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Hi,WalesPresentedby:LvyAngelDancyCindyCarrieHi,WalesHistoryFoodsSceneryCultureThegeographicalpositionWalesisapartoftheUnitedKingdom.ItislocatedinthesouthwestoftheislandofGreatBritain,theeastofEngland,St.George'sChannelinthewest,thesouthBristolchannel,northdependsontheIrishsea.ThemapofWalesNationalflagTheRedDragonTheupperhalfoftheflagiswhite.Thelowerhalfisgreen.Themiddleisareddragon.NationalflagWelshreddragonChinesedragonHistoryLong,longago…Waleswasoccupiedbythreenationalities:Silures,IrishandKenuotribe.Theylivedtogetherinpeace.HistoryButoneday,theywereattackedbyRomanEmpire,soWelshbecameapartofRomanEmpireBritannia（罗马帝国大不列颠行省）.HistoryAfterwards,GermanticattackedEurope,soRomanEmpirehadtosendarmiestofight,Thismadewalesguardvoid(空虚)andbeattackedbyothernationalities.HistorySoRomanEmpireemployedAnglesandSaxontohelpguard,butAnglesandSaxonbegantoattackWales.Atthesametime,WalesturnedtoRomanEmpireforhelp,butRomanEmpirerefusedit.Asaresult,WalesstartedfightingagainstAnglesandSaxon.HistoryDuringthewar,thereweremanycountriesappearedinWales,KingdomofGwynedd,Deheubarth,KingdomofGwentandsoon.HistoryThenin1216,KingdomofEnglandpermittedKingdomofGwyneddtoestablishPrincipalityofWalesandgovernit.HistoryIn1536,WalesandEnglandsigned《ActofUnion》,fromthenon,WalesandEnglandunited.FoodsomeletteWelshRarebitlambchopsfriedfishWelshsteakChocolatecakeSaltedCaramelWelshonionCaerphillycheeseShellfishmeatwithLaverbreadWelshlambLaverBreadBakedbyseaweed,tastyandnutritious,somanypeopleloveit.HowtoCookLaverBreadBoilingtheseaweedwhichcanbefoundonrocksforsomehoursuntiltheseaweedbecomejelly.AndthenpaintitonthebreadCawlBreconBeaconsNationalParkBreconBeaconsNationalParkislocatedinthesouthoftheWales,oneofthethreenationalparks,whichincludesmountainrange,wilderness,forest,meadow,lakes,waterfallandrivervalley.Youcanalsovisitmorethan7000historicalremainsexceptthecountlessnaturalscenery.Beforeweintroducethecastles,weneedtoknowtwonames----EdwardⅠandJamesThroughourintroduction,youwillgettoknowthatoneisveryrichandtheotherisgifted.TheCastlesofWalesTheCastlesofWalesPembrokeCastleConwyCastleCaernarfonCastleBeaumarisCastleItwasbuiltin1093whenNormansinvadedWales.Now,it’sthebiggestprivatecastleinWales.PembrokeCastleConwyCastleConwyCastlewasdesignedbyJamesandbuiltbyEdwardⅠ.It’slocatedinthenorthshoreofWales.Andit’smuchmoreuniquethananyothercastles.WemightregardConwycastleasthesymbolofbeinginvadedbyEngland.BecauseafterEnglisharmysuccessfullyoccupiedthisimportantmilitaryposition,theyconstructedthiscastle.CaernarfonCastlewasdesignedbyJamesandbuiltbyEdwardⅠ.It’sthemostfamousandbeautifulcastleamongallofthecastles.It’salsotheplacewhereBritain’sPrinceCharleswasinvestedasPrinceofWales.Itsappearanceisgreatlydifferentfromothercastles.Itstowerispolygonalratherthanround.CaernarfonCastleBeaumarisCastlewasalsodesignedbyJamesandbuiltbyEdwardⅠ.BeaumarisCastleistheexcellentexampleofconcentriccirclesbuilding.Theouterwallislowerandequippedwithunprecedentedtroopsandfirepower.Thefirstdefenselineofthecastleisaditchfilledwithwater,throughtheditchalowwallandsurroundedby16towerbuildingsand2citygates.Thecitygatewhichdistributesgunportsiscloselynexttothesea.It’sextremelydifficultforattackerstoenterthecastle.BeaumarisCastleTheMillenniumStadiumMillenniumStadiumislocatedinCradiffandunveiledin1999.Thestadiumhadheldseveralsportsmatchesduringthe2012LondonOlympicGames.It’saisoawonderfulplacetoholdsomeconcerts.Therearesomecursesaboutthestadium.OneisthatthewinneroftheCommunityShieldwilllosethewinnerofFAPremierLeague.Howeveritwasbrokeninthe2009-2010sportscompetitionseason.Theothercurseistheriddleofsouthernchangingroom.It’ssaidthattheteamthatgetsthesourthernchangingroomwouldlosethewinner.CultureTheLanguageofWalesLanguageInsoutheastWales,Englishisusuallyusedasthemainlanguage.Justinthewestandinthenorth,fewpeoplespeakWelsh.ButthepeoplewhospeakEnglishcanunderstandthepeoplewhospeakWelsh.InWales,lessthanonefifthofthepeoplesaythelanguage.Inordertoprotectthelanguage,governmentpublishedapolicythatthecollegestudentscangetallowanceifheorshelearntheprofessionaboutWelsh.But,itseemsnouse.Because,Welshistoodifficult!!!Forexample,therearenoJ,Q,K,V,XandZinWelsh.Anotherexample:AsentenceofWelsh:Roddesi'rarianitigynnau.Directtranslation:giveImoneyyoujustnowThatsoundslikearobberisrobbingsomeone.But,Correcttranslation:Ihavegivenyoumoneyjustnow.Thatsoundslikeavictimissayingtotherobber.Festival1March–St.David'sDaySt.David'sDayisWelshnationalday.It’ssetuptocommemorateasaintcalledDewiSant(inWelsh).TherearemanycelebrationsinWalesonthisday.AndCardiffisthebusiestcity.Inthecentreofthecitytheyhaveparades.DewiSantFestivalPeoplearecelebratingforSt.David'sDayTheparadesarecomposedoftwoparts.OneisthatcitizensparadeinthecentreofcitywithWelshtraditionalclothes.Theotherismilitarybandperformances.NationalflagFlagofSt.DavidFestivalLeekisoneofthesymbolsofStDavid'sDay.It’ssaidDewiSantsuggestWelshputtheleekontheirhatsbeforehavingawartodifferentiatebetweenenemiesandcomrades.Andthentheywoninthewar.Sointhisday,peoplewouldpinaleektothechest.Andthearmyof