The origin of Paris
As early as 2,000 years ago, the country "France" did not exist on the earth, nor did we call it "the French" today. Paris. However, Paris there is still just a small fishing village on the "Cidi" island in the middle of the Seine River. The owners of the island are the "Paris Greeks" of the ancient Gallic tribe. In the 1st century BC, the Romans began to settle here and gradually developed it into a city. Named "Lüttiz". In the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, in order to commemorate the earliest owner of this place, the Greeks in Paris named the city "Paris".
At the beginning of the 6th century AD, Paris began to become the royal capital of France. At the end of the 10th century, King Hugh Capet built a royal palace here. After another two or three centuries, the owner of Paris was changed to Philip Augustus (1165-1223). At this time, Paris had developed to both sides of the Seine River, with churches and buildings everywhere, becoming the political and cultural center of the West at that time.
At the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, the then King Henry IV greatly expanded Paris. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Paris was still gradually expanding, and a large amount of arable land was occupied by the city. In the late period of the First French Empire, Paris had more than 700,000 residents and more than a thousand streets; after the establishment of the Second Empire, Paris annexed the surrounding areas. Some villages; by the time of Napoleon III, some wide streets were opened in Paris and many gardens and parks were built, making Paris what it is today.
Revolutionary History
Paris is not only the capital of successive French dynasties and the capital of successive bourgeois revolutionaries and states, it is also the birthplace of the French bourgeois revolution. On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris broke through the gates of the Bastille Prison, thus starting the French Bourgeois Democratic Revolution. Later, this day became the National Day of France. On March 18, 1871, the Paris working class held an armed uprising that shocked the world and established the first proletarian power - the Paris Commune. The Paris Commune Wall at the Père Lachaise base in the eastern part of the city is the place where the Communards died heroically in their last defensive battle. During World War II, Paris was occupied by German fascists. The liberation on August 25, 1945 brought a new vitality to Paris. In the 20th century, it entered a new period of glory. Although World War II also brought trauma to it, it has always maintained its historical status in culture and humanities in the West. Modern art movements in literature and painting have always been here. On the one hand, it occasionally launches unconventional and unique works that are jaw-dropping around the world.
Politics, economy, and culture in Paris
Paris is the political center of France. Historically speaking, before July 14, 1789, Paris was the capital of French dynasties. Since then, it has been the seat of French power. Today, the French presidential palace - the Elysee Palace, the National Assembly and the Senate are also located here.
Paris is the cultural center of France. There are many world-famous universities, colleges, libraries, museums, exhibition halls, theaters, theatres, and the "Crystal Ball" panoramic cinema completed in May 1985. Paris is the cradle of writers and artists. If the life scenes in Paris are the creative source of great writers such as Molière, Hugo, Balzac, and Alexandre Dumas, then the Seine River is the mother of Impressionism. In 1858, 17-year-old Claude Monet, under the guidance of painters Eugène and Butin, began to sit quietly by the Seine River, carefully watching and depicting the changes in the sunlight.
Paris is the economic and financial center of France. Paris' textile, electrical appliances, automobiles, aircraft and other industries are all very developed, and its fashion and cosmetics industries are even more world-famous. Paris is home to many world-class banks, companies, and exchanges. Based in Paris, they actively carry out international business and form an international business network.
The culture of Paris
Paris is the cultural center of France. As early as 1469, France's first printing house was born in the Latin Quarter, and Paris's news and publishing industry still ranks first.
Agence France Présse, one of the world's largest news agencies, is located in Place de la Bourse, with 150 branches all over the world. "Le Monde" and "Le Figaro" published in Paris enjoy international reputation. The Latin Quarter is also the cradle of French higher education. The ancient University of Paris is now divided into 13 independent universities with more than 300,000 students, 5 of which are located in the suburbs.
There is also a college in France that specializes in cultivating "elites" called "Grandes écoles" (Grandes écoles). There are not many students, but the quality is very high. Many famous "big schools" are located in Paris, among which the Polytechnic Institute (école Polytechnique) has the most reputation. Every year on July 14th, the National Day, during the military parade held in front of the Arc de Triomphe, the young officers at the front of the square were students from the school. The Polytechnic was founded in 1794. Soon Napoleon took a fancy to this school, placed it under the military establishment, and awarded the school a banner with the words "For the science and honor of the motherland" (Pour la patrie, les Scineces, la Gloire). In 1814, the Russian-Prussian-Austrian forces came to Paris, and students from the Polytechnic School asked to join the war. However, Napoleon, who was facing catastrophe, said: "I don't want to kill my old hen to get the golden eggs!" This famous saying has always been inspiring. It encourages the students of this school to study diligently. Over the past 200 years, this place has cultivated a large number of talents for France, such as Foch, the Allied commander in World War I, Beculel, the Nobel Prize winner in physics, automobile industrialist Citro?n, French President d'Estaing, etc. Now the school has moved to Palaiseau in the southwest suburbs, covering an area of ??150 hectares and with more than 1,200 students. The école Normale Supérieure in Paris is very famous, and the final admission list of new students is decided by the Minister of Education. The chemist and microbiologist Pasteur, the writer Sartre, and President Pompidou are all graduates here.
A city built radially from Chatelet Square
With Chatelet Square as the base point, the surrounding area to the Champs Elysées is the Center, that is, this The center of Paris is the oldest but also the liveliest place in the city. The "center" of the city center is Notre-Dame de Paris and the Conciergerie on the Cite surrounded by the Seine River. To the north of Ile de la Cité are Pl. Tuileries) are located in this area of ????the center of the Right Bank. Starting from the Arc de Triumphe du Caroussel, enter the Tuileries Garden, pass by the Obelisk of Place de la Concorde, follow the Champs Elysées straight to the majestic Arc de Triomphe, and then continue to the Ark building in La Defense (Grande Arche), this central axis is a world-famous landscape.
If you take the Champs Elysées as the dividing line and look west, the symbols of Paris - the Eiffel Tower and Les Invallides (Les Invallides) are on the left bank. Further north, the white spire of the Basilique du Sacre Coeur on the hill of Montmartre stands like a landmark. It is the highest landmark of Paris after the Eiffel Tower.
World-class French cuisine
Paris is the gourmet capital of the world. The status of great chefs is equivalent to that of rich and famous people, and they are highly respected; five-star restaurants are proud of society and are the key to society. The focus of discussion and the topic of tourists; top restaurants have the slogan "once in a lifetime luxury", which makes people seem to have endless regrets in life; the so-called French cuisine has another inconvenience: it does not necessarily have to be lavishly dressed, but suits, ties, skirts and high heels You can't be careless, and etiquette must be done step by step in order to maintain your elegant demeanor.
The reason why Paris is a city of gourmet food is because there are restaurants, pubs and restaurants in the streets and alleys that live up to the name of the city of gourmet food; what about clothing? There is no need to be restrained, you see, the novelist in simple clothes and loafers walks in; the retired banker with a pipe in his mouth and light-colored khakis likes his familiar seat in the corner restaurant; a couple from the south of France came to Paris to look for performance opportunities Sisters love the old man's hometown flavor in the alley... Coffee, drinking outdoor coffee, is a national sport in Paris, and it is also a symbol of leisure. The word "Cafe" in French comes from Arabic, and Parisian cafes have a history of more than 300 years. The first one was the predecessor of the famous Le Procope restaurant in the Saint-Germain district. Along the way, the cafe has become the most popular restaurant in Paris. It is a part of culture and life that the French are proud of.
The characteristics of Parisian cafes are not like American, Japanese or Italian coffee that plays with various spices. They mainly focus on fragrant black coffee, which is Expresso. The most important thing is Still savoring the atmosphere and environment, if you think the black coffee is too strong, you can try the unique Ole Coffee (coffee with milk).
Purchase a Parisian style
There are few places like Paris where all the famous brand stores in the world are gathered together on one street. …. The fashionable shopping malls on the left and right banks of the Seine in Paris are, in short, a showdown between offbeat quirkiness and elegance. This phenomenon also reflects the heterogeneous cultural development of residents on both sides of the river extending from the city center. For tourists, you can get what you want. When many people come to Paris, they make a pilgrimage to the famous shopping street of Avenue Montagne on the Right Bank! Even if you're just window shopping, the price tags on brand-name goods are staggeringly high, and it's worth it to catch a glimpse of the crystallization of the fashion industry!