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duality；sense；cohesion；allophone；genderdifference；langueandparole；assimilationlinguistic；determismBorderingontheYangtzeRiverandcrouchingonthetopoftheSnakeHill,theYellowCraneTowerisoneofthethreemostfamoustowersonthesouthbankoftheYangtzeRiver.(theothertwoareYueyangTowerinHunanandTengwangTowerinJiangxi)Firstbuiltin223AD,thetowerhasahistoryofover1700years.Itisnotonlyanimportantscenicspot,butalsoasymbolofpipingtimesofpeaceinpeople'sminds.ScholarsinthepastdynastieswrotehundredsofpoemsandscoresofwritingsinpraiseofthemagnificentYellowCraneTower.ThelegendaboutthetowerhasbecomeabrightpearloftheChineseliterature.Rebuiltin1985,theYellowCraneTowerParkoccupiesahillyareaandconsistsoftowers,pavilionsandcorridors,forminganarchitecturecomplexandagardencomplexofman--madeandnaturalscenery.IthasbecomethesymbolofWuhanforitslonghistory,itsmagnificentoutlookanditsimposingarchitecturalstyle.GuiyuanTempleGuiyuanTemple,situatedonCuiweiStreet,isoneofthefourbiggesttemplesforBuddhistmeditationinHubeiaswellasanimportantBuddhisttempleinChina.ItwasfirstbuiltintheearlyQingdynasty(1644-1911)bytwomonks-BaiguangandZhufeng.GuiyuanTemplehassurvivedmorethan300hundredyearsofrepeatedcyclesofprosperityanddecline,andistheleadingtempleinWuhanwithprosperouspublicworship,flourishingBuddhistceremonyandmanypilgrims.Thetemplewasdestroyedandrebuiltmanytimesduringthecourseofitshistory.Coveringanareaof46,900squaremeterswithafloorspaceof20,000squaremeters,thetemplemainlyconsistsofDaxiongbaodianHall,ArhatHall,SutraCollectionPavilion,etc.GuiyuanTempleisfamousnotonlyforspreadingBuddhismthroughoutthewholecountry,butalsoforitsperfectarchitecture,excellentsculptureandrichcollectionofBuddhistdoctrineamongtheBuddhisttemples.In1956GuiyuanTemplewaslistedasapreservedantiquesunitofHubeiprovinceandin1983,itwasappointedasoneofthekeyBuddhisttempleofHannationalitydistrictinChinabytheStateCouncil.EastLakeTheEastLakeistheprideandjoyofthepeopleofWuhan.Millionsofresidentsheregetalotoffunoutofgoingforawalkalongthelakesideinspring,swimminginsummer,appreciatingsweetlaurelinautumnandadmiringpluminwinter.Thelakecovers33squarekilometersandstretchesfarintothedistance.Ancientpagodasandtemplesscatteredin34verdanthillsaroundthelakemakethescenicspotmorehistoricandimposing.AllthesixareasoftheEastLakehaveincommongreenhills,clearwaters,anabundanceofwoodsandtypicalstyleofChuCulture.Perhapsyou'llenjoyyourselfmostintwoofthem----TingtaoPavilionandMoshanHill.WillowsdancegracefullyandwaterlilysleepsdeeplyaroundTingtaoPavilion,athree-storeypalacebuilding,infrontofwhichthegrandandlifelikestatueofQuYuanislookingupattheskyandsighingsadlyatthesubjugationofChu.OntheeastsideofthelaketowersaloftMoshanHill,wherethecityofChuhasbeensetupaccordingtothelegendthatZhaolie,KingoftheChuStatelaidanaltarandworshipedHeaventhere.TheimposingChutianTowersymbolizesthepowerandprosperityoftheancientStateofChu.Amongallkindsofflowers,plum,lotusandcassiaareofgreatreputation.TheNationalPlumandLotusResearchCentreissetuphere.TheEastLakeusedtobeaprivatefarmseveraldecadesago.In1950thefarmwasturnedintoascenicspot.Thegovernmentprovidedanenormousfinancialsupporttostart.In1982theEastLakewasratedbytheStateCouncilasoneofthefirstgroupofnationalkeyresorts.Itreceivesmorethantwomillionstouristsayear.FirstBridgeovertheYangtzeRiverForhundredsofyears,ithadbeenadreamtocrossthenaturalmoatoftheYangtzeRiver.In1913,ZhanTianyou,oneofChina'swell----knownrailwayengineers,visitedWuhanandstudiedthepossibilityoftheconstructionoftheYangtzeRiverBridge.ThebridgewasdecidedtobebuiltbetweentheTortoiseHillinHanyangandtheSnakeHillinWuchang.Unfortunately,hisdreamcouldnotcometrue.Again,sixyearslater,Dr.SunYat-senputforwardaproposaltobuildaYangtzeRiverBridgeinWuhan.ThenNanjingGovernmentinvitedAmericanexpertsandmadeadraftplan.MaoYisheng,abridgeexpert,organizedfortwodesignsandtheconstructionwasabouttobegin.Butbecauseofwarandlackofmoney,noonewasabletohavethebridgebuilt.AfterthefoundingofNewChina,thecentralgovernmentdecidedtobuildtheYangtzeRiverBridgeinWuhanin1950.Fiveyearslater,newscamethattheconstructionwouldsoonbeginanditbecamethefocusofworldattention.However,moreoverseaspeoplewerehalfbelievingandhalfdoubting.Withintwoyears,theChineseengineers,techniciansandworkers,withthehelpoftheSovietexperts,completedadouble----deckbridgeforthedualuseofautomobilesandtrains.Thewishofturningadeepchasmintoathoroughfarewasfulfilled.OnOctober15,1957,thousandsofpeopleinWuhanwereoverexcited.Cheeringsoundcouldbeheardonandunderthebridge.Trains,automobilesandpedestrianssafelycrossedthebridge.Morethan30yearshavepassed.TheWuhanBridgeBureauoftheRailwayMinistryhasbuiltothertenbridgesovertheYangtzeRiverinNanjing,Chongqing,ZhijiangandJiujiang.Anotherhighwaybridge2.5kilometersdowntotheFirstBridgewillbefinishedandputintouseatthebeginningof1995.