Chapter 170: Lyon
"As an international city, Lyon has many kinds of religions in the city, such as Catholic churches, Christian churches, synagogues, etc. β
"Europe is still more religious, you don't find it, you can see churches everywhere, and they even have many more churches than our temples. Head Xia Yuxiang said.
"Europeans think that we Chinese are almost no longer faithful, in fact, they don't know us too well, although we Chinese, especially some young people, do not believe in religion, but many people are more realistic. Head Xia said.
Meng Wenjie joked, "I think we young people in China are more convinced of material conditions, more practical, my nephew is only in elementary school, and he can already bargain with me for toys and snacks." β
Qu Lihua also smiled, "Yes, I think the young people of our generation are still much simpler, and they still believe in dreams and simple interpersonal exchanges and friendships." β
"Let's study the climate of Lyon!"
Lyon may have a temperate oceanic climate, but due to its relatively closed topography, air currents from the Mediterranean Sea can travel northward along the RhΓ΄ne valley to affect the region, and may also be controlled by continental air currents from the northeast, so the climate of this region is continental and Mediterranean.
Specifically, the summer is warm, the winter is cold, the temperature is occasionally extreme, the sunshine is sufficient, and the precipitation in summer is slightly more than in winter, but the overall is relatively average.
"Wow, it's still very nice here, the climate in France is still very livable, no wonder there are still many people who want to come to France and live here for a long time. β
"I heard that the French are very romantic, they are also very open cities, and people's concepts are very different from many countries, Professor Abner, how do you explain this phenomenon?" Qu Lihua asked.
"Well, France is indeed very romantic and likes to be uninhibited, and the French are open-minded, which even Americans can't accept. β
"Many foreigners find it difficult to understand why the French are married, have a wife at home, and have a lover outside, even if the wife at home knows, the wife and the lover can coexist peacefully and unharmed, you must think it is very strange and ridiculous, right?"
Professor Xia Yuxiang said: "If this kind of thing happened in China, my wife would definitely bring her relatives at home to settle accounts with the junior outside." β
Professor Abner smiled, "But the French don't think it's a big deal, the husband has the life of a husband, the wife has the life of a wife, you play outside, you have a lover, I can also play outside, I can also have my lover, but the marriage relationship between us remains the same, completely free from outside interference, the husband and wife come home as if nothing happened, do not quarrel, do not fight, live as if nothing happened, do not affect each other." β
"Hahaha...... everyone laughed and bent over, "that is, France can do this, if it appears in other countries, the husband and wife's family will have to fight!"
"Okay, the joke is over, let's get serious, and let's continue to let Professor Abner introduce us to Leon!"
The modern energy in the Lyon region mainly relies on oil and electricity transmitted from the outside world, which provides the basic guarantee for the urban operation of Lyon, and France is rich in hydropower resources.
The Lyon region has a high vegetation cover, especially in the western mountains, where the main vegetation types are deciduous broad-leaved trees, including European beech, wild chestnut, plane tree and pine, and poplar and willow trees in the vicinity of rivers and lakes.
"I've told you before that the French are particularly fond of planting plane trees, you must still have an impression, right?"
"Yes, Professor Abner, I remember you said that the plane trees in France are really very beautiful. β
"In addition to the plane trees, the French also like to plant pine trees, which can also be pruned into various shapes, which are still very beautiful, so you can take a look. β
Following the direction of Professor Abner's finger, Qu Lihua saw that tall French plane trees and pine trees were indeed planted on the roadside on both sides, and the greenery was really good, and it looked pleasing to the eye.
"The French pine tree stands tall, and the pruner will use scissors to prune off the excess branches and leaves, and then let the pine tree stand tall, and the sharp spires on top of it look very imposing, like a guard, standing with their heads held high. β
"Yes, I also think it's very similar, this kind of pine tree, which has also been introduced in many cities in China, is very beautiful on the roadside, and can be used as a landscape for the city. β
"Let's introduce the eastern region of Lyon, where the terrain is flat, the water and light are more abundant, suitable for the growth of crops, everyone knows that people always need to eat to live, you Chinese often say 'the people take food as the sky', it can be seen that eating is very important for the people. β
"Agriculture is still very well developed, mainly growing cereals and wheat, but also includes a number of intensive livestock processing plants, which produce more than enough to meet the daily food needs of the cities of Lyon. β
"Only by growing more food can we ensure that the population here has sufficient food supply and can allow people to work and live safely, so no matter how much cash a city develops, agriculture is still irreplaceable, unless it is supplied from other cities. β
Lyon is a modern industrial city, known as the "Silk Capital", its textile industry needs printing and dyeing technology, and needs a variety of synthetic fibers, which has led to the development of the chemical industry, Lyon has become one of the chemical centers in France, and the output of rayon ranks first in the country.
Lyon's industrial areas are mainly located on the outskirts of the city, with the textile industrial area in the north, the chemical industrial base in the south, and the satellite city of Veniescher in the southeast, which is one of the important automotive industrial bases.
The manufacturing sector is diverse, mainly machinery, chemicals, textiles, energy, oil refining, electric power, metallurgy, food industry also accounts for a certain proportion, Shen Lyon is also one of the chemical industry centers in France.
"It seems that the overall strength of this city is still very strong!"
"Yes, all-round development, after all, this old city after so many years of development, Lyon as a transportation hub, the logistics industry is also very developed, a number of international logistics companies will use Lyon as an important warehousing and transit base in Europe, many cities trade with each other, and foreign countries also trade, it is really accessible in all directions, very convenient. β
Lyon is also a famous tourist city in France, Lyon public bicycle system is the world's first public bicycle system, citizens or tourists can buy different types of bicycle tickets at the station to use bicycles, among which citizens can buy annual passes to get more discounts.
Qu Lihua thought it was very interesting, "I thought it was very convenient for us to have shared bicycles in China, but I didn't expect that there is already a public bicycle system in France, and it seems that it is very convenient to use, can I experience it?"
Professor Abner smiled and made a "please" gesture.
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