英语作文介绍一部你最喜欢的电影【通用20篇】

My name is XXX dragons, Mistress (2) class of students, who lives in Funan side of Shuijingfang community.

I am very ordinary, in the whole school more than one thousand students are very inconspicuous. In grade two, my grades are 18 and 11 in the class.

But I also have different experiences with my classmates. I finished my freshman year course when I was four years old. In order to go to school earlier, I left Chengdu to study in Huanggang at the age of five. Back in Chengdu, I was less than six years old when I was in grade two. Maybe its dad who wants me to go to his study place later.

I like to shoot balls, jump rope, run, eat Kentucky Fried Chicken, Beijing roast duck, of course, my favorite is to read. My bookcase is full of Chinese and foreign famous books, and every book is covered with my stamp. Dad says there arent many people in my class who read so many books.

Friday was my lucky day. My English teacher gave me a little certificate of "learning English dolls" and an English book. I put him in a book with Chinese and mathematical rewards and pencils, and treasured them in my desk.

I never buy toys or snacks myself. Want to eat, want to play, want to see and parents say a word, buy or not buy by them to decide. I rarely play games on the computer, too.

My weakness is watching TV and playing games. Ill fix it later.

Good morning,ladies and gentlemen.I am of great hornor to stand here and introduce myself to you .My chinese name is WangHao and my english name is.Im14 years old .I’m a student in a very beautiful school called .(写你的学校的名字) middle school .Introduction(自我介绍)

Good morning,ladies and gentlemen.I am of great hornor to stand here and introduce myself to you .My chinese name is mengchuan and my english name is melvin.Im12 years old .I’m a student in a very beautiful school called pengcheng middle school ..My hometown sandu so a beautiful city.Iwas born in .(写你出生的那年,如1994).Im crazy about English .I have a family of four people.My father,mother ,brother and I.They love me,so do I .I’m very happy and I like to make friends with others.I also like singing but traveling is my favorite,I have been to many interesting places in China but I haven’t been to other countries.What a pity!.My favourrite song is Big big world.My geatest dream is to be an English

teacher.To come ture my dream,I must study harder from now on .Thank you for listening to my speech.Thats all,many thanks!

Class9 grade7.My hometown sandu so a beautiful city.Iwas born in 1996.Im crazy about English .I have a family of four people.My father,mother ,brother and I.They love me,so do I .I’m very happy and I like to make friends with others.I also like singing but traveling is my favorite,I have been to many interesting places in China but I haven’t been to other countries.What a pity!.My favourrite song is Big big world.My geatest dream is to be an English

teacher.To come ture my dream,I must study harder from now on ..Thats all,many thanks!

Today isnh birthday.My ther andgrand bought a big cake for .When i got ho,i saw a cake on the table. There were nine candles on it and there was a present next to the cake.I askedther what the present was .My ther toldto open it.Oh!there was a note under the scarf.It said :"the weather is getting cold,please wear this scarf ." "thanks and grand.i love you very ch!" I was so happy today.

My birtiday is on XXX. I always have both happy and sad feelings onbirthday. Why I ahappy? I have group of friends thate over to celebrate with . And they givebirthday presents, sotis the gifts surprisedvery ch. Also, I can feel how chfaly lovesbecauseparents always ke a birthday cake for . They do not go to buy one, but ke one theelves. I feel so happy about that. However, I understandther was the one who suffered the st pain on the date I ca to the world. I feel so sorry forther for what she had suffered. But I prose her, I will take good care of her when I have that ability.

There are four people in my family。 They are my father， my mother， my elderly brother and I。 My father is a computer engineer。 He works in a big company in my city。 My mother is a nurse。 She works hard to help patients。 But she is always busy and always comes home late tiredly。 My brother is three years older than me。 Now， he is a middle school student。 He is sunny and easygoing。 He can help me a lot in my study。 I am primary school student。 I love my families。 So do they。

我家有四口人。他们是我的父亲，我的母亲，我的哥哥，我的父亲是一名计算机工程师。他在我城市的一家大公司工作。我的母亲是一名护士。她努力帮助病人。但是她总是很忙，总是很晚才回家。我哥哥比我大三岁。现在，他是一名中学生。他阳光明媚，很随和。在我的学习中他可以帮我很多。我是小学生。我爱我的家庭。所以他们。

My home have a dog named spot, three years old this year, the colour is light yellow, very likable, little nose is black, and small, it naturally has a character of arrogance.

Little is a golden retriever. Remember in the winter of 2007, the snow was falling thickand the wind was its mother put it, born a month later I went to grandma house held it back, but it is small, it is about two jins, little living in my house for a year or so, and because my house without the loess, and the urine is also an issue, but under my mother had to send it is grandmas house, little just walk a couple of days, and I think it all the time, what matter all downhearted, time is long, I also gradually forgotten.

To from one day, mother said: didnt go to grandmas house for a long time, lets go and see, that makes me fiercely remembered Id left a good friend, after lunch, we went to grandmas house, a meeting, I almost didnt recognize, also was like a "bean sprouts" puppy, is now, thick and tall, look the jovian, has a bit of light red nose, looks very spirit.

On the way home, I want to for a long time, why at the beginning of the puppy to grandma house can grow up? Eat fat? I think its because my grandma home food is to its liking. Ha ha, my little little cute.

我家有一只小狗，名叫点点，今年三岁，毛色是浅黄色的，非常讨人喜欢，点点的鼻子黑黑的，长得及小，它天生有一种傲慢的性格。

点点是一只金毛。还记的2007年冬天，正下着鹅毛大雪，它的母亲把它生下来，一个月以后我去姥姥家把它抱了回来，但它分外的小，它就是两斤左右，点点在我家生活了一年左右，因为我家没有黄土，点点的大小便也成了一个问题，无奈之下妈妈不得不把它寄存在姥姥家，点点刚走的的那几天，我无时无刻不在想它，干什么事都无精打彩，时间久了，我也渐渐淡忘了。

至从有一天，妈妈说：好久没去姥姥家了，今天去看看吧，这使我猛的想起了被我遗忘的好朋友点点，吃过午饭，我们去了姥姥家，一见面，我还差点没有认出，当初像“豆芽形”的小狗，现在却长得又粗又高，看起来威风凛凛的，鼻子上也有一点淡淡的红色，显得格外精神。

在回家的路上，我想了许久，为什么当初的小狗到了姥姥家就长大了?也吃胖了呢?我想是因为姥姥家的饭很合它的胃口吧。呵呵，我家的小点点可爱吧。

Yesterday, my parents were not home. And I had to stay at home by myself for one day and one night. I was very happy at first, because there wouldnt be anyone criticizes my behavior. I can do whatever I want. But later I felt desperate. There was nobody cook for me, asked me to do things or criticized me. I felt empty and desperate as the house is only me. When the night fell, I was afraid. The computer games or the cartoons couldn’t attract my attention. I hate living alone.

昨天，我的父母不在家。我得自己一个人呆上一天一夜。我一开始很开心，因为没人会批评我的行为了。我可以做任何我想做的事。但后来我感到很郁闷。没人给我做饭，没人叫我做事情也没有人批评我。整个房子只有我一个人，我感到很空虚和郁闷。当夜幕降临的时候，我就开始很害怕了。电脑游戏或动画片都无法吸引我的注意。我讨厌一个人生活。

There was a sea of people, and the lanterns were gathered together like a meeting. Its hilarious. The lantern dazzled me. The lamp has big, small, color is different, the shape is strange. The most interesting thing is the golden pig lamp. Let me introduce you!

The golden pig lamp was made of several pieces of wire, and the body was made of a few golden sponges. A few smiles on her face. Really cute! It looks like running. The pig tail of the golden pig had a note on it, which said: happy Lantern Festival.

After watching the eye-catching golden pig lamp, go to the green light!

Two hands came out from below, beside the woods and meadows. There is also an o line "stream", "brook" water is really "clear see low" ah. You can think of it as a mirror! There are two bamboo rafts in the "stream" of the word "stream". I think they must be looking at the scenery! How is it? Its beautiful!

乍看之下，电影情节好像也很俗套，一个长相平平、邋遢迷糊的厨师和一个英俊逼人冷傲孤峻的总裁的爱情故事。

其实，故事开头，顾胜男被杨佑宁饰演的总经理提出分手而大受刺激之后，还是很有同理心和共鸣的。忘了哪位大作家说过了，“美首先是安静的，静到让人不安”。那么作为一个活泼开朗、爱说爱笑爱热闹的女孩，肯定跟美没有太大关系。虽然，很多时候，坚信自己也有闪光点，是男生“有眼无珠”。可是，更多时候，“顾胜男”们还是会被“路晋”们犀利直白的“丑也丑的普通，毫无个人特色”一语中的地刺激到。

怎样讲呢?金城武饰演的路晋帅是太帅了，但是也太龟毛了，对食物挑剔到无以复加不说，连窗帘遮光度都要精细明确，这样就罢了，煮个泡面还要精确到秒，分毫不差!说得不知耻一点，一个长得帅的男人当然可以让人包容很多缺点，但一个龟毛到繁琐无比的男人，即使潘安再世也令人无法忍受!这样一个男人，一个无论对人对己都挑剔刻薄的人，现实生活中，几乎没有可能爱上一个邋遢迷糊的少女。不过，爱情片，尤其是不矫揉造作的爱情片，好就好在还注重心意相通这回事。而且这心意还是通过食物传达的，真正地体现了中国人自古以来认为的“食色，性也”的朴素思想。吃，乍听之下，不过是日常生活极为普通的一部分，不过是为了生存而必须进行的一件小事。但事实上，吃，尤其是中国菜，凝聚了普通劳动人民的诸多生活智慧和对美好生活的无限向往。

看到影片中间，会明白路晋为什么会喜欢顾胜男。无论男生女生，热爱并且专注于自己的事业总是令人动容。厨师，对于顾胜男不仅仅只是一份职业，还饱含着她的感情、对生活的认知，对食物的热爱，对顾客的尊重。当路晋提出“此时此地此刻”的考题时，她也能用一道道菜交出完美的答卷。因为此时，做饭于她而言，更像是一次棋逢对手的会友。美妙精致的菜也需要懂的人去理解、去感受才能彰显其意义。当然，更进一步地，尤为完美地，不但以吃会友，还会出一个心意相通的男朋友。

前文刚说到看到影片前半部分会很疑惑一个龟毛繁琐帅气逼人的总裁怎么会喜欢一个混不吝的、不太讲究的小厨娘。但是，在故事中间，在顾胜男家里，在一个乱糟糟的，东西随意摆放，看起来略显狭小逼仄、十分零乱的出租屋里，路晋可以安心地吃东西，可以自然地在沙发上入睡，甚至最后一改不与人同桌共食的习惯，开始与顾胜男一块嬉笑打闹，随意自然地吃火锅，我们就明白，吃，最容易让人放松，让人感动，当然也最容易让人感到心安。尤其是，一个孤独地，看起来“高处不胜寒”的成功人士，可能内心的轻松安静是最想达到的理想状态。

就在两人感情看起来渐入佳境的时候，出现了美丽端庄、温柔可人的林志玲饰演的私厨。她给路晋做饭倒有七年了!周冬雨看到林志玲的背影时的不可置信，外加一点点的探究好奇、气急败坏真是—刚刚好!“你只能喜欢吃一个人做的菜，怎么能同时吃两个人做的菜呢?”这句话搁在平常，我们听到，只会觉得神经病吧，不就是吃顿饭嘛。可是，在这个故事里，在这种情形下，尤其是面对路晋的这种性格，一定程度上，食物就代表私密的情意，既然是情意，怎么可以分给两个人呢?所以这句质问和怨尤反倒显得真实可爱。而故事呢，好就好在，林志玲明白路晋已经心有所属(因为甚至改变了一直以来坚持的饮食习惯!)之后，没有争吵打闹，没有怨天尤人，离开地恰到好处，无声无息。无论如何，成年人，尤其是历经世事的成年人，总是学会了在生活中把握分寸。

电影结尾，故事停在了两个人坐在椅子上，看漂亮的夕阳的那一刻。前一段时间回中学时代的母校，也顺便再一次逛了古城。古城里有很多大大小小的寺庙，开元寺不是最知名的，但在我看来，是最有韵味的。黄昏时分，夕阳斜斜地照下来，跟高耸的寺庙，低矮的建筑，古色古香的殿宇组合成了一幅美丽的画卷。可惜我自己不会画画，不然，这个时刻值得画下来作为永久的纪念。但是，在回程的路上，一瞥而过的宣扬古城旅游与历史的广告牌上，正是这幅夕阳下寺庙的美丽剪影。那一刻，有一种感觉，不管是城市宣传片，还是爱情故事的日常，可能相携看夕阳都是我们所能想象到的最美丽的事。

在一个新的环境中自我介绍，是将我们更好地展现在大家面前的一种方法。

初中英语作文 自我介绍

根据以下要点提示写一篇60-80词的短文。

1、在学校学习汉语、英语、数学、历史和一些其他学科；

2、我学习很努力，最喜欢的学科是英语，经常找机会练习英语；

3、现在中国已经加入世贸组织wto，并且2008年奥运会将在北京举行，英语正变得越来越重要；

4、我将更加努力学习英语，将来为祖国作贡献。

I study Chinese、English、maths and History and some other subject at school.I study hard. My favorite subject is English.I often find chance to practice English.China has joined WTO and Beijing will host the 2008 Olympics,English is more and more important .I will study hard and be dedicate to my homeland.

同学们有没有准备好自己的自我介绍呢？这可是一个很好的表现的机会哦！

初中英语写作范文：保护眼睛

眼睛对我们很重要，同学们一定要很好的保护自己的眼睛哦。

Good morning everyone!

Im 566job. Im 24. I graduated from Hunan Normal Universaty on Shuda Campus. My major is English Education. After graduation, I have worked for one year in Li Yang Kids Engish. My students are between 5 and 12 years old.

Im outgoing and open-minded. In my spare time, I have broad interests. Such as reading, surfing the internet, listening to music and even chatting with foreign friends online if possible. I like children very much. I think children are active, innocent and pure. With them, I feel very relaxed, plesant and younger. Therefore, I learned a lot from my one year working experence.

Teaching children English is very interested but it is also challeging. Because children are always active, even sometimes very naughty. So teachers need a lot of patience to deal with children. The most important that I have learned from my one year teacing experence is that a teacher should have the kind of the mind that always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which one will never be perfet. If I have the chance, I will try my best to be a good primary English teacher.

导语：广场舞是舞蹈艺术中最庞大的系统，因多在广场聚集而得名，融自娱性与表演性为一体，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

假定你是李华。近日有网友在推特贴出了中国大妈带领美国大妈在新泽西大跳广场舞的照片，你的美国朋友David看过后，很想了解中国流行的广场舞(square dance)的相关情况。请你用英语给他写封回信，要点包括：

1)广场舞跳的时间、地点、参与人员等;

2)广场舞流行的原因;

3)广场舞的缺点。

注意：

1)词数100左右;

2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3)开头语和结束语已为你写好。

范文：

Dear David,

I am writing to tell you something about the square dance in China. In the morning or after dinner, people, especially elderly women, will gather in squares to dance to popular music. More and more young people are also joining in now.

There are many reasons behind its popularity. First of all,China has made great progress in its social and economical development in the past decades, and people have more time and energy to enjoy themselves. Besides,doing the square dance is a good way for people to keep fit.

However, just as each coin has two sides,this kind of dance has also leads to some problems. For example, dancers play loud music and occupy lots of public places, which annoy many other people.Maybe square dancers need to make some changes.

Yours,

LiHua

【参考译文】

亲爱的戴维，

我写信是要告诉你关于在中国广场舞的东西。在早上或晚饭后，人们，特别是老年妇女，将聚集在广场跳舞流行音乐。现在越来越多的年轻人也加入进来。

它的流行背后有许多原因。首先，中国在过去几十年的社会和经济发展取得了巨大进步，人们有更多的时间和精力去享受自己。此外，做广场舞是人们保持健康的好方法。

然而，正如每个硬币都有两面一样，这种舞蹈也导致了一些问题。例如，舞者大声地演奏音乐，占据了许多公共场所，这让许多人感到不安。

你的好朋友，

李华

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Good morning/afternoon, my name is Yang Haiyan , you can call me Yanzi.

It is really a great honor to have this opportunity for an interview, I will answer whatever you may raise, and i hope i can make a good performance today.

Now I’d like to introduce myself briefly. I am 20 years old, Born in Shandong province. I grow up in a sweet family, composed of my dad, mom, brother and myself. The reason I want to be an airhostess is I like the feeling flying in the sky like a swallow. I am an optimistic and confident girl. I have full confidence for creating a bright future, and I believe I can do well in CAAC. I believe punctuality and diligence are crucial for career; therefore I will try my best.

Although I just graduated from school, I have confidence to create my future. Soaring in the sky as an airhostess has been a dream for me since childhood. This is why Im longing for a job on a plane, and this is why Im standing here for this interview. I hope my application will be granted, so that I can devote my best service throughout the world as a airhostess member of CAAC.

Thats all. Thank you for listening.

My hometown, which is in the south of × Province, is a very beautiful village. It lies on the east bank of a small river, surrounded by green mountains, In the past my hometown was poor, and people led a hard life. They couldnt afford to send their children to school. But ,great changes have taken place in my hometown in the past twenty years. Many families .have not only color TV sets, but also telephones, fridges, computers, and so on. New roads, houses, schools, hospitals have been built. People in my hometown are working hard for a better life.

我的家乡在××南部，是一个非常漂亮的村庄，它位于一条小河的东岸，为绿色的大山所环抱。过去，我的家乡很穷，人们过着艰难的生活，孩子读不起书。但是在刚刚过去的二十年里，我的家乡发生了翻天覆地的变化口许多家庭不仅有了彩色电视机，而且电话、冰箱、电脑等应有尽有。新修了公路，新建了房屋、学校和医院。家乡人民正在为过上更好的生活而辛勤工作。

Datong is one of the city famous for it’s history and culture and is located at the northern part of Shanxi Province. Datong is 380 km (236 miles) west of Beijing and 352 km (219 miles) north of Taiyuan, and is an important traffic junction with great strategic importance. Consisting of four districts and seven counties, Datong covers an area of 14,152 sq km (3,497,032 acres) and has a population of over 3 million. Mt. Hengshan, Mt. Cailiang, Mt. Mafu and many other mountains and hills surround Datong combines with more than 20 rivers running through the region make Datong City a wonderful place with beautiful natural scenery. There are also abundant mineral resource of which the coal mine is the most famous which gives Datong the title Capital of Coal. The area enjoys the continental monsoon climate, winter of Datong is extremely cold and dry, and spring and fall are cool but the temperature varies sharply between day and night. The average annual temperature is 5.5 oC (41.9 oF), and the hottest temperature is 37.7 oC (99.86 oF) while the lowest -29.1 oC(-20.38 oF). During the summer Datong is a natural tourist resort because the average temperature is only 19~21 oC (66.2~69.8 oF). The best time to visit Datong is during July and August.

The Spring Festival is the first traditional festival of the Chinese people in one year. It marks the end of the old year and the new year has begun. The annual evening meal is one of the important activities of the Spring Festival, and the Chinese peoples families attach great importance to the dinner. At the beginning of the first two of the month, I went to my grandmothers house with my mom and dad to have dinner.

Today, there are a lot of people, grandmas home is very busy, the year is super strong. My aunt, uncle, and my father are talking about a hot day. They eat melon seeds, while talking off the reel. Cousin and sister in sister-in-law in the room amused baby happy, looking at the babys smiling face, they do not mention how happy. And both of me and my cousins were "unscrupulous". Three of us sat cross legged on the sofa, leisurely play cut the rope on the iPad, occasionally heard bursts of laughter.

After a while, grandma kindly led us into the room and gave us a red envelope with "horse" printed. We received the red envelope and smiled, thanks, grandma.

There are 5 minutes to 6. Uncle arranges us to each seat on the table, and my 2 cousins around her. Start with a pre - meal dessert "vegetable salad" and open the stomach. We have to take three chowhound a spoon to scoop a spoon Salad salad, not for a while, almost finished. The aunt laughed and said, "eat slowly, everyone and you snatch." At this time, the second dish "years of fish" came up. The flavor of the sauce is full, the taste of the soy sauce is right, and the onion is added to it. The dish does not mention how beautiful it is. The fish is over, and the next is "boiled shrimps". This dish is sweet and delicious, with a bowl of vinegar, make people unable to hide greeds. Later on a lot of good food, are a delicacy, today is really fantastic.

In the evening, after dinner. We have continued are scattered, and my mom and dad and grandma reluctant to part also had to say "goodbye", today is a day to play indescribably happy, and the family is a happy thing.

I have a sister. She is the daughter of my father’s close friend. We live nearby. She is three years older than me. We always played together when we were little. Now, she goes to the middle school. She is busy in her study. I often go to her home at weekends. She tells many stories in school. I want to go to the middle school soon. Besides, she helps me in study. I always ask her questions. I love my sister.

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, dont 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.

Thank you for giving me the chance to interview and it is my pleasure to introduce myself to you. My name is LiFeng. I major in ……and I will graduate from the…….. Medical University in July, 20XX. Hope a chance to work and develop in your department.

During the past three years, under the strict guidance of my tutor, professor ……in college of ………, I have learned systematically the theory of profession and got the basic manipulative skills about …….. With the help of my supervisor, I have successfully finished the subject “……… ” and grasped some experimental skill , such as cell culture, DNA extraction and other molecular biology technique; abstraction, separation, … I passed the CET band 6 test in20XX, after that, I tried my best to learn Medical English and mastered a lot of professional vocabulary. I am good at listening, speaking, reading and writing.. I can manipulate computer proficiently and master Microsoft Office software, also be familiar with SPSS and Photoshop, etc.

During three-year study in research, I studied hard and strived for excellence in our field. I benefit from working together with excellent colleague. I developed quality of diligence, responsibility, kindness and honesty. My internship in college of ….. could qualify me for this job, and I believe I can be fit for the position quickly. I am looking forward to working in your department. If I am admitted, I will be thankful and try my best to work for you.

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Hello,my name is Thomas.I am nine.I am a boy.I like to run and swim.I don’t like to sing and dance. I like to eat chicken wing, l can make it.Every Sunday, I go to park with my father and my mother.I like to fly the kite. Blue sky is very nice.I like summer and winter. In summer, I can eat ice cream.I can swim.In winter,I can play with the snow.

Come on. Let’s be freinds.

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你好,我的名字是托马斯。今年九岁。我是一个男孩。我喜欢跑步和游泳。我不喜欢唱歌和跳舞。我喜欢吃鸡翅膀,我能做到。每个星期天,我和我的父亲和我的母亲去公园。我喜欢放风筝。蓝色的天空很漂亮。我喜欢夏季和冬季。在夏天,我可以吃冰淇淋。我可以游泳。在冬天,我可以玩雪。

来吧,让我们成为朋友。

Different people have different hobbies. For example,someone likes reading,someone likes swimming and someone likes collecting and so on.

I used to read books and draw pictures because by reading books I could learn many funny things. But now I dont like it. I can only learn from books. I couldnt get knowledge from others. I need a change. Traveling is my favorite hobby now. But I cant go traveling a lot. I can visit many different places of interest by traveling. I can learn a lot about people,places and history. Its very interesting. What is your hobby?Lets share each other！

I have many good friends. They all have their hobbies. Ann studies very hard. So her hobby is book reading. Tony loves labour,and his hobby is gardening. He usually plants flowers and trees in his yard. Judy is a quiet girl. She likes knitting. She always knits some sweaters for her dolls. We have different hobbies,but we are good friends.

I love traveling. I have great fun in traveling.

Shanxi Province got its name due to its location to the west of Taihang Mountain. Shanxi neighbored on Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia & Autonomous Region. It is located to the east of the Yellow River, and is also known as Hedong. Shanxi belonged to Jin State in Spring and Autumn Period, so it is abbreviated in Jin. Shanxi occupies an area of 156,000 square kilometers (about 60,000 square miles) and has a population of over 32 million, including its minority ethnic population. Its capital is Taiyuan City.

When to go

Being at a high altitude, Shanxi Province has a cold and dry climate and has an annual rainfall of between 400-600 millimeters. The province is also frequently plagued by sandstorms, especially in the spring, so it is often useful to bring along both sunglasses and a hat when visiting. Generally speaking, the provinces climate is the best between May and October.

History

Shanxi is one of the birth places of Chinese civilizations with a long history and traditional culture. As early as one hundred million years ago, the ancestors of the Chinese lived and propagated in this region. Legend tells us that the Yellow Emperor, founder of the Chinese nation, once lived in Shanxi for a certain period. Today, many Neolithic sites from that period can still be seen dotted across the vast expanse of the province.

What to see

Shanxi is endowed with an abundance of cultural sites from its long history. Most of the ancient structures were built before the Liao and Song Dynasties. So it is the reason why Shanxi is often called the Chinese Ancient Architecture Museum. The more obvious of these include: the Buddhist wonder of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong City, the ancient city of Pingyao which was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO in 1997, the oldest and tallest ancient wooden pagoda in China, the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County and the remote Shuanglin and Jinci Temples, which are well worth the long journeys for the visitors.

Of course, there are a number of natural magnificent and beautiful places that can also be seen in Shanxi. The most famous of them include Wutai Mountain with the longest and most prestigious history in the four most well-known Buddhist holy lands of China, the whistling rage of the Yellow Rivers Kettle Spout waterfalls (Hukou Waterfalls) and one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China - Mt Hengshan.