1 . If you come to China for the beautiful natural sceneries, we guess national scenic areas may meet all your expectations. Here are some of the best.
Mount Emei
Mount Emei, a UNESCO heritage site, is one of the best scenic areas in China. Among the four famous sacred Buddhist mountains in China, Mount Emei is the highest. The stunning sceneries of Mount Emei may deeply impress you.
Location: Sichuan Province, China
Best time to visit: the whole year.
Jiuzhai Valley
Jiuzhai Valley is a beautiful place, where you may get the best water sceneries. It is the first nature reserve in China whose main aim is to protect natural landscapes. With lakes, forests, waterfalls, rare plants and animals, and also snow-capped peaks, Jiuzhai Valley is a true wonderland for breathtaking water views.
Location: North of Sichuan Province, China
Best time to visit: April, May, September and October
Stone Forest
The Stone Forest is famous for the stone. Formed by erosion over 270 million years, this extraordinary set of limestone groups perfectly represents the most stylistic karst land forms. Here you can see various shapes of stones, lakes, waterfalls and karst caves inside the park.
Location: Yunnan Province, China
Best time to visit: all year round
Potatso National Park
Potatso National Park is the first national park in mainland China. It combines lakes and rivers, forests and alpine meadows, with plenty of rare animals and plants. Wild yaks and horses are easy to meet. What a poetic and peaceful picture!
Location: Yunnan Province, China
Best time to visit: spring and autumn
1. Which is the first scenic area whose main aim is to protect the natural landscapes?| A．Stone Forest. | B．Potatso National Park. |
| C．Jiuzhai Valley. | D．Mount Emei. |
| A．Jiuzhai Valley and Potatso National Park. |
| B．Stone Forest and Potatso National Park. |
| C．Jiuzhai Valley and Mount Emei. |
| D．Mount Emei and Stone Forest. |
| A．A tour magazine. | B．A science paper. |
| C．A health weekly. | D．A public speech. |
2 . A family vacation may be a good opportunity to relax and enjoy ourselves. Destinations nestled in nature with plenty of breathing room and easy access to fresh air are trending. Here are four destinations with an eye towards the great outdoors.
Woodloch Resort, Pennsylvania
Considering meals, drinks and activities are all included, it is worry-free to travel at Woodloch Resort. With vast rural grounds, its location and safety measures make it easy to be socially distant. You can sail on the lake, hike, swim or enjoy family-friendly games and entertainment. Comfort food classics served three times each day should satisfy even picky eaters.
Ocean Lakes Family Campground, South Carolina
Camping is a time-honored tradition. Families may bond over simple pleasures such as eating burgers grilled over an open fire and stargazing. Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, sits on nearly a mile of beachfront. Each site is roomy enough for a large camper. Mini-golf, a waterpark, and bike rentals are a few of the many family friendly recreational options.
Hull-O Farms, New York
Develop a connection to the land when you stay on a working farm. Take part in simple agricultural tasks such as picking fruit, gathering eggs and milking cows. Kids can enjoy the outdoor environment with healthy freedom that their parents might not be able to allow them in a crowded city. Hull-O Farms is a 7th-generation family farm. Guests may reserve one of three comfortable houses and participate in farm life as much or as little as they please.
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is not far from Philadelphia and New York. You’ll find a slower pace as you travel along scenic country roads through mountains, valleys and forests.
You can hike in Shenandoah National Park, explore large caves» or rent a boat moving down the Shenandoah River.
1. Which destination offers all-inclusive service?| A．Shenandoah Valley. | B．Woodloch Resort. |
| C．Hull-O Farms. | D．Ocean Lakes Family Campground. |
| A．People can camp on the beach. |
| B．People can enjoy all kinds of foods. |
| C．People can take part in farm life. |
| D．People can row a boat along the river. |
| A．In a novel. | B．In a biography. |
| C．In a farming magazine. | D．In a travel brochure. |
3 . Normally museums exhibit only a small proportion of their collections, but the Boijmans Van Beuningen gallery in Rotterdam is the first in the world to display the whole lot.
Housed in a huge mirrored, bowl-shaped depot (仓库) attached to the museum in the Dutch port city, its collection of 151,000 artworks by artists including Vincent van Gogh and Oscar-Claude Monet will be accessible to visitors from Saturday.
“It is the only fully accessible depot, public depot that is open in the world,” museum director Sjarel Ex told AFP as media toured the building to Tuesday ahead of the opening. “What happens here is that you do not follow the script that was written by a curator (馆长). You see things by accident, and you feel that you are discovering things.”
“Normally, only some 6 to 10 percent of collections at major museums around the world like the Boijmans Van Beuningen are on display, and the rest kept in closed storage depots,” said Ex. That will now change for the Rotterdam institution. Visitors will even be able to watch works being restored. “If you do not show the works, people will stop talking about and thinking about an art work. As a result, it is very likely that it is into oblivion—out of sight,” he said.
The project, whose cost was around 92 million euros has mainly been covered by private donations, features five different temperature zones for different types of artworks. The depot was originally created to solve a very serious problem—the possibility of flooding in a low-lying country where a third of the land sits below sea level. The old basement below the museum was likely to let in water, making it unsuitable for storage. “Every building is a moment in time, so this celebrates for sure the climate,” said its architect, Winy Maas. “Why? Because it’s the reason for the existence of this building—the former archives (档案馆) were under water. It was flooding, so we have to bring it up.”
1. What makes the Boijmans Van Beuningen gallery special?| A．It lies on a site below sea level. |
| B．Most of its collections are donations. |
| C．It has the most collections in the world. |
| D．It is the world’s first museum to exhibit all collections. |
| A．Collections are not supposed to be shown. |
| B．The curator can guide visitors around the museum. |
| C．The depot is open to the public occasionally. |
| D．Visitors discover the collections in person. |
| A．Memory. | B．Honor. | C．Forgetfulness. | D．Preserve |
| A．A Museum Opens Its Entire Art Collections In The Globe First |
| B．The Boijmans Van Beuningen Gallery Held Its First Exhibition |
| C．A Dutch Museum Was Rebuilt After Being Damaged By Flood |
| D．Major Museums In The World Will Display The Whole Collections |
