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1、Introduce SpainWidely known for Flamenco music and dance, bull-fights, fantastic beaches and lots of sunshine, Spain has to offer much more than that. It is a fascinating country to know and to know more about it.1. HistoryThe Kingdom of Spain was created in 1492 with the unification of the Kingdom

2、of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon. In this year it was also the first voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, beginning the development of the Spanish Empire. The Inquisition was established and Jews and Muslims who refused to convert were expelled from the country.For the next three cen

3、turies Spain was the most important colonial power in the world. It was the most powerful state in Europe and the foremost global power during the 16th century and the greater part of the 17th century. Spanish literature and fine arts, scholarship and philosophy flourished during this time. Spain es

4、tablished a vast empire in the Americas, stretching from California to Patagonia, and colonies in the western Pacific.Spain's European wars, however, led to economic damage, and the latter part of the17th century saw a gradual decline of power under an increasingly neglectful and inept Habsburg

5、regime. The decline culminated in the War of Spanish Succession, which ended with the relegation of Spain from the position of a leading western power, to that of a secondary one, although it remained the leading colonial power.Following a period of growing political instability in the early 20th ce

6、ntury, in1936 Spain was plunged into a bloody civil war. The war ended in a nationalist dictatorship, led by Francisco Franco which controlled the Spanish governmentuntil 1975. Spain was officially neutral during World War II, although many Spanishvolunteers fought on both sides. The post-war decade

7、s were relatively stable， andthe country experienced rapid economic growth in the 1960s and early 1970s. Thedeath of Franco in 1975 resulted in the return of the Bourbon monarchy headed byPrince Juan Carlos. While tensions remain (for example, with Muslim immigrantsand in the Basque region), modern

8、Spain has seen the development of a robust,modern democracy as a constitutional monarchy with popular King Juan Carlos, one of the fastest-growing standards of living in Europe, entry into the EuropeanCommunity, and the 1992 Summer Olympics.2. MadridThe capital of Spain since 1562 is located at the

9、geographic center of theIberian Peninsula. Because of its central location and high altitude, the climate ofMadrid is characterized by warm dry summers and cool winters.Madrid is a city of great monuments. Among its highlightsare the medievalcenters dating back to the Habsburg Empire and the Prado M

10、useum.But Madrid is not just a cultural destination. It is also a lively metropolis withmany pubs, cafes, discotheques and nightclubs open late into the night. Don't besurprised if you get stuck in a traffic jam at four in the morning, and the people youmeet are not necessarily going off to work

11、3. BarcelonaBarcelona, located at the Mediterranean Sea in the very north of the Spanish coast, is certainly the most cosmopolitan and economically most active city in this country.It has always proved its will to be modern, to follow the latest international tendencies or be ahead of them. To the t

12、ourist this is evident especially in its architecture, which so well reflects the general approach to life in this always pulsating city.Of course, Barcelona has an old history, and there are monuments of Romanesque,Gothic and Renaissance periods or still before, but mostcharacteristic is what has b

13、een built during the last, say, 100 years.Barcelonahas been a center of Modernist architectureand is distinguishedespecially by the works of genial Antonin Gaudi, who together with his great contemporaries gave new and exciting looks to it, but has remained since then at the top of modernity.4. Lite

14、ratureThe term Spanish literature refers to literature written in the Spanish language, includingliteraturecomposed in Spanish by writers notnecessarily from Spain.Due to historic,geographic and generational diversity, Spanishliterature has known a great number of influences and it is very diverse.C

15、atalan literature, Basque literature and Galician literature, etc.Miguel de Cervantes is probably Spain's most famous author and hisDon Quixote is considered the most emblematic work in the canon of Spanish literature and a founding classic of Western literature.5. Tomato FightSurely the worlds&

16、#39; biggest food-fight: every year around 30, 00 people descend on the Spanish town of Bunzl (in the Valencia region of Spain) to throw more than 240,000 pounds of tomatoes at each other.The festival on the last Wednesday of August is called 'the Tomcatting' and is basically a town-wide tom

17、ato fight. It is thought the tradition began in 1945 when a fight erupted among two young members of a carnival crowd.6. Las FallsLas fall is undoubtedly one of the most unique and crazy festivals in Spain.LasFalls literally means "the fires" in Valencian. The focus of the fiesta is the cr

18、eation and destruction of pinots ( “ puppets ”or “ dolls ” w)h, ich are huge cardboard, wood, paper-Mache and plaster statues.A popular theme is poking fun at corrupt politicians and Spanishcelebrities.The pinots remain in place until March 19th, the day known as the burning. Starting in the early e

19、vening, young men with axes chop cleverly-hidden holes in the statues and stuff them with fireworks. The crowds start to chant, the streetlights are turned off, and all of the pinots are set on fire at exactly 12am (midnight).7. Bull FightingBullfighting is a Spanish national treasure. Bullfighting

20、season is March toOctober, bullfighting season, every Thursday and held two games each Sunday. Such as well festival and national celebration, then can see every day.8. SportsSport in Spain has been dominated by football since the early 20th century. The country's national football team won the

21、UEFA European Football Championship in 1964 and 2008 and the FIFA World Cup in 2010.Basketball, tennis, cycling, handball, motorcycling and, lately, Formula One are also important due to the presence of Spanish champions in all these disciplines.What a Corrode is aboutIf you are not familiar to Corr

22、odes , you will find here listed chronologically everything that happens. So you may decide by yourself if you want to see one when you are visiting Spain.A Corrode starts with the pastille , with everybody involved in the bullfight entering the ring and presenting him to the public. TwoAlguacilillo

23、s , on horse'sback, direct themselves to the presidency and symbolically ask for the keys to the "Puerto de los toiles" . Behind that door there are the bulls.With the door being opened and the first bull entering the ring the spectaclestarts. It consists of three parts, calledtrios ,

24、being separated by horn-signals.There are three toreros in each Corrode, by the way, and each will have totorear two bulls.In the first trio the bullfighter uses thecapote , a quite large rag of purple andyellow color. Now enter twopicadors , on horse's back and armed with a sort oflance.The sec

25、ond part is la suite de banderoles . Three banderilleros have to stick a pair of banderoles into the attacking bull's back.In the final "suite supreme" the bullfighter uses the mullet , a small red rag. Hehas to show his fauna , his maturity to dominate the bull, and to establish an ar

26、tistically symbiosis between man and beast.Flamenco is a genuine Spanish art, and to be more exact is a genuineSouthernSpanish art. It exists in three forms: Canted, the song, Bailee, the dance, and Guitars,guitar playing. The first real reference to Flamenco in literature is in the "CaratsMara

27、cas" of Cad also, in 1774. Its birthplace was most probably where,between1765 and 1860, the first Flamenco- schools were created: Ca diz, Jerez de la Front eraand Tirana in Seville.In this epochFlamenco dance startedtoestablish a firm position in theballrooms .Early Flamenco seems to have been

28、purely vocal accompanied only by the rhythmicclappingof hands, toquedePalmas.It was left to dedicatedcomposers, as Julian Arcs, to introduce guitar playing.Mass media has brought Flamenco to the world stage, but from the very beginning,Flamenco was always an extremely intimate art form and remains s

29、o to this day.When you listen to authentic Flamenco by the moonlight in the South of Spain, youwill be enchanted by the intensely romantic Latin spirit of this vigorously sensualspectacle. Let it stir your spirit as you capture the true essence of Spanish cultureand pride.GastronomySince Philip II made Madrid the capital of Spain, recipes and culinary influences from all regions of the countryhave entered its kitchen. Today it is practicallyimp