This is one of the most beautiful highways in China. It passes through     1    (thousand) of islands in the West Sea of Lushan Mountain in Jiangxi Province. There are more than 1,600 islands in this area of water,     2     (create)a "lake of a thousand islands". The lake is vast and tranquil（安静）, with an average    3    (deep) of 45 meters. On a good day, the visibility in the lake can reach up to 11 meters. 60 kilometers to the northeast of the West Sea, there's     4     mountainous area. This is the famous Lushan Mountain.

Lushan Mountain is not one single mountain,     5    rather a large upland(高地) area consisting of 90 continuous peaks, in which the highest one is 1,474 meters above sea level. Over tens of thousands of years, tectonic movements, glacier erosion, flowing water and other geological processes have created the diverse landscapes of Lushan Mountain. Running to the north of Lushan Mountain is the Yangtze, the     6    (long) river in China. The intense humidity endows(天生赋予) Lushan with abundant water resources. There are 22 waterfalls within the mountain. Lushan Mountain    7    (cover) in mist for nearly 200 days of the year. The average temperature here is 5-6 degrees Celsius lower than that in the plains at the same latitude. It     8    (be) a famous summer resort since ancient times. There's a "City in the Clouds" some 1,100 meters above sea level in the mountains. More than 100 years ago, a missionary from the UK built villas(别墅) here. The average temperature in summer is only 22 degree Celsius, so it's named Kuling, a name which comes     9     the English "cooling". Today, these ancient villas are still serving tourists     10     come here to spend the summer.

Jiuzhaigou,     1     scenic area on the UNESCO World Heritage list, fully reopened on Tuesday after sustaining serious damage     2    (cause)by the earthquake. Jiuzhaigou was closed     3    (temporary) following the earthquake    4     killed 25 people and injured 493.

In the aftermath(后果) of the quake, the Nuorilang Waterfall collapsed. Standing 24.5 meters tall, it is China's     5    (wide) waterfall at 270 meters width and has been chosen by netizens     6     one of the country's most spectacular natural sights.

After two years of reconstruction, 85 percent of the scenic     7    (area) of Jiuzhaigou were reopened in 2019, with entrance ticket costing 169 yuan ($26), down from its normal price of 220 yuan. After     8    (it) full reopening on Tuesday, the 169-yuan entrance fee would remain for some time. There     9    (be)a big crowd of visitors on Tuesday. After     10    (view) the landmark sights, many visitors felt Jiuzhaigou looked as beautiful as ever. "The Nuorilang Waterfall and the Sparkling Lake look the same," said Hong Shuang, a middle-aged visitor from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.

It has preserved one of the most stunning（惊人的） view of nature that it could     1    (call)China's Garden of Eden.     2    (it) signature landscape is the crystal(水晶) lakes with turquoise and many other    3    (color) of white, blue green, or emerald... It is Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan Province. The secret of colouring the lake is the spirogyra(水棉), charophyte（轮藻）, and other kinds of ferns that grow in the water. They contain chlorophyll（叶绿素）,    4     helps create various colors. These colors vary according to the season, light and the viewing angle. There     5    (be) 108 lakes like this dotted around the three major valleys in Jiuzhaigou. Each of these valleys has an altitude     6    (high) than 2000 meters and altogether the valleys are 49 kilometers long. Besides these magical lakes, Jiuzhaigou also has China's widest waterfall Nuorilang Waterfall,     7     a width of 270 meters.    8    you visit Jiuzhaigou during the right time, you may even experience the rotation(交替) of four seasons in one day. From the colourful scene to the white     9    (appear), Jiuzhaigou could do it in very short time. It is perhaps     10     ultimate(最终的) fairyland in China.

Once regarded as a geographical disadvantage, Shantang village in Zhejiang province has now become an     1     (attract) tourism destination. It     2     (locate)in the northeastern tip of Guangchen town. It was off the beaten track when the road was not in good condition. However, with transportation improved, the village is connected to Shanghai by a stone bridge     3     a river.

Tourists can enjoy     4     (they) by walking among trees and grasslands, taking in the view of the lake and getting a look at the past through old items such as     5     (sew) machines, radios and photos which are preserved in a museum converted (改造) from an old house. Buses connecting the village to neighboring provinces are up and running in     6     endless stream. Over the past few years, dragon boat competitions and local festivals have been     7     (regular) held to enrich visitor experience. Local authorities have also restored a street     8     dates back to the Qing Dynasty to promote rural tourism in the village.

Shantang now offers sightseeing, leisure and shopping     9     (activity). Favorable policies have been introduced to encourage locals     10     (set) up shops on the streets. Last year, the historical street had 400,000 tourist visits, earning more than 20 million yuan in tourism income.

The Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It     1     (build) originally to protect the city     2     the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible       3     (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.

After     4     (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what     5     (good) than to ride on a piece of history!

We     6     (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky     7     did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all     8     way around the Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and     9     (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their     10     (day) routines.

Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles’ song “The Long and Winding Road”.     1     is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we     2     (human) are.

The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will     3    (undoubted) help you get refreshed! The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets, the     4     (hot) the spring! Strange, isn’t it? But that’s how nature is — always leaving us     5     (astonish).

What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can’t help wondering how hard it     6     (be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure     7    offers a place where you can sit down to rest your     8     (ache) legs.

As the song goes, this long and winding road “will never disappear”, and it will always stick in the visitor’s memory. It sure does in     9     (I). While you’re in China, Mount Huangshan is     10     must to visit!

The tulou buildings,     1    type of Chinese rural dwellings of the Hakka (客家人）and others in the     2    (mountain) areas in southeastern Fujian, China,     3     (build) mainly between the 12th and the 20th centuries.

In the 10th century, central China was     4     a state of war.     5    (survive) the war, large numbers of people migrated to southeast China. They built tulou with clay and rocks for living and     6    (defend). Circles of rooms are enclosed by another circle and rooms are connected by round corridors. The first and the second floors are used to raise livestock and store grains while the third and     7     (four) floors are used as bedrooms. There are more than 300 rooms in the largest tulou,     8     can accommodate more than 800 people. The center of tulou is the public area with wells and kitchens, with family meetings regularly     9    （hold) on the axis. People have lived in the tulou, cooking, washing clothes, and holding ceremonies for ancestor worship in harmony for hundreds of years.

Many of the tulou buildings are     10    (extreme) well documented and are open to the public now. You can experience the family love and customs when you pass by the lovely windows.

The highest point on Earth has a     1    (new) announced height. Mount Everest is 29,031. 69 feet above sea level, according to survey results presented today. That is more than two feet higher     2    the altitude previously recognized by the government of Nepal.

The height,     3     was announced on December 8 in a joint     4    (state) by the Survey Department of Nepal and Chinese authorities, is the result of a multiyear project to measure the mountain. As the first serious survey of Everest in 16 years, the effort has been closely followed by the geographic community—particularly scientists analyzing how a devastating 7. 8 magnitude earthquake in 2015     5    (affect) the region.

Last spring a small group of Nepalese surveyors and guides experienced the     6    （bite) wind of a nighttime climbing, reaching the top at 3 a. m. local time.

“We long     7    (deliver) the message that we can do something with our own resources and     8    (technique) manpower,” Khimlal Gautam, chief survey officer for the project, told National Geographic last year.

In 1856, mathematician Radhanath Sickdhar found that Everest was the     9     (high) mountain in the world while he was working for the Great Trigonometrical Survey, a project devoted to surveying and mapping the Indian subcontinent. Since then, a handful     10     surveys have sought to pin down the mountain's true height with the best technology available at the time.