I hope your holidays were good.

I had     1     great time in Beijing. It was a special holiday for my dad’s 40th birthday. We stayed at a nice hotel called Mingzu Hotel. We could see lots of famous places from our bedroom window.

The food in Beijing was great.     2     were different restaurants for all kinds of food. My favourite restaurant was Beijing Toasted Duck. We visited some interesting museums     3     learn about Chinese history. We went to the Summer Palace and the Great Wall. We also watched a show in the Bird’s Nest. Of course, my mum loved the large shops. She bought new clothes     4     all of us. I took lots of photos. They’re all online now-have a look!

Our next stop will be Shanghai, another big city.     5     will take us about four hours to cover more than 1,000 km by train. How amazing!

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Recently, there is a group of 11 lovely children from Nanning in southern China. They went on a     1     (特别) trip to Harbin, and everyone on the Internet just loves them. People call them the “little tangerines (砂糖橘)” because of their bright orange clothes, and also because their hometown, Guangxi, is known for     2     (种植) lots of oranges.

These k    3    , aged from 3 to 6, are like little stars online. Every day, people followed their different     4     (冒险) on social media. On the Internet, they got lots of love and warm welcomes from the people they met. During the trip, the “little tangerines” k    5     diaries about their wonderful experiences.

Their teacher, Liang, said they reached a place called Mohe, which is an     6     (惊人的，极好的) part of their trip. The local people there, along with the tourism officers, welcomed them with open arms. The parents of these children were happy for all the support from people online and friends in     7     (东北的) China. The parents     8     (选择) orange coats for their children to wear because it’s easy to notice them, protecting them a    9     danger. This made the parents feel happy and relaxed.

The children say they will go back to Harbin again if they are in with a c    10    . To say thank you for the warm welcome in Harbin, the children sent a bunch of tangerines from Guangxi to the people there.

5 . This winter, the city of Harbin has become one of     1     (popular) places in China. The government tried its best     2     (show) sincerity and creativity to entertain tourists from all over the world.

Nowadays, people describe the city     3     a generous big brother and it does everything possible to entertain guests. To “rescue (营救)” tourists     4     are not used to the cold weather, the city built many temporary heated rest rooms for them, providing warm drinks for free. Frozen pears     5     (cut) into the shapes of flowers so that tourists could enjoy them conveniently. The city even flew a big artificial moon over the Saint Sophia Cathedral     6     tourists could take stylish pictures.

The government stands in the shoes of tourists. It pays special attention to the comments under the videos published on social media     7     (platform). Whatever tourists complain about, it moves and improves     8     (rapid). Touched by the city’s “small details”, tourists share their heart-warming moments online, showing     9     an amazing city Harbin is.

Because of the effort, during the recent holidays, Harbin received     10     (million) of tourists, creating a revenue of 5.9 billion yuan. Harbin’s tourism boom (旅游热潮) also proves China’s growing enthusiasm for winter sports, with the city set to host the 2025 Asian Winter Games.

Hunan is a province in South Central China.     1     on the south bank of the Yangtze River, about in the middle along its length. The name “Hunan” means “south of the lake”—Lake Dongting.

Hunan Province is surrounded by mountains on the east, west and south,     2     by the Yangtze River on the north. This unique feature makes it among     3     most beautiful provinces in China. Hunan has long been famous     4     its natural beauty. The tourist attractions include: Yueyang Tower, Mount Heng, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and the Fenghuang Ancient Town.

In recent years, Hunan’s cultural exports to the rest of the world     5     been making a big effect. For instance, the program Happy Camp was a great achievement for Chinese television.

Recently, the icy city of Harbin, the snowy capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, has become a hot topic on social media because     1     its bustling (热闹非凡的) tourism scene. This surge in popularity (人气的飙升) has not gone unnoticed by cultural and tourism departments in     2     Chinese provinces, encouraging them to increase their efforts to attract tourists. Many people have updated (更新)     3     official social media platforms, including Douyin, TikTok’s sibling app in China, to attract more audience. In this trend, the Henan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism     4     been particularly active on Douyin since January 9. They’ve been posting 20 to 30     5     daily, for a total of 112 videos over four days. These videos, showcasing the cultural and tourism attractions of the region, have attracted the attention of nearly 1 million viewers.

Nanjing is a city that has played an important role in Chinese history for thousands of years. Nanjing     1     (name) the capital city first in 229 AD during the Three Kingdoms period. It has been a capital city many times. It’s a place that is relatively unknown     2     foreigners yet very popular with local tourists.

When Dave and I got the chance     3     (travel) to it, we jumped at it. We hadn’t known anything about Nanjing before going, but hearing that it was a popular destination from Shanghai, we were excited to explore it. It turns out that Nanjing is one of our favourite     4     (place) to visit in China.

We first went to Nanjing Niushoushan Cultural Park. A trolley (电车) took us to the top of the mountain     5     we could view the immaculate (圣洁的) Buddhist Palace that was built into the side of the mountain.     6     (open) in 2015, it is an example that proves the traditional and the modern can co-exist.

But soon we     7     (realize) that a real treat was inside the palace when we took the escalator (自动扶梯) 6 stories underground to see the Thousand-Buddha Hall. With a height of 28 metres, the golden hall is     8     (impress).

We highly recommend     9     (take) a full day to explore the Niushoushan Cultural Park to visit all the sites on the mountains. And do remember visiting the Usnisa Palace is     10     must.