Some city people won’t live in a village because they think that village life is dull and uninteresting. They forget that they couldn’t live w
Long ago, more people lived in villages than in cities. In the f
There are many cities in most countries. But every country has one special city—the capital. For example, China’s capital city is Beijing.
The capital city is very important. It is home to a country’s central government (中央政府).
Leaders of a country w
The capital city is very special, so countries do not often change it. But Indonesia is going to b
People cannot change the capital city easily in a few m
There are some interesting things to know about capital cities around the world.
◎ Capitals are usually large cities, but not a
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Visit Istanbul (伊斯坦布尔)
Have you given any thought to your next holiday? Istanbul should be at the t
Istanbul is one of the world’s most interesting cities. In human history, Istanbul is important because the city l
Imagine waking up in the middle of Istanbul. You’ll find many of the world’s most famous sights. You can walk to the Hagia Sofia, a church that was the world’s largest for over 1,000 years b
Istanbul is only 9 hours from Shanghai and Beijing. That’s h
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For many Chinese tourists, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of population(人口) are C
There are a lot of beautiful gardens and parks in Singapore, so Singapore is called the “Garden City”. One of the most interesting places to visit in Singapore is the Bird Park. There are hundreds of beautiful birds. They are from many different countries of the world. It takes about two hours to see all the birds.
One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature (温度) is almost the s
5 . Beijing, Bangkok and Tokyo are all g
Beijing, Bangkok and Tokyo are all g
Have you ever been to Hong Kong? Hong Kong is a beautiful place to travel. It lies in the southeastern part of China. She r
The population of Hong Kong is over six million. People from all over the w
When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is d
I live in Denver, a city in the state of Colorado (美国科罗拉多州). I love living in Colorado. It is famous for the Rocky Mountains. There are many fun o
To get from Denver to the mountains in a car, it takes about thirty minutes. Many people come to attend college in Colorado, so they can go skiing and camping in the mountains on the weekends. On Friday evening, after class, they l
When I don’t work or have fun in the mountains, I often walk my dogs around town. Denver is a great place to walk dogs. The sidewalks (人行道) are very clean. There are many parks and people are quite f
Colorado is a safe place to ride a bike, and there are many famous races here. There are also a lot of biking paths. Although there are many cars or buses in the street, the d
Travel Alone
I am so excited. Also a little nervous! I am off on a trip on my own. Yes! Alone! I am feeling so brave and can’t wait to get going. I am heading off to Europe to see some cities I really want to visit. I am also going to have so much fun. It is great b
The train trip across Italy was fast and the v
Amsterdam is a fun city, f
10 . I have been to Hainan Island
I have already b
One great thing about Hainan is that you can try many kinds of sweet fruit. If you go to Hainan, I’m sure you will enjoy y