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Greece希腊•GreeceislocatedatthesoutheastendofEuropeanditisthesouthernmostcountryoftheBalkanPeninsula.[pi'ninsjulə]希腊位于欧洲东南部的巴尔干半岛南端Nationalflag•TheGreekflagisrectangular,andtheratiooflengthtowidthis3:2.Theflagconsistsoffourwhiteandfiveblueandwhite.Thereisabluesquareintheupperleft,andthereisawhitecross.Ninebroadbandsaidgivemelibertyorgivemedeath,thisproverbhasninesyllablesingreek.Bluesymbolizesthebluesky,thewhitesymboloftheChristianfaith.NationalEmblemGreeknationalemblemlinesaresimpleandsmooth,fullyembodiesthepeople'sloyaltytoChristandloveforpeace,thepatternoftheGreeknationalemblemissurroundedbyaringofRankinebottomingwhitecrossshieldemblemgreenolivebranch,theblueandwhitecolorsisonbehalfoftheGreeknationalcolor,symbolizesbetweenTianshuiSukhavati,theGreeksolivewereregardedasasymbolofpeaceandwisdom,thelegendoftheoliveistheGreekstheworshipofthegoddessAthenaplanted,andaccordingtotheBible.TheOldTestamentrecords,olivebranch,thedoveisamessengerofpeace,friendship,andpeaceNationalFlower•Olive•Oliveisanevergreentree.Cultivatedvarietieshavehighediblevalue,richinhighqualityediblevegetableoil-oiloliveoil,forthefamoussubtropicalfruittreesandimportanteconomictrees.Thiscentury70timemetaphase,worldoliveoilreached800millionlines,littlemorethan700ha,thepureforestaccountedfor1/3.The1974annualfruit780millionT,thereare56millionTforprocessedfruitproducts,724millionTforoilextraction,oil147millionT,rankingtheediblevegetableoilproductionofthesix.Traffic水运(watertransportation)Hastheworld'slargestmerchantfleet,accordingtothetotaltonnageofabout72%oftheworld's1/6,whichislinkedtothethirdcountrytofacilitatetheflag.In2000,morethan1000tonsofthetotalnumberofmerchantshipswas3584,withatotaltonnageof151milliontons,ofwhich909oftheGreekflagishung,thetotaltonnageof49million900thousandtons;1997shippingincomeof$;RhodeislandharborLindasThereareatotalof444portsinthecountry.BelayAvJ,Thessaloniki,VorosandPetremainport.1993totalGreekportthroughputof78million560thousandtons.ItisinconceivablethatthereisnoboatinGreece.AlmostalloftheGreekislandsarenavigable,whetheritisalargecruiseshiporboatorhydrofoil,aleadingtoyouwanttogototheisland.Athens雅典卫城TheAcropoliswasbuiltinthefifthCenturyBC,inancientGreekarchitectureandsculptureinthe.TheParthenonisthemainbuildingintheAcropolis,allmadeofwhitemarble.TheAcropolisofAthens,isoneofthenewsevenwondersoftheworld,alsoknownastheAthensAcropolisofLuooftheAcropolis,GreekforachrolAcropolis,originalintentionishighcityorhillcity,datingbackmorethan3000yearsofhistory.TheAcropolissiteislocatedinpresent-daysouthwestofthecityofAthens,builtatanaltitudeof150meters,issacrificeAthenspatronsaintAthena'ssacred,buildingsconstructionchiefsculptorPhidias.Everyreligiousfestivalornationalcelebration,citizenslinedupthemountainforritualactivities.TherepresentativeoftheancientGreekarchitecture,theAcropolisinAthenstothehighestlevelofGreekshrinearchitecturegroup,temples,pillarsandcarved.Theseancientbuildingswithoutrebukecalledhumanheritageandarchitecture,hasanimportantpositioninthehistoryofarchitecture.Sofar,alargenumberofpreciousrelicspreserved,thefocusoftheancientcivilizationofgreece.ParthenonTemple帕特农神庙TheParthenonisthemostfamousandthemostrecognizableancientGreekbuilding.Itwascompletedin432B.C.atthecostof12,000,000drachmae(anaverageworkerearnedabouttwodrachmaeaday).Ontheinsideofthetempleathirty-fivetofortyfootstatueofAthenawascreatedbythefamousGreeksculptorPhidias.AthenawasthegoddessofwarandwisdomandwasthepatrongoddessofAthens.•godZeus'sdaughterAthena,goddessofwisdom,isnamedafterthename,butthesonofthelegendaryAthena---thatis,alongwithtwowings,pullthebowofGodCupid,butalsogivesthismysteriousmountaindeepinlove.Inlightofthislove,thepeoplelookforwardtothejourneyinAthens,butalsotogetVenusonhim.Thearchaeological[,ɑ:kiə‘lɔdʒikəl]site（考古遗址）ofDelphi(特尔斐)wasthereligiouscentreoftheancientGreeks,whobelievedthatDelphiwasthecentreofthewholeworld.爱琴海AegeanSea•InancienttimestherewerevariousexplanationsforthenameAegean.ItwassaidtohavebeennamedaftertheGreektownofAegae,orafterAegea,aqueenoftheAmazonswhodiedinthesea,orAigaion,theseagoat,anothernameofBriareus,oneofthearchaicHecatonchires,or,especiallyamongtheAthenians,Aegeus,thefatherofTheseus,whodrownedhimselfintheseawhenhethoughthissonhaddied.•Theseainanancientlegend.Everynineyears,MinotaurtoGodinsemicattleAthenianstosendsevenyoungboysandgirlstoCreteislandinthemaze.TheseusthesonofthekingofAthenscouldnotbeartoseethepeopleasthevictim,determinedtokillMinoteur.Beforeleaving,hepromisedtofather,ifyouseethesailsinsteadoffuneralblacksails,thathehasmadeatriumphantreturn.OnthewaytoattacktheMinoteurmaze,hegotabunchofsilkthreadfromPrincessWangofCreteIsland,whichmadehimgodeepintothemazeandkillMinoteur.Onthewayback,hewasincelebration,forgottochangetheblacksailsintothewhitesailsoftriumph.WangAiqininAthens,hopechildreneagertogotothetempletothetopoftheseaeveryday.Hesawtheblacksail,thoughthissonwasdead,grief,jumptheseatoforget.Inmemoryofhim,peoplecalltheseatheAegeanSea.EnjoythetasteofGreeceintheAegeanSea慕沙卡炸西红柿球(Keftades)Seafoodandbread奶酪与黄桃o