Silk Road Tours
Along this over 4, 000 km road, you can experience colorful culture, precious historical relics and beautiful northern and western landscape!
○Top Silk Road Attractions
1. Terracotta Warriors□
Type: History Museums, Historic Sites
Recommended Length of Visit: 3 hours
As the eighth wonder of the ancient world, it has a history of more than 2, 200 years. Oriental mummies await you to discover their mystery.
2. Mogao Grottoes□
Type: Buddhism, Historic Sites Recommended Length of Visit: 3 hours
Considered as the eastern Louvre Museum, Mogao Grottoes is a glorious treasure of ancient Buddhist cave art. The history of Mogao Grottoes can be traced back to the "Five Hu-16Kingdoms"period (AD 304-439) .
3. Big Wild Goose Pagoda□
Type: Culture &. History, Buddhism Recommended Length of Visit: 2 hours
For hundreds of years, this great pagoda has always been the symbol of Xi'an. It is famous for the great traveler Xuanzang of Tang Dynasty who traveled from China to India to learn the Buddhism and got back to China with many precious Buddhist scriptures(佛经）.
4. Qinghai Lake□
Type: Lake
Recommended Length of Visit: 5 hours
Known as the largest inland lake, as well as the largest salt water lake in the largest salt water in China, it is the most visited and famous attraction in Qinghai Province. Here, you not only the fantastic natural beauty, but also experience the amazing culture here.
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Ten years ago I used to be very fit (健康的). I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didn't earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasn't a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing.
Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didn't have any time for things like that any more.
There's a lot of stress (压力) in my job. Perhaps that's why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of having one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.
Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldn't believe it. Luckily it wasn't very serious. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just haven't any time! My job takes everything out of me!
Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something like I used to do. But if I do that, I won't earn as much. I have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just don't know what I should do. What do you think?
In a world on fire and underwater, scientists have announced some good news: Several important tuna(金枪鱼）species have stepped back from the edge of extinction. Two bluefin tuna species, a yellowfin, and an albacore are no longer seriously endangered or have moved off the leading international list of endangered species entirely. The unexpectedly fast recovery speaks to the success of efforts over the past decade to end over-fishing. But tuna are not the only species scientists are thinking carefully at the 2021 World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, which is organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).Researchers warn that many other sea species continued to be imperiled. For example, more than a third of the world's sharks are still threatened with extinction due to overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change.
"I think the good news is that sustainable(可持续的）fishing industry are possible,"says Beth Polidoro, a biologist at Arizona State University, "We can eat fish without reducing the population to the point where it is on the road to dying out or extinction. "At the same time ,she warns that the recovery should not encourage us to catch as many fish as we want. "We need to keep doing what's working, " Polidoro adds.
The IUCN, which determines the world's most endangered species on its Red List of Threatened Species, also announced at the meeting that some animals are moving in the other direction, onto the Red List, Like the Komodo dragon, an lizard(蜥蜴），it is at particular risk from climate change.
Of course, the work of protection is never over, and it will require close and continuous attention to make sure neither tuna nor Komodo dragons return to the edge of dying out. But for now, people can celebrate a few wins for the animal world.
We know that reading is good for children and for adults as well. Now a new study suggests that just being around books has its benefits-even if you don't read them a lot. A team of researchers in Australia finds that growing up in a home with a sizable library improves literacy, number sense and even technological knowledge in later life.
The researchers were interested in what is called the "Radiation Effect", "Radiation Effect" is a situation where children grow up around books, even though they don't read them as much as their parents would like them to. But somehow books benefit them.
Joanna Sikora, a sociologist at the Australian National University, and her colleagues studied data collected between 2011 and 2015. The survey tested more than 160, 000 adults from 31 different societies ,and it included a question about how many books testers had in their homes during adolescence(青春期的）.
＂We found that people who grew up around books had better literacy, numeracy and digital problem-solving skills than people who bad fewer books growing up but had similar education levels, similar jobs and even similar adult habits. "In fact, teens who only made it through high school but were raised in a bookish environment were successful as well in adulthood as college graduates who grew up in a house lacking books.
＂So if we grow up in a house, in a home where parents enjoy books, where books are given as birthday presents and cherished and valued, this is something that becomes a part of our identity and gives us this lifelong influence to improve our reading and writing ability. " said Sikora.
So keep those shelves filled with books. Your kids will not only be grateful, they'll be more likely to be able: to spell grateful correctly as well.
Everyone will grow up. You are no exception, which means you are probably going through a lot of changes, all at once. You may find your body is changing. lt may even appear as though your entire self is changing, That can be confusing and even scary. And it's good.
Growing up means that you can do more, learn more, and start to make your mark on the world. In order for that to happen, your body produces chemicals called hormones that help both body and mind grow. Hormone levels change constantly, rising and falling. But it's partly to blame for intense emotions, surprising reactions, and mood swings.
Because of the way your brain develops, it is somewhat ruled by emotion now and through your teen years. As a result, growing up can seem like an emotional roller coaster!
◆Take care of yourself. If you eat right, sleep enough, and get good exercise, your brain
will be much more able to deal with the stress.
◆When you feel your moods swinging or you're upset, or confused, some quiet time will allow you to gather your thoughts and get calmer.
◆ Practice relaxing your body and deep breathing when you wake up and when you go to bed.Plus, when stuff happens during the day, you'll be able to calm your-self quickly with a deep breath or two before you react, Your body is changing.
A. Take a time out.
B. Take your mood swings seriously.
C. But the truth is, it happens to every teen.
D. This changing is needed for your body's development.
E. It will help you fall asleep and start the morning right.
F. Here are few things you can do to make the ride smoother.
G. Usually, these feelings settle down when you realize what is going or
This spring, in Montreal, a box appeared on a fence beside a popular walking path. It was 1 white with black lettering reading: "Box for 2 or suggestions for the universe. All topics 3 ."
Francois, 38, has lived in Montreal for two decades. He says, "During the outbreak of COV1D-19, people had things they needed to 4 . And I wanted to offer them a 5 way to express them than on social media, It stays 6 , kind of a mystery. So, people don't address a person, they really address the box.
He says he has 7 about 300 notes in all. The main 8 have always been love, and then work, studies or financial worries. "Dear universe," reads one note that he 9 . " Me again. I hope to find my dream job that 10 my values before October." One person wishes to find a(n)11 in the neighborhood with cool roommates, Someone else wishes for the world to take adolescent depression more 12 so that it can draw enough attention. Someone wishes for friends.
Francois says the notes give him a sense of Montreal's 13 , the "pulse of the city," as he puts it. He doesn't have 14 for the notes, thinking that the box is most useful for people to express them. He just plans to keep collecting the letters 15 the box lasts. If it disappears one day, maybe that is what the universe had in mind.
As we know, the National Games （take) place in the ancient capital Xi'an in Shanxi Province in September, 2021. As the capital of 13 Dynasties throughout Chinese history, the ancient city has never been far from sports. It （hold) a lot of sports events since the Western Zhou Dynasty, of which cuju is one example.
Cuju, ancient Chinese competitive game, involves kicking a ball through an opening into a net. As the ancestor of football, cuju （original) appeared in the famous Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce, described cuju as a form of entertainment(娱乐）among the general public. Later, cuju was commonly played in the army during the Han Dynasty. Liu Che, Emperor Wu, was crazy about cuju would set up a cuju field wherever his army went. He used cuju as a way of training soldiers.
The (early) record of women cuju players can also date back to the Han Dynasty. We can see from some paintings females with their hair (tie) waving their long sleeves(衣袖）when playing cuju. Up to the Tang Dynasty, women players became popular at the court, as emperors enjoyed watching football games. At that time, various skills were used in playing cuju, mainly （serve) as entertainment purposes.
As a way of national culture （protect) ,cuju was listed into the first China's intangible cultural heritages(非物质文化遗产）in 2006.
Robert was a carpenter (木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Kuppan, lived with Robert. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well. He was so weak because Robert did not give him enough food.
Robert had a son. His name was Michael. Michael was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for his grandfather. We did not like his father's attitude and character to his grandfather, because his father was treating his grandfather cruelly. One day Kuppan was eating his food in the small plate that his son had given to him. The plate fell and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Robert was working at the other end of the room. He saw the broken plate. He was very angry with his father and used very sharp words to blame his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake. Robert's words wounded him very deeply.
Michael saw this. But he was afraid to speak against his father. He was sad about his grandfather. But he was not powerful to stand in support of his grandfather. Then he got an idea.
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The next day, Michael took some of his father's tools and a piece of wood.
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The carpenter was pretty shocked to hear that.
