Wigan Pier
/ˌwɪɡən ˈpɪə(r)/
/ˌwɪɡən ˈpɪr/
- an area of factories and warehouses next to the Leeds and Liverpool canal in Wigan. It was a centre for industry in the 19th century when goods were transported by canal and has now become a popular tourist attraction. It was also made famous by George Orwell's book The Road to Wigan Pier about the difficult conditions of working-class life in the 1930s.
Wigan码头：Wigan的利兹和利物浦运河旁的工厂和仓库区域。它是19世纪的工业中心，当时货物是通过运河运输的，如今已成为受欢迎的旅游胜地。乔治·奥威尔（George Orwell）的著作《通往维根码头的道路》（The Road to Wigan Pier）也因1930年代工人阶级生活的艰苦条件而闻名。