When it comes to windmills, everyone will mention a country, and that is the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a country in western Europe with a population of only more than 10 million. Many people wonder why the Netherlands is building so many windmills.
The Netherlands also has the name "low-lying country". The Netherlands has a very low altitude, and 60% of the Dutch people live on land below sea level. The Netherlands is located in the prevailing westerly belt of the earth. This provides generous compensation for the use of wind power to the Netherlands, which lacks hydraulic and power resources.
Since the 13th century, the Dutch have begun to build sea dams and windmills that use wind power. Historically, the Netherlands has built more than 800 windmills, which is why the Netherlands is called the windmill country.
The initial construction of the windmill was to solve the problem of low-lying terrain, dehumidification and drying. Later, it was also developed to use the power of windmills for rice milling, processing and manufacturing.
Dutch windmills were first introduced in Germany. In the beginning, the windmill was only used for grinding powder and the like. In the 16th and 7th centuries, windmills were of particular significance to the Dutch economy, and various raw materials were transported from various waterways to windmills for processing.
With the large-scale development of the Dutch people's reclamation project, windmills have played a huge role in the project.
Since the 20th century, due to the development of steam engines, internal combustion engines, and turbines, the ancient windmills that relied on the wind were once dimmed and almost forgotten.
However, because windmills use natural wind power and do not pollute, they have not only been used by the Dutch people until now but have also become a kind of new energy today, which deeply attracts people.
Currently, there are more than 2,000 windmills of various types in the Netherlands. The Dutch love their windmills, and they are often praised in folk songs and proverbs. Windmill buildings, always try to dress up beautifully. On big festivals, the windmills are surrounded by garlands, and flags and cardboard suns and stars are hung.
In addition to the Netherlands, other countries also have many famous windmills. These windmills carry the traces of the years. Not only do the residents love them very much, but even the tourists who come to visit can't help but marvel at the wisdom of the people in the past.
Let's take a look at some of the more famous windmills.
1. The Windmills Of Consuegra
In Consuegra, a small town not far from Madrid, Spain, there is also a huge windmill that is slowly turning with the autumn breeze. Here are the 11 windmills that attracted Cervantes, author of Don Quixote.
From a distance, the cylindrical windmill gives birth to a somewhat unattainable delicacy and cuteness. These windmills came out of the novel and condensed a more vivid sense of reality.
2. Heckington Windmill
In Lincolnshire, England, there is a small village of Heckington, which has the only existing tower windmill in the UK with 8 windmill wings in good condition, the Heckington Windmill.
The small mill in this windmill has not lost its "labor capacity". The windmill turns a drive shaft that pulls the sacks of grain from the storage bin to the millstone, where it is ground into fine whole-wheat flour.
3. Floating Windmill
Japanese windmills live in bustling cities, and urban parks with green plants and ponds are often good places for people to relax on weekends. In the northwest of Tokyo, south of Arakawa, Ukima Park combines European and Japanese flavors with the help of an ingenious windmill.
