Dearfriend,

　　HappyChina'sNewYear!Howdoyoudo?Ithasbeenalongtimesincewecontactedlatest.（如果经常联系的话,这句可以不加）

　　Thesedays,mycityaresnowyandcoldanditshowsthatthetimeisdrawingnearfortheSpringFestival.thenatthatmoment,Irecallyou,mydistantfriend.It'sfreezingandeverystreetisdecoratedforthefestivalwithredlantern.redisthesymbolofhappinessandblessing,sothereareredineveryfamliy.HowdoyouIknowthatthereareafewChineselivingatyourcity,sodidyouseehowtheyspenttheSpringFestival?It'spleasantandnormal,isn'tit?

　　AtNewYear'sEve,weeatdumplings.IfyoucametoChina,Iwouldinvitetomyhousetoeatdumplingsmadebyourselves,certainlyyoucandoitonyourown.TheSpringFestivalpartyisverypopular,whichyouarelikelytohearof.Thewaywecelebrateitistoshootofffirecrackersandhangthecouplet.Manypeoplehangcoupletinscriptionsoneithersideofdoors,thedoorsarepastedwithverticalscrollsofcharactersonredpaperwhoseinscriptionsseekgoodluckorhappiness.It'sverybusy.

　　Asforyourcity,it'ssunnyandwarm,isn'tit?Whatapitythatit'ssowarmthatyouhavenochancetoseethesnow,it'sveryromanticandcrystal.Somechildrenlikestomakethewhitesnowtobesnowmen.It'sfunny,doyouthinkso?AndI'msurethewayyoucelebrateyourNewYearisfunny,too,becausetheNewYearisthevitalofthenation'sfestival.

　　Finally,Ihopethatyouandyourfamilyarehealthyandhappyandsmooth.Myfriend,goodluckandI'mmissingyou.

　　Bestwishes!HappyChina'sNewYear!

　　yours,

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