Cambridge is located in Cambridgeshire, 50 miles north of London. Cambridgeshire itself is a small English town with about 654.38 million residents. There is a river in this town called "Jianhe" (Jianhe is also translated as "He Kang").
Jianhe is a small river winding from north to south. There are many bridges on Jianhe River, the most famous of which are Math Bridge, Gray Bridge and Sigh Bridge, hence the name Cambridge. Cambridge University itself has no designated campus, no walls and no school card. The vast majority of colleges, research institutes, libraries and laboratories are built on both sides of Jianhe River in Cambridge Town, in different locations in the town. Cambridge has excellent roads and railways, and it is also close to the main airport in London.
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Traditional culture and legends
As an ancient educational institution, Cambridge University has many unique cultures and legends. One of the lost traditions is the wooden spoon award. Before 1909, every year, the students who ranked last in mathematics "Tripos" can "win" this 1 m "wooden spoon" award. However, after 1909, the university only announced the actual scores of each student but not the rankings, which made it difficult to distribute this "award" and gradually lost it. The legend about Cambridge is full of stories about the origin of its architecture.
The most famous is the Math Bridge. According to legend, this bridge was originally built by Newton after accurate calculation, but it can be firmly built on the He Kang River without any screws and bolts. However, many years later, some curious students dismantled its components in order to study the structure of the bridge, but later found that it could not be rebuilt without a hammer, so the math bridge we see now is still covered with screws. In fact, this bridge of mathematics was built after Newton's death and has been using screws. In addition to the Math Bridge, St. John's College also has the Sigh Bridge across the He Kang River. It is named after it is said that students will sigh on this bridge after the exam.
Another legend is the bridge of Clare College. The bridge was covered with spherical stone ornaments, but one of the stones was missing. There are three versions of the story: the first is that the university refused to pay the full salary because it was dissatisfied with its architectural style, and the architect deliberately did some minor damage in retaliation; The second version is: two architects bet on each other to see who made the most round stones. In order to win the competition, an architect dug up a part of other round stones, making them incomplete and unable to make a calculation; The third story is that the college deliberately built an incomplete bridge to avoid the "bridge tax".
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