国花national flower ：郁金香tulip
国鸟 national bird ：白篦鹭White spoonbills 时差
time difference ：7 hr.
Language ：荷兰语Dutch （荷兰语和英语一样，是一种日耳曼语，因而属于印欧语系。它介于德语和英语之间，比任何一种语言都更接近英语。因为荷兰人长期以来是一个航海民族，所以荷兰语在世界很多语言中留有痕迹。许多荷兰语航海词汇，为其它语言所采用。在现代印尼语中，还可以清楚地看到荷兰语的习惯说法和句型。英语中源于荷兰语的词有：deck （甲板），yacht （游艇），easel （画架），freight （船运的货物），furlough （休假），brandy （白兰地），cookie （家常小甜饼），cruller （油煎饼），waffle （蛋奶烘饼），maelstrom （大旋涡），Santa Claus （圣诞老人）
宗教religion ：天主教Catholicism [k ?'θ?lisiz ?m ]
基督新教Christianity NEW CHURCH [.kristi'?niti ]
The Nieuwe Kerk ("New Church") was built towards the end of the 14th century. The tower is about 109 metres high. You can climb 376 steps to enjoy lovely views of the town.
New Church Tower: you can climb to the top
Stained glass window of Willem III and Maria ("William and Mary") who also ruled England
William the First, Prince
Mausoleum of the Prince of Orange of Orange
Originally there were 15 windmills within the old defensive walls of Delft, but only one survives today. This is called Molen De Roos ("The Rose
Windmill"). It is located a short walk from the Oude Kerk ("Old Church"). It was used for grinding grain for bakers and barley, oats and corn for farmers. It needed extensive restoration work between 1988 and 1990, but is now back in full working order. When it is open to visitors a blue flag flies from the top of the windmill. There is no entrance charge, but voluntary donations help the Vereniging De Hollandsche Molen ("The Dutch
Windmill Association") to maintain the building.
A blue flag flies: visitors
are welcome
You need to climb some steep steps to reach
the top
The mill wheel spins fast when the
wind is blowing
You can watch the sails turning
through the windows
Food ：Dutch Cheese
This cheese looks like giant orange with rough, pitted skin. It is creamery, hard cheese made from cow's milk and it is actually a matured Edam colored with carrot juice. After five months the cheese is firm, slightly oily, with a fruity aroma and nutty flavor. When aged the color darkens to deep orange, the texture becomes hard, granular and brittle. It is fruity with a hint of orange zest. This cheese ripens in six to twelve months.
荷兰木鞋Dutch sabot ['s?b?u]
还有其它木鞋照片
Arts
伦勃朗·哈尔曼松·凡·莱因（Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606年7月15日 - 1669年10月4日）
文森特·梵高Vincent van Gogh
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Van Gogh committed suicide only 37 years old, as an artist until his death shortly before he shocked the people and imaginative paintings won critical praise. Van Gogh died a few years, some artists began to imitate his painting, in order to strong performance of the feelings can not be accurately reflected reality, this is called a creative attitude and performance, and proved to be in a modern painting Of ever-lasting trend.
代表作：《吃土豆的人们》《夜咖啡》《向日葵》《星夜》《自画像》等
Masterpieces[?m?st?pi:s ,?mɑ:st?pi:s]: "People eat potato," "Night Coffee" and "Sunflowers" and "Xingye" "self-portrait."
鹿特丹(Rotterdam)
伊拉斯谟大桥Erasmusbrug
Capita：阿姆斯特丹（Amsterdam）
In Amsterdam, the Bicycle Still Rules在阿姆斯特丹，自行车仍主宰
Among Western nations, cycling is most popular in the Netherlands. Nearly 30 percent of Dutch commuters always travel by bicycle, and an additional 40 percent sometimes bike to work, according to FietsBeraad. 在西方国家，骑自行车在荷兰是最流行的。将近百分之30的荷兰乘客总是骑自行车旅行，另外百分之四十，有时骑自行车去上班，根据FietsBeraad。