Parisseemstohavealwaysbeenadreamcity.Intheofficialwebsite,itiscalled"thecityoflight",thelightinthewesternmindhasalwaysbeenanincarnationofgod,perhapsParismanthinkhimselftobenearertogod.Itisnowonderthatxuzhimowaslamented:"musthavebeentoPariswon'trareheaven."Alsosomepeoplecallit"Babylon",thatistheAmericanwriterFitzgerald'snovel"thereturntothekingofBabylon,"callofParis--adreamonlyluxuryandpleasure.PerhapsnoonecantellwhatisacityinParis,buteveryoneisconvincedthattheyspentinParisislifethemostunforgettableday.
Mostvisitorslookforwardtoinourhearts,isanancientandromanticParis,thechampselysees,placeDElaConcorde,alongtheLouvre,thearcDEtriompheperfectcentralaxisbegantheirtrip.Indeed,Parisisacityofgreathistory,placesofinteresthereareenoughtomakepeoplelinger.WiththeseclassicsitesandanotherinParis,afulloftheflavorofhalfbackandBohemianParis.
AslongasridethesubwayinParis,canclearlyfeelthat.Parismetrohasalonghistory,somestationhasintacttheoriginalstyle,itlookslikeanantiquemuseum,andsomeofthestationisfulloffuturistic,likeasciencefictionworld,suchasladefenceundergroundstation.Fromastationontheground,standinginfrontofyouistheworld'suniqueexaggerationof"new"arcDEtriomphe.Infactthisisacanaccommodate5000people,officebuilding,itsuniquenessisthecanputtheNotreDameDEParisinthedoor.ItisinterestingtonotethatthenewisintheLouvrearcDEtriomphe,champselysees,placeDElaConcorde,thecentralaxis,arcDEtriomphewickedlyfromthearcDEtriomphe,ambitionistobreaktheperfectharmony.
So"renegade"bynomeanstheonlybuildinginParis.IftheLouvrerepresentstheancientcivilizationofFrance,thepompidoucenterisasymbolofmodernParis.Hereisthepalaceofavant-gardeart,exhibitedsincethe20thcenturywesternvariousstyleofart.Andthedesignofthecenteritselfisalsogivespeopleastrongvisualimpactoftheavant-garde
Architecturalart.Allthecolumns,stair,pipelineandsoonusedtodeliberatelyhidingthingsareontheoutside,thewholebuildingseemedtobecolorfulpipeandreinforcedwithchemicalfactory.Whenthe"monster"alsohadacriticism,butnowithaswithotherclassicalarchitectureofParis.
CityofParisisperhapsthemostpopularwithforeigner,italmostbecamethe"mecca"ofliteratureandart,howmanyworldfamousartistsandwriterslivehere?Stillaskedhowmanyhaven'tbeentoParis,calculationeasierthatway.Afterthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Parisisbecameanexileofthecity.Herehavearelaxedpoliticalatmosphere,students,scholars,artistsofthecounterculturetrend,theso-calledculture,sopeoplechoosetoParistostray.20and30softhe20thcentury,ParisbroughttogethersomanyAmericanwriters,includingHemingway,Fitzgerald.ThisgroupofyoungpeoplelongingforabetterlifeisimpactofworldwarIhavenowheretohide,theycannotstand,escape,theyneedtobeartisticatmosphere,becausetheywillcontinuetomakealivingbywriting,atthesametimetheyalsocan'tthrowsensesandmaterialcomforts,theyneedtocoffee,andneedawoman
Wine,needtodance,andtheyescapedtoParis.TheironlychoiceisParis,alsoseemstobeonlyPariscantoleratethisgrouphaslucid,occasionallydrunkyoungpeople.Theyarejustpassers-byinParis,butitleftadeepimprintinhere.TheyletPariseternalmoment,alsopartofyourlifewillalwaysstayinParis.WalkontheriverSeine,sittingonthesidewalkcafes,aforeignermayunderstandthelightblueandthecityofParisstreetcomplex.Hereinthelastcenturya"lostgeneration"lefttoomanystrayandsentimental,lingeringuntiltoday.WalkinginPariswhenyouneverknowwhatwillleaveitalittlelongerinthememory,isthearcDEtriompheorafternooninanoutdoorcafeforacupofcoffee.
"Parisismorethanaplace,ithasbecomeastateofmind."Nomatterwhoyouare,canbeinthenostalgiaandhalfback,bothquietandnoisy,internationalizationandlocalizationofthecitytofindyourneedadoseofantidotetothesoul.Inthissense,isbestsuitedtoforeignerstayinParis.AppreciatetheMonaLisa,youcangototheLouvrealsocangotothecentrepompidouseePicasso.YoucangototheParisopera,alsocangotothemoulinrougeonthechampselysees;YoucancometoParistoescapelife,alsocansimplyenjoylifehere.
Infact,Pariseverywhereallovertheworld.PerhapsyouhaveneverbeentoParis,butyou'reprobablyinthecityofyourlifeacafecalled"leftbank"linger;Youdon'thavetoout,youcanenjoyfromParis(orclaims)fromParisfashionproducts,canfeelthe"spring"inParis.ButwhenareyougoingtotakeatriptoParisreally?