写北京英语作文五年级(经典20篇)

It is known to everyone:Oct,1st is our National Day.At this day I went to

street and saw something.Now I will tell you!

At 8:00 I got up and went bus station with my mother .O my god there were

so many people!With difficult we got up the bus and felt very crowed.the traffic

was so bad too!I cost nearly 1 hour that we arrived the center of street.What

were worse there were even more people!In my opinion it was not very interesting

to come out at this day!Nest time I prefer to stay at home and study!

Last Friday evening, our class had an English party with our English teacher in our classroom. Some students sang songs. Some danced, some guessed riddles and some told stories.

The most wonderful programmer was named “Buying a sheep and selling a ship.” Which was acted by our English teacher and some students. From the play, We the difference between I and I, and we knew the two opposite words “buy” and “sell”. We should pay more attention to pronunciation.

The party was a success. We all had a good time.

五年级英语作文： My Backpack

I have a backpack. It is large and it is blue. It is a birthday gift from my parents. I love it very much. It is very "hard-working", because I keep all my school things in it. It is very heavy. It is with all the time during school days. It is a good friend of mine.

Far the Antarctic glaciers are melting, polar bears are chewing son is important, lunan assault in the northwest desert dust is a... We will ask who is this, my answer is: ourselves.

With the development of science and technology, the term "low carbon" is often appear in our life. But, we really do low carbon? On the road, the car is everywhere, exhaust air pollution. Life, watching TV dont turn it off, dont turn off the light when you go out, is a waste of energy. In the campus, after class, students litter, eat the food bag is full. You know, it is full of pollution?

Speaking of which, I thought of his hometown river. Past, shadow of the trees such as on the green grass like the sea. But now, people in order to build a house, cut away the trees on the Banks of the river, pull out of the bank of the soil, hollow out the Cumberland river. So, one to the rainy season, flood river flooded river on both sides of the green crops, the stream sobbing, green in the sigh. People, this is not in oneself life?

Now that you know the importance of environmental protection, low carbon, so, we all will move together! Such as: less car more cycling, the door in the toilet cistern put two bottles, saving a drop of water every day. You dont see these are trivial, but we do it together, that is not trivial! Heard my introduction, do you want to save, low carbon life? The environmental protection together!!!!

遥远的南极冰川正在加速融化，无处觅食的北极熊正在咬噬幼子，西北沙漠的沙尘正在一路南侵……大家会问这是谁造成的，我的回答是：我们自己。

随着科技的发展，“低碳”这个名词就在我们生活中常常出现。可是，我们真得做到低碳了吗?在马路上，车子到处都是，排放的尾气污染空气。生活中，看完电视不关机，出去时不关灯，正在浪费能源。在校园里，下课后，同学们乱扔垃圾，吃完的食品袋到处都是。你知道，这全是污染吗?

说到这，我想到了家乡的小河。昔日，河岸边绿树如荫，绿禾如海。可是现在，人们为了盖房子，砍走了河岸上的树木，拉光了河岸的泥土，挖空了河坎。于是，雨季一到，泛滥的河水淹没了小河两岸翠绿的庄稼，小河在呜咽，绿色在叹息。人们，这不是在自戕生命吗?

既然大家知道了环保、低碳的重要性，那么，我们大家就一起动起来吧!比如：随手关灯、少开汽车多骑车、在马桶水箱里放两个瓶子、每天节约一滴水。你别看这些都微不足道，可是大家一起做的话，那可不是微不足道了!听了我的介绍，你是不是已经想节约，过低碳生活了呢?那大家一起环保吧!

假设你是李华，David是你的美国网友。他对目前中国出现的雾霆天气很关注，来信向你询问此事。请你给他写封回信。主要内容如下：1.感谢他的关注。 2.简介雾霾 (smog) 天气给人们的身体、生活带来的危害。3.谈谈你的感想。注意：可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯流畅;开头与结尾已写好，不计人总词数; 词数：120左右Dear David，

Im glad to receive your letter. _______________________________________

Yours，

Li Hua

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Dear David,

Im glad to receive your letter. I have learned from your letter that you are concerned about the smog which frequently appears in some areas of China. Thank you for your concern. Im also very worried about such terrible weather because it has brought much inconvenience or rather harm to peoples health such as traffic jam, road accidents, bad coughs, throat hurts and ever lung cancers and so on.

As everybody knows, a good environment comes from good protection. So we should do what we can to make a difference. Try to drive less and choose air-friendly products. Only when everyone has the environmental awareness can we have cleaner air.

Hoping to hear from you soon and share your good ideas.

In my hometown every New Year festival is very grand. Today I want to talk about the New Year of my hometown.

During the month of the twelfth month, my hometown is beginning to smell the Spring Festival. The things that are used for Chinese New Year, the simple thing is the annual goods.

The children prepare for the New Year, mainly firecrackers and firecrackers, with two feet kicking, wrestling, black spiders... The firecrackers were in their pockets as if they could explode at any moment. But it was fun, and the fire was the cannon that crashed to the ground, and all kinds of firecrackers I stopped introducing.

The children were glad and the adults were busy. They must prepare for the New Year, which they will eat, drink, wear and use.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth month, my family is going to clean up, the adults are cleaning out at home, our children play firecrackers outside, but I sometimes go to help.

The twelfth month, immediately to the New Year;s eve, New Year;s eve is busy, we all begin to do dinner, family reunion dinner, in chaozhou we have a custom, before the reunion dinner, will be god, after god, began to eat. That should be: 4:30. We had received the red envelopes before we had a meal in my hometown. We finish the meal, the children go to play, the adults clean up.

The night of the New Year;s eve is the most busy time, there are some boxes of fireworks, the door of the house under a after a put, no gap, after, after nearly twelve o ;clock. Then he went to bed.

On the first day of the New Year, everyone was visiting relatives and friends. Children to play.

Until the Lantern Festival began on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Spring Festival was another climax. On the fifteenth day of the first month, there was a custom in my hometown: carrying the deities on the street, and swimming the whole village three times. Every family came to the door to worship god, and every one of the household was stopped and waited until the house was finished. On this day, you must also eat dumplings. Represents the circle round. It;s really a happy day.

This is what my hometown must do in the Spring Festival! New Year;s day good!

I used to live in a small town with trees all around. There was no tall building and the only street was narrow. Just outside the town， there was a river. You can see different kinds of fish swimming in the clear water. People here lived a simple life.

Great changes have taken place here. You can see tall buildings， big department stores and factories everywhere. Different kinds of cars and buses are running in the big streets. But with the development of the industry， we have fewer trees. Air and water pollution is becoming more and more serious. We must do something to stop pollution and make our town even more beautiful.

我过去住在一个小镇周围有树木。没有高楼,只有街道很窄。就在城外,有一条河。你可以看到不同种类的鱼在清澈的水里游泳。这里的人们过着简单的生活。

这里发生了巨大的变化。你可以看到高楼大厦,大百货商店和工厂无处不在。不同种类的汽车和公共汽车是运行在大的街道。但随着行业的发展,我们有更少的树。空气和水的污染越来越严重。我们必须做些事情来阻止污染,使我们的城市更加美丽。

A few days ago, I saw lots of uncle aunt spitting in the street.

Not, today again see a school wearing a black T-shirt uncle, he casually spit onto the ground. I quickly come forward to stop, I didnt think uncle didnt look at me, continue to go forward.

Sometimes, the grandpa in the home also can make the same mistake. Driving well, suddenly to a screeching halt, opened the window one mouthful phlegm vomit. When I stop him, he said: "it doesnt matter." But Im not discouraged, see uncle, aunt spit anywhere, I will stop them in time. Remind them to pay attention next time. If they had followed my advice, my in the mind is better than eating the honey still sweet. For example, the last time I go to the park to play, my father and mother saw a aunt walked into the grass, vomitted an one mouthful phlegm. I saw hurriedly block, aunt smiled at me and said "Im sorry, but I will pay attention next time." At that time, dont mention how much I have a sense of achievement.

Whenever grandpa didnt listen to my advice, I would reason with him. "Spit to influenza infection, diseases such as tuberculosis, harm is very big, do not only their uncivilized, also hurt others, also caused great damage to our environment." Grandpa heard my these words have never spit sputum. Mistakes can change or good comrade!

For one hundred days after the youth Olympic Games, let us work together, starts from me, do civilization from nanjing, nanjing and beauty.

前几天，我看到了由很多叔叔阿姨在马路上随地吐痰。

这不，今天放学又看到了一位穿着黑T恤的叔叔，他很随意地把痰吐到了地上。我急忙上前阻止，没想到叔叔看都没看我一眼，继续往前走。

有时，家里的爷爷也会犯同样的错误。开车开得好好的，突然来个急刹车，打开车窗吐一口痰。我阻止他时，他却说：“没关系的。”但我并没有气馁，看到有叔叔，阿姨随地乱吐痰，我就会及时阻止他们。提醒他们下次注意。如果他们采纳了我的建议，我的心里会比吃了蜜还甜。例如，上次我和爸爸妈妈去公园玩，看见一位阿姨走进了草丛，吐了一口痰。我看了连忙阻止，阿姨友好地冲我笑了一下，说“不好意思，我下次会注意的。”那时，别提我多有成就感了。

每当爷爷不听我劝告的时候，我就会跟他讲道理。“吐痰容易传染流行性感冒，肺结核等疾病，危害很大，这样做不但自己不文明，还害了其他人，对我们的环境也会造成很大的破坏。”爷爷听了我的这一番话就再也没有随地吐过痰。知错能改还是好同志嘛!

为了一百天以后的青奥会，让我们大家同心协力，从我做起，做文明南京人，创美丽南京城。

Therearesomecherriesinthebasket.(一般疑问句，否定回答)划线部分提问)Kittylikesthebluedress.(用thepinkdress改为选择疑问句)Don`tplaywithfires.(换一种说法)

Joelikesreading.Dannylikesreadingtoo.(把两句连成一句)Pleaseeatsomecakesandbiscuits.(改为否定句)划线部分提问)Thereissomewaterintheglass.(划线部分提问)划线部分提问)Whatdayistoday?

What`sthedatetoday?

Whatdoyouusuallydoafterdinner?

Whichpearsdoyouwant,thegreenonesortheyellownoes?Whichwesternholidaydoyoulikebest?Whenisit?

WhatdoyoudoattheLanternFestival?

5B2

Thosebooksareours.(同义句)划线部分提问)划线部分提问)

ThosecrayonsareDanny`s.(.(用Alice改为选择疑问句)Arethesetheirschoolbags?(单数句)划线部分提问)

Theyridetheirbicyclestothepark.(用May改写)

Thecocooniswhite.(用browng改为选择问句)划线部分提问)Heisfouryearsold.(改为一般过去时)

Iwasathomeyesterdayevening.(改为一般疑问句)

Thecaterpillarslikeeatingleaves.(改为单数句)划线部分提问)划线部分提问)

WhatdoyoueatattheMid-autumnFestival?(根据实际情况回答)

City encountered this year the first obvious dust day today. At 10 am on northern suburbs began to significantly influenced by external dust, a sharp rise in PM10 concentration, concentration of single station hours are more than 500 micrograms per cubic meter, and affect the city soon. At 11, according to city 6 area concentration of PM10 hours is 756 micrograms per cubic meter; Northwest of 994 micrograms per cubic meter; Northeast 946 micrograms per cubic meters; Southeast 602 microgram/cubic meters; Southwest 750 microgram/cubic meter.

Beijing meteorological observatory dust released on March 28, 10 20 points when blue warning signal, its expected, 28 days, Beijing has the dust weather, please pay attention to guard against. On March 20th night Beijing had slight dust weather, the dust weather today is the first time this year in Beijing dust weather process significantly. Beijing dust weather caused by exogenous input and the local dust, it was reported that a lot of dust storm yesterday of Mongolia.

At present, the dust from north to south of Beijings sphere of influence gradually increased, PM10 pollution levels rise further, please reduce outdoor activities, and shut the doors and Windows.

京城今日遭遇今年首个明显沙尘天。上午10时起，北部郊区开始明显受到外来沙尘的影响，PM10浓度大幅上升，单站小时浓度均超过500微克每立方米以上，并很快影响到城区。11时数据显示，城六区PM10小时浓度为756微克/立方米;西北部为994微克/立方米;东北部946微克/立方米;东南部602微克/立方米;西南部750微克/立方米。

北京市气象台3月28日10时20分发布沙尘蓝色预警信号，其预计，28日白天，北京有沙尘天气，请注意防范。3月20日夜间北京曾出现轻微浮尘天气，今天的沙尘天气是北京今年第一次明显沙尘天气过程。北京沙尘天气因外源输入和本地扬尘造成，据介绍，昨日蒙古国出现大范围沙尘暴。

目前，沙尘自北向南对北京的影响范围逐渐加大，PM10污染水平进一步升高，请大家减少户外活动，关好门窗。

我的英语老师姓闫，叫继旭，是个帅气的中年男子。闫老师个子有一米七多，皮肤黑黑的，看起来很老实。他英俊的脸上总是挂着微笑，不过有时发火时就不是了。

闫老师是个十分幽默的人，给我留下印象最深的就是几星期前的那节英语课。

那时闫老师提问到了一位同学，但是那个同学没有听讲，不知道是哪个问题，也不会。就在这时，闫老师想到了一个绝妙的办法，想着，他笑着对那位同学说：“没事儿，坐下吧，不是你的问题，是脑子的问题，回家花三毛钱换一个脑子就行了！”

课还是接着上，一旦提问到了谁，但是站起来不说话的，老师就会笑着对他们说：“嘴巴忘记带了吗？现在可以回家拿的！”

闫老师幽默归幽默，搞笑归搞笑，他同时又是那么地关心自己的学生。

那天我们正在写书面作业，最后一排的李文婧只小声地说了一声自己头疼，然后用手按住头部，简直没有一点声响。可是闫老师竟然像雷达一样发现了这一小小举动。他就像看到自己的孩子生病一样，在瞬间跑了过去，问李文婧哪里不舒服，还拿着她的水杯，问她用不用去倒点热水。那时大约离下课还有十五分钟，可是单单这十几分钟，闫老师就去问候李文婧三十次之余。可见闫老师是多么地关心自己的学生啊！

这就是我的英语老师，这就是我帅气的英语老师，这就是我幽默的英语老师，这就是我关心自己学生的英语老师，这就是我的好英语老师！

What do you know about the sea? Some people know about it, but others don’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day, the sea is very big. In the world, there is more sea than land. Do you know Hainan Island? It’s really very nice. We can see beaches, trees and the sea. We can swim and visit a lot of beautiful places.

It is sunny today .My mother, my father and I are going to the park. We like the park very much. It is very big and beautiful .There are many trees and flowers in it. Many people like to go there. Look! An old man is sitting on the chair. He is reading a book carefully. Two boys are jumping on the ground. Their mothers are talking with each other. Two birds are flying in the sky. The ducks are swimming in the river. They are very happy. What is the cat doing? Oh, it is running after a mouse. It’s a poor mouse.

北京故宫又称“紫禁城”，它位于北京中轴线的中心，是中国古代人民智慧的结晶，也是中国的世界文化遗产之一。

北京故宫以三大殿为中心，占地面积72万平方米，建筑面积约15万平方米，有大小宫殿七十多座，房屋九千余间，是世界上现存规模最大、保存最为完整的木质结构古建筑之一。它是一座长方形的城池，城外有宽52米的护城河，外朝分为太和殿、中和殿、保和殿三大殿，是国家举行大典的地方。内廷分为乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫后三宫，是皇上和皇后居住的正宫。

故宫宏伟壮丽，建筑明朗开阔，红色的宫墙和金色的琉璃瓦看起来格外辉煌，愈发让人沉醉其中。如果你仔细观察，可能会发现每一个宫殿的石柱上、屋檐上都雕刻着龙和凤，它们形态逼真，栩栩如生，它们盘踞在屋檐屋顶之上，仿佛下一秒就能腾云驾雾，扶摇直上九万里。故宫里的建筑不仅样貌端庄雄伟，而且还具有对称性，每一个宫殿屋顶的四角上各有十只神兽，生动形象。东西六宫各有宫墙隔开，秩序井然，向远眺望，像一个个五彩缤纷的小点分布在故宫的各个角落，把宫殿点缀得更加富有光彩。

我参观了各个宫殿，最让我印象深刻的就是乾清宫，乾清宫是皇上的寝宫，宫内富丽堂皇，由四个红柱子支撑着屋顶，正中间的匾额上写着“正大光明”四个大字，匾额下是皇上经常坐的龙椅，龙椅旁还有两个雕刻着花纹的金色香炉，比后宫嫔妃的住处更加金碧辉煌，更加气派，如此恢弘大气又精妙绝伦的建筑，让人不得不叹为观止!

游览完故宫后，我更是对古人的想象力和创造力赞叹不已，更为我们拥有这样底蕴深厚、巧夺天工的文化遗产感到自豪!

2009年北京卷高考英语满分作文

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文，词数不少于50

In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

What an interesting picture! A western young man, sitting at a table, is ready to eat a bowl of noodles. He is holding two forks the same way as we Chinese hold chopsticks. He is trying so hard to pick up the noodles that he is sweating a lot. At first glance, I think it’s a bit funny, for we Chinese take for granted that chopsticks are the tools for eating noodles. The man in the picture is trying to copy us. Obviously he is doing it the hard way. Maybe using one fork will do a better job, In my opinion, we don’t need to copy others’ ways of thinking. Sometimes a simpler way of doing things may be a better way.

是开放性作文，要求考生把握好图画内容，发散表达。考生重点要看出这个人是卷发高鼻的外国人，要体会到西式刀叉对中式食物的矛盾性。行文结构十分明晰，同时句式使用得熟练而准确。

When we go to school, the teachers tell us that we should respect our parents. Parents are who raise us, giving all their hearts to look after us. For my parents, they are the best people for me, when I am sick, they look after me carefully. When I go home late, they will worry about me. They give me so much, I love them.

当我们上学的时候，老师告诉我们应该要尊重父母。父母是养育我们的人，全心全意照顾我们。对于我的父母来说，他们是最好的人，当我生病的时候，他们仔细地照顾我。当我晚回家的时候，他们会担心我。他们给予了我很多，我爱他们。

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What day is it?

今天星期几?

Its Wednesday.

今天星期三。

What do you have on Wednesdays?

星期三你们都有什么课?

We have English, computer and P.E.

我们有英语，计算机和体育。

I like Wednesdays.

我喜欢星期三。

Tomorrow is Friday.

明天星期五。

What do you do on Saturdays?

星期六你都干什么?

I watch TV.

我看电视。

I love Saturdays.

我喜欢星期六。

What about you?

你呢?

I do my homework.

我做我的家庭作业。

我的英语老师可以算是办公室的一大美女呢！柳叶眉，水灵灵的大眼睛，小巧玲珑的鼻子，还有一张樱桃小嘴，红通通的真可爱。即像动画片里的美少女又像我梦里的可爱天使。

我的英语老师不仅外表美丽而且关心学生。

记得在去年冬天的时候，我们正在上一节英语课，英语老师带着微笑，穿着轻便的羽绒服来上课，同学们专心致志地听并仔仔细细地做好笔记。上完课之后胡老师把我单独拉到外面，她的手慢慢地从口袋里掏出两对花结，那花结的外环是蝴蝶的外型，中间还有一个金黄光闪闪的小蝴蝶，那花结的外环是橘黄色的。我当时看的十分喜欢，想要，但心里并不敢想那是送给自己的。可谁知那真的送给我的。我真不敢相信，英语老师说要6元钱，她送给我这个是因为她见我的头上没有像其他女生头上的花结：另外还有个原因是我工作负责。

我感觉她就像我的妈妈一样，可我的妈妈还送我这么漂亮的花结呢！我收到这个礼物心里甜滋滋的，心想一定不辜负她对我的期望。我至今还保留着这个礼物呢！就像上个月的教师节我因为家庭条件不富裕，所以没买贺卡之类的礼物送给老师，但我一定会取得更好的成绩来报答她，报答母校。

我还要祝所有的老师每年教师节快乐！

Hello, I am Cao Wanqian. I am a smart girl.I am 12 years old.

I have short and black hair and small eyes.

Purple is my favourite colour. Kangaroo is my favourite animal.

I have a good friend. It’s name’s Zhao Xhuanru, It’s funny. I like she.

端午节，我国传统节日，为每年农历五月初五，又称端阳节、午日节、五月节、五日节、艾节、端五、重午、午日、夏节，本来是夏季的一个驱除瘟疫的节日。

The Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, every May in Chinese lunar calendar, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, festival, festival on May afternoon, five days Festival, AI Festival, terminal five, afternoon, afternoon, the summer festival, was originally a summer holiday from plague.

据《史记》“屈原贾生列传”记载，屈原，是春秋时期楚怀王的大臣。他倡导举贤授能，富国强兵，力主联齐抗秦，遭到贵族子兰等人的强烈反对，屈原遭馋去职，被赶出都城，流放到沅、湘流域。他在流放中，写下了忧国忧民的《离骚》、《天问》、《九歌》等不朽诗篇，独具风貌，影响深远(因而，端午节也称诗人节)。公元前278年，秦军攻破楚国京都。屈原眼看自己的祖国被侵略，心如刀割，但是始终不忍舍弃自己的祖国，于五月五日，在写下了绝笔作《怀沙》之后，抱石投汨罗江身死，以自己的生命谱写了一曲壮丽的爱国主义乐章。

According to "historical records" "Qu Jia biography" records, Qu Yuan, is the spring and Autumn period chuhuaiwang ministers. He advocated the virtuous empowerment, enriching, strongly linked Qi Qin, is strongly opposed by the son of noble Abram, Qu Yuan was greedy removal, was driven out of the capital, exiled to the yuan, Xiang river. He was in exile, wrote his "Li Sao", "heaven", "Nine Songs" and other immortal poems, unique style, profound (and thus, Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the poet Festival). In 278 BC, the Qin Chu kyoto. Qu Yuan saw that his country was invaded, heartbroken, but always not abandon their country, in May 5th, was written in words as "Huai Sha", bouldering Miluo River to die, to their own lives and write a magnificent patriotic movement.

朱宣咸中国画《端午佳节》 传说屈原死后，楚国百姓哀痛异常，纷纷涌到汨罗江边去凭吊屈原。渔夫们划起船只，在江上来回打捞他的真身。有位渔夫拿出为屈原准备的饭团、鸡蛋等食物，“扑通、扑通”地丢进江里，说是让鱼龙虾蟹吃饱了，就不会去咬屈大夫的身体了。人们见后纷纷仿效。一位老医师则拿来一坛雄黄酒倒进江里，说是要药晕蛟龙水兽，以免伤害屈大夫。后来为怕饭团为蛟龙所食，人们想出用楝树叶包饭，外缠彩丝，发展成棕子。

Zhu Xuanxian China painting "Dragon Boat Festival" the legend of Qu Yuans death, Chu abnormal grief people, have rushed to Miluo River to pay their respects to Qu Yuan. The fishermen rowed boats, back and forth on the river to salvage his real body. A fisherman out of rice ready for Qu Yuan, eggs and other food, "plop, plop into the river to throw, let the fish and shrimp to eat, not to bite the flexor doctor. People imitate one after another after seeing. An old physician, a jug of wine poured into the river, say to medicine Halo Water Dragon beast, so as not to harm flexor doctor. Later, as if for the Dragon Balls food, people come up with neem leaves board, color outside the winding wire, developed into a brown son.

以后，在每年的五月初五，就有了龙舟竞渡、吃粽子、喝雄黄酒的风俗;以此来纪念爱国诗人屈原。

Later, in the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year in May, have dragon boat races, eating zongzi, drinking realgar wine customs; in order to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.

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.

If you ask me what is the most precious, I would say that it’sTime. Time

is something once lost, you could never have again. Therefore, we should cherish

it and spend it in meaningful things. However, many people do too many

meaningless things to kill their time, such as playing computer, watching TV, or

gossiping. When you do these things, the time has long been unwittingly flowed

away. In my opinion, the best way to make full use of time is planning your time

rationally and sticking the plan firmly. Spending more time on something

significant not only will make your life fulfilling, but also will give you a

sense of accomplishment. Instead, killing your time with meaningless things

would bring you depression even despair. Remember that those who abandon time

will be also abandoned by time.