It’swellknownthattheYellowRiveristhesecondlongestriverinChina.Thoughmyhometownisclosetoher,yetIhadnochancetoenjoymyselfatherbeautifulscenery.Whatapity!TomygreatjoyweweretoldthatwewouldgothereandhaveagoodlookatthelovelyriveronSunday.

　　Ittookusquiteafewhours’ridetoreachthebankoftheriver,wherewesawtheChunüSpring.Itisoneofthemostfamoushotspringsthere.Thewaterofthespringissoclearthatwecouldn’thelpdivingintoit.Ourheadteacher,togetherwithus,swamhappily.Floatingonthewater,Ilookedaround.Weweresurroundedbythegreatmountains.

　　Thenwegotonsomesmallboats.WehadbeenlongingtofloatontheMotherRiver.Seeingherpowerfulcurrentandattractivebeauty,Ifeltproudofbeingoneofhersons.

　　Itwasnoonbeforeweknewit.Wewentashoreandthendancedandsanghappilyonthegrassland.Wehelpedourselvestothetastyfish,crabsandotherfood,whichwecookedourselves.

　　Itwastimeforustogohome.Wehadtosaygood-byetotheMotherRiver.Weallfeltreluctantwhenwelefther.