英语作文自我介绍汇集20篇

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.

I have a good friend.She is a pretty girl. She lives in Jiujiang. She is a middle school student. She has big eyes, a small mouth, a small nose and a round face. She is tall and thin. She likes watching TV and playing the basketball. On the weekend, she always plays basketball with her friends in the afternoon and watches TV in the evening.

She is a good student. She is good at English. She likes speaking in English. She always reports news in English in her school.

She says we are good friends. We send e-mails to each other everyday. I like her very much.

翻译：我有一个好朋友。她是一个漂亮的女孩，她住在九江，是一个中学生。她大眼睛、小嘴儿、小鼻子、圆脸。她身材高挑。她喜欢看电视和打篮球。周末，她常常和朋友们在下午打篮球，在晚上看电视。她是一个好学生，擅长英语。她喜欢说英语，常常在学校用英语报道新闻。

她说我们是好朋友。我们每天发电子邮件给对方。我非常喜欢她。

To solve the problems concerning making friends on line, I think, the government should take strong measures to punish those who cheat people on line.

As for those Internet users, they should be cautious when making friends on line.

Good afternoon,

It’s my great pleasure to stand here for this interview.

First, let me introduce myself. My name is ** and you also can call my English nickname **.

I like a word said by Napoleon: I succeeded because I will it; I never hesitated. I believe in all time: If you think you can, you can.

I come from **, the capital of ** province and will graduate from the management of department of ** university, in July this year. In undergraduate period, I achieved scholarship when I was sophomore and junior, meantime I became the chairman of pingpong club.

In term of which, you could feel I am an optimistic and active man. Moreover, I am a thoughtful student. Specially, I am pretty good at learning form daily life and study. It is energetic of me to think some meaningful issues. When I face to problems, I am capable of analyzing and settling them by myself. If the matter is special intricate, I also can corporate well with others as a team.

In spare time, I have broad interests like many other young people. Sport and reading are my favorites. I am also a pure sport fan. In all of these, I do well in playing Pingpong, there are several medals I won as the captain of school or department team include individual game and team games. Taking part in some sport game can help me study energetically.

In this fast-change time, I am also skillful in operating computer and network. Frequently I exchange with other people by making comments in the forum on line. In additional, I am familiar with searching for information in internet.

I have past cet6 test, however, I am aware that there’s lots of room to develop my English speaking.

In the past one year, I have been preparing for the postgraduate examination. In this course of studying, on one hand, I gain knowledge in some fields, more importantly accumulated enough study ability and willpower for further developing in this famous school. Now all my industrious work has gain return for this opportunity to present myself here.

I will appreciate it very much if you could send me the chance to further my study toward management.

My name is Lin Zhenghao Fen Lin in the primary school class two, grade three, 11 years old this year.

My short hair, thick eyebrows below a pair of bright eyes, small nose with a below can speak to the mouth, is neither tall nor short, the biggest advantage is that I love reading.

I read a lot, such as: "Sherlock Holmes", "hundred thousand whys", in the life science... Every time I come to the fan inside, a book cant hear sounds. One time when you eat at noon, I sat on the sofa reading a book, the mother call I eat, Im reading a book, have no reaction to come over, the result is mother big scold a meal, also said that I am a "nerd". When going to sleep every night, I always habitually picked up a book to see, the voice of mother upstairs, I didnt find, was mother caught, I have to pick up a book, go to sleep.

While my mother was called several times, but I also learn a lot about the knowledge, in the book, I was impressed the Sherlock Holmes smart, be "hundred thousand whys" is brought into various scientific world, also in the life science study to a lot of life common sense...

My weakness is careless, I didnt out many exams because of careless, I have a math word problems without parentheses, the results for six points, ninety-four points. On the way of this Ma Hucheng I grew up.

This is what I -- Lin Zhenghao, do a love reading and careless boy.

我叫林正昊，在洋汾林小学三年级二班学习，今年11岁。

我的头发短短的，粗粗的眉毛下面长着一双明亮的眼睛，不大不小的鼻子下面长着一张能说会到的嘴巴，个子不高不矮，我最大的优点是爱看书。

我看的书很多，比如：《福尔摩斯探案集》、《十万个为什么》、《生活中的科学》……我每次一看起书来就迷在里面，听不到各种声音。有一次中午吃饭的时候，我坐在沙发上看书，妈妈叫我吃饭了，我在看书，没反应过来，结果被妈妈大骂一顿，还说我是“书呆子”。每晚临睡的时候，我都总是习惯性地拿起书来看，妈妈上楼的声音，我没发觉，结果被妈妈抓个正着，我只好收拾书，去睡觉。

虽然我被妈妈大骂几次，但我也学习到很多知识，在书中我被福尔摩斯的精明折服了，被《十万个为什么》带进千奇百怪科学世界，也在《生活中的科学》中学习到许多生活常识……

我的缺点是做事马虎，我许多考试是因为马虎没有满分，我有一次数学应用题没有加括号，结果扣了六分，考了九十四分。为此马虎成我成长路上的绊脚石。

这就是我——林正昊，一个爱看书又做事马虎的男孩。

The Spring Festival, gathering, every family decorated, beaming. I also put on your mother bought me new clothes, new shoes on. Mother said: "your child to eat, finish eat, I take you to my grandmas New Year." When he heard that I jumped with joy to New Year greetings. I saw there are a lot of people on the road to grandmas house with gifts, some drive, some walking, everyone is happier.

For a moment, my mother and I to grandmas home, I saw grandma, hurriedly walked over and said: "grandma, I wish you longevity and health." Grandma smiled, touch my head and said: "do you really understand, really polite." Say that finish, the grandmother from his pocket and took out a red packets to me, my hands to a red envelope, said happily: "thank you grandma." Then Cousins and sisters and I went out to play, mom and dad chat in my grandmas house. We set off firecrackers to grandmothers space to play, I also brought a car, I control the car called as he ran, accidentally fell and made Cousins, Cousins to laugh. Play to the noon, eat family reunion dinner to go home. I said to my father: "today I had a good time, also made Cousins, tables, and sisters laughed, I am very happy today."

Ah! New Years day good ah, I like the Spring Festival.

春节到了，万家团圆，家家户户都张灯结彩，喜气洋洋。我还穿上妈妈给我买的新衣服，穿上新鞋。妈妈说：“孩子快点吃，吃完了，我带你去外婆家拜年。”一听说去拜年我高兴得跳了起来。我去外婆家的路上看见了有许多人带着礼品，有的开车，有的走路，每个人都喜笑颜开的。

一会儿，我和妈妈到了外婆家，我看见外婆，连忙走过去说：“外婆，祝你健康长寿。”外婆笑了，摸摸我的头说：“你真懂事，真有礼貌。”说完，外婆从口袋里拿出一个红包给我，我双手接红包，高兴地说：“谢谢你外婆。”然后我和表兄弟表姐妹们去玩，妈妈和爸爸进外婆家的房子里聊天。我们去外婆的空地去玩放鞭炮，我还带来了一架赛车，我控制赛车一边跑一边叫，一不小心摔了一跤，逗得表兄弟、表姐妹捧腹大笑。直玩到中午，吃了团圆饭才回家。我对爸爸说：“今天我玩得很高兴，还逗得表兄弟、表姐妹捧腹大笑呢，今天我很高兴。”

啊!过年可真好呀，我喜欢过春节。

Nowadays playing computer games is a very common hobbies, especially among young people and teenagers. However there are many arguements on whether computer games are advantageous to people or not.

Although many people doubt the advantages of computer games, if used wisely computer games can actually be used in educational purposes, for example typing games to allow students to learn typing English or Chinese. Also another advantage of computer game is that the games may be played together among friends or family members, which may improve the relationship between family members and allow parents to know more about their children on their hobbies and interests.

However computer games if misused can also have very bad effects on human beings. Firstly spending long time in front of the computer screen will bring to various health problems, such as eye sore, back pain and headache. Also if people spend too much time on computer games rather than the work they should do, for example school work for students and projects and presentations for employees, it may have bad effects on their real life and social life status.

It is true for everything that it is beneficial if used wisely, therefore although computer games are widely said to be bad for people, it can still be used as a good tool if used wisely.

I -- a lively and cheerful handsome young boy, self-introduction composition. A ball like a ball face, a pair of sincere big eyes, revealing my usual some naughty, wearing sportswear is my favorite. But the fly in the ointment is that they are short.

I am a very outgoing person. Although I am a little naughty, I have a sense of justice. On one occasion, I saw a beggar on the side of the road beg for a fashionable young lady, but was scolded by the young lady. I watched, piranhas blunt go up, angrily said to her: "old woman was poor, ask you for money, you can find a reason to refuse, why do this to old woman? Yes, you are rich and outwardly beautiful, but your heart is ugly. At this time, other people around, the big sister hurriedly cover the face hurriedly walk, the primary school 5th grade composition "self-introduction composition". I quickly gave my mother my pocket money to my grandma. I left quietly in the admiration of the people around me.

I have a wide range of hobbies, such as long-distance running, high jump, long jump and football. I love all these extracurricular activities. But riding a scooter on the weekend is my favorite, it brings me endless fun. After finishing my homework every weekend, I would drag my mother to the amusement park to play, at least two hours. One of the best, I wore two pairs of shoes in two weeks.

Read this, you will think I am very naughty, naughty. However, I have to work harder in my study because of my usual craziness, so as to ensure my academic performance goes up in a straight line. This semester, I also worked as the class monitor in the class, the teacher so valued me, I will redouble efforts.

Hello, my name is Kong Shiqi. I’m 12 years old. I like spring best. Because It’s always windy and warm. I wear my new T-shirt. I like to go hiking and fly kites. The sky is very blue. The M要My Saturdayleaves are very small and green.

Today is Saturday, the weather is very cool and windy. I wear my T-shirt. I get up at 8:00 in the morning. I eat breakfast at 8:30. At 10 o’clock, I nill go to Xinhua bookstore. It’s near the hospital. How can I get to Xinhua bookstore?

1、 Start from my home, it’s near the Chengshi plaza(广场).

2、 Take the No.11 bus.

3、 Get off at the cinema.

4、 Turn right at the traffic light. There are three lights: red, yellow and green. Red means“Stop”. Yellow means“Wait”.Green means“Go”. In China, drivers drive on the right side of the road. We must remember the traffic rules.

5、 Walk east for five minutes.

6、 Find the white building on the left.

The Xinhua bookstore is opposit to the white building.

The road is too long.

Good morning, my admirable professors and my dear fellows. It’s my great

honor to be here to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Xing Heng and I’m

in my eighteen years old. I come fromXiamen, which is a famous and beautiful

city. I strongly suggest you visiting there and I can be your guide if it’s

convenient. After three years’ hard work, I am so excited that I am finally

enrolled by my dreaming school,SichuanUniversityand be one of you. I am outgoing

and I have many interests, such as playing basketball, football, and swimming,

but I am only good at basketball. I hope we can always play together in the next

four years. Computer Science and Technology is my favorite subject and I am sure

that it’s also a promising area in the future, with the great development of

computer science and our society. I am glad to be a classmate of you and I hope

we can study and make progress together in the future. I greatly expect my life

to be with you in the coming four years.

Im 13 years old and I live in the city of Zhaoqing. I study very well.I have a sister.Everyone loves us.But they often compare my brother with me.This makes me angry.I dont want to be like my brother. I only want to be myself.

I am active girl.I like sports very much.I am good at swimming.I also like riging a bike.Because my home is far from school,I ride to school everyday. Im kind-hearted.If you need help,please come to me.Ill try my best to give help to you.I hope we can be friend.

Hello everyone. My name is .... I am a student of Grade eight . I am an outgoing , lovely girl and I am so welcomed by my friends and my classmates.

I often go to the movies with my friends on weekends. I can aslo play the violin and have won many prizes in the competitions. I take violin lessons twice a week.

It is a little hard for me but I am very happy , because I have a dream. I want to be a great violinist one day.

Thank you.

大家好。 我的名字是......我是八年级的学生。 我是一个外向的，可爱的女孩，受到我的朋友和同学的欢迎。

我经常在周末和朋友一起去看电影。 我也可以拉小提琴，并在比赛中赢得很多奖项。 我每周两次上小提琴课。

这对我来说有点难，但我很高兴，因为我有一个梦想。 我想成为一名伟大的小提琴手。

谢谢。

导语：九华山古称陵阳山、九子山，为“中国佛教四大名山”之一，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!

mount jiuhuait was a fine day in may. i took a bus to mount jiuhua. as the hus was passing half way through the mountain i saw a sea of green trees and bamboos. the trees were standing straight pointing upright to the sky. white louds floated in the blue air.

the bus zigzagged to the cable station. i got on the cahle car and soon i was in the air. the mountains and pavillions were underneath. then we came to the foot often king peak the highest among all peaks. the short cut ia steep and more difficult to climb. only the brave few took the path. following the guide i began climbing on all fours. it was a test of physique as well as courage.

our guide kept reminding ua of keeping away from looking at the scenes while climbing. the narrow steps in the mountain led ushigher and higher to the summit. stopping to take my breath i saw the candle like stones and the isolated pine against the sky above the mountain.

the climbing continued and i could not but think of the labouring people who braved the trail for us to follow. what wonderful work! at last we got to the summit. the squirrels were jumping in welcome. steam was rising up from the mountain below. standing above and looking down everything was in sight beneath me. it was magnificent and enlightening.

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那是五月的一个晴天，我乘车去九华山。当车行在半山腰时，我看到一片绿树和竹的海洋。树木直挺指向天空，而白云在蓝天上漂浮。

公共汽车沿着弯弯曲曲的山路开到了缆车站。登上缆车，很快就悬于空中。山和亭子都在脚下。然后，我们来到了十王峰下，这是九华山所有山峰中最高的一个。那条捷径很陡，十分难爬，只有少数勇敢者走这条路。跟着导游，我手脚并用爬了起来。这是体力和意志的考验。

导游不断提醒我们爬山不看景。山中狭窄的台阶引导我们步步登高。直到山顶。停下来喘气时，我看到蜡烛石和倚天独立的松树。

爬山在继续，我不由得想起盘山开道的劳动者。他们的劳动多么有意义啊!我们终于到了山顶。但见松鼠跳跃着欢迎我们的到来，云雾自山下腾涌而起。站在高处往下一看，一切尽收眼底。多么壮观，令人启迪。

Good morning/afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is my great honor to be here and have this interview.

First of all, may I introduce myself please. My name is ....I"m ...years old. And I"ve just graduated from ... High School. I"m an active and optimistic person in daily life, and I like singing, shopping and watching TV with friends very much.

And most impotantly, I would like to let you know that, I"ve been interested in universities/institues of International relations, espeically its majors and environments, since my first year in high school. and I"ve also tried to know some more about them in my free time. My total points of the university entrance examination might not be good enough for our shool, however, I"ll be grateful if I have the chance to be a student here, and I"ll do my best in my study and college life and be an useful person in the furture.

Thank you very much!

Good morning/afternoon everyone! It is my honor to be here and I really appreciate you offer me the chance of interview .Now I will introduce myself first .My name is……from Xiangfan in Hubei province. Im an honest, responsible, and warm-hearted person. I can adapt different environments quickly .Second I like this kind of field very much and I take it as my career .Till now I have one year experience in this field. As a 21 years man, Id like to experience more to enrich myself and then it can help me to laid good foundation for my future career .There is no use doing what we love ,we must love we do just like the field. At the same time, I am really proud of myself applying for this job. I hope you can give me a chance and I will try my best to do it better. Finally , I hope your hotel can become the best one among hotel industry。 Thanks for your time.

早上/下午好，各位考官。我很荣幸在这应聘这个职位，并且很感谢该酒店给我提供一个面试的机会。现在，我首先来介绍我自己：我叫……，来自湖北襄樊。我是一个诚实、富有责任感、待人热情的人。我能够在短期内适应各种不同的环境。第二，我非常喜欢饮食这个行业，并且我把它当成我的终身职业。到目前为止，我在饮食行业有一年的经验。作为一个已过21岁的成年人，我想要体验的更深来丰富我的生活，并且在那个时候，饮食工作能帮我未来的职业规划奠定一个好的基础。做我们喜欢做的事情往往没有用，我们必须热爱上我们要做的事情，就好像饮食这个领域一样。同时，我以应聘这份工作而感到自豪，希望贵店能给我一个展示的平台，我将全力以赴将它做到更好。最后，我希望贵店的事业如日中天，做饮食行业的领头人。谢谢您抽出时间来面试。

California is west of the United States and is divided into San Francisco and Los Angeles. As soon as we get there, we can see many advanced equipment and spacious roads, so that we can know that the United States is a vast country.

In the mountains of California, huge waterfalls can be seen. Squirrels are running on trees. Apart from the mountains and green mountains, there are also Disneyland and universal studios in the city. Disneyland has a household name, Mickey Mouse, and many childrens favorite cartoon characters, with scary haunted houses, crazy roller coasters... And so on.

Now, though, the California have developed many forests, but also some forests have been preserved, let the squirrel can run in the trees, the fish can swim in the water, swimming birds in the sky fly, let the animals keep beautiful homes.

This trip to America let me know the importance of nature to us, so we should love this beautiful home.

My father is a very respectable man in the world.Although he is not tall and strong as any of the heroes described in the novels,not handsome as any of those stars of stage and screen, he is the greatest man in my eyes.As a worker in a steel factory, he worked hard for me and my mother in his whole life, none penny was spent for himself.

He would never buy drinks on street under the torrid noonday sun for saving money to buy me an ice-cream.

cheerful，open-minded,warm-hearted...all nice words I can put on my dear father.

you would have fun with him all day long during the talk with him.

He is a very easy-going man so thats why he has so many friends.To help anyone who ever or never helped us means a lot to him.

I love my dad as I love myself, i pray to God that He could let me be his daughter in my next life if there is...

Good morning !

It is really my honor to have this opportunity for an interview， I hope I can make a good performance today. Im confident that I can succeed.Now I will introduce myself briefly.I am 26 years old，born in shandong province .(General Introduction)

I was graduated from Qingdao university. my major is electronic.and I got my bachelor degree after my graduation in the year of 2015. During university， I spent most of my time on study so that I have passed CET4/6 .and acquired basic knowledge of my major.(Education background) I think Im a good team player and Im a person of great honesty to others. Also I am able to work under great pressure.

Thats all. Thank you for giving me the chance.

Henan has a humid warm-temperate climate. Dry and windy in winter and spring, the province is hot and rainy in summer and bakes in strong sunlight during the autumn months. Rainfall averages about 600-1000 millimeters increasing from north to south, as does the annual temperature which increases from about 12.8C in the north to 15.5C in the south.

Henan province is considered the cradle of Chinese civilization due to its location on the Yellow River. This rich historic heritage has endowed Henan with numerous historic treasures, from primitive dwellings to earliest wheel thrown pottery. The remains of some of the earliest human settlements have been unearthed here, including the over 7000-year-old Peiligang Culture Site, the 6000-year-old Yangshao Culture Remains and the 5000-year-old Dahe Culture Remains. All these cultural remains have profound significance in the history of Chinese civilization.

Luoyang City has been the capital of nine dynasties since the time of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC-221BC). There are many historical sites to be viewed in Luoyang as well as the opportunity to purchase replicas of the famed Tang three-glaze horses. Luoyangs Longmen Grottoes, famous for its grand treasure trove of Chinese Buddhist statues, are located 12km (7 miles) south of Luoyang. First sculpted and chiseled around 493 AD when the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) was moved from Datong City to Luoyang, the grottoes of Luoyang house an awe-inspiring collection of sculpted Buddha and other religious subjects.

Kaifeng, one of the ancient capitals, also boasts the following buildings worthy of a visit: Iron Pagoda (Tie Ta) of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Dragon Pavilion (Long Ting) - site of imperial palace of the Song and Jin dynasties - and the 1400-year-old Xiangguo Temple which is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in China. Also on view in Kaifeng are ruins of the Shang Dynasty, an important part of human cultural and historic heritage. The Shang Dynasty Ruins, also known as the Yin Ruins, are famous because of the unique style of the large palace and its grand mausoleums, in which emperors of the Shang Dynasty are buried. The bronze vessels of the Shang Dynasty, which were both finely decorated and popularly used by the citizens of the Shang Dynasty, are well-known at home and abroad.

Yangzhou (Yángzhōu [扬州]), known as a city of gardens and alleys, is a destination that makes a trip to China unforgettable. Little known to most foreign travelers, Yangzhou is a proud retainer of ancient Chinese architecture, art, culture, traditional gardens and parks, cuisine, leisure, and commerce in a beautiful mixture of modernity with its rich 2,500 year history. The demolition sledgehammer has not made much headway here, leaving an increasingly harder to find view into the past. All in all, Yangzhou is the ideal place to experience unique aspects of Chinese culture, and is a relaxing break from other overly developed and commercialized urban centers in the region.

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in Chinese. In fact, it s more than 6 000 kilometres long. It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world.

The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms. It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the dif ferent parts into one empire. To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being.

The Great Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers, where soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the the towers as a warning when the enemy came.

It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.

Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man."

中国的长城

中国的万里长城被称为“万里长城”。事实上，它有6000多公里长。它蜿蜒地从西向东，穿过沙漠，越过高山，穿过山谷，直到最后到达大海。它是世界奇观之一。

长城有二十多个世纪的历史。它的第一部分是在春秋时期建造的。战国时期，有更多的城墙被用来保卫不同王国的边界。正是在秦朝，秦国把帝夫的发福部分统一为一个帝国。为了把敌人赶出他的帝国，秦始皇把所有的城墙连在一起。于是，长城诞生了。

长城的宽度足以让五匹马或十个人并排走。沿着墙的是瞭望塔，士兵们常常在那里守望。当敌人到来时，在塔上点燃了火作为警告。

在古代没有任何现代机器的情况下，很难建造这样一堵墙。所有的工作都是手工完成的。成千上万的人死了，被埋在他们建造的城墙下。长城不仅是由石头和泥土建成的，而且是几百万人的血肉所组成的。

今天，长城不仅对中国人，而且对来自世界各地的人都有兴趣。他们中的许多人都知道中国著名的谚语:“没有到达长城的人不是真正的人。”