Bucharest is pronounced "bucur Shiti" in Romanian, which means "happy city" ("bucur" means joy). According to legend, in the13rd century, a shepherd named bucur came to the Dimbovita River with his sheep from a remote mountain area. He found the water plants here beautiful and the climate mild, so he settled down. Since then, the number of people who settled here has gradually increased, and business and trade have become increasingly prosperous. The settlement gradually developed into a town. Today, a small church stands on the bank of Dimbovita, which has a mushroom-shaped tower named after a shepherd.
The name Bucharest was first recorded in 1459. In the 20th century, local archaeology discovered cultural relics from Paleolithic Age, Bronze Age and early Middle Ages. 1459 becomes a fortress. 1574 has developed into a city with 40 churches, monasteries and a large number of buildings. 1659 became the capital of the principality of Wallachia. 1859, Wallachia and Moldavia merged to form Romania, and Bucharest became the capital of Romania from 1862. After Romania's independence from 65438 to 0878, the capital's economy developed rapidly. After World War I, Bucharest became an important economic, political and cultural center.
192 1 year, the Romanian production party was formally established in the capital. 1944 On August 23rd, Romanian people, under the leadership of Luo * *, fired the first shot against German fascism in Bucharest. Since then, this day has become the liberation day of Romania. Bucharest was badly damaged in World War II. After the war, the city was rebuilt and took on a new look. 1948 after the nationalization of land, the scale of urban construction has grown, but the architectural style is single.
The whole city is hidden among poplars, weeping willows and bodhi trees, with green grass. Flower beds composed of roses and Chinese rose flowers are colorful and abound. The old city on the left bank of the Dembovica River is the main part of the urban area, where Victory Square, Unity Square and Victory Street, Barsescu Street and Magrou Street are the most prosperous areas in the urban area. There are new residential areas around the city. Bucharest is the largest industrial center in China, with the industrial base of Bercheney in the southern suburb and the electronics industry in the northern suburb. The city's main industrial sectors are machinery, chemistry, metallurgy, textiles and clothing, food processing and so on.
The total area of parks and street gardens in this city is 3500 hectares. The famous parks are: Kistler Miqiu Park, with a history of more than 65,438+000 years, built by the lake; Freedom park, which contains the tomb of the late national leader; Botanical Gardens and Youth Parks, which have introduced famous flowers and plants from all over the world. In the cultural and leisure park by the lake, there are busts of great Romanian and foreign writers, composers and painters, as well as an open-air theater, a sports ground and a children's playground.
There are more than 60 institutions of higher learning in the city, among which Georg Institute of Technology (18 19) and Bucharest University (1864) are the most important. Other cultural facilities include 65,438+09 theaters such as the Library of the Academy of Sciences, the National Central Library, the Public Library, the Bucharest City History Museum, the National Art Museum, the Rural Museum, the National Theatre and the National Opera and Dance Theatre. Enescu George International Music Festival is held every three years in this city. There is a fire museum in the city, which is transformed from a fortress-like six-story fire watchtower and has unique charm. On August 23rd, the largest stadium in the city can accommodate 654.38+10,000 people.
Bucharest has many places of interest.
Romania's Grand National Assembly Palace is located on a hillside in the city center, which was once the seat of the19th century "public parliament". On the square leading to the cultural and leisure park, the ancient Arc de Triomphe was erected, which was built by the famous architect Peter antonescu. The Romanian Athens Concert Hall was built in the 1980s in 19, where the famous musician George Enescu (Enescu George) conducted the orchestra for the first time in 1898, and later became the performance theater of the national "George Enescu (Enescu George)" symphony orchestra and world-famous bands.
* * * The Palace is located in the center of Bucharest. Built in 1930- 1937. It was originally a royal palace. /kloc-at the beginning of 0/9, it was once the seat of the Romanian Grand Duke. After the Grand Duke Palace was demolished, the Romanian Palace, which is now the * * * and the National Palace, was built. Before the overthrow of the ceausescu regime in February 1989, it was the office of the State Council of the Romanian Socialist Republic. Looking down from the air, the whole building of the * * * and the National Palace is concave, with the office of the State Council on the left and the art museum on the right. From 1955 to 1959, there is a * * * and State Hall in the back, which is connected with the concave building of * * * and State Hall and is the place for holding important meetings and formal banquets.
At the northern end of Chesef Avenue, the capital, is the Freedom Press Building, formerly known as Spark Building, which was built in the early 1950s. The building area is 27,000 square meters, and there are more than 200 rooms/kloc-0. It consists of the central building and the left and right buildings. The central building is 12 stories high, with a tall tower on the roof, 105 meters high from the ground to the spire, and an auditorium on the ground floor. The side building has five floors, and the front part of the building is connected by an arcade. Romanian news agency and Pravda are located in this building, and Romania's main newspaper printing house is also located here. Millions of newspapers and periodicals can be printed every day, and the number of books printed is second to none in the country. There are open spaces, flower beds and green grass around the building. On the left opposite the building is Wu Luo Park, the largest park in Claustre, and on the right is the National Economic Achievement Exhibition site, the largest exhibition venue in China.
There are also the ruins of the "Old Palace" of the "Brave Mikhail" Grand Duchy, which gradually formed in the center of Bucharest as early as 15 to 16 century, and the monument to the dead martyrs who resisted the Turkish invasion in 190 1 year.
In the northwest suburb of the capital, there is Mogos Waya Lake. The lake is clear and transparent, and cheerful fish swim through it. The lake is surrounded by towering cypresses and green willows. The famous Mogo Szwaja Palace is located by the lake. Built between 1700 and 1702. It used to be the summer palace of Grand Duke Kang Brinco Vianu (1688- 17 14), and later became the feudal art museum in the era of Vianu in Brinco. This palace building is a two-story building with brick and wood structure. The exterior wall is apricot yellow, and the balcony facing the lake has a concave building. This design has the style of Italian Renaissance. Archduke Kang Brinco Vianu often receives and entertains envoys and guests in the palace. It is said that in those days, 70 dishes were served at each banquet, and large and small silver cups and plates were piled up on the dining table. The guests heard each other's voices but didn't see them. Now, there are all kinds of well-bound rare books of ancient books in the palace, as well as wood carvings, altar screens, sacrificial supplies, embroidery and tapestries made at that time.
Lake Snagov, 38 kilometers north of the capital, is a leisure resort for Bucharest residents. The lake is 5.9 square kilometers, with dense trees and quiet environment. Nakov monastery on the east bank of the lake was built in the15th century and was once one of the largest monasteries in Romania. There are high walls and towers around the monastery, which once flourished and still has a church. In the17th century, monasteries printed books in Romanian, Slavic, Greek and Arabic. Every holiday, many Bucharest citizens will come to the lake to rest and roam on the lake by motorboat. The lake is long and colorful, and tourists seem to be in a beautiful picture.
In June 2006, Beijing Avenue, the first road named after China in Bucharest, was officially put into use, which was an important activity after Bucharest and Beijing signed an agreement to establish sister city relations. "Beijing Avenue" is about 1.5km long and is located between Mi Eria Road and Ni Karamfel Road in the first district of Bucharest. The Romanian State Guesthouse and the Embassy of China in Romania are located at the north and south ends of the road, with Chlost Leu Park and other attractions on both sides, which are the best places for Romanian people to spend their holidays and relax.