Do you really know about the UK?

When it comes to land, the UK is not big. There is a proverb in English: from John O’Groats to Land’s End which means “from the northernmost of the United Kingdom to the Southernmost of the United Kingdom” which seems a bit far away. In fact, from John O’Groats (Scotland’s northernmost village) to Land’s End (Franz Kok’s southwest of England), the distance in a straight line is less than 1,000 km. With twisted coast, the distance from the place anywhere to the sea is not more than 120 km. Although the United Kingdom is not very large, there are varied terrains. The southeast area is full of plains and hills, while mountains and plateaus are found in the northwestern area.

The most famous mountain, known as “the backbone of the United Kingdom”, is the Pennines, which runs for more than 200 kilometers from north to south. But the highest peak is in Scotland, called Ben Nevis, which is 1,343 meters above sea level, almost as high as Mount Tai in China. Most of the UK’s lakes are in the Lake District, where the lake poets once lived, as well as Loch Ness, where, according to people, monsters often frequent. However, the largest lake is in Ireland and is called Lake Nawan. Speaking of rivers in Britain, people may think of the Thames at one time, but the longest river is the River Severn, which originates in Wales and has a total length of 354 kilometers. The river has a bell-shaped estuary. When the tide emerges, the ebbs jump to the sky and the seawater intrudes into the mouth of the river. That is a magnificent sight.

The UK is a beautiful country with many cultural relics. The natural scenery is like a delicious meal that can make you want to eat. It is rich in tourist resources. Many cities, such as the “city of flowers” London, “Athens of the North” Edinburgh, the university city of Oxford and Cambridge, the city of York which has an ancient air, and Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford, are cities with a reputation world. The UK also develops dozens of national parks and scenic reserves. At present, the inclusion of the United Nations World Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites and natural landscape is up to 14 places.

They are the Tower of London, the Palace of Westminster (Parliament), Blenheim Palace (near Oxford), Canterbury Cathedral, the city of Bath, Stonehenge in the suburb of Salisbury, Iron Bridge Gorge (west Hampton), Hastings Abbey and Gardens (North York), Durham Cathedral and Castle, Hadrian’s Wall (Newcastle area), the Castle group in Gwynedd, the St. Kilda islands in Scotland, the “Giants” of Northern Ireland and the corals of Henderson Island in British dependent territories in the Pacific. They are unique and distinctive and are very popular with tourists.