【推荐1】By using the “Culture and Tourism e-Village” programme which can be found on WeChat, visitors now can enjoy the sightseeing of 1,594 villages and 877 towns in East China’s Jiangsu Province on their phones.

The programme is made up of different parts, such as memories of the village, countryside tourism, e-business of cultural tourism and voluntary service.

For visitors, it gives introductions, pictures and travel guidance of many villages. It allows visitors to check villages by using VR technology, learn about local histories and attractions there, and book village hotels. For example, Qingdun Village of Hai’an City has used VR technology to present the whole village on the programme. Travelers who are interested in Qingdun can learn about it by simply clicking on the screen.

For farmers, it allows them to advertise their hometown, attend online training and take part in more cultural and tourism activities. “I sell more grapes and strawberries by using the programme,” said Zhang Feng, a villager from Baitu Town, Zhenjiang City. “I have confidence in the quality (质量) of my products (产品), but I had trouble selling them. Our town has been known to more people since it appeared (出现) on the programme and our products have drawn more attention. Many villagers have enjoyed a better life with Baitu Town becoming famous”, he said happily.

To attract (吸引) more users, the programme also holds different kinds of online activities, including short video competitions, cultural products designs and photography competitions. According to the Jiangsu Cultural Center, the programme will work together with more key tourism villages in Jiangsu to develop (发展) the province’s countryside tourism.

【推荐2】A lot of people like taking a trip with no plans. They think it is very exciting and has more fun. But in fact, it is not good.     1    

First, a vacation plan can make sure that everything goes well. If you visit a place but you don't book a hotel, you may have no place to stay at night.

Second, you have lots of things to take with you for a vacation. You need to plan what things you have to buy.     2     For example, you want to visit one place, but when you arrive at the airport(机场), you can’t find your plane ticket because you left it at home.     3    

Third, making a vacation plan can help you save a lot of money.     4    . If you surf the Internet before you go on a vacation, you may find some cheap plane tickets and hotel rooms.

    5     Next time when you go on a vacation, try to write down some plans. They can help you have more fun in your vacation.

We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.

Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as be used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!

I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley（峡谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains（蒸汽火车）are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.

Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early （we usually expect snow in January）. It rained all day, then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine!

Both Jenny and I are well I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.

Please write to us to tell us your news.