Chapter 450: Solothurn State
It is located on the Swiss plateau, crossed by a nearby river and deep into the gravel layer, and the old town is not too big, most of the city is located on the plateau or high mountain, which is quite distinctive, unlike other cities.
The Fribourg Cathedral is the cathedral of the Catholic dioceses of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg and is a landmark of the city.
There are still a lot of such cities, and when I came to Switzerland, Xia Yuxiang took everyone to see some very representative states, there are cities and small towns, each with its own characteristics, and it is still worth seeing.
The canton of Solothurn is a Swiss canton located in the northwest of Switzerland, with the city of Solothurn as its capital.
The canton has two enclaves, bordering France on one side and surrounded by the rural semi-canton of Bazel on the other, and its main economic activity is agriculture.
Agriculture is still important, but manufacturing and services are also flourishing in the state, with rail and road links with other states, and Olten is a major transportation hub in the state.
It's different from other states, there are rural idyllic landscapes, a lot of farmland, which Qu Lihua has not seen in other cities, Xia Yuxiang, the head of the group, took everyone to the car, Qu Lihua looked out the car window, looked at the farmland, and felt very quiet.
Maybe in the big city to see too many modern buildings, occasionally come to see the idyllic scenery, there are also different feelings, Xia Yuxiang took everyone to park, but also interviewed a few farmers along the way, the local people are also very simple, can understand German and French, Xia Yuxiang head can communicate with them in German and French.
The locals still feel quite satisfied, and also enjoy such idyllic scenery, and also invite the delegation to stay in the local area for a few days, live in their home, and feel the local idyllic scenery.
Solothurn is a Swiss canton located in the northwest of the country, and the cantonal capital is the city of Solothurn.
There are two outer enclaves in this state, bordering France on one side and surrounded by the rural canton of Bazel on the other, where agriculture is very important, self-sufficient, the production of agricultural products can ensure local supply, but the manufacturing and service industries are also flourishing in this state, the traditional industry is still well developed, there is already a wealth of production experience, and the quality of the products is also very good.
There are railway and highway connections with other states, Olten in the state is a key point of transportation, most of the residents speak German, Xia Yuxiang can speak German, or can communicate with the locals, which makes Qu Lihua very happy, she can understand the locals through Xia Yuxiang's translation.
The next city is Basel, Xia Yuxiang took everyone to this city again, Basel is the third largest city in Switzerland after Zurich and Geneva, the capital of Basel City and half of the canton, located in the northwest of Switzerland at the corner of the three countries, northwest of Alsace, France, northeast and Germany north-south Black Forest mountain range border, and the Rhine River in the northeast through the city, Basel is divided into two, the territory of the larger belongs to the west bank called the Greater Basel area, the small Basel area is located on the east bank.
This place still has its geographical location, and the head of Xia Yuxiang introduced the geographical location, and introduced the culture and history here, and the center of Basel was formed near the University of Basel, which was built in the 14th century.
Unlike other big cities, there are no wide roads or eight lanes, but narrow streets and paths, bridges separated by the Rhine are Basel-based, and there is no motorized transport into the city center except for trams carrying passengers.
This makes Qu Lihua feel a little uncomfortable, she is used to living in a big city, and feels that the convenient transportation in a big city is necessary for modern life, and if there is no convenient transportation, she feels very inconvenient, Qu Lihua said, maybe she will not choose to live here.
"I still prefer bustling big cities, and it's okay to come to the small towns here to travel occasionally and feel a different life, but I've been living in a first-tier big city for a long time and I'm used to it, and there are many living habits that are difficult to change, and I can't adapt to another environment. ”
Meng Wenjie nodded, "Yes, I also think so, I have the same feeling as Miss Qu, I originally thought that foreign countries were prosperous big cities, and I thought that developed countries were very modern, after going abroad, I followed Captain Xia to run so many places, only to find that there are prosperous big cities, and there are also small towns with not too many people, some of the small towns are idyllic, large farmland, and there are few people, and sometimes, you can't see a person when you drive a long way." ”
"For people like me, who like to be lively, they may not be very suitable for living in this kind of place, and there is no takeaway here, and there is no takeaway to deliver takeaway, nor can you use mobile phone payment to call a taxi, which is very inconvenient. ”
Basel is a region with developed chemical and pharmaceutical industries, especially the headquarters of the largest Swiss pharmaceutical companies led by the well-known pharmaceutical companies Novartis and the Hoffmann Roche Group are located in Basel.
Located near Basel, Mutenz is the largest railway transfer and branch station in Europe, and the head of Xia Yuxiang took everyone here to take the train, and the waiting time was still a little long, which made Qu Lihua feel that it was still China's bullet train and high-speed rail was particularly convenient.
The striking city also has a striking history, in prehistoric times, Basel was occupied, after which it attracted the Romans, who followed the Romans and settled in Basel by the Armans and the Franks.
For a long time it was a German domain and later a Swiss territory, and Basel has long been known as a religious and cultural city in the West, and in 1460 Basel established the first university in Switzerland, where the famous humanist Erasmo Rotterdam taught, and Basel became a center of humanism and paper printing.
Three hundred years ago, Basel merchants started their fortunes in the silk weaving industry, and the 18th century was the golden age of urban construction, and most of the glorious ancient buildings we see today are the products of that period.
Basel is home to the chemical and pharmaceutical industries as its economic lifeline, and the Swiss Industry Fair is held once a year, with millions of visitors from all over the world.
Xia Yuxiang, the head of the group, took everyone here to see, to visit several representative pharmaceutical industry enterprises, to visit their sterile laboratory, to visit the production workshop, to go through strict disinfection, the quality of drugs after strict testing, everyone to visit, and interviewed medical experts, listen to him talk about experience, or have a very deep feeling.
Industrial fair this is the characteristics of Switzerland, and Germany, France, Switzerland also attaches great importance to industrial fairs, every time an industrial fair is held, it can always attract many people to visit, in the expo enterprises and customers can meet directly, face to face to negotiate, but also promote cooperation and signing, in the local is still very prosperous, but also very prosperous.
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