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Netherland The Kingdom of the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands Geography Atmosphere Amsterdam Windmill（风车） Tulips（郁金香） Cheese(奶酪） Sabot(木鞋） INTRODUCTION Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of the Netherlands. The name Holland is also often used to refer to the whole of the Netherlands, although this is not formally correct. Today, the former County of Holland consists of the two Dutch provinces of North Holland and South Holland. Atmosphere Amsterdam Tulips（郁金香） The meaning of tulips is generally perfect love. a gift of tulips is a sure delight Cheese(奶酪） Probably one of the most famous food products to come out of the Netherlands is cheese. Sabot(木鞋） The most national characteristics of handicrafts a microcosm of the national custom culture Geography Holland is situated in the west of the Netherlands. A maritime(靠 海的) water-oriented（面向水的） region, Holland lies on the North Sea at the mouths of the Rhine and the Meuse (Maas). It has many rivers and lakes and an extensive island canal（运河） and waterway system. To the south is Zealand.The region is bordered on the east by the Ijsselmeer and four different provinces of the Netherlands. Atmosphere In other countries, the active days of commerce are over, the merchants come no more, and the streets and waterways are quiet. But all Dutch towns having any pretension to age possess, to a wonderful degree, what may be termed an old-world atmosphere. Amsterdam The main cities in Holland are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. Amsterdam is formally the capital of the Netherlands and its most important city..Amsterdam is famous for its old canals and its old Dutch painting. It has been called the Venice of the North; but very different is its somber（暗淡的） quietude（平静的） from the sunny Italian city among the waters. There is a beauty of gaiety（花哨的） and a beauty of gravity; and Amsterdam in its older parts — on the Heerengracht and the Keizersgracht — has the