爱尔兰介绍课件.pptxVIP

爱尔兰介绍课件第1页/共35页 Presented by 10 HM 01 NicoMay 2012第2页/共35页 CONTENTAbout IrelandHistory HeritageIcons of IrelandUnique CultureQuiz Time第3页/共35页 The Republic of Ireland Capital: DublinNorthern IrelandCapital: Belfast第4页/共35页 The Republic of Ireland First Language: IrishSecond Language: EnglishNational FlagNational EmblemNational Anthem Country Area: 70,282? k㎡? Population: 4,581,269 (Apr.2011)第5页/共35页 GDP US$ 212.792 billion (2010 estimate)GDP Per Capita US$ 47,751 (2010 estimate) Celtic Tiger (1995-2007) Financial Crisis (2008-)Data from International Monetary Fund (IMF) -World Economic Outlook October 2010第6页/共35页 Data from World Economic ForumLast updated: Nov 21, 2011第7页/共35页 Symbol ofShamrock A three-leafed old white cloverSt. Patrick used?it as a metaphor for the?Christian Trinity第8页/共35页 Around 6000BCMid-Stone Age cultureAbout 4,000 years later Neolithic culture The megalithic passage tombs of?Newgrange and?Knowth Built around 3200BC in?County Meath 第9页/共35页 The 19th Century ——Tragedy in Irish History1845-1849 The?Great Famine Famine Memorial, City Quay, DublinOver a million people died from starvationOthers fell prey to diseases第10页/共35页 Irish War of Independence Date: 21 January 1919 – 11 July 1921Location: IrelandAnglo-Irish TreatyPartition of Ireland, secession of 26 of Irelands 32 counties from the United Kingdom Irish RepublicUnited KingdomBelligerents 第11页/共35页 Icons of Ireland Cliffs of MoherGiant’s CausewayTitanic Belfast?The Ring of KerryCarrick-a-Rede Rope BridgeConnemara 第12页/共35页 Cliffs of MoherPremier tourist attraction214m in height 8 km stretch along?County Clare’s Atlantic Coast第13页/共35页 Giant’s CausewaySituated on the North coast of Ireland40,000 unique hexagonal basalt columnsIreland’s first World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1986Folklore Legend?第14页/共35页 Titanic Belfast?Titanic was?born in Belfast, built by Belfast and imagined by Belfast? The?largest Titanic visitor experience第15页/共35页 Rock