travel to australia
Australia is a wonderful country.if you want to travel to australia,you may be interested in australian flag ,Emblem,animal and flower…
◆The Australian Flag
The flag is based on the Blue Ensign of the United Kingdom, is twice as long as it is wide, and consists of a dark blue field that can be notionally divided into four quadrants.
The present Australian flag consists of three main elements：
﹡ The Union Jack in the upper hoist quadrant or first quarter.
﹡ The Southern Cross in the second quarter and fourth quarter. It consists of five stars in a more or less kite-like pattern. The constellation of the Southern Cross stands for “the southern continent”. It means that the country is in the southern hemisphere.
﹡The Commonwealth Star or Star of Federation, central in the third quarter or lower hoist, has seven points to denote the six states and the combined territories of the Commonwealth.
◆The Australian Emblem
The supporters of Australian Emblem are native Australian fauna: a kangaroo on the left and an emu on the right.In the center is a shield，behind it are six designs . They stand for six states.
The red cross stands for New South Wales; the Southern Cross under the crown stands for Victoria ; blue Maltese Cross and crown for Queensland ; a Piping Shrike or Magpie for South Australia ; the Black Swan for Western Australia and a Lion for Tasmania.The seven points star on the top represents the Commonwealth. The tree is wattle. On the bottom is the ribbon with “Australia” on .
◆The National Flower
Wattle is the name generally used for the Australian.
Wattles have greygreen foliage in a variety of shapes and sizes, and cream to golden flowers. These flowers consist of a spherical or tubular bundle of stamens, with a minute centre.
Golden wattles stand for Australian people fond of green shade and gold-like colours. She was officially nominated as national flower in 1988.
Wattle is the name generally used for the Australian.
Wattles have greygreen foliage in a variety of shapes and sizes, and cream to golden flowers. These flowers consist of a spherical or tubular bundle of stamens, with a minute centre.
Golden wattles stand for Australian people fond of green shade and gold-like colours. She was officially nominated as national flower in 1988.
◆The National Bird — Emu
The Emu is a large, flightless bird, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage. It is the second-biggest bird in Australia and the third-biggest bird in the world (only the ostrich and cassowary are bigger). The emu is also very fast; it can run up to 30 mph (50kph). Emus also swim very well.
This huge bird lives in groups in grasslands, savannas (grasslands with some trees), and the Australian bush.The emu’s life span is 10-20 years. Emus grow to about 6 feet(185cm) tall and weigh about 110 pounds(50kg). This is bigger than many adult humans.