音乐之都——维也纳

　　TheAustriancapitalofVienna(Wien),withapopulationofmorethan1.6million,isacityforeverimplantedintotheinternationalimaginationasadreamyplaceofcream-filledpastries(奶油馅饼)andangelicchoirboys,ofprancingwhitehorsesandswirlingStrausswaltzes.Itisacitywherelegendoverrulesreality--theDanubeRiver(多瑙河),whichflowsthroughVienna,maynotbetrueblue,yet,the"BlueDanube"waltz(蓝色多瑙河华尔兹)haspermanentlypaintedthewaterwaythathueinthemind'seye.

　　TheimperialseatoftheHabsburgcourtsincethe17thcentury,Viennawasoneoftheworld'smostpowerfulcities,bothculturallyandpolitically,untilWorldWarI,whenthedissolutionoftheAustro-HungarianEmpire(奥匈帝国)leftithumbledbytheredefinitionofEurope'spoliticalstructure.Despitehavingthepowerplugpulled,thecityhasretaineditsculturalcache(文化蕴藏地).

　　MusicisthesoulofVienna--thegreatcomposersofEurope,fromMozarttoBeethoven,HaydntoSchubert,StrausstoMahler,calledthecityhome.Andateveryopportunity,fromthegrandOperaBalltothesmallestofmusicalgatherings,Vienneseswoon(陶醉)togetherinthecity'sfamouslyromanticwaltz.Ortheygatherfordramaticmusicalstagings(上演的节目)attheStaatsopera(StateOperaHouse),oneoftheworld'sgreatoperavenues.

　　Viennacelebratesitswell-composedheritagewithnumerousfestivalsandconcerts,aswellaswell-preservedlandmarkssuchasSchubert'sbirthplaceandthehomesofMozartandBeethoven.AnothernoteworthyViennesenote-taker,SigmundFreud,ishonoredatamuseumdevotedtohislifeandworkasthefatherofpsychotherapy(精神疗法,心理疗法)

　　ArtandarchitecturearealsoViennesetrademarks,andwith90museums,manydevotedtoart,thecityisawashingreatworks.ArtNouveau(knownlocallyas"Jungendstil,"orYoungStyle)tookholdhere,bornoftheViennaSecessionwhichstraddled(跨越,横跨)theturnofthe20thcentury.Themovement'smostfamousmemberwasViennesepainterGustavKlimt,andhiswork,aswellasthatofothersecessionists,isshowcasedattheSecessionPavilion,designedbyJosefMariaOlbrich.Vienna'smostfamousartmuseum,however,istheKunsthistorisches,housingworksbysuchgreatsastheDutchmasterPieterBruegheltheElder.

　　AsforVienna'sotherculturalicons,theystillthrive:fromtheSpanishRidingSchool,homeoftheworld-famous,high-steppingRoyalLipizzanerStallions,tothedulcet-tonedViennaBoy'sChoir(维也纳男童合唱团),whichtourstheglobewhennotsingingmorningmassattheHofburgkapelleduringthesummermonths.