介绍清明节的英文作文(推荐20篇)

“未熟绿又绿，熟了黄又黄;如果咬一口，酸到快掉牙。”这个谜语的是什么水果呢?你猜得到吗?让我来告诉你吧，答案就是柠檬。

柠檬未熟时是绿色，很多人都说，未熟的水果都很酸。柠檬本来就很酸，那么未熟柠檬不就更酸了吗?其实未熟柠檬和成熟的柠檬比起来的话，成熟的柠檬和未熟的柠檬的酸度一样。

当你用小刀切开柠檬那厚厚的皮，就会喷出黄色的柠檬汁，让你还没有吃，先闻到气味就口水直流。柠檬的果肉是嫩白的，每一粒果肉都充满水分，晶莹剔透跟它粗糙的外表完全不一样。如果你轻轻的尝一口，更使你刮目相看，赞叹不绝。

柠檬不但味道酸甜可口，而且作用也非常多。有一种非常好喝的饮料，那就是青桔柠檬茶。去水果店买青桔和柠檬回来，泡好一壶红茶，加入5勺白沙糖，然后再把一个柠檬切成六片放入里面。再把青桔切开加入两颗，用力搅拌，一壶好喝的青桔柠檬茶就做好了。柠檬还有最主要的功效是可以生津止渴、开胃提神还有美白养肤的功能呢。所以很多外国人在吃饭前，忍着酸都要吃柠檬片来做开胃菜。

你要是见到柠檬，可千万不要错过哟!就连伟大的周恩来总理也很喜欢吃柠檬，虽然柠檬吃起来很酸，但却可以使我们感受到生活带来的甜蜜。

今天，我为大家介绍自己。我名字叫公亚萱，今年7岁。

我长着圆圆脸，红红，像苹果一样，笑时候脸上露出小小酒窝。我眼睛圆溜溜、亮晶晶，像葡萄似。

我性格非常温和，许多小朋友都愿意和我做朋友。有时，我在院子里玩，总发现身后有许多小弟弟和小妹妹，她们都喜欢围着我转。有时，别人把我玩具弄坏，我总不发脾气，还说没关系。

我爱好很多，喜欢画画、弹钢琴、看书、唱歌、下棋……但是，我最喜欢画画，每当做完作业，我就打开画板，认真地画起来。画着画着，我忘记一切。经过努力，我参加全校绘画大赛，荣获一等奖。

同学们，你们解我吗？愿意和我做朋友吗？

清明季节雨纷纭，路上行人欲销魂。借问酒家何处有?牧童遥指杏花村。

清明节,让人缅怀前辈,令人迷恋,令人悲叹,令人振奋,这里面蕴含了很多的先辈们的业绩,当他们入土为安之时,本人的故事就告终了,剩下的,就只有让人悼念了!

据我所知，4月5日是我国传统的清明节，大概始于周代，已有二千五百多年的历史，清明最开端是一个很主要的节气，清明一到，气温升高，恰是春耕春种的大好时节，故有“清明前后，种瓜种豆”，“植树造林，莫过清明”的农谚。可清明节还有一个习俗，清明之日不动烟火，只吃凉的食物。

清明节，又被称为扫坟节，鬼节，冥节，与七月十五中元节及十月十五下元节合称三冥节，都与祭奠鬼神有关。

假如依照旧的清明风俗，在扫墓时，人们要携带酒食果品、纸钱等物品到墓地，将食品供祭在亲人坟前，再将纸钱焚化，为宅兆培上新土，折多少枝嫩的新枝插在枝上，而后叩头行礼祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。

“听风听雨”当然是指唐代诗人杜牧的诗《清明》：“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有?牧童遥指杏花村。”杜牧这首诗写出了清明节的特别氛围。

又一年清明节，你在怀念着谁?

大家好！什么？你竟然不知道我是谁？给你一个提示吧，我是植物王国是最坚强的那位，没错，我是梅花。

花的世界中，只有我在遍地铺满白霜的季节里开放。而它们都是在春意盎然的春天和阳光明媚的夏天里生长。我很孤独，它们生长的时候有很多伙伴陪伴，还有大树妈妈给它们讲故事，小鸟与他们玩耍。而我生长的环境里，只能与风为伴，与霜雪为友。

早晨，睁开眼，看到的是遍地白雪，我的头上堆满了雪，身子都被压弯了。刺骨的寒风吹打着我的脸，我的花朵被冻得通红。渐渐地，我适应了这种环境，因为我知道，我不坚强，没有人替我勇敢。我要在这萧条的冬日，散发出我特有的芬芳。

“好美啊！”赞美的声音在我耳边响起，远处若隐若现出现了几个人的身影，他们来到我身边，静静地观赏着我，为我清理身上的积雪。“多冷啊！这么娇弱的花朵竟然能在风雪中傲然绽放！”它们冻得缩着脖子，搓着手，不停地赞叹着。那孤独之感在心中顿时释然。

风雪中我的香气更加浓郁了，伴随这浓郁的香气，我愿把这份傲骨永留世间！

Hello, nice to meet you.

My name is xxx. I am a sophomore studying in Beijing institute of petrochemical technology. My hobbies are varied from individual to group activities. Such as XXX XXX XXX XXX.

The main reason of applying to be Olympic volunteer of 2008 is that I think this will be my unforgettable and GREat experience in my whole life. This is the first time to hold Olympic Games in china, for every Chinese person, this Olympic game is very important and memorable. Besides, Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. As a citizen of Beijing, I feel very proud. Although I am only a graduate, I think that I must actively contribute to the Olympic Games. Unnumbered people want to be Olympic volunteers, but they have no opportunities.

I am so lucky that I am a graduate, and I have opportunity to work for Olympic. My heart tells me that I cannot lose this GREat opportunity. I have geographical conditions that I live in Beijing and I study in Beijing. I have no reason to give up this opportunity to be Olympic volunteer. Furthermore, I can learn and get exercises in many respects, for example, my language skills, communication skills, association skills and ability to deal with matters of sudden urgency. Of cause I may have opportunity to meet my dream sport stars who are XXX, XXX and XXX. (laughing).

All in all, this experience has great influence on my future life and I have a lot of confidence. ^-^ (laughing again)

This is a beautiful park. In the afternoon , many children are playing . They are very happy.

I can see some trees. They are big and tall. I can see some flowers . They are very beautiful . There are many butterflies on the flower . I can see some birds in the sky . They are flying happily. Under the tree , two girls are playing hopscotch. Some boys are playing with a skipping rope. The other two little girls are drawing a picture.

I m playing with the toy cars in front of the tree.

It s a beautiful afternoon.

If you come to Xi’an, you can’t miss the Terra Cotta Warriors. The Terra Cotta Warriors museum is in Lin Tong. It very special because it is one of the eigh wonders of the world.

If you go to Lintong and visit the Terra Cotta Warriors ,you cant’t miss the Qin Ling Mountain, also. You can see lots of plants and animals in the mountain. They are so beautiful.

If you have enough time, you can go to the Bell Tower, too .The Bell Tower have three floors. It is surrounded by the City Wall. There is a big bell in the tower. Walking down the sidewalk, you can see the Drum Tower and Muslim Street. On the Muslim Street, there are lots of delicious food, such as cold rice noodles, Chinese hamburgers ,

Paomoand so on. These foods can be found in all parts of Xian. My favourite food is Chinese hamburgers.

This is Xi’an. I love it very much.

Hi!大家好!我叫戚x，今年12岁了，我在慈吉小学读四年级。我中等个子，不胖不瘦，圆圆的脸蛋上嵌着一双乌溜溜的大眼睛，炯炯有神，大家见了我一次肯定会记住我。

我是一个有着双重性格的男孩子。平时在学校里我比较文静，整节课堂里都会显得默默无闻。这是我的缺点，我一定会把它改正过来。但是我也有活泼的一面，我特别喜欢运动，像跑步、踢球、跳绳和打羽毛球都是我的最爱。

记得又一次，是星期天的下午，我做完作业，闲着没事就和爸爸妈妈去广场打羽毛球。我和妈妈先打第一场，比赛开始了，我俩都不肯轻易放过对方，目不转睛地顶着对方，紧紧地握着羽毛球的手把。首先由妈妈发球，趁我没留意，那球如子弹般就打到了地面上了。紧接着，妈妈又发了个高球，那球在空中划过一道优美的弧线，迅速坠向我的身后。我立即跳上去，舒展手臂，就等扣杀。可惜，一着急，球没碰到，人倒是摔倒了。没关系，摔摔更健康，我不断鼓励自己加油。接下来，我球打得一个比一个好，妈妈招架不住，只好甘拜下风。

这场比赛我赢了，紧接着挑战老爸。我们两个你争我夺，打得大汗淋漓，也分不出个高低。老爸说，就算平手吧!可我不依不饶，非得分出个胜负来。最后，老爸也只能缴械投降。

这就是我，一个文静的我，一个爱运动的我。大家记住我了吗?

草长莺飞，桃红柳绿，又到了一年扫墓踏青时节。星期六一大早，我们“王姓”本家租了一辆大巴车，一行二十多人，浩浩荡荡驶向绍兴祭祖。这天阳光明媚，并没有“清明时节雨纷纷”的景象。大家一路上欢声笑语，谈论着最近的学习、工作和见闻，更没有“路上行人欲断魂”的心境。这像是一次亲戚们的组团出游。想想也是，祖先们肯定也不想看到小辈们带着满脸愁容来“看望”他们吧。

两个小时后，我们来到了葬着祖先的山下，那里早有绍兴的亲戚在等候了。大家寒暄了几句就朝着山顶的墓地进发。整个小山生机盎然，开满了各种颜色的杜鹃花，这一丛那一丛，引来了蝴蝶和蜜蜂的翩翩起舞;树木长出了新的枝条和嫩绿的叶子。我想，祖先们被这种令人心旷神怡的景色环绕着，也应该很高兴吧。我们像一群摆脱了钢筋混凝土束缚的鸟儿，无拘无束地呼吸着新鲜空气。

我们来到坟前，先拔除了坟山的杂草，又增添了一些新土。今年我们祭祖有个创新之举：不在坟头烧纸钱，取而代之的是每家都敬上了一束鲜花，以鲜花寄托对祖先的哀思，这远比烧纸钱要文明多了。烧纸钱不但浪费资源，还污染环境，更有可能引发火灾……一个多小时后，我们离开了墓地，相约明年再来祭拜。

这次我们是怀着积极乐观的心态去祭奠祖先的，我想这远比带着沉重的心情好。斯人已逝，已故的亲人们也不希望清明这段时间成为活着的人的悲痛日。我们在世之人更应该珍惜现在的生活，努力乐观向上地生活，唯有这样才能告慰亲人们的在天之灵。

During last summer vacation I paid a visit to my uncle’s. It was the first time I had seen the sea. Tow years ago my uncle a closed friend of my father transferred from Shanxi to Yantai a beautiful port city; and then my aunt joined him a couple months later. And a year later I became their guest and was going to stay with them for a week. I was fascinated by the vastness of the sea the clean and soft sand on the beach the seagulls flying in the sky and the beauty of the golden sunset clouds over the dark blue water. But I missed the sunrise each day for I couldn’t get up early enough.

On the fifth day the alarm clock woke me up when it was still dark outside I hurried to the beach and stood in the cool breeze there the sky was turning grey little by little the sea was calm and all was so quiet that I felt I was surrounded by mysteries then suddenly in the faraway horizon golden beans of light were shooting up into the sky. A moment later a corner of the sun appeared. The sun was rising very slowly and reluctantly as if it was unwilling to leave the sea. At last the entire sun lay on the horizon so big and so red it looked like a huge ripe orange or a tender half-boiled yolk. It hesitated and shivered a moment then said goodbye to the sea and rose into the air. The scene was very beautiful touching and magnificent which I’ll never forget.

Good morning，dear professors. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to have this interview.

My name is Du Fu，coming from Zunyi，a very beautiful city of GuiYang province.I will graduate from GuiZhou university and my major is biotechnology.

I am a hard working person with great perseverance. I will try my best to finish things I want to do. When I take part in a debate competition，I persisted in practicing speaking every day. The competition not only enables me to improve my logical thinking，but also let me obtain a honor of Best debater. I think that keeping preparing the postgraduate entrance examination is just like persisting in speaking. I believe that sticking to paying will have harvest.

In my spare time，I am big on playing Bamboo Flute. During university，I ever participated in a welcome party and playing a song whose name is Luanhong. On the one hand，I can adjust my moon and think deeply though playing it，one the other hand，I can take others happiness.

I always believe that where there is a will，there is a way. If I am give a chance to study in Sichuan university，I will make great efforts to master my subjects.

So that is all .Thank you for you attention.

I am a 10 years old boy. Smart and handsome. I am proud of myself. Because

I can get perfect scores in Chinese, math and English. It is not good enough, I

am also proud of being an elder brother. That is a Friday evening, my baby

brother was crying all the time. My parents were both cooking for dinner.

I said to my mum; let me look after this little thing. My mum said, “are

you sure you can?” “Yes, believe me I can.” I answered. Then mum went to the

kitchen. I went towards my baby brother. “Oh baby, don’t cry. I will sing a song

for you…” I carried him and sing songs for him. After a while, he was asleep. I

was so tired. My parents were happy and praised me a good boy. This is my first

time to look after my baby brother and I feel proud of myself.

我叫刘鑫源，今年9岁了，我个头高高的，身体胖胖的。我在黄河路小学三年级(5)班读书，我家住在阳光苑，家有爷爷，奶奶，爸爸，妈妈，我和小弟。

我字写的很好，老师经常夸我说我是全班的书法小明星。能得这么多荣誉都是我上书法班得来的知识，我才成为了全班写字最好的书法小明星。

我还有很多优点，比如看书。有一次正好是星期天，我拿起书津津有味的看了一会，不知不觉已经到了中午，我竟然没有发现。

我有一个无人能比的能力，那就是我能20分钟内把一个新开始的游戏玩到40多级，很多人都觉得我是吹牛的，但我相信我能做到，并且我已经做到了。

这就是我，我很愿意和大家成为朋友。

4月5日是我国传统节日——清明节。 April 5th is my countrys traditional festival -Qingming Festival.

一大早，爸爸就把我从美梦中叫醒，说要带我回老家给奶奶做清明。这是我第一次做清明，兴奋极了!吃完了早餐，我赶紧催促大家出发。爸爸一边开车一边给我讲奶奶的故事，我的奶奶是一名优秀的乡村教师，从小对子女、学生要求很严格，她常常教育大家好好做人，长大才能成为一个有用的人，听了奶奶的故事，我很受感动。

经过一个多小时的车程，我们终于来到了一个山清水秀的小土坡，呀!这个地方真让我赏心悦目呀!我迫不及待的跳下了车，因为刚刚下过一场大雨，我的脚已满是泥巴，在城市里长大的我，欣喜极了，东一脚，西一踩，玩了起来。

爸爸说：“奶奶的坟墓离这还要走半个小时呢!”大人们有的拿铲子;有的拿着拜祭奶奶的食物;有的拿着香、蜡烛、纸钱，沿着山路前行，个个忙得满头大汗。我呢，空手跟在了后面，走了没多久，我再也走不动了，我大哭了起来，大家回头一直笑我。

原来，本以为好玩的泥巴，已沾满了鞋上，像两个大大的秤砣，怎么抬也抬不起来。爸爸说：“奶奶过世得早，当时还没有公墓，所以我们把奶奶埋葬在了山坡上。孩子，你这么的能干，要是奶奶知道你来拜祭她，她一定会很高兴的。”听了爸爸的话，我擦掉眼泪，用树枝支撑地面继续艰难行进，好不容易来到了奶奶的坟前。

大人们开始为奶奶的坟墓锄草，看着大人们忙碌的样子，我也不闲着，一直给奶奶讲学校里的故事，希望她在天堂上不那么孤单。不一会工夫，坟墓上干干净净了，于是，大人们摆上了鸡肉、扣肉、香猪等祭品让奶奶好好享用。我学着大人们的样子，在奶奶的坟前点上了香，拜三拜，对奶奶说：“您安息吧!我会听爸爸妈妈的话，好好学习，长大做个有用的人，不辜负您的期望。”

今年的清明节，是我第一次上山给祖先扫墓，虽然路途艰辛，但饱含着我对他们深深的怀念。作为奶奶的后代，我要向奶奶一样，好好努力，做一个对社会有用的人。这真是一次有意义的清明节呀!

hello,Lucy:

l glad to meet you,do you have in holidays? I have been in the holidays now.this winter is warmer,so I want to visit the zoo for finding themes how to have winter-asleep in winter.because of the zoo nearby my home.

these are the first things,

the second is in the national to search some friends for learning English.because my English is very bad.

but I will hard work at it.then I will can speak freedly with you for well.

can you help me in studying English?

please plus this QQ number ___,its my QQ s number.I wish you become my good friend.okay?

I am waiting for your answer.

your friend:wudou

20th January

今年清明节来真快啊!正如唐代诗人杜牧诗句“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。”

以前我总是以为清明节很好，可以放假了，我就多么想要清明节快一点到，终于清明节到了，可是那个时候一开始还玩很好，一到了星期一就一直下大雨，下个不停，还得我们上学都成了个麻烦，从家里到学校就已经湿了全身一半，雨一下就是2个星期半了，还记得一次去上学时候也是清明节后最后一天下雨了，那一天偏偏就下大雨又冷又刮风，我最不喜欢下大雨时鞋子进水，一进水就很难受了。但下那么大雨也有好处和坏处。

雨好处。现在中国有很多国家都是缺水，像我老家那样，那里和都已经快干枯了。那一年是过年，我回了老家一次，几天后就很无聊就到爷爷田地去看看，一看就吓一跳，那里那条用来浇菜河水就只能装2个水桶那么多了，不但是这里还有被地方也是这样。一次我又和爷爷奶奶去他们种新田地，我又看到了那些河都已经干渴，就只有小小水了。水都还是黑。

我在老家也有半个月了，也应该回广州了，在我没回之前就下了一场大雨，第二天就回去了，但那些河也已经装满水了。加上现在又是清明节下了这么多天雨，老家那里河水也够种田地人用也用不完了。

雨水坏处。清明一到，就下去了大雨，学生们上学就出问题，雨就不停下着，人也只好撑着雨伞去上学，尽管带了雨伞照样也会被雨淋湿。而且雨下了这么多天随时随地都会引起洪灾，雨即有好处也有坏处，雨少下也不行，雨多下也不行，就像我家对面有条河，里面养着很多鱼，但河水都早被污染了，清明下雨那时，河水就涨起来了，那些鱼也游上来了，那水越长越高，幸好人们及时处理了，才退出了危险。

清明雨上，我又学到不少知识。

What strikes one first in a birds -eye view of Beijing proper is a vast tract of golden roofs flashing brilliantly in the sun with purple walls occasionally emerging amid them and a stretch of luxuriant tree leaves flanking on each side. That is the former Imperial Palace, popularly known as the Forbidden City, from which twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for some 500 years——from1420 to 1911. The Ming Emperor Yong Le, who usurped the throne from his nephew and made Beijing the capital, ordered its construction, on which approximately 10,000 artists and a million workmen toiled for 14 years from 1406 to 1420. At present, the Palace is an elaborate museum that presents the largest and most complete ensemble of traditional architecture complex and more than 900,000 pieces of court treasures in all dynasties in China.

Located in the center of Beijing, the entire palace area, rectangular in shape and 72 hectares in size, is surrounded by walls ten meters high and a moat 52 meters wide. At each corner of the wall stands a watchtower with a double-eave roof covered with yellow glazed tiles.

The main buildings, the six great halls, one following the other, are set facing south along the central north-south axis from the Meridian Gate, the south entrance, to Shenwumen, the great gate piercing in the north wall. On either side of the palace are many comparatively small buildings. Symmetrically in the northeastern section lie the six Eastern Palaces and in the northwestern section the six Western Palaces. The Palace area is divided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Palace. The former consists of the first three main halls, where the emperor received his courtiers and conducted grand ceremonies, while the latter was the living quarters for the imperial residence. At the rear of the Inner Palace is the Imperial Garden where the emperor and his family sought recreation.

The main entrance to the Palace is the Meridian Gate(1), which was so named because the emperor considered himself the "Son of the Heaven" and the Palace the center of the universe, hence the north-south axis as the Meridian line going right through the Palace. The gate is crowned with five towers, commonly known as the Five-Phoenix Towers(2), which were installed with drums and bells. When the emperor went to the Temple of Heaven, bells were struck to mark this important occasion. When he went to the Ancestral Temple, it was the drums that were beaten to publicize the event.

Beyond the Meridian Gate unfolds a vast courtyard across which the Inner Golden Water River runs from east to west. The river is spanned by five bridges, which were supposed to be symbols of the five virtues preached by Confucius——benevolence, righteousness, rites, intelligence, and fidelity(3).

At the north end of the courtyard is a three-tiered white marble terrace, seven meters above the ground, on which, one after another, stand three majestic halls; the Hall of Supreme Harmony(4), the Hall of Complete Harmony(5), and the Hall of Preserving Harmony(6).

The Hall of Supreme Harmony, rectangular in shape, 27 meters in height, 2,300 square meters in area, is the grandest and most important hall in the Palace complex. It is also Chinas largest existing palace of wood structure and an outstanding example of brilliant color combinations. This hall used to be the throne hall for ceremonies which marked great occasions: the Winter Solstice, the Spring Festival, the emperors birthday and enthronement, and the dispatch of generals to battles, etc. On such occasions there would be an imperial guard of honor standing in front of the Hall that extended all the way to the Meridian gate.

On the north face of the hall in the center of four coiled-golden dragon columns is the "Golden Throne", which was carved out of sandalwood. The throne rests on a two-meter-high platform with a screen behind it. In front of it, to the left and right, stand ornamental cranes, incense burners and other ornaments. The dragon columns entwined with golden dragons measure one meter in diameter. The throne itself, the platform and the screen are all carved with dragon designs. High above the throne is a color-painted coffered ceiling which changes in shape from square to octagonal to circular as it ascends layer upon layer. The utmost central vault is carved with the gilded design of a dragon toying with pearls. when the Emperor mounted the throne, gold bells and jade chimes sounded from the gallery, and clouds of incense rose from the bronze cranes and tortoises and tripods outside the hall on the terrace. The aura of majesty created by the imposing architecture and solemn ritual were designed to keep the subjects of the "Son of the Heaven" in awe and reverence.

The Hall of Complete Harmony is smaller and square with windows on all sides. Here the emperor rehearsed for ceremonies. It is followed by the Hall of Preserving Harmony in which banquets and imperial examinations were held.

Behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony lies a huge marble ramp with intertwining clouds and dragons carved in relief. The slab, about 6.5 meters long, 3 meters wide and 250 tons in weight, is placed between two flights of marble steps along which the emperors sedan was carried up or down the terrace. It is the largest piece of stone carving in the Imperial Palace. Quarried in the mountains scores of kilometers southwest of Beijing, this gigantic stone was moved to the city by sliding it over a specially paved ice road in winter. To provide enough water to build the ice road, wells were sunk at very 500 meters along the way.

The three halls of the Inner Palace are replicas of the three halls in the front, but smaller in size. They are the Palace of Heavenly Purity(7), the Hall of Union(8), and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility(9).

The Palace of Heavenly Purity was once the residence of the Ming emperors and the first two of the Qing emperors. Then the Qing Emperor Yong Zheng moved his residence to the Palace of Mental Cultivation and turned it into an audience hall to receive foreign envoys and handled the state affairs. The promotion and demotion of officials were also decided in this hall. After the emperors death his coffin was placed here for a 49-day period of mourning.

The Palace of Union was the empresss throne room and the Hall of Earthly Tranquility, once a private living room for the empress, was partitioned. The west chamber served religious purposes and the east one was the bridal chamber where the newly married emperor and empress spent their first two nights after their wedding.

The Imperial Garden was laid out during the early Ming dynasty. Hundreds of pines and cypresses offer shade while various flowers give colors to the garden all year round and fill the air with their fragrance. In he center of the garden is the Hall of Imperial Peace, a Daoist temple, with a flat roof slightly sloping down to the four eaves. This type of roof was rare in ancient Chinese architecture. In he northeastern corner of the garden is a rock hill, known as the Hill of the Piled-up Wonders, which is topped with a pavilion. At the foot of the hill are two fountains which jet two columns of water high into the air. It is said that on the ninth night of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the empress would mound the hill to enjoy the autumn scene. It is also believed that climbing to a high place on that day would keep people safe from contagious diseases.

The six Western Palaces were residences for empresses and concubines. They are kept in their original way for show. The six Eastern Palaces were the residences for them too. But now they serve as special museums: the Museum of Bronze, the Museum of Porcelain and the Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the northeastern-most section of the Inner Palace are the Museum of Traditional Chinese Paintings and the Museum of Jewelry and Treasures where rare pieces of imperial collections are on display.

Now the Forbidden City is no longer forbidding, but inviting. A visit to the Palace Museum will enrich the visitors knowledge of history, economy, politics, arts as well as architecture in ancient China.

我是一个个子高高，和活泼的男生。虽然爱犯错误，但是我知错就改。

在鸿二小学的时候，不管什么活动，都有我的身影。老师赞扬我是热血少年。同学说我和热情。

在搬桌子的时候，我搬得比别人多，扫地的时候我帮人拿扫把，下课时帮老师盛水、倒垃圾……

在最后一个六一节上，我付出了很多心血，早上早早地到班里搬桌子，吹气球、扫地、擦桌子。所以在个性上我又是一个关心集体的人。

一来到盐鸿中学这个大家庭我就觉得这里的老师非常热情，同学很有礼貌。

校长说：“我们来到盐鸿中学，就是缘。我把初一(12)班当成我第二个家，我要为家争光，为家争气。

我一般不会单独上学，我会和同学一起来。在班里，下课我就去认识新同学，同学愈多我愈高兴。

这就是我，一个青春活力，关心集体的中学生!

清明前几天，我们一家去了台山祭祖。 A few days before Qingming, our family went to Taishan to worship ancestors.

来到台山之后，我们先去逛了逛街，我看到一个伯伯带着一个七岁的小女孩，那个小女孩在用竹篾编凤凰、蚂蚱、还有玫瑰花。我发现，用来做凤凰身体的竹篾，是有颜色搭配的。比如，身体前面部分用的竹篾颜色是较深一点的，后面部分用的竹篾是较浅的，中间部分则是由深到浅渐变的颜色，蚂蚱的身体也是一样。

逛街时，我还看到了骑楼。骑楼的一楼是一条走廊，走廊一面是商店，一面是大街，二楼才用来住人，就好像“骑”在走廊上面，所以才叫骑楼。骑楼在下雨天时可以挡雨，有太阳时可以挡太阳，只有下雨天居多的地方才有。

第二天，我们就去扫墓了。地点在山上，我跟着亲戚们上了山。到了目的地，我发现坟墓上面有很多草，好像都是一个品种的，妈妈告诉我，这种草叫蕨，恐龙还在时候，那些不吃肉的食草恐龙，大部分的营养都是由蕨类提供。一个伯伯用铁锹把蕨除干净，父亲说，这叫扫墓，就是把坟墓清扫干净。我很奇怪：为什么只有今年有?前几次来的时候都没有呢?父亲告诉我，这种蕨每年都会长，只是因为前几年在我们来之前，那位伯伯就把它除干净了，所以我们才看不见。扫完墓，我们就开始烧纸钱、拜祖宗了。我学着大人们把双手合在胸前，请祖宗保佑自己。

台山祭祖有一个习俗，祭完祖，在山上就可以把祭品吃了。祭品也很丰盛，有鸭蛋、发糕、烧鹅、烤乳猪……不仅是参加祭祖的亲朋好友吃，连不认识的人，只要他愿意，也可以过来吃。

回乡祭祖是一种习俗，大人们平时上班工作很忙，还可以借着这个机会，和亲戚朋友聊聊天，见见面，放松一下心情。下午，我们和亲戚一起去了喝下午茶。父亲用自己带来的正山小种，泡了茶。我们喝着茶，吃着菠萝包。对父亲妈妈来说，真是一个难得休闲的下午!

我不是一只丑小鸭，也不是一只白天鹅，我是一个能说会道的小男孩。

我长了一双水汪汪的大眼睛，有两条浓浓的大刀眉，一头乌黑发亮的头发，头发好像一片黑森林，如果有人走进去一定会迷路的。 There are two thick big knife eyebrows, black black hair, hair like a black forest, if it is a black forest, ifSomeone will get lost when someone walks in.

说我能说会道还真不假。有一次我做了一件好事，我没给妈妈说，却被妈妈知道了。妈妈问我为什么不给她说?我顽皮地说：“学雷锋做好事不留名。”妈妈夸我知道得多——连几十年前的雷锋也知晓。

有一天爸爸和妈妈打闹起来了，我看见后就说：“打得好，打得妙，打得鬼子哇哇叫!”爸爸妈妈见我这么一说，他们忍不住“扑哧”一声笑了，立刻不吵也不打了。

我任性但又通情达理。有一天，同学把我惹恼了，我忍不住气和同学闹翻了，老师批评了我们几句，我气得要命，我翻着白眼儿，嘴里不停地嘟囔，谁劝我都不搭理。后来，老师一说我的优点，把我“飘一飘”，我心中的气愤眨眼间烟消云散了，立马听从老师的教诲，老师直夸我通情达理。爸爸说我嘴硬，我挺不服的;爷爷说我能说会道，我心理乐开了花。

我就是这样一个性格鲜明的小男孩。

In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of

Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines

brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since

ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time

tourists are everywhere.

People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. Kite flying is

actually not limited to the Qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that

people fly kites not during the day, but also at night. A string of little

lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and

therefore, are called "gods lanterns."

The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate

of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, the Qingming

Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as

March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.