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Mumbai: India’s Richest City
Mumbai, the English name Mumbai, called Bombay before 1995, is a coastal city in western India, the largest port in India, the center of the cotton textile industry, the capital of Maharashtra, and the Mumbai region is the second densely populated country in India. Region, the 2016 census shows that the region has a population of about 21.3 million (second only to the Indian capital of New Delhi, which has a population of 25 million). Mumbai is also the wealthiest city in India, with more millionaires and multi-millionaires than any city in India, an important trading center and port city.
Mumbai (In November 1995, the Indian government changed the English of Mumbai from “Bombay” to “Mumbai”), the capital of Maharashtra, India, is India’s largest seaport and an important transportation hub, known as India ” The Gateway to the West”.
The word “Mumbai” comes from the Portuguese “Boom Bahia”, which means “beautiful bay”. On November 22, 1995, the Federal Government of India has decided to change its English spelling to “Mumbai”. Mumbai faces the Arabian Sea and was originally seven islands in the Arabian Sea.
In the early 16th century, the Sultan of Gujarat ceded the land to Portuguese colonists. In 1661, it was donated to England as a dowry for a Portuguese princess. After continuous dredging and filling, it became a peninsula and was connected to the mainland with bridges and long embankments.
The urban area of Mumbai is backed by green hills and faces the sea. The vast seaside beaches and quiet street gardens make the city elegant and beautiful. On the crescent-shaped coast, new high-rise buildings and old buildings complement each other. At night, the lanterns are dazzling and golden, making Mumbai also known as the “Queen’s Necklace”.
The Victoria Gardens in central Mumbai was built in 1861 and houses a zoo, the Victoria and Alpey Museum and a large stone elephant that was excavated. The “India Gate” on the coast of the Arabian Sea was built to commemorate the landing of King George V of England during his visit to India in 1911.
This magnificent Gujarati-style building, which combines Islamic and Hindu architectural features, with the top 4 towers visible from afar, has now become the symbol of the city of Mumbai. The Prince of Wales Museum in the city houses many precious paintings, Chinese jade and pottery.
Mumbai not only has Hindu temples, but also many mosques and Christian and Catholic churches, including the ancient temple of Baburanat near Chopati Beach, the Mumba Devi Temple in Bhuleshwar Market, and the temple dedicated to wealth. God of God Mahale Sami Temple, etc. There is also a cave temple built in the 7th century on the island of Eleventuo, 6 kilometers southeast of the city, dedicated to Shiva, one of the three Hindu gods.
Every year when the monsoons change and the rainy season is about to end, Hindus go to Mumbai Bay, the birthplace of Ganesha (the god of wisdom) to celebrate the Ganesha festival.
Pilgrims carry images of Shiva, the Goddess of the Snow Mountains and their son Ganesha, parade through the streets and revel in the carnival.
Mumbai has the longest jewelry street in Asia, “Golden Market Street”, where there are large and small shops dealing in gold and silver jewelry, and the shops are connected. There are many windows displaying various gold and silver jewelry, and travelers and tourists in and out of Mumbai will come here to choose one or two pieces of jewelry that they like.
Mumbai is the birthplace of India’s textile industry and one of the largest textile export ports in the world. All kinds of Indian fabrics and hemp yarns are mostly exported from here. Mumbai is also the economic center and industrial base of India. The number of factories in Mumbai accounts for 15% of all India, and textile factories account for 40%.
City Honor
In November 2018, the world city ranking was released, and Mumbai entered the ranks of the world’s first-tier cities.
On December 26, 2019, it ranked 60th in the 2019 Global Top 500 Cities List.
