In the recently passed winter holiday, the nickname “s    1     potatoes” which refers to “nanfang xiaotudou” has been p    2     across the country, almost everyone knows them through news, TVs or other social medias (社交媒体).

Harbin, located in northeastern China, is f    3     for its cold winter and fantastic ice sculptures. Over the past winter holiday, the city has turned itself into one of the most favourite tourist places to go in China. A    4     to He Jing, the director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Harbin’s tourism boom (旅游繁荣) this year is not just a coincidence (巧合), but the r    5     of years of careful preparation.

Since the beginning of 2023, the city has been developing plans to improve the tourism industry. “We t    6     immediate (立即的) action to improve whatever the visitors complain about b    7     we would like to stand in the shoes of visitors and make Harbin a better place to visit. To help visitors w    8     are not used to cold weather, we have set up many heated places for them to change clothes and p    9     free hot drinks for them. Local specially frozen pears are even cut into small pieces. We just want to impress visitors with all the small details, m    10     them feel comfortable and welcomed.” He Jing says.

Just like what Harbin did to show their unique beauty and warm hospitality (好客) to the visitors, I think every city in China is willing to do the same to make people around the world to experience the real beauty and warm hospitality of China.

Steep hills and lakes dotted (点缀) here and there in Ninghai County, Zhejiang Province. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, some of the areas was c    1     by active volcanoes.

Several villages that have existed for h    2     of years reflect the geological forces. One of them is Xujiashan Village. U    3     houses in ancient Chinese villages that are mostly built of wood, bricks (砖块) or clay (黏土), those in Xujiashan are all built of local stones. The tour g    4     calls it a “stone village”.

Most of the stones u    5     to build the villages are a copper (铜色的) color. The locals call them “bronze slates”. The stones are used to build houses, bridges, roads, benches and gardens. B    6     of its special appearance, Xujiashan was chosen in 2018 as one of the 10 most beautiful villages in Ningbo.

Before tourism was developed in Xujiashan about ten years ago, most of the y    7     people in the village left to seek opportunities in bigger cities. The old left behind continued to work the land.

“We have kept a lot of traditional customs in the village, such as bamboo weaving (编织) and the pounding of rice cake dough,” said Zhang Dewang, a restaurant o    8     in the village. “They are simply part of our lifestyle.”

Although the n    9     of the village translates as “Xu’s Mountain”, one of the landmarks in the village is named Ye’s Ancestor (祖先) Hall. Most villagers are descendants (后代) of the Ye clans (宗族). The memorial tablets of Ye’s ancestors are well protected and respected in the c    10     of the hall.

Over the years, Urumqi county in Xinjiang has made use of its rich ice and snow resources (资源) and good weather conditions to develop winter sports. Some schools     1     (active) carry out winter sports courses to let the students feel the charm (魅力) of winter sports. It makes the snow-covered playground interesting and enjoyable.

With 20-year history of winter sports courses, Shuixigou Middle School in Urumqi county, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, is well-known across Urumqi city and even Xinjiang. At this school, the students have a PE class     2     two hours to play freely on the ice. After basic ice skating courses in their second year, students can choose to join the school’s different skating     3     (team) according to their own situations. With years of teaching experience and     4     (achieve), winter sports has already become special courses in Shuixigou Middle School. Almost all of students can master ice skating and skiing. And many of them even became winter sports athletes on national teams.

Hong Kong is a beautiful city. It’s also a wonderful place     1     shopping and travelling. Last year, I spent my winter holidays there and I had so much fun there. It is such a great place     2     visit that I will never forget my wonderful trip there.

    3     are a lot of places of interest in Hong Kong, but I like Disneyland best. It’s in Lantau Island, near Hong Kong International Airport. This is such a colorful and happy world that it can make you forget all your troubles. There are seven parks in Hong Kong Disneyland. Each park will give you     4     different but exciting experience. Of course, there are lovely Mickeys and Minnies, too!     5     a good trip!

So when you plan a trip, please think about Hong Kong first.

The summer vacation is coming. Maybe some people want to go a    1     during the vacation. But I’m     2     (考虑) visiting some wonderful cities in China.     3     (在……之中) them, Hangzhou is one of the best places that I’d like to choose. Hangzhou is in the s    4     part of China and is the capital of Zhejiang Province. It has a p    5     of about 8, 800, 000 and has lots of places of interest to visit. These places     6     (包括) the West Lake, Lingyin Temple and so on. Every day, t    7     of tourists go there to take a holiday. Another place that interests a lot of people is Leifeng     8     (塔). Maybe you don’t know much about it, but I’m sure everyone has h    9     of the story called The New Legend of White Snake. Besides, the weather in Hangzhou is nice all year round. So you can choose to go     10     (无论何时) you like. What are you waiting for? Come and enjoy the beauty in Hangzhou.

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.

During the past few months, Harbin     1     (become) one of the most-visited places.     2     ice city of Heilongjiang province is in Northeast China. 11 children from Nanning, Guangxi took an     3     (education) trip to Harbin. People call     4     (they) “little tangerines” (小砂糖橘). This is because     5     the orange jackets they wore. The oldest is just six and a half years old, while     6     (young) is only three years and five months old. In Harbin, they     7     (eat) the local food and watched a firework show. None of them has     8     (be) to Mohe before. It was freezing cold in Mohe, but they felt warm, because they were warmly welcomed by a local travel agency (旅行社). Moreover, the police officers at the station spent some time     9     (make) snowmen and snow sculptures for these children.     10     a meaningful trip for the “little tangerines”!

Hangzhou is in Zhejiang. There are many places     1     interest in Hangzhou. Last month my friend Tom invited me to go there. I was really excited. We got there by plane. It took four hours     2     get there. On the first day, we went to the West Lake. The water was clear     3     we could see fish swimming in it. On the second day, we visited the Lingyin Temple. It is famous     4     Jigong. On the third day, we went to the countryside. The air there was fresher     5     that in the city. And we enjoyed Longjing Tea. The three-day trip gave me many surprises. I am looking forward to traveling there again.

10 . Loveland is     1     beautiful town. The weather there is nice and warm (温暖的) all the year,     2     trees and flowers grow well. I went to Loveland last month. Every morning I woke up early. Then I     3     a walk along the country road. Flower shops and coffee houses were also on the way. Every night from window I could see beautiful stars in the sky. The six-day holiday in Loveland gave     4     lots of surprises. I want to go there again some day and     5     two more days there.