Canberraisapicturesque（风景如画的）20th-centuryconcoctiononthebanksofLakeBurleyGriffin（贝里哥里芬湖）thathasstruggledtoestablishitselfasthefocusofAustralia‘snationalidentity.Ithasoftenbeenperceivedasa‘fatcat‘（有权有势的）townofpoliticiansandbureaucratslivingofftherestofthecountry.
    However，you‘llonlyhavetostepoutsidetheParliamentaryTriangletorealisethatthere‘smoretoCanberrathanmachinations（密谋）andmoney.Oneofonlytwoartificially-conceivedcitiesintheworld，Canberraiseerilysymmetrical，surprisinglyworkableandendlesslyintriguing.
    AutumninCanberraisquitesimplygorgeous.Thedaysaresunnyandcrisp，thetreesarechangingandeverythinglookslovely.Winterisreallycold.Springismuchwetterandwindier，thoughtheverypopularFloriadefestival（花卉节）brightensthingsup.
    CanberrawasfirstsettledbyEuropeansin1824，whenJoshuaMooreboughtthefirstlandgrant（政府赠予地）inthearea，atthefootofBlackMountain.By1845atownhadgrownupintheshadowofthemountain，withthenewlybuiltStJohn‘sChurchandthenearbyschoolatitscentre.