This picture was taken by Hui Ling, a postgraduate student in the Department of Economic History. It was taken on January 4 2006, in Barcelona, Spain.
The photo was taken on the coast of Barcelona. The statue of Columbus, pointing to the Atlantic Ocean is vivid – navigation across the border to find the New World. The architectures around the statue look like sails.
It means the beginning of a golden time of global trade. The geographic discovery not only means Europeans crossing the border of country and continent, but also signifies the advent of a New Era.
The next image in this month's perspectives is Santorini.|