Wales and Highland Zone 威爾斯和蘇格蘭高地

1、Fall in WalesLovewith愛上威爾士1The name Wales comes from the Germanic word waelisc or walh, a word which referred to foreign Romanized nations North Sea2Wales in GeneralPopulation:2,965,900Area:20,732 square kmSmallest among the three nations (England, Scotland, Wales) on Britain mainland; larger than N

2、orthern Ireland Capital city: CardiffImportant industry: coal-mining & tourism3The Flag of Wales The Flag of Wales incorporates the red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) of Prince Cadwalader along with the Tudor colours of green and white. 4Something About CardiffCardiff, the capital of Wales, is located at th

3、e mouth of the Taff and Ely rivers on the Bristol Channel. At one time among the worlds biggest coal-exporting ports, Cardiff remains an important industrial, commercial, and administrative center. Cathays Park, at the heart of the city, include the city hall, the law courts, the Welsh National Muse

4、um, and the University College, Cardiff.5HistoryBefore Roman empire -land of Celtic people in number of small tribal kingdomsConquered by Roman empire -divided again after the invasion -not invaded by Anglo-Saxons, but Normans invasion6Pressure From EnglandLlywelyn ap Gruffudd（盧埃林格拉法德） - by the late

5、 1250s the prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, had begun unifying Welsh lords in resistance against English ruleEdward the First - conquered Wales - built series of great stone castles to control the population7Wales & EnglandVery close to each otherNo natural boundaryHas been dominated by Englan

6、d for longer than other nationsLong-standing political integrationRemarkable identity: Welsh -Celtic tongue -spoken by 19% of the population(higher proportion than Gaelic in Scotland) -all fluent in English8PoliticsElect their MPs to the London parliament -MP: Member of ParliamentNationalist Party（民

7、族黨） -Plaid Cymru: the Party of Wales -of 38 Welsh MPs, 4 are from the partyLabor Party （工黨） -own parliament to manage its own internal affairsWales Office is a department of the United Kingdom government, responsible for Wales. 9Education in WalesThe education system in Wales is the same as EnglandP

8、re-school (creche, nursery, kindergarten)Primary school (aged 4 or 5 to11)Secondary school (aged 11 to 16 or 18)The minimum school leaving age is 16Pupils sit GCSE Ordinary level exams at aged 18 and GCSE Advanced levels at aged 18GCSE A levels are required for entry to university10Leeks and Daffodi

9、lsThe daffodil and the leek are national flowers of Wales. The leek was adopted after St. David advised his men to wear leeks in their helmets as they went into battle so that they could identify friend or foe.The flowering of Daffodils coincides with St. Davids Day. Two varieties of daffodil are un

10、ique to Wales, the Tenby Daffodil and the Welsh Daffodil.11Nos Galan / Dydd Calan 新年Dydd Santes Dwynwen 情人節(jié)St Davids Day 國慶節(jié)Calan Haf 夏日第一天Gyl Ifan 仲夏篝火Calan Gaeaf 冬季第一天 黑色母豬幽靈Nadolig 太妃糖模具Welsh Christmas 威爾士圣誕節(jié)Boxing Day 節(jié)禮日The Nine Famous Custom Festivals in Wales12Something you must know about Wa

11、les:Wales UniversityOld CastlesWelsh CoastlinesWelsh Corgi13The Famous Universities：班戈大學Bangor斯旺西Swansea卡迪夫Cardiff14William Castle15Welsh CoastlinesNational Park16Wales Corgi（威爾士柯基犬）17To eat in Wales18To pray in Wales19The highland zone is a region of high hills and mountains in the north and west t

12、hat are frequently broken by valleys and plains. Scotland,Wales and parts of England are located in this zone.Highland Zone20Scottish HighlandsThe North-West and Central HighlandsA broad valley known variously as the Central Lowlands, the Scottish Lowlands, or the Middle ValleyThe Southern Uplands21The Cambrian Mountain RangeThe Cambrian Mountains are a wild and empty plateau lying between the Snowdonia and Brecon Beacons National Parks, once known as the “Green Desert of Wales”.22Mourne MountainThe h