The Old Town of Lijiang is a few hours bus-ride away 【小题1】 the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan Province. Surrounded by fields, mountains and rivers, the Old Town of Lijiang 【小题2】 (look) like a jade (翡翠) ink stone in spring and summer. Each year, many foreign 【小题3】 (tourist) visit the Old Town, and the place is like “Venice in the East” to them.

Most people plan their trips to Canada in the middle of winter. The heavy snowfall in the months of January and February 【小题1】(attract) skiers and ice skaters. Some come for the fabulous ice hotel in Quebec, 【小题2】 others plan their trips to experience the winter festivals that are held in several major cities. But this year, Canada has promised year-round attractions, as the country celebrates 【小题3】(it) 150th anniversary as a nation.

Celebrations, which will begin on the first day of the year, will start with the country 【小题4】 (provide) free year-long unlimited passes to all of Canada’s national parks. Cities across the country will host events all year, making it a good year 【小题5】(visit) Canada besides the usual winter festivities. And the government is sponsoring several projects to give Canadians a voice and a sense of 【小题6】(proud) in their country. One example is the Red Couch Project. A red couch, 【小题7】(design) in Toronto, will travel across the continent. Citizens will be asked to sit on the couch and tell their stories. Videos will be posted online, enabling the world to track the couch as it is transported 【小题8】 land and water. It will end up in Vancouver, 【小题9】 there will be a huge parade. If you were ever going to visit Canada, now is 【小题10】(definite) the time!

Located in the northwest of Hunan Province, about 300 kilometers away from Changsha, the capital of Hunan, Zhangjiajie,【小题1】 covers a total area of 9,653 square kilometers, is a tourist city for its unique natural scenery and abundant tourism resources. Zhangjiajie 【小题2】 (gıve) the title of “World Geological Park” in 2004.【小题3】 (actual), Zhangjiajie, honored as “the most fantastic mountain under heaven” and “a walking Chinese landscape (盆景) painting”, is also widely praised as “【小题4】 enlarged potted landscape” “a mini fairyland” and “a maze (迷宫) of nature”, attracting a growing number of tourists 【小题5】 home and abroad.

Since it was discovered in the 1980s, the tourism industry 【小题6】 (become) the leading industry in Zhangjiajie, which has stimulated the 【小题7】 (develop) of other industries related to tourism. At the same time, eco-tourism has been developed rapidly in Zhangjiajie. When you come to Zhangjiajie, you can fully appreciate 【小题8】 (it) magnificent (壮丽的) natural scenery and experience appealing folk custom as well as other thrilling tourist 【小题9】(activity), and you will be deeply impressed by 【小题10】 is performed by the minorities there.

lt must be an exciting, joyful and unforgettable tour of Zhangjiajie.