英语作文2年级(合集20篇)

Thanksgiving parents English composition

Everyone should have a life down on feelings - Thanksgiving, we have Thanksgiving life, family Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving life, the community Thanksgiving ... ...

If, like me to choose my first Thanksgiving to the parents. They let me come to this colorful world, and they spared no effort to support me grow up in their harvest success, I am pleased to join with me, and sow the tears of joy; they are in my frustration, I am encouraged by, I am inspired; loud voice exhort, and look forward to a report, the parents of the heart and blood flowing from time to time in my whole body.

If you only Thanksgiving parents may be too narrow. We would also like to live Thanksgiving. As long as grateful, then your life will be happier! Life is fair, she will not deceive you, as long as you pay, there will be a return. Despite the sometimes smooth, sometimes despite the numerous reefs; singing, even though at times laughing, even though at times sad depression. This is the life, gave us hot Suanku salt, gave us flowers and sunshine. No matter the kind of situation is that Thanksgiving should live, or where colorful? !

But also everyone around Thanksgiving. Grateful to those who encourage you, because he brought you to power; grateful for your help, because he told us what to give; spur thank you, because he removes your karma; grateful to those who have hurt you, because His temper your mind; to thank those who have deceived you, because he has enhanced your knowledge; to thank those who have abandoned you, because you have to teach him self-reliance; grateful for your trip, because he strengthens your ability to ... ...

Thanksgiving did not know how a person, not like a fish breathe, can not survive a moment;

Thanksgiving know a person, just like the flowers bees encounter, as encountered in the desert oasis, just like horses came face in the world so beautiful!

Lets hearts with gratitude, singing aloud in front of the world, the heart of Thanksgiving, thank you, with my life ...

Sports in our school have changed a lot.Now we have more than 30

minutes’rest after the second period in the morning every day.And we have more

than 30 minutes’exercise after the second class in the afternoon.So we have at

least one hour to exercise each day. Students get so excited at these

changes.More and more students take an active part in the ball

games，running，dancing，and jumping on the playground.Our school life is becoming

more wonderful. Doing sports is a good way to relax and keep fit.What’s more，a

healthy body call help us to study better and live a happier life.

Meaning of Life Life is important to anyone in the world. But what the life

mean is not clear to anyone on the earth.

What is the meaning of life? Someone thinks that life is working and

working. They think that they dont need to know anything outside the field of

their specializations, so they dont care about many things such as sports,

entertainment, music...

Life is more than working. Of course working is important to our life,

because it supports oppotunity to get money, and make our life better. However,

working is not enough to life. As a human in todays society, he or she should

know much more knowledge than his or her own field. The knowledge outside ones

specialization can help him or her build up the moral sense.

The meaning of life is difficult to explain. No one can give the clear

identification of it. But the life is not difficult. The meaning of life is to

devote. If anyone in the world is ready to devote, the life of the world will be

more beautiful.

The class teacher and we discussed the "food security". In todays society, human food safety has been a serious threat.

Now the children all like to eat snacks, and addicted to eat. Although parents tell them who is bad to the body, but they still continue to buy snacks, just have a fair into a "sneak". In the snack, the children to buy one of the most dangerous, is the spicy dry tofu.

Understanding on the Internet, I learned the spicy dry tofu is composed of metamorphic pork, plastic bags, such as some are unsafe, unhealthy materials again. Look at the pictures, some of the staff in the processing, should put the foot on the above, this is how not health! So I advise you not to eat spicy dry tofu also dont eat snacks again as far as possible.

There are a lot of people like to eat mutton string, and believe. It tastes very good taste, and there is a sheep shan wei, let people think this is the authentic lamb kebabs. Not actually, mutton string is called mutton string, but who can guarantee that the meat must be above mutton? Perhaps is pork, this is good. Some are made of rat meat, do you still eat like this? You might ask: "sheeps shan wei?" Shan wei is put "mutton string" sheep sheep urine bubble in some time, and then a wash, so the "delicious" clusters of mutton string was baked out. Here, dont I advised, I believe that you have not eat?

Now, can not eat meat, vegetables are dangerous, most of the vegetables are chemical pesticides, so you must be clean and wash the vegetables to eat, after all, it may do harm to your familys health.

Now, food safety not guaranteed, and peoples health is threatened, so making the uncles and aunts of food to ensure food safety, ensure peoples health.

这一节课老师与我们讨论了“食品安全”。在当今社会，人类的食品安全已受到了严重的威胁。

现在的孩子们都喜欢吃零食，而且吃上了瘾。尽管家长们告诉他们那些是对身体不好的，但他们还是一如既往的买零食，只不过有光明正大变成“偷偷摸摸”。在零食中，孩子们买的最危险的，就是辣条了。

在网上了解，我的得知辣条是由变质的猪肉，塑料袋等一些极不安全，又不健康的材料制作而成。看那些图片，有些工作人员在加工时，竟把脚放在了上面，这是多么不卫生啊!所以我劝大家不要再吃辣条了也尽量不要再吃零食了。

羊肉串，相信也有很多人喜欢吃。它吃起来口感很好，而且有一股羊膻味，让人们以为这就是正宗的羊肉串了。其实不是，羊肉串虽叫羊肉串，但是谁能保证上面的肉一定是羊肉呢?说不定是猪肉，这还算好的。有些竟是用老鼠肉做的，这样你还吃的下去吗?你可能会问：“羊膻味又是怎么来的呢?”羊膻味是把“羊肉串”放在羊尿里泡上一些时日，然后冲洗一下，这样一串串“香喷喷”的羊肉串就被烤出来了。说到这里，不用我劝，相信你就已经不会再吃了吧?

现在，肉不可以吃，蔬菜也有危险，大部分蔬菜都会打农药，所以大家洗蔬菜时一定要清洗干净再吃，毕竟它会危害家人的健康。

现在，食品安全得不到保证，人们的健康受到威胁，所以制作食品的叔叔阿姨们要保证食品的安全，保证人们的健康。

In current society, people have known the importance of keeping healthy and good life habit. In the past, people ate three meals at home, and they ate more vegetables and less meat and fish. They were very strong and seldom went to see doctors.

Now life is better, people eat more meat, fish, eggs and other food with more fat. They often go out for good meals with their families and friends. But they get easy to be ill, Why?

I think more meat and fish, less exercise are bad for health. Good rest, less meat and fish, more vegetables and enough exercise are good for health. So I exercise every day. My eating habits are pretty good. I eat a lot of vegetables. I eat fruit and drink milk every day. I drink a cup of water 15 minutes before each meal and eat much vegetables and fruit. Of course, I love junk food, too, and I eat it once a week. And I sleep nine hours every day.

The better we get into good eating habits, the happier our life becomes

The animal is the friend of our human beings. We live in the same earth. Animals and human beings can’t be separated from each other. But some animals are getting less and less. So it’s necessary for us to protect animals, especially wild animals. Some people kill wild animal because of money. It’s illegal. Beside, because of the development of society, human needs more space to live in, so we explore the forest. Animals have less space to live in. The number of wild animals decreases year by year. It’s high time to take actions to protect wild animals.

动物是人类的朋友，我们共同生活在地球上。动物和人类不可以彼此分离。但有些动物的数量越来越少，所以我们有必要去保护动物，特别是野生动物。一小部分人为了赚钱而去猎杀野生动物，这是违法行为。此外，由于社会的发展，人类需要的生活空间，所以要开发森林。然而动物的生存空间却变少了。野生动物的数量逐年减少，现在该是采取措施保护野生动物的时候了。

When we are children, there are lots of people ask about our dreams, and

our answers most are doctors, policemen, teachers etc. But when we grow up, we

have to face the reality, not everyone would realize childhood dreams, and some

of these dreams even are unrealistic which will never be able to achieve.

Therefore, we need correctly treat the relationship between dream and

reality.

First of all, dream is the spiritual power to encourage people progress.

Napoleon once said: “He is a bad soldier who doesnt dream of becoming a

general”. In the process of growing up, we must want to give up our purpose when

encounter difficulties, and at the moment, dreams would be the power for us to

insist on.

Second, reality is a reflection of the real environment. Many people think

dream is heaven, and reality is hell, but in my opinion, reality is a

double-edged sword which makes us keep a sense of crisis. When young people

addicted to the unpractical dreams, reality would awaken them which would avoid

them make wrong judgment.

In my opinion, both dream and reality are important, young people cant

ignore one of them. The most critical thing in life is using positive attitude

to face the constantly changing society, and strive to cultivate interests,

which will be easier to succeed.

A Happy Day

Today is Saturday， my family and I go to have a picnicin the park， I feel so excited， because our family does not have the activityfor a long time. At first， I go to see the park and play for a while， then Icome back to my parents， and join them. I play games with my parents， theylaugh happily. Today is a happy day for me.

I were a bird, but the fathers love is the sky, I fly in the fathers care. I am a little fish, and fathers love is the sea, I swam in the warmth of a father.

My father is an ordinary teacher, but in my eyes is the worlds greatest dad.

I remember one year winter, I went to school wearing a quilted jacket, the less I shivering cold, I rub regret didnt listen to mothers words to heart. Then listen to wu slightly said: "Ma Fengqi, your father is coming!" I walked out of the classroom, I saw dad with a smile, holding a cotton-padded jacket, said "here, put on". I put on my winter jacket, warm, the in the mind is warm, father said "later should pay attention to". I tried nodded with a smile. Back home, mother heard that I went to school wearing a quilted jacket, less mercilessly scold me a meal, was going to beat me, dad came over with a smile, say "children dont understand, forget it." I am grateful to look at dad, dad I with tolerance education.

At another time, I ran a curse outside also lied to my mother, mother criticism let me blush with shame, I shed tears of regret. Dad saw hurriedly give me wipe tears, give me a reason, and the mother said: "beat and scold the child is not the best education method, to give them reasonable. After all, was a child." Father has told me a lot of truth, let me be a mistake.

I grew up day by day, know to be grateful parents. When I tired parents pass a hot cup of tea; Finished eating dinner, mom and dad rest, I to wash the dishes.

I have a good father, he let me know what love is. I grew up in love, in the heart lit a lamp that gratitude lamp, light up my life!

我是一只小鸟，而爸爸的爱是天空，我飞翔在父爱的关怀中。我是一条小鱼，而爸爸的爱是海洋，我游弋在父爱的温馨中。

我的爸爸是一名普通的教师，但在我眼里却是世界上最伟大的爸爸。

记得有一年严冬，我上学少穿了一件棉袄，冻得我直哆嗦，我搓着手心里后悔没听妈妈的话。这时听吴微微说：“马凤岐，你爸爸来了!”我走出教室，只见爸爸微笑着，手里拿着一件棉袄，说“来，穿上吧”。我穿上棉袄，身上暖和了，心里更是暖洋洋的，爸爸说“以后要注意啊”。我笑着使劲地点了点头。回到家里，妈妈听说我上学少穿了一件棉袄，狠狠的训斥了我一顿，正要打我，爸爸笑着走过来，说“小孩子不懂事，算了吧。”我感激的看着爸爸，爸爸用宽容教育了我。

还有一次，我在外面闯了祸还对妈妈撒慌，妈妈的批评让我脸红，我流下了悔恨的泪水。爸爸见了急忙给我擦干眼泪，给我讲道理，并对妈妈说：“打骂孩子不是最好的教育方法，要给他们讲道理。毕竟还是小孩子嘛。”爸爸有给我讲了好多道理，让我心悦诚服的认了错。

我一天天长大，知道了要感恩父母。我会父母劳累的时候递上一杯热茶;吃完了饭，爸爸妈妈休息，我来洗碗。

我有一个好爸爸，他让我知道了什么是爱。我在爱中成长，心中亮着一盏感恩的灯，照亮我的人生路!

Summer vacation has arrived, and it is a happy holiday, but do you have a

plan for your summer vacation? Although the summer vacation can relax, but you

cant put myself too loose, but to continue to work hard for next semester!.

What can we do for ourselves during the summer vacation? There are lots and

lots. Much like stars countless, for example: in the summer school program

enrollment, swimming lessons, and family to go out to play with my classmates,

riding a bicycle to go for a ride...... Etc..

In the summer school program can add new knowledge, can also review the way

before the content of homework; swimming can enhance their ability of self-help,

also can cultivate interest, so he will not feel bored; and the family out can

choose to visit the places of historic interest and scenic beauty but also to

the scenic area, to enjoy the wonders of nature, which not only can to broaden

their horizons, also can make their own eye-opening; with the students about

riding together together, talk together, let oneself not sitting at home playing

computer, addicted to electronic games, can also make their own troubles to the

winds!

If I had words, I would have chosen to go all the way, because I thought it

was very meaningful and liked, and it would not be annoying.

I have a sister. Her name is Alice . She is one year old. She has short hair. She has a fat face. It looks like a big red apple. She has big eyes and a small mouth. She has only one tooth, but she can eat cookies. Her arms and legs are fat, too. But she can crawl very fast on the floor.

My sister is very naughty. She doesn’t sleep at night but sleeps at daytime. So my mother is tired to take care of her. She always crawls here and there, sofa, bed, chair, everywhere she likes to go. She likes to play with the toys. Bricks are her favourite. She likes to make different shapes with the bricks. Sometime it’s a house, sometimes it’s a bus. I think she is a smart girl. She likes to play with me. She likes my story-telling. She always asks me to tell stories for her.

There is a cartoon “Present Sheep and Mr. Wolf” on TV. My sister likes it so much. Every time when I turn on the TV, she always says “present sheep” to me, asks me to watch the cartoon. And every time she hears the theme song of the cartoon, she will sing and dance on the floor. Actually she can not sing and dance, she just shakes her little body to show us she likes it very much. She is so cute.

My sister is smooth-tongued. She likes to call me “sister”, call my dad “daddy”, call my mom “mummy”. She often call us many times a day.

In my eyes, my sister is naughty, lovely and smart. I like her.

Home is a sweet, warm place, I always believe that each student has a happy family, home and have a naughty, I have a very love my dad, my amiable grandma and my grandpa white-haired...

I, this year 12 years old, is a naughty girl, love sports, love volleyball become lively, love life, love sports...

My father this year 38 years old, is a bus driver, he was above the square face, a head of jet-black hair, from time to time under dark, thick eyebrows with a pair of glasses...

My grandmother is 64 years old this year, is an amiable man to man, grandma in the dark, dark hair, dont know how many gray hair, she has small eyes, she laughed eyes like two thin small crescent, there are many wrinkles on her forehead...

My grandfather is 66 years old this year, he has a sparse hair, sparse hair has many wrinkles, under the forehead with white eyebrows, he has small eyes, a high nose bridge, his hands wrinkles but also couldnt be much more. Grandpa is very kind to me, I also very love my grandpa.

This is my family, it is a warm home, a warm home, it is a full of happy, full of happiness.

家，是一个温馨又温暖的地方，我始终相信每一位同学都有一个幸福的家庭，家里有一个调皮的我，有一个很爱我的老爸，有我和蔼可亲的奶奶，还有我那白发苍苍的爷爷……

我，今年12岁了，是一个淘气的女孩子，是热爱运动，热爱排球使自己变得活泼起来，爱生活，更爱体育……

我的爸爸今年38岁了，是一名公交车司机，他方形的脸的上方，一头乌黑发亮的短发，又黑又浓的眉毛下时不时带着一副眼镜……

我的奶奶今年64岁了，是一个对人和蔼可亲的人，奶奶黑黑的头发上，不知道有多少根白发，她有着那小小的眼睛，她笑起来时的眼睛就好像两个细细的小小的月牙，她的额头上有许多条皱纹……

我的爷爷今年66岁了，他有着稀少的头发，稀少的头发下有着许多道皱纹，额头下有着白白的眉毛，他有着小小的眼睛，有着高高的鼻梁，他那双手上的皱纹更是多得不能再多。爷爷对我很好，我也很爱我的爷爷。

这就是我的家庭，这是一个温馨的家，是一个温暖的家，更是一个充满快乐的，充满幸福的家。

I love basketball. I want to be a basketball player. In the future, in

about ten years，Ill be on our country basketball team. I will be the captain of

our team. I will live in New York. Why?Because I will play basketball in NBA. I

will do best in it. So, I will be very famous. In my free time, I will travel

the world. I like Europe. The people there are very polite, and the cities are

very beautiful. Maybe I will go there to spend my holiday. I might even live

several months there every year.

The Chinese New Year has a great history. In our past, people lived in an agricultural society and worked all year long. They only took a break after the harvest and before the planting of seeds. This happens to coincide with the beginning of the lunar New Year.

The Chinese New Year is very similar to the Western one, rich in traditions, folklores and rituals. It has been said that it is a combination of the Western Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. This is hardly an exaggeration!

The origin of the Chinese New Year itself is centuries old - in fact, too old to actually be traced. It is popularly recognized as the Spring Festival and celebrations last 15 days.

Preparations tend to begin a month before the date of the Chinese New Year (similar to a Western Christmas). During this time people start buying presents, decoration materials, food and clothing. A huge clean-up gets underway days before the New Year, when Chinese houses are cleaned from top to bottom. This ritual is supposed to sweep away all traces of bad luck. Doors and windowpanes are often given a new coat of paint, usually red, then decorated with paper cuts and couplets with themes such as happiness, wealth and longevity printed on them.

The end of the New Year is marked by the Festival of Lanterns, which is a celebration with singing, dancing and lantern shows.

At the Festival, all traditions are honored. The predominant colors are red and gold. "Good Wish" banners are hung from the ceilings and walls. The "God of Fortune" is there to give Hong Baos. Lion dancers perform on stage continuously. Visitors take home plants and flowers symbolizing good luck. An array of New Years specialty food is available in the Food Market. Visitors purchase new clothing, shoes and pottery at the Market Fair. Bargaining for the best deal is commonplace!

Everybody has his own ideal, my ideal is to be a qualified peoples teacher.

每个人都有自己的理想，我的理想是成为一名合格的人民教师。

The teacher can cultivate one many growing up can for the country the house contribute of person, call their knowledge, speak some how to get along with people, is that they know more knowledge and is a good student, good kid and have fine prospect after growing up, cultivate into many people all national useful talented person.

教师可以培育出许多长大能为国家做贡献的人，叫他们知识，讲一些如何与人相处，是他们懂得更多的知识，是一个好学生，长大后的好孩子，有良好的应用前景，许多人都培养成国家有用的人才。

The importance that still makes them should know science technique since the childhood, value science, had a passion for science.Develop to brave creative spirit, open ideal wing, modernize construction to contribute his/her own strength for motherland.Make them know what is illegal, what is commit crime;Want to know law in front everyone equal truth, the academic association is protected himself/herself with the law.

重要的是仍然让他们应该知道科学技术从小，价值的科学，有一个对科学的热情。发扬勇于创新的精神，张开理想的翅膀，现代化建设贡献自己的力量，为祖国。让他们知道什么是违法，什么是犯罪;想知道法律面前人人平等的道理，学会用法律保护自己。

In order to carry out one great ideal, I should good good study science cultural knowledge, actively thinking, be good at discovering, cultivated the spirit that the independence self-renewals since the childhood, do what matters had to have patience, unwilling fall behind, continuously make sure an enterprising target, a realization of target, a new point of departure in the knowledge growth process, overcome study up one and other difficulty.With own effort, must carry out great ideal.

为了执行一个伟大的理想，我应该好好学习科学文化知识，积极思考，善于发现，培育自立自强从小的精神，做什么事都要有耐心，不甘落后，不断确定进取的目标，一个目标的实现，一个新的知识成长过程中的出发点，克服学习上一个又一个困难。凭自己的努力，必须进行伟大的理想。

Panda is one of the scarcest animals.

People in the world like it very much. There used to be many pandas in China long ago. As the balance of nature was destroyed and the weather was getting warmer and warmer, pandas became less.

But at present, the number of pandas is increasing year by year.

There are now so many pandas that some are being sent to other countries so that people there can enjoy them. Nowadays, the biggest nature park for panda in China is in Sichuan.

There is a research centre for nature and wild life there.

Scientists hope that one day they will have enough pandas to be set free and let them live in the wild again.

I like to do all kinds of sports, in the morning, I will do some jogging

and in the evening, sometime I will go to the gym with my friends. My favorite

sport is playing tennis, tennis brings my life so much happiness, I can watch

the match while talking to my friends happily. To do the sport will improve my

health and make me catch up with the time.

When I was small, one day, when I went home after school, I felt bored and

opened the TV, then I saw the tennis match. Two beautiful girls were playing

intensively, the game was so excellent, I couldn’t move my eye away from the

match. From then on, I started to fall in love with tennis, I watched many

matches and got to know more about the game.

Tennis sport is the combination of power and asthetics. The tennis players

dress the beautiful clothes and their power make the ball fly quickly. The other

tennis players will return the tennis ball with their rightly power. The game is

so wonderful, if we watch the match alive.

There is no doubt that I am a big fan of the tennis sport. I find so much

fun from it, it enriches my life.

Everyone may have his own dream. Someone may want to be rich, someone may

want to be beautiful, and someone may want to have power. But Im different from

them. My dream is special. I want to have a pair of wings. Because I want to fly

in the sky，I like the feeling of freedom.

If I have a pair of wings，Im sure it will be very wonderful. I can fly

below the blue sky with the birds. I can enjoy the music of birds. I can fly

across the cloud and the small wind will blow past my face. The feeling must be

the same as that my mother caresses me.

I can fly over the sea, below the rainbow, through the forest I can see all

the wonderful view. But I know that it will never be uteri have another instead.

I want to have a fly of my own. The plane must be very small and light. It has

to carry only one person. It can fly by wind or sunshine. It can fly for a very

long time. And the important thing is that it must be very save.

In recent years, it has been reported that a large number of people cut

trees down without a plan and triggered many problems. From this matter, we

should realize the importance of trees and take measures to prevent this kind of

inappropriate action.

The importance of trees is mainly featured in following aspects. First, it

is well-known that trees provide us with woods and other products. In addition,

trees are very helpful in preventing water loss and soil erosion and keeping the

nutrition of soil. Finally, trees have a great contribution in purifying air and

make our environment be fresher.

Therefore, in order to make our earth become better, we need to take some

actions to prevent this action of cutting trees without a plan. For one thing,

our government needs to take some mandatory measures to prevent illegal felling.

Besides, our government should keep advocating people planting trees as many as

possible. For another, we need to enhance our awareness of trees protection and

environment protection, and participate in all kinds of activities of planting

trees and protecting trees.

Dear Mom and Dad:

I love you! I love you with all my heart! This letter to you is to tell you

my true feelings from the bottom of my heart.

Thank you so much for bringing me up! Thank you so much for raising me. I

know how hard you’ve worked during the past years. I can imagine how many

difficulties and obstacles you’ve conquered. I can imagine all the problems you

have faced and all the sweat and tears you have shed to make my life better. I

can fully understand what a huge responsibility it is to raise a child. You’ve

been very patient with me. You’ve encouraged me and you’ve helped me. You’ve

tried your hardest to give me the best things in life. You’ve made a lot of

sacrifices and many difficult choices. I also know that you have great

expectations of me. You want me to be very successful and happy. You want me to

be the best person I can be. You want me to do great things with my life. You

want me to make the world a better place. I know you have so many hopes and

dreams for my future.

Today I want to tell you something extremely important.Today I want to tell

you that you don’t need to worry about me anymore. I’m grown up! I will be

responsible for my life and for my future. I will study very hard. I will

exercise every day to keep fit. I will read English every morning and every

night. I will make the best use of every spare minute. I will be happy,

confident, positive and energetic every day! I will develop good habits and use

them to constantly improve myself. I will never do anything that would harm my

body or my mind.

Yours,

Hong

People native to urban Beijing speak the Beijing dialect, which belongs to

the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Beijing dialect is the basis for

Standard Mandarin, the language used in the Peoples Republic of China, the

Republic of China on Taiwan, and Singapore. Rural areas of Beijing Municipality

have their own dialects akin to those of Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing

Municipality.

Beijing Opera, or Peking Opera (Jingju), is well-known throughout the

national capital. Commonly lauded as one of the highest achievements of Chinese

culture, Beijing Opera is performed through a combination of song, spoken

dialogue, and codified action sequences, such as gestures, movement, fighting

and acrobatics. Much of Beijing Opera is carried out in an archaic stage dialect

quite different from modern Standard Mandarin and from the Beijing dialect; this

makes the dialogue somewhat hard to understand, and the problem is compounded if

one is not familiar with Chinese. As a result, modern theaters often have

electronic titles in Chinese and English.

A hutong in eastern Beijing near Dongsishitiao. In this March 2003 photo

the left side was still standing, but it has since given way to new

construction.The Siheyuan is a traditional architectural style of Beijing. A

siheyuan consists of a square housing compound, with rooms enclosing a central

courtyard. This courtyard often contains a pomegranate or other type of tree, as

well as potted flowers or a fish tank. Siheyuans line Hutongs , or alleys, which

connect the interior of Beijings old city. They are usually straight and run

east-to-west so that doorways can face north and south for Feng Shui reasons.

They vary in width — some are very narrow, enough for only a few pedestrians to

pass through at a time.

Once ubiquitous in Beijing, siheyuans and hutongs are now rapidly

disappearing, as entire city blocks of hutongs are leveled and replaced with

high-rise buildings. Residents of the hutongs are entitled to apartments in the

new buildings of at least the same size as their former residences. Many

complain, however, that the traditional sense of community and street life of

the hutongs cannot be replaced. Some particularly historic or picturesque

hutongs are being preserved and restored by the government, especially for the

2008 Olympics. One such example can be seen at Nanchizi.

Mandarin cuisine is the local style of cooking in Beijing. Peking Roast

Duck is perhaps the most well-known dish. The Manhan Quanxi ("Manchu-Han Chinese

full banquet") is a traditional banquet originally intended for the

ethnic-Manchu emperors of the Qing Dynasty; it remains very prestigious and

expensive.

Teahouses are also common in Beijing. Chinese tea comes in many varieties

and some rather expensive types of Chinese tea are said to cure an ailing body

extraordinarily well.

The Jingtailan is a cloisonné metalworking technique and tradition

originating from Beijing, and one of the most revered traditional crafts in

China. Beijing lacquerware is well known for the patterns and images carved into

its surface.

The Fuling Jiabing is a traditional Beijing snack food, a pancake (bing)

resembling a flat disk with filling, made from fu ling (Poria cocos (Schw.)

Wolf, or "tuckahoe"), an ingredient common in traditional Chinese medicine.