China on October 12     1     （official）announced the first group of national parks. Home to nearly 30 percent of the key terrestrial wildlife species found in China, they cover     2     protected land area of 230,000 square km.

The establishment of the first batch of national parks is a practical move by China     3     （strengthen）its effort to promote natural ecological protection and conserve biodiversity.

The Three-River-Source National Park     4     （locate）on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau—known as the world's "third pole". It protects the source of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers. The Giant Panda National Park protects the major habitats of 70 percent of the country's wild giant pandas.     5     （cover）an area of 4,269 sq km, the Hainan Rainforest National Park is home to China's largest rainforest and the Hainan gibbon. The Wuyi Mountain National Park experimental area is the only park in China     6     is listed as a UNESCO cultural and     7     （nature）heritage site. It is a reflection of China's environmental protection principle, which emphasizes coexistence and sustainable     8     （develop）between humans and nature.

Different from parks in the general sense that are only for sightseeing and leisure, commercial activities are banned in the national parks, which are all put     9     the control of the national rules for ecological protection, and subject to the     10     （strict）protection in history.

5 . Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical (亚热带的) wilderness in the country.    1    It is also the third largest national park in the lower forty-eight states, after Death Valley and Yellowstone. Each year, more than one million people visit the Everglades.

    2    The expansive wetlands stretch across more than six hundred thousand hectares. It is a place where plants and animals from the Caribbean Sea share an ecosystem with native North American species.

Unlike most other national parks, Everglades National Park was created to protect an ecosystem from damage. The Everglades is home to about fifteen species that federal officials say are threatened and endangered.    3    .

In addition, more than three hundred fifty bird species and three hundred species of fresh and saltwater fish live within the park. The Everglades is also home to forty species of mammals and fifty reptile species.

    4    They include what is said to be the largest growth of mangrove trees in the western world. Gumbo-limbo trees, known for their peeling red skin, strangler figs and royal palms are also among the area's plant life. The country's largest living mahogany tree also lives in the Everglades.

In recent years, environmental experts have learned about the damage to the Everglades. They say the balance of nature there has been destroyed.    5     However, efforts to protect the area are continuing so people from all over the world may continue visiting this biological treasure.

8 . Paris goes car free on September 19, 2021 as part of an event called “Joumee Paris Respire" or “Paris Breathes Day". For one day only, cars are banned from Paris. Parisians and tourists are invited to udiscover Paris in a new light".

Crowds of Parisians and tourists strolled along the Champs-Elysees avenue on Sunday as a car-free day removed most of the traffic from the French capitals usually busy streets. Pedestrians wandering along the most famous street in Paris could view the Arc de Triomphe in its temporary appearance as an ait installation. The monument has been covered in silvery wrapping, as designed by the late artist Christo.

In 2015, Paris authorities organized its first car-free day in a central zone： Paris without car, expanding the initiative in 2017 to other districts within the city limits. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has sought to use the annual event to curb vehicle use and reduce air pollution.

This new and 7th edition, renamed “Joumee Paris Respire" or “Paris Breathes Day” , takes place on Sunday September 19, 2021!

For 7 hours, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. cars are banned from Paris ( excluding rings) , letting bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, and pedestrians along with public transit users enjoy the city. The persons who are against the regulation might be fined €135. But emergency vehicles, ambulances, buses, cabs and private hire are authorized to drive at 30km/h （ 18. 64 mph） in the Paris Respire areas.

With this action, Paris will take the time to live without the unstopping noise of cars and to show the impacts of the traffic. According to AirParif controling the air quality, the rates of nitrogen dioxide are decreasing on these Car-free days, in comparison with the other Sundays over the year. About 7% less pollutant concentration in the air in Paris are noticed.

Rest assured, there are exemptions （豁免）if you need to go to the hospital in Paris or if you are back from a weekend getaway, but you will have to prove your credentials （证明书）and a proof of address, and respect a limit of 30km/h.

Discovering a car-free Paris, enjoying calm streets and walking the usually-car-blocked streets promises some nice moments, right?

10 . Every day people board planes,get on trains and ready themselves for an adventure. But what about the deep sea? Although it covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface,we hardly stop to think of it as a tourist destination. However, the travel industry has made great advancement in creating aquatic(水中的) hotspots.

From the luxury to the relatively modest,underwater resorts have been popping up in recent years. For those with a truly adventurous spirit and some money to spend,you can even rent your own submarine. Staffed with a captain,a personal chef and a butler(管家),Oliver’s Travels’ submarine,the Lovers Deep,is a unique getaway. For those looking for a slightly different experience,there is Jules'Undersea Lodge in Florida,US,named after Jules Verne,the author of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Other sectors of the emerging underwater tourism industry have brought a bit of art to the deep sea. According to the BBC,“there's a move to combine underwater tourism with art tourism to attract a new kind of traveler." Underwater museums and exhibits like the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada and Australia's Museum of Underwater Art allow visitors to see incredible sculptures in a truly magnificent atmosphere. Underwater archaeological(考古的)sites have also become popular destinations, such as the ones in Turkey, where people can visit sunken cities.

Exploring Earth's bodies of water has brought more awareness to the importance of protecting oceans and the animal life that calls them home. British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor,whose artwork can be seen in multiple underwater attractions around the world, feels this is key. “Most people just see the surface of the ocean and it is hard to think of something so plain and enormous as fragile. We don't regard our oceans as sacred(神圣的)and we should.”