Now add in countless opportunities for fun, and it’s easy to see why visiting Walt Disney World is the perfect family holiday.

Wander into a Tibetan village at the base of Mount Everest and board a train to the “top of the world”. When your train picks up speed and races into the darkness, without warning, a broken track appears in front of you. Inside the cave, the mythical tale comes true as you see the shadow of a huge, roaring monster! Race to escape before the monster catches you.

Located in Animal Kingdom Theme Park

With a pair of 3D glasses, settle in for the 18-minute festival, featuring three short films. Before entering the main theater, be sure to take a look at the exhibits showing the creative process behind these beloved stories and characters.

Located in Disney’s Future World Park

Follow Peter Pan and some children on a gentle ship journey over London, where Big Ben and Tower Bridge light up the night sky. As you go into Pirate’s Bay, there’s danger ahead! Can Peter Pan defeat Captain Hook and return his young companions safely to London?

Located in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park

How would human beings react if we found out we’re not alone in the universe? What if we knew an alien civilization was to invade (入侵) Earth? What would we do?

These are the questions asked in The Three-Body Problem. When a secret military project sends signals into space to get in touch with aliens, an alien civilization in face of destruction receives the signals and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, people begin to separate into different groups: those who welcome aliens and those who want to fight against them.

The novel was written by Chinese author Liu Cixin and published in 2008. Translated into English in 2014 and almost 20 languages since, it was called an absolute “must-read in any language” by Booklist magazine. Liu has won several awards for it and in 2015, he became the first Asian to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the highest award in science fiction.

Just from the title, one could imagine that the text might be heavy with physics terms (术语). But as US writer Jason Heller said: “Indeed this science fiction is full of lengthy passages explaining technical terms. But Liu Cixin supports all of that burning-brain theory with empathetic (感同身受的) characters and thrilling story plots.”

At the very heart of science fiction — and what makes it truly appealing to readers — is the concept of an uncertain future. This allows the author to push the boundaries of readers’ imaginations. Liu fully uses this approach to keep readers anxiously turning the page. While reading, they ask themselves, “What would I do?”

In an interview with The New York Times, Liu said, “China is on the path of rapid modernization and progress, kind of like the US during the golden age of science fiction in the 1930s to the 1960s. The future in the people’s eyes is full of attractions and hope, but also threats and challenges. That makes for very fertile soil.”

We all know that most communication is nonverbal, but did you know that the same body language can mean something totally different based on culture?     12    .

Long eye contact is a sign of confidence and attentiveness (用心) in most Western countries. However, in many African, Asian and Latin American countries, unbroken eye contact can be seen as aggressive. In the Middle East, eye contact is only between people of the same sex.     13    .  

“Rules” on physical contact are very complex and usually differ. But in general, people from high contact cultures such as Southern Europe tend to stand close when speaking.     15    . Those from medium contact cultures stand quite close when speaking and will occasionally make physical touch, while those from low contact cultures stand farther apart and generally avoid physical touch.

    16    . Using the “OK” sign is not OK in Brazil, Greece, Spain or Turkey. And if you want to tell someone they did a good job in Greece or the Middle East, do not use the thumbs-up sign. And in most of Asia, curling (弯曲) your index finger to signal someone over is fine for dogs, but not for people — especially in the Philippines, where you could be punished under the law.