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The nice Li River Cruise Tour

Thanks to my dear colleagues’ support, I had a chance to visit most of attractions in Guilin by accompanying our guests from Singapore at the end of May. During this one week tour, I had not only seen beautiful sceneries but also been impressed by our guests’ mvitality and enthusias, especially the grandma who was called "Happy Sister" by our tour guide, so active and funny, made our tour filled with laughter, time passed by so quickly with joy when I saw them off at airport that I realized.

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Fish for the Moon in the Well

One evening, the clever man, Huojia went to fetch some water from the well. To his surprise, when he looked into the well, he found the moon sunk in the well shining. "Oh, good Heavens, what a pity! The beautiful moon has dropped into the well!" so he dashed home for a hook, and tied it with the rope for his bucket, then put it into the well to fish for the moon.

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 100

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
偷懒 tōulǎn:to be lazy
亲手 qīnshǒu:with one’s own hands
吵架 chǎojià:to have a row
宴席 yànxí:banquet
通讯 tōngxùn:communication
好你个 hǎonǐgè:to express the speaker’s extreme disapproval of someone
也罢,也罢 yěbà,yěbà:used to stress or emphasize the conclusion that follows the frase
话是这么说,可 huà shì zhème shuō,kě:to disagree with or disapprove of whatever the other person said
天下没有不散的宴席 tiānxià méiyǒu bú sàn de yànxí:There are no banquets on earth that don’t disperse.

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Copycat Paris in China

If you visit Tianducheng, a day trip from Shanghai in China's Zhejiang province, you will be confronted by a 354-foot replica of the Eiffel tower.如果你从上海出发去浙江省天都城一日游,你会看到一座貌似埃菲尔铁塔的354英尺高建筑。
Development on this Paris replica in China began in 2007, but local media say it is a ghost town now.中国巴黎始建于2007年,但当地媒体现在把它形容成鬼城。
Everyone points to China's ghost towns as proof of a malaise in China's property sector.所有人都把鬼城看做中国房地产行业萎靡不振的产物。
But some, like Stephen Roach, former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia have argued that these cities will become "thriving metropolitan areas" as China continues to urbanize.但有些人,比如摩根士丹利亚洲前任主席斯蒂芬-罗奇就表示,随着中国的进一步城市化,这些城市将成为“蓬勃发展的大都市区”。
What's truly quirky about these ghost towns though is that some of them have been designed as replicas of Italian, German, English, and French towns.真正诡异的是这些鬼城还山寨了一些意大利、德国、英国、法国小镇。

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KuaFu Chased the Sun

It is said that in antiquity a god named KuaFu determined to have a race with the Sun and catch up with Him. So he rushed in the direction of the Sun. Finally, he almost ran neck and neck with the Sun, when he was too thirsty and hot to continue. Where could he find some water? Just then the Yellow River and Wei River came into sight, roaring on. He swooped upon them earnestly and drank the whole river. But he still felt thirsty and hot, thereupon, he marched northward for the lakes in the north of China. Unfortunately, he fell down and died halfway because of thirst. With his fall, down dropped his cane. Then the cane became a stretch of peach, green and lush.

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 99

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
沉 chén:heavy
钓 diào:to fish
烧烤 shāokǎo:barbeque
鸡翅 jīchì:chicken wing
毕竟 bìjìng:after all
舍不得 shěbùdé:to loath to part with or give up
两下子 liǎngxiàzi:tricks of the trade
动不动 dòngbúdòng:to imply ease in behaving or reacting a certain way
乐于助人 lèyúzhùrén:to be happy to help people
撑死我了 chēngsǐ wǒle:to be full to the point of bursting
大……大…… dà……dà……:to suggest a high degree
大哭大闹 dàkū-dànào:to cry and be noisy
大喊大叫 dàhǎn-dàjiào:to yell and call out in a loud voice

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About New Yuan Ming Palace

Tips There are many hotels around the palace, ranged from 3-5 stars.
Any questions you can ask the well-trained staff or the travel guide.
There are more than 10 shows (such as dances, imitation show, Pecking Opera and etc) everyday, and the contents varies with daytime and evening.

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Highest Alert over High Temperatures in China

China’s Meteorological Agency has issued its second highest alert over high temperatures.中国气象局发出全国高温橙色预警。
Weather authorities say, on Sunday most areas in northern, central, and southern China are expected to see temperatures of more than 35 degrees Celsius. In east China’s Zhejiang Province, the thermometer may hit 41 degrees Celsius.气象部门表示,中国北部、中部和南部大部分地区气温将超过35摄氏度。中国东部浙江省温度将达到41摄氏度。
Its capital, Hangzhou has issued the highest red alert. Shanghai had its 21st hot day of the month on Saturday. The city is suffering medium-level air pollution, with high ozone levels.浙江省首府杭州市发出最高红色高温警报。上海在周六也迎来本月第21个高温日,中度污染的空气中还含有高臭氧量。
In neighboring Jiangsu Province, a five-decade record in terms of the number of hot days in July has been made. Hot weather has persisted in southern and eastern China since early July. Forecasters say the high temperatures will continue for another ten days.附近的江苏省同样热浪袭人,打破了五十年来七月高温天数的最高记录。自七月初中国南部、东部就一直遭受高温天气侵袭。气象预报员预计接下来十天仍会持续高温。

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