Speaking of islands, Sweden actually has another "island" that is also very famous, and that is Queen's Island.

Queens Island is a Swedish royal domain, 15 kilometers from the city center, because its construction was inspired by the Palace of Versailles in France, so it is known as the "Versailles of Sweden", and is the first scenic spot in Sweden to be included in the World Heritage List.

Attractions include Queen's Island Palace, the Court Theatre, the China Palace and the Gardens.

QueensIsland Palace is the heart of this royal territory.

The golden age of the theater was during the reign of Gustav III, who was later assassinated at a ball held at the theater and the theater was closed. It was renovated in 1922 and re-performed in its original state, and the theater still holds classical plays.

The Chinese Palace consists of a palace and two pavilions, both inside and out, in Chinese and Asian art styles. Queen's Island Palace was first built in the 16th century and destroyed by fire. In the 17th century, the most famous Swedish architects of the time, Nikemders and his sons, were responsible for the reconstruction, which incorporated the Swedish national style with other elements such as the Baroque style, and became known as the little Versailles.

Chinese Palace ......

China Palace (Kina Slott). The China Palace was built in 1753 by King Frederick to celebrate Queen Urrika's birthday on July 24.

To say that China is not Chinese at all, but a bit Turkish. Perhaps the designer also designed according to his imagination of China.

The furnishings inside are indeed full of Chinese style. Such as screens, porcelain vases, lacquer pots, ivory pagodas, clay figurines, palace lamps, four treasures of the study and tea sets, etc., as well as two sets of Qing Dynasty costumes, the four walls are hung with Chinese landscape flowers, birds, fish and insects and other painting scrolls.

In 1792, King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated at a ball held in the theater, and the theater was closed from then on. After a renovation in 1922, the props, fixtures, equipment and stages used more than 100 years ago were re-staged in their original state, and the theater still holds classical plays.

Maybe the theater is so old that you have to be led by a docent, but of course we opted for an English guide. The narrator is not fluent in English, so I feel like I am working part-time.

But the words were full of reverence for the theater, and she often said sentences like "Imagine 200 years ago...". She also asked a tourist to go backstage with her to perform the sound of the wind and horses' hooves.

These sound effects are mechanical, not electronic. It is said to be the only theater in the world that has not changed for more than 200 years, so the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has listed this theater as a "World Cultural Heritage" along with QueensIsland Palace and China Palace.

Sweden is famous for its tourism industry, so most people don't miss Queen's Island when they visit Sweden.

Let's talk about Ye Chao who is swimming in the Baltic Sea......

Ye Chao, who left Nan'e Island and had enough of the addiction of drifting, landed again.

Of course, he did not repeat his previous trip.

This time he went to the place of Yevle.

Gävle is a central Swedish seaport city, the capital of Gävleborg Province, 161 kilometers northwest of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, with 81,000 inhabitants, and is the oldest city in northern Sweden.

The Gävle River and the Baltic Sea stretch inland to the Gävle Bay, which is located at a high latitude, with long sunshine hours in summer and extremely beautiful scenery in winter.

The port is frozen for 3 months in winter. It is a railway hub. There are industries such as shipbuilding, timber, pulp, paper, textiles, and canned fish. Exports iron from Kopalberg, as well as wood, pulp, paper, and steel, and coal, coke, oil, and fertilizer. The south of the city was one of the bases of the ancient Vikings.

In the 15th century, metals such as copper and iron began to be exported from the port of Gävle, and trade developed rapidly. In order to guarantee that all transactions are done through Stockholm (the capital of Sweden), direct shipment of products abroad from Gävle is prohibited.

By the 16th century, Gävle had become one of Sweden's most important ports and commercial cities, with numerous shipping companies and shipyards. In 1787, Gävle was granted "free and unrestricted" access to foreign ports.

This led to the development of trade, which in turn led to the development of the local construction, industry, commerce, and shipbuilding. Today, there are almost no shipping companies or shipyards left in Jefl, but important ports remain.

The Port of Gävle is still one of the top 10 most used ports in Sweden.

Sinjävle derives its name from the word gavel, which means river bank in Old Swedish. The earliest settlers were called gavle-ägarna, meaning "owners of the gavel".

The name was shortened to Gavle, then changed to Gefle, and finally to Gävle.

For a long time, there were only a few scattered, low-rise wooden houses in Gävle.

Until the 18th century, the town began to be built around several of the most important buildings (churches, regional palaces, town halls).

Over the past 300 years, Gävle has suffered 3 major fires. After the fire of 1776, the town was rebuilt with straight roads and rectangular blocks, and houses made of stone and brick gradually increased.

The largest fire broke out in 1869, killing 8,000 people out of nearly 10,000 inhabitants and destroying 350 farms. Almost the entire town on the north bank of the Gävle River was destroyed, except for the buildings on the south bank, and the area between the museum and the library in the old town has been preserved as a historical monument.

After experiencing the trauma of the fire, Gävle embarked on a unique planning and development. The idea behind the city's vast green spaces and wide avenues is to prevent future urban fires.

Beginning in 1950, the city center began to be rebuilt in all directions. Around 1970, Gävle united the nearby municipalities of Valbo, Hamrånge, Hedesunda and Hille to form a larger urban circle.

New suburbs such as Stigslund, Sätra, Andersberg and Bomhus are constantly developing.

The city has a story, a story about the Fleur goat......

Gavlen came up with the idea of placing a giant Swedish traditional Christmas straw goat on the Castle Square (Slottstet) in the center of Gävle. On December 1, 1966, a 13-meter-high, 7-meter-long, and 3-ton straw goat was erected in the square.

At midnight on Chinese New Year's Eve, the goats catch fire. Since then, goats have been burned almost every year. In 2005, goats were burned for the 22nd time.

The burning of goats is illegal in Gävle and is not supported by the majority of the local population, but there is no doubt that it has made Gävle goats famous. In 2006, the goats were coated with a fire-retardant coating to ensure that the goats survived the winter.

Gävle is famous for its local gevalia (gevalia is the Latin name for Gävle), which is exported under Maxwell's trademark.

Other well-known features include Läkerol throat lozenges, car-shaped gummies called "ahlgrens" and the local ice hockey team, Brynäs IF.

Since 1999, Gävle has been producing a whisky called Mackmyra Hisky, the only whisky distillery in all of Sweden.

In this seaport city, there is a university called the University of Gävle, which was founded in 1977.

The school has about 13,000 registered students and about 800 teaching staff. Since its establishment, the university has developed rapidly in scientific research and teaching, and is a national university with excellent teaching level in Sweden.

The main academic areas covered by the school are: mathematics, natural sciences, computer science, engineering, humanities and social sciences, teacher training, health services......