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Manchester曼彻斯特•棉都Cottonopolis、•第二城Secondcity•北方之都CapitaloftheNorth•仓库之城WarehouseCity别称：ManchesterisBritain'ssecondlargestcity,hasapopulationof510000.Itisthefirstindustrialcityintheworld.由10个都会自治市（metropolitanboroughs）组成：曼彻斯特市CityofManchester斯多波特Stockport塔姆塞德Tameside奥德海姆Oldham罗奇代尔Rochdale伯雷Bury维冈Wigan博尔顿Bolton索尔福德CityofSalford特拉福德TraffordManchesterManufacturing&IndustrySinceitsemergenceasafirstcityoftheIndustrialRevolution,intheeighteenthcentury,anditspre-eminenceinthemanufactureandprocessingoftextilesthroughitsspinning（纺纱）andweavingofcottoninthenineteenth,ithasrankedasamajorindustrialbaseforthecountry.ButalongwithanationaltrendthroughoutBritain,sawarapiddeclineinthe20thandearly21stcenturies,mainlyduetotheemergenceofmorecompetitivefareasternproducers.UniversityofManchester中文名：曼彻斯特大学外文名：UniversityofManchester简称：曼大校训：Cognitio,Sapientia,Humanitas（知识，睿智，人道）创办时间：1824年类别：公立大学现任校长：DameNancyRothwell知名校友：阿兰·图灵威尔逊卢瑟福所属地区：英国曼彻斯特主要院系：曼彻斯特商学院机械工程学院社会科学学院ManchesterUnitedManchesterUnitedFootballClubisanEnglishprofessionalfootballclub,basedinOldTrafford,thatplaysinthePremierLeague.ManchesterUnitedisoneofthewealthiestandmostwidelysupportedfootballteamsintheworld.曼联是英格兰超级联赛中的一支职业足球俱乐部，位于老特拉福德（曼彻斯特著名商业区）。曼联是世界上最有价值并且最受欢迎的球队之一。ManchesterUnitedHavingwon18leaguetitles,ManchesterUnitedisoneofthemostsuccessfulclubsinthehistoryofEnglishfootball.TheclubisuniqueinhavingwonaPremierLeague,FACupandUEFAChampionsLeagueTreble,inthe1998–99season.曼联是英国足球历史上最成功的俱乐部之一，他们赢得了18个顶级联赛冠军。曼联是唯一一支得到三冠王的英超球队（联赛、欧冠、足总杯）ManchesterUnitedAlbertSquare(艾伯特广场)•ArndaleCentre(阿戴尔购物中心)QuarryBankTheLowry（洛利艺术中心)ChinatownAlbertSquare(艾伯特广场)Intheheartofthecity,betweenDeansgateandMosleyStreet,Manchester'sfinestcivicbuildings,includingtheTownHall,theTownHallExtensionandthenearbyCentralLibrary,areallgroupedaroundAlbertSquare.ThecobbledsquareisnamedafterPrinceAlbert,QueenVictoria'sconsortandtheneo-GothicAlbertMemorial,createdbyThomasWorthingtonin1862,dominatesthearea.ThesquarehasManchester'simpressivepublicbuildings.ChinatownisoneofthebusiestandmostcolorfulareasofcityManchester.SituatedjustbehindPiccadillyPlaza,aroundGeorgeStreetandCharlotteStreet,offMosleyStreetbehindtheCityArtGallery,theareabustleswithlife-tradesmenandtouristsalike,andisusuallyparticularlywellworthseeingonSundays,whenethnicChinesetradersfromalloverthecountyhavetraditionallydescendedontheareatobuyinfoodsuppliesfromtheproliferationofsmallshops.ApartfromaprofusionofChineseRestaurants,therearemanyotherethnicitiesrepresentedinChinatown,includingThai,Malaysian,Singaporean,Nepalese,Italian,FrenchandJapaneseshopsandrestaurants.Forthefood-seeker,thereisacornucopiaofrestaurantstochoosefrom,bothCantoneseandPekingese,aswellasotherorientalrestaurantsChinatownSetinamagnificentwatersidelocationattheheartoftheredevelopedSalfordQuaysinGreaterManchester,TheLowryisanarchitecturalflagshipwithauniqueanddynamicidentity.Itisawelcomingbuilding,designedtoreflectthesurroundinglandscapesandflourishingwaterways,initsglassandmetallicsurfaces.TheLowryopenedon28thApril2000,bringingtogetherawidevarietyofperformingandvisualartsunderoneroof.Openingitsdoortothebestinentertainmentandeducationinthearts,TheLowryaimstogiveeveryoneaccesstonewareasofcreativityandtoembraceitsbroadcommunity.Thelowry•Locatedintheheartofthecity'scentralshoppingdistrict,Manchester'sArndaleCentreinmanywaysdominatesthecentralshoppingareaoftheCity.Begunin1972,byitscompletionin1979itwasthelargestcoveredtownshoppingcentreinEurope,coveringsome30acresintheoldcitycentre,with750,000shoppersvisitingiteachweek.Withover200shops,majordepartmentstores,restaurantsanfastfoodoutletsithasbecomeabusyandactiveshoppingarcade.•GayManchester&LesbianServicesintheManchesterareaManchesterhasalarge,livelyandenergeticGayandLesbiancommunity,andtheirneedsarecateredforinanareawhichhascometobeknownastheGayVillageinManchester.TheGayVillageprobablyrepresentsthebiggestconcentrationofgayinterests,servicesandbusinessesinEurope•TheLocationofManchester'sGayVillageTheGayVillageiscentredaroundChorltonStreetandCanalStreet,justafewminuteswalkfromPiccadillyGardens,asfarasDaleStreet,andincludesSackvilleStreet,WhitworthStreetandPrincessStreet.GayvillageWilliamShakespeare，anEnglishpoetandplaywright，thegreatestwriteroftheEnglishlanguageandtheworld‘spre-eminentdramatist.Hissurvivingworksinclude38plays，twolongnarrativepoems,154sonnets,andafewotherpoems.Hisplayshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlivinglanguageandareperformedmoreoftenthanthoseofanyotherplaywright.ShakespearewasbornandraisedinStratford-upon-Avon.Attheageof18,hemarriedAnneHathaway,withwhomhehadthreechildren:Susanna,andtwinsHamnetandJudith.Sometimebetween1585and1592,ShakespearemovedtoLondon,wherehefoundsuccessasanactor,writer,andpart-owneroftheplayingcompanytheLordChamberlain'sMen.HeappearstohaveretiredtoStratfordaround1613,wherehediedthreeyearslater.FewrecordssurviveconcerningShakespeare'sprivatelife,andconsiderablespeculationhasbeenpouredintothisvoid,[3]includingquestionsabouthissexuality,religiousbeliefs,andwhethertheworksattributedtohimwereactually