1)、第16屆廣州(Canton)亞運會
第16屆亞運會將于2010年11月12日至27日在中國廣州進行,廣州是中國第二個取得亞運會主辦權的城市。廣州亞運會將設41項比賽項目,是亞運會歷史上比賽項目最多的一屆。
亞運會會徽于2006年11月17日在廣州孫中山紀念堂隆重揭曉,以廣州的象征——“五羊雕像”為主體輪廓設計的圖案成為2010年廣州亞運會會徽。
廣州是一個歷史悠久美麗的海濱城市,廣州秦漢時就是繁榮都會,漢唐以來是海上“絲綢之路”的始發(fā)港,也是中國最早對外的通商口岸。,是亞熱帶氣候,充滿濃郁亞熱風光,是廣東省省會,全省政治、經濟和文化中心。廣州位于廣東省中南部,珠江三角洲北緣。廣州瀕臨南海,鄰近香港特別行政區(qū)和澳門特別行政區(qū),是中國通往世界的南大門。中國的第三大河——珠江從廣州市區(qū)穿流而過。五羊城、羊城、穗城、花城等。
體育設施齊全:如:廣東奧林匹克體育中心,天河體育中心,廣州體育館,廣東省體育館,廣東省人民體育場等,有的在改造建設。
名勝:有“秦漢造船遺址和南越國宮署遺址,西關大屋,長隆歡樂世界,南海神廟,中山紀念堂,珠江夜游等。
飲食:粵菜,早茶,雞仔餅等。
Canton----beautiful “Flowers’City”
The 16th Asian Games in 2010 November 12-27 in Guangzhou, China, and Guangzhou is the second Chinese city to obtain the right to host the Asian Games. Beijing held in 1990 in the 11th Asian Games. Guangzhou Asian Games will be 41 events, the Asian Games are the largest number of historical events on the next. Guangzhou will host the Asian Games at the Tenth Asian people with disabilities.
In March 2004 a total of four cities hosting the Asian Games: Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul (Seoul), Amman; but the other three bidding cities have decided to quit competing. July 1, 2004, OCA announced that Guangzhou was the right to host the 16th Asian Games.
Asian Games emblem on November 17, 2006 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou announced a grand to the symbol of Guangzhou - "wuyang statue" as the main outline of the logo design has become the emblem of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.
It is a Guangzhou has a long history of 2222 years of cultural city. As early as the ninth century BC at the Zhou Dynasty, where the "Baiyue" the Yangtze River and middle reaches of the state of Chu from the people has been built there is "楚庭" This is the first name of Guangzhou.
Guangzhou is the Chinese revolution in modern times and modern source. Sanyuanli well-known Anti-British struggle against the people, Huanghuagang uprising occurred Guangzhou Uprising in Guangzhou. Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen at the Whampoa Military Academy founded, once the provisional government set up three. Mao Zedong founded here by the peasant movement workshops and training a large number of the backbone of the revolution. Zhang Tailei, Ye Ting, Ye Jianying and other Leaders of the dynamic here at the Guangzhou Uprising, and the establishment of the Soviet regime Guangzhou "Guangzhou Commune." Lu Xun, Guo, Yu Da-fu, Peng Pai, Ma, Xiao Yang Zou, Zhong-wu, such as Guangzhou have to spread advanced culture.
State Department announced in 1982 the ancient city of Guangzhou for the state historical and cultural city.
YangCheng legend
Guangzhou, also known as "Yangcheng Friday", "Guangzhou City." Alias of Guangzhou has about a beautiful story, legend, when the Chou dynasty Guangzhou famine years, people living in dire poverty. 5 a day over the South China Sea floated clouds of color, there is riding on the sheep‘s five immortal Sally, Sally the sheep population Goshiki rice mouth. Bestowed immortal people put rice and blessings never famine here. After the fairy left, because 5 cents sheep and remained attached to the world, to bless the local weather conditions. Thank the people for five immortal, they left the place at the construction of a "concept of five cents," in view of the statue there is five cents, accompanied by wuyang stone. This legend was the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Mascot applied.
Cultural relics
Large number of cultural relics in Guangzhou. Existing national, provincial and municipal conservation units in a total of three 219, one of 19 key national heritage conservation units, and provincial-level units to be protected 41, 159 municipal units to be protected. Zhongshan has four area sites found in the Qin and Han Dynasties and the South Vietnamese shipbuilding Palais des Nations Department sites, one of the Palais des Nations Department of South Vietnam two sites was rated "top ten archaeological discoveries." At present, the Palais des Nations Department sites in South Vietnam, South King, South Vietnam and other countries sluice three sites in South Vietnam United States to declare the United Nations is historical World Heritage Site.
Geographical position
Guangzhou City Center is located at latitude 23 degrees 06 minutes 32 seconds, longitude 114 degrees 15 minutes 53 seconds, is located in southern China, central and southern Guangdong Province, the northern margin of the Pearl River Delta. The brink of Guangzhou South China Sea, adjacent to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region of China, Chinese are the southern gateway to the world. The case of hilly areas in Guangzhou. High-lying north-east, south-west low, north and north-east are the mountains, are the central hills, plateaus, alluvial plain south of the Pearl River Delta. China‘s third major rivers - the Pearl River from Guangzhou flow over urban wear.
Climate and environment
Guangzhou is located in subtropical, across the Tropic of Cancer, the annual average temperature of 22.8 ℃, the lowest temperature of about 0 ℃, the maximum temperature of 38 ℃, and pleasant weather, is the annual average temperature difference between one of the smallest cities. Guangzhou is a subtropical monsoon climate, because of the mountains and sea, with warm and wet, adequate light and heat, summer long, a short characteristics of frosty period. Hot water throughout the year over the same period, rainfall, conducive to plant growth, for four seasons evergreen, the flowers, "Huacheng" Guangzhou has provided excellent conditions. Average annual rainfall is 1982.7 millimeters, with an average relative humidity was 68%. Year, for the April-June rainy season, August to September the weather is hot, many typhoons, October-December moderate temperatures, are the best tourist season.
Guangzhou, a beautiful, beautiful scenery and abundant tourism resources, tourist attractions more than 100, one of eight in the new Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain, Pearl River Night Cruise, Yuexiu Hill, East Point Plaza,, Huanghuagang tomb, Guangdong Olympic Sports Center, Lotus Hill, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Memorial Hall, South King Museum, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, Guangzhou Art Museum, Guangzhou Flower Exposition Garden, South China Botanical Garden, from the hot spring, Hong Kong Changlong Wildlife the world, and Changlong fun world, Changlong Water Park, Chang-long crocodile park,, Guangdong Museum of Art, Lu Xun Museum, Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station tourist areas, Liuxihe National Forest Park, Shangxiajiu road commercial pedestrian street, Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, the most famous attractions. Changlong one of a series of theme park in southern China is the joy of leading the Holy Land, in particular joy Changlong world, much more is to focus on world-class mobile facilities: the world‘s a roller coaster king of the Guinness Book of World Records has ten Central mountain vehicles, the Asian U-unique skateboard roller coaster, the world‘s largest, such as a large pendulum. Amusement park with numerous facilities. In addition Changlong Water Park is a higher level after repeated, now more than the Disney water park in the United States as the world‘s biggest water park.
Wellcome to Guangzhou city!
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假如你是LINGLING,你的加拿大朋友Mary將來觀看“第16屆亞運會”的一些比賽,請你發(fā)一封E-MAIL給你的朋友,她的E-MAIL地址是:MARY2009@yahoo.com,介紹本屆“亞運會”和廣州市的情況,字數在80—100字左右。
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Dear Mary:
I’ve been your E-mail from you since last week, you said: you would come to watch“ The 16th Asian Games in 2010 ” in Guangzhou, I ‘m glad to see you again, I am going to be your guider .
Wellcome to Guangzhou!
Your friend: Lingling