Ice and snow warm up winter tourism in Northeast China. Lately, the popularity of ice and snow tourism in Northeast China     1    (explode). Major hot springs resorts in Harbin     2    (crowd)with traffic jams comparable to the Spring Festival travel rush and travelers from the south of China make up a large part of the tourism crowd.

How do you tell the southerners     3     northerners? Southern Chinese people can be summarized in four characteristics: a light-colored down jacket, a lovely small hat, a suitcase in hand and     4    (shy)in public bath houses.

Southerners are less prepared for the cold. Some individuals online are providing practical suggestions for these southerners, stressing the need for clothing that     5    (protect)them from the freezing outdoor temperatures while ensuring they don’t sweat     6    (heavy)indoors.

In order to promote travel for tourists, Harbin has extended the operating     7    (hour)of buses and subways. According to     8    announcement from the Harbin government, the ice and snow season in Harbin will continue until the end of March 2024. For travelers     9    (try)to avoid peak periods, it’s advisable to plan visits after New Year’s Day and Spring Festival,     10    tourist traffic is at its peak.

The Palace Museum, known as the Forbidden City, is the     1    (large) and most well     2    (reserve) imperial (皇帝的) residence in China today. It is divided into an outer and an inner court with a rectangular shape, 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters in     3    (wide) from cast to west. It has a splendid history since the Ming Dynasty, and it     4    (rebuild) and repaired many times in the past. I was so excited to visit it     5    my family last summer vacation. After we passed through the Front Gate, a lot of palaces appeared. The tour guide told us there were almost 8,700 rooms in the Palace Museum. During the Ming Dynasty, construction began in 1406.     6    took 14 years to build the Forbidden City. I was     7    ( real) surprised that the workers could build it so well     8    even today it is not out of style. I could not remember all the names of the buildings, but I took hundreds of beautiful     9    (photo) on the way. I think I will never forget the     10    (amaze) trip I had in Beijing, China and I can go there next time will my friends.

Ersha Island lies in the Yuexiu district(区域)of Guangzhou. It is a good place for tourists and local people to enjoy the beautiful view along the Pearl River after years of environmental     1    (improve).

Covering     2     area of 1. 26 million square metres, Ersha Island is home to Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong Overseas Chinese Museum, Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangdong Gymnasium and a number of     3    (park).

“Besides visiting the museums,    4    (enjoy) music and taking exercise, tourists and locals can walk on the banks of the Pearl River to enjoy the natural scenery,” said Huang Fengchan,a local woman    5     lives in Zhujiang New Town near Ersha Island.

“My husband and I     6    (usual) go to Ersha Island to relax and have dinner at weekends,” she added.

Ersha Island is close to Zhujiang New Town, and the Canton Tower stands on the south bank of the Pearl River. The 600-metre-high Canton Tower is commonly known     7     Xiaomanyao, or “slim waist” among local people.

Many music shows     8    (hold) in Xinghai Concert Hall every year. The cultural square in front of the concert hall has become an     9    (amaze) place for locals and tourists to enjoy pop music, as many street singers go there     10    (sing) in the evening.