Beijing is a city bridging the ancient and the modern. From Buddhist temples to museums, narrow hutong royal palaces, it is home to more than 3,000 years of glorious history even down to its layout, with the city keeping its carefully (build) system of ring roads.
But for all its ancient buildings, Beijing is also a place welcomes the fast-paced development of modern life, with 21st-century architectural (wonder) standing side by side with historical buildings of the past.
It is a distinct visual contrast (反差) that shouldn't work, somehow these two very different worlds make a good combination. (visit) several times over the last 10 years, I (amaze) by the co-existence of old and new, and how a city was able to keep such a rich heritage (遗产) while constantly growing. As a photographer, I have spent the last two years (record) everything I discovered.
The (remark) development of this city, which is consciously designed to protect the past while stepping into the modern world, (mean) there is always something new to discover here, and I could be photographing Beijing for the next 50 years.
Just a mere fifteen years earlier, getting from one city to another left travelers with very few options. And now all of that has changed (complete).
Taking a trip from Shanghai to Beijing? For those under the pressures of the clock, the (quick) and most convenient mode of travel would be the plane. New airports (spring) up in every major province, opening up access to regions of China, which (leave) unexplored by previous foreign travels.
But if the price of planes is a bit high or if the fear of heights gets you down, (take) a bullet train is a great option. The bullet railway is just barely longer the plane trip and watching city and countryside views from the window is an experience in (it).
And the options don't stop there. Why not take wheel yourself? Nowadays car rental is easy and inexpensive. The newly paved roads are welcoming and GPS systems (be) just as advanced as any international area. Take to the backroads and explore the different parts of the countryside, have taken a significant jump in living standards.
During the summer holiday I had the chance to visit Pingtang County, Guizhou Province in southwest China. It's experience I will never forget.
Traveling to Guizhou by high-speed rail from Beijing, I (astonish) at the rapid change in scenery from skyscrapers to beautiful tree-filled mountains (rest) under a clear blue sky.
Upon arrival, I visited the Pingtang International Experience Planetarium, which displays China's (remark) achievements in science and space technology. The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) there is the largest one of its kind in the world. To visit FAST, visitors are not permitted (bring) any electronic devices due to security measures. So they must record this once-in-a-lifetime moment with their hearts and minds.
(truthful), my favorite part of the trip was my personal interaction with the local community. Following the instructions, I worked on two community farms, went hiking and swam a fresh community river alongside fish. I was educated on the regional history of the Miao people culture is rich in fashion, food, pottery and music.
After this adventure, my (appreciate) for Chinese culture has snowballed. While I am content living and working in Beijing, Pingtang County in Guizhou has opened my eyes to the endless positive (possibility) China has to offer.
Some 10,867,300 locals and foreigners travelled in Guangzhou during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, (contribute) 7.368 billion RMB to the city's tourism income.
During this period, 15 key tourist attractions in Guangzhou (receive) 1,998,900 visitors in total. The city's museums and (library) received 233,300 visitors in all. Among (they), Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort and Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area ranked first and third (respective) in the number of reservations in Guangdong, the total number of reservations for scenic spots in Guangzhou ranked first in the province as well.
addition, 5,890,100 tourists traveled to rural areas in Guangzhou during this holiday, accounted for 54.20% of the visitors received in the city. (compare) with the same period in previous years, the proportion was more than 50% for first time.
You Are a Time Traveler
Time travel has long fascinated people. Traveling to the past or future would allow you to live in exciting periods of history or get a glimpse(一瞥) of the future holds. Think about it. If you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would voyage far ahead of the present day (meet)your future self! What about watching an original performance of Shakespeare play in Elizabethan England? Or maybe you would pay a visit to (you)as a baby.
Since these ideas are universally appealing to everyone, it is (nature)that time travel interests so many writers, filmmakers, and scientists. It has been depicted in a (various) of media, such as literature, film, and science reports. But you might be surprised to realize that the smallest sense of the term, we are all time travelers. Even as you sit here (read)this article, time is racing forward. The future becomes the past as soon as it happens. The present is so fleeting(稍纵即近)! Everything you do quickly (become) part of the past, and so it is that we move through time. The famous scientist Albert Einstein, assigned a mathematical formula to this idea, is called The Theory of Relativity.
Culture conflicts can occur anytime you travel, but every once in a while they happen in some truly unexpected ways. From shopping with many coins to (light) up a cigarette outdoors, these are strange and embarrassing travel mistakes (travel) would do their best to avoid. For example, is illegal to feed pigeons on the streets of San Francisco. The city (know) for the Golden Gate Bridge blames the common birds for spreading disease and damaging property. Anyone is caught providing food to San Francisco's pigeons could face a heavy fine. Moreover, citizens (encourage) to report pigeon feeders to the city's police department. For another example, you'd better think twice before you smoke in Singapore. Singapore has (serious) smoking penalty (处罚) in the world. Smoking in public will earn a tough fine. More (surprise), if you're shopping in Canada, don't expect cashiers (accept) many coins as your sole method of payment. According to Canada's Currency Act, stores can legally refuse excessive amounts coins. With pennies, for example, customers' payments may be rejected if they try to use more than 25 0ne-cent coins at a time.
