New Zealand Queenstown: "the Lord of the rings." the Sacred Heart

New ZealandSouth Island is the second largest island in the South Pacific, has a vast territory, beautiful scenery, known as "New Zealand's backyard". Located in the South Island South of Queenstown is attracting many tourists to experience the natural beauty of the charm.

And the town adjacent to the queenLake WakatipuIs a deep blue mountain lakes, the most amazing is every few minutes, the water will fluctuate at a time.

Queenstown

In addition to pristine lakes, snow-capped mountains, experience such as jet boat, rafting, bungee-jumping various extreme sports in Queenstown can also, and the birthplace of bungee jumping -- Carvalho labor Bridge near the town has become the whole world bungee fans pilgrimage.

According to the Chinese for foreign names translation habits, usually by transliteration. But there are some places because of its special meaning, use free translation can describe the local features, such as: Iceland, the Red Sea, the Black Sea, fuego...... Such names even if global also can be counted on one's fingers, located in the South Island of New Zealand Queenstown, is one of. So, "Queen town" the name have any special information to deliver? Legend has it that 100 years ago,BritainPeople first arrived in Queenstown, people found that, the scenery here, as if all the year round flowing melody, showing a fairy gorgeous colour, so they think it is god-given Queen Victoria (Queen Victoria) place -- Queen town named after this.

Overlooking the Queenstown

The queen is located in the town of the South Island of New Zealand, Vaca TipuHubeiBank, backed by the Great Southern Alps, is yishanbangshui. New Zealand because of its varied landscape has been hailed as the "geography classroom", which is in the New Zealand Queenstown is the most dangerous, the most beautiful area, here can not only watch the pristine lakes, snow-capped mountains, can experience the extreme sports variety including jet boat, rafting, glider, bungee,. However, the birthplace of bungee jumping -- Carvalho labor Bridge near the town has become the whole world bungee fans pilgrimage.

And from the gold rush town

Famous for beauty

Although the Queen town picturesque, but this is not what it was -- people came to the cause of urban here is because the local production of gold and precious stones. In 1862, the two shepherds accidentally in Queenstown River picked up a piece of gold, so rich overnight. When the news was spread, a group from all over the world, to try to change their own destiny prospectors have gathered in the "luck". Later, some vendors also came here to do business, to provide services for the early prospectors, as the population increased slowly, the town was formed. The Queen town named, there is another way of saying: at the time of the gold rush to commemorate Queen Victoria specially named.

In fact, as early as in gold before, about the ninth Century ad, the South Pacific indigenous Maori in Queenstown left a footprint, they came here also aims to luck to change their fate, however, they are not looking for the gold, but a more ancient natural currency -- beryl.

Gold and jewels, the queen and the Maori, seemed to put the southern South Island town history list almost. As the main land of the last piece of earth was found, and it is also one of the world's most young country, New Zealand's history is not long. However, many of the world's "Lord of the rings." do not agree with this view, in their eyes, Queenstown history can be traced back to the age of Mythology "Middle-earth".

As an important location to Hollywood blockbuster "the Lord of the rings" trilogy, Queenstown become my Lord of the rings fans worldwide of the holy land, they come in great numbers, to find the real "Middle-earth". Fortunately, these visitors will Queenstown surrounding beauty, like a gold general discovered, not only make the Queenstown to avoid and become a "ghost town" because of gold ore depletion, the "Queen" faces is more understanding the world.