| Venice is regarded as “the bright pearl of the | | | | contribution to the history of art development. The |
| Adriatic". It is either the travel resort or an important | | | | world famous <<La Traviata>> created by |
| port. Venice, located in Veneto of Italy, is surrounded | | | | Verdi is performed here for the first time and does the |
| by sea, including actually one hundred small or big | | | | trick. In 1932, Venice promoted the first film festival of |
| islands. Only in the northwest of it is a four kilometers | | | | the world--Venice International Film Festival |
| long mound which is a railway bridge that was built in | | | | |
| 1846. In 1931, a highway bridge was built to connect | | | | Venice is the trade center in the area of the |
| Venice with the mainland. | | | | Mediterranean Sea. Up to ten thousand cargo ships |
| | | | | pass in and out the port every year. Its economy is |
| Venice is a famous city for its art and culture. There | | | | based on tour and clothes. Glassware and lace are its |
| are totally four hundred and fifty places of interest | | | | traditional industry. Venice is the only one water city all |
| such as the church, the bell tower, the abbey, the | | | | over the world. As a famous city for tourism, it covers |
| palace and the museum in the whole city. During the | | | | an area of six point nine kilometers with a population of |
| time of Revival of Learning, Venice is the third | | | | about zero point one million, including one hundred and |
| important center after Florence and Rome. The genre | | | | twenty churches of different styles, one hundred and |
| of Venice, as a rising star, takes great reputation in the | | | | twenty bell towers, sixty-four abbeys and over forty |
| European art circle and influences the art world much. | | | | palaces. Travelers coming here every year can reach |
| The representative persons are Il Giorgione, Titian, and | | | | over ten million. |
| Tintoretto and so on. Venice opera plays much | | | | |