Cebu(宿务)

4.Cebu(宿务)

Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines,with Cebu City as the main center of commerce,trade,education and industry in the Visayas.In a decade it has transformed into a global hub for furniture-making,tourism,business processing services,and heavy industry.

Cebu City is a significant cultural centre in the Philippines.The imprint of Spanish and Roman Catholic culture is evident.The city's most famous landmark is Magellan's Cross.This cross,now housed in a chapel,is reputed to have been planted by Ferdinand Magellan(Fernão Magalhães)when he arrived in the Philippines in 1521.Revered by Filipinos,the Magellan's Cross is a symbol of Catholicism in the Philippines.

A few steps away from the Magellan's Cross is the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño(Church of the Holy Child).This is an Augustinian church elevated to the rank of Basilica in 1965 during the 400th year celebration of Catholicism in the Philippines,held in Cebu.The church,which was the first to be established in the islands,is built of hewn stone and features the country's oldest relic,the figure of the Santo Niño de Cebu(Holy Child of Cebu).

宿务是菲律宾最发达的省份之一,是维萨亚地区的主要商业、贸易、教育和工业中心。在十年的时间里,它已经转变为一个全球家具制造、旅游、商业加工服务和重工业中心。(https://www.daowen.com)

宿务市也是菲律宾重要的文化中心,随处可以看到西班牙和罗马天主教文化的印记。这座城市最著名的地标是麦哲伦十字。这个十字架现在被安置在一个小教堂里,受到菲律宾人的尊敬,麦哲伦十字架在菲律宾是天主教的象征。

离麦哲伦十字架几步之遥的是圣婴圣殿,这座教堂是岛上第一个建立起来的教堂,由凿成的石头建造,并以该国最古老的遗迹——宿务圣婴的雕像为特色。