It’swellknownthattheYellowRiveristhesecondlongestriveringhmyhometownisclosetoher,yetIhadnochancetoenjoymyselfatherbeautifulapity!TomygreatjoyweweretoldthatwewouldgothereandhaveagoodlookatthelovelyriveronSunday.
Ittookusquiteafewhours’ridetoreachthebankoftheriver,wherewesawtheChunüisoneofthemostfamoushotspringstherewaterofthespringissoclearthatwecouldn’thelpdivingintoheadteacher,togetherwithus,swamtingonthewater,Ilookedaroundweresurroundedbythegreatmountains.
ThenwegotonsomesmallhadbeenlongingtofloatontheMotherngherpowerfulcurrentandattractivebeauty,Ifeltproudofbeingoneofhersons.
Itwasnoonbeforeweknewwentashoreandthendancedandsanghappilyonthehelpedourselvestothetastyfish,crabsandotherfood,whichwecookedourselves.
Itwastimeforustogohadtosaygood-byetotheMotherallfeltreluctantwhenwelefther.
Today,mygrandmaandIandmygrandpaandbrotherwenttoBeijingtotravel.
Intheafternoon,at3:40,wewereontimeforthehigh-speedtraintoBeijing,whichwasthefirsttimeIhadbeenonahigh-speedtrain.Ifeltveryhappyandhappy.Aboutanhourago,wearrivedinBeijing,thecapitalofthemotherland.Afterdinner,we'llvisitthebird'snestandwatercube.Thebird'snestisbigandround,likeabigcradle,withcolorfullightsbesidethebird'snest.Notfarfromthebird'snestiswatercube,andwatercubeisallpositive,lightblue,andfarawaylikeahugesapphire."Manyeventsinthe20XXOlympicGameswereheldinthebird'snestandwatercube,"hesaid.Finally,wetakeapictureofthebird'snestandthewatercube.
Todayismyhappiestdayandoneofmymostmemorabledays.
ItookatriptoShanghaiwithmymotherduringtheseven-dayholiday.IttookusmorethantwohourstodrivetoShanghaifrommyhomeinHaimen.Westayedinalargehotelontheeighthfloor.Onthefirstday,Ijuststayedinthehotelandrested.Onthesecondday,mybrotherandIwenttoNanjingRoad.It’sthebusieststreetinShanghai.Whenwegotthere,therewerelotsofpeople.Wewalkedfromoneshoptoanother.
IboughttwoT-shirtsandtwopairsoftrousersforthecomingsummer.TheT-shirtsandtrousersIboughtareallwhitebecausewhiteismyfavouritecolour.Mybrotheralsoboughtsomeclothes.Onthethirdday,mymothertookmetoJinjiangEntertainmentCentre.Itwasfullofpeople.Iplayedmanykindsofgamesthere.Ihadagoodtime.Theotherdays,Iwenttosomeotherinterestingplaces,suchastheOrientalBrightPearlTVTower,theHuangpuRiverandShanghaiInternationalConferenceCentre.Ididn’tforgettodomyhomeworkintheevening.Ihadafullandhappyholiday.
IamgoingtoHawaiiforvacation.IamgoinginDecember,andIamstayingforthreeweeks.Hawaiiiscomprisedofachainof132islands.WeusuallythinkoftheeightmainislandswhenwethinkofHawaii.Thisisnotsurprisingastheother124islandsonlytotalabout3squaremilesinlandarea.
Hawaiiishomeoftheworld'smostactivevolcano,thecraterofKilaueaonMaunaLoa.Sandybeaches,toweringvolcanoes,andlushvalleyslurethousandsoftouristseachyeartothistropicalparadise.
Hawaiiisthemostethnicallyandraciallydiversestateofanystateintheunion,amixthatincludesCaucasians,AmericansofJapanesedescent,andPolynesians,amongothers.NativeHawaiianshaveheldontomanyoftheircustomsandtraditionsdespitetheinfluxofnon-nativesovertheyears.Hawaiiistheonlystatethathasanofficialnativelanguage.StatehoodhadbeenproposedmanytimesthroughoutHawaii'shistory,butitwasnotuntil1959thatHawaiibecamethe50thstateoftheUnitedStates.
Today,aspeopleliveabetterlife,theychaseformoreenjoyment.
Wecanseefromthenewsthatwhentheholidaycomes,therearesomanypeoplegatherinthescenerysite.Peopleliketotraveltoday,theycantakeaplane,takethebusoreventakeabike.Onmyopinion,thebestwaytotravelisbytrain.
First,itisverycheap.Comparewithotherways,suchasplaneandbus,trainislessexpensive,peoplecansavealotofmoney.
Besides,takingthetrainismuchsafer.
Peopledon’thavetoworryaboutcrush,whichismorehappenintheplaneorbus.Second,wecanenjoythesceneryinthetrain.
Thoughthetrainisveryslow,wecanhaveagoodsightofthebeautifulscenery,whenwegotoTibet,wecanseedifferentcolorsanddifferentmountainsduringthetrip.Takingthetrainisthebestwaytotravel.
LosAngeles,cityinsouthernCalifornia,themostpopulouscityinthestateandthesecondmostpopulouscityandmetropolitanregionintheUnitedStates,afterNewYorkCity.LocatedonthePacificOceanneartheU.S.borderwithMexico,themetropolisisnotedforitspleasantclimateandscenicsetting.Itissituatedonahillycoastalplainsurroundedbybeachesinthewestandmountainsanddesertsinotherdirections.Referredtocasuallyas“LA,”LosAngelesisoneofthemajorindustrial,commercial,andfinancialcentersoftheUnitedStates.Itisknownespeciallyforitsmotion-picture
aeronautics,andaerospaceindustries.Thisinternational,multiculturalcityisalsohometothelargestMexican,Korean,Salvadoran,andGuatemalanpopulationsoutsideofthosecountries.LosAngeleshasgrownataphenomenalratesincethelate19thcentury.Sincethe1920sithasbeentheleadingcityofCaliforniaaswellasthemostimportantmetropoliswestoftheMississippiRiver
ItookatriptoShanghaiwithmymotherduringtheseven-dayholiday.IttookusmorethantwohourstodrivetoShanghaifrommyhomeinHaimen.Westayedinalargehotelontheeighthfloor.Onthefirstday,Ijuststayedinthehotelandrested.
Onthesecondday,mybrotherandIwenttoNanjingRoad.It’sthebusieststreetinShanghai.Whenwegotthere,therewerelotsofpeople.Wewalkedfromoneshoptoanother.IboughttwoT-shirtsandtwopairsoftrousersforthecomingsummer.TheT-shirtsandtrousersIboughtareallwhitebecausewhiteismyfavouritecolour.Mybrotheralsoboughtsomeclothes.
Onthethirdday,mymothertookmetoJinjiangEntertainmentCentre.Itwasfullofpeople.Iplayedmanykindsofgamesthere.Ihadagoodtime.Theotherdays,Iwenttosomeotherinterestingplaces,suchastheOrientalBrightPearlTVTower,theHuangpuRiverandShanghaiInternationalConferenceCentre.Ididn’tforgettodomyhomeworkintheevening.Ihadafullandhappyholiday.
27th,SeptemberofeveryyearisWorldTourismDay.Ofcourse,itistoadvocatepeopletotraveloften.Nowadays,aspeople’slivingstandardimprove,thenumberandfrequencyofpeopletotravelisalsoincreasing.Why?Ithinkitmaybecauseoftheadvantageoftravel.Firstofall,travelcanmakepeoplerelaxed.
Intoday’scompetitivesociety,everyoneisundergreatstress.Theymaybecrazyiftheyareinthatsituationinthelongterm.Goingtravel,leavingallthetroublesbehindforaperiodoftime,peoplewillhaveagoodrestandthenfightagain.Secondly,travelcanbroadenpeople’svision.Peoplecanlearnmorethroughwhattheyseeandhear.Thisknowledgeisgoodforthem.Lastbutnotleast,travelcanenlargepeople’ssocialcircle,becausetheycanmakenewfriendsonthewayoftheirtrip.Inconclusion,travelhassomanyadvantages.ItisnowonderthatthereisaWorldTourismDaytoencourageeveryonetogotravel.
XiamenislocatedinSoutheastofFujianprovince,itisconsideredasthecleanestportcityinChinathuspeoplecallXiamen"thegardenonthesea"orcallit"greenisland".BacktoSongdynastyitstarteditsadministrativefoundinguntilnow.ThereareagreatvarietyofsightstowitnessinXiamen.
GulangyuIsland,themostbeautifulislandnearXiamen,haswongreatreputationforitsSunlightRockandShuzhuangGarden.SouthPutuoTemple,whichislocatedatthefootofWulaofengandisdeemedtobethemostrenownedBuddhisttempleinXiamen.
XiamenBotanicalGarden,knownastheWanshiBotanicalGarden,whichhasscenicspotssuchastheMorningBellofHeaven,theReadingandMusicPlayingCave,theCloudLockingStones,theJadeScepterRockandthePeaceStone.Inthepastdecade,Xiamenhaschangedalotwithrapidadvancinginagriculture,industry,sciencetechnologyandeducationareas.
Yesterday,Itookpartintheschooltovisitxiamenscienceandtechnologymuseumactivitiesoftheorganization.
Alongtheway,thestudentsundertheorganizationoftourguidesister,singing,guessingriddles,brainteasers,idiomssolitairegame,veryhappy.Afterenteringthexiamen,especiallythestudentssawmanymajestic,magnificent,richcharacteristicsonbothsidesoftheroadsandbuildings,involuntarilyissueda"wow,wow,wow,"wowingwwe.
Inscienceandtechnologymuseum,weadvancedthe4dcinema"prehistoricadventure".Watchthe4dmovieIthinkisverystimulating,horror,itbringusintothevirtualworld.Dinosaurslongwaterheadtowardus,onlyfeellowwaterdrippingintheus;Cobratwistedbodydance,suddenlyshootlongtongue,suddenlypouncingonme,frightenmeflurriedhideunderthechair;Thebeautifulbutterflyflyingallaroundus,Iwanttocatchahandsreachout,buthowalsocannotcatch,suddenlywakeupthatisfalse.
Ieverwenttotheyellowmountainoctoberin2003.thenIfanciedthebeautifulprospectofthemountainbeforeIclimbedupit.andIlongedforthedoings.
TheseconddayIgotupatsixandwenttothebusathalfpastsix,andwesetoutatsevenfromnanjing.aboutat1:00pm,wearrivedatthefootoftheyellowmountain.firstlywestartedtohavelunch,andwemultiplidacablecaratthemiddlepeakwhichpepolecallitasliehuapeakafterwehaveafullfood.Thenwebeginningtoclimbupreally,whenIreachthepeakaboutfourhours,IlookeddownattheperspectivesandIforgotthepositionmyself.howeverIsawthesunriseunforgetablyinthesecondmorning,andIthoughtoftheoldidiom:limitlesslandscapesatthedangerous
pinnacles.
Inshort,Ilovebeautifulriversandmountainsinourcountry.andIdon'tforgetthistrip.