"Ned" means low, "Lan" means land, and together they are called "low-lying country". Only one-third of the Netherlands is at an altitude of 1 m in the North Sea, and nearly one-quarter is below sea level. It is really a veritable "Netherlands".
The Netherlands is located in the prevailing westerly belt of the earth, and westerly winds blow all year round. At the same time, close to the Atlantic Ocean, it is a typical maritime climate country with land and sea winds all year round. This gives the Netherlands, which lacks hydropower and power resources, generous compensation for using wind power.
The Netherlands is located between 5 1-54 north latitude, influenced by the Atlantic warm current, and has a temperate maritime climate with warm winters and cool summers. The average temperature in the coastal areas of the Netherlands is 16℃ in summer and 3℃ in winter. The average temperature in inland areas is 65438 07℃ in summer and 2℃ in winter. The temperature from June to August is 2 1 ~ 26℃, and it is rainy and windy in winter. The average temperature from June to August is 65438 0.7℃.
The lowest temperature recorded in Dutch history is -27.8℃, and the highest temperature reaches 38.6℃. The annual rainfall in the Netherlands is about 760mm. The rainfall in the four seasons is basically evenly distributed, with the average monthly rainfall of 40-60mm from June to June and 60-80mm from July to June. The average monthly sunshine hours in the Netherlands are the highest in May, about 220 hours, and the lowest in June, about 39 hours.
Tulip is the most widely planted flower in the Netherlands and the national flower of the Netherlands. Tulips symbolize beauty, solemnity, luxury and success.
In Holland, there is also a beautiful legend about tulips: there lived a beautiful princess in the castle. Three warriors fell in love with him at the same time and gave her a gift, a crown, a sword and a piece of gold, but the princess loved no one.
So the princess prayed to the flower god, who turned the crown into flowers, the sword into green leaves, and the gold into stems and roots, and tulips were born.
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The windmills in the Netherlands, the largest of which is several stories high, have wings as long as 20 meters. Some windmills are made of a whole piece of oak. 1By the end of the 8th century, there were about 12000 windmills in the Netherlands.
These windmills are used to grind grain, coarse salt, tobacco leaves, press oil, roll woolen cloth, felt and paper, and drain the accumulated water in the swamp. It is these windmills that constantly absorb and discharge water, thus protecting two-thirds of the country's land from destruction and the threat of artificial fish and turtles.
Since the 20th century, due to the development of steam engines, internal combustion engines and turbines, the ancient windmills that rely on wind power generation were once bleak and almost forgotten. But because windmills use natural wind power, there is no need to worry about pollution and exhaustion, so they are not only used by Dutch people, but also become a new energy source today, which deeply attracts people.
At present, there are more than 2,000 windmills of various types in the Netherlands. The Dutch like their windmills very much. In folk songs and proverbs, they often praise windmills. Windmill buildings always try to dress up beautifully. Every grand festival, windmills are surrounded by garlands, and the sun and stars made of national flags and cardboard are hung.
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