You know, Holland, which has been called for so many years, may have to change its name. On December 27, according to a message from American news and world report, in order to reshape the national image, the Dutch government announced that the country would be renamed Netherlands from January 2020. Dutch officials said: Netherland doesn't want you to call it Holland again.
Data map of the Netherlands issued by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Robin & middot; Utrecht)
The report pointed out that the correct name of this country famous for windmills and tulips should be 'the Netherlands', but it has been called' Holland 'by the international community for many years, and even the domain name of the country's official tourism website is Holland com。
There are 12 provinces in the country, and the Netherlands is only the general name of the South Netherlands and the North Netherlands, which are also the provinces with the largest population and the most popular tourist attractions in the country.
For example, Amsterdam City and kukenhof park are all in North Holland, while the famous international tribunal of the Hague and the Windmill Village site listed in the United Nations World Cultural Heritage list are all in South Holland.
The use of some regional names to address the whole country made people living in other provinces of the country feel a little uncomfortable. The Ministry of foreign affairs also said that it was strange to promote only a small part of the country overseas, so it decided to officially change its name.
A piece of news blew up many netizens, who seriously replied below the news:
Netizen comments
'OK, I see, Holland.'
Some of the comments applauded Henan for its success:
"No one has robbed Henan of its name."
'great, so I won't make a mistake to take Amsterdam Airport next time I go to Xinzheng airport.'
There are also updates to year-end travel information:
'I flew to Holland on December 31 and landed the next day and became Netherland.'
There are also concerns about other extended name changes:
'Do Dutch pigs and Dutch beans have to be renamed Netherland pigs and Netherland beans? '
'dutch armour will have to be renamed NiGa in the future. '
'the Dutch brother became & lsquo; Your Randy & rsquo;, Very kind. "
This news is more like a conversation for the majority of netizens to make fun of after dinner.
Sudden task volume
In 2020, the Netherlands will change its national logo and change the combination of tulip and English Netherlands to 'NL Netherlands'.
The renaming information from the Netherlands can not be regarded as a real change of country name. The official name of the Netherlands has always been the Netherlands transliterated 'Netherlands'. The announcement of the name change this time is actually through official confirmation. In the future, the official name will be used uniformly instead of the original international 'holland netherlands'.
As soon as this news comes out, all departments of all countries should be busy. Their public documents, road signs, maps, air traffic control systems, banks, securities trading, books and teaching materials all over the world should be changed accordingly. Otherwise, it may directly lead to important problems such as trade and flight safety between the Netherlands and other countries.
Flight: I'm flying to Holland. ATC system: No, there is no such country.
In order to avoid this kind of situation, at the end of the year when the task is already heavy, because the Netherlands suddenly announced its name change, countries have more new work.
What's more urgent is that the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympic Games and the Dutch government made it clear in the statement that they hope to use the official name Netherlands in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The convening of the Olympic Games is close at hand. Because of this change, maybe the brochures, competition manuals and the admission sequence of the opening ceremony will be adjusted temporarily.
Is it Holland or Netherlands?
Holland is to Netherland what England is to Great Britain. The title of the Netherlands covers only two of the country's 12 provinces, including the northern Netherlands where Amsterdam is located and the southern Netherlands where Rotterdam is located. In the past, the name of the Netherlands spread in the west, largely because of the prominent economy, frequent trade exchanges and a sense of existence far better than other parts of the country. Over time, it has become a widely circulated name in this country.
Now, the Dutch tourism administration believes that it is unreasonable to use one region to represent and publicize the whole country. Changing the country's name to Netherlands will help the world understand this country and other regions of the country more comprehensively, promote the tourism industry of these regions, divert tourists from all over the world to other regions, and alleviate the overload tourism reception pressure of North and South Dutch provinces.
This statement explains the rationality of the renaming of the Netherlands. It needs a broader and authoritative name as a symbol of the whole country rather than a region. At the moment of uneven tourism and economic development, this may be a way to alleviate the problem.
Of course, many people don't buy it. They think it's no use even changing the name. Tourists will only choose the place they want to go.