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Italy, located in southern Europe, is a beautiful country with a population of 60.24 million. Everything here is beautiful like an oil painting, that is, real and dreamy. Step into Italy, which has extraordinary charm, and discover the charm that has not changed since ancient times.
This article was originally published in study abroad magazine No. 184
Reporter_Liu Yu
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Look at the ancient, the capital of brilliant civilization
From ancient times to the present, Italy has a high degree of compatibility with art. As the birthplace of the Renaissance, the Italian Renaissance movement reached its peak from the late 15th century to the first half of the 16th century. In terms of painting art, the "three masters of fine arts" of this period, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael, are still revered masters in the world. Among them, Leonardo da Vinci showed an amazing talent for painting, and there are also thousands of manuscripts, indicating his research in the fields of science, invention, architecture, physics, astronomy, etc., and his well-known paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper also reflect his exquisite skills in painting.
Michelangelo is the representative of the peak of Renaissance sculpture art, and also left a brilliant masterpiece in the field of painting and architecture, the statue of David in the Florence Gallery, which is full of male majesty and bravery, is not only the most praised male human body statue, but also the peak of the emancipation of the mind through the shackles of the Middle Ages. In addition to many outstanding carvings, Michelangelo spent four years and five months to complete the world's largest fresco, the Sistine Chapel zenith mural "Genesis", and spent nearly six years to create the great church fresco "The Last Judgment" on the altar wall under the "Genesis" zenith painting.
In Raphael's short life, more than 300 works were created, of which the Virgin Statue accounted for a large proportion, and Raphael was also famous all over the world. His Virgin Mary is quiet and warm, like a mother on earth, full of warm humanity. His classic paintings such as "The Academy of Athens", "Our Lady of the Sistine", "The Beautiful Gardener", and "Our Lady in the Chair" are well known to the world.
Blending the past and the present, stringing together the Charm of Italy
Venice is the only city in the world without cars, where the waterways are crisscrossed, only boats are used as a means of transportation, and the various colorful and small buildings on both sides of the waterways can only be seen in Venice. The Carnival in Venice is one of the four major carnivals in the world, and people wear elaborate masks in carnivals to indulge in carnivals and enjoy a happy life. At the same time, as the world's first film festival, the Venice Film Festival will become the focus of the world film world in the two weeks from the end of August to the beginning of September every year.
Located on the Mediterranean coast, Rome has a typical Mediterranean climate, and the pleasant climate from April to June is the best time to visit. The capital city of Rome has experienced the wind and frost of thousands of years of history, and the countless buildings full of historical heritage in the old Roman city have witnessed the passage of time, and the new city of Rome full of modern atmosphere shines together, and the fusion of time and space and culture shows the unique temperament of Rome. Known as the world's largest "open-air history museum", Rome is home to temples, colosseums, arc de triomphes, royal palaces, churches, monasteries, and surviving Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Walking here is like being in the historical corridor, savoring the glorious exploits and majestic architecture of the Roman Empire.
Florence was the most famous art center in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, the birthplace of the European Renaissance movement, and the temple of yearning in the hearts of countless art lovers. The Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, located in the historic heart of Florence, was built in 1436 by the genius architect Brunelles without drawing a single drawing. A hundred years later, Michelangelo built a similar large dome in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, but lamented to himself: "I can build a dome larger than it, but I can't compare it to its beauty." ”
Milan is the world's fashion art center and the world's design capital, the birthplace of almost half of the world's luxury brands. 1967 was an important year for the birth of Italian ready-to-wear and the year when Milan began its rise as the world's fashion capital. So far, Milan Fashion Week has become one of the four famous fashion weeks in the world, the vane of global fashion, and every year it gathers the world's top fashion people to share fashion codes.
"If you don't go to Sicily, it's like you haven't been to Italy: because in Sicily you can find the source of Italian beauty." Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean and the largest province in Italy. The Sicilian city of Syracuse was used as a filming location for The Beautiful Legend of Sicily and for the Oscar-winning film The Godfather. The beauty here is self-evident, just taste everything with your heart.
About the cuisine of Italy
The long-standing Italian cuisine has had a profound impact on the cuisine of European and American countries, and has developed a variety of factions including French cuisine and American cuisine, so it is known as the "mother of Western food". On weekdays, we are most exposed to a variety of Pasta in Italy, with ever-changing pizza and a variety of different methods of pasta can not only have a full meal, but also show their skills in their own homes, and when they don't know what to eat on weekdays, it is better to have a convenient and fast pizza to relieve the hunger.
Italy was one of the first countries in Europe to acquire wine cultivation technology, and it is said that when ancient Roman soldiers went to the battlefield, in addition to weapons, they would also carry grape seedlings, and the territory expanded and planted grapes in the local area. This was the beginning of the spread of grape seedlings and winemaking techniques from Italy to European countries. Italy's wine production accounts for 1/4 of the world's total, and its output and consumption are the world's largest. Italians will accompany different wines according to their diet, reminiscent of Michelangelo's statue of Bacchus, the god of wine, and the youthful youth is singing the richness and beauty of life, drinking a cup, paying tribute to the present and the future.
Espresso is a type of coffee that many people drink regularly, and the word means "express" or "fast" in Italian. Italian coffee is made and delivered to consumers at a very fast speed, plus milk or cream and other materials can form a variety of coffee flavors, in Italy, the price of a cup of Italian coffee is controlled by the government, as a must drink for the people's life will not be very expensive in price.
In addition to the above food and drinks, Italian ice cream is also world-famous, ice cream called Gelato, is a 16th-century dessert that was refined and perfected by a priest in Sicily. The italian art tradition of making ice cream has also been passed down from generation to generation. To this day, Sicily's ice cream is still considered the best in Italy, and its delicious taste and exquisite appearance are favored by men, women and children.
Ignite a romantic spark of soul on the italian seashore
80% of Italy's borders are maritime, and each town here has its own unique seascape. Manarola, where tourists often punch in, is a small town on a cliff. The Manarola train by the sea opens up the sea through tunnels. It was inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List in 1997 and became a national park in Italy in 1999. The cliff town in the animated film "Sunny Days in Summer" released in 2021 must also be based on Manarola, which is brought to the big screen through artistic production, once again allowing the audience to feel the sunshine and beaches and summer leisurely from the Italian seaside town, simple and pure.
There is also a rabbit beach in Italy, located on the southernmost island of Lampedusa in Italy, and the best time to visit is from May to September every year. It is said that tens of thousands of rabbits once lived here, and now rabbit island is home to many sea turtles, and the island has been established as a marine protected area to protect all turtles and their nesting sites. In 2013, it was named the most beautiful beach by Travellers' Choice. Snorkeling and diving are possible here, and the pristine white beaches and blue waters are the cure.
A deeply rooted educational environment
Italy's profound artistic heritage has given birth to many schools on art, design and fashion, among which the University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is the world's first university and has the reputation of "the mother of universities". The University of Bologna has produced many distinguished alumni since ancient times, including The pioneer of the Renaissance era, Dante, copernicus, the astronomer who proposed the center of the sun, the painter Dürer, and the thinker Erasmus, who studied or taught here.
As the world's first academy of fine arts, the Florence Academy of Fine Arts not only opened up a precedent for art education in the world, but also enjoyed the status and reputation of the mother of the world's art academies and the head of the four major academies of fine arts. Founded in 1902, Bocconi University is the best business school in Italy. Among them, the Master of Management is ranked 9th in the world in the 2021 QS World University Master of Business Rankings and the 10th in the world for the Master of Finance.
The Italian government has also launched the "Marco Polo Project" and the "Turandot Project" to attract Chinese students to study in Italy. It aims to promote educational exchanges between the two countries, and the future development of exchanges between the two countries will also bear good fruits, making great contributions to promoting the integration of the education system in Europe and even the world.
Source: Study Abroad Magazine No. 184.
Reporter: Liu Yu
Producer: Li Xuan
Editor-in-charge: Yang Dongni