Everglades National Park is located in the state of Florida. It is the largest wilderness in the entire country and makes up 25% of the wetlands in the state. The Everglades is home to several rare and endangered species. It is also the third largest national park in the US, after Death Valley National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Each year, about 1 million tourists visit the park. On a global level, it has been announced as a World Heritage Site.
Unlike most other national parks, Everglades National Park was created to protect an ecosystem (生态系统) from being damaged. In 1947, President Harry Truman spoke at the official opening of Everglades National Park, saying the goal of creating the park was to protect forever a wild area that could never be replaced.
10,000 different islands make up Everglades National Park. There exists natural wildlife on each of these islands. The Everglades is home to about 30 species that are endangered. In addition, more than 350 bird species and 300 species of fresh and saltwater fish live within the park. The Everglades is also home to 40 species of mammals (哺乳动物).
There are many ways to explore the Everglades. Visitors can see alligators (短吻鳄) while hiking the Anhinga Trail. The Everglades is one of the few places on Earth where freshwater alligators and saltwater crocodiles live in the same area. Visitors using airboats are likely to see large groups of birds. Some visitors might enjoy riding bicycles through Shark Valley. Others may want to move slowly through the water where they can see insects and wildlife closely.
According to experts, changes to the Everglades are becoming a danger to several different kinds of wildlife. They say it is a result of actions the US government began more than 50 years ago, and settlers began even earlier.
Disneyland opened on July 17 and is1one hour south of Los Angeles, California. You may get there by air or by bus.
Disneyland attracts most of its visitors from 2. So avoid weekends and school vacations to get the 3 waits. The period before or after Christmas Day is the busiest of the year, with the park often holding more extra guests each day. Whenever you visit, 4 early—about an hour 5 the opening time—to get the popular attractions before crowds 6.
Disneyland also sells tickets online, but does not allow you to 7 them at home. So you'll have to order far enough 8 for them to arrive by mail. Tickets 9 also be available through your local auto club, Disney Store or your school or work office.
Space Mountain 10 in early July, 2005 after a two-year rehab (修复) to rebuild the track and improve show 11. If you are travelling with little kids, you'll want to visit Fantasyland first in the morning, 12 several popular kids' rides in that area, especially Dumbo and Peter Pan, have low capacities (容量) and build long 13 early in the day. 14, head west to Adventureland and New Orleans Square 15 the park opens, visiting the Indiana Jones Adventure and Splash Mountain, and coming back to the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Yangshuo, China
It was raining lightly when I (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn't care. A few hours , I'd been at home in Hong Kong, with (it) choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.
I'd skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River are pictured by artists in so many Chinese (painting). Instead, I'd headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it's only an hour away car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.
Yangshuo (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
