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1 Welcome to San Francisco

2 About San Francisco San Francisco is located in the western United States, a population of about 800,000, an area of about 120 square kilometers. San Francisco is a modern industrialized city, the traffic is very convenient.

3 San Francisco’s traffic
Highways: Several interstate highways provide easy access to the city Airports: San Francisco International Airport, one of the nation's busiest, handles most domestic and international flights to and from the city. It services flights from about 50 major carriers. Ship ,Bus ,Railroad

4 The mild climate San Francisco has a mild climate ,the average temperature is around 20 ℃, in the winter you can wear unlined garment around. Due to the wind , go out with a piece of clothing will be OK. In addition to the winter here, normally does not rain, at night will form the dense fog and the morning they will all disappear

5 San Francisco ----The fog city
San Francisco is often called "The fog city", and it doesn't come by chance.

6 Even on a warm, sunny or summer day,
the weather often changes at around 4 p.m., it gets foggy, windy and pretty cold

7 The Golden Gate Bridge The bridge has always been painted the color called "International Orange." The color was chosen because it went well with the natural surroundings. It also is easier to see in the heavy fog that often covers the area. The Golden Gate Strait is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge links the city of San Francisco with Marin County, California. But the Golden Gate Bridge was not named for its orange color. It was named for the body of water that it crosses, the Golden Gate Strait. 

8 The World Famous Cable Car
Visiting San Francisco? And you can't miss it. Single-ended cars ,have an open-sided front section, with outward-facing seats flanking the grip man and his collection of levers that actuate the grip and various brakes. The rear half of the car is enclosed, with seats facing inward and entrances at each end and the car has a small platform at the rear. They have a passenger capacity of 60, 29 of them seated. Double-ended cars serve the California Street line. These cars are somewhat longer, having open-sided grip sections at both ends and an enclosed section in the middle. They can hold 68 passengers, 34 of them sea .

9 The driver of a cable car
the grip man This is a highly skilled job, requiring the grip man to smoothly operate the grip lever to grip and release the cable. Only a portion of the people who attempt the training course actually pass (about 30%)

10 The conductors Besides the grip man, each cable car carries a conductor whose job is to collect fares, manage the boarding and exiting of passengers.

11 Just try and you will have fan!

12 Fisherman’s wharf

13 Welcome to San Francisco
Thank you!


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