TheAdvantagesofTravel
advantages，widenourknowledge，makefriends，knowledgeofgeography，beautifulscenery，differentlifestyle，customsandcultures，variousfood，practiseaforeignlanguage，worthspendingthetime。
TheAdvantagesofTravel
Wheneveracollegestudentisasked，"Whatareyougoingtodothissummervacation?"Themostprobableanswermightbe"Iamgoingtohaveatravel。"Itsoundsthatcollegestudentsarefondoftravelling。Why?Becausetravelhasnumerousadvantages。
Firstofall，travelcanwidenourknowledgeofgeography，theknowledgeofcustoms，culturesandlifestylesofdifferentplacesandcountries。Secondly，wecanmakefriendsandpractiseaforeignlanguagethroughtravelling。Finally，travelisthebestwayofpastime。Wecanenjoyeatingvariousfoodandseeingbeautifulsceneries。
Inaword，wecanbenefitfromtravelinmorethanoneway。Itisworthspendingthetime。
旅游的好处
不管你什么时候问一个大学生这样一个问题：“今年暑假你要做什么?”他很可能这样回答：“我要去旅游。”听起来大学生们是喜欢旅游的。为什么呢?因为旅游有许多好处。
首先，旅游可以扩大我们的地理知识以及扩大我们对不同地区不同国家的风俗、文化和生活方式方面的.知识。其次，通过旅游我们可以交朋友、练外语。最后，旅游是消遣的最好方法，我们可以享受各种食品，观看美丽景色。
一句话，旅游的好处不止一个方面，花些时间是值得的。
Tomisaboyofeleven.Lastweek,itwashisfirsttripinShanghai.AlthoughheonlytraveledShanghaiforoneday,buthewasveryhappyatall.First,heplayedinChangfengPark.Hehadphotoswithdolphinsandseals.ThenhevisitedYuGarden.Itisatraditionalplace.Heboughtmanysmallarticals.Afterthat,hetraveledthemosthighestbuilding—OrientalPearlTower.ItisalsothemosthighestbuildinginAsia.Inthetower,heknewalotofthingsofShanghai.Finally,helookedatthemagnificentHuangPuRiver.TomwassoexcitedinShanghai,hesaidthathewantedtovisitShanghaiagainbecausthelikedthismordencity.
Dingling,theundergroundmausoleumofEmperorWanLi,isoneofthethirteenimperialtombsoftheMingDynasty(1368-1644).EmperorWanLi(1573-1620)orderedtheconstructionofhisowntombwhenhewas22andittooksixyearstocompletetheconstructionwhichcostabouttwoyear'slandtaxesoftheentireempire.TheEmperorgaveapartyinhisownfuneralchamber,sothechroniclessay,tomarkitscompletion,andthirtyyearslaterhewasburiedinitamidasplendidceremony.
Thetombwasexcavatedin1958andhassincebeenopentothepublicasanundergroundmuseum.
SomefiftykilometersnorthwestofBeijingcitycenter,thegroupoftombs(knownasMingTombs)nearDinglingarescatteredaroundthesouthernslopesoftheHeavenlyLongevityMountains(1),boundedbyhillsonthreesideswithasouthernexposuretoanopenplain.
TheapproachtotheMingTombsisashaded7-kilometer-longroadknownastheSacredWay.Itsbeginningismarkedwithamarblearchwaystanding27meterslongand15metershigh.ThemarblearchwayissimilartothetriumphalarchesofEurope(Paris,Rome,Berlin,etc.).Thisarchway,oneofthefinestandbestpreservedinthecountry,waserectedin1540,atatimewhenChinesearchitecturehadreacheditsclimax.
Astonetablenearbyproclaimsthatentrantsmustdismountatthispointandproceedonfoot,thatadmittancebeyondthearchwaywasforbiddentoordinarycitizens,andthatviolatingthislawwaspunishablebydeath.
Furtheron,thisroadislinedwithgiganticstonestatues,24oflions,camels,elephants,horses,andmythicalanimalsand12ofgenerals,civilmandarins,andcourtiers(2).
Dinglingconsistsoftheundergroundpalaceandsurfacestructures,mostofwhicharenowinruin,leavingthemagnificentsoulTowerstillstandinginaspaciouscourtyard.EachcorneroftheTowerisasingleblockofstone.
Shenzhenisrichinitsnativeproduce,suchas"threeyellowchickens"fromLonggang,litchifromNantou,peachfromNanshan,pearfromShiyan,mandarinorangefromJinggui,squarepersimmonsfromLonghua.Wildlifeinthelistofstateprotectionistiger-stripedfrogs,boas,rhesusmonkeys,zibets,leopards,andpangolins.Shenzhenhas230kilometerslongcoastlinewithawealthofaquatics,ofwhichoysterfromShajingisaspecialnativeproduce.
AsystemoftouristattractionscharacterizedbydistinctivelylocalandnaturalandculturaltoucheshastakenshapeinShenzhen.Thereare50attractionsitesinluding,amongothers,suchastheoffshorefieldinthewest,thesarafipark,OverseasChineseTownHolidayResortandGolfClubatGuanlanhu(thetwoGradeAAAAattractions),AircraftCarrierMinsks
Lastsummervacation，myfamilyandIwenttoQingdaobytrain.Therewasalwayssunshineandfreshair，whichmadeussofortable.Wewenttotheseaside，theseawasasblueasthesky，andbathinginthesunshineonthebeach，wasreallyanenjoyablething.Ialsopickedupalotofcolorfulshellswithmylittlesister.Thereweboughtmanyinterestingsouvenirs，Iwasplaningtosendthemtomyfriends.Weatemanytingsthere，suchasfish，prawn，andsoon.Theyareverydelicious.Thenwelivedinacleanandtidyhotel，andthepricewasnotsoexpensive.IlikeQingdaoverymuch，andifIgotachance，Ihopetoehereagain，itissuchabeautifulandinterestingplace.