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From windmills to a tormented genius
By Lu Feiran |
April 27, 2012, Friday
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SPENDING spring in the Netherlands means flowers, blue skies, fresh air, pleasant sunny days - plus the curious and wonderful culture.
For tourists travelling to the country for the first time, Shanghai travel companies and the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions have come up with these must-see recommendations.
Van Gogh Museum
The Amsterdam museum houses more than 200 oil paintings and 580 sketches by Vincent Van Gogh - the largest collection of van Gogh's work in the world. Many of the works will already be familiar to visitors, but the experience of seeing the originals of paintings such as "Sunflowers" and "Wheatfield With Crows" is a thrill for fans of the tormented artist.
Keukenhof Garden
This is the biggest tulip garden in the world, located near Lisse in the western Netherlands. Every spring, more than 6 million flowers - including tulip, daffodil, lily and hyacinth - bloom, forming a sea of flowers covering more than 30 hectares.
A flower exhibition is held in the garden each year, at which not only the flowers, but also the design of the flower beds are not-to-be-missed attractions.
In the 15th century, the area was owned by Countess Jacoba van Beieren. As she planted vegetables, fruit and herbs there, she named the place "Keukenhof," which means "kitchen and garden" in Dutch.
Madurodam
This miniature city in Scheveningen, The Hague, depicts a Dutch town at 1:25 scale. Opened in 1952, the 1.8-square-kilometer site features more than 120 typical Dutch buildings and landmarks.
Named after George Maduro, a student and resistance fighter during World War II who died in a concentration camp, the miniature city was intended a gift for all the children in the Netherlands.
Queen Beatrix was mayor of Madurodam from when she was a teenager until she became queen.
Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad, is known as the village of windmills - famous symbols of the Netherlands. It is home to numerous well-preserved historic windmills and houses and attracts around 900,000 tourists a year. About 250 years ago, Zaanse Schans, probably the very first industrial zone in the world, had more than 800 windmills, shouldering different manufacturing tasks.
Other attractions include a windmill museum, illustrating the history of the area.
For tourists travelling to the country for the first time, Shanghai travel companies and the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions have come up with these must-see recommendations.
Van Gogh Museum
The Amsterdam museum houses more than 200 oil paintings and 580 sketches by Vincent Van Gogh - the largest collection of van Gogh's work in the world. Many of the works will already be familiar to visitors, but the experience of seeing the originals of paintings such as "Sunflowers" and "Wheatfield With Crows" is a thrill for fans of the tormented artist.
Keukenhof Garden
This is the biggest tulip garden in the world, located near Lisse in the western Netherlands. Every spring, more than 6 million flowers - including tulip, daffodil, lily and hyacinth - bloom, forming a sea of flowers covering more than 30 hectares.
A flower exhibition is held in the garden each year, at which not only the flowers, but also the design of the flower beds are not-to-be-missed attractions.
In the 15th century, the area was owned by Countess Jacoba van Beieren. As she planted vegetables, fruit and herbs there, she named the place "Keukenhof," which means "kitchen and garden" in Dutch.
Madurodam
This miniature city in Scheveningen, The Hague, depicts a Dutch town at 1:25 scale. Opened in 1952, the 1.8-square-kilometer site features more than 120 typical Dutch buildings and landmarks.
Named after George Maduro, a student and resistance fighter during World War II who died in a concentration camp, the miniature city was intended a gift for all the children in the Netherlands.
Queen Beatrix was mayor of Madurodam from when she was a teenager until she became queen.
Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad, is known as the village of windmills - famous symbols of the Netherlands. It is home to numerous well-preserved historic windmills and houses and attracts around 900,000 tourists a year. About 250 years ago, Zaanse Schans, probably the very first industrial zone in the world, had more than 800 windmills, shouldering different manufacturing tasks.
Other attractions include a windmill museum, illustrating the history of the area.
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