For thousands of years, no other countries have been as mysterious (神秘的) to the world as this one. It makes you wonder what’s inside the pyramids (金字塔), how people made mummies (木乃伊) and why they put them in the pyramids. 【小题1】.

Built along the world’s longest river, the Nile. Egypt is the second largest country in Africa. As a land rich in beauty, history and culture, ancient Egypt left behind many treasures for the world.

Egyptian characters (文字) are some of the oldest characters in the world. It looks similar to our oracle bone inscriptions (甲骨文). 【小题2】. The Latin alphabet (字母表) we use today is one of them.

When it comes to medical science, Egyptians left us mummies, which we are still exploring (探索) to see how they kept a dead body in a perfect condition for such a long time. Egyptians covered bodies with a special salt. This makes the body dry, which keeps looking lifelike. Some mummies are more than 2,000 years old.

【小题3】. Do you know that the solar calendar we use today actually came from ancient Egypt? Back around 4000 BC, Egyptians had a 365-day calendar with 12 months, each lasting 30 days, along with a special five-day festival.

Today this land of mysteries still attracts many people. Most of them want to get a taste of the great pyramids. Scientists have found more than 130 pyramids in Egypt, according to National Geographic. The biggest is the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza. It is about 136.5m tall, which is almost as tall as a 40-story building. 【小题4】.

Holland(荷兰）is the magical land of tulips(郁金香) and windmills(风车). The tulips bloom(开花) from March until May. Holland is famous as the largest flower selling country in the world. The windmills, however, are important for the people of Holland.

Keukenhof

Keukenhof is the most famous and largest flower park in the world. Will you visit Holland in spring? Then be sure to visit Keukenhof, you will see the beautiful Holland tulips and other famous flowers in Holland.

Single Bloemenmarket

Rain or shine, this famous floating(漂浮的)flowers market in Amsterdam is filled with colorful fresh flowers from Monday to Sunday. Though the best months are in March, April or May, the floating flowed market is a great place to find tulips at any time of the year.

Schiedam

Schiedam is the best choice if you want to see the largest windmills in the world. With heights up to 33 meters, they are hard to miss.

Zaanse Schans

Zannse Schans is also a good place you should visit. About 250 years ago, over 600 windmills formed the first industrial area in the world. It produces paint, paper and so on. Today it’s an open-air conservation area(自然保护区) and museum, which interests thousands of visitors each year.

Finland is a great country to visit, especially for relaxing. You can easily find peace and quiet there because much of the country is covered with forests. It also has lots of hills and thousands of lakes and islands .Depending on the season, visitors can enjoy themselves in bird--watching ,hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities .There is even a part of Finland where people can see the beautiful Northern Lights.

If you are a nature lover, you will discover plenty to enjoy in Finland .You will also find that the people of Finland are easy-going, This might be because they spend a lot of time having a sauna（桑拿） to relax themselves together .Finland even has a competition that is about spending time in one sauna. In the Sauna World Championships, People try to stay as long as they   can in sauna .This is really a hot competition! Finland is always considered as one of the best places in the world to live, from its capital ,Helsinki .,to its great number of lakes and forests.

Finland is truly one of the world’s greatest treasures.