Melbourne City Introduction
Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia and one of the bustling metropolis. Melbourne is the capital of Vitoria, and the city's green area is as high as 40%. The area of the Melbourne area is 3400 square miles (8806 square kilometers), and is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Melbourne named world's most livable city for a record seven years in a row !
Melbourne has the reputation of "the capital of Australia" and is the cultural and industrial center of all Australia. Melbourne is also a fashion capital. Its clothing, art, music, television production, film, dance and other tidal current culture are well known all over the world.
Division of Administrative Region
Melbourne is located in the southeast of Australia. It is a port city with a total area of 8831 square kilometers. Narrow sense, refers to the Melbourne Central District of Melbourne (City of Melbourne), only more than 60000 of the population. Its administrative divisions include the following ten areas：
Melbourne CBD - the place where Chinatown is located
East Melbourne
West Melbourne
North Melbourne
Parkville-- the place where the Famous University of Melbourne University is located
Carlton - the place where the Many Italian restaurants and cafes is located
South Yarra –the place where the Many Fashion boutique boutiques is located
St Kilda Road on both sides of the area
South Bank - the place where the Crown Casino is located
Economic Overview
Melbourne is one of the economic and commercial hubs in Australia and the rest of Asia Pacific. Large Australian companies headquartered in Melbourne CBD and the Southeast of Monash University, including Australia's four major banks in the ANZ bank, National Bank of Australia; global mining giant Rio Tinto and BHP Medibank; private insurance, telecommunications industry giant Telstra, retail giant Coles supermarket, department store industry giant Maier; automobile industry giant Horton; electronic retail giant JB HI-FI. There are a number of multinational companies in Australia and the southern hemisphere headquarters in Melbourne, including Mercedes Benz, BMW, Toshiba, HP, SONY, Mazda automobile, TOYOTA automobile, Honda, Nissan, Ford, 7-Eleven, DDT, Allianz, Nomura Securities, accounting firms, accounting firms, KPMG group, JP Morgan ING KFC, etc..
In April 2014, the unemployment rate in Melbourne was 5.2%, slightly below the national average of 5.4%. According to the Economist's statistics in 2012, Melbourne is the 8th most expensive city in the world in terms of cost of living. The city of Melbourne house prices since the beginning of the 1990s also increased year by year, the rate of increase in 20 years reached 400%.
Social Construction
Melbourne is the capital of Victoria, which has a reputation of "Garden State," and is also Australia's industrial city. Melbourne is known for its cultural atmosphere, greenery, fashion, food, entertainment and sporting activities.The greening coverage rate of Melbourne is as high as 40%, Victorian buildings, trams, theaters, galleries, museums and tree-lined gardens and streets make Melbourne's elegant style. After the 1993 administrative restructuring, the population of the Central Business District is now about 20,000. Melbourne is located beside Port Phillip Bay and has been extended to the inland. The commercial center is located at the northern end of the harbor, but also the Yarra River estuary. Most citizens live near the CBD, with about 4 million people in the metropolitan area. The metropolitan area consists of Melbourne City and 31 local government areas.
The city of Melbourne has a large number of Vitoria buildings, and the number is second only to London in the world. In addition, some modern Gothic architecture has also become a model of contemporary architecture. The city center of Melbourne has many new styles buildings and ancient buildings representing the history of urban development, Add radiance to each other, the scene is unique.
Event
The Australian Open is one of four Grand Slam tennis events held on International. It is also the first annual Grand Slam event to take place in Melbourne in the last two weeks of January each year. The Australian Open has a history of over 100 years. The organizer of the event is Tennis Australia. In 2007, the men's and women's singles championships at the Australian Tennis Open each won $ 1.2 million ($ 1.22 million).
Since the inaugural event in 1905, the Australian Open has been held in six places in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and New Zealand (New Zealand is a particularly friendly country with Australia). Later, due to the growing dissatisfaction with the venue of the game, the organizer decided in 1972 to fix the tournament in a city that attracted the most sponsors and spectators. As a result, the Australian Open returned and settled on its birth Melbourne.
The world-famous Formula One race takes place every year in cities in 17 countries, with the first race of the year in Melbourne, usually in March of each year. Interestingly, the car's lane laps around Albert Park Lake, a scenic lake in Melbourne, which is usually open to the public (at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour) only on an annual basis Formula One cars were closed for three weeks before and after. On other days than these three weeks, Melbourne residents usually drive cars on the Formula One track, which is rare in other cities that host Formula One cars.
Tourist Attractions
Great Ocean Road
Great Ocean Road is located southwest of Melbourne, is a nearly 300 kilometers of seafront road. The Great Ocean Road was designated as a National Natural Park in the early 1980s and is open to tourists. Great Ocean Road is one of Australia's most famous tourist attractions. Great Ocean Road is z opened up in the cliffs, the Australian government for the sacrifice of the first World ,War soldiers built, completed in 1932, The spectacular scenery along the way, driving the Mercedes-Benz in the ocean road, can be said to be a surprise combination of time and again, at the end of the Great Ocean Road "Twelve Apostles", standing in the sea of giant tall rock pillars of different shapes. From downtown Melbourne, it takes more than four hours by car to reach the destination along the coastline.
Royal Melbourne Exhibition Building
Built in 1880, the Royal Melbourne Exhibition Building is an antique and magnificent building. It was the venue for the 1880-1881 World Exposition. One of the purposes of the original design and construction was to make the Museum and Melbourne "famous on the world map" , A blend of Byzantine architecture, Roman architecture and Italian Renaissance architecture, the building hosted 1.3 million Visitors to the Exposition during a period of eight months. During the expo held in 1888 to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of immigrants settling in Australia, the number of visitors received even increased to 2.2 million. It was a remarkable event more than a hundred years ago. In June 2004, the Royal Melbourne Gallery was included in the UN World Heritage List and is the only Australian building to date. What is more difficult is that the building is still being used as an exhibition site, but for the protection of cultural relics, the frequency of use has now been greatly reduced.
Institutions of Higher Learning
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne University ranked first in the ranking of scientific research in 2012 Australian universities. The University of Melbourne holds a high place in human rights law, electronic communications and medical research.
【University Features】Melbourne's oldest university, founded in 1853. Entrance and graduation threshold are high, academic standards and scientific research living in long-term authority level. The employment rate of graduates is very high, very popular with employers.
Monash University
Monash University is one of the largest national universities in Australia. Its comprehensive strength is among the top universities, and has been selected as the five star University in Australia. As one of Australia's Group Of Eight, its business ranks highest in Australia. 2009 Ranked 45th in the Times Global Universities Rankings.
【University Features】Monash University is known for its high quality of teaching, academic research, and high employment. Ninety-seven percent of Monash University graduates find full-time employment within a month of graduation, with overall incomes at the top of college graduates in Australia and some graduates continuing postgraduate studies.
RMIT University
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Is one of Australia's oldest leading institutions of higher education, It represents the top level in the field of science and technology and design. It was established in 1887. Is one of Australia's oldest leading institutions of higher education, representing the top level of science and technology and design, founded in 1887. One of Australia's top ten universities, ATN (one of the top five polytechnic colleges and universities). The range of courses offered is the largest in Australia, ranging from pre-university English courses, diplomas, diplomas, degree programs to graduate diplomas, master's and doctoral programs.
【University Features】The only university in Australia named "Royal", the largest multi-level integrated university in Australia. It is an urbanized and multicultural university. It is also Australia's largest university with the largest number of courses and a maximum of 450 courses Species.
Melbourne for seven consecutive years was named the world's most livable city
Melbourne was once again named the world's most livable city by the economist, with full marks in health care, education and infrastructure. Melbourne has been selected as the most livable city in the world for seven consecutive years. The Economist magazine will rank the 140 major cities in the world on the basis of 30 factors in five aspects of medical and health conditions, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.
