【推荐2】Places You Should Visit in China in Summer

There are definitely some places in China that add romance to the days and nights. We have listed the best places that are especially brought to life by summer. All our tours can be customized (定制). We will create a trip for your summer vacation according to your requirements.

Yunnan Province — a Colorful Fairyland

Yunnan has a year-round spring-like climate. You will have a cool summer trip here. Start from Kunming to see the wonderful Stone Forest, enjoy a relaxing tour along the lakeshore of Erhai in Dali, visit the Old Town of Lijiang, and take a cable car ride to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Finally, immerse yourself in mysterious eastern atmosphere of Shangri-La and Pudacuo National Park.

Recommended Tours：

8-Day Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-La Tour

7-Day Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-La Tour

6-Day Lijiang to Shangri-La Tour

Inner Mongolia — Vast Grasslands

Inner Mongolia has vast grasslands where you can enjoy horse riding and hiking. During the short summers, grasslands stretch as far as the eye can see. It is also the best time to take a desert hiking tour. The 2021 Summer Naadam Festival is scheduled to take place in Xilamuren Grassland from July 23 to July 30, 2021. Our 5-Day Inner Mongolia Grass & Sand Tour is a great way to attend this grand event.

Recommended Inner Mongolia Tours:

5-Day Inner Mongolia Grass & Sand

4-Day Authentic Mongolian Nomad Experience Tour

Chengdu — Meet Cute Pandas

The lovely giant pandas are the No. 1 reason to come. If you want a deeper panda experience, you can join in a giant panda volunteer program. See our 2-Day Wolong Red Keeper Volunteer Program Tour.

Jiuzhai Valley, with cool weather, is the best time to see its waterfalls and green lakes.

Mount Emei is one of the most well-known summer destinations thanks to its pleasant weather, the inspiring natural scenery and the influence of the Buddhist culture.

Recommended Tours：

7-Day Chengdu, Mount Emei and Jiuzhaigou Scenic Tour

5-Day Chengdu, Leshan and Mount Emei Tour

2-Day Wolong Red Keeper Volunteer Program Tour

【推荐3】Steamed stuffed tofu is tofu stuffed with a mixture of beef, shrimps, and vegetables, which is then battered and deep-fried until crispy outside and finally steamed with lightly seasoned sauce. The tofu is snow white in color and tastes extremely smooth and tender. When you bite off the pastry outside, the tender and smooth filling inside slips into your mouth.

Here is how to cook it.

1. Rinse (清洗) the tofu. Cut horizontally and then cut into big cubes. Scoop out a hole in each tofu cube.

2. Rinse the dried shrimps in cold water. Soak in hot water for 10 mins and cut finely by scissors.

3. Add all marinade (腌泡汁) into the minced beef, stir well and marinate for 15 mins.

4. Cut out the root of the winter mushrooms. Soak in water for 20 mins. Tear into small bunches. Drain (排干) and set aside.

5. Stuff the marinated meat into the tofu cubes and wrap on heat resistant cling wrap.

6. Steam the tofu:

-using electric steamer: steam at 100℃ for 10 mins.

-on the stovetop: put in wok when the water boils, steam on high heat for 10 mins.

At the same time, heat up the cooking oil in a pan on high heat. Add the garlic, winter mushrooms and seasonings. Then add the water. Cook and stir for about 2 mins. Then add the corn starch mixture at this time. Stir well and turn off heat.

7. When the tofu is done, drain off the accumulated liquid. Put chopped scallion on top and pour the glaze together with the winter mushrooms on top of the tofu and serve. Enjoy!!!

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I am writing with regard to the intensive English summer courses that you offer. I would be very grateful if you could send me some detailed information about the course that will be held in your school in Bristol this summer, as well as what kind of accommodation you provide. I would like to enquire about the price of the month course. I would be very interested in finding out more about activities students have in the summer school.

I am 16 years old and I have been learning English in China for nine years now. I would like to improve my written English and speaking skills. Do you have any courses for teenagers which offer a lot of speaking practice in small groups? As I am a student, I would be interested in details of any discounts that are available, and the full price of the course including accommodation. Finally, I would like to ask if I can pay for the course with a credit card and what kind of documents I need to be enrolled.

I look forward to receiving your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Mark

【推荐2】Hola, bonjour, ni hao, hey you! It’s time to dig into some high school language immersion (沉浸式) programs. Ready to put in some class work overseas? Then these high school study abroad programs are just for you:

Nacel Educational Travel High School Exchange — 9.81 rating (评分)

Kicking it with your host sister, beach days in Italy ... Study Japanese language and pop culture or improve your German with Nacel’s language immersion programs. You’ll live with a friendly local family. Besides, all Nacel students get a free e-learning course before they arrive!

Where? Japan, Italy, France, Germany

GVI’s Language Immersion Summer Camps — 9.76 rating

If you’ re looking to pick up some lesser spoken vocabulary, consider a Nepali language immersion program. Or, consider high school Spanish immersion programs to study Spanish in Costa Rica. With GVI, you’ll learn the language, help with local projects, and be immersed in local culture.

Where? Nepal, Costa Rica

CIP High School Language Exchange Program — 9.59 rating

You’ ll take Chinese lessons at a Chinese high school, along with subjects of your interest. How do afternoons cooking dumplings, practicing Kung Fu moves, and testing out your calligraphy skills sound? Most Chinese lessons will be taught at a local high school and you’ll be provided a room in the school.

Where? China

Carpe Diem’s Caribbean Isles Semester — 8.59 rating

Dancing and the best Cuban sandwiches of your life ! Head to Cuba and add the perfect touch to your Spanish studies. With over 20 years of experience, Carpe Diem’s Caribbean Isles Semester will go beyond all your expectations. Through social outings and adventure travel, you’ll quickly fall in love with this Caribbean cultural hotspot.

Where? Cuba

【推荐3】Undergraduate Study — Computer Science

Cambridge was a pioneer of computer science and continues to lead its development. Our course covers all aspects of modern computer science along with practical skills.

A Level Mathematics.

No former knowledge of programming is required.

Further guidance: A Level Further Mathematics is strongly encouraged. If unavailable (不可获得的) , we’d advise you to do as much additional pure maths and decision maths as possible. Good performance in maths competitions can be an advantage of an application.

Please note, all applicants are required to take the Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) , for which you must be registered in advance.

Home students: £9, 250/year

International students: £39, 162/year

Each year of study: Payment at the beginning of each year is required.

For further Computer Science undergraduate admissions information, please click here: www.cl.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate.

【推荐1】Literary festivals are held annually in many corners of the globe and attract large numbers of readers, writers, playwrights (剧作家) and publishers.

Miami Book Fair

For eight days each year in November, the campus of Miami Dade College hosts over 500 outstanding authors during the Miami Book Fair. The fair offers young writers a unique opportunity to attend creative writing courses and workshops. Readers can listen to famous international authors talk about their latest books. Most of the events are offered free of charge to encourage a love of literature across all income groups.

Cheltenham Literature Festival

The festival runs for 10 days every autumn in Cheltenham. It’s the world’s first literature festival, leading the way in celebrating the writ- ten and spoken word. The fair offers something to everyone-you can attend reading activities and debates, and bring your children to see their favorite storybook characters brought to life.

Paraty International Literary Festival

It’s held each year in the city of Paraty, Brazil. Visitors can meet many local and international authors, poets and playwrights, and attend literature workshops. As part of the festival, Flipinha is mainly for children where young readers can meet writers and relax with a book in a special space. A further arm of the festival is called FlipMais. A series of free events about live theatre, music and cinema are held throughout the city of Paraty.

Edinburgh International Book Festival

The festival lasts for over 16 days every August and usually features around 900 events where you can meet your favorite authors, and bring your children to attend magical story-telling sessions and special workshops for children with learning disabilities. In most years, the festival attracts over 1,000 authors, poets and educators.

【推荐2】BANK OF BARODA

INDIA’S INTERNATIONAL BANK

Bank of Baroda, a principal India Public Sector Bank having Global presence in 25 countries and operating in UK for 60 years requires consultants for carrying out administrative jobs on a fixed term contract basis for our London branches and offices.

The candidates should possess at least a degree and basic accounting knowledge.

They should be familiar with computer — expert in MS Office, use of Internet with good communication skills, flexible in approach, self-motivated, able to work on their own initiatives as well as in teams.

Initial salary payable (all inclusive annually) will be approximately £17,000 — for consultants.

Applicants possessing the above and having the right to live and work in UK who are able to provide satisfactory references from two UK residents/employers will be considered for the position.To apply, please send your CV along with passport size photograph at htm.nk@bankofbaroda.com to reach on or before 15 February 2018

【推荐3】With so many phone and computer apps on the market, and new ones coming out every day, it can be difficult to keep track of which apps our kids are using. Here are the most popular apps for teens right now, along with what you need to know about each app.

◆The makers of Lipsi encourage users to put their Lipsi link on their Instagram account so they can receive anonymous feedback (匿名反馈信息) about their posts.

◆Users can easily erase chat history, which means they might be attracted to carrying out risky behaviors.

◆WhatsApp ranks (位列)13th on Apple’s list of the most popular apps.

◆The app allows users to send unlimited messages and photos without worrying about data limits.

◆Users can share their location and contacts while messaging, but that feature can be turned off.

◆This anonymous texting app currently has over 10 million users.

◆Tellonym claims to be monitoring for improper content and has a page on their site about managing safety concerns.

◆Users can block certain words, or block messages from people who are not registered users of the app.

◆A survey found that 69 percent of teens use Snapchat and it ranks first in terms of how often it is used.

◆One of the most alarming things about the app is its “Discover” feature, which enables individuals and companies to create their channels (频道). Some of the channels are age-gated, meaning users must at least say they’re 18 to access certain content, but not all channels are.