一篇介绍科学家的英语作文20篇

Gulangyu is an island separated from Xiamen city proper. Its like a garden on the water. The shade of the trees covers nearly the whole island. Cars, buses, bikes are not allowed to drive there. Everyone should walk. This makes the place very quiet so that music played by the violin or the piano can be heard here and there. It is the famous "Home of Music".

The Sunshine Rock is the highest place on the island, so it has become the symbol of Gulangyu. Standing at the top of the Sunshine Rock, one can see the landscape of the whole Xiamen ands other small islands. The sky and the sea meet on the horizon. Its said that people can see clearly the Jinmen Island through telescope when the sun is shining. There are gentle waves on the sea and lots of people are swimming.At the foot of the Sunshine Rock is Shuzhang Garden with its picturesque scenery. The Forty-four Bridge spans over the water like a white dragon. What a beautiful picture!

Xiamen is Chinas first four special economic zones,it is Taiwanese,southern Jiangxi,southern Hunan to the east to the sea,the Pacific Rim will be developed into an international harbor.

"City at sea,the sea in the city," Xiamen is a graceful charm of the "Sea Garden." Island,reef,rock,temple,flowers,wood backed each other,the hometown of overseas Chinese customs,practices Fujian and Taiwan,coastal cuisine,exotic blend of construction,year-round spring weather is more of the charm of the sea icing on the cake.Beautiful scenery and pleasant weather,it can be said here is the best environment for cities.Surrounded by sea water,broad sandy beaches,warm sunshine,as a good ecological environment,Xiamens clean air,a habitat for hundreds of thousands of egrets,Xiamen has formed a unique natural landscape,since ancient times,Xiamen Egret is one of the major habitats,so Xiamen Also known as "Lu Dao"; in addition to the beautiful natural scenery,Xiamens urban environment is also very clean,is well-known tourist city.

厦门是中国第一个四个经济特区,它是台湾,江西南部,湖南南部,东至大海,环太平洋地区将发展成为一个国际港口。

“城在海上,海在城中,“厦门是一个“海上花园的优雅魅力。“岛、礁、岩、寺、花、木相互支持,海外中国海关的家乡,实践福建和台湾沿海美食,充满异国情调的建筑融合,全年春天天气是大海的魅力锦上添花。美丽的风景和宜人的天气,这里可以说是最好的城市环境。被海水包围,宽阔的沙滩,温暖的阳光,良好的生态环境,厦门的空气清洁,成百上千的白鹭的栖息地,厦门已形成一种独特的自然景观,自古以来,厦门白鹭的主要栖息地之一,所以厦门也称为“陆道”;除了美丽的自然风光,厦门的城市环境也非常干净,是著名的旅游城市。

My name is __________ . I am from ______________ . There are _______________ people in my family. My father works in a computer company. He is a computer engineer. My mother works in a international trade company. She is also a busy woman. I have a older sister and a younger brother. My sister is a junior in National Taiwan University. She majors in English. My brother is an elementary school student. He is 8 years old.

Because of my father, I love surfing the Internet very much. I play the on-line game for about 2 hours every day. I wish I could be a computer program designer in the future. And that is why I am applying for the electronics program in your school.

Hello, everyone!My name is Winnie. Im a 15 years old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.  Im an active, lovely, and clever girl. In the school my favorite subject is math. Perhaps someone thinks its difficult to study well. But I like it. I believe that if you try your best, everything can be done well.  also like sports very much. Such as, running, volleyball and so on. Im kind-hearted. If you need help, please come to me.I hope we can be good friends!  OK. This is me .A sunny girl.

Hello, everybody!

I am glad to stand here and introduce myself. I am XXX and my English name is XXX. I am eleven years old. My birthday is on Christmas Day. I am a student of Grade 6, Class 1 of Ruhe New District Primary School.

I like to play violin, reading, swimming, skiing and surfing the internet....I have a lot of hobbies! The color I like best is silver. My favorite food is hamburger. When I grow up, I want to be a writer because a writer can write many books which are useful to people (I dont know if this is correct or not). Thank you very much for listening to me.

Thank you once again!

Hello, my name is_______. Iam_______years old. Now I amstudying in_______Primary School. I am inGrade_______, Class_______.

I live in_______. Thereare_______members in myfamily—father, mother and me. My father isa/an_______； my motherisa/an_______. I lo(）ve both ofthem.

In my spare time, Ilike_______, and my favoritecolour is_______. I also love__________very much,such as________________.

I hope I can learn English well,because I think it very important. But_______ is favorite subject,because it is very interesting.

I wish I can become a_______in the future.

Li Ming is my best friend in our class.

She has a pair of big eyes, like two watery grapes, like any clues, slight escapes her eyes. Her nose is small, but very sensitive. Her lips were red, mouth a little. Her ears, though small, but she is very careful listening in class. She has dark hair black, with long pigtails. She is short and thin. She likes singing and reading.

She is a man of ingenuity. On one occasion, an art teacher taught us to do the fan, she taught two kinds of methods. Students successfully finished the first fan, but the second they wont do, no matter what they fold, how sticky, fans still do not come out. At this moment, I saw my deskmate li Ming has looked at the art book unhurriedly, wanted to think, she put a piece of folded the paper in the material bag, again in a piece of paper, fold paper according to the first method I saw her, I thought to myself, she this is not a waste of material? But I just found that she one fold the paper into two, according to the order of the positive and negative sides deftly fold, fold after she put the paper together with lines, use glue to stick the one at the beginning of paper, then glue stick chopsticks, finally stick chopsticks on another opening of the paper, it made the fan. I also made a right away, the students saw, began to ask li Ming, she pointed to the art book, let the students look at art book. The students also made a second fan.

My friend is a man of ingenuity, envy I have a friend like you?

我最好的朋友是我们班的李明。

她有一双水灵灵的大眼睛，像二颗水灵的葡萄，像是任何蛛丝马迹、风吹草动都逃不过她的双眼。她的鼻子小小的，但非常灵敏。她的嘴唇红红的，嘴巴小小的。她的耳朵虽然小小的，但是她上课听讲很仔细。她的头发乌黑乌黑的，扎着长长的马尾辫。她个子矮矮的、瘦瘦的。她喜欢唱歌、看书。

她是一个心灵手巧的人。有一次，美术老师教我们做扇子，她教了二种方法。同学们都顺利地做完了第一把扇子，可第二把他们都不会做，无论他们怎么折、怎么粘，扇子还是做不出来。这时，我看见我的同桌李明却不慌不忙地看了看美术书，想了想，她把一张折过的纸放进材料袋中，又换了一张纸，我看见她把纸按第一种方法折，我心想：她这不是在浪费材料吗?可我这才发现，她将纸的一格折成二格，按正反正反的顺序灵巧地折下去，折完之后她用线把纸绑起来，用胶水把纸的其中一个开头粘牢，再将胶水把筷子粘起来，最后将筷子粘在纸的另一个开口，这样扇子就做成了。我也马上做了一把，同学们见了，纷纷向李明请教，她却指了指美术书，让同学们看美术书。同学们也做出了第二把扇子。

我的朋友是一个心灵手巧的人，你们羡慕我有一个这样的朋友吗?

Lei Feng (雷锋; Léi Fēng) (December 18,1940 - August 15,1962) was a soldier of the Peoples Liberation Army of the PRC. He was characterized by propaganda as a selfless and modest figure after his death and consequently was an idol to many. Today Lei continues to serve as the idol to elementary school students who commemorate and "learn from" him in everyday life,and has become a resilient cultural icon,with many t-shirts printed with his picture on the front.

Born in Wangcheng,Hunan (near the Town of Leifeng,Changsha,Hunan,named in his honour),Lei joined the Communist youth corps when he was very young. Lei died in 1962 at the age of 22,when a telephone pole,struck by an army truck,killed him,when he was directing the truck in backing up. After Leis death,Mao Zedong began what was to be known as the *"Learn from Comrade Lei Feng" (向雷锋同志学习) Campaign,designed to use Lei as a good example to the Chinese people to be cheerfully selfless and noble in thought.

the Chinese word 学习，when translated literally,can be "to learn,or learn" however,given this context,it means something like "to follow",therefore,the slogan/phrase 向雷锋同志学习 means more of something like "follow the examples of comrade Lei-Feng."

Since,March 5th has become the official "Learn from Lei Feng Day". This day involves various community and school events where people go clean up parks,schools,and other community locations. Local news on that day usually has footage from these events.

Leis most recognizable image in popular culture is in t-shirt,hes in the same category as other revolutionary symbols including Mao Zedong and Che Guevera at street vendors. Some Lei Feng t-shirts have made their way into the United States as well. Hayden Christensens character in the movie Life as a House is wearing a Lei Feng t-shirt.

In March 2006,China released a game titled Learn From Lei Feng Online in which the player has to do good deeds,fight spies,and collect parts of Mao Zedongs collection. If the player wins,he or she gets to meet Chairman Mao in the game.

Cultural Importance

Communist Chinas leaders have praised Lei Feng as the personification of altruism,the truly selfless figure. Although the historicity and authenticity of the mans story is under dispute,his cultural importance is ingrained within everyday life in China. The importance of moral character was emphasized heavily during Maos era,but Deng-era reforms have seen a moral erosion where competitiveness in social networks has paved its path. Lei Fengs prominence from school textbooks have declined since the 1970s,although he remains part of the national curriculum and many of his deeds are taught in the elementary school curriculum. The term huo Lei Feng (literally Lei Feng alive) has become a noun (or adjective) for anyone that is seen as selfless,or anyone that goes out of their way to help others.

My home is a small town,where the scenery beautiful,tree-yin.

Spring,the branches out of the verdant branches,grass lazily opened his eyes,the flowers are in full bloom one after another,and red,blue,yellow,purple,and strange,colorful.Flowers were sent bursts of intoxicating fragrance,attracted a large group of butterflies,butterfly fluttering in the air,it can be really beautiful scene!

Summer,and leaves more green,but also to the river Mo Yu,Shu-Yi Keke,as some fighters that the general.Fragrant flowers are also more attractive.Lotus has also opened,the leaves are green,pale pink flowers,really beautiful,ah!We mostly like to Hawthorn adopted children to eat lotus root,a fish in the water swimming in droves,one by us to catch up on the "jump" to see if it looks like begging really poor!

Fall,geese fly south,while rows of adult-shaped,while they line up a shape.Blue blue sky,the sky is a golden scene,wheat is yellow,the leaves are yellow,the leaves from a tree a mothers embrace,alone "travel." Farmers uncle in this season Coke,and is also busy,because they sweat cultivated wheat maturity,they are busy Ge Maizai it!

Winter came,and many hearts snowflakes falling from the sky to the ground,the whole world,a white,snow is a flower-shaped,white,pinch in the hands of the melt into the small droplets of crystal.

My hometown really beautiful,I love my hometown!

Hello, everyone! Im Feng Biyu, a girl of 19 years old. As you can see, I am very glad to get along with all of you and I hope we’ll have a good time in our subsequent study.

My hometown is in SiHong, Northern JiangSu Province, a beautiful place with a lot of clear rivers and lakes. When boating on HongZe Lake, I always feel free and relaxed. It is really a wonderful  place to enjoy your life.

I graduated from SiHong Middle School. It was set up in 1949 and now it  is more than 60 years old.

I have a lot of friends in my middle school. We love each other. Time goes by, but our friendship will never go away. They cheer me up, make me happy and do some help when I meet with difficulties.

Thats all, thank you!

My name is xxx.  I am from xx.  There are people in my family.  My father works in a computer company.  He is a computer engineer.  My mother works in a international trade company.  She is also a busy woman.  I have a older sister and a younger brother.  My sister is a junior in National Taiwan University.  She majors in English.  My brother is an elementary school student.  He is 8 years old.

Because of my father, I love surfing the Internet very much.  I play the on-line game for about 2 hours every day.  I wish I could be a computer program designer in the future.  And that is why I am applying for the electronics program in your school.

介绍厦门鼓浪屿的英语作文一

Gulangyu---- a fairyland in the world As May Day is coming, many people plan a visit to Gulangyu, a beautiful island in Xiamen. Gulangyu is an island of Xiamen, which is surrounded by the blue sea. It’s like a garden on the water. You can go there by ship/sea. On the island, cars, buses and bikes are not permitted there. It is so quiet that wherever you go, you can hear the sound of playing the piano. As a result of this, it is called “ the island of music”.

(Thus/ Therefore) The Sunshine Rock is/lies on the highest place of the island. Standing on the top of it, you can enjoy/catch sight of the beautiful scenery of the whole Xiamen and other islands. If you want to know more about Xiamen’s history and changes, you can visit Xiamen Museum, which will make you understand Xiamen better. Such is Gulangyu, a fairyland in the world.

介绍厦门鼓浪屿的英语作文二

Gulangyu is an island separated from Xiamen city proper. Its like a garden on the water. The shade of the trees covers nearly the whole island. Cars, buses, bikes are not allowed to drive there. Everyone should walk. This makes the place very quiet so that music played by the violin or the piano can be heard here and there. It is the famous "Home of Music".

The Sunshine Rock is the highest place on the island, so it has become the symbol of Gulangyu. Standing at the top of the Sunshine Rock, one can see the landscape of the whole Xiamen ands other small islands. The sky and the sea meet on the horizon. Its said that people can see clearly the Jinmen Island through telescope when the sun is shining. There are gentle waves on the sea and lots of people are swimming.At the foot of the Sunshine Rock is Shuzhang Garden with its picturesque scenery. The Forty-four Bridge spans over the water like a white dragon. What a beautiful picture!

介绍厦门鼓浪屿的英语作文三

Gulangyu, separated from Xiamen by the 500-metre-wide Egret River, with an area of 1.77 square kilometres, enjoys a lauditory title Garden on the Sea. The original name of the islet was Yuan Zhou Zi. In the Ming Dynasty it was renamed Gulang, meaning drum waves, because the holes in the southwestern reefs hit by the waves make sounds like the drum beating.

Overlapping peaks foil the blue water, white clouds, green trees and bright flowers. The air in the islet is fresh. The entire place is free from any sorts of vehicles and is particularly quiet. All these render an atmosphere of a fairyland.

The roar of the waves breaks on the rocks. Impressive melodies surrounding and lingering on this island make famous for its piano-laden past. As a place of residence for Westerners during Xiamens colonial past, Gulangyu is famous for its architecture and for being home to Chinas largest piano museum. It is known as the piano island because people here love the piano. As early as 1913, students in schools run by foreigners started learning the piano. The enthusiasm for music later spread to more ordinary people on the island. Many piano families have since then come into being and produced accomplished musicians. And the number of the pianos possessed is in the leading place in the nation, though there is only a population of 20,000 people.

No tourist can afford to miss one attraction located on the island —— the nations largest piano museum. Divided into two exhibition halls, the museum guides visitors through a vivid history of the instrument with displays and illustrations. All different types of pianos such as miniature pianos, automatic pianos, accordion pianos and round-shaped pianos, are on display.

The architecture in the islet varies greatly in style, Chinese and foreign. Thus the islet has a laudatory title the World Architecture Museum Covered in green all the year round, its charming, elegant, secluded and serene. A great variety of villas stand shrouded by lush wood resembling numerous jadeites embellished upon a piece of verdant silk brocade. Hundreds of flowers grown on the Riguang Rock (Sunlight Rock) vie with one another for beauty. With the caressing sea breeze, its a quite cool place in hot summer. At the foot of the rock, theres the Memorial Hall to honor the national Hero Zheng Chenggong.

Today, Gulangyu is listed as one of the nations major scenic spots. The main sites of interest here include the Sunlit Rock, Shuzhuang Park, Gangzihou Bathing Beach and Memorial Hall to Zheng Chenggong, which are visited annually by millions of people from all parts of the country and the world. For people living in the hustle and bustle of todays metropolis, citizens on this island seem to live in a paradise with a relaxing, healthy and placid lifestyle. Find more in our detailed introduction of the major attractions in Gulangyu Tourist Area.

导语：每个人都有自己的书包，你能给我们介绍你的书包吗?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

I have a good friend. Her name is school bag. She is a very beautiful girl. Look! There is a picture on her face. It’s a picture of a lovely girl. She wears a red coat. There are some books, some copybooks and a pencil case in her tummy. From Monday to Friday, I go to school with her. She helps me a lot. And I like her very much.

【参考翻译】

我有一个好朋友。她的名字叫书包。她是一个非常美丽的女孩。看!她脸上有一幅画。这是一个可爱的女孩的照片。她穿着一件红色的外套。有一些书，一些字帖和一个铅笔盒在她的肚子里。从周一到周五，我和她一起去学校。她帮助我很多，我非常喜欢她。

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Today, with the fast development of science and technology, the artificial

intelligence has gone much further than people can imagine, such as the robot.

Now the first robot is admitted to be a citizen, which scares so many people.

Many scientists had predicted that someday robots would replace human being not

only in physical work, but also in minds. How terrible it would be. It is said

that scientists saw two robots discussing by creating a new language, then they

decided to turn down the machine and made them stop working. They knew clearly

the danger may happen in the future. Most people have thought about

self-consciousness that robot may have some day, but scientists still have a lot

of passion in searching the robots. They want to complete everything. But no one

can make sure what they can bring for human being.

在我们的自然界中，动物的种类有很多，你最喜欢的是哪一种呢?下面看看小编为大家整理的我喜欢的动物英语作文吧，希望对你有帮助。

我喜欢的动物英语作文1：

I have a parrot. Its my favorite animal. Its name is Gaga because it always makes sounds like that. We picked it up in the parking lot six years ago. We released a revelation but had no one to claim. It doesnt change a lot but its color becomes more and more beautiful. We say that its a handsome boy. It can imitate some simple words and phrases, like hello or greet to my grandmother. My grandmother often talks to it or plays music for it. We think that its some kind of clever, because it always makes sounds when its boring or hungry. It adds a lot of fun to our lives.

我有一只鹦鹉，它是我最喜欢的动物。它的名字叫嘎嘎，因为它总是发出这样的声音。六年前我们在停车场捡到它。我们发了启示，但是没有人认领。它没有多大的变化，但是它的颜色变得越来越漂亮了。我们说它是一个帅小伙。它可以模仿一些简单的词和词组，比如你好，或者像奶奶问好之类的。我奶奶经常和它聊天或者放音乐给它听。我们觉得它又点聪明，因为它无聊或是饿了的时候总是会发出声音。它给我们的生活增添了许多乐趣。

我喜欢的动物英语作文2：

Dogs are my favorite animal because they are our best friends and they can do a lot for us. For examples, dogs can help blind people and police dogs can help the police,too. Dogs are cute.friendly and clever. They can help people feel less lonely. I have a pet dog named Lucky which is my best friend. When I am free, I always talk with her, feed her, play with her which can make me be more responsible. So I love dogs best.

我喜欢的动物英语作文3：

I have a cat named Mimi. Its hair is as white as snow. I often play games with it. It amuses me a lot and I treat it as a little friend. Every morning, I would say goodbye to it before I go to school and Mimi would wave its front-legs to me. It brings me a lot of pleasure. But it takes time and costs money to keep the cat. My parents and I spend much time taking care of it, feeding it and cleaning it. We have to clean the house from time to time, or the cat will make them dirty and smelly.

我有一只猫，名叫咪咪。它的毛像雪一样白，我经常和它一起玩。它使我很开心，我也把它当小朋友一样对待。每天早上，我去上学之前都会跟它说再见，它也人向我晃晃前爪。它给我带来了很多快乐。但是，养猫是要花费时间和金钱的。我父母和我花费很多时间照看它，喂它饭，给它洗澡。我们得经常打扫房间，否则，猫就会把屋子弄得又脏又难闻。

The United States of America (USA) is the only superpower on this globe now. It is a developed country with diversified cultures such as Asian, European and African. Some people call USA "the melting pot" because of the diversity.

USA has a dominating power over economy, education, policitcs, milatary and culture all around the world. It has advanced industries, ideas and some of the smartest scientist on this earth.

But it also has its own problems such as racial discrimination and the widening gap between the rich and the poor.

美利坚合众国（USA）是世界上唯一的一个超级大国.她是一个发达国家,有多元化的文化,像亚洲、欧洲和非洲的.正因为此,有些人把美国称为一个“大熔炉”.

美国现在在世界上的各个领域都雄霸一方,像经济、教育、政治、军事和文化.她有先进的工业、思想,并有全世界一些最聪明的科学家.

但是她也有自己的问题,比如种族歧视和穷富之间逐渐拉大的差距.

Before, how much I dont understand, always cut class, make you angry, still fight with people, to do this, you hold a lot of heart for me, although you hit me, scold me, but I still love you. Because I know it is my own fault, you dozen I scold me, just to put my back into the right direction. Whenever someone asked me "what do you like your mom or dad?" I would not hesitate to tell him "I like all parents, but I like my father." Others asked "why do you like my dad? Your father hit you, punish you, you should not hate him, isnt it?" I can honestly tell him "I the fight with person, father will be scold me, sometimes will scold me, but at night he would quietly coated for me several times, I still see him touch my wounds tears, then I will tell myself, I must not let dad sad so sad."

Now I wont fight, dont skip class, I am much better than before. These are all  dads credit. No longer make my father angry, no longer get bothered by dad. Dads mood than they used to be happy, I also feel very happy.

My home town is a beautiful place。 It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice。

我的家乡是一个美丽的地方。它坐落在一条宽阔的河流和丰富的鱼和米饭。

But in the old days it was a poor and backward little town。 Many people had no work。 They lived a hard life。

但是在过去它是一个贫穷落后的小城镇。很多人没有工作。他们过着艰苦的生活。

In 1949 my hometown was liberated。 Since then great changes have taken place there。 The streets have been widened。 Factories， schools， hospitals， cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another。 The life of the people is greatly improved。

1949我的家乡解放。自那时以来发生了巨大的变化。街道已拓宽。工厂，学校，医院，电影院和剧院如雨后春笋般涌现出来。人民的生活大大改善。

I love my hometown。 All the more I love its people。 They are working hard so as to make it still richer and more beautiful。

我爱我的家乡。所有我爱的人。他们正在努力工作以使它更丰富、更美丽。

I am a third year master major in automation at Shanghai Jiao Tong

University, P. R. China. With tremendous interest in Industrial Engineering, I

am writing to apply for acceptance into your Ph.D. graduate program.

Education background

In 1995, I entered the Nanjing University of Science & Technology

(NUST) -- widely considered one of the China’s best engineering schools. During

the following undergraduate study, my academic records kept distinguished among

the whole department. I was granted First Class Prize every semester,In 1999, I

got the privilege to enter the graduate program waived of the admission

test.

At the period of my graduate study, my overall GPA(3.77/4.0) ranked top 5%

in the department. In the second semester, I became teacher assistant that is

given to talented and matured students only. This year, I won the Acer

Scholarship as the one and only candidate in my department, which is the

ultimate accolade for distinguished students endowed by my university.

Presently, I am preparing my graduation thesis and trying for the honor of

Excellent Graduation Thesis.

Research experience and academic activity

When a sophomore, I joined the Association of AI Enthusiast and began to

narrow down my interest for my future research. With the tool of OpenGL and

Matlab, I designed a simulation program for transportation scheduling system. It

is now widely used by different research groups in NUST. I assumed and fulfilled

a sewage analysis & dispose project for Nanjing sewage treatment plant. This

was my first practice to convert a laboratory idea to a commercial product.

In retrospect, I find myself standing on a solid basis in both theory and

experience, which has prepared me for the Ph.D. program. My future research

interests include: Network Scheduling Problem, Heuristic Algorithm research

(especially in GA and Neural network), Supply chain network research, Hybrid

system performance analysis with Petri nets and Data Mining.

I’m a primary student. I live happily. I have long hair and a lovely face. But I ‘m very short. Being the shortest girl in my class, I feel shamed of it, though my teacher and classmates always say I will grow taller in the future to comfort me. Besides, I feel very happy in school. There are so many students play with me, and I always do well in study. So, when I go home, my parents also happy, too. My father often take me out to different interesting places. And my mother usually cook delicious food for me. How happy I am!

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The Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. But the Qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work, it is more a festival of commemoration.

The Qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness.

This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased. Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served.

The Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival was usually one day before the Qingming Festival. As our ancestors often extended the day to the Qingming, they were later combined.

On each Qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices. Traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed. The customs have been greatly simplified today. After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet.

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.