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New york is the most important of the fifty states in the United States.
This state was occupied by the Netherlands from 1609 to 1664. It later became a country in Britain and was named new york. It became independent on April 20th, 1777. 1July 26th, 788, it became the 11th of the thirteen old states in the United States. Take the rose as the national flower. Another name for this state is Empire State. Because President Washington once pointed out that new york is "the base of the empire". The motto of this state is "never stop climbing the board" (or "pursuing Excellence").
The state capital is Albany, and the population of Albany is 1 1 ten thousand. Rochester Rochester is located on the south bank of Lake Ontario, with an entrance of 300,000. This is the center of American camera materials. Kodak company is in the city. Buffalo is in the west of the state, starting from the Niagara River, with a population of 40,000 to 60,000. This is the largest flour industry city in the United States and the second largest city in new york. Barges on the Hudson River and Yili River can reach the Great Lakes directly.
There are 227 colleges and universities in new york. The number of students in colleges and universities exceeds 700 thousand. New york State University has 7 1 branch schools, which is the largest. The number of students in this school is 260 thousand. Kota University in new york (founded in 1754) and Cornell University in Ithaca (founded in 1865) are both famous universities.
This state has two characteristics: first, the population, once the largest state in the United States, is now the second largest state, second only to California, about twice the population of six States in Britain. Second, it is the nerve hub of America, which is helpful for the heart. For example, in finance, commerce, industry, art and clothing, it is in a leading position in every state in the United States. It has new york, the largest city and port in the United States.
The country pays equal attention to industry and agriculture. According to statistics in recent years, there are 58,000 farms with a total area of 468,000 hectares. Each farm covers an average area of 800 hectares. Plant pasture and raise cows by livestock. The milk yield of cattle ranks first. In addition, the output of vegetables, watermelons, sweet cherry peaches, sour cherry peaches, pears and maple syrup is also the highest in each state. Grape production is second only to California, apple production is second only to Washington, and broiler industry reaches 10. There are wheat and corn in the food court. This state produces more printing, printing, paper making, clothing, photographic materials, transportation machinery, pearls and toys than any other state. There are mountains, rivers, lakes and waterfalls in this state, and there are 128 state parks, with as many as 50 million tourists every year.
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New york is the largest city and the largest commercial port in the United States. It is not only the financial center of the United States, but also one of the financial centers in the world. New york is located at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Richmond, with an area of 828. 8 square kilometers, the urban population is more than 7 million, and the population of Greater new york includes 6,543,800+0,800. New york is also the seat of the United Nations Headquarters, which is located on the east coast of Manhattan Island.
The history of new york is very short, only over 300 years. The earliest settlement was at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, which was originally the residence of Indians. 1524, the Italian Frazzano first came to the estuary area. 1609, the British explored the upper reaches of the Hudson River, which was named after him. 1626, the Dutch bought Manhattan Island from the Indians with small objects worth about 60 guilders (equivalent to 24 US dollars) and turned it into a trading post, which was called "New Amsterdam". 1664, the Duke of York, the younger brother of King charles ii of England, occupied this place and renamed it new york (new york, England has Yorkshire). New york was founded on 1686. During the War of Independence, new york was the headquarters of George Washington, the place where he became the first president of the United States, and the temporary capital of the United States at that time. 1825, the Erie Canal connecting the Hudson River and the Great Lakes was opened to traffic, and later a railway was built to link new york with the central and western regions, which promoted the great development of the city. By the middle of19th century, new york had gradually become the largest port city in the United States and an international metropolis integrating finance, trade, tourism, culture and art.
Manhattan Island is the core of new york, with the smallest area among the five districts, only 57.438+0 square kilometers. But this small island, narrow from east to west and long from north to south, is the financial center of the United States. More than one-third of the 500 largest companies in the United States are headquartered in Manhattan. Six of the seven major banks and the headquarters of major monopoly organizations have set up central strongholds here. It also concentrates the essence of the world's finance, securities, futures and insurance industries. Wall Street, located in the south of Manhattan Island, is a symbol of American wealth and economic strength, and also a stronghold of American monopoly capital and synonymous with financial oligarchy. On both sides of this narrow street, which is only 540 meters long, there are more than 2900 financial and foreign trade institutions. The famous new york Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange are located here.
New york is also the city with the most skyscrapers. Representative buildings include the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center and later the World Trade Center (the World Trade Center collapsed due to terrorist attacks on September 1 2006). The Empire State Building and the World Trade Center Building have 100 floors, which are majestic and spectacular. Therefore, new york is called "a city that stands tall". New york is also the center of American culture, art, music and publishing, with numerous museums, galleries, libraries, scientific research institutions and art centers. The headquarters of the three major American radio and television networks and some influential newspapers and news agencies are located here.
The permanent site of the skyscraper museum was completed in new york.
New york is also one of the industrial centers in the United States, with clothing, printing, cosmetics and other industries ranking first in the country, and machinery manufacturing, arms production, petroleum processing and food processing also occupy an important position. Most of the rivers in the city lead to the Atlantic Ocean, and the port is huge, well-equipped and not frozen all year round. New york is also an important hub of railway transportation. The length of the subway in new york is over 1000 km, which is the longest and fastest subway transportation system in the world. There are three international airports in new york, among which the famous Kennedy International Airport undertakes 50% of the national air transport business of import and export goods and 35% of the international passenger transport business.
New york is the region with the largest concentration of ethnic minorities in the United States. There are more than 6,543,800 blacks, mainly living in Harlem. The famous Chinatown has 1.5 million Chinese. There are also many Italians and Jews.
1993165438+1On October 9th, new york and Shanghai became sister cities.
July and August are national holidays in the United States. On July 4th, there will be fireworks displays in many places, among which Macy's in new york is the most famous. Fireworks were set off at five locations in new york at the same time, which was very beautiful. There are not many other festivals, but July and August are just the days when Americans spend their summer holidays, and many tourists will be seen on the way.