourg also has some achievements in music and theater, the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Theater of Strasbourg, the National Opera of the Rhine Province, the Strasbourg Percussion Orchestra, and the classical music festival and the modern music festival are held every year. ”

Professor Abner took everyone to listen to a symphony, which made Qu Lihua feel very deeply, she recalled that she had also joined a symphony orchestra when she was in college, and that was because the school needed to welcome foreign guests and trained a symphony orchestra.

Qu Lihua still remembers that the teachers invited by the school at that time selected seedlings according to the congenital conditions of the students, and Qu Lihua was lucky to be selected to blow the black pipe.

The clarinet is a musical instrument that has holes on the surface, and the fingers need to be able to plug the holes, not leak air, and also need a certain amount of lung expansion, and they need to practice regularly.

"It's not easy to be a musician, I also joined a symphony band when I was in college, at that time, we had at least three classes a week, and we had teachers to teach us, some played the cornet, medium horn, trombone, some played the violin, I played the clarinet, some played the saxophone, there were drummers, and there were people who played the piano, it was really not easy to form a symphony band, and we had to spend a lot of time practicing after class. ”

"Miss Qu, you still know how to do it!" Professor Abner smiled.

"Yes, in the four years of college, our school's symphony orchestra confessed to many foreign guests, from not understanding, to slowly read the score, practice diligently every day, all understand some, although there are no professional music students proficient in musical instruments, but still have a foundation in music theory, so far I have maintained a good habit of listening to piano music before going to bed, music is really borderless, is my good friend. ”

"I chose to join a large company as a white-collar worker, and I didn't choose to take the path of music, which is a bit regrettable, and I also know that it is not easy to be an artist, I have to pay a lot, and sometimes I have to be content with poverty. ”

"Some of the music and painting masters we know well are financially stretched and living in poverty, but what is commendable is that they still have not given up the pursuit of art!"

"Yes, Miss Qu, you are right, I also admire such artists, listen to their works, it is really an artistic enjoyment, it is an auditory feast, I guarantee that everyone is worth the trip!"

The historic center of Strasbourg is located on the Île Grande, surrounded by two tributaries of the River Ill, an area with a large number of fine buildings dating back to the Middle Ages.

It is no wonder that although the city is the seventh largest city in France and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is also the first time that the entire downtown area of a city has won this honor, known as "Little France" and "Little Venice".

Xia Yuxiang said: "Everyone knows that Venice is a city on the water, and this city has some similarities with Venice, with many lakes and rivers, and tourists can take a boat here to experience the water style." ”

Xia Yuxiang took everyone to take a boat to see the surrounding scenery, the city is still greatly influenced by Germany, there are German style wooden houses, the colors are all European architectural style, the wood made of mahogany is red, the yellow whitewashed walls, leaving the vicissitudes of the years, and the staggered small canals complement each other, as beautiful as a fairy tale, and the soul of its history is reflected in those rebuilt buildings.

"The most famous building in Strasbourg is the Gothic Cathedral, which is very important in Europe, and churches can be seen everywhere, which is a Western characteristic, reminiscent of some of the architectural features of the Middle Ages, in the Petite France along the Ill River, and in the medieval streets and squares around the Cathedral," said Professor Abner. ”

The wide boulevards are neatly aligned, and the buildings on both sides of the streets are sturdy and monumental, and the architectural style is a mixture of various European architectural styles from the past five centuries, as well as Neo-Egyptian, Neo-Greek, and Neo-Babylonian styles.

"France has been influenced by neighboring countries, has experienced several wars, some buildings have been destroyed, and then rebuilt after the war, and these buildings presented to everyone are hard-won, through the vicissitudes of time and various tests, have been rebuilt, and can be preserved. ”

"There have been many famous writers, musicians, painters, actors, editors, football players and many more, all of whom have gone down in history with their legends and the names of the city. ”

"There are also museums, memorial halls, which retain a lot of historical relics for tourists and future generations to admire, tourists come in an endless stream, come here, are deeply attracted by the Renaissance art works here, and are also deeply shocked by the humanistic feelings here. ”

"We look back at the history of the city to look to the future!"

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