5 . Four Best Places to Travel for a Girls Holiday

Cannes

When you think France, often the famous capital Paris comes to mind. But this holiday is for the girls that want to live like the stars for a weekend or two, and have budgeted for it too. Not only does it offer a beautiful view, you will feel like celebrities as you wander around the place film stars call home during the Cannes Film Festival.

Brazil

One of the few places on Earth is warm all year-round, where temperatures rarely dip below 20℃. Brazil is the perfect destination for a girls holiday. For the girls group with the most visitors, the place for you is Rio de Janeiro. The iconic Rio Carnival, is truly where Brazil comes to life in an explosion of colour and passion. Full of parades, shows and dancing in the streets, the perfect party.

Thailand

Ko Pha Ngan is renowned (闻名的) for its monthly Full Moon party. This night long lunar celebration draws visitors from all over the world and is an absolute must. While nursing your hangover, move on to Phuket, where you'll find the Elephant Shelter, home to rehabilitated elephants. Observe as they socialize freely, bathe and help prepare food for the herd.

Amsterdam

Known for its artistic heritage, elaborate (精致的) canal system and museums, Amsterdam is packed with adventures waiting to be had. Start your trip right with a canal tour. The history of Amsterdam is intimately connected with water. Floating down Amsterdam's canals is the most magical and memorable way to discover the city especially with a glass of wine or two.

6 . Tips for First Time International Travelers

So you've finally decided to see the world—congratulations! Needless to say, traveling abroad can bring a lot of excitement.    1    . To help make sure that your trip will go smoothly, follow these essential steps below:

▲Secure and double-check your passport

Your passport is the most crucial thing you need when traveling to another country. If you don't have one yet, make sure you apply for it before your expected departure. Your passport is necessary not only for your flight.    2    . Some would even hold your passport during your stay as collateral to ensure that you will be paying for your accommodation.

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Once you've decided where to go, you need to check whether or not you'll need a visa to travel. If you're not familiar, a visa is a document issued by the country or countries you're traveling to, giving you permission to visit for a specific number of days. If you visit a country that requires one, make sure that you secure it before your flight.

▲Make sure that you can access your money overseas

Thankfully, you don't need to carry cash or traveler's cheques when traveling overseas. Because of technological advancements, you can manage and access your money while traveling all over the world.

You can ask your banks about international fees and whether they have partner banks in the country you'11 be visiting.    4    .

▲Plan your clothes and pack early

    5    . And this is not very ideal. Most of the time, people tend to forget things when they pack right before a flight. Forgetting an item can be very stressful especially if you can't return to get that item anymore. If you have everything sorted out beforehand, your first trip abroad is more likely to go without unnecessary hiccups.

7 . China now has 52 sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage list, some of which may give you some clues on your next travel plan.

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is located in Lin Tong County, near Xi’an city, capital of Shanxi province. A total of 8,000 life-size terracotta warriors, chariots and horses, and hundreds of bronze weapons have been unearthed from it. It is believed that it is a major archaeological find, called the eighth wonder of the world, paralleling Egypt’s pyramids.

Kulangyu Island, known in the local dialect as Kulangsu, is located on the entry of the Jiulong River, facing the city of Xiamen , influenced by Western culture in the 19th century, especially music. With such a harmonious blend of Western music and Eastern culture, Gulangyu is naturally referred to as the “island of music”.

Hoh Xil, located in the north-eastern end of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is China’s largest and the world’s third largest uninhabited area. Hoh Xil, with high altitude and fierce weather, no people to live there, is a paradise for wildlife and home to more than 230 species of wild animals including endangered species such as the Tibetan antelope.

Huangshan, known as “the loveliest mountain of China”, lies in the south of Anhui province in eastern China. The scenic area covers 154 sq km, famous for its peaks, rocks, pines, clouds and springs, with a rich cultural heritage.

8 . Some of the best museums across China are putting their exhibitions online in VR format for free. While stuck at home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, why not take a detailed online tour at museums that you would not otherwise have time for?

The Palace Museum

The Palace Museum is known as the Forbidden City. Although the museum is now closed due to the current epidemic prevention, it's possible for visitors to take a virtual tour of parts of the museum without actually setting foot on the majestic grounds.

Visitors can browse all the buildings of the Palace Museums. More than 400,000 imperial artifacts have been digitized online, which can definitely help you gain knowledge and immerse yourself in a cultural atmosphere.

The websites:   https://pano.dpm.org.cn/gugong_app_pc/index.html

https://www.dpm.org.cn/shuziduobaoge/html

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum is a large and famous museum, which collects over 120,000 precious artistic relics from more than 5,000 years ago to the Qing Dynasty. The marvelous bronze, ceramics, paintings and calligraphies offer a visual feast for the eyes, and also provide a good chance for people to learn the profound Chinese history and culture.

If you are into ancient Chinese arts and crafts, then the online Shanghai Museum is definitely worth your time.

The website: https://www.shanghaimuseum.net/treasure/show/show

Mogao Caves

The Mogao Caves, also known as Thousand Buddha Grottoes, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near Dunhuang in northwest China's Gansu Province.

Now visitors can directly browse dozens of classic caves and appreciate the murals(壁画) by cave rooms through the “Digital Dunhuang”, the website of the Mogao Caves. The development of “Digital Dunhuang” not only shocks visitors in a visual sense but also “moves” the Mogan Grottoes outside.

The website:   https://www.e-dunhuang.com/index.html

I was very happy when my friend Mary came to visit me from England. Her destination     1    (be) Beijing and the architectural heritage of China. In     2     (prepare) for her visit she had attended a series of seminars on the history of China.     3     (check) into the Holiday Inn, Mary settled in and began her tour of the capital city. Day in and day out she walked around the city ,rejoicing in its abundant     4    (culture) sites and experiencing the kindness of its people. However, after seeing the Ming Tombs, she was eager     5     (make) a trip to Xi’an to see the terracotta warriors,     6     is known as the eighth wonder of the world.

Originally this had been an optional trip on her schedule, but unfortunately it was later cancelled     7     some reason. She felt it was out of the question for her to visit China without     8     (go) to see the terracotta warriors, so I helped her arrange a tour to Xi’an. It was     9    outstanding success and Mary returned to England with wonderful     10     (memory) of her holiday in China.

10 . Choose Your One-Day-Tours!

Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶）” from St Mary‘s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL’s favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D –Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.