英国首都伦敦,位于英格兰东南部,距北海河口湾40公里,因其典型的不列颠群岛气候而享有“雾都”之誉。缓缓流淌的泰晤士河穿过伦敦,把她分隔成南北两岸。伦敦历史悠久,开埠于公元1世纪,自撒克逊人统治时起,逐渐成为欧洲乃至世界的商贸、金融中心和工业化象征。1666年震惊世界的“伦敦大火”,使大多数公共建筑,包括著名的圣保罗大教堂和87个教区的教堂以及13000多幢民宅毁于一旦。第二次世界中伦敦再遭 Located in southeastern England, 40 kilometers from the mouth of the North Sea estuary, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, enjoys the reputation of “fog city” because of its typical British Islander climate. The slowly flowing River Thames runs through London, dividing her into northern and southern banks. London has a long history, opened in the first century AD, from the time of the Saxon rule, it gradually became the symbol of commerce and trade, financial center and industrialization in Europe and the world. The “London Fire,” which shocked the world in 1666, destroyed most of the public buildings, including the famous St. Paul’s Cathedral and the 87 parish churches and more than 13,000 houses. Second world London suffered again