N Poitou-Charentes, the capital, is called "the smallest big city" in France because of its small area and small population. She is not only an elegant historical city, but also a modern this beautiful city with picturesque natural landscape and colorful ethnic customs. The future landscape park, which is famous in Europe, is located near the future landscape campus of Poitiers University. It is only 50 kilometers west of the Atlantic Ocean, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Poitiers University is located in this city with a history of more than 2,000 years. This is an ideal place for quiet study. The total number of students accounts for a quarter of poitiers's population, so poitiers is also called the University Town. It takes only about 2 hours to take the high-speed train from Charles de Gaulle Airport to poitiers, and only 20 minutes to take TGV from Paris 1 hour. Poitiers is located in the middle of the main road from Paris to Bordeaux, which is characterized by a young population (65,438+0/3 residents are under 30 years old) and a high student density (nearly 30,000 students out of 654,380+0.2 million residents). Ancient and mysterious medieval castles coexist with modern architecture, and classics and romance are intertwined. This is a really old and youngest city. As a regional metropolis, poitiers has all the characteristics: an important transportation hub, a national famous comprehensive university and other higher education institutions, enterprise services, scientific research bases, and modern medical, cultural and sports facilities. Another notable feature of poitiers is its superior living environment: a green city with moderate scale and convenient life.
There are two famous battles and 1 famous figures in history-Joan of Arc and poitiers. One was the first battle of Poitiers in the eighth century. In 732 AD, the troops commanded by Charlemagne of the Frankish Kingdom fought a fierce battle with the invading Arab army between poitiers and Tours. Finally, abdul rahman, the Arab governor in Spain, died, and the Arab army retreated and left poitiers. This war defended the independence of the Frankish kingdom and curbed the Arabs' advance to Western Europe. The second battle of Poitiers was in the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, which was a strategic victory for France and defeated the core of French chivalry. The story of Joan of Arc is a household name in France, and her reputation as a patriotic girl and heroine is immortal. At the last stage of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France in the15th century, this 17-year-old rural girl claimed to have been guided by God, organized and led the rebel army, solved the difficulties of the Orleans, and was crowned King Reinfa successfully. Although Joan of Arc was quickly captured by the British army and burned to death on charges of being a witch, the war was reversed and the French finally drove the British army out of their homes. It is worth mentioning that in June 65438 +0429+10, the king sent her to poitiers to be examined by theologians, and was finally approved to go to the military camp in Tours.
In April 2006, Li Lanqing, Deputy Prime Minister of China the State Council, visited poitiers during his visit to France. Vice Premier Li Lanqing's visit has deepened the friendship between the Chinese and French peoples and enhanced the understanding of the French municipal government and citizens.