Myhometown—Huzhou

　　MynameisSongYiwen.TodayIamveryhappytobehereandintroducemyhometowntoyou.HuzhouisinthenorthofZhejiangprovince,andbesidetheTaihulake.SopeoplesometimescallherasthepearloftheTaihulake.Huzhouisabout5,817squaremilesbig,andhasapopulationofabout2.5millions.

　　Huzhouisabeautifulcity.Ithasmanylovelysceneries,suchas,FeiyinTower,whichisfamousforthemiracleoftowerintower;TiefoTemple,whichiswell-knowninjapanastheEasternVenus;ThreeBridgesinShuanglin,whichispraisedhighlybyMaoYisheng.

　　Huzhouisnotonlyasbeautifulasapainting,butalsohasalonghistory.YoucantraceitfromTangDynasty,maybeevenearlier.ManyfamouspeoplehavelivedorworkedinHuzhou,forexample,WangXizhi,CaoBuxin,LuYu,BaiJuyiintheancienttimes,YuPinbo,Maodun,inthemoderntimes.

　　Huzhouwasfamousforitsabundanceinrice,fishandsilk,andnowitstillhasmanyproductssailedaboard.ManytouristsfromallovertheworldvisitHozhoueveryyear.Theynotonlyindulgethemselvesinpleasure,butalsobringmanybusinessesforus,whichmakesuswealthierandwealthier.What‘sthemostimportantisthattheymakemorepeopleappreciateHuzhou,visitherandloveher.

　　I’mveryprideofeverythinginHuzhou.ItakeprideinbeingaHuzhoucitizen.IfyouvisitHuzhousomeday,I’dlovetobeyourguiderandshowyouthepicturesofHuzhou.