In China, the most important festival is neither Christmas nor New Year's Day,but the "Spring Festival". It is called Chinese New Year here. The festival comes either in late january or early Februry.Every one goes home to celebrate the festival with their parents or elders.
I had a most memorable festival , the Spring Festival, that was celebrated with my parents and my grandparents in DanDong. On the eve of the Spring Festival, the weather in northeast China was very cold. The ground was coverd with snow. In the evening , five of us sat around the table and ate the dumplings that we had made ourselves. This is the tradition in China.After dinner, we went to the park to enjoy a fireworks and the landtern display. This is the highlight of the evening.Though the weather was cold, there were still many people in the park. The firework was spectacular--as if there had been a lot of stars shinning in the sky,and then it burst into sparks. These glittering flowers of fire drifted down, making bright tracks in the dark curtain of night.More beautiful than the fireworks. The ice was glistening and translucent, like crystal, under the light. We forgot the cold weather and entered a dreamlike fairyland.
It was an unfogettable night and it was also the last Spring Festival with fireworks and lantern display that i have seen until now. The pace of modern life is so fast that fewer and fewer families hold reunion dinners. I still think back fondly to that magical night.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Birthday Party
I can still remember that i had a wonderful time when i was 19 years old.My birthday is on the 25th of the Februry.My friends knew i would be leaving for my university in China,so , they all wanted to give me an unforgettable birthday party.
I knew they were all busy preparing for the party that whole afternoon in a friend' home but i did not know what on earth they were doing. They just told me to be there at 8:00pm.
The evening, i went to my friend home with a mixed feelings, doubtful yet excited and hopeful. when they opened the door , i was shocked by what i saw. The room was dark. They had turned off all the lights and lit only three candles. Moreover, the candles were suspended in the middle of the room and gave off a flickering light. There was light music flowing in the air.
Then suddenly, all my friends jumped out . One of them gave me a very big picture of iverson who is my favourite basketball star.Another held up a lovely birthday cake with 19 burning candles on it . They all shouted "happy birthday!"
Later, we sang songs and ate the cake . we talked and played almost the whole night. what an impresive birthday!
I knew they were all busy preparing for the party that whole afternoon in a friend' home but i did not know what on earth they were doing. They just told me to be there at 8:00pm.
The evening, i went to my friend home with a mixed feelings, doubtful yet excited and hopeful. when they opened the door , i was shocked by what i saw. The room was dark. They had turned off all the lights and lit only three candles. Moreover, the candles were suspended in the middle of the room and gave off a flickering light. There was light music flowing in the air.
Then suddenly, all my friends jumped out . One of them gave me a very big picture of iverson who is my favourite basketball star.Another held up a lovely birthday cake with 19 burning candles on it . They all shouted "happy birthday!"
Later, we sang songs and ate the cake . we talked and played almost the whole night. what an impresive birthday!
compare and contrast two waste disposal schemes
Nowadays , as the population problems become more severe and people concentrate more on health so many waste dispasal schemes have been brought up. i just want to introduce two schemes and give a brief comparation of the two.
i think the most common schemes is the incineration option , which can help reduce the landfilling. however, to carry out this schemes, the goverment will suffer a lot from the political and financial problems.
To solve the political and financial problem, many local authorities are turning to a system called zero waste. Zero waste does not mean the acurate zero, instead , that means we are going to find ways to turn waste into a proficable resource or design it out of the system altogether . in my opinion, the zero scheme is definitely better than the incineration option.
In my country-China, known as a big-population country in the world, people produce a lot of rubbish every day and I admit that the environment has been badlly damaged already. Because of the large amount of rubbish and a lot of landfilling , the cineration option will cost a lot of the goverment . Therefore, the ideal way for China is the zero waste scheme . On one hand, it protects the environment, on the other hand ,it will make a profilable resource.
i think the most common schemes is the incineration option , which can help reduce the landfilling. however, to carry out this schemes, the goverment will suffer a lot from the political and financial problems.
To solve the political and financial problem, many local authorities are turning to a system called zero waste. Zero waste does not mean the acurate zero, instead , that means we are going to find ways to turn waste into a proficable resource or design it out of the system altogether . in my opinion, the zero scheme is definitely better than the incineration option.
In my country-China, known as a big-population country in the world, people produce a lot of rubbish every day and I admit that the environment has been badlly damaged already. Because of the large amount of rubbish and a lot of landfilling , the cineration option will cost a lot of the goverment . Therefore, the ideal way for China is the zero waste scheme . On one hand, it protects the environment, on the other hand ,it will make a profilable resource.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
accademic essay
Save the endangered Dongbei Tiger!
The Dongbei tiger, also known as the Amur , Manchurian , Korean , Altaic or North China tiger, is a rare subspecies of tiger, mainly living in northeast China, Korea Peninsula, northeaste Mongolia and southeasten Russia (Wikipedia-Siberian Tiger，2007).
Nowadays, due to the fast development of industry economy, more and more trees have been cut down to support the flourishing industry. Especially in the northeastern part of China, where most of Dongbei tigers live on, a great deforestation has been made. The deforestation has seriously destroyed the living environment of Dongbei tigers and led to a drastic decrease in Dongbei tigers’ population. In addition to deforestation, poaching is also a threat for Dongbei tigers. According to my research, by 1990, due to the severe poaching, the estimated number of Dongbei tigers has rapidly dropped down to fewer than fifty in the Russia Far East and only three hundreds in neighbor of China (Landmark Survey, 2007). Thus, Dongbei tigers are really in danger of extinction.
Therefore, I have proposed two solutions, building some protected areas and limiting illegal poaching, to help to prevent Dongbei tigers from extinction.
Firstly, in my opinion, it is quite necessary for governments to build up some protected areas to provide a habitat for Dongbei tigers. The possibility of survival for Dongbei tigers of being released into the wild is much larger than breeding in captivity, because there may not be enough food in the wild and some tigers are lack of the skills of hunting (Siberian Tiger Project, 2008). Therefore, building a protected area will be quite necessary to protect the tigers. Through providing them enough food and protecting them from been hunted, we can build a proper habitat for the tigers to live in and maintain the population of tigers. However, to build the protected areas may not be an easy thing, because the cost of building such a protected area is prohibitive and we need to persuade the government provide the financial support.
Secondly, the government should focus on limiting the human’s poaching and educating citizens of the consciousness of protecting Dongbei tigers. In most areas, the poaching of Dongbei tigers is still not abandoned because of the economic benefit. For this case, on one hand, the government should pay more attention on setting up relative laws and regulations to stop poaching and logging. On the other hand, the citizens should be educated to develop a good consciousness to support and make some contributions to the projects which aimed at saving the tigers.
To sum up, saving Dongbei tiger is definitely a hard work. Although, till now, some work have already been done, yet it is still not enough. We still have a long way to go. Otherwise, we will miss Dongbei tiger on earth forever.
References
Landmark Survey.(2007,Feb 26th). National Geographic,44,43-58.
Siberian Tiger. (2008). Retrieved March 20, 2008 from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Tiger
Siberian Tiger Project (2008). Retrieved March 20, 2008 from
http://www.wcs.org/international/Asia/russia/siberiantigerproject
The Dongbei tiger, also known as the Amur , Manchurian , Korean , Altaic or North China tiger, is a rare subspecies of tiger, mainly living in northeast China, Korea Peninsula, northeaste Mongolia and southeasten Russia (Wikipedia-Siberian Tiger，2007).
Nowadays, due to the fast development of industry economy, more and more trees have been cut down to support the flourishing industry. Especially in the northeastern part of China, where most of Dongbei tigers live on, a great deforestation has been made. The deforestation has seriously destroyed the living environment of Dongbei tigers and led to a drastic decrease in Dongbei tigers’ population. In addition to deforestation, poaching is also a threat for Dongbei tigers. According to my research, by 1990, due to the severe poaching, the estimated number of Dongbei tigers has rapidly dropped down to fewer than fifty in the Russia Far East and only three hundreds in neighbor of China (Landmark Survey, 2007). Thus, Dongbei tigers are really in danger of extinction.
Therefore, I have proposed two solutions, building some protected areas and limiting illegal poaching, to help to prevent Dongbei tigers from extinction.
Firstly, in my opinion, it is quite necessary for governments to build up some protected areas to provide a habitat for Dongbei tigers. The possibility of survival for Dongbei tigers of being released into the wild is much larger than breeding in captivity, because there may not be enough food in the wild and some tigers are lack of the skills of hunting (Siberian Tiger Project, 2008). Therefore, building a protected area will be quite necessary to protect the tigers. Through providing them enough food and protecting them from been hunted, we can build a proper habitat for the tigers to live in and maintain the population of tigers. However, to build the protected areas may not be an easy thing, because the cost of building such a protected area is prohibitive and we need to persuade the government provide the financial support.
Secondly, the government should focus on limiting the human’s poaching and educating citizens of the consciousness of protecting Dongbei tigers. In most areas, the poaching of Dongbei tigers is still not abandoned because of the economic benefit. For this case, on one hand, the government should pay more attention on setting up relative laws and regulations to stop poaching and logging. On the other hand, the citizens should be educated to develop a good consciousness to support and make some contributions to the projects which aimed at saving the tigers.
To sum up, saving Dongbei tiger is definitely a hard work. Although, till now, some work have already been done, yet it is still not enough. We still have a long way to go. Otherwise, we will miss Dongbei tiger on earth forever.
References
Landmark Survey.(2007,Feb 26th). National Geographic,44,43-58.
Siberian Tiger. (2008). Retrieved March 20, 2008 from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Tiger
Siberian Tiger Project (2008). Retrieved March 20, 2008 from
http://www.wcs.org/international/Asia/russia/siberiantigerproject
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Impression of the Great Gorges project
My impression of the Great Gorges project can be expressed in two words"great"and "thankful"
Firstly this is definitely a great project of China, what is more i do not think any other country can build such a great project because China is a socialism country the government has the ability to send her wealth to the project while it is not easy for many other countries' government to do so.
Sencondly , the project is ,on the other hand , quite great for once it is completed the citizens through out China will benefit a lot from the project. To me ,i really want to say "thank u" to my country. There are quite a lot of areas where lacking of electricity is a big problem , which means no tv no light in the night........
To sum up, i am proud of my country and the Great Gorges project.
Firstly this is definitely a great project of China, what is more i do not think any other country can build such a great project because China is a socialism country the government has the ability to send her wealth to the project while it is not easy for many other countries' government to do so.
Sencondly , the project is ,on the other hand , quite great for once it is completed the citizens through out China will benefit a lot from the project. To me ,i really want to say "thank u" to my country. There are quite a lot of areas where lacking of electricity is a big problem , which means no tv no light in the night........
To sum up, i am proud of my country and the Great Gorges project.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Congratulations!!!
Mcgrady scored 19 points in less than three quarters and Houston routed cold-shooting New Jersey 91-73 on Monday night for its 19th consecutive victory, matching the third-longest winning streak in league history.
The Rockets won their 10th straight game by double digits, tying an NBA record last set by the Nets in 2004. They also won their 13th in a row at the Toyota Center, the franchise’s longest home-court streak since the 1985-86 team won 20 consecutive games at The Summit.
Most importantly, the Rockets closed within one game of the lakers and spurs for the top seed in the Western Conference. And that’s the number Adelman keeps emphasizing.
In my opinion, no one can stop a brave heart. i believe u can largh until the last minute.GO Houston!!!!
The Rockets won their 10th straight game by double digits, tying an NBA record last set by the Nets in 2004. They also won their 13th in a row at the Toyota Center, the franchise’s longest home-court streak since the 1985-86 team won 20 consecutive games at The Summit.
Most importantly, the Rockets closed within one game of the lakers and spurs for the top seed in the Western Conference. And that’s the number Adelman keeps emphasizing.
In my opinion, no one can stop a brave heart. i believe u can largh until the last minute.GO Houston!!!!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Comparison and Contrast
A term often used for people who are deeply concerned with the environment is “green.” The attitude toward consumption of a “green” person’s and that of a person who is not “green” have both differences and similarities.
When they both come across some environment problems, they will both feel uncomfortable and complain about it. However, a “green ” person will take some measure to try to protect the environment, even what he can do will make only a little sense; while the person who is not will look down upon those tiny, tiny efforts and continue complaining.
Those two persons are both concerning about the environment, because they know they need clean living condition. They both consider environment problem a serious issue while the former one thinks it is everyone’s duty to care about the environment and the latter one thinks it is only other’s responsibility to do so.
To sum up, the reason why they hold such different opinions are education. We need to take some measure to let them know that we have a close relationship with the environment. Protecting the environment is protecting ourselves.
When they both come across some environment problems, they will both feel uncomfortable and complain about it. However, a “green ” person will take some measure to try to protect the environment, even what he can do will make only a little sense; while the person who is not will look down upon those tiny, tiny efforts and continue complaining.
Those two persons are both concerning about the environment, because they know they need clean living condition. They both consider environment problem a serious issue while the former one thinks it is everyone’s duty to care about the environment and the latter one thinks it is only other’s responsibility to do so.
To sum up, the reason why they hold such different opinions are education. We need to take some measure to let them know that we have a close relationship with the environment. Protecting the environment is protecting ourselves.
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