Wally:Hello,Shardon!Verygladtomeetyouhere.whereareyouheadingnow?Shardon:Hi,Wally.I’mgoingtobuyaticket.Wally:Oh.really?Whatacoincidence!Metoo.Shardon:Wally,theNationalDayholiday(国庆假期)iscoming.Doyouhaveaplanforit?Wally:YES.Iwilltravelabeautifulcity,Chengdu.Shardon:Chengdu?Ihearthatthousandsofyearsago,akingoftheancientShuKingdom(蜀国)establishedhiscapitalinthecenterofSichuanplainandnameditChengdu.Nowadays,ChengduisthecapitalofSichuanProvince.Wally:Youareright.NowChengduisoneofthetoptouristcitiesinChina,andtherehasmanyplacesofinterest,includingworldheritages(世界遗产).Shardon:Itsoundsgreat!Couldyoutellmeaboutitindetail?Wally:SuchasJiuzhaiValley(九寨沟).IthasbeenvotedasoneofthemostbeautifulplacesinChina.Autumnisthebestseasonfortouriststovisitthecolorfulmountainsandwaterthere.Shardon:Really?Soundslikeaparadise.Wally:ButIthinkthemostbeautifulplaceisEmeiMountain(峨眉山).ItisoneofthefourfamousmountainsinChina.Shardon:EmeiMountain?Ihearthatitisblessedwithaseaofclouds(云海).Wally:Yes.ButthemostfamoussceneryistheBuddhaRays(佛光).Shardon:Oh,it'ssomagical!Wally:Sure.ButthemostmagicalplacemaybetheLeshanGiantBuddha(乐山大佛).ItislocatedonthecliffintheLingyunMountain(凌云山).Shardon:Itissaidthatthestatueis71metershighanditsshouldersare28metersbroad.Itisthebiggestofsuchcarvingsintheworld.Isitreallysobig?Wally:Ican'tansweryourquestionnow.ButIkonwthattheotherwonderinChengduisDujiangyan(都江堰).Haveyouheardofit?Shardon:Ofcouse!ItwasbuiltbyLibing,afamousexpertinirrigation,morethan2,000yearsago.Wally:Youareright.Theprojecthasthefunctionsofirrigation,floodpreventionandtourism.Shardon:WhataelseinterestingisaboutChengdu?Wally:Therearemanypandas.Theyaresolovely!AndChengdufoodisverygood,especiallythesnackandthehotpot.Shardon:Oh.Itsoundsveryattractive.CouldIgowithyou?Wally:Certainly.let’shurryuptobuytickets.Shardon:Howcanwegetthere?Wally:Bytrain.Itiscomparativelycheap.Shardon:Howlongdoesittakeusthere?Wally:About20hours.Shardon:Great!Let’sgototherailwaystation.Wally:Takeiteasy.Idon'tthinkWeneedtogotothetrainstation.Shardon:What'syourmeaning?Wally:Thereisatrainticketagencynearby.ButIforgethowtogetthere.Shardon:It'snothing.Let’sgotoaskthepoliceman.A:Excuseme,sir.Couldyoutellushowcanwegettothenearesttrainticketagency?C:Yes.GoalongtheWusiroadforabouttwoblocks,turnleftwhenyouseethetrafficlight,thenwalkalongXinningroadabout2kms.A:Okey.GoalongtheWusiroadforabouttwoblocks,turnleftwhenIseethetrafficlight,thenwalkalongXinningroadabout2kms?C:Yeah.It’sbehindthepostoffice.A:Canwegettherebybus?C:Yes,youcantaketheNo.17.A:Thankyouverymuch.C:It’smypleasure.