关于孝道的英文作文【汇总20篇】

May the torch of youth warm spring breeze, its fragrance flowers in May, and the spring, accompanied by the summer of rhyme, in the dazzling display of the season, we are ushering in the "54" Youth Day.

May 4, 1919, the outbreak in Beijing, China is opposed to imperialism, feudalism and patriotic activities. World War I broke out, Russia declared war on Japan as an excuse to attack and occupy all of the railway in Qingdao, Shandong province claimed control of the German occupation in the various rights and interests of Shandong. World War in 1918, Germany‘s defeat. January 18, 1919, held in Paris victorious "peace conference." Guangzhou(Joozone Note:this place is in Guangdong), the Beijing government and coalition military government of the Chinese delegation to attend and will be victorious, to abolish the powers of the privileges in China, the abolition of the Japanese imperialists made with Yuan Shikai, "21" unequal treaties, the return of World War II During the Japanese away from the hands of Germany the rights of Shandong requirements. Paris and will be manipulated by imperialist powers, China has not only refused the request, but also in Germany and about, the express provision to Germany in the transfer of all the privileges in Shandong to Japan. The Beijing government was prepared to "Peace Treaty" was signed, has aroused strong opposition from the Chinese people. From joozone.com.

The afternoon of May 4, Beijing University, the Higher Normal School and other schools, 13 more than 3000 students, to break through the obstruction of police in Tiananmen Square speech before the assembly, held after the demonstration, the "outside the sovereignty dispute, in addition to" , "the abolition of 21",

[英文作文弘扬五四精神创建和谐社会

My name is. There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a younger brother; he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read. Reading E- books are fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.

Run for monitor speech of 100 words

Beloved teacher, dear students:

Everybody is good!

My name is Zhang Xiaohua, chose to run for the monitor, because I get up the courage. In the class, I was a leader, learning has always been good to answer questions -- class actively accurate, is the teachers small cotton padded jacket; in the morning reading, I have a certain management ability, is the small guards maintain class order; in the class, I can play with my classmates together, remind they dont play dangerous games. Of course, I will redouble its efforts to study, communication, training, to contribute to the honor classes!

Although, I know there is a lot of good than their own students, but I understand, participation.

If you choose me, I will try to the leaders responsibility, work hard together with classmates, there are dissatisfied with my fellow

Science can and I said, I must correct the errors in time.

Thank you!

Good morning, everyone! I am glad to be here to introduce myself. 各位早上好，很高兴在这里介绍自己。 Although this is my first time to introduce myself in English, but I believe that I can make a good

performance . and hope that through this simple introduction, you can

remember my name ，remember my face and i believe that we will become friends in no distant future。 虽然这是我第一次用这种方式介绍自己，但是我相信我会有个良好的表现。希望通过这 个简单的介绍，更多的人们能认识我，记住我的样子。也同样相信我们不久有机会会成为朋 友。 My name is TB and I am 24 years old, born in HEBEI province. I graduated from QinGdao University. My major is Hotel Managerment. I spend most of my time on study and I’ve acquired basic knowledge of my major. It is my long cherished dream to be an manager in hotel and I am eager to get an opportunity to fully play my ability. 我叫 tb，24 岁。河北人。毕业于青岛岛大学。所学的专业是旅游管理。上学期间努力 学习专业知识，现在我同样希望能有机会实现我做酒店管理的愿望，充分发挥自己的专业能 力。 In addition to the above-mentioned , in my spare time I like playing badminton, listening to pop music and surfing the Internet. Playing badminton can exercise my body, let me have more perseverance. Listen to music can make me relax, make me more confident. Internet can eich my knowledge, so that I have more experience. 除了上面说到的，在我的业余时间，我喜欢打羽毛球， 听流行音乐和上网冲浪。打羽毛球可以锻炼我的身体，让我有更多的毅力。听音乐可以让我 放松，让我更有信心。互联网可以丰富我的知识，扩充更多的知识。 ok .Thats a little about myself，thank you 好，那就是关于我的简单介绍。谢谢。

导读：五一劳动节是我国的法定节假日之一，按照国务院的规定，五一假期放假三天。下面小编为大家带来关于五一放假的英文作文，希望能帮助到大家。

五一假期的英语作文（一）

week-long holidays,good or bad?whats your opinion?

our national day is coming. we shall have days of rest,presumably weeklong holidays again just like the weeklong may day holidays. many people welcome weeklong holidays and are busy planning where and how to spend the seven days;whereas many other people do not applaud. as to me, weeklong holidays mean a span of dullness, boredom, melancholy and helplessness, and i think anyone who had experienced the holiday sufferings in may would share my feelings.

i well remember that from may day, to be more exact, a few days earlier than may day, the shopping season started.most shops extended their shopping hours to respond to their overwhelmingly enthusiastic customers. there were special sales with discount coupons and instant lucky draws and various sales promotions in nearly every big store to lure po tential customers into spending more. crowds of shoppers flocked towards department stores, enjoying their high purchasing power.

there were traffic jams almost everywhere, people waited in long queues at bus-stops:and taxi-stands? looking entirely exhausted.tempers flared when people gotpushed or if someone else cut the queue.impatient drivers honked at each other every now and then.

the railway station was congested with travelers who rushed to the platform like a swarm of bees and then squeezed their way into the train for seats as if there would be no tomorrow.

in the restaurants, tables were shared. a platoon of waiters filed out from the kitchen armed with various containers of eatables. orders were taken feverishly and then shouted across to the kitchen. excitement reigned everywhere as waiters ran hither and thither to fill the orders.

the above are just some vivid scenes that happened a few months ago. everywhere was chaos and chaos everywhere. i am really afraid the drama will soon be repeated.

true,weeklong holidays help activate economy, but what about after-holiday depression? no doubt, people can have a lot of leisure, but leisure does not always bring a lot of pleasure.

五一假期的英语作文（二）

May Day Holiday at last came! I have lood forward to it for a long time. Because I studied very hard in my school life and L was always thinking of having a holiday and relax myself.

During this holiday, at first I spent two days finishing my homework. Then I spent three days visiting my relatives. At last I spent two days reviewing my lessons.

It was fun to communicate with my relatives,especially my cousin Li Ping.Li Ping and I are very good friends. We have a lot in common.But he lives in another city which is far from mine. So we seldom have a chance to play together.

This holiday, I went to his city and we spent two days togrther. He ledme to many places of interest in his city. And together we played many games. we talked a lot about our schools,our school lives and our friends. We also talked about the best ways to learn well, especially about how to learn English well. Because he was good at English, he gave me some useful advice on it. How I wish I could stay with him for a longer time!

五一假期的英语作文（三）

Looking forward to, looking forward to, "May Day" holiday is coming.

My family and I came to guilin, have never thought was involved in "51" crazy storm.

We as people crammed into "KFC (Kentucky Fried chicken). To look inside a, wow, crowded is dead! One next to one, you wont let me, I wont let you, crowd into clouds. Alas, who call all carry the day on May 1 to shopping!

In "KFC" winks calculate, incredibly is packed in the elevator! Long not tall people are cheated, is high in front of a block, you cant see yourself to no. But its too dangerous, so later to havent put their feet go out miserably......

"Squeeze" did not end, elevator exports that poured out of a person, all got stuck in the elevator. From one off the elevator, with people moving slowly, spirit is not.

Didnt eat breakfast, didnt eat KFC, everyone is a little hungry, and so on on the sixth floor of the good old restaurant. At that, needless to say, packed, crowded, send food the waiter from time to time have to say "please make a, please make a". My heart up a question: what are we are come out to play, or to count?

Very not easy to smile from the hall crowded out, down on the street, where more than a good inside. We left, the right squeeze into the "KFC" zhengyang pedestrian street there. It seems that I didnt guess wrong, immediately can use a word to describe, crowded, in addition to this word can no longer think of another word to describe accurately, I really feel how big "1.3 billion". Since everybody then love, then I will accompany you, see who squeeze too! Very not easy to squeeze into the store, I use critical "at" to a room! , we in the ear of the crowded sat down in the past, wow, finally to eat comfortably.

Why is "51" so crowded, crowded was so crazy?

五一假期的英语作文（四）

The May Day is coming. We will have three days holiday. I want to do a lot of things in this holiday.

On the first day, I plan to finish all my homework so that I can play happily in other days. On the second day, I want to go to see my grandparents with my parents, because they live in a beautiful country where there are many kinds of flowers and clean air, and I like them very much. On the last day, I want to play basketball with my friends, thats my favorite sport.

I hope to have a good time in this holiday.

Last weekend ,I didn’t want to do homework all day .I wanted to go to somewhere. That was fun. I went to the zoo with my friend JingWen . I bought two tickets .One is for JingWen ,the other is for me .Then we took a bus to the zoo.

The zoo is very big .There are many kinds of animals at the zoo.What animal did we see.We saw tiger,momkey,panada,lion,elephant,and so on .I like monkey and panada best .Because momkey and panada are pretty and they can make me happy .I didn’t feed any animals .Because I don’t what kind of animals eat to make strong and I didn’t eat any snacks . I wanted to keep the zoo clean .Finally ,we feel tired and we leave the zoo. I think the zoo is good for animals ,why? Because the zoo can help people to stop animals from going extinct.and I think zoos are bad for animals.Because the zoo make animals feel lonely and animals will misses they family.

That was a ggod day!

[中学生英文作文：我的快乐周末(My happy weekend)

My house is in a beautiful neighborhood. There are flowers and grass in the community. There are three people in my family. My family is very harmonious!

My father always likes to make fun of me. One night, my father said to me: “ go, go and play with the puppy! ” dad has always been against me and played with a dog, but why should I play with a dog? I wonder with the puppy playing for a while. Then come back and dont play with the dog. Dad says, "&ldquo, go and write an article. Just write what a puppy looks like.". I said: ” “ ”? Dad laughed and said: “ no! Just kidding! I said: ” “ hate hate &rdquo!;

I love my family because my father has a sense of humor!

A good beginning makes a good ending.善始善终。

You never know what you can till you try. 是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。

You may know by a handful the whole sack. 由一斑可知全貌。

So the world wags.这就是人生。

So said, so done.说到做到。言出必行。

One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。

One can not be in two places at once.一心不可二用。

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.无热情成就不了伟业。

Lifeless, faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。

It’s never too late to mend.过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。

If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.如果事情值得做，就值得做好。

He that respects not is not respected.欲受人敬，要先敬人。

He sits no sure that sits too high.高处不胜寒。

Haste makes waste.忙乱易错。欲速则不达。

From small beginning come great things.伟大始于渺小。

Better be envied than pitied.宁被人妒，不受人怜。

Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.未雨绸缪。

Actions speak louder than words.行动比语言更响亮。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

A blessing in disguise. 因祸得福。

The screen of my fathers mobile telephone is broken。 When you open the

mobile telephone， the screen is always white with light。 You cant see from the

screen。 And my father is a businessman。 He needed a new one。 So my father and I

went to the electrical appliance shop。 There are many new kinds of mobile

telephones。 At first， my father chose a Sumsung one。 But all the telephones have

sold out。 Finally， my father chose a Motorola one。

There are too many tomorrow, but there will be no more of the same today. From the starting point of life to the present graduating little boy, you have the life you have lamented the grief at separation and joy in Union? Have failed but still can laugh at life? You have my pain and frustration over the curse of God? Whether you have done this, everything has become the past, good memories; everything has become history, a wise choice.

In a rain in the morning, the flowers and trees on campus after rain baptism, more beautiful, more healthy, my classmates and I are eating breakfast, imperceptibly, I stay in the eyes of a little girl who, he is wearing a yellow skirt carrying a big bag, alone a person wandering in front of the teaching building. At this moment, I can not help but think of themselves, in six years ago, that was the first grade at the entrance of the small child has made such a move, every time when I go to school, I always a person wandering in front of the teaching building, I silently in my heart to leave the nursery when good partners, I it entered the school, started a new study and life, I must work hard, and then get back their competition! This is just a very simple and naive, but now I grow up, remember everything is just a dream, and now whether they meet difficulties, I always the up to fling caution to the winds, think of those who are very far but very close friends, their company makes me feel lonely, they encourage me to have confidence in the future.

There are too many vicissitudes of life, grief at separation and joy in Union in the six years of primary school career, I am lucky to finish my school life here. I have been studying here for six years, although I often have some war of words between my classmates, but I always think I live in a happy, free and forever class. Review the past, I will always feel gratified, always proud of oneself! It all seems like a gold bubble, there are countless small drop of water, though it is never broken, because it needs to collect more drops of water, until the end of the world.

Looking back on the past, our life is so beautiful; looking to the future, our life is so wonderful. We have been traveling on this long road on this road, covered with thorns and flowers. We have been trying to do well, though we will encounter many difficulties on the way, but we have been sticking to the virtues of human nature. The past, let it pass, the history is still beautiful. In the future, I will not give up my dream, no matter how deep the "difficult Valley" is on the road of life. Looking forward to the future, I am confident, I will work hard for my dream!

My Winter Holiday Plans Well,winter holiday is coming. So what I am going go do? I am going go read English books，surf the Internet,play badmingoon every day.And first I am going go finish my homework.In addition,I am going go leave Shangou for Xiamen with my family and we are going go stay there for ten days.And after we are getting there, we are going go eat delicious food，climb the mountains in the Jin Bang Park.That must be a lot more fun and we will very excited.How about you?What are you going go do when the Winter Holiday is coming?

我的爸爸长着一头稀疏的头发，两道浓眉，眉毛下长着一双炯炯有神的眼睛。我对我的爸爸非常敬佩，我敬佩他的执著、他的勇敢、他的敬业，但我最敬佩的，是他对我奶奶那浓浓的孝心。

那是一个寒假，那天我在书桌前读书时，忽然听见了爸爸打电话的声音：“什么?好…好…”随后就是挂电话声、叹气声及匆忙的脚步声。我十分好奇，便合上书，站起来，把头悄悄地探了出去。

只见爸爸拿出了旅行包，正往里面装着什么东西。我慢慢走出卧室，走到爸爸身边。爸爸的眉头紧锁，嘴抿得紧紧的，眼里满是焦虑的神情。“爸爸，怎么了?”我看着爸爸，担心地问。爸爸没有回答我

，也许是因为太着急了，没有听见的缘故吧。我更奇怪了，但没有再问什么，回到房间里，一边看书一边竖着耳朵，听着门外的动静。过了一会儿，我就听见爸爸那急切的脚步声，然后就是大门一开一

关的声音。我赶紧跑出卧室，问正在看电视的妈妈：“爸爸去哪儿了?”妈妈叹了口气，说：“你爸去你奶奶家了。”“噢…”我一边回答，一边在心里埋怨爸爸：“说好今天去公园的，怎么就走呢?

”

第二天早上，天气不是很好，我还没起床，就听见开大门的声音，爸爸回来了!我还不想起床，翻了一个身，丝毫不理会这动静。当我起床后，便想起了那声音，于是问妈妈：“爸爸回来啦?”

妈妈点点头：“可他又走了!”“爸爸到底怎么了?”我问道，妈妈告诉我：“你奶奶生病了。”我懂了，趴在窗边听着那一阵阵寒风的嚎叫声。

几天之后，爸爸终于回来了，那紧锁的眉毛终于舒展开来，我感到天气也随着它的舒展而变得暖和了。不用问，一定是奶奶的病好了!从那时起，我对爸爸产生了浓浓的敬佩之情。

爸爸，你对奶奶的那份爱，我永远也不会忘记。

我有一只狗.它白黄相间.它看上去像一只小狐狸.它很可爱.我们都喜欢它.它的名字叫Hali.

它有两只小耳朵和两只又大又亮的眼睛.它的大鼻子是黑色的.它的鼻子很敏锐，耳朵也很敏锐.它的牙齿很尖利.它经常在中午睡觉.上午和下午它通常和我们出去.它早晨起得很早.

很多人都非常喜欢Hali，因为它是一只很有趣、很好的狗.

I have a dog. Its white and yellow. It looks like a small fox.Its

very lovely. We like it very much. Its name is Hali.

It has two small ears and two big bright eyes. Its big nose is black. Its nose is very sensitive and its ears are sensitive，too. Its teeth are very sharp.

It often sleeps at noon. In the morning and in the afternoon it usually goes out with us. It gets up very early in the morning.

Many people like Hali very much because its a very funny and nice dog.

I met a sister older than me in the cram school. She had a round face, a pair of Crystal Grape eyes. With long hair, my sister put on black clothes, especially beautiful.

On one occasion, when my sister came to school, she saw me playing in the middle of the road, and quickly said, "&ldquo, come here, come here, there is danger.". &rdquo, my sister immediately took hold of my hand. I said, "&ldquo, sister, thank you.". ”

My sister and I went to school together hand in hand

An October Sunrise 十月的日出

I was up the next morning be fore the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland. The rising of the sun was noble in the cold and warmth of it peeping down the spread of light, he raised his shoulder heavily over the edge of grey mountain and wavering length of upland. Beneath his gaze the dew-fogs dipped, and crept to crept to the hollow places; then stole away in line and column, holding skirts, and clinging subtly at the sheltering corners where rock hung over grassland, while the brave lines of the hills came forth, one beyond other gliding.

The woods arose in folds, like drapery of awakened mountains, stately with a depth of awe, and memory of the tempests. Autumn’s mellow hand was upon them, as they owned already, touched with gold and red and olive, and their joy towards the sun was less to a bridegroom than a father.

Yet before the floating impress of the woods could clear it self, suddenly the gladsome light leaped over hill and valley, casting amber, blue, and purple, and a tint of rich red rose; according to the scene they lit on, and the curtain flung around; yet all alike dispelling fear and the cloven hoof of darkness, all on the wings of hope advancing, and proclaiming, “God is here!” then life and joy sprang reassured from every crouching hollow; every flower, and bud and bird had a fluttering sense of them; and all the flashing of God’s gaze merged into soft beneficence.

So, perhaps, shall break upon us that eternal morning, when crag and chasm shall be no more, neither hill and valley, nor great unvintaged ocean; but all things shall arise, and shine in the light of the Father’s countenance, because itself is risen.

傍晚，妈妈又在厨房忙着做饭了，我想：“妈妈每天都这么辛苦，没有休息的时间。我应该当她的小助手，为妈妈减轻负担呀!”

说干就干，我看见妈妈正要出门买菜，便跑过去，“哎---妈妈，妈妈，我有车，就让我去买菜吧!这样快一点嘛!”说完，我就骑着自行车向菜市场骑去。到了菜市场，我买了妈妈爱吃的白菜、油豆腐、瘦肉和鸡蛋，飞快地回到了家。

在家里，我帮妈妈择菜、洗菜;我把肉嵌在油豆腐里，烧油豆腐嵌肉;我还特地蒸了水煮蛋给妈妈吃，还在妈妈的指导下炒了一会儿菜，累得腰酸背痛，腿上被蚊子咬了好几口，还被油烫到。此时，我感觉到，做饭是那么辛苦，妈妈每天要洗衣服、做饭、打扫房间……

我也就不多说感谢妈妈的话了，总而言之，一句话：妈妈，我爱你!你为我付出了那么多，我一定好好学习，以优异的成绩来报答你!

Certificate

(80)Lu Zi, No. 2140

This is to certificate that Mr. Zhao Dong holds a diploma issued to him in July, 1980 by Liaoning University (Diploma No. 058) and that we have carefully checked the seal of the university and the signature by President Zhou Yongrong.

Jinan Notary Public Office

Liaoning Province

The People?s Republic of China

Notary: Fang Hongjian

May 2, 2001

When I was a child, I often go to the countrysidegrandpaAnd every time meetgrandpaUp the hill cutting wood fire, always call me catch a pine beetle bugs eat for me, that is my most memorable childhood memories.

Pine is a kind of insect growth in pine tree trunks, special bugs suck their pine juice, white and tender, the section connecting section, look quite like home keep growing tracks.

Outside the public is surrounded by hills, trees on the hill.Grandpa every time up the hill cutting wood, will cut a few pine tree in the yard.Over a period of time, the trunk dry, grandpa will take out saw saw pine trees into section by section, and then split with an axe.Grandpa every split a pine tree, I will together with gusto up to, take a look at whether there is delicious pine worm in it.Found a pine tree, I have a warm, happy to jump and jump again: "grandpa, there are bugs!Here is the worm!Come on!Quick pick it out!"Grandpa put down the ax, gladly picked up a bug that trees, a hard knock on the ground, oh!The points in a white slightly yellow bugs drops on the ground, I cant wait to put the bugs in the prepared already in the bag, and then continue to look for a worm...

Splitting up trees, returned home, grandpa put worms on a piece of blank paper, and then onruralCall fire Tong heating tool on baking...Ten minutes later, the pine tree insects that peculiar smell in the house was in the open, I cant help but swallow saliva!Grandpa will worm turned over, a bowl with buckles, continue to bake.A moment later, the worm already baked sweet and crisp, connect body to golden yellow, I excitedly cried: "insects baked at last!"I grabbed a baked insects into the mouth, sweet, crisp, immediately, baked insects that unique taste in my mouth has been diffuse throughout the body, this is the tip of the tongue on the delicious!

Grandpa told me, pine worm is rich in protein, but also for digestion, eat can strengthen physical health!Catch insects, eating worms became my childhood is the happiest, the most happy thing.

dear mr __，

尊敬的__先生:

thank you very much for the interview yesterday。 i learned a great deal

about your pany， its major projects， and its ambitious plans for future

development in shenzhen。

十分感谢您昨日的面试。我了解到许多有关贵公司的状况，它的主要产品以及未来在深圳的宏大发展计划。

i believe i am fully qualified for the work you described。 my e__perience

with __ corporation is directly related to the work you are offering。 also， my

academic background and the training i received as an administrative assistant

provide a strong base for further development。

我自信完全有资格承担您所描述的工作。我在__公司的经验与贵方带给的工作直接相关。而且我的教育背景和所受的行政助理方面的培训，为我带给了进一步发展的坚实基础。

thanks again for the interview。 i look forward to hearing from you

soon。

再次感谢您的面试。期望尽早得到您的消息。

sincerely yours，

__x

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天气：寒冷

我爱写作

你喜欢写作吗？我很喜欢。从小到大，我写了好多呢！足足有60000字呢！

学前，我坚持每天写一段，这样日积月累，我越写越进步，渐渐迷上了写作。

一年级，我写作时开始加入好词好句，更优美。

二年级，我写作时还运用了修辞方法，变得更加生动！

三年级，小朋友为写作发愁时，我早已成为全班的写作好手了！

现在，我的已经上了报刊、杂志！

去年，我得到了第一桶金——55元的稿费！

如果你也能像我一样，多读书、多练笔，就能下笔如有神！

Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions (SARs) of the Peoples Republic of China, along with Macau. Comprising more than 260 islands, the territory is located on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east, west and south.

Hong Kong was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 until the transfer of sovereignty to the Peoples Republic of China in 1997. The Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong stipulate that Hong Kong will operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2047, fifty years after the transfer. Under the policy of "one country, two systems", the Central Peoples Government is responsible for the territorys defence and foreign affairs, while Hong Kong maintains its own legal system, police force, monetary system, customs policy, immigration policy, and delegates to international organizations and events.

Hong Kong is frequently described as a city where East meets West, a meeting reflected in its economic infrastructure, education, legal system and street culture. On one street corner, there may be traditional Chinese shops selling Chinese herbal medicine, Buddhist paraphernalia or bowls of synthetic shark fin soup. But around the next, one may find theatres showing the latest Hollywood blockbuster, a British-style pub, a Catholic Church or Ronald McDonald inviting passer-bys to a Big Mac. The territorys official language is Chinese and English; signs in both languages are omnipresent throughout Hong Kong. The government, police and most workplaces and stores conduct business bilingually. British rule may have ended a decade ago but Western culture is deeply ingrained in Hong Kong and coexists seamlessly with traditional philosophy and practices of the Orient.

Hong Kong has an active nightlife centred on two major entertainment districts, Lan Kwai Fong (Central) and Wan Chai. Both areas are frequented by expatriates and locals alike. For a more quiet evening, a trip to Victoria Peak offers a spectacular view of the city. There is also a promenade along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, which is popular among young Chinese couples. Shopping, a form of entertainment for the people of Hong Kong, is even done at nighttime as evident in the Temple Street Night Market where one can also catch free performances of Peking opera.

The citys cosmopolitan flavour can also be seen in the wide variety of cuisines available. While different varieties of Chinese selections, especially seafood, are most popular, there are also many European, American, Japanese, Korean, and other restaurants. Ethnic dishes served in cha chaan teng and dai pai dong are also popular. The people of Hong Kong take their food seriously and many top chefs make their way to the city to show off their talents to these discerning diners.

While Hong Kong is a global centre of trade, perhaps the citys most famous export is its entertainment industry, particularly in the martial arts genre. Several top-notch Hollywood performers originate from Hong Kong cinema -- Bruce Lee, Chow Yun-Fat, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li and Leslie Cheung, to name a few. Behind the camera, Hong Kong filmmakers have also struck fortune in Hollywood such as John Woo, Wong Kar-wai, Tsui Hark and martial arts choreographers who have designed fight scenes in the Matrix trilogy, Kill Bill and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Back in Hong Kong, several homegrown films have also gained international recognition such as Chungking Express, Infernal Affairs, Shaolin Soccer, Rumble in the Bronx and In the Mood for Love. Acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has said hes strongly influenced by Hong Kong action cinema.

The Hong Kong government also supports cultural institutions such as the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Furthermore, the governments Leisure and Cultural Services Department also subsidizes and sponsors the bringing of international performers to Hong Kong.