1, The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka , abbreviated as Sri Lanka ( Sri Lanka ), formerly known as Ceylon, is a tropical island country located in the Indian Ocean.
2, Sri Lanka has a land area of 65,610 square kilometers, the entire island is roughly pear-shaped, and some netizens say that it is like a tear. It has a tropical monsoon climate, there is no distinction between the four seasons, only the difference between the rainy season and the dry season, the highest point in the country is the Piduru Talagrad Mountain at an altitude of 2524 meters, rich in fishery, forestry and hydropower resources.
3, Sri Lanka implements free education from kindergarten to university, the literacy rate of residents reached 98%, according to the first of South Asian countries, in addition, Sri Lanka has also long implemented rice subsidies, free medical care for all and other welfare measures. South Asian country rated by the United Nations as having the highest human development index.
4, Sri Lanka's administrative division is the same as our country, the country is divided into 9 provinces and 25 counties, the capital Colombo, is the largest city and commercial center of Sri Lanka, although it is the capital, but the government office moved to the southern suburbs of Sri Jawa wadeNa Prakot, the local government wants to use this way to promote the development of the south, but most foreign institutions are still in Colombo.
5, in Sri Lanka, abortion is illegal, before 2000 unmarried cohabitation is not possible, and then gradually liberalized. Although the government stipulates monogamy, polygamy is still prevalent in remote areas, and a person's wealth is measured by the number of wives married.
6, Colombo's name comes from the Sinhala-speaking Kola-amba-thota, meaning "Mango Harbor", which is one of the largest artificial ports in the world, once employed 280,000 people, and worked for 3 consecutive years before it was completed. There is an internationally renowned building in the city, the Bandaranaike International Conference Building, which was built with the assistance of our country 30 years ago, and since the day it was built, it has been a landmark building in the city.
7, sri Lanka's totem is the elephant, the territory of the world's first elephant orphanage, (in addition to Sri Lanka, Kenya also has an elephant orphanage), the purpose is to adopt homeless, seriously injured in traps, out of the group lost, injured by war and sick young elephants.
9, China's Ming Dynasty navigator Zheng He, has been to Sri Lanka 5 times, and now there are still a large number of cultural relics and customs related to Zheng He in Sri Lanka, such as zheng he stele.
10, Sri Lanka's local primary school, there are many schools with a ruler to teach, this custom was brought by Zheng He in the past, and it is still preserved in Sri Lanka.
11, Lanka gemstone is the national treasure of Sri Lanka, according to scientists research, Sri Lankan gemstones in about 539-608 million years of formation, this period of gemstones is the most perfect gemstone on the earth, not only bright colors, but also very good texture, of which opal is the most prominent, since ancient times has been loved by the upper class, according to statistics, now the European royal families use gemstones, 73% are from Sri Lanka.
12, the flag of Sri Lanka is quite cartoonish, because Sri Lanka was called the ancient lion country in ancient times, so there is a lion on the flag, and the front paws take a knife, symbolizing strength and bravery.
13, Sri Lankan women generally love to drink, especially our domestic beer, drinking three or five bottles at a time is not a problem, but the local men are relatively general in terms of alcohol, which may be related to the local strict drunk driving, most of the driving here is male, and the penalty for drunk driving is particularly severe, never fined, directly into the trumpet, over time, local men have formed a habit, the amount of alcohol is limited.
14, Sri Lanka has a total population of 21.67 million, including Sinhalese, Tamil, Ex-Tian and other ethnic groups. Among them, the Sinhalese account for 74.9%, and the Sinhalese belong to the Europa-Nigro mixed race, which is somewhat similar to the Indians.
15, Sri Lanka is the world's largest black tea production base, known as the most beautiful black tea in the world, in 136 countries in the world can drink Sri Lankan black tea, but in India there are many counterfeit, with local inferior tea to process and impersonate.
16, most people in Sri Lanka believe in Buddhism, temples belong to sacred places, before going in, you must wash your hands, wash your face, barefoot before you can go in to burn incense and worship Buddha, Buddhists can not wear watches. The status of local monks is generally relatively high, and the buses have special monk seats, and devout people kneel when they see monks.
17, most of Sri Lanka is based on rice and coconut meat, rarely drinks hot water, drinks cold water all year round, and likes to pick up food with the thumb, index finger and middle finger of the right hand.
18, my country has always had good relations with Sri Lanka, which is the largest donor and investor in Sri Lanka. Among them, the Silimawo Bandaranaike Exhibition Center and the Bandaranaike International Research Center are both built with the assistance of our country.
19, in Sri Lanka now there are about 10,000 overseas Chinese, mainly living near the capital, mainly for business and supermarkets, Lanka gemstones and Sri Lankan black tea in Our country are operated by them.