16. The art of Tasmania & conclusion

The Tasmania is a natural place. So it can attract a lot of artists to go to there to draw a picture, take a photo and live there and so on. In this place, there is a lot of thing what are different to other place. There is a wealth of creativity in the island state that comes from a long tradition and active community of artists, designers and performers whose work is often inspired by Tasmania's natural, historical and political landscape.

(Picture comes from: http://www.itinerarist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Tasmania-Australia.jpg)

Conclusion

In our group’s topic-Tasmania, every member in our group tries to show the information about Tasmania. We describe several part of this place and supply some pictures and videos to let readers to get more detail of Tasmania. If you read all text of our group’s blog, and see these pictures and videos, you will like this place and want to go to this place by yourself.

                                                                                            Wrote by: YONG CHEN

15. Tasmanian floral emblem—Blue Gum

Tasmanian floral emblem—Blue Gum

There are 500 native Eucalyptus species in Australia. Tasmanian Blue Gum is one of them. On 27 November 1962, Tasmanian Blue Gum is entitled Tasmanian floral emblem. In 1792, there was a French Botanist collecting the first Tasmanian Blue Gum on the south –east coast of Tasmania.

(Image taken from: http://www.think-tasmania.com/blue-gum-floral-emblem-of-tasmania/)

 (Text taken from: http://www.think-tasmania.com/blue-gum-floral-emblem-of-tasmania/)

Tasmanian Blue Gum’s height is generally from 30 to 55 metres. The tallest Blue Gum is 90.7 metres tall. The mature leaves are narrow, deep and glossy green. Their lengths are from 15 to 35 cm. Tasmanian Blue Gum has rough bark which colour is grey and brown. The young leaves’ lengths of Blue Gum are from 6 to 15cm and colour becomes blue-grey. This is the reason why Eucalyptus Globulus named Blue Gum.

(Image taken from: http://www.think-tasmania.com/blue-gum-floral-emblem-of-tasmania/)

 (Text taken from: http://www.think-tasmania.com/blue-gum-floral-emblem-of-tasmania/)

Tasmanian Blue Gum is a kind of hard and durable timber. It is used to produce telegraph poles, piles and sleepers. Of course, it is also for paper making. About flowers of Blue Gum, It can produce great nectar. Tasmanian farm’s bees can collect it and produce strong flavoured honey.

 

(Image taken from: http://www.think-tasmania.com/blue-gum-floral-emblem-of-tasmania/)

 (Text taken from: http://www.think-tasmania.com/blue-gum-floral-emblem-of-tasmania/)

However, the bad thing is the Tasmanian Blue Gum is rarely used for either official or popular brands.

(Text taken from: http://www.think-tasmania.com/blue-gum-floral-emblem-of-tasmania/)

                                                                                                                      (Hao Xu)

14. Where to Stay.

Where to stay is a very important part when you are traveling. Hotel or motel, so many choices. This blog is to help you find the perfect place to stay.

If you are backpackers, Woodfield Center and Launceston Backpackers are your best choice.

Woodfield Center

（http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/accommodation/woodfieldcentre）

Woodfield Centre is a bush retreat located just 30 minutes north of Hobart. Here you can experience bushwalking, pony rides and getting back to nature.

Launceston Backpackers

（http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/accommodation/launcestonbackpackers）

Launceston Backpackersprovides comfortable hostel accommodation in the heart of Launceston, northernTasmania. The Federation building has been tastefully renovated and has ahomely atmosphere.

Riverside Hotel Motel are the best choice for families.

Riverside Hotel Motel

（http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/accommodation/riversidehotelmotel）

Riverside Hotel/Motelprovides accommodation in Tasmania’s northern city of Launceston. There are twotypes of rooms available, standard and family rooms. The standard rooms haveKing-size beds and a King-size single with en suite. The family rooms have amain bedroom with a queen or double bed and a separate room with twin beds.There is a shower over the bath and a separate toilet. 

                               

                                    （Yilin Qin)

13. MONA the museum of old and new art

• MONA is the museum of old and new art, located in a winery called Moorilla on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, this museum is the largest fund by privateness in Australia.  In MONA which be presented is from old to new like its name, antiquities, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection.  So the museum be described as a “subversive adult Disneyland”.

This is the original centerpiece in MONA museum.

Snake by Sidney Nolan, 1972

(picture from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Sidney_Nolan_Snake.jpg/400px-Sidney_Nolan_Snake.jpg)

The work opened in June last year, is a part of The Red Queen exhibition.

The depraved pursuit of a possum (detail), 2013, Tessa Farmer, the red queen.

(picture from: http://monablogdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/tf_03_blog.jpeg?w=584&h=438)

• MONA not only update indoor collection frequently, but also show large-scale public art and live performances which called MOFO and Dark Mofo festivals each year. 
• MOFO festival is outdoor, and Dark Mofo host in winter both with extensive public art exhibitions with food and drink, live music and entertainment of fairground setting. 
• 2014 Concert performances plan will include Striborg, Psycroptic, Chris Thile, and The Julie Ruin.

(source from: http://monablog.net/2014/04/18/just-a-story/

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Old_and_New_Art)

(wrote by: JIE SHEN)

12. The mode of transport

The types of transport in Tasmania include air, antarctica base, road, rail and shipping.Air transport becomes more and more popular,because it is the fastest mode in transport. In Tasmania, the main air carriers are Jetstar Airways and Virgin Australia; Qantas, QantasLink and Regional Express Airlines.These airlines fly direct routes to Brisbane, Canberra, the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney. Major airports include Hobart International Airport (which has not had a regular scheduled international passenger service since the 1990s) and Launceston Airport; the smaller airports, Burnie (Wynyard) and King Island, serviced by Regional Express; andDevonport, serviced by QantasLink; have services to Melbourne. Inter-Tasmanian air services are offered by Airlines of Tasmania. Until 2001,Ansett Australia operated majorly out of Tasmania to 12 destinations nationwide.

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania#Transport).
The most popular transport is road transport, there are some advantages of road transport, such as low cost and convenient. We can see road transport everywhere. In Tasmania, since the 1980s, many of the state's highways have undergone regular upgrades. These include the Hobart Southern Outlet, Launceston Southern Outlet, Bass Highway reconstruction, and the Huon Highway. 
There are no passenger train services in Tasmania, but rail transport in Tasmania consists of narrow-gauge lines to all four major population centres and to mining and forestry operations on the west coast and in the northwest. 
The port of Hobart is the second deepest natural port in the world, second to only Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. If you want to travel to Tasmania by shipping, the Spirit of Tasmania links the island with mainland Australia.

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania#Transport)

    Wrote by Ruitao Shi

11. Tasmanian wilderness world heritage area

Tasmania is a part of Australia. However, Tasmania is an independent island. So in this area, it has a lot of world heritage sites. Nowadays, most people lives in cities, and do the jobs every day. They always keep busy and make themselves tired. Therefore, people need a place can let them get relax. Tasmania is good choice for them to get close to natural places. Furthermore, there are a lot of world heritage areas that is best natural area in there.

(picture comes from:http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/media/images/articles/articles_cradle-mountain_117742-4.jpg)

The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area consists of part of a chain of six national parks and a number of reserves and conservation areas and covers coast, islands, rivers, peaks, valleys and button grass plains of almost indescribable beauty and remoteness.

Tasmania's unique wilderness and five of Tasmania's historic convict sites are listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations as worthy of World Heritage Listing in recognition of their outstanding natural or cultural importance to the common heritage of humanity.

wrote by: YONG CHEN