Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen:I’mXXX.Itismygreathonortogivemyspeechhere.I’mthelocalpersoninNingbo,sotodayIwilltalkaboutlocalspecialtyandplacesofinterestinNingbo.Asweknow,NingboisabeautifulcityborderingontheEastChinaSea.Anditislocatedinthemiddleofthemainlandcoast-lineandthesouthofYangtze[ˈjæŋtsi]RiverDelta.NingboisindeedanimportantportcityinChinaandtheeconomiccenterofSouthYangziRiverDelta.Firstofall,IwanttointroducesomelocalspecialtiesinNingbo.ItiswidelyknownthatNingboisfamousforitsseafood,suchasSamoan[səˈməuən]crab、Mudsnailandsoon.Samoancrab(orgreencrab)isthefamousseafoodofNingbo.It’sbiginsizeandquitetasty,whichisusuallyseenonthediningtable,especiallywhenitisinSpringFestival.Mudsnail,isalocalspecialtyofNingbo,whichlooksveryespecialinitsshape.MudsnailscanbeseeninthecoastalareasofNingbo.Besides,NingbosnacksarealsoveryfamousandpopularinChina.Suchassweetdumpling、ricecake、XikouQiancengCookieandsoon.IthinksweetdumplingisoneofthemainsnacksinNingboandithasalonghistory.Inourtradition,weusuallytastesweetdumplingwhenitisinLanternfestival,whichblesseseveryfamilytomakeareunion[ˌri:ˈju:niən].Andforricecake,itcanbeseeninsnackbarseverywhere.Ithinkmostpeoplelikeitandsometimesweregarditasmainfood.Themeaningofricecakeistomakeyourstudyorcareerbetteryearbyyear.XikouQiancengCookieisatraditionalsnackofXikou,Fenghuan,thehometownofChiangKaiShek.Itissquaredwith27layersofgoldencolor.Itissweetandabitsaltyanddelicious.WhereyoucaneatauthenticfoodinNingbo,itiscalled“Gangyagou”.ThereisoneinTianyisquare,whichisonly400mfromWebSchool.InGangyagou,youcantastedifferentkindsoflocalauthenticfood.Inaddition,Ningboalsohasbeautifulplacesofinterest.Secondly,letmeintroducesomefamousplacesofinterestinNingbo.HemuduRelics,whichislocatedinHemuduvillageinYuyaocity,hasbeenverifiedtohaveahistoryof7000years.Fromthesite,largeamountofrice,animals’remains,fruits,woodenbuildings,thousandsofceramic[siˈræmik]vesselsandhandicrafthavebeendug.ThisprovesthatNingboisthefirstplacetogrowrice.LiketheYellowValley,YangtzeValleyisalsotheoriginofChinesebrilliantculture.Tianyigemuseumisinurbandistrict,whichistheoldestprivatelibraryinourcountry.Itisalsooneoftheearliestthreefamilylibrariesintheworld.Tianyigemuseumisacomprehensivelibrarycollectingbookswithcultureofsocialhistory,artandsoon.Itcovers26,000squaremeterswithbeautifulgardensandbuildings,whichhaslocalcharacteristics.Allinall,IthinkNingboisaplacethatworthyyoutovisit,soifyouhavetime,welcometoNingbo.Youcantastesomedeliciousfoodandvisitsomeplacesofinterestinthisbeautifulcity.Thankyouforyourlistening.Anyquestions?