A city without cars will be very strange, right? Venice is such a city. Let’s take a look at it!

Travel

Venice is in the North-east of Italy. It is on more than 110 islands. Even so, travel isn’t difficult. Seawater is everywhere around the city. There are 117 waterways (航道) and more than 400 bridges that can guide you to the place you want to go to. People in Venice move from one place to another by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery (景色) and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can also talk to other people.

Problem

Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Once, people used too much underground water. This makes the city get lower little by little. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature is getting higher over the years. This makes the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) melt (融化). When a lot of water comes in autumn and winter every year, more than half of the city is underwater. Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.

Singapore—A Place You Will Never Forget!

Have you ever been to Singapore? For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it’s also a good place to practice your English!

Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China? Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything good to eat when you travel. In Singapore, however, you’ll find a lot of food from China; you won’t have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings. Singapore is also an excellent place to try new food. Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore!

Most large cities have zoos, but have you ever been to a zoo at night? Singapore has a Night Safari. It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it's dark. However, if you go to see lions, tigers or foxes during the daytime, they’ll probably be asleep! A lot of animals only wake up at night, so this is the best time to watch them. At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in a more natural environment than in a normal zoo.

One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round. This is because the island is so close to the equator. So you can choose to go whenever you like—spring, summer, autumn or winter. And, of course, it’s not too far from China!