Niagara Falls is one of the most famous waterfalls in the world, located on the border of Ontario, Canada and New York, USA, and is the world's largest transnational waterfall.
The currents of the Niagara River rush down the cliffs to re-converge downstream, falling at a speed of 35.4 kilometers per hour down a 15.8-meter drop in less than 2 kilometers long, creating the wildest whirlpool rapids in the world. The breathtaking beauty of Niagara Falls is a masterpiece of nature. In fact, there are many interesting things around Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls is located on lake Erie's waterway to Ontario , a 58-kilometer stretch of the Niagara River that is shared by the United States and Canada.
How does Niagara Falls demarcate its borders? There is a goat island in the middle of the waterfall, which divides the waterfall into Canadian waterfalls and American waterfalls. Canada has a slight advantage because niagara falls' main falls are on the Canadian side, which is also the main platform for visitors to see the falls. On the American side, there is a barrier of Moon Island, and only the side of the waterfall can be seen, but it is equally beautiful.
Historically, in order to compete for this treasure land, the United States, Canada (then part of Britain) fought fierce wars between 1812 and 1814.
In 1812, the United States and Canada broke out in what the United States called the Second War of Independence. The United States' opponent was British Canada, and the war was not simply for the sake of fighting for the falls. The United States wanted to truly break away from Britain," but British Canada was not willing to let the United States eat it. The two armies fought back and forth on both sides of the Niagara River, and Canada attached great importance to the war as a war of independence for Canada, and if the United States won, there might not be any Canadian country on the earth.
It was not until the end of the war in 1814 that the two countries signed the "Ghent Agreement", stipulating that the Niagara River was shared by both countries, and the center line of the main channel was the border between the two countries.
Since then, the two countries have built a sister city called Niagara Falls on both sides of the falls, one belonging to the Canadian province of Ontario, and the other belonging to the United States of New York, the two cities across the river, connected by the Rainbow Bridge, the center of the bridge fluttering the flags of the United States, Canada and the United Nations, the Star-Spangled Banner in the south, the Maple Leaf Flag in the north, and the United Nations Flag in the center.
The two countries do not have a single soldier here, and the people come and go freely without going through the formalities of transit. The peaceful environment also makes Niagara Falls's rich tourism resources bring more rewards to both countries. In addition to the developed tourism industry and the subsequent rise of gambling, food processing, chemicals, auto parts, metals, paper, wine and so on also developed. Niagara is a model for the peaceful exploitation of natural resources between countries, and also validates China's motto that "peace is precious."
Niagara Falls is so beautiful that it attracts millions of visitors every year, including many newlywed honeymooners.
The honeymoon tradition became popular with The French Emperor Napoleon's brother Girom Bonaparte, when Girom took his bride from New Orleans in a carriage to Niagara Falls for honeymoon, and when he returned to Europe, he trumpeted the beauty of the place among the royal family, so Europe rose to niagara for honeymoon. To this day, it's still fashionable to spend your honeymoon here.
Why is it called Niagara? This is an Indian word that means water that falls into the world when Thor is angry, and is interpreted in an idiom as "like thunder through the ears". This is very much in line with niagara falls, and the sound of water here is so loud that listening to it from a distance is as earth-shattering as thunder. It can be described as a terrifying wave crashing on the shore, rolling up thousands of piles of snow.
The first European to "discover" Niagara Falls, named Bruelle, "discovered" the huge falls in 1615. 10 years later, a European explorer named Lelement came here and asked the local Indians what the waterfall was called, and the locals said that the water was too loud to hear what you were saying. Lelement then learned that the name of the waterfall was Niagara.
About Niagara Falls, the Indians have a beautiful legend. Legend has it that a long time ago, a chieftain took a fancy to a woman and wanted to marry her. But the girl already had a sweetheart and did not want to marry "earth, fat, and round", so she rowed an angry boat from the south side of the Niagara River to the north. Unexpectedly, the boat had just rowed to the middle of the river, and a rainbow was reflected in the air, and the woman with long hair and fluttering hair became a beautiful fairy. Word of mouth among Indians goes: when the weather is nice, the fairy will be seen in the rainbow of Niagara Falls.
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