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城市概况伯明翰(Birmingham)是英国第二大城市.位于中英格兰西部,是西米德兰郡的首府。伯明翰是一座绿树如茵、运河纵横的迷人城市,拥有100万人口,早在16世纪时就已经是欧洲举足轻重的工商业中心,也是当时世界上最大和种类最多的金属加工区。18世纪,伟大的工程师詹姆斯·瓦特在此发明蒸汽机,带动了英国的工业革命,为伯明翰带来了翻天覆地的变化。进入21世纪后,伯明翰的发展更多有赖于外国的投资,国立展览中心,国立大会中心和国立室内竞技场不断地进行着各种
City Profile Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK, located in western England and the capital of West Midlands. Birmingham is a charming, tree-lined city with 1 million inhabitants. It was the pivotal industrial and commercial center in Europe as early as the 16th century and was the largest and most diverse metalworking area in the world. In the eighteenth century, the great engineer James Watt invented the steam engine here, which led Britain’s industrial revolution and brought great changes to Birmingham. After entering the 21st century, Birmingham’s development depends more on foreign investment, the National Exhibition Center, the National Convention Center and the National Indoor Arena continue to carry out a variety of