【推荐1】For kids and many adults, a San Diego vacation means theme parks and other attractions.Before heading to a park, call or check its website for updated hours of operation; many parks have seasonal or holiday hours.Ticket prices listed here are for general admission, single-day use only.

【推荐3】From United States’ Miami to South China’s high-tech city Shenzhen, The Lonely Planet released a list of top 10 cities which are worth visiting. Those places include second place Shenzhen, China, Novi Sad, Serbia in third place; Miami, Florida in fourth place, and Kathmandu, Nepal rounding out the top five. Let’s have a look at some of these attractive places.

With its modern design, 15 Michellin-starred restaurants and highly bike-friendly culture, it is not surprising that Denmark’s capital has topped The Lonely Planet’s top 10 cities list.

Copenhagen’s street food business is developing fast in Refshaleon, a former industrial area with a food market, Reffen.

While Novi Sad is not as noted as the capital of Belgrade, it’s much more fashionable. It’s home to the country’s EXIT festival, which is held each July at the 18th century-era Petrovaradin Fortress.

The festival brings visitors an exciting music and art scene and a youthful atmosphere (氛围). 2019 European Youth Capital was held in Novi Sad. It was a practice run for 2021, when the city got the important title of European Capital of Culture.

Three years after it was hit by a powerful earthquake, Kathmandu is welcoming visitors to a city which is much quieter, by design.

With cars banned (禁止) from the historic center and motor horns (喇叭) banned across the Kathmandu Valley, it’s much quieter than it used to be in the past.

Splendid China Folk Culture Village (锦绣中华中国民俗文化村) in Shenzhen is a miniature (缩影) park. Over 100 major tourist attractions have been miniaturized and laid out according to the map of China. There are cars and trains to transport visitors around the park, making it possible to visit the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Three Gorges Dam, the Potala Palace and the Terracotta Army in one day. Some of the shows are only performed on weekends.

【推荐3】The State of Colorado has four of the best parks out of the 58 national parks in the United States. The parks have some of the best scenery of all the national parks.

Black Canyon (峡谷) of the Gunnison National Park

This park offers the most breathtaking views from up in the mountains into the canyons below. While exploring the canyons, you will find that the walls drop nearly straight down into the narrow valleys of the snake-like rivers below. Visitors are offered more than 100 camping sites, and a lot of bird species and many animals are native to the area.

Rocky Mountain National Park

It is the only national park in the north central region in the State of Colorado. Elevations in this park are anywhere from 8, 000 feet to 14, 259 feet at the top of Longs Peak. While travelling throughout this park you will notice there are two very different climates because of the difference the upper peaks of the Rocky Mountains make. You can enjoy 359 miles of hiking trails, a lot of places for camping, horse-back riding and beautiful scenery.

Mesa Verde National Park

This is probably the most interesting national park, offering a fascinating trip back in time to 600AD up to 1300 AD. This park was declared a protected national park in 1906 because of the cliff dwellings (居住) that were found throughout the area, which were once home to American Indians. Many of these dwellings can be walked through, while you imagine what each room may have been used for so many years ago.

Great Sand Dunes (沙丘) National Park

The Great Sand Dunes National Park lies in South-Central Colorado, about 127 miles from Pueblo. This park has the tallest sand dunes in all of North America and has trails for hiking. The natural sandy beaches around the small rivers and lakes are good for swimmers.

【推荐1】China is set to join a growing number of countries that are taking strict measures on single-use plastic items, with multiple bans expected to come into force gradually within the next six years.

The new policy, announced Sunday, will first take effect in major cities, where many of the non-biodegradable（非生物降解的）plastics found in the world’s oceans originally come. The distribution of plastic bags is supposed to stop in large Chinese cities by the end of the year, whereas smaller cities and rural areas have until 2022.Among other items are single-use straws and many disposable（一次性的）items. The effort was described as a global “war on plastic”.

Between 1950 and 2015, plastic production has risen from 2 million tons annually to 381 million worldwide, which has seen a rise in policies to reduce dependence on plastics. Extremely strict steps have been taken in many places.

Last August, the Pakistani government banned all single-use plastic bags in the country’s capital region, home to some 1.5 million people. While environmental protection groups celebrated the move, industry representatives warned it would come at a huge financial cost “They should first find new jobs for the plastic factory workers and then ban the bags,”38-year-old fruit seller Nazeer Abbasi told The Washington Post last year.

Last spring, the European Parliament voted to ban many single-use plastic items-including plates, straws and cups — by 2021. It also voted to increase recycling targets. Many E.U. member states already have built systems to encourage customers to return plastic bottle for recycling.

【推荐2】Where in the world would you most like to live? According to an annual statistics by the Economist Intelligence Unit, you should think about Vienna The magazine again rated it as one of the world's “most livable” cities. Winning for the second year in a row, the Austrian capital scored top marks for all three categories: culture, environment and infrastructure.

Culture

Beating more popular cities like London and New York, Vienna has culture as its trump card (王牌). Whether your passion is art, music or history, Vienna has something for you. The Kunsthistorisches national museum has one of Europe's largest art collections, including the world's largest collection of works by Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Meanwhile, the Hofburg Imperial Palace is free to explore. Music lovers can enjoy Vienna's Annual Summer Night Concert, played by the Vienna Philharmonic (爱乐乐团). It attracts over 10.000 people-what else can you expect from the home of Mozart?

Environment

As well as being a cultural mecca (胜地), Vienna's environment are world-class. The city has many green areas, such as the Neue Donau hiking tail, and an average PM 2.5 level of just 18, which is far below the international standard, according to the WHO.

Infrastructure

This was, in part, achieved by Vienna's transport system. In 2013 the government introduced the euro-a-day system to get more people to use regional trains. It worked! Over half of the residents have annual travel cards, making it both reliable and cheap by European standards. Not to mention, you can take a tram and get up close with Vienna's architectural landmarks, like the Burg Theatre and St. Stephan's Cathedral. Austrian author Karl Kraus famously said, “The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt (柏油).” So if you're looking for a safe cultural city, Vienna could be your best choice.

【推荐3】Welcome to the Cherry Blossom Gift Shop in Washington, D.C. Live Yoshino Cherry Blossom Trees

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2019 Festival Holiday Ornament

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The National Cherry Blossom Festival, the nation’s greatest springtime celebration, entertains more than one million people each year, commemorating the gift of trees and the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan.

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Cherry Blossom Glass Balls

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2019 National Cherry Blossom Festival Lapel Pin

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【推荐1】All my friends at school smoked.My dad smoked; he didn’ t want me to smoke but my friends kept saying I was stupid.They asked when I was going to grow up.So I started when I was sixteen and after a month I couldn’ t stop.But two years later I could feel what smoking was doing to me.I couldn’ t run far, and I coughed every morning.I got very ill and decided to stop.It wasn’ t easy, but now I’ ve done it, and I feel better.Now I have money for other things.

If you smoke, you are twice as likely to die from a heart attack.And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to be.For example, a 50-year-old who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, is four times more likely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age.

What does smoking do to the heart? First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure.The cigarette smoke also reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood.

Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxygen.Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke.

So if you want to reduce your chances of getting heart disease, the answer is easy – – not to smoke.Don’ t copy your friends and other people who smoke.If you smoke, find out how to stop.Stopping isn’ t easy, but you’ ll be healthier, and…

【推荐2】Griffith Observatory (天文台) is a national leader in public astronomy, and one of the most popular attractions in Los Angeles. It is located on the southern slope (山坡) of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park at 1,134 feet above sea level.

Visitors may drive to the observatory and park in its parking lot or on nearby roads. No reservation (预订) is required to visit. Parking is limited, and the busiest time is weekends. Buses, taxis, and car pools are welcome. LADOT provides weekend public bus service from the Sunset/Vermont Metro Red Line Station.

Griffith Observatory is open six days a week. Admission and parking are free.

Hours of Operation

Tuesday－Friday               12 noon－10 pm

Saturday－Sunday            10 am－10 pm

Monday                            Closed

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day Closed

Samuel Oschin Planetarium

The Samuel Oschin Planetarium theater offers 8 to 10 live, half­hour presentations each day. There are usually four different shows from which to choose.

Shows are presented every 60 to 90 minutes. Check the website, information desks, or the box office for each day’s show time. Being seated late is not permitted.

Samuel Oschin Planetarium tickets must be purchased at the observatory and are only available on the day of the show. The ticket prices for shows are：

Adults (13－59 years old)               $7.00

Children (5－12 years old)               $3.00

Seniors (60 years and older)          $5.00

Students                                        $5.00

Children under 5 years old will be admitted only to the first show each day.

Hearing assist devices are available on request.

Public Telescopes

Free public telescopes are available each evening; the observatory is open and skies are clear. The Zeiss telescope on the roof is generally open by 7 pm. All observing must be completed by 9:45 pm.

【推荐3】Museums, art galleries and fantastic archaeological sites — they can all be inspirational reasons to travel. Below are several best culture and art group tours for 2017.

1. Caravaggio in Naples

Ace Cultural Tours is offering a new 10-day Route of Caravaggio, which explores the influence of the great painter Caravaggio on the art of his contemporaries and followers. Dr Peter Higginson guides the trip and highlights (亮点) include evening lectures and walking tours of old Valletta.

Departures between November and December,

2. Alexander the Great in Turkey

Offering the chance to be among the first to visit the brand new archaeological museum in Troy which opens early next year, this 12-day The Conquest of Asia Minor tour follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. The tour, led by Peter Sommer, includes visits to the temple of Apollo, the tomb of Achilles and the Castle of St Peter.

Departures between March and May,

3. The American dream

This new nine-day Museums of Washington DC and New York tour led by Dr Peter Smith offers visits to some of the US's most celebrated museums. It includes a private tour of the Museum of Modern Art before it opens its doors to the public. There are also stops at George Washington’s home at the White House.

Departures between August and October,

4. Capability Brown landscapes

The influence of landscape (风景) architect Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown's ‘natural’ style has had a deep impact on the English landscape tradition as well as garden styles worldwide. This four-day Brown landscapes tour, led by Dr Paula Nuttall, visits some of Brown’s most striking landscapes and parklands including Croome Court and Bowood House.

Departures between June and October .