英语作文环保初中(优秀20篇)

Environmental problems are becoming more and more serious all over the world.

For example, cars have made the air unhealthy for people to breathe and poisonous gas is given off by factories. Trees on the hills have been cut down and waste water is being poured continuously into rivers.Furthermore, wherever we go today, we can find rubbish carelessly disposed. Pollution is, in fact, threatening our existence.

The earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves and for our later generations. Fortunately, more and more people have realized these problems. Measures have been taken to cope with these problems by the government. Laws have been passed to stop pollution. I hope the problem will be solved in the near future and our home will become better and better.

全世界的环境问题变得越来越严重。

例如汽车污染的空气影响了人们的呼吸，工厂释放污染的气体，山上的树木被砍伐，污水不断被排人河里。另外，无论我们走到哪里，到处可见随意丢弃的垃圾。事实上，污染正威胁我们的生存。

地球是我们的家园，我们有责任为我们自己和我们的后代去照顾好它。庆幸的是，愈来愈多的人们已经意识到这些问题。政府已经采取了很多措施去解决这些问题，法律已被通过以制止污染。我希望这些问题在不远的将来能得到解决，我们的家园变得越来越好。

Recently, I saw an interested video that was shot by a young foreigner. He

played two roles-a Chinese mother and an American mother. He imitated the

reaction about how the mothers treated their children in education. It was so

obvious that Chinese mothers took care of their children all the time and they

would do all the things for them. While the American mothers focused on the

childrens independence. They would ask the kids to do housework and when they

grew up, they asked the kids to move out. Both parents showed different ways to

love their children and their love was equal, for every mother is a great

heroine.

Ive been to a lot of beautiful places, but in my mind, the most important

thing in my mind is the Forbidden City.

The Forbidden City is a place where the ancient emperor of China can live.

The imperial palace has: temple of heaven, echo wall, emperors study and so on

many beautiful places. There are colorful flowers in the temple of heaven, very

beautiful. The flowers and grasses and the famous flowers and plants are all

numerous and numerous, very beautiful, far from looking like a colorful flower

in the open. Like a fairyland on earth. The temple of heaven is not a famous

artist.

The echo wall is a miracle of acoustics, which is a masterpiece of ancient

craftsman. The wall tiles of the echo wall are not as strong as others. It is

specially made in shandong linqing place. The slurry brick is exquisite, and the

sound of the metal sound, commonly known as the gold brick. If you shout in the

echo wall, the echo will be strong.

Its better to see if you have the chance, and believe that it will make

you feel better.

地球是我们赖以生存的家园，它就好像母亲一样，为我们提供着生存的资源和条件。我们是地球的主人，我们要好像善待自己一样去保护它。

谁不想让自己的家园变得更美好，更漂亮?然而，随着科学技术的发展，各种五花八门的生活垃圾越来越多，其中大多数垃圾都是会造成环境污染的。比如说我们常用的电池，如果用完后不进行适当的处理，那么将会造成极大的环境污染。据研究，一节废的纽扣电池能使60万升的水不能饮用。如果每人丢弃一颗废电池，那么到了那时，水，将成为奢侈品。

所以，为了保护环境，请将垃圾分类。

我国于20__年6月1日起实行“限塑令”，这一做法，使我国每年节省三千七百万桶石油。塑料袋，这种东西对于普通家庭来说再普通不过了，可是你知道吗，塑料袋却是污染环境的一大因素。塑料袋以石油为原料，不仅消耗了大量资源，而且还需要500年的时间才能被自然分解。

所以，为了保护环境，请减少使用塑料袋。

最近在哥本哈根召开的全球气候变化大会使我们再一次敲响了警钟。虽然最终未能达到预定的效果，但如果我们没有做到，开再大的会议也只是形同虚设。会议上说，现在全球平均气温正逐渐升高，大部分冰山已经开始融化。如果再这样下去，那么世界将被水淹没。现在的全球平均气温较以前已经升高了1。1℃，别看只是小小的1。1℃，可这是“全球平均气温”啊!如果全球平均气温升高4℃，那么北极和南极的气温将升高16℃，到那时，北极和南极也可以看到大树了。你想一想，到那时，世界将会成为什么样?

其实导致这些灾难的罪魁祸首就是我们人类。据研究，我们每天使用的电器或其他东西会排放大量的二氧化碳，而二氧化碳却是使气温升高的一大因素。如果减少使用电器，那么二氧化碳的排放量也会随之减少。汽车尾气中也含有大量的二氧化碳，应随时提醒爸爸妈妈上班或外出旅游时，应乘坐地铁或公共汽车，尽量少开私家车，这样能减少大量二氧化碳的排放。

所以，为了保护环境，请减少使用电器，少开私家车上班或旅行。

作为社会的主人，改善地球环境，是我们义不容辞的责任和义务。如果世界人人环保、天天环保，就可以创造一个崭新、美丽的世界!

March 12th is Tree Planting Day. This year our school bought enough trees

before that day . On that day , we didnt had classes . The teachers and our

classmates planted trees around our school.

We began to planted trees as soon as we got to school . some students dug

the holes . Some students put the trees into the holes.

Some students put the earth back to the holes. Then we pushed the earth

hard with our feet . At last we watered the trees as much as possible.

From then on we looked after the trees carefully and the trees grew very

well. It made our shcool more beautiful .And How happy we are!

Today is Saturday, I don’t need to go to school, so I decided to take some morning exercises. Early in the morning, I went out of the house and looked around, the city was so quiet. With few cars, the air was fresh, I felt so comfortable. Besides the people who took the morning exercise, I found some people who worn the orange uniform, they were working. This was the first time for me to see the cleaners work in the morning, they were easily neglected, because they worked so early and when the time for people to go to work, cleaners rested. Watching these cleaners working, I feel so thankful for them, they were doing the greatest job. People praised them as the city’s dressers, they kept the city clean all the time and brought comfort to people. They are the respectable people, we should applause for them.

谚语是广泛流传于民间的言简意赅的短语，多数反映了劳动人民的生活实践经验，而且一般都是经过口头传下来的。它多是口语形式的通俗易懂的短句或韵语。今天小编为你带来的是初中常用英语谚语大全，希望对你有帮助。

Look before you leap. First think, then act.三思而后行。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

Art is long, but life is short. 人生有限，学问无涯。

No pains, no gains.不劳则无获。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

Where there is life, there is hope. 生命不息，希望常在。

An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

We must not lie down, and cry, God help us. 求神不如求己。

A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once. 花有重开日，人无再少年。

Stick to it, and you’ll succeed. 只要人有恒，万事都能成。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。

A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。

It is good to learn at another man’s cost.前车之鉴。

Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。

Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it.船到桥头自然直。

More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。

It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。

Light come, light go.来得容易，去得快。

Time is money.时间就是金钱。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交。

Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。

After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴。

Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。

Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。

East, west, home is best. 金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。

There is no royal road to learning. 学无坦途。

God helps those who help themselves. 自助者，天助之。

What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 明日待明日，明日不再来。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。

It never rains but it pours.祸不单行。

In doing we learn.经一事，长一智。

Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 一分预防胜似十分治疗。

Industry is fortune’s right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手，节约是幸运的左手。

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. 天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。

Truth is the daughter of time. 时间见真理。

Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. 积少自然成多。

No man is wise at all times. 智者千虑，必有一失。

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。

Live and learn.活到老，学到老。

Kill two birds with one stone.一石双鸟。

He who laughs last laughs best. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。

Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

United we stand, divided we fall. 合即立，分即垮。

There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。

Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。

6月是毕业季，以下是小编整理的关于初中毕业典礼英语作文，欢迎阅读。

Good morning,my dear teachers and schoolmates,

It’s a great honor for me to make a speech on behalf of the graduating classes.

How time flies! Our junior high school lives will come to an end.

In the past three years, we’ve had a beautiful school and it provides us with a good study place. Teachers are our friends. They’ve given us interesting lessons and we all love them.

We’ve learned a lot from them, not only knowledge but also the way to solve problems in life. Thanks for our teachers’ training, parents’ support and the help from classmates. Without them, we couldn’t have so much wonderful time.

At last, we hope our school will become better, our teachers will be healthy for ever and all our dreams will come true.

Thank you .

【译文】

早上好，我亲爱的老师和同学们，

能代表毕业班作演讲，我感到非常荣幸。

时间过得真快!我们的初中生活就要结束了。

在过去的三年中，我们有一所美丽的学校，它为我们提供了一个学习的好地方。老师是我们的朋友。他们给我们上了有趣的课，我们都很喜欢。

我们从中学到了很多东西，不仅是知识，而且是解决生活中问题的方法。感谢老师的培训、家长的支持和同学们的帮助。没有他们，我们就不会有那么多美好的时光。

最后，我们希望我们的学校会变得更好，我们的老师将永远健康，我们所有的梦想都会成真。

谢谢。

恩格斯说：“我们不要过分陶醉于我们对自然界的胜利。对于每一次这样的胜利，自然界都报复了我们。”不是吗？从古猿的出现到现在人类高度发达的文明时代，人类从未停止过向大自然索取，大自然也是“有求必应”，这更滋长了人类的贪欲。他们在地球上大肆砍伐树木，建立化工厂，排污排废……。于是，曾经山青水秀，一片蔚蓝的地球母亲望去已是满目疮痍，污烟瘴气。这怎不叫人寒心呢？

环境污染也使人类自食了苦果，让我们回顾一下历史，看看前人是怎样受到自然的惩罚的，这就是世界八大著名公害事件：

（1）比利时马斯河谷事件：1930年12月，比利时马斯河谷工业区，排放的工业有害废气和粉尘对人体造成综合影响，一周内近60人死亡，市民中心脏病、肺病患者的死亡率增高，家畜死亡率也大大增高。

（2）美国洛杉矶烟雾事件：本世纪40年代美国洛杉矶的大量汽车废气在紫外线照射下产生的光化学烟雾，造成许多人眼睛红肿、咽炎、呼吸道疾病恶化乃至思维紊乱，肺水肿。

（3）美国多诺拉事件：1984年10月，美国宾西法尼亚洲多诺拉镇的二氧化硫及其氧化物，与大气粉尘结合，使大气产生严重污染，造成5911人暴病。

（4）英国伦敦烟雾事件：1952年12月5—8日，英国伦敦由于冬季燃煤引起的煤烟性烟雾，导致4天时间内4000多人死亡，两月后又有8000多人死亡。

（5）日本水俣病事件：1953年--1968年，日本熊本县水俣湾，由于人们食用了含汞污水污染的海湾中富集了汞和甲基汞的鱼虾和贝类及其他水生物，造成近万人的中枢神经疾病，其中甲基汞中毒患者283人中有60余人死亡。

（6）日本四日市废气事件：1961年，日本四日市由于石油冶炼和工业燃油产生的废气，严重污染大气，引起居民呼吸道疾病骤增，尤其是哮喘病的发病率大大提高，形成了一种突出的环境问题。

（7）日本的爱知糠油事件：1963年3月，在日本的爱知县一带，由于对生产米糠油的管理不善，造成多氯联苯污染物混入米糠油，人们食用了这种被污染的油之后，造成13000多人中毒，数十万只鸡死亡的严重污染事件。

（8）日本富山的痛痛病事件：1955年--1977年，生活在 日本富山的人们，因为饮用了含镉的河水和食用了含镉的大米，以及其他含镉事物引起痛痛病，就诊患者258人，其中死亡者达207人。

当然环境问题还不只这些，如乱伐森林、大量排放温室气体等等无一不是人类对自然界的无知而自掘坟墓。的确，环境问题每时每刻地困扰着整个世界。然而，这一幕幕悲剧又是谁一手导演的呢？是人类。当灾难再度落到了人类自己身上，大自然对人类无休止报复时，人类终于觉醒了，明白了环境保护的重要性。人类如果想征服自然，就必须尊重自然。对于改造自然理应慎之又慎，又要大刀阔斧，勇于实践和改良，才能控制自然，使自身利益与自然协调发展。

面对我国严峻的环境问题，我们绝不能重蹈西方发达国家“先污染，后治理”的覆辙。“先污染，后治理”是十分不明智的选择，其治理的代价很高。我们既要加速发展，摆脱环境问题对我国经济的制约，又要贯彻以防为主，防治结合的方针来保护环境。

“勿以善小而不为”，想必大家都明白。保护环境正是从点滴的小事做起，拾起一节被丢弃的电池、回收废品、拒绝使用超薄塑料袋等等，如果每个人都能够做到的话，世界的环境必大有改观。如果你已经做到了，这意味着你已经对保护环境做出了一定的贡献，如果你尚未做到，那么从今天开始坚持做下去，慢慢的，你就会发现，你所做的一切都产生了奇妙的效果。

咦，这是哪儿？一群群小鱼围着我这个陌生人转来转去，一朵朵海葵争相开放，美极了！这时，几个虾兵蟹将把我带到了一座闪闪发光的宫殿面前，上面写着“水晶宫”。原来，我来到了东海海底。“东海龙王，你好！”我愣了一下，但又马上说：“我是人类中的一员，叫周瓯，初来贵地，还请龙王当向导。”龙王听了，笑嘻嘻地说：“好啊！”说完，从龙椅上站了起来带我参观了珊瑚海、海葵丛等地方。我不禁赞叹：龙宫真美啊！这时，龙王说：“是啊，以前龙宫多美多宽广啊！都是你们人类乱扔垃圾，造成了严重的环境污染，使得我们龙宫只得越来越小。唉——”我听了满怀歉意地说：“对不起！对不起！”

龙王说：“我施法让你看一看一百年后的地球吧！”说罢，我被带到了一个黑暗的世界，找不到回家的路，哭喊着：“妈妈——妈妈——！”

这时，我醒了，原来是一个梦，我想，：如果这永远是梦就好了！

[以初中生关心环保为主题的作文

I get up at seven oclock in the morning every day. After I brush my teeth

and wash face, I eat my breakfast. My mother makes the breakfast for me. I go to

school at 7:30 am, and come back from school at 6:00pm. Before I go to bed I

will do some homework. I usually go to sleep at 10:00pm. On the weekend, I will

go to play football with my friends, in the summer we like to go swimming. These

are my daily life.

Dear Michael，

You want to know the changes about my hometown。 You know， great changes

have taken place since 60 years ago。

In the past， the living conditions were very poor。 There were not many

buses or cars， and the roads were narrow。 Usually， a big family was crowed into

a small， dark house。 Most families couldn’t get enough food。 The communications

were simple and slow。 People kept in touch with their friends and relatives far

away mainly by letter or telegram。

Thanks to the government， our hometown has developed rapidly in recent

years。 The living conditions are much better and more comfortable。 The roads are

wide。 Some people have their own cars。 Most of the people have lived in big new

houses。 Quite a few adults have mobile phones。 Because of many good policies， I

think our lives will become better and better。

Sincerely

Kang Min

Hello!I am a girl,My name is Zheng jingyi,I’m 12 years old,I come from Zhangzhou,I’m in Class 2,Grade 7.My telephone number is 123456789.I have long hair,big eyes,small nose and small mouth.Look!Who is she?She is my good friend,her name is Chen han,she is 12,too.She is from Zhangzhou,too.She is 14 years old,she is in Class 3,Grade 7,She telephone number is 987654321.She has short hair,big eyes,small nose and wide mouth.We are in the same school,but in different Classes.

“青山？绿水？人类只能在泪水中回忆！”

“鸟语？花香？人类只能在懊悔中挣扎！”

拖着疲惫的躯壳，暴风刮得着实吓人，汽车不再奔驰，人影不在路边出现，成堆的垃圾代替了整齐的房子，干涸的河床显现出来，干瘪的鱼骨在河床上“站立”，这真的是我们以后想要的吗？

现在的环境也没有多好，总有垃圾果皮在河中“漂荡”，总有塑料袋在空中“飞翔”，总有纸巾在树上“吊着”，这些垃圾简直是无处不在！河水从原本来的干净变成了肮脏，从原来的碧蓝变成了墨黑，从原来的无味变得恶臭，可笑的是，我们还作为观众在对发生的一切视若无睹。人们啊，你们到底想怎么样？！想继续导演这场悲剧？还是从那个这场噩梦中苏醒？

地球是我们的母亲，她已经哺育了一代代人类，可我们却把生我们的母亲弄得多么狼狈，你们于心何忍啊！

保护环境，从我做起；低碳生活，方法多多：

1.我们不能再和塑料袋“做朋友”了，要多使用布袋，如果实在想和塑料袋“做朋友”，那就只能一心一意。

2。生活中我们肯定用了不少纸盒、瓶子，那么多材料我们可以直接回收，或者废物利用。我们可以把瓶子洗净，用来继续喝水；我们可以在瓶子盖头上戳几个小洞，把已用过的水灌进去，变成一个浇花器；我们可以把废盒子的顶部剪去，再在竖着的另外四面进行装饰、修剪花纹，可以做成一个收纳盒……自己动手，发挥想象吧！

3.我们每人家里都要用水，洗脸用水、洗菜用水……我们每天都要用水，那么全球淡水资源肯定会日益紧张，所以我们要节约用水。淘米水很有营养，我们可以把脏东西过滤出来后用来洗脸，洗完后可以冲马桶；我们可以用淘米水洗菜，洗菜水浇花……如果每人省一盆水，中国就能省13多亿盆水，整个世界一天就能省70多亿盆水，多么庞大的数字啊！

4.我们可以在生活中骑自行车出行。如果目的地不是很远，建议买辆自行车，既有利于身体健康，又环保，还不用因为赛车而迟到了。如果要出远门，建议您坐公交车，只需一元，既省钱，又环保。

我曾经在一篇同学的作文里知道一个小女孩的故事。这个小女孩每天放学回家，做完作业就去外面散步，如果看见一些瓶瓶罐罐、纸屑、果皮就主动捡起扔进垃圾箱。当然，她在家也把废物变成了一件件生活中的小物品。比如纸杯做的花瓶、牛奶盒做得笔筒等，难道我们不应该向她学习吗？

生活点点滴滴，环保从我做起，支持低碳生活，拒绝污染环境！让我们把这句话铭记于心吧！

[写环保的初中作文

When the owner is not at home, the family may be messy mess, I want to

invent a robot it can help the owner of the dishes were washed clean, the bed

was neat, to sweep the spot, it will put Clothes washed clean, folded neatly,

into the closet, and then wait for the owner to check home! The following are

the same as the "

This robot is very hard, but if there is no electricity, this robot will be

hungry down, so I designed this robot as long as it kept moving, work, it will

automatically generate electricity. It can also housekeeping, to prevent theft.

If no electricity the owner can also directly told him to serve the water, the

snack! The following are the same as the "

With such a robot can be really convenient!

今天下午，我们六(1)班的15位小记者在金老师和陆老师的带领下，去参观了漕桥河，采访了沈奎鹏爷爷，得知漕桥河这几十年来的变化。

听沈爷爷讲，漕桥河以前清而透亮，像一面硕大的铜镜，周围的居民都是饮用那里的水长大的……淘米时会有许多的碎米沉入水中，底下的鱼、螃蟹和虾什么的都过来吃。如果光着脚丫在水中淘米，鱼儿，虾和螃蟹就会过来挠你。洗衣服都在这条小河里……到了七十年代，河水开始变坏，河水变臭了，一些死鱼漂在河面上。到了九十年代，人们更加不断的破坏河水，常常往河里扔垃圾，菜叶等等，使河水变得又臭又黑，工作一天的人们回到家中本想好好休息，可就因为河水变臭了而睡不上好觉。

为什么河水会变成这个样子呢?首先是因为工业污染。最为严重的就是化工厂的污水，化工厂每天最多要排放200吨污水到我们的漕桥河，化工厂就是社会的毒瘤。其次就是农业污染。人们使用的化肥只有三分之一被庄稼吸收，其它大部分流入漕桥河。第三就是生活污染。人们往往把塑料等垃圾扔进河里，使河水受到严重的污染。后来河水变臭，跟魔术师一样。一会儿黑色，一会儿红色，一会儿黄色，一会儿褐色……

21世纪，河水从严重污染到了轻度污染，这都要靠上级领导，是他们花了4.5亿重新对漕桥河进行治理，让漕桥河水从劣五类水提升到了四类水。只有我们大家重视环境保护，做到以下几点，才能使漕桥河水变得更清澈：1.不要让化工厂污水排放到漕桥河。2.生活的垃圾要分类保管。3.化肥要大量的减少使用。

通过这次采访，我明白了保护环境就是保护自己，沈爷爷是一位无锡环保卫士，他要求别人保护环境，自己也是这样做的。有一次，他发现化工厂往河里排放污水，就向上级举报，有关部门让化工厂关闭一个月，并罚款40万元。在他家中有许多关于环保的标语，如“树荫绿，花草香，环境优美人健康”等。只要齐心协力，我相信，漕桥河的明天会更美好的。

As my second year of high school life has come, I feel a little stressful,

because I want to enter a better college, but my score worries me. I have made

up my mind to make great progress on my study. Firstly, I need to improve my

weak subjects. Geography and math are always my weakness, so I decide to go over

the important knowledge and ask help from my classmates. My good friend is very

patient, and she explain the details to me. With her help, I will make progress.

Secondly, every time when the exam paper handed down, I will scan my mistakes

and figured out how to make it right. Though I always feel frustrated, I will

tell myself to stick on. Finally, I will make it and see hope. Every aim I made

completes me and makes me stronger.

It is well known that exercise is important. In our school, we have to do an hours exercise every day. Many students are very happy. In the one hour, some of us play basketball, football and ping pong, and some run around the playground. Everyone is talking and laughing. I love this activity very much. I also hope that there will be more and more sunlight sports in our life after school. That not only makes us happy, but also makes our body healthier.

Mothers Day

Mothers Day comes on the second Sunday in May each year. On that day this year, I bought a sweater and some flowers for my mother to thank her for her hard work for me. Receiving my gift, my mother was very happy.

作文翻译：

母亲节是五月的第二个星期日。今年母亲节那天，我为母亲买了一件毛衣和一束鲜花作为礼物，感谢母亲为我付出的辛苦。母亲收到礼物后，非常高兴。

My name is Xiao Ming. Im 12 years old.I study in Shi Yan Middle School.I’m

in Class 10,Grade 7. Im a good student.I like reading and writing.

I have a happy family. There are three people in my family.They are my

father, my mother and I.My father is not tall,he is an teacher.He is good .He is

not only a good father and also a good friend. We often talk with each other. My

mother is tall, she is a good worker.She is very busy, but she cares for me and

my study very much.I love my parents very much and they love me,too.

I have a happy family!

Nowadays, more and more students fall in love in middle schools that

worries teachers and parents. As for me, I don’t agree to puppy love. No matter

admit it or not, puppy love will certainly have negative influence on study,

because it takes much time and energy. But the most important is that middle

school students are not mature enough to operate a relationship. The favorable

impression to others may be the momentary impulse that will not last very long

time. The middle school students are so young and unthoughtful to take the

responsibilities of love. What should they do is put their study in priority and

wait with patience, because true love is worth of waiting.

Xiamen is a major city on the southeast coast of the Peoples Republic of

China.It is administered as a sub-provincial city of Fujian province .

The local vernacular is Amoy,a dialect of Southern Min,also called

Hokkien.Amoy is widely used and understood across the southern region of Fujian

province as well as overseas.While it is widely spoken in and around Xiamen,the

Amoy dialect has no official status,and the official language of all government

business is Mandarin.

Xiamen and its surrounding countryside is known for its scenery and

tree-lined beaches.Gulangyu,also known as Piano Island,is a popular weekend

getaway with views of the city and features many Victorian-era style European

edifices.Xiamens Botanical Garden is a nature lovers paradise.The Buddhist

Nanputuo Temple,dating back to the Tang Dynasty,is a national treasure.Xiamen is

also famous for its history as a frontline in the Chinese Civil War with Taiwan

over Jinmen (also known as Jinmen or Quemoy) 50 years ago.One attraction for

tourists is to view Kinmen,a group of islands a few kilometres away and under

Taiwanese control,from Xiamen island.