海洋首都 -- 高雄歡迎您！
高雄市位於台灣西南部，西臨台灣海峽，南接巴士海峽，是東北亞通往南太平洋的要道，同時也是一個理想的商港；由於先天條件優越，造就這個都市已逐漸邁向國際化。
高雄市人力資源雄厚，天然地理條件優越，且因受海洋氣候調節，全年陽光普照，氣候宜人，再加上近年來產業急速發展，經濟繁榮，已展露出國際大都會之氣勢與格局，為台灣第一大商港及世界第三大貨櫃港。
飛躍中港都 -- 高雄，這個民風勤樸、熱情豪邁，有山、有河、有湖，有港的城市，誠摯的市民將熱誠地接待您，享受這裡多采多姿的旅遊，讓您留下永遠難以忘懷的回憶。
高雄市原名「打狗」，明永曆十五年(1661年)萬年縣治於興隆莊埤子頭(今左營舊城)，鄭克塽降清後，改設鳳山縣，縣治仍設於今左營舊城，迄乾隆十三年始遷至今鳳山市。
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New York City is the most populous city in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the world's most populous urban areas. It is a leading global city
, exerting a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. The city is also an important center for international affairs
, hosting the United Nations headquarters.Located on the Atlantic coast of the Northeastern United States, the city consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. It is the most densely populated major city in the United States
, with an estimated 8,274,527 people occupying just under 305 square miles (790 km2). The New York metropolitan area's population is also the nation's highest
, estimated at 18,815,988 people over 6,720 square miles (17,400 km2).[6]
New York
is notable among American cities
for its high use and 24-hour availability of mass transit, and for the overall density and diversity of its population. In 2005, nearly 170 languages were spoken in the city and 36% of its population was born outside the United States.[7][8] The city
is sometimes referred to as "The City that Never Sleeps", while other nicknames include Gotham[9] and the Big Apple.[10]
New York was founded as a commercial trading post by the Dutch in 1624. The settlement was called New Amsterdam until 1664 when the colony came under British control.[11] New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790,[12] and has been the nation's largest city since 1790.[13]
Today,
the city has many landmarks and neighborhoods that are world famous. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan, has been a dominant global financial center since World War II and
is home to the New York Stock Exchange. The city has been home to several of the tallest buildings in the world, including the Empire State Building and the twin towers of the former World Trade Center.
New York is the birthplace of many cultural movements, including the Harlem Renaissance in literature and visual art, abstract expressionism (also known as the New York School) in painting, and hip hop,[14] punk,[15] salsa, disco and Tin Pan Alley in music. It is the home of Broadway theater.
