Canberra is the capital of Australia and a young city.

The total area is 2,395 square kilometers, and more than 50% of the area is national park or reserved land in the northeastern part of the Capital Territory.

It is 240 kilometers from Sydney to the northeast and 500 kilometers from Melbourne to the southwest. It has a population of 300,000.

The city is located in an open valley in the Australian Range region.

760 meters above sea level.

The Molonglo River runs through the city and flows into the Murrumbidgee River to the west.

It was originally a sheep land and was built according to the plan in 1913. In 1927, the federal government moved here from Melbourne.

National political center.

Banks, restaurants and public services are the main economic sectors.

There are railways connecting major cities.

There are the National University of Canberra and the National Library.

There is a space navigation tracking station in the southwest of the city.

Tourism is booming.

The climate is mild, with four distinct seasons, average rainfall throughout the year, and sunny days throughout the year.

Canberra's urban design is very innovative, with circular and radial roads organically separating administrative, commercial and residential areas.

The Griffin Lake Fountain in the center of the city, the "Captain Cook Memorial Fountain" (CAPTAIN COOK MEMORIAL JET), was built to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's landing. The water column is 140 meters high, which is extremely spectacular.

The city has green trees and flowers all year round. Every September, Canberra holds a flower festival to welcome the arrival of spring with hundreds of thousands of flowers. It is known as the "Garden City of Oceania".

The picture attached is Canberra's landmark Australian Parliament House (Canberra Parliament House), which was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II on May 9, 1988.

This building and surrounding construction cost a total of A$1.1 billion, making it the most expensive building in Australian history.

City History Canberra is a young city. As early as 100 years ago, it was a barren land at the foothills of the Australian Alps. It was discovered in 1820. Since then, immigrants came to build ranches, and by 1840 it developed into a small town.

After the establishment of the Australian federal government in 1901, the two major cities of Sydney and Melbourne continued to argue over the issue of establishing the capital. They continued to argue for eight or nine years until 1911, when the federal government passed a resolution to choose a city with good weather and good weather conditions between the two cities.

To establish the new capital in a place with mountains and rivers, we chose this open space 238 kilometers away from Sydney and 507 kilometers away from Melbourne.

This was the beginning of Canberra.

In 1912, the federal government hosted a worldwide urban design competition. A year later, Congress selected the famous American landscape designer and 36-year-old Chicago native Walter Burry Gerry from 137 submissions.

Fen (Walter Burley Griffin) plan.

The designer's street map of Canberra was painted on a piece of cotton by him and his wife, also an architect, ***, and the precious original remains in the National Archives of Australia.

During the construction, there was a pause due to the First World War. It took 14 years to complete the construction in 1927 and moved the capital here.

Later, they discussed for a long time to determine the name of the new capital, and finally chose the traditional name of the local residents - Canberra, which means "the place of meeting" and is also called "the place of gathering" by the people.