Honolulu
The capital and port city of Hawaii, USA. The Chinese call Honolulu. Located in the southeast corner of Oahu Island in the Hawaiian Islands in the North Pacific Ocean, it extends on the riverside plain. The urban area is 217 square kilometers and the population is about 37,. The metropolitan area includes counties in Oahu, with an area of 1,544 square kilometers and a population of about 85,, accounting for about 4/5 of the state's population. The climate is mild, with an average annual temperature of 24℃ and annual precipitation of more than 6 mm. Originally a Polynesian village, it rose in the early 19th century because of sandalwood trade and as a whaling base. In 185, it was the capital of the kingdom of Hawaii. Hawaii belonged to the United States in 1898. Established in 199. It became the state capital in 1959.
The urban area extends on the coastal plain about 32km long, with Kulao Mountain formed by volcanism in the north and the Pacific Ocean in the south. The climate is mild and pleasant, with an average temperature of 22℃ in February and 26℃ in August, with little annual change. The northeast wind blows all the year round, with an annual precipitation of more than 6 mm and a mountainous area of more than 2 mm. The four seasons are lush, the air is fresh and the scenery is beautiful.
in the early days, it was a small Polynesian mountain village. Captain James Cook, an Englishman, sailed here in 1778, and William Brown, an English navigator, arrived here in 1794, and has since become a stop for passing ships. According to the local language. "Fire slave Lu Lu" means "safe haven". In the early 19th century, the sandalwood trade and its use as a whaling base rose, and foreign immigrants increased day by day. It has been the capital of the kingdom of Hawaii since 185. After Hawaii belonged to the United States in 1898, it began to build naval and air bases on Oahu. There are seven large-scale military bases, and 15% of the city's population are military personnel and their families, and a considerable number of employed people serve various military facilities.
tourism is the pillar of urban economy. It receives 3-4 million tourists every year, and its tourism income ranks first in all industries; Followed by the federal department of defense's expenditure in the state. In industry, sugar refining and canned pineapple account for more than half of the total industrial output value. Other important industrial sectors are port machinery, ship repair, publishing and printing, cement, clothing, handicrafts and so on. Huonu Lu Lu is located at the "crossroads" of the North Pacific Ocean, which is the only place for ships and air lines from the west coast of the United States to Australia and from the Panama Canal to the Far East, and the submarine cables crossing the Pacific Ocean also pass through here. It has an important strategic position and is the center of US military activities in the Pacific region, where the United States has seven large military bases. As a hub of sea and air transportation, its international airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States, with an annual throughput of more than 8 million tons, making it a good deep-water port. There is the only imperial palace in the United States in the city center-the Hawaiian-era Ilaoni (or translated as Iorani) Palace. There are cultural and educational institutions such as the University of Hawaii, the East-West Technical and Cultural Exchange Center and Bishop Museum. Deep-water harbor is a stop for ocean-going ships crossing the Pacific Ocean, and most of the grain, fuel and various industrial products needed by the whole state are imported through this port. The urban area is connected with the counties and towns of Oahu by expressways.
the city is clean and beautiful, with complete tourist facilities. The famous Waikiki Beach is a resort for water sports. There is a bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the Chinese block park. Iorani Palace was the only palace in the United States during the Hawaiian Kingdom. There are the University of Hawaii, the polynesian cultural center, the East-West Technology and Cultural Exchange Center, Bishop Museum and other important cultural facilities.
Honolulu is the place where Sun Yat-sen founded Xing Zhong Hui. In the winter of 1893, Sun Yat-sen called Zheng Shiliang, Youlie, etc. to hold a meeting in the Wind-resistant Pavilion in the South Garden of Guangzhou Guangya Bookstore to discuss the establishment of a group with the purpose of "expelling the Tatars and restoring China", but failed. In the autumn of 1894, Sun came to Honolulu from China and decided to form a revolutionary group, which was supported by dozens of local overseas Chinese. In November, the founding meeting of the revolutionary group was held in He Kuanzhai, China manager of Lu Lu British Columbia Bank, attended by more than 2 people including Sun Yat-sen, He Kuan, Li Chang, Liu Xiang, Cheng Weinan and Deng Yinnan. Sun presided over the meeting, proposed that the group be named Xingzhonghui, and announced the proposed articles of association of Xingzhonghui. According to the articles of association, the purpose of the Xing Zhong Hui is to "revitalize China and maintain the national system". The meeting elected Liu Xiang and He Kuan as the chairman and vice-chairmen, Huang Huahui as the treasurer, Cheng Weinan and Xu Zhichen as the deputy copywriters, and Deng Yinnan as the value manager. Participants fill in the pledge to "expel the Tatars, restore China, and establish a united government". After the meeting, more than 9 people joined in succession. Branches were established in Gehe X and Maoyi, with Sun Mei and Deng Yinnan as the chairmen. On November 24th, we began to collect the member's base silver and club stock silver, and * * * received $1,388. After Deng Yinnan sold all his possessions, Sun Mei also sold some farm animals at low prices, raising more than 6, yuan as funds for future uprisings. As for the time and place of the establishment of Xingzhonghui, Zou Lu advocated that it was founded in Macau in 1892 in the Historical Draft of China Kuomintang published in 1929, and Feng Ziyou and others later pointed out its mistakes. On July 12, 1944, the 124th meeting of the Seventh Central Committee of China Kuomintang decided to take November 24th as the anniversary of the founding of China Kuomintang, based on the historical fact that Xingzhong Association was founded in Honolulu.