I took a trip to Shanghai with my mother during the seven-day holiday. It took us more than two hours to drive to Shanghai from my home in Haimen. We stayed in a large hotel on the eighth floor. 

On the first day, I just stayed in the hotel and rested. 

On the second day, my brother and I went to Nanjing Road. It’s the busiest street in Shanghai. When we got there, there were lots of people. We walked from one shop to another. I bought two T-shirts and two pairs of trousers for the coming summer. The T-shirts and trousers I bought （定从） are all white because white is my favorite color. My brother also bought some clothes. 

On the third day, my mother took me to Jinjiang Entertainment Centre. It was full of people. I played many kinds of games there. I had a good time. 

The other days, I went to some other interesting places, such as the Oriental Bright Pearl TV Tower, the Huangpu River and Shanghai International Conference Centre. I didn’t forget to do my homework in the evening. 

I had a full and happy holiday.

Last summer vacation，my family and I went to Qingdao by train. There was always sunshine and fresh air, which made us so comfortable（定从）. We went to the seaside, the sea was as blue as the sky, and bathing(沐浴) in the sunshine on the beach was really an enjoyable thing. I also picked up a lot of colorful shells with my little sister. There we bought many interesting souvenirs, I was planning to send them to my friends. We ate many things there, such as fish，prawn, and so on. They are very delicious. Then we lived in a clean and tidy hotel, and the price was not so expensive. I like Qingdao very much, and if I got a chance, I hope to come here again, it is such a beautiful and interesting place.

Last month, I had a trip to Beijing with my family. It was really an impressive trip（令人印象深刻的旅行）. We all had a good time there.

At first, we wanted to go there by plane, but the plane tickets were so expensive, so we chose the high-speed train at last. It took us about 8 hours to get there. When we arrived at Beijing railway station, we were so tired that we took a taxi to a hotel. And we planed to begin our trip the next day.

On the first day, we got up at 2:30 a.m. to see the flag-raising ceremony. When we arrived at Tianan’men Square, there were already a lot of people. When the flag-raising ceremony began, people all made a video excitedly. The flag-raising ceremony lasted（持续） only a few minutes. And then we went to visit the Great Wall. It was so long and steep. we took many pictures and we enjoyed delicious Beijing Duck at a local restaurant that night.

Do you know Niaochao? Our national stadium. It was very big and famous. The building was built in 2003 and finished at 2008. Its shape was very peculiar（不寻常的）. We took some pictures there on the second day.

On the third day, we went to see the Tsinghua University ----a dream school of most Chinese students. One day, I want to study at Tsinghua University too.

A trip to Beijing

July 14th, 2006 was a very special day for me. I went to Beijing by train on that day. I was very happy because I would see the capital of China---Beijing, a really great city in China!

Beijing is one of the biggest cities in China. There are lots of places of interest（名胜）, such as the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, and the Great Wall...... Lots of visitors from different countries come to Beijing every year.

I stayed in Beijing for three days. During these days, I visited many good places. When I was in the Palace Museum, I really didn't know the directions（方向）. It is very large. People will spend four hours if they want to travel around it. All the things in it are very nice. Although they were made more than 500 years ago, they look very beautiful. When we were in Taipei Palace, we saw a special chair. It was for the emperor and it was made of gold. Each of the visitors said that it is really nice after they visited the Palace Museum.

When we went to the Great Wall, I was very excited because it is the most famous place of interest（名胜古迹） in China. On the way to the top of the Great Wall, I ran very fast all the time. When I was at the top of the Great Wall, I thought I was a hero!

Three days is too short for me. Beijing is a very good and modern city. I want to make it more and more beautiful. I should work hard. I believe Beijing will be the best in the future.

One-day Tour in Beijing

Beijing is our capital city which is famous for its long history（定从）. Now we have a one-day tour plan for you.

In the morning, you can start the day at the Great Wall. It's one of the greatest wonders in the world. It's so magnificent（壮丽的，宏伟的） that you can't go to Beijing without visiting the Great Wall. At noon, you can go to the Summer Palace. There are so many interesting sites(景点）, such as Wanshou Mountain, Kunming Lake, Suzhou Street, and some other ancient palaces. So you can climb Wanshou Mountain first. The view(风景） on the top is so wonderful. Next, you can go boating on Kunming Lake, and then, walk on Suzhou Street to enjoy the life of regions south （南方地区的生活）of the Yangtze River. In the afternoon, you can go to have a long walk on Tiananman Square, in order to see the city well, and then you can visit the Palace Museum. There you can see different objects of different periods（时期）. They are of （具有） great value（价值）. In the evening, the Front Gate Walking Street is a good place to go where you can buy various kinds of souvenirs and clothes（定从）. Most buildings there have the traditional Chinese styles. Maybe you can know some history of ancient Beijing.

Wish you a nice trip.

This summer vacation, I went to Beijing.

It was a very great city!

We went to the Great Wall first. Like its name, it was very great. We can see many mountains around.

Then we went to visit Square. It was also fantastic.

We lived in a small house in a Beijing Hutong, it was a traditional Beijing building called four-section pound.

I enjoyed myself a lot.

I love Beijing!

I went to three cities to play during last summer holidays. They are Beijing, Dalian and Huhhot（呼和浩特）.

I went to Beijing more than eight times. Beijing is the capital of China. It’s a big city. I am very familiar with（熟悉） Beijing. It takes an hour and forty minutes from Nantong to Beijing by plane.There are many tall buildings in Beijing. It’s a modern city. My family visited the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Palace Museum, the Beihai Park, the Space Museum, etc. I went to the countryside of Beijing to go boating and fishing. It was very interesting. I went shopping in Wang FuJing. I bought lots of souvenirs and other things. I like eating Beijing snacks（小吃）. They are delicious. Don’t miss the Beijing Duck. It is really nice.

Dalian is a beautiful city. Dalian is close to Beijing. I spent 50 minutes on the plane. Dalian is near the sea. I smelled the salty taste in the air. The roads are clean. There are some fountains（喷泉） in one of the esplanades（广场）. Some people flew kites. There are lots of trees and flowers near the roads. There are many esplanades（海滨大道） and  many people walked on the esplanades. We went to see the beach and the sea. The sea is blue. There were many swimmers in the sea. I lay on the beach to see the sky. Dalian is a very nice place to live.

Huhhot is in Inner Mongolia. There are lots of large grasslands. The grasslands are endless. The sky is bright blue.There were a lot of horses and sheep. They were running or eating grass. I rode a horse on the grassland. I picked some colorful flowers. We drank the tea with milk. There is a small desert, it was very hot when I walked on it. The sand could sing.

These trips helped me open my eyes. I enjoyed my day.

I love traveling. Traveling not only broadens my horizons but also opens my eyes to the world. What’s more, it refreshes me. You can go to Disneyland and experience what its like to be “a child again!” You can visit one of the “seven wonders（奇观） of the world, ” such as the Grand Canyon and feel（感受） the magnificence（宏伟壮观） of nature! You can taste the “magical” ice water on a glacier（冰川）, which can help you be more beautiful and make you live longer（定从）. Just forget all trifles（琐事） and burdens （负担）that you have in your mind（定从）. Experience（经历） is a type of living knowledge. You’ll be sure to experience（体验） many new things when traveling. You don’t even need a tour guide if you long for （渴望） more freedom. Just don’t forget to bring your backpack!

Plan for Two Days in Beijing

Warmly welcome all of you to visit China. I hear that you are a Canadian high school students delegation who come to China to exchange learning（定从）. I sincerely hope you can have fun in China.

It's a great pity that you only stay for two days in Beijing that you can not enjoy every tourist attractions（旅游胜地）. But you can still visit the attractions of the most representative（典型的，有代表性的）.

Firstly, I suggest you going to the Great Wall, which is the longest wall and one of the eight wonders of the world（定从）. It was built by hands only, which seems unimaginable（难以置信的，难以想象的）(定从）.

On the second day, you can visit the Imperial Palace where you can learn more about Chinese history（定从）. It was built in 1406 and there were 24 emperors living there. And then you can go to the SummerPalace or the Beihai Park.

Beijing is a modern city as well as a historic city where there are many places worth visiting（定从）. Given the chance, welcome to travel to Beijing in the future.

Hello everyone，I’m …You can call me… I am a sunny and hard-working girl from Class... ，Grade 7 of ... Middle School. It’s my great honor to take part in this oral competition. The title of my speech today is “Traveling and Reading”.

As an ancient Chinese saying goes， “He who travels far（定从） knows much”. In my opinion，modern life is impossible without traveling. For me，there are two kinds of traveling. First, traveling on foot brings me many benefits（益处）. It can make me enjoy my holidays and many different life styles（生活方式）; it can broaden my vision（拓宽视野），let me learn more about other countries or cultures. Second, reading is another kind of traveling. It can bring me to the places where I can not go for the time being（因为时间的原因）（定从）. Books are the best friends of human being(人类）. Books make my eyes and imagination（想象力） enjoy the beautiful scenes through writers’ wonderful description.

I have been to Beijing，Nanjing，Shandong，Hangzhou，Suzhou and other places. At the same time，I have been reading many books of different world-famous writers. The places I’ve been to （定从） and the places I only travel on books （定从） both impress a lot on me（留下深刻印象）.

The above I mentioned（定从） is two kinds of my traveling. Wish you share with me my experience of traveling，no matter Whether traveling on foot or on books. Wish you enjoy my speech today .Thank you!

Travels on Holidays in China

Nowadays, more and more people like to travel in their holidays. The other day I read a report about the ways people spend their holidays（定从）. It is reported that in recent years several new holiday habits have been developed. Among them, the most interesting one is the growth of the so-called holiday camps .

From the report we can see that in 20XX, 40 percent of people stayed at home for holidays. But now the proportion(比例) has reduced to 9 percent. More people go out for fun. The proportion of camping and traveling abroad （国外旅游）was increasing steadily, from 10 percent in 20XX to 38 percent in 20XX, and 12 percent in 20XX to 26 percent in 20XX respectively. People enjoy the fresh air, clean Water and green hills when they go camping in the suburbs（郊区）. In 20XX, 38 percent people enjoyed going to the seaside while in 20XX only 27 percent prefer to go there. What great changes!

Why did those changes appear? I think there are several reasons. First, it’s because people can afford traveling（支付得起旅游）. Second, people prefer to pursue(追求)a high-quality and colorful life. Third, their attitudes（态度）to relaxation（休闲） have changed. Less people want to save much money by leading a simple life（过简单得生活）. In short(总之）, people's living standard（生活标准） today has been rising greatly.