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1、AttractionsofAustraliaSydneyAustralia'spremiercityistheoldestsettlementinAustralia,theeconomicpowerhouseofthenationandthecountry'scapitalineverythingbutname.BuiltontheshoresofthestunningPortJackson,youwouldhavetodieandgotoheavenbeforeyouseeamorespectacula
2、rsettingforacity.It'savital,self-regardingmetropolis,exudingbothadevil-may-careurbanityandaslavishobsessionwithglobalfads.ThesuccessfulOlympicGames,heldinSydneyin2000,furthercementedthecity'sreputationasacivilized,fun-lovingandfriendlyplacetobe.MelbourneA
3、ustralia'ssecondcityisaplaceofcontradictionsandhiddencharms.Aleafy,baysidecommunityonthe'upside-down',brownYarraRiver,itiscosmopolitan,suburban,cultivated,footballcrazy,conservativeandahavenfortheavant-garde.Visitorscomeforitsshopping,restaurants,nightlif
4、eandsportingcalendar,encouragingmanyMelburnianstobelievethattheyliveinoneofthemostcivilizedcitiesintheworld.GreatBarrierReefOneofAustralia'sgreatestassetsisthemagnificentreefwhichrunsalongvirtuallytheentirecoastofQueensland.Consideredoneoftheworld'snatura
5、lwonders,itisthemostextensivereefsystemandthebiggeststructuremadebylivingorganismsonearth.Inthenorth,thereefisvirtuallycontinuousandislocatedonly50km(30mi)fromtheshore.Inthesouth,individualreefsaremorecommon,andinsomeplacesupto300km(190mi)offshore.Hundred
6、sofislandsdotthereefarea.About20ofthemhaveresortfacilities,butit'spossibletocamponmanyothers.CairnsCairnsisthetourist'capital'oftheFarNorthandoneofAustralia'stoptravellers'destinations.Notlongago,itwasjustasleepytropicalbackwater.Unfortunately,muchofitsal
7、lureandtropicallanguorhasvanishedamidtherapidgrowthoftouristinfrastructure,butitisstilloneofthebestbasesforexploringtherichesofQueensland.FromCairns,youcanarrangetripstotheGreatBarrierReef,GreenIslandandFitzroyIsland,thebeautifulAthertonTableland,themarke
8、ttownofKuranda,thestringofenchantingbeachesstretching50kmnorthtoPortDouglas,andthespectacularrainforestandcoastalsceneryofCapeTribulationandtheDaintreeRiver.DarwinThe'capital'ofnorthernAustraliaisclosertoJakartathan
