SanFrancisco旧金山英文简介.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,2013/5/21,,‹#›,San Francisco,Class 2 Senior 1 Imogene,,San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the leading financial and cultural center of Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.,Physical,Geography,San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries,.,,I,ts,total area, including water, is,about,600,,km².,,,,H,istory,San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for St. Francis of Assisi a few miles away.,,1849,,,1851,"You know I have never cared for cities, but San Francisco is the most beautiful thing….The White Tower of Jewels is in sight from there. The jewels strung about it glitter and shine in beautiful colors,.“,,,--LAURA INGALLS WILDER, VISITOR TO THE Panama-Pacific Exposition ,1915,Demographics,By July 2012 United States Census reported that San Francisco had a population of,825,863,.,,The ethnic makeup and population of San Francisco included:,390,387 Whites (48.1%),,267,915 Asians (33.3%- Chinese 24.4%),48,870 African Americans (6.1%),,4,024 Native Americans (0.5%),,3,359 Pacific Islanders (0.4%),,53,021 from other races (6.6%),,and 37,659 from two or more races (4.7%).,C,ulture,The international character that San Francisco has enjoyed since its founding is continued today by large numbers of immigrants from Asia and Latin America.,With 39% of its residents born,overseas, San,Francisco has numerous neighborhoods filled with businesses and civic institutions catering to new arrivals,.,,Chinatown San Francisco is the largest,Chinatown,outside,of Asia as well as the oldest Chinatown in North America.,San Francisco is also characterized by its numerous culturally rich streetscapes.,Because of these characteristics, San Francisco was rated ",most walkable," city by the website W,!,,San,Francisco has long had an LGBT -friendly history,.,The city's large gay population has created and sustained a politically and culturally active community over many decades, developing a powerful presence in San Francisco's civic life.,landmarks,,,Golden Gate Bridge,Lombard Street,San Francisco,runs a historic,streetcar,line , which runs on Market Street from Castro Street to Fisherman's Wharf .,It,also operates the famous cable cars ,,which,have been designated as a National Historic Landmark and are a major tourist attraction.,Fisherman's Wharf,,,,,Coit Tower,Built in 1933, 64 meters tall,,,Get amazing view,from the top of Coit Tower,Darren,C,riss,Thanks!,。