【推荐1】The Louvre is the world’s most-visited museum now, drawing nearly 10 million people each year. It is a museum about education whose main aim is to protect and pass on our heritage to future generations.

As a royal palace in the past, the Louvre shows the history of France for about eight centuries. Divided among eight departments, the collections feature works admired throughout the globe, including the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and the Venus de Milo.

Special feature

In keeping with France’s 2005 disability law, the Louvre aims to make sure all visitors can access the museum safely and comfortably. Special attention is given to the disabled throughout the museum. More importantly, Louvre’s Touch Gallery has a space specially designed for members of the public with disabilities, inviting them to gain artistic knowledge by touch with the help of technique.

Practical information

*Buying tickets online is a good way to get into the museum in less than 30 minutes.

*Tours of the Louvre are conducted by guides from the French national museum network.

*Download or rent an audio guide and choose your visit! Explore the Louvre on your own, guided by the museum’s experts.

Tel.: +33(0)1 40 20 53 17

The Louvre is open every day(except Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Night opening time: until 9:45 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Closed on the following holidays: January 1, May 1, May 8, December 25.

【推荐2】Malta-Soreda Aparthotel: A week in a 4-star Hotel from £299, all included

Enjoy the peaceful coast of Malta from a beautiful room in Soreda Aparthotel in Qawra. Affording bright views of the Mediterranean, Qawra is a prized destination for sun seekers looking to experience the rays on resort town’s brilliant rocky beaches. Soreda Aparthotel lies just minutes away from both the crystal- clear waters of the sea and local pleasures in Bugibba.

Mauritius-Jalsa Beach Hotel and Spa: A week All-Inclusive in a 4-star hotel with a 2nd week FREE on Room Only from £ 895—Must be booked by 28/02/2023.

Offering excellent views of the Indian Ocean from the shores of Mauritius, the Jalsa Beach Hotel and Spa is an ideal location to spend a holiday in the southern hemisphere(半球) . Situated on Mauritius’ northeast coast, the Jalsa Beach Hotel and Spa is the perfect place to both watch a romantic sunset in the evening and greet the morning sun from the beachfront.

Sri Lanka-Ramada Resort: A week on All-Inclusive with a 2nd week FREE on All-Inclusive from only: £ 699.

The Ramada Resort Kalutara is a modern hotel with a wonderful sea view. About 23 miles south of Colombo, it is hidden in thick palm trees(棕榈树) overlooking along sandy beach. The facilities include a large swimming pool surrounded by lawns that rundown lo the beachfront.

Cyprus-Akteon: A week from £399, all included.

Situated directly on the seafront of Chloraka village, just a few minutes’ drive from the attractions of Paphos, the Akteon Holiday Village offers comfortable and varied accommodation.

【推荐3】Four famous British film locations

American and Canadian visitors to Britain are usually never quite as interested in film sites as British tourism folks seem to expect. For classic film lovers, however, Britain hardly lacks memorable film locations. Here is a great selection of recognizable locations from some of our favorite films.

Castle Howard, Yorkshire

Brideshead Revisited put Castle Howard on the map. The Yorkshire estate is a wonderful visit, virtually unchanged since the filming of Evelyn Waugh’s classic there in 1980. You can easily see Charles Ryder and Sebastian Flyte rowing on the lake. It’s an easy drive, or bus ride, east from York.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

There are many scenes from Cambridge recognizable from the Academy Award-winning Chariots of Fire. Perhaps none are as memorable as the race Harold Abrahams and Lord Lynley run against the clock around Trinity College Great Court. Visit Gonville& Caius College and King’s College Chapel as well.

Dorchester, Dorset

So much of the surrounding countryside is recognizable as “Thomas Hardy country”. Dorchester itself, though, is Casterbridge played out in The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, and Far from the Madding Crowd. You almost expect to see Alan Bates or Julie Christie walking along Corn Street.

Castle Combe, Wiltshire

Long termed “the prettiest village in England”, Castle Combe just might be. The southern Cotswold village near Chippenham has been a film setmany times, perhaps most famously with Rex Harrison in Doctor Doolittle (1967).

【推荐1】As the first part of UN Biodiversity Conference or COP15--- the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity(生物多样性 )was held from October 11-15 in 2021 in Kunming in Yunnan .The theme was Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth.

More than 1,800 participants gathered at a forum(论坛) on ecological civilization at a sideline event. The forum covered a wide range of topics, including coping with climate change and nature-based ecological protection and restoration.

COP 15, the largest UN gathering on biodiversity in a decade, is tasked with elaborating on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and identifying new protection goals through 2030.

China, as one of the 17 recognized “megadiverse” countries in the world, has elevated biodiversity conservation to a national strategy.

The Part Two of COP15 will take place in Kunming in April to May next year, and will feature the adoption of the new Global Biodiversity Framework, which will replace the expired Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

【推荐2】To provide visitors with a special experience, theme parks (主题公园) are putting more money into Virtual Reality (VR) technology. In fact, the lifestyle team of the website, The Week, attended the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in Orlando. The purpose was to do a study on the implementation ( 实施) of VR technology on roller coasters (过山车). The team studied 23 roller coaster manufacturers (制造商) in Europe and found that eight of those manufacturers had implemented VR technology into at least one of their roller coasters. Based on their study, it appears that VR technology is already an important and growing factor in the future development of theme parks.

The theme park industry at first saw VR technology as a cost-saving means to put new life into attractions. In 2015, companies such as Six Flags began adding VR technology to their roller coasters. It soon became clear, however, that there were many difficulties with implementing VR technology on the rides. Because of the time it took to provide riders with VR headsets (头戴式受话器), wait times and lines began to increase. Moreover, companies had to train employees how to set up the VR systems and make sure that all headsets were clean. This proved not to be cost-saving, so new systems had to be put into place.

Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, set out to solve these problems by developing a two-part headset for the ride Battle for Eire. The park worked with Falcon's Creative Group to develop this new technology, which allowed guests to be fitted with a headpiece while waiting in line. This shortened wait times and provided a cleaner environment. Falcon's Creative Group and Busch Gardens used creative thinking to improve an attraction that was built around VR.

According to TEA / AECOM Global Attractions Attendance Report, 2018 saw more than 252 million people visit the top 25 theme parks in the world. To keep these numbers, it is important that these and other theme-park companies continue to come up with new ideas to create and introduce great attractions — especially those that make use of new VR technology.