伦敦位于英格兰东南部的平原上,跨泰晤士河。是英国的政治、经济、文化、金融中心和世界著名的旅游胜地,有数量众多的名胜景点与博物馆。伦敦还是四大世界级城市之一,与美国纽约、日本东京、法国巴黎并列。从1801年到20世纪初,作为世界性的日不落帝国——大英帝国的首都,伦敦因其在政治、经济、人文文化、科技发明等领域上的卓越成就,而成为当时全世界最大的都市。目前也是欧洲最大的经济中心,欧洲第三大都市。特殊的地理环境和气候条件 London is located on the plain south-east of England, across the River Thames. Is the UK’s political, economic, cultural, financial center and world-famous tourist destination, with a number of attractions and museums. London is also one of the four world-class cities, with New York, USA, Tokyo, Japan and Paris, France. From 1801 to the beginning of the 20th century, London, the world capital of the empire, the capital of the British Empire, became the largest in the world at that time because of its remarkable achievements in political, economic, cultural and scientific and technological inventions city. It is also the largest economic center in Europe and the third largest city in Europe. Special geographical environment and climatic conditions