Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta province. This festival city is the gateway to the Canadian Rocky Mountains at the northern end of the portal. Every corner of the city integration of City Art and culture, dozens of of all kinds, the annual festivals that this city is full of vigor and vitality.
Concentrated celebration experience
EdmontonEdmonton is a blend of culture and history of precipitation celebration of all. 2007 is known as the "Canadian Celebration City" at the same time is listed as "all" culture in Canada, there are about 30 different festivals each year, including the famous Fringe Festival (Fringe Festival).
But mention Festival, the old "Corina (Old Strathcona) is a local representative. The North Texas, laying temperature River Historic District, Edmonton was the center of be worthy of the name. The last century 70's, the local community in support of the provincial government, through the old building renovation and reconstruction, has now become one of the most famous in all of Canada ten fashion street.
Summer old Stella Skou Aa's cultural tourism golden season. The six end of the Edmonton Jazz Festival (Edmonton Jazz Festival) will come to jazz clubs and bars, to show the audience the numerous well-known North American jazz concert; National Day parade on July 1st (Silly Summer Parade) funny is one of the most popular Canadian National Day celebrations. Since 1985, the parades each year attracts tens of thousands of spectators. From across Canada performing groups and individuals, to celebrate this special day with the most humorous way, bring people laughter; mid August to late in the Edmonton International Theatre Festival (Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival) is a good place to play, drama lovers eyes. The biggest festival in North America, in discovering and cultivating outstanding drama actor, director and playwright enjoys an international reputation.
Unlike Europe and North America many boutique shopping village, where the prosperity is not due to the local people and tourists to the pursuit of brand discount. Her charm lies in the whole street filled with strong tradition and art, as well as immigration city unique Mix & Match Mashup art.
Adjacent to the University of Alberta (University of Alberta) and other well-known institutions of educational research is added a strong fashion sense and humanistic temperament is here. From the coffee shop to drink tea in the elderly, especially from the downtown to eat lunch white-collar companies, afternoon wandering in the boutique shop and the bookstore fashionable housewife, into the night together in a jazz bar for young people, farmers market and the parade rentouzandong -- old Strathcona, vivid interpretation of Edmonton yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Shopping City
Moreover, Edmonton is still a "shopping city", here is a shopper's paradise. If you are a born shoppers, so once you go into West Edmonton Mall (West Edmonton Mall) would never want to leave! Because you are the world's largest shopping center, here has more than 800 shops, 110 restaurants, 9 theme hall, shopping malls and a company called "wonderful world" Hotel (Fantasy Land Hotel). In the shopping mall two of upper and lower layers, the bright lights and the atmosphere lively, department stores and shops mainly to leisure brand. The most exciting is, Alberta province is the only province of Canada does not levy tax, shopping, can save 5% of your money. Remember to take over the case, because you will return fully loaded.
In the Syed Menton mall shopping, there are many recreational facilities in the world. In the indoor playground galaxies within the park, a bungee 13 storeys high, exciting three-ring roller coaster, artificial wave pool, can take a small submarine or watch a dolphin show, and the artificial lake "deep-sea adventure", and throughout the year all can enjoy skating fun ice skating rink.
In the enjoyment of the world's largest indoor shopping and entertainment center of fun, you can change the role, with a full set of services in the four star Hotel Dream Land -- "wonderful world" beautiful dreamland hotel. This makes the international attention, the hotel has 355 rooms, including 120 theme rooms and 25000 square feet of conference facilities. Theme rooms including the Hollywood, Rome, Polynesia, trucks, sports, Vitoria, carriage, water park, Arabia, Canada railway, igloo, West Africa and to all kinds of style.
If you are not satisfied with the indoor shopping malls, to breathe the fresh air, may wish to come to White street, you'll find out here at the Edmonton home of the bohemian. The streets filled with boutiques, there are some "alone this one" shops sell a variety of items, from handmade shoes to Aboriginal art. In the museum store, such as the Royal Alberta Museum (Royal Alberta Museum) shop, also can find many Canadian gifts.
The history of Edmonton
Edmonton "celebration" the name has a deep historical origin. A city was somewhat remote location to stimulate the local people to create a festive, fun creativity and optimism. In addition, from the city's cultural and historical point of view, the development of business and the people living here has always been to support the arts.
Edmonton was originally set up by a North West Co fur trading post. That same year, Hudson 's Bay, also in the vicinity of set up a rival Station - a built in North Texas, laying temperature River fortress.
Edmonton is named Hudson from 's Bay, chief James Winter Lake's hometown, England, Edmonton.
One of the most important oil city of Edmonton is also the western Canada, petroleum industry prosperity and prosperity that Edmonton won the Canadian oil capital of. Alberta province oil for the first time in 1947 in southern Edmonton Ruddick (Leduc) town, 40 twentieth Century to 50 years in the red water town (Redwater) have been found near the oil. Because of Alberta's oil reserves are mainly concentrated in the northern and central, Edmonton became the center of the province and even the country's oil industry.
A brief introduction of Edmonton city:
The capital of Alberta province of canada. In the central provinces across North Texas, click build temperature on both sides of the river, 560 kilometers from the border, to the North portal. Population 782439 (2009 data), Alberta province is the second most populous city (after Calgary), is Canada's sixth largest city. Edmonton in Alberta Province, culture, government and education center, the city has rail transportation, there are many festivals in a year, and has the world's largest indoor shopping center -- history the biggest park in West Edmonton mall and Canada -- Fort Edmonton park.
Traffic: Edmonton has an international airport, most major airlines are provided with a route, can be directly from more than 100 countries worldwide and the city. Alberta province by the Canadian National Railway (Via Rail) provides regular passenger service, docked in Edmonton and Jasper (Jasper) site.
Alberta province is the only Canadian tax: from the provincial sales tax (PST). But the accommodation imposed 4% tourist tax (Tourism Levy). The Canadian government to impose a 5% purchase of the goods and services tax (GST).
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