2 . Destinations to Visit in Canada

Getting lost in vast stretches of nature is the most appealing feature of the world’s second-largest nation — Canada. These are the top must-see destinations.

Vancouver

Planning a trip to Vancouver won’t let you down if you’re looking for scenic beauty, a warm climate, a lively atmosphere, and plenty of fun things to do. The city is situated on the Pacific Ocean’s shores, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, and is a year-round destination for outdoor enthusiasts. There are mountains to ski just outside the city, beaches all around, and Stanley Park’s dense rainforest just a few blocks from downtown’s glass skyscrapers.

Niagara Falls

On the border of Canada and the United States, Niagara Falls is a series of three awe-inspiring falls. Horseshoe Falls, located on the Ontario side of the falls, provides the best views and most activities. At night, fireworks light up Niagara Falls inOntario’s Queen Victoria Park, one of the best spots to see the falls from the city. Helicopter tours, jet boat tours, an observation deck next to Skylon Tower, and elevators that take you down behind the falls are all fun options for enjoying the falls from above or below.

Banff National Park

Banff National Park should be on your bucket list if you’re planning a trip to the Rocky Mountains and want to see some of Canada’s most breathtaking scenery. This is unquestionably a tourist destination that attracts visitors from all over the world. Hiking in Banff is a great way to get some fresh air and a little more adventure. Some of the park’s most impressive sights can be found along these well-worn routes.

Montreal

Montreal is a one-of-a-kind destination with a magnificent historic district dating back to the 1600s and a modern city centre with vast underground shopping. You can lose yourself in the ancient streets lined with cobblestones and beautiful old buildings in Old Montreal. Some of the best parks and beaches can be found within a short distance of Montreal. The historic streets of Montreal are also lined with boutiques and quaint hotels and restaurants, making it a popular destination for fashionistas.

Talent shows are getting     1     (increase) popular among China’s national and local TV programs nowadays. They help some ordinary people with performance talent realize their dreams. Some of them even can become stars overnight. Even if they could not become famous, the whole progress can also     2     (rich) their life experience, which can make their life more colorful.

What’s more,     3     people’s life getting better and better, more and more people are not     4     (satisfy) by only material conditions. They are seeking for spiritual and     5     (culture) activities. At this time talent show programs catch their attention and bring them pleasure and fun.

However, every coin has two     6     (side). Though talent show programs truly bring us lots of pleasure, they have caused many negative effects, especially on     7     youth. For example, many students have spent too much time and money     8     (watch) various programs,     9     affects their studies seriously. What’s more, the programs give them illusion that everyone can be famous overnight.

All in all, we cannot live without amusement. As long as the talent shows could entertain and inspire     10     (we), there is great sense to encourage them.

5 . You’re in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation:

“I can’t believe it — Lorenzo Bertolla! It is almost impossible to find. Isn’t it beautiful? And it’s a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome.”

They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. It’s nice and the price is right. You’ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes.

Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating. If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. This is the secret of undercover marketing.

Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it.

Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don’t pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV generation — consumers between the age of 18 and 34. It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they don’t trust ads.

So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform” in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice misleading, but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative. “Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing.” It is true, because everyone knows and ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. However, you don’t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance.

8 . Harbin Ice Festival 2023

Ever think of what Elsa’s ice palace might look like in real life? Ice stairs ice walls, and ice towers? When winter approaches, Harbin turns into a kingdom of ice and snow.

The annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival opens in late December and lasts for around 3 months, till late February.

What’s New for Harbin Ice Festival

Every year, there is a special theme for the Ice Festival. A huge Snowflake Ferris Wheel(摩天轮) has already been built inside the park. Visitors will be able to ride on the Ferris Wheel and overlook the ice castles in early 2023. For this upcoming festival, the highlight may be when the giant Snowflake is colorfully lit up at night, shining high in the sky.

Yearly Time Line

Click here and Book Now! Tickets for Harbin Ice and Snow World are on sale now!

*Dec. 25, 2022—Jan. 5, 2023: ¥ 170 / person (half price for children)

*Jan. 6, 2023—Feb. 28, 2023: ¥ 230 / person (half price for children)

Contact us for available tour dates before they are fully booked.

Attention

As long as the ice and snow sculptures are open to visitors, it is impossible to take photos of the charming ice buildings without any visitors in! This might be different from what you see in the media.

10 . In this world of rapid changes, everything seems to be possible. There will eventually come a day when the New York Times stops _________ stories on paper. Exactly when that day will be is a matter of debate. “Sometime in the future,” the paper’s publisher said back in 2010.

Nostalgia (怀旧)   as people are for ink on paper, there are plenty of reasons to _________   print. The basic facilities required to make a _________ newspaper—printing presses, delivery trucks — isn’t just expensive. Readers are keeping away from print anyway. And though print advertisement sales still _________ their online and mobile counterparts, income from print is still declining.

Cost may be high and circulation lower but rushing to _________   its print edition would be a mistake, says BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Petretti.

Petretti says the Times shouldn’t waste time getting out of the print business, but only if they go about doing it the right way. “Figuring out a way to speed up that _________   would make sense for them,” he said, ‘‘but if you discontinue it, you’re going to have your most faithful customers really upset with you.”

Sometimes that’s well worth _________ anyway. Petretti gives the example of Netflix   _________   its DVD-mailing service to focus on streaming (流媒体). “It was once seen as a(n) _________,” he said. The move turned out to be foresighted. “If I were in charge at the Times, I wouldn’t pick a year to__________ print,” Petretti said, “I would raise prices and make it into more of a legacy product, which has some advantage over a modern product, making it appealing for customers to keep it around.”

As a matter of fact, the most loyal customers would still get the product they __________. The idea goes, and they’d feel like that they were helping maintain the quality of something they believe in. “So if you’re __________   print, you could feel like that you were helping,” Peretti said. “Then increase it at a higher rate each year and essentially try to generate additional __________.” In other words, if you’re going to print product, make it for the people who are already obsessed with it, which may be what the Times is doing already. Getting the print edition seven days a week costs nearly $500 a year — more than twice as much as a digital-only __________.

“It’s a really hard thing to do and it’s a tremendous luxury that BuzzFeed doesn’t have a legacy business,” Petretti remarked. “But we’re going to have questions like that. We’re doing things that don’t make sense when the market __________ and so does the world. In those situations, it’s better to be more aggressive than less aggressive.