It’sreallyagreathonortohavethisopportunitytointroducemyhometowntoyou.MyhometownisQiqihar,thesecondlargestcityinHeilongjiangprovince.It’swellknownascranecity，becauseitisthehomelandofred-crownedcrane.Alltheyearround,therearesomanydifferentkindsofbirdslivingintheZhalongNatureReserve.It’struethatmyhometownistheparadiseofbirds.
Besidesmyhometownisfamousforproducinggreenfood,whichismoretastyandnourishingthantheordinaryfood,anditisalsogoodtoourhealth.Ihavelivedinmyhometownmorethantwentyyears,andIloveitsomuch.Soifyouwanttocomehere,donnothesitateitanymore.Ipromiseyouwillhaveagoodtime!
Myhometownisabeautifulplace.Itstandsbesideawideriverandisrichinfishandrice.
Butintheolddaysitwasapoorandbackwardlittletown.Manypeoplehadnowork.Theylivedahardlife.
In1949myhometownwasliberated.Sincethengreatchangeshavetakenplacethere.Thestreetshavebeenwidened.Factories,schools,hospitals,cinemasandtheatreshavesprunguponeafteranother.Thelifeofthepeopleisgreatlyimproved.
Ilovemyhometown.AllthemoreIloveitspeople.Theyareworkinghardsoastomakeitstillricherandmorebeautiful.
MyhometownGaochunisanoldandbeautifulcity.Itusedtobequietplace.Thereweregreenhills,freshairandmanyoldhouses.However,theareahaschangedalotovertheyears.Nowtherearemanynewsquares,newroadsandalotoftallbuildings.
Inthepast,peoplecouldonlygototherebybicycleoronfoot.Manybusespasstherenow,peoplecantakethetaxi,car,bus,undergroundorlightrailtoGaochun,anditisfasterandeasiertogetthere.Theenvironmenthasalsochanged,too.Thewaterisclearer,thetreeisgreener,andtheairisfresher.Wearehappytoliveinthebeautifulcity.