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1.?handicraft?snack?garden?Badaling?Gugong(ImperialPalace)?Yiheyuan(SummerPalace)?BeihaiShanghai,ashoppingcenterforbestbuys,isthelargestcityinChina.Touristswillbesatisfiedwithwhatthecitysupplies,fromvarioussnacksandcakestohandicraftsandtextiles.NeighboringSuzhouandHangzhou,onlyacoupleofhoursawayfromShanghaibytrain,aretwogardencities,eachconsideredbyChinesetobeParadiseonearthBeijingisapoliticalandculturalcenterthatofferssomescenicattractions:BadalingwhichisapartofthespectacularGreatWall;Gugong(ImperialPalace)whereemperorsoftheMingandtheQingdynastieslived;Yiheyuan(SummerPalace)whichisanimperialgardenoftheQingdynasty;andBeihai,alsoanimperialgardenusedbysuccessiveemperorsintheYuan,theMingandtheQingdynasties.ThereismoretoBeijingthanbuildings.FoodssuchasauthenticBeijingroastduckandinstant-boiledmuttonhaveprovedpopularwithtouristsaswell.2.?Wushu?masterWushu,orChinesemartialart,canbetracedbacktoancienttimes.ItisagemofChinesetraditionalculture.Asweallknow,thefinecultureofanationdoesntbelongtothenationaloneanditwillbespreadtotherestoftheworldandsharedbyallhumanity.TheboomingofWushuisattributednotonlytotheattractivenessofthesportbutalsotoemigrantChineseWushumastersovertheyears.3.30?ConfuciusInstitute?cateringcultureAsChinaisrisingasapoliticalandeconomicworldpower,thankstoitsthree-decadereformandopeningup,moreandmorepeopleinoverseascountriesstarttolearnChineseandturntoaConfuciusInstituteintheirowncountriesastheirfirstchoicelearningChineselanguageandChineseculture.Duringthelearningprocess,thelearnersconcurrentlydeveloptheirinterestinthisancientland,whosecivilizationissovastlydifferentfromtheirs.AndthelearnershaveopportunitiestolearnaboutChinesephilosophy,art,architecture,medicineandcateringcultureandexperiencefirst-handthesplendorsofthisvenerablecivilization.4.?bilingualAnincreasingnumberofEnglish-educatedChineseparentsoverseashavecometotherealizationthatwhileEnglishlearningisindispensabletotheirchildren,itisessentialthattheirkidshaveagoodcommandofChinese.Chinasrisehasfullyawakenedtheirawarenessofthefactthattheirkidscanbenefitfromtheirbilingualabilitywhichcannotonlyenhancetheircompetitivenessinthejobmarket,butalsofacilitatetheirexposuretoandfamiliaritywiththetwodifferentculturesbetweentheEastandtheWest.5.TheMid-AutumnFestivalTheMid-AutumnDayisaveryimportantChinesefestival.Itfallsonthe15thdayofAugust.Afewdaysbeforethefestival,everyoneinthefamilywillhelptomakethehousecleanandbeautiful.Lanternswillbehunginfrontofthehouse.Ontheeveningtherewillbeabigfamilydinner.Peoplewhoworkfarawayfromtheirhomeswilltrytocomebackfortheunion.Afterdinner,peoplewilllightthelanternswhichareusuallyredandround.Childrenwillplaywiththeirowntoylanternshappily.Atnightthemoonisusuallyroundandbright.Peoplecanenjoythemoonwhileeatingmoon-cakeswhicharethespecialfoodforthisfestival.Theycanlookbackonthepastandlookforwardtothefuturetogether.Itissaidthattherewasadragoninthesky.Thedragonwantedtoswallowupthemoon.Toprotectthemoonandfrightenedthedragonaway.6.XuXiaketouredandinvestigated16provincesinhislifetime,coveringalmostthewholeofChina/thewholecountry.Whenhewascarryingouthisinvestigations,henevertookblindbeliefintheconclusionsinthebooks.Insteadhefoundalotofunreliablepointsinthegeographicrecordstakenbyhispredecessors.Inordertomakehisinvestigationsreliableandthorough,heseldomtraveledbycarriageorboat.Instead,hetooklong,arduoustripsonfootalmostallthetime,climbingmountainsandhills.Inordertolearnaboutthetruthofnature,healwayschosetoconductinvestigationsinmountainousareaswithdangerousroadsandinlonely/untraveledwoods,wherehediscoveredalotofmagnificentpeaksandbeautifulsights.7.Formanyyears,Ihavebeeninthehabitofgettingupbeforedaybreaktostartworkatfour.Insteadofgoingoutforajogorwalk,IllsetaboutmyworkassoonasImoutofbed.Asaresult,itisfrominsidemystudythatI'vegotthefeelofpredawnBeijing.Yearsago,IhituponanewspaperarticleaboutstreetcleanersinTiananmenSquareatdaybreak.Itmusthavebeenaverymovingscene,butwhatapityIhaventseenitwithmyowneyes.Icanonlypictureitinmymindlongingly.8.30001000Changshaisabeautifulancientcitywithahistoryofover3,000years.WestofthecityisthebeautifulYueluHill,atthefootofthehill,aremanyhistoricsitessuchasYueluAcademy.Inthecenterofthecityistheancientcitygatetower--TianxinTower,whichwasfirstbuilt1000yearsago.AlsolocatedinthecityistheancientBaishaWell,fromwhichclearandpurewaterhasbeengushingoutnonstopthroughouttheyearforthousandsofyears.InhabitantsinChangshatodaystillcomeheretofetchwaterfordrinking.OrangeIslandintheXiangRiverwaswhereMr.MaoZedongoftenrambledandmeditated.Laterhewroteaveryfamouspoeminitspraise.59.LakeDongtingisChinassecondlargestfreshwaterlake.YueyangTower,whichislocatedonitsshores,isanationalkeyculturalrelicforprotectionastheonlyoneofChinasfamoustowersthatiskeptinitsoriginalconditionatitsoriginalsite.Thetowerisveryfavorablylocated,standingasitdoesonYueyangsancientcitywallwiththecitybehindandoverlookingLakeDongtingtothedistantJunshanIsle;toitsnorthistheYangtzeRiverandtothesouththeXiangRiver.Sinceancienttimes,thetowerhasbeenagoodplaceforsightseeingand