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FrenchPolynesiaThePearlofthePacificBy:Tiare蒲妍宏2014030916FrenchPolynesia'smanyislandsandatollsarefar-flung,occupyingmuch

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oftheSouthPacificocean.TahiticanbereachedinaboutsixhoursflyingtimefromLosAngelesandapproximatelysevenhoursflyingtimefromAustraliaandNewZealand.geographicpositionFrenchPolynesiaappealstotravelersfromallovertheworld.Thepristinebeaches,legendaryatollsandlagoonsmakethisaSouthPacificdreamdestinationformanypeoplelookingforthattropicalholidayislandvacationorhoneymoon.FrenchPolynesiaIslands

FrenchPolynesiaisoneoftheSouthPacific'sfavoritetouristdestinations,itsmanypopulardestinationsincludingtheislandsofTahiti,BoraBora,Moorea,Rangiroaetc.TahitiTahitiisthelargestislandintheWindwardgroupofFrenchPolynesia,locatedinthearchipelagoofSocietyIslandsinthesouthernPacificOceanIn1716,BritishfleetaccidentallydiscoveredTahiti,thescentoftheheavenonearth,theycouldn‘tthinkofabettername,sotheyused“seawhichsuchpopularparables”todefineit.TahitiistheprincipalislandinFrenchPolynesiawithaninternationalairportashortdrivefromthecapitaltownofPapeete,abustlingharboursidecentrewithshopsandcafes.ThereareanumberoflargeresortsjustashortdrivefromtheairportaswellasPapeetehotelsandpensions.EscapetotheSouthPacifictoexperiencefirsthandthesetropicalFrenchPolynesianislands.PaulGauguin保羅·高更GauguinisnowrecognizedforhisexperimentaluseofcolorandsynthetiststylethatweredistinguishablydifferentfromImpressionism.HisworkwasinfluentialtotheFrenchavant-gardeandmanymodernartists,suchasPabloPicassoandHenriMatisse.HewasanimportantfigureintheSymbolistmovementasapainter,sculptor,printmaker,ceramist,andwriter.BoraBora—MaiTePora"上帝之作"BoraBoraisamajorinternationaltouristdestination,famousforitsaquacentricluxuryresorts.Themajorsettlement,Vaitape,isonthewesternsideofthemainisland,oppositethemainchannelintothelagoon.Produceoftheislandismostlylimitedtowhatcanbeobtainedfromtheseaandtheplentifulcoconuttrees,whichwerehistoricallyofeconomicimportanceforcopra.MooreaLocatedonlytennauticalmilesfromTahiti,MooreaiseasilyaccessiblebyferryorplanefromPapeete.Thisproximity,coupledwiththeisland'sreceptiveandneighborlynature,makesMooreaafavoritedestinationforcouples,familiesandevenlocals.Still,Mooreahasmanagedtomaintainitssmallislandfeeldespitethispopularityandthepresenceofafewinternationallybrandedresorts.RangiroaItisthelargestatollintheTuamotus,andoneofthelargestintheworld(althoughitissmallerthanKwajaleinintheMarshallIslandsandHuvadhuintheMaldives).ItispartofthePallisergroup.ThenearestatollisTikehau,locatedonly12kmtotheWest.Itisabout355kmNortheastofTahiti.BriefIntroductionSpecialtyFoodspecialtyTahitianPearl大溪地珍珠PinctadaMargariti