Designed primarily in the Dutch architectural style, Gothenburg was a cosmopolitan city from the very beginning, with the first municipal council consisting of five Dutch, three Swedes, two Germans and two Scottish.

Today, the city still retains many monuments from the 19th century, such as the stock exchange, the central railway station, the Grand Theater, the Fish Church, etc. The man-made river in the city is connected with natural rivers and lakes, with beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery, and it is a must-pass place for sightseeing in Northern Europe.

As a pioneer city in the Nordic trade with China, Gothenburg has always had a tradition of trade with China. Founded in Gothenburg in 1731, the Swedish East India Company was Sweden's first international trading company, and its trade with China exceeded the Swedish national budget at the time, bringing Sweden great wealth.

Today, as a sister city of Shanghai, Gothenburg has developed normal cooperation with China in the political, economic, commercial, and technological fields, and bilateral exchanges have been increasing, and exchanges with some provinces and cities in China have been further expanded.

In 1997, the Consulate General in Gothenburg was officially opened, and the consular district has jurisdiction over seven provinces in southwestern Sweden.

The city of Gothenburg is part of the province of West Gotland and has jurisdiction over 21 administrative districts. The municipal council (i.e. the municipal government) consists of 15 members. The City Council has 81 seats, which are directly elected, and the parties are allocated seats in proportion to the votes they receive.

The "Left Bloc", consisting of the SPD, Die Ryan and the Greens, now has a majority in the city council. The Speaker, customarily referred to as mayor, is the SPD Rolf Lindén, and the Council of the Municipal Council is chaired by the SPD Anneli Hultén.

Gothenburg is home to two prestigious universities: Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg.

Chalmers University of Technology is one of Europe's top polytechnic universities. Founded in 1829. About 40% of the country's engineers and architects are graduates of the university, making it the most employable university in Sweden. With a strong faculty of environmental technology, IT technology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, automotive engineering and architecture, the university is a leading research university in Europe.

Chalmers University of Technology Main Campus......

In the Times World University Rankings [1], the university is ranked as Sweden's best polytechnic university, along with KTH, and one of the best polytechnic institutes in Scandinavia, and remains in the top 100 in the Times World University Rankings.

The University of Gothenburg was founded in 1891 as a private college, in 1907 it was transformed into a university college, and in 1954 it was officially established through a merger with a medical school.

The Faculty of Dentistry was established in 1967 and in 1971 the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Business and Law were incorporated into the university. As part of the university's 1977 reforms, a large number of private colleges were merged into the university. Since then, the University of Gothenburg has become the second largest university in Sweden in terms of the breadth and scope of its courses.

The University of Gothenburg, which has built many new buildings over the past fifteen years and has therefore become an important part of the city centre.

The proximity of the various majors encourages interdisciplinary collaboration within the university. THE FACULTY OF APPLIED ARTS IS LOCATED NEAR THE CITY'S CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, THE FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES IS LOCATED NEAR THE CHAHLMER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AND THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE IS LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAHLGRENSKA.

In the 80's and 90's, it became an important policy to build university buildings in the city center, both for the University of Gothenburg and for the City of Gothenburg.

Public transport in Gothenburg consists mainly of trams and buses. Generally, it runs on time according to the point. At each bus stop, you can see the timetable and route of the bus. Trams and buses in the city can be picked up and ticketed for 20 CZK per person and can be transferred as many times as you like in 90 minutes.

If you buy a transport card, it costs about 14 CZK per visit.

Convenient and comfortable tram ......

When getting on the bus, line up in an orderly manner, be polite to the elderly or disabled, pay attention to the front door to get on the bus, and get off at the middle and rear doors. There is a button with a STOP sign in the carriage, and passengers must press the button in advance to inform the driver if they want to get off the bus.

The Gothenburg map and bus timetable can be picked up at the bus stop (Tidpunkten) below.

There are also many taxi companies in Gothenburg. Detailed information about taxi companies can be found in the yellow section of the Gothenburg Yellow Pages telephone directory.

The main taxi companies in the Gothenburg area are: MiniTaxi (cheaper small taxi), except in special places such as train stations and airports, generally call a taxi reservation by phone, the price is paid by the meter, the price is more expensive, about 100 kroner per 3 km. Many taxi drivers are immigrants, and some also take detours to rip off customers.

Gothenburg is home to the largest outdoor stadium in Northern Europe, the NyaUllevi Stadium. The stadium has hosted many major sporting events and many music stars have held concerts here.

The Scandinavian Stadium is also one of the leading indoor stadiums in the Nordic region, and regularly hosts ice hockey, swimming, equestrian and other events.

Gothenburgers love sports, and the mass fitness facilities are relatively complete. There are sports clubs and sports venues in 21 districts and residential areas of Gothenburg, where basketball, badminton, indoor football and other activities are generally available.

Gothenburg also has several large sports and fitness centres that offer facilities and services for those who love fitness.

The security situation in Sweden is relatively good, with a low criminal offence rate. But thefts also happen from time to time. During the tourist season, theft cases against Chinese increase rapidly. The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Gothenburg would like to remind all Chinese citizens visiting relatives in Switzerland to pay attention to safety issues and raise awareness of safety precautions.

Do not separate people and bags in public places, especially when using buffets in hotels and restaurants, keep your wallet, laptop and other valuables properly, and it is best not to leave important documents such as passports.

In case of robbery or theft, please contact the local police and the Chinese Embassy or Consulates in Sweden immediately for necessary assistance. If your Chinese passport is stolen, you need to report it to the local police as soon as possible, and apply for a replacement of your repatriation document with the report form, three passport photos, and your stolen (lost) passport in writing, and signed by the team leader or two colleagues.

Gothenburg is located in the Kattegat Strait on the west coast of Sweden, the mouth of Sweden's largest river, the Jota River, with a population of about 800,000.

Because Gothenburg is located in the center of Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm, the three capitals of the Nordic countries, there are more than 450 routes to all parts of the world, it is the throat of Northern Europe, within a radius of 300 kilometers is the most developed area of the three Nordic countries, is the industrial center of Northern Europe, known as "Little London".

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