我的家乡扬州英文介绍(通用20篇)

拥有着“青山、绿树、碧草、风生、水起、云行”的长江路是我们镇江中的一串珍珠项链。

这串珍珠项链中的每一颗珍珠都非常闪耀。你知道吗？这串珍珠项链包含着三山。有一句古诗讲得好“三山相望千百载，今朝玉带一线连，”是呀！这三山是工作人员为长江路勾出的浓墨重彩的勾画。当然，这也是这串珍珠项链中最大最闪耀的一颗。

架在长江路正中央的新河桥也很耀眼。它造型优美、色彩鲜艳。它那弯曲的弧线、天蓝的色彩，都与天、地、与它身边的长江之畔的长江路配合的天衣无缝。

“新埠、宽路、花锦簇，树婆娑……首肖奇光写的词写得好好。白天长江路花团锦簇、争奇斗艳。绿树、高大从容、秀丽挺拔……长江路的夜景也不差哦！同样是肖奇光，他又写出了关于长江路夜景的诗句：“飞虹彩链过新河，火树银花一路歌。金碧就圆门藏寺塔，绿沉泉水显池荷。游从舞友人群萃，曲岸鸢灯影半遮。不夜江滨呈况，陶然百姓喜想和。”对呀，在晚霞出现的时候。我们站在长江路的栏杆前，眺望远方，湖光山色，尽收眼底。令人心旷神怡！

为了改善长江路，工人们用了四期来改善。其中，第一期还获得了：“江苏人居环境奖”呢！

我衷心希望，我们镇江的这串珍珠项链上的每一颗珍珠，都能更加璀璨、闪耀！

my name is . i am from . there are people in my family. my father works in a computer company. he is a computer engineer. my mother works in a international trade company. she is also a busy woman. i have a older sister and a younger brother. my sister is a junior in national taiwan university. she majors in english. my brother is an elementary school student. he is 8 years old.

hello,everyone. my name is giffer and im 12-year-old .i am very pleased to be admitted to the xicheng foreign language school. my favourite subject is chinese and english. my hobby is blown flute and reading. there is also a very good orchestra here. the school orchestra and this will allow me to learn a lot of knowledge in this three years. i want to study well. to give our parents and ourselves a satisfactory answer at this holiday. i took part in the training of the orchestra. participated in the torch relay task. i will learn a lot and i hope that i can learn more knowledge at this secondary school.

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大家好，我叫giffer，今年12岁。很高兴今年考上了西城外国语中学。我喜欢的科目是语文、英语、我的爱好是吹长笛、看书。在这里也有一个很好的管乐团.这个学校和这个乐团能让我学习到很多知识.在这三年里。我要好好学习，给自己和家长一个满意的答卷，在这个假期，我参加了管乐团的训练，参加了火炬传递的任务，学到了很多东西，我希望我能在这所中学学到更多的知识。

我的家乡，是福建省的省会――福州。这里气候温暖，据说一千多年来就广种榕树，所以拥有榕城的美誉。

每到夏天，炎热难熬，骄阳似火，我最喜欢去的地方就是福州西湖公园。整个公园几乎全被榕树遮盖，像个大凉亭。老人在榕树下专注地下象棋，小孩在榕树下尽情地嬉戏；小鸟在榕树上欢快地唱着歌，小鱼在榕树旁的湖水中欢快地游玩榕树，简直成了我的家乡――福州的大宝贝啊！

可是，城市的发展，事物的更新，崎岖不平的小路变成了宽阔的水泥路，一排排红砖瓦房变成了一座座高楼大厦，一架架破旧的自行车变成了一辆辆豪华的轿车这一切的一切都在改变中，就连福州的大宝贝榕树的生存空间也受到冲击，变得越来越小了。

人们为了拓宽路面，总是粗鲁地把路边的榕树砍个精光。昔日街道两旁榕树成荫，象把遮阳伞，十分凉爽的情景，就这样被人们破坏了。连天上的太阳公公都为之生气了。整个福州成了个大火炉，人们行走在路上，个个汗流浃背，多么渴望恢复当年那绿色的生态环境。

这使我越来越怀念那一把把绿色的遮阳伞，那一棵棵大宝贝榕树，真希望它能重新回到我们的家乡。

爸爸说：城市的发展，是无法阻挡的。但，我觉得，不管怎样，绝不能以牺牲榕城的大宝贝榕树为代价。它是我们家乡――福州的标志，是我们祖祖辈辈与之相伴的生态环境，是我们福州人的骄傲我真希望，人们能够努力把它再多请回到家乡，让福州因为拥有它而充满温馨！

I am. I was born in. I graduate from senior high school and major in English. I started learning English since I was 12 years old. My parents have a lot of American friends. That’s why I have no problem communicating with Americans or others by speaking English.

In my spare time, I like to do anything relating to English such as listening to English songs, watching English movies or TV programs, or even attending the activities held by some English clubs or institutes. I used to go abroad for a short- term English study. During that time, I learned a lot of daily life English and saw a lot of different things.

I think language is very interesting. I could express one substance by using different sounds. So I wish I could study and read more English literatures and enlarge my knowledge.

My hometown is in Gansu Lixian, there are many mountains.

In the distance, the mountains look like a green planet surrounded by forests. The stone on the mountain dressed the mountain as a world of stone.

The trees grow more luxuriantly in summer and dress up as green cashmere. The mountain terraces like people walking the steps, also like the mountains in Grandpa smile.

The mountain became a yellow world in autumn, and the fruits and crops were ripe, and the mountain was like a magician, constantly changing crops and fruits for human beings.

In winter the mountains covered with a white dress, like an angel, in the fog, the mountains like a bottomless mountain, no matter how you cant see the mountain bottom.

This is the mountain of my hometown all the year round, I love it.

那是一个春天的周末，风和日丽，爸爸妈妈带我回老家。我可兴奋了，因为我又可以欣赏到家乡的美景啦! That is a spring weekend, wind and sunny, mom and dad take me back to my hometown.Im excited, because I can enjoy the beauty of my hometown again!

刚到老家，爷爷就走过来亲切地说：“江姗，又回来啦!现在是春天，爷爷带你去欣赏不一样的美景!”说完，拉着我的手往外走。“那咱们现在去哪里?”我好奇地问道。爷爷没有回答，拉着我走向一条小路。很快，我的眼前出现了一片梯田，在城市里从未见过如此美丽的梯田，梯田上种满了茶树。

我弯下腰仔细地研究起这不起眼的叶子，摸摸绿油油的嫩嫩的茶叶，心想：这么普通的叶子竟能泡出那么香的茶!看累了，我就坐在缀满野花的草地上，忽然看见了山脚下有一条小河。我赶紧跑下山，来到小河边。小河的水是那么静，静得像一面镜子;水是那样清，清得能看见水里畅游的小鱼;水是那样凉，凉得把手伸进水里，一下子就缩了回来。这条美丽的小河静静地流淌着，只有偶尔会有一条小鱼游上来吹个泡泡，或者几条小鱼打架时荡起的波纹，可这波纹很快就平静了。

突然，我的视线又被河对面的一片金灿灿的海洋吸引了。“爷爷，带我去那边吧!”我们听着水声，走过了一座小拱桥，来到了对岸。“哇，这么多油菜花!”在阳光下，黄色的油菜花，闪闪发光，金灿灿的一片，真像一条地毯。这条地毯是春姑娘亲手织的，是送给大地爷爷的礼物。油菜花的花瓣像是一只只黄蝴蝶在翩翩起舞，引来了成群的蜜蜂来采蜜呢。我忽然觉得自己仿佛就是一朵油菜花，穿着金黄的衣裳，站在阳光里。一阵微风吹来，我跳起了属于油菜花的舞蹈。金黄的衣裳随风飘动。不光是我一朵，一大片的油菜花都在舞蹈。风过了，我停止了舞蹈，静静地站在那儿。蜜蜂飞过来，告诉我采蜜的快乐，蚂蚁在脚下爬过，告诉我搬家的辛苦……

“姗”爷爷的说话声打断了我的思绪，我连忙走到爷爷身边，“油菜花不仅好看，菜籽可以做成菜籽油，有润燥杀虫、软化血管、延缓衰老的功效，营养很丰富。但由于产量低，所以价格高”我不由地赞道：“哇，油菜花真是全身是宝啊!”

很快，我们又要回福州了。这里虽然没有城市的热闹繁华，但有着安静美丽的家乡美景，更有让人舒畅的清新空气。

我的家乡在杭州，这里有美丽的九溪、繁华的河防街、高高的雷峰塔，不过最著名的还属美丽的西湖。西湖岸边有柳树姐姐、桃花妹妹。柳树一缕一缕，飘逸而欢快，充满诗情画意；桃花仿佛是一位害羞的小姑娘，脸飞红霞，娇小可爱，她的花蕾，像一个个柔软的小绒球，又像一盏盏小灯笼挂在树枝间。西湖的水清澈见底，湖面上有三个小水塔，和起来叫三潭映月。

早上，西湖上飘着薄薄的雾，天边的星辰隐隐约约地倒映在湖水中。

中午，太阳高照，整个西湖的美景都清晰地展现在眼前。要是下起蒙蒙的细雨，西湖好像批上轻纱，周围的景物一片蒙胧，就象童话中的仙境。

西湖风光秀丽，吸引了许多中外游客。

我的家乡——如皋我的家乡位于长江三角洲，它是一个鱼米之乡。素有“长寿之乡”、“盆景之都”、“历史文化古城”的美称。

我的家乡之所以称为“长寿之乡”，是因为这里的寿星多，老人们能活到一百多岁，而且人数超过一百五十多个。因为这里环境好，空气清新，百岁老人被社会尊重。如皋形成了人寿年丰的局面。百岁老人长寿的秘诀，那就是他们的饮食习惯、饮食食品好。这里的长寿食品远销国外，有香甜可口的萝卜干、味美芳香的白蒲茶干、松酥香甜的董糖，还有人见人爱的肉松、火腿肠。凡是来如皋作客的人，临走时都会得到一大包长寿食品。

如皋的花木盆景，可称得上是华夏一绝。在国际上屡获金奖的如皋盆景，人们无不为之赞叹，从中受到美的熏陶。其中最著名的有“雀舌罗汉松”、“五宝绿珠杜鹃”、“春晓”、“重瓣六月雪”等等。现在如皋每年有大量的盆景销往全国和世界各地。如皋已成为全国最大的盆景出口基地。如皋具有深厚的文化底蕴，这里有错落有致的水绘园;风格独特的定慧寺;特色鲜明的十合泰民居;有名的四大才子：冒辟疆、诗人李渔等。家乡的桂花树特别多。每逢中秋节前后，是桂花开得最旺盛的时候。不说香飘十里，至少方圆几里没有不沉浸在桂花香中。

“如皋如歌，常来长寿”。欲想当百岁老人，请来鱼米之乡、长寿之乡、幸福之乡——如皋。

Good morning/afternoon：

It is really my honor to have this opportunity for a interview. I hope I can make a good performance today.My name is xx. I am 20 years old，born in a little village in Southern Zhejiang. My parents are farmers,and I am the only child. Though not well-to-do，the family always be hopeful. My major is engineering technology. I will graduate in July，2011. I have some hobbies like listening to music，swimming，and especially seeing western movies.

In the passed two years，I have learned some practical skills and gained some major certificates. I paid more attention to learn Engling，and I have passed CET4 in my efforts. I am looking forward to becoming a member of your company . Thankyou!

Hi everyone, glad to introduce myself. I graduated from Xx junior high school, my name is xxx, comes from a beautiful city named xx. I like making friend with others, playing computer and reading. I am proud of studying with everyone in the same class for the coming years. I am sure our common dreams will come true from now on. Thanks.

我的家乡金华在浙江省的中部，又称婺州，有许多的传统美食。

你尝过一种黑色的饭吗?在金华叫乌饭。它黑黑的，黑的像你的黑发。你知道它为什么会是黑色的吗?其实它是由一种神奇叶子的汁和米做成的。这神奇的叶子是绿色的，但它的汁却是黑色的!把糯米放到黑色的汁里，几小时后，糯米也变成黑色的了，放到锅里煮熟之后 把它摊平放到碧绿碧绿的荷叶上。这时你千万可别急着吃哦!米饭是热热的才好吃，可乌饭却是凉了更好吃。吃前在乌饭上放上一些我们的特产—红糖，伴着一股荷叶的清香味，让人感觉口水都要流出来了!我吃了一口，软软的，甜而不腻，真好吃呀!多吃乌饭还能明目养神呢!

我的家乡还有很多美食呢!我爱家乡的风景，更爱家乡的美食!

我的家乡在扬州。我的家乡有很多景点，有瘦西湖、个园、何园……可是我最喜欢的还是扬州古运河。

扬州古运河是扬州城的“母亲河”，扬州是唯一与中国古运河同生共长的城市，是天下独一无二的“运河城”。 中国古运河是世界上开凿时间最早、流程最长的人工河流，与万里长城一同被誉为中国古代的两大工程奇迹，而它的发端就在我们扬州。

这条象征着智慧、古老、青春的河，千百年以来，滋润灌溉着扬城——这片美丽富饶的土地，哺育着这儿的人民，给这里带来了无限的繁荣与快乐。古运河对扬州城的诞生和成长，对扬州文化的发展和繁荣，都具有无可替代的重要意义。

古运河两岸依依的杨柳，远远望去，柳枝姑娘在风中尽情地摇摆着柔软的身子，多么像在抖动她那长长的发辫儿呀!当河面风平浪静时，柳树好像一位温顺的长发姑娘，将满头青丝洒向水面;站在河边往河底看游鱼水藻都可以看的清清楚楚每当天气晴朗时蓝天、白云、绿树、红花都倒映河水中好像一幅幅五彩缤纷的图画. 到了夜晚，扬州城灯火通明，运河岸上临水的霓虹灯齐放光彩倒映在古运河中犹如仙境一般.横跨在河面上的一座座大桥远看成了一道道美丽的彩虹向人们诉说扬州的美丽与繁荣.

“到北京看长城，来扬州看运河”，如今古运河两岸已成为扬州的风光带成为扬州人民、外地游客和国际友人观光休闲的好去处。随着经济的发展与进步，我相信未来的扬州古运河会更加美好!

人们都说：“桂林山水甲天下”，我的家乡沈阳。其实，在我的心里，沈阳的美景才是甲天下呢！

我先来介绍一下沈阳吧！沈阳是辽宁省的省会，是东北地区最大的国际大都市，同时是我国最重要重工业基地。她的面积约1万3千平方公里，人口约780万人。

我们再来介绍东陵和北陵。东陵（福陵）是清太祖努尔哈赤及其皇后叶赫纳喇氏的陵基，占地500余公顷。东陵始建于1629年，1651年基本建成，后经顺治、康熙、乾隆多次修建，形成了完整的陵基建筑群。陵内有庄严的正红门，有生动的石狮、石虎、石马等，有著名的108蹬台阶，有方城、隆恩殿、东西配殿、大明楼、宝顶等建筑。东陵的建筑严谨，雕刻精细，体现了中国古代建筑艺术的优秀传统和独特风格，小学生作文《我的家乡沈阳》。

北陵（昭陵），是大清第二代开国君主皇太极与孝端文皇后的陵墓，是清代皇陵和现代园林完美结合的游览胜地，面积3.32公顷。北陵建于1643年，内有隆恩殿、宝城、宝顶、月牙城、大明楼、大碑楼、方城、隆恩门、大红门、石牌坊等建筑，规模宏大，建筑雄伟。北陵公园以其古老历史、神秘皇陵和园林景观，成为镶嵌在沈城大地上的璀璨明珠。

沈阳见证了许多历史事件：1636年，皇太极就是在这里创立了清朝。1931年，日本人就是在这里侵略中国。2001年，就是在五里河体育场，中国队进入了32强的。2008年，在这里举办了世界园艺博览会……

另外，我还要告诉你两个好消息：第一个是沈阳地铁一号线即将于今年“十一”通车，这对于我们沈阳来说是一件多大的喜事呀！第二个是2013年，第十二届全运会将在我们辽宁举行。这是多么让人喜悦啊！

朋友，听了我的描述，你一定心动了吧？等你到了沈阳，我给你做导游。

我的家乡在安徽亳州，这里孕育出许多著名的人：老子、庄子，神医华佗，魏武帝曹操，巾帼英雄花木兰等......

亳州是国家级历史文化名城和中国优秀旅游城市之一，像是曹操运兵道、花戏楼、道德中宫、曹氏宗族墓群、华祖庵等都是非常著名的旅游景点。

曹操地下运兵道位于亳州市老城内主要街道下，长达四千余米，有“地下长城”之称。地道里面四通八达，结构复杂，有单行道、转弯道、平行双道、上下两层道四种形式。设有猫耳洞、障碍墙、绊腿板、陷阱等军事设施，还有通气孔、传话孔、灯笼等附属设施。曹操曾多次运用地道战术取得战争胜利。

花戏楼位于亳州城北关,建筑面积3163.1平方米,是全国重点文物保护单位。戏楼本来是大帝庙的一座舞台。因上面雕刻彩绘绚丽夺目而得名。戏楼座南面北，舞台前伸，形如“凸”状，四方翼角，加上屋面琉璃铺饰，金碧辉煌。虽然花戏楼是古代建筑，但至今还那么漂亮、干净、整洁、美观、好看。

我们亳州还有许多优秀的旅游景点，我就不给大家一一介绍了，如果你想知道，就亲自来亳州看看吧。欢迎国内外的朋友到亳州来做客，作为亳州人我们骄傲!我们自豪!

故乡在文昌。苍翠的行廊山下，偎依着一个远离城市喧闹的小山村，放眼望去，静静的小河边，是一排排青砖白瓦的房子和一片片郁郁葱葱的树林。

每年夏天，小河就是我们欢乐的全部！在河里拾起的石头又冰又滑，仔细一看，河里还有小鱼哩！它们摇头摆尾，好不自在。我淌过去，卧在浅浅的水里，手脚并用乱踢乱打。鱼儿们被吓慌了，在水里乱窜，可前面就是阿爸撒的渔网呢。带着收获上了岸，爸爸烧鱼，我换好衣服，捧着一本《上下五千年》奔出家门……

不一会儿，到了我的“秘密丛林”。我像猴子一般，找到一个树丫，在中间坐下来看书，直到眼睛酸胀之后，这才痛快地站起来。前面那片挺拔的竹林是那样的绿，仿佛是一块无瑕的翡翠。黄昏渐至，余晖西下穿过树梢，落下斑斑点点细碎的日影……

家乡的水那么清，家乡的竹林那么绿，家乡的鱼儿那么肥，家乡的人们那么和善！啊，家乡！我赞美你那令人神往的美景、清新的空气、和煦的阳光、温暖的春风。

这个星期天，爸爸带我去了南通的啬园，当我走到张謇墓时，我不由自主地想起了他的生平。

俗话说的好：有知识的人头发少，张謇便是，他脑门上的头发已掉光，脑门光光秃秃的。

看了介绍，我知道张謇小时假侯非常好学，5岁就可以熟练背诵《千字文》。他12岁进入私塾上学，后来由于家里实在缴不起学费，准备让张謇辍学。张謇得知消息后，苦苦哀求父亲，他说：“爹，您就让我上学吧，我可以上午半天去私塾，下午来干零活补贴家用。”可生活的穷苦还是让张謇辍学了。张謇辍学后，常常问邻居家的朋友借书学习。他在放牛的时侯把绳子系在树上，让牛吃草，自己就用这么长的时间看书学习。

功夫不负有心人。张謇在一次考试上得了第一名，做了大官。他为官清正，从不贪图享乐，反而更加尊师敬友，对朋友肝胆相照。有一次，他去异地微服私访，发现许多地方的县令在搜刮老百姓的钱财。百姓们穷得连鞋子都买不起。张謇看在眼里，痛在心里。他想：如今的贪官越来越多，百姓也越来越苦，我一定要治理一下呀！他说到做到，立即动身去了一位县令的家。他说：“现在的官都这么有钱，你家也是，你应该给大清百姓捐助点。”县令犹如哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出。

张謇看到百姓种田收入少，而且苦。他就开办了许多工厂，让农民得到一份可靠、稳定的收入。

他是中国历史上最后一位状元，也是清末最伟大的人之一。张謇让南通地区的百姓过上了好日子，得到了可靠的收入，还开办学校，培养教师让孩子们可以受到教育……

My hometown Nanchang is the Peoples Republic of China Jiangxi Provinces provincial capital, Chinese one of 35 super cities, has the essence or quintessence of things tianbao, the human outstanding earth deities since the ancient times fine reputation.It has more than 2200 years history and the deep cultural inside story, is the Peoples Republic of China State Council names the historical city.Not only Nanchang is the ecological environment exquisite the Chiangnan region of rivers and lakes, Communist Party of China it the colors raise place.Has the honor to receive many times the Peoples Republic of China"the nation cultured and civilized city", "the national health cityadvanced city", "the Chinese outstanding traveling city", "thenational two supports model city" the title.

Nanchang is situated at middle and lower reaches Yangtze River, westPoyang Lake the Nanan, is only 11 the provincial capital city whichwith southeast the Yangtze River delta, the Zhujiang Delta and Fujianthe economic zone adjoin west, receives opens, north-south north andsouth. Beijing nine, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, the Anhui Jianxithree bar iron routes connect to this, is Beijing nine on-line theonly provincial capital city; 105th, 320, 316 federal highways gothrough vertically Nanchang; The Changbei international airport mayreach national each big city; The water transportation enters YangtzeRiver after Ganjiang River to leave East China Sea. Looked from theeconomic significance that, Nanchang has become international andeastern part the coastal developed area industry gradient shift idealarea.

大家好!我是你们今天的导游，我要带你们去河南省龙门石窟看看。

龙门石窟青山绿水，万像生辉，作为佛教艺术宝库，早在1961年既被国务院公布为全国第一批重点文物保护单位，1982年被国务院公布为全国第一批国家级风景名胜区，2000年11月30日，联合国教科文组织将龙门石窟列入《世界文化遗产名录》。2006年1月被中央文明办、建设部、国家旅游局联合授予“全国文明风景旅游区”。2007年4月，被国家旅游局评定为全国首批“5A级旅游景区”。

走进大门，绕过龙门石窟的小门，就来到了有名的龙门石窟。龙门石窟里的石像很多，有上千万个，每个石像都不同。龙门石窟的整个洞都是用上万个砖才做成的。龙门石窟里有上万个洞，每个洞里有一个小佛像，只有2厘米高。最大的佛像是卢舍那大佛，通高17.14米，头高4米，耳长1.9米。卢舍那大佛很强壮，很有精神的坐着。卢舍那大佛手上和脚上都穿一些东西，头上带了一个皇冠，双耳上带着耳环，像一个大皇帝一样。在卢舍那大佛旁边有几位佛，好像成千上万个佛在一起保护卢舍那大佛。听了这些，我们去龙门石窟的时候要保护好龙门石窟，不要破坏龙门石窟。

龙门石窟真美丽，真壮观啊!

我家住在永进村，那是个河道纵横、山青水秀的小村子。在我家的东南方向有一座山叫“棋盘山”。那是一座很大的山，我们几乎爬不到它的顶。

春天，棋盘山上那枯萎的小草从地里悄悄地钻出来，嫩嫩的、绿绿的，满山坡都是，树枝上长出翠嫩的新芽，那醉人的绿，引来了从南方过完冬的候鸟。它们在树枝上“叽叽喳喳”地唱着动听的歌;小朋友们来到这儿，一边尽情地呼吸着新鲜空气，一边剪自己喜爱的野菜，采摘那开在山坡上的野花。

夏天，棋盘山上的树呀、翠竹呀，长得特别茂盛。把整个山遮得严严实实的。这时，你如果到山上去，就会感到山上到处装着空调，那一层层凉风，不知要比空调舒服多少倍呢!过路的人总要在这里歇歇脚，那风吹着树的“沙沙”好像在欢迎你的到来。

秋天，棋盘山上一片金黄，这是一个丰收的季节，山上的野柿子像红灯笼挂满枝头。各种叫不出名字的果实等着你去采摘。我们几个小朋友往往相约去那里采摘果子。这是的棋盘山到处是欢声笑语。

冬天，天空中飘下了一片片雪花，那洁白的雪花给山上的松树和柏树穿上了一件花衣服，看上去，别提有多美了!

我心情不好的时候，总喜欢往山上跑，看到山上那美丽的景色，我的一切烦恼都没了。

My name is Pat and Im from Taiwan. Right now, Im a student. I study very hard every day. I like going to school because Im eager to learn. I enjoy learning English. Its my favorite class. I like to make friends and I get along with everyone. This is the introduction I give whenever I meet new people. It tells people a little bit about me and about what I like to do.

我的名字是派特，我来自台湾。我现在是学生。我每天都很用功念书。我喜欢上学，因为我渴望

学习。我喜欢学英文。那是我最喜欢的课程。我喜欢交朋友，而且我和每个人都处得很好。这就是我每次认识新的人时，所作的自我介绍。它可以告诉别人一点关于我的事，还有我喜欢做什么。

Good morning, everyone! My Name is Lu Xin. I am so happy to stand in front of you to introduce myself. I am thirteen years old. I graduated from the No.1 Primary School of our city. I like reading books and playing badminton. I hope we can take exercises after class. Besides, I like watching movies and listening to pop music. I am sure there are some classmates have the common interests with me. Therefore, we can communicate with each other. In primary school, I did well in Chinese but math is not so good. I hope I can make progress in middle school. I am very excited to be a classmate of you and I hope we can make progress and have good days together.

What strikes one first in a birds -eye view of Beijing proper is a vast tract of golden roofs flashing brilliantly in the sun with purple walls occasionally emerging amid them and a stretch of luxuriant tree leaves flanking on each side. That is the former Imperial Palace, popularly known as the Forbidden City, from which twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for some 500 years——from1420 to 1911. The Ming Emperor Yong Le, who usurped the throne from his nephew and made Beijing the capital, ordered its construction, on which approximately 10,000 artists and a million workmen toiled for 14 years from 1406 to 1420. At present, the Palace is an elaborate museum that presents the largest and most complete ensemble of traditional architecture complex and more than 900,000 pieces of court treasures in all dynasties in China.

Located in the center of Beijing, the entire palace area, rectangular in shape and 72 hectares in size, is surrounded by walls ten meters high and a moat 52 meters wide. At each corner of the wall stands a watchtower with a double-eave roof covered with yellow glazed tiles.

The main buildings, the six great halls, one following the other, are set facing south along the central north-south axis from the Meridian Gate, the south entrance, to Shenwumen, the great gate piercing in the north wall. On either side of the palace are many comparatively small buildings. Symmetrically in the northeastern section lie the six Eastern Palaces and in the northwestern section the six Western Palaces. The Palace area is divided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Palace. The former consists of the first three main halls, where the emperor received his courtiers and conducted grand ceremonies, while the latter was the living quarters for the imperial residence. At the rear of the Inner Palace is the Imperial Garden where the emperor and his family sought recreation.

The main entrance to the Palace is the Meridian Gate(1), which was so named because the emperor considered himself the "Son of the Heaven" and the Palace the center of the universe, hence the north-south axis as the Meridian line going right through the Palace. The gate is crowned with five towers, commonly known as the Five-Phoenix Towers(2), which were installed with drums and bells. When the emperor went to the Temple of Heaven, bells were struck to mark this important occasion. When he went to the Ancestral Temple, it was the drums that were beaten to publicize the event.

Beyond the Meridian Gate unfolds a vast courtyard across which the Inner Golden Water River runs from east to west. The river is spanned by five bridges, which were supposed to be symbols of the five virtues preached by Confucius——benevolence, righteousness, rites, intelligence, and fidelity(3).

At the north end of the courtyard is a three-tiered white marble terrace, seven meters above the ground, on which, one after another, stand three majestic halls; the Hall of Supreme Harmony(4), the Hall of Complete Harmony(5), and the Hall of Preserving Harmony(6).

The Hall of Supreme Harmony, rectangular in shape, 27 meters in height, 2,300 square meters in area, is the grandest and most important hall in the Palace complex. It is also Chinas largest existing palace of wood structure and an outstanding example of brilliant color combinations. This hall used to be the throne hall for ceremonies which marked great occasions: the Winter Solstice, the Spring Festival, the emperors birthday and enthronement, and the dispatch of generals to battles, etc. On such occasions there would be an imperial guard of honor standing in front of the Hall that extended all the way to the Meridian gate.

On the north face of the hall in the center of four coiled-golden dragon columns is the "Golden Throne", which was carved out of sandalwood. The throne rests on a two-meter-high platform with a screen behind it. In front of it, to the left and right, stand ornamental cranes, incense burners and other ornaments. The dragon columns entwined with golden dragons measure one meter in diameter. The throne itself, the platform and the screen are all carved with dragon designs. High above the throne is a color-painted coffered ceiling which changes in shape from square to octagonal to circular as it ascends layer upon layer. The utmost central vault is carved with the gilded design of a dragon toying with pearls. when the Emperor mounted the throne, gold bells and jade chimes sounded from the gallery, and clouds of incense rose from the bronze cranes and tortoises and tripods outside the hall on the terrace. The aura of majesty created by the imposing architecture and solemn ritual were designed to keep the subjects of the "Son of the Heaven" in awe and reverence.

The Hall of Complete Harmony is smaller and square with windows on all sides. Here the emperor rehearsed for ceremonies. It is followed by the Hall of Preserving Harmony in which banquets and imperial examinations were held.

Behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony lies a huge marble ramp with intertwining clouds and dragons carved in relief. The slab, about 6.5 meters long, 3 meters wide and 250 tons in weight, is placed between two flights of marble steps along which the emperors sedan was carried up or down the terrace. It is the largest piece of stone carving in the Imperial Palace. Quarried in the mountains scores of kilometers southwest of Beijing, this gigantic stone was moved to the city by sliding it over a specially paved ice road in winter. To provide enough water to build the ice road, wells were sunk at very 500 meters along the way.

The three halls of the Inner Palace are replicas of the three halls in the front, but smaller in size. They are the Palace of Heavenly Purity(7), the Hall of Union(8), and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility(9).

The Palace of Heavenly Purity was once the residence of the Ming emperors and the first two of the Qing emperors. Then the Qing Emperor Yong Zheng moved his residence to the Palace of Mental Cultivation and turned it into an audience hall to receive foreign envoys and handled the state affairs. The promotion and demotion of officials were also decided in this hall. After the emperors death his coffin was placed here for a 49-day period of mourning.

The Palace of Union was the empresss throne room and the Hall of Earthly Tranquility, once a private living room for the empress, was partitioned. The west chamber served religious purposes and the east one was the bridal chamber where the newly married emperor and empress spent their first two nights after their wedding.

The Imperial Garden was laid out during the early Ming dynasty. Hundreds of pines and cypresses offer shade while various flowers give colors to the garden all year round and fill the air with their fragrance. In he center of the garden is the Hall of Imperial Peace, a Daoist temple, with a flat roof slightly sloping down to the four eaves. This type of roof was rare in ancient Chinese architecture. In he northeastern corner of the garden is a rock hill, known as the Hill of the Piled-up Wonders, which is topped with a pavilion. At the foot of the hill are two fountains which jet two columns of water high into the air. It is said that on the ninth night of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the empress would mound the hill to enjoy the autumn scene. It is also believed that climbing to a high place on that day would keep people safe from contagious diseases.

The six Western Palaces were residences for empresses and concubines. They are kept in their original way for show. The six Eastern Palaces were the residences for them too. But now they serve as special museums: the Museum of Bronze, the Museum of Porcelain and the Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the northeastern-most section of the Inner Palace are the Museum of Traditional Chinese Paintings and the Museum of Jewelry and Treasures where rare pieces of imperial collections are on display.

Now the Forbidden City is no longer forbidding, but inviting. A visit to the Palace Museum will enrich the visitors knowledge of history, economy, politics, arts as well as architecture in ancient China.