高二年级英语作文：明智对待手机BeWisetotheCellPhone(推荐20篇)

Between the darkness of earth and heaven she was burning fiercely upon a

disc of purple sea shot by the blood-red play of gleams; upon a disc of water

glittering and sinister. A high, clear flame, an immense and lonely flame,

ascended from the ocean, and from its summit the black smoke poured continuously

at the sky. She burned furiously, mournful and imposing like a funeral pile

kindled in the night, surround-ed by the sea, watched over by the stars.

A magnificent death had come like a grace, like a gift, like a reward to

that old ship at the end of her laborious days. The surrender of her weary ghost

to the keeping of stars and sea was stirring like the sight of a glorious

triumph. The masts fell just before daybreak, and for a moment there was a burst

and turmoil of sparks that seemed to fill with flying fire the night patient and

watchful, the vast night lying silent upon the sea.

Some people say that campus life was boring, but I felt the school life is colorful.

Class, we discuss a fierce, comment on each other. Once, I had a fight with my classmates, for the sake of a problem we all were at sixes and sevens, reach a consensus. Later, we have solved the problem calmly, all made up. After class, my teacher and I talk together, playing chess, we get along, busy talking; After dinner, the classmates speak heart to each other, solve problems, make the bridge of our friendship more stable. We laughed together, cried, help each other when in trouble. When the school sports they cheered each other, each other go, failed classmate we encourage him to his confidence, not discouraged.

Campus life is colorful, make I benefit from, awakening to the joy of learning.

有人说校园生活枯燥无味,可我却觉得校园生活是多姿多彩的.

上课的时候,我们讨论激烈,互相发表意见.有一次,我为了一个问题和同学吵架了,大家都各持己见,不能达成共识.后来,我们冷静地解决了问题,大家和好了.下课后,我和老师一起谈心,下棋,大家融洽相处,谈得不亦乐乎;饭后,同学们互相讲心事,解决问题,令我们的友谊之桥更加稳固.大家一起笑过,哭过,遇到困难时互相帮助.校运会时大家互相喝彩,互相加油,失败了的同学我们鼓励他,令他重拾信心,不再气馁.

校园生活多姿多彩,令我获益良多,领悟到学习的乐趣.

After reading this book I think it is necessary to share the old legend to everybody .

There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it lea一ves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the sa一vage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out- carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His hea一ven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain …

Meggie Cleary is just like the bird,and Ralph is her superlative song.

I read the book then watched the movie, both of them ga一ve me great shock, I really admire Meggie,she had the courage to use her whole life to love Ralph, never ga一ve up. She believed that she would love Ralph only in her life. But I don’t like Meggie’s attitude to love, Ralph is a Father, and he mustn’t love Meggie, they really loved each other, but they are not destined to be together. So in my opinion I think Meggie should give in, she shouldn’t fight with God, Ralph had told her he would serve God forever, so Meggie wouldn’t win. Maybe giving up is a good choice. Their love is painful.

Tell the turth I don’t like Meggie neither Ralph, Ralph could not give Meggie happniess while Meggie couldn’t support Ralph to concentrate on his work. So they would not ha一ve happy life, they only made each other feel sad .

Frank is my fa一vorite role. he was short but strong ,and he was one of the main labor in his family. He didn’t want to be a shepherd, but the family needed him , and he must feed he the sheep so that everybody in his family can live better. Once he escaped from home , but it wassn’t long before his father found him and take him home. I feel so sorry that he had a miserable fate. He longed for freedom but most of his life didn’t belong to himself, it’s really a pity .

Frank was different to every man in their home, he loved his mother deeply, and he always helped his mother do the housework. he dreamed to be an outstanding boxer. Frank was considerable, and he always try his best to make Meggie feel happy. As Meggie’s oldest brother, he could be worried about Meggie’s fa一vorite doll, and he even tried to fixed the doll which was distroyed by Meggie’s other brothers. Frank and Meggie would always tell each other what they thought in their deep heart , and they are close friends.

I was so sad when I learned that Frank killed a man and he was sent to the prision. It is really a big shock to Meggie, for Frank was the only one who can listen to Meggie’s secrets. She thought she lost Frank forever. I cannot imagine how painful for Frank to spend dozens years in the prision. He once had good dream about his life, but he had to waste most of his life in prision. In my opinion it was Frank’s father that distoryed his life. His father didn’ t give him freedom, and Frank can’t had strong resistance spirits, and because he didn’t control himself and broke the law.The energitic Frank will never come to us, and he became a man who didn’t wanna talk. He began to be afraid of the world…it is really a pity.

As for Meggie, I think she was a good girl. She was beautiful and smart, but she it was wrong for her to love Ralph. Meggie was an excellent girl, she was able to find an outstanding boy to love her, but she put all her love on Ralph even she married Luke. She married Luke just because Luke looked like Ralph. Meggie wanna be a thorn bird, but I think it was too cruel to her. She was so kind that she shouldn’t stand that king of pain, and I think she was born to ha一ve a happy life. I pity for her.

Both the story of thorn birds and the legend are painful and beautiful, but not every one can be the thorn birds, because it is not our porpose to ha一ve a painful life. We are born to be happy. Olny happiness is the ture meaning of life while the story was written for us to enrich our life. It is a wonderful story.

It seems like a silly question, anyone in sane would give a hand to the elderly who fell. But in China, this question is becoming tricky. Many news report that there are some old people not just fell, they do it on purpose. Usually, they walk on a crowdy street, and pretend to faint or just lay down on the ground, intend to accuse the one who comes to help as a perpetrator and blackmail him/her for the treatment fee. Many people have fell for that and had to pay as there is no witness to prove their innocence. As for these negative news, people is afraid to help those old people in need, that makes some of them who are in real trouble could not get help in time. I once asked one of my friends: “Why the old people turn bad? If you see one in the street, would you help?” He said: “It is not the old people turn bad, it is the bad people turn old. I will video him/her to make a statement first, then decide if I would help.”

这似乎是个愚蠢的问题,任何清醒的人遇到跌倒的老人都会伸出援助之手。但在中国，这个问题变得棘手。很多新闻报道说有些老人不只是跌倒而已，他们是故意这么做的。通常他们会走到人潮涌动的街头，假装晕倒或者是直接躺在地上，想要指控那些来帮助他的人为肇事者，敲诈他们要治疗费。很多人都上当了，由于没有目击者证明他们的清白，他们被迫支付了费用。正因为这些负面新闻，人们害怕去帮助那些需要帮助的老人，也因此造成了那些真正有困难的老人没有得到及时的帮助。我曾经问我一个朋友：“为什么现在的老人变坏了?如果你在街上看到这样的老人你会帮助吗?”他说：“不是老人变坏了，是坏人变老了。我会先录像让他做一个声明，再决定是否帮助他。”

Some people feel like they are always busy doing something all day long, but they still have a lot of things to do. It seems that the time is never enough. How can we spend our time effectively? Well, in my humble opinion, there are several tips that we can use.

First of all, we should make a list about the things we need to do today. The chef thing to remember is to do the things which are extremely critical first. Second, be concentrated. For the people, they may lack of self-control, they are easily got distracted by other things, thus its important for them to do the things according to the list. Dont do other things unless you have finish your job. Last but not least, wake up earlier in the morning. Youll find you have more time to do the things you want.

In a word, we should have a plan about the things we are going to do. Only in this way we can use time effectively.

有些人感觉他们整天都忙个不停，但是他们还是有好多事情要做。看起来时间永远不够用。我们怎样才能合理的利用时间呢?在我看来，有几点建议可供大家参考。

首先，我们应该为自己今天要做的事情列一张表。最重要的是要记住先做那些紧急的事情。其次，要专心。对于年轻人来说，他们也许缺乏自控能力，很容易被其他事情分神。因此，按照单子做事情非常重要。做不完列表上的事，就不做其他的闲事。最后，早上起得早一点。你会发现你能有更多的时间来做你想做的事。

一句话，我们应该对将要做的事情写个计划。只有这样，我们才能合理的利用时间。

The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole." Whats more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.

People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together. The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", "yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness. After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. In recent years, the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. According to custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in.

Dim lamp, I looked at the cup of tea, boiling water, the impact of time and

time again, let me feel the fragrance of tea. That bitter taste in his mouth, a

point slightly sweet, but also by my greedy mouth to the occupation, and eyes

dim, hazy outlines of the memory, can no longer be hazy memory already.

Work as much as “cook a meal,” a playful little, the teachers serious

“inhibition” the laughter of the Miao, the pressure of the heavy, “created” in

the dreams of us - growing pains. Open the heavy book of memories, that little

thoughts, perhaps tired of back and some memories back.

“At first” arrive, I am a fragile being “enemy” aimed at the

“vulnerability” opened a fierce shot, that vulnerable, I, in the “blood” at the

expense of ground could be a “sleeping inside burning the midnight oil to see

volume, Dreaming rang Beishi ”and I once again stood up. Those days are dark,

puzzled me, and learn and sometimes I have to find a seat has not yet withered

and yellow grass, and sometimes a desk, windowsill side to see the rows of trees

standing in the distance is hard, for the only be able to issue a final touch of

Brilliant Green. What are those trees? I have no way of knowing what effect this

relationship? As long as they are trees, would be sufficient. When I looked at

them a daze, the heart will be a myriad of thoughts, when my eyes back to the

tree when the mood suddenly see the light, the pressure disappeared and instead

engaged in learning among busy.

It is the traditional merit to respect the old in China. Since I was very

small, I received the education that young people should respect the old without

any question. I kept it in my heart and showed respect to the old people all the

time. But as I grew up and with the development of Internet, media exposed the

negative side of the old people. They were rude and impolite sometimes, some of

them took it for granted that young people should serve to them. So people start

to think about whether it was worthy giving priority to the old. In my opinion,

it is the adorable behavior that deserves to be respected, instead of the age.

When old people were rude, they also needed to face the publics criticism. Only

the multi-respect can help people better communicate.

Welcome to Suzhou. Today I’m your tour guide. Suzhou is a beautiful place in Southeast China. It was built over 2500 years ago. So Suzhou is an old city with a long history. It’s famous for its gardens and Hanshan Temple. We are all proud of them. Many foreign tourists come to see them. In Suzhou, There are lots of old constructions like Tiger Hill, Beisi Pagoda and so on. After visiting them, you’ll be tired. But don’t be worried. There are also lots of snack shops in Suzhou. They are different from those in Western countries. They are much more delicious than some Western food. Suzhou is a modern city as well as an old city. There are lots of tall buildings and many other modern constructions in Suzhou, too. You can find hundreds of people in smart clothes in the street. What a beautiful city it is!

The animal is the friend of our human beings. We live in the same earth. Animals and human beings can’t be separated from each other. But some animals are getting less and less. So it’s necessary for us to protect animals, especially wild animals. Some people kill wild animal because of money. It’s illegal. Beside, because of the development of society, human needs more space to live in, so we explore the forest. Animals have less space to live in. The number of wild animals decreases year by year. It’s high time to take actions to protect wild animals.

动物是人类的朋友，我们共同生活在地球上。动物和人类不可以彼此分离。但有些动物的数量越来越少，所以我们有必要去保护动物，特别是野生动物。一小部分人为了赚钱而去猎杀野生动物，这是违法行为。此外，由于社会的发展，人类需要的生活空间，所以要开发森林。然而动物的生存空间却变少了。野生动物的数量逐年减少，现在该是采取措施保护野生动物的时候了。

寒冬腊月，银装素裹，万物枯萎，一片荒凉;新春佳节，红红火火，张灯结彩，合家欢乐。 The cold winter lunar month, silver -wrapped, all things withered, a desolate; the New Year festival, red fire, tensor of lights, happy family.

严冬之中，新年之际，一家人围坐一团，吃着可口的饭菜，看着精彩的春晚，脸上荡漾着微微的笑，那笑脸是那样甜美，仿佛能笑出一个春天。窄小而又温馨的小屋中洋溢着欢快的笑声，陈旧而又美丽的老屋里充满着喜悦的气氛。相信此时即使狂风暴雪袭来，身处绝对零度，受尽寒冷的折磨。那热闹非凡的画面也能融化所有冰雪，温暖一切寒冷，沸腾整个冬天!

窗外是寒冷刺骨的坚冰，窗里是热热闹闹的一家人。春节就是这么神奇，最寒冷的季节中最寒冷的一天却是一年中最喜庆的一天。

吃完热气腾腾、鲜香味美、皮薄馅大的饺子，喝一杯或浓或淡的香茶，推开房门，去外面放鞭炮。各式各样的烟花出现，腾空，绽放，最后在漆黑的夜空中留下一道道美丽的残影，令人神往。那烟花能与星星媲美，能与月亮争宠，能和春花争奇斗艳。幽暗的夜空因这些烟花变得亮堂堂的，恍如白天，但它确实是黑夜，一朵朵烟花在空中盛开后马上消失，它们是美丽的，也是短暂的，我拿出照相机，按下快门，将这转瞬即逝的美定格为永恒，珍藏到永远。放完烟火，看完春晚，人们躺在床上，带着对明天的期盼，带着岁月的祝福，带着甜甜的微笑，进入美妙的梦乡……

冬日的夜是漫长的，仿佛没有终点。人们总是耐不住欣喜一次次从梦中醒来，认为“明天”来临，却发现“明天”早着到呢，于是不得不感叹夜的漫漫无际，“明天”的遥遥无期。

熬了一晚上，大年初一终于到了。还是黑灯瞎火的五更天，人们早已出了家门，组成人数或多或少的队伍去拜年，给亲人们送上最诚挚的祝福，送上最真切的爱……

春节就是这样，即使在寒冬腊月，人们也能热血沸腾，即使千里冰封，人们也会热泪盈眶。春节总是少不了温馨与感动，少不了传统与新意，少不了情，少不了爱。春节不仅是一个普通的节日，它还是一个伟大民族的象征!

We now phone really is also very useful, very convenient, no matter the

ends of the earth, can be reached, the letters can be more convenient than

before. It may be said "near", the world we live in on the mobile phone signal

under siege. It has the function of strong, is not a tool and a...

But mobile phones bring us, all is not good, sometimes is bad. Mobile phone

has changed many peoples ideas, it is also restricted the people,

Imagine what the poet tao yuanming described vividly in his "tori picking",

will have a cell phone rings? Li bai in exclamation "bowed their heads and

remembering home", someone will make a phone call for he will be home to have a

look? Must not! And they have lots of classical poems, we are now living in an

age of han han and guo jingming, no one to appreciate those celebrities yake

excellent poems.

Mobile phones has both advantages and disadvantages, we should properly use

cell phone to, can not afford to indulge in a world of mobile phone.

My loved ones,Happy New Year!I am very grateful that you accompany me though 13 wonderful New Years!I will always remember: You are my f*ourite relatives! Thank you for you giving life and a warm home,let me grow up happily.

Forgivr I always make you angry,my dear mother,and father,please believe that I always love and wish you be healthy and happy!

戎装在身，是我的美梦，我的常做常新的美梦。

戎装在身，这梦想应该与古人建功立业的抱负有关。

时常想起汉朝的那个书生。他厌倦了笔墨纸砚间的劳顿与繁琐，感叹他的一生竟会消耗于如此无聊的生活。终于，他一转身，离开了原来的家园，投笔从戎。他选择了戎马倥偬，大漠风尘;他选择了为国效力，建功立业。他作出的是无悔的选择，他为汉朝建立了赫赫功勋。戎装在身，杨炯不也同样表达过对它的渴望，“宁为百夫长，胜作一书生”;李白不也曾用冲天的豪气表达自己的梦想，“但用东山谢安石，为君谈笑静胡沙“;李贺更是大发感慨，“请君暂上凌烟阁，若个书生万户侯”。戎装在身，古人的梦想，今人的渴望，谁心中没有宏图万里，壮志凌云，“八千里路云和月”!戎装在身，便为梦想插上了神奇的翅膀!战火纷飞的年代，一身戎装，不仅仅是满足了自己的渴望，更为祖国为民族贡献了自己的力量，即使是鲜血，甚至是生命!陆游终其一生孜孜追求的不就是报效国家，慷慨赴难吗?在他眼中，战死沙场，马革裹尸，远胜过僵卧孤村，身老沧州的平淡生活。我们适逢盛世，早已远离了战火，但战争不会因为我们的善良愿望而永久远离，只要祖国需要，我们就应该义不容辞的穿上戎装，向梦想进发!

戎装在身，这梦想应该与那些英雄有关，与他们伟大而平凡的业绩有关。

历史一页页翻过，多少往事已流逝在记忆的长河。但是，张思德、董存瑞、黄继光、邱少云、雷锋、苏宁、李向群、杨业功……一个个英雄的名字，却如璀璨星辰，闪烁于我军80年光辉的奋斗历程，让我们的目光久久为之仰望，让我们的激情更加为之昂奋。

一个激情澎湃的时代，必然是英雄辈出的时代;一支勇往直前的军队，必然是英雄云集的军队。今天，一次次聆听这些英雄的铿锵足音，我们会发现他们坚定的信仰，非凡的勇气，以及敢于克服一切困难、战胜一切敌人的大无畏气概，早已流入我们的血脉，成为我们共同的精神财富。

而一身戎装，也早已成为英雄的代名词。对英雄的赞美，对英雄的向往，也化做我们对那身橄榄绿的渴望。我们要像雷锋那样，让有限与无限的对立，在用生命为人民服务中统一;把自己的幸福建立在为别人谋幸福上，以积极的精神超越，获得人生的幸福和幸福的人生。我们要像张思德那样为人民服务，勤勤恳恳，兢兢业业，任劳任怨，不计得失，虽没有“仰天长啸，壮怀激烈”的豪迈之情，也没有“惊天地，泣鬼神”的悲壮之举，却同样让生命重于泰山，用生命铸就辉煌。我们要像抗洪勇士李向群那样，不惧怕滔滔洪水，为了人民选择责任和使命，同时也选择了奉献和牺牲，把入党申请写在惊涛骇浪之上，把战士的坚韧和忠诚写在巍巍长江大堤之上，用生命把挚爱和忠诚演绎到极限，这就是中华民族的脊梁!

戎装在身，无论他平凡还是伟大，都必须懂得为自己的国家、民族担当责任和义务，只有为祖国为人民奋斗牺牲的人，才永远值得敬仰和缅怀!

戎装在身，这梦想也许和它单纯而丰富的颜色有关。

There is a song ‘Tomorrow Will be Better’, I like to hear it so much, every time when I listen to it, I can feel the hope, even though I don’t feel happy, I will be positive to life. We will meet all kinds of difficulties, if we can hold on and keep move on, all the hard time will pass, the bright future will come sooner or later.

有一首歌叫《明天会更好》，我很喜欢听，每次当我听到这首歌的时候，我能感受到希望，即使我不开心，但是也会乐观对待生活。我们会遇到各种各样的困难，如果我们能挺住并向前进，所有的艰难时刻都终将会过去，美好的明天迟早会来到。

Nowadays,with the rapid development of IT and information industry, cell phones play a dominant role in towns peoples life. But, like everything else, they have both favorable and mffavorahle aspects.

First, its useful. As a wireless mobile telephone, its easy and handy to early to wherever one goes and call the callee however far away he is. Therefore, it greatly facilitates peoples life. Second, its convenient. Whenever one meets trouble or something urgent, one can nmke a call immediately. Most important of all, its a very helpful companion. With a multirfunction cell phone in hand, one can easily get on the Net, browsing the useful information, conducting e-commerce and doing whatever one can do via Internet.

However, just as everything has two sides, the cell phone also has many disadvantages. To begin with, its expensive to buy and costly to pay the hills, esp. that of global service. To make matters worse, its also easy to lose and costly to get it repaired. Worst of all,its not as clear as a family telephone and sometimes the number dialed is often not available. Last but not least, its alleged the microwaves in it might do harm to peoples health.

In my opinion,with its expenses greatly reduced after Chinas entry into the WTO, it will face an ever brighter future in its development. Someday most of them will be developed into new Intemet-enabled mobile phones, which will be as useful as pocket computers. And I believe its advantages will not only offset its disadvantages, but also far outweigh them.

My mother has a pair of keen eyes which can speak. Whenever I encounter difficulties， her eyes will encourage me and help me cheer up. When I began learning to walk， mother always lent me a hand and encouraged me to stand up while I fell down.

我的母亲有一双敏锐的、会说话的眼睛。每当我遇到困难的时候，她的眼睛总是鼓励我，帮我振作起来。在我开始学走路时，母亲总是帮助我，鼓励我站起来，我摔倒了。

As I finally threw myself into her arms， her eyes Smiled with praise. Aftei I entered the school， mothers eyes still encouraged me.

最后我晃晃悠悠扑到她的怀里，她的双眼充满了赞扬。我长大上学后，母亲的眼睛仍旧鼓励我。

Once I failed my Chinese exam， my mother helped me find out the reasons instead of blaming me. Now I have grown up and become more independent， but whenever I come across setbacks， my mothers eyes are always with me encouraging me wherever I go.

一旦我语文考试不及格，妈妈帮我找出原因而责备我。现在我已经长大了，变得更加独立，但每当我遇到挫折时，母亲的眼睛总是伴随着我，给我鼓励。

Everyone needs a friend, because we are not the only one in the world. We

need someone to talk to and share our happiness and sorrow. Last night, I saw a

movie, the protagonist’s friend asked him what was a friend, and he gave the

answer that a friend was someone you can talk about your secret and you would

share food with. It is a child’s opinion, and it is simple and real. A friend is

someone who we can trust, we don’t have to hide ourselves and just who we are.

We will feel comfortable with them. When we are in trouble, we will think of

them and they will come to help.

Im now living in a small house with my parents. Life for us is hard but happy. I must study hard so that I can buy a big new house some day. I call it a dream house.

我现在住在一个小房子和我的父母。我们的生活是艰难而开心。我必须努力学习，有一天我能买一个大的新房子。我把它称为一个梦想中的房子。

It has three floors with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two big dining rooms and two living rooms. When my friends come to visit me, I will have enough bedrooms for them. Well have a good time. Besides that, we will have a swimming pool behind the house and a garden in front of the house. In the morning, my parents can do some exercise in the garden. The air must be very fresh. When we feel tired, we can have a swim in the swimming pool. Life will be easy for us.

它有五间卧室，三间浴室，有三层楼，两个大餐厅和两个客厅。当我的朋友来看我，我会为他们有足够的卧室。我们会有一个好的时间。此外，我们会在房子前面的房子和一个花园，一个游泳池。在早上，我的父母可以在花园里做一些运动。空气一定很新鲜。当我们感觉到疲倦的时候，我们可以在游泳池里游泳。我们的生活将是容易的。

Ill study harder than before so that the dream can come true.

我会比以前这样的梦想可以成真更努力学习。

People native to urban Beijing speak the Beijing dialect, which belongs to

the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Beijing dialect is the basis for

Standard Mandarin, the language used in the Peoples Republic of China, the

Republic of China on Taiwan, and Singapore. Rural areas of Beijing Municipality

have their own dialects akin to those of Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing

Municipality.

Beijing Opera, or Peking Opera (Jingju), is well-known throughout the

national capital. Commonly lauded as one of the highest achievements of Chinese

culture, Beijing Opera is performed through a combination of song, spoken

dialogue, and codified action sequences, such as gestures, movement, fighting

and acrobatics. Much of Beijing Opera is carried out in an archaic stage dialect

quite different from modern Standard Mandarin and from the Beijing dialect; this

makes the dialogue somewhat hard to understand, and the problem is compounded if

one is not familiar with Chinese. As a result, modern theaters often have

electronic titles in Chinese and English.

A hutong in eastern Beijing near Dongsishitiao. In this March 2003 photo

the left side was still standing, but it has since given way to new

construction.The Siheyuan is a traditional architectural style of Beijing. A

siheyuan consists of a square housing compound, with rooms enclosing a central

courtyard. This courtyard often contains a pomegranate or other type of tree, as

well as potted flowers or a fish tank. Siheyuans line Hutongs , or alleys, which

connect the interior of Beijings old city. They are usually straight and run

east-to-west so that doorways can face north and south for Feng Shui reasons.

They vary in width — some are very narrow, enough for only a few pedestrians to

pass through at a time.

Once ubiquitous in Beijing, siheyuans and hutongs are now rapidly

disappearing, as entire city blocks of hutongs are leveled and replaced with

high-rise buildings. Residents of the hutongs are entitled to apartments in the

new buildings of at least the same size as their former residences. Many

complain, however, that the traditional sense of community and street life of

the hutongs cannot be replaced. Some particularly historic or picturesque

hutongs are being preserved and restored by the government, especially for the

2008 Olympics. One such example can be seen at Nanchizi.

Mandarin cuisine is the local style of cooking in Beijing. Peking Roast

Duck is perhaps the most well-known dish. The Manhan Quanxi ("Manchu-Han Chinese

full banquet") is a traditional banquet originally intended for the

ethnic-Manchu emperors of the Qing Dynasty; it remains very prestigious and

expensive.

Teahouses are also common in Beijing. Chinese tea comes in many varieties

and some rather expensive types of Chinese tea are said to cure an ailing body

extraordinarily well.

The Jingtailan is a cloisonné metalworking technique and tradition

originating from Beijing, and one of the most revered traditional crafts in

China. Beijing lacquerware is well known for the patterns and images carved into

its surface.

The Fuling Jiabing is a traditional Beijing snack food, a pancake (bing)

resembling a flat disk with filling, made from fu ling (Poria cocos (Schw.)

Wolf, or "tuckahoe"), an ingredient common in traditional Chinese medicine.

My hometown is Guiyang, a small city in Southwest China, surrounded by

rolling green mountains. A river runs through it, with locust trees lining along

both banks. In Spring the locust trees all blossom at the same time, spreading

the delicate fragrance all around the city. In Summer there will be little boats

floating on the river, the laughter of children resonating with the sound of the

running water.

I was born and grew up in the city, and Im very affectionate to it. It

rains a lot, but the climate is very mild, neither too cold nor too hot

throughout the year. It is small and not very prosperous, but people there are

warm-hearted and straightforward. The life pace there is slow and peaceful. Its

a good place for spending hot summer days.

That is my hometown. I love her deeply from the bottom of my heart.