【英语作文—假期你去哪旅游了】
英语作文—假期你去哪旅游了
【英语作文—假期你去哪旅游了】
英语作文—假期你去哪旅游了
Achangeinaccommodation
AttheendofMao'sreignin1979therewerejustthreetouristhotelsinBeijing.Nowthereareover325,andallofagoodstandard,sodon'tworryaboutthequality.Thebighotelsevenoffer'inroom'traditionalChinesemassage,fromabout£25anhour.
BeijingistheidealbasefromwhichtovisittheGreatWallofChinaatMutianyu,anhourandahalfaway.Theoriginalsectionswerebuiltsome2000yearsagotokeepoutmaraudingarmies.Itssizeisstaggering.Thewallisalmost3000mileslong,andmanypeoplethinkit'stheonlyman-madestructurethatcanbeseenfromspace-butthishasbeendispelledasamyth.Anditcanbepeacefultoo,especiallyifyouvisitinOctoberasCraigdid.Onewordofwarning,thehawkersonthewayupanddownthewallareverypersistent.
FromtheculturalcapitalofBeijing,CraigtookatwohourflighttoShanghai,thecommercialcentre.
ShanghaiismoreManhattanthanyoumightexpect:thespiritofentrepreneurialismisevidenteverywhere.It'shardtobelievethatit'sonlyamatterofyearssincethiswasfarmland.Intheshadowsofallthetowerblocks,you'llfindaChinawherelifecontinuesasithasforhundredsofyears.
Atthebirdandflowermarketthere'smorethanafewsurprises,someofwhichyoumaynotbeentirelycomfortablewith,suchasbirdsintinycagesandcaterpillarscrawlingoutoftheircocoons.
MakesureyouknowthenameofyourhotelinChinese,andwritealistofalltheplacesyouwanttovisit,thengetthemtranslatedintoEnglish,asthiswillhelpyounavigatethecity.
Bynight,thecontrastbetweenthetraditionalandmodernisevenmorebreathtaking.Shanghaihadadecadentreputationinthe1930s,andnowthecityhasre-locateditsdancingshoes-frommodernbarstotraditionalshows,Shanghaioffersitall.
Afurthertwohourflight,andCraigwasintheruraltownofGuilin.HefloateddowntheLiriver,soakinguptherelaxingscenery.It'snotentirelypeacefulhowever,astherealityisthataboutaquarterofamillionpeopleayearnowwanttofloatdownthisriver,andtheChinesearecopingbyintroducingluxuryviewingbargeswhichyousharewithupto150others.
Lunchisprovidedonboard,butit'sworthrememberingthatthereisverylittlechoiceonofferhereifyoudon'tlikeChinesefood.
Themainproduceoftheareaisrice,butduringtheeveningsyoucanwatchthesomewhatunorthodoxpracticeofcormorantfishing,andworkingdisplaysareputonfortouristsrightinthecentreoftown.
Then,justafter7am,whenCraigthoughthe'dseeneverything,hecameacrossapavementfullofballroom-dancingpensioners...apparentlyacommonpractice,justbecauseit'sfun.