Monday, April 28, 2008

Beijing & Perth

Part 1: My hometown

Beijing, a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People`s Republic China. Beijing is China`s second largest city, after Shanghai. It is recoginsed as the political educational and cultural centre of China. The city will host the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Beijing is situated at the northern part of the continent. The city`s climate is a humid continental climate, characterised by a hot, humid summer and a harshly cold, windy, dry winter. It was about 7 hours sunshine per day in summer and the lowest temperature ever recorded is -27 in winter.
There are lots of styles traditional architectural building in here. The "siheyuan" consists of a square housing compound, with rooms edclosing a central countryard. Teahouses are also common in Beijing. Chinese tea comes in many varieties and some rather expensive types of Chinese tea are said to cure an ailing body extraordinarily well. Peking Roust Duck is perhaps the most well-known dish.
Beijing is an amazing city for those tourist who prefer a splendid holiday.



Part 2: The city of Perth
Perth is the capital of western Australia. It is located in the south-west corner of Australia, is one of the shuniest cities in the world. It is farmous for its many clean, beautiful beaches-excellent swimming, surfing, boating and fishing.
The climate of Perth is warm to hot in summer; cool and wet in winter. It was an average 8 hours sunshine per day.
Perth has many industries, such as tourism, grape growing, mining. There are also have several museums and art galleries. It is the cultural centre of western Australia. The student population is very large because Perth has four universities in the city.
The population of the city is about 1.3 million. Most of them are friendly. They love the outdoor, the sun, water and so on. The layout of city is flat, in the weekends, many people cycle around city which has many rilometres of cycle track.
Perth is a popular tourist destination for people who prefer a wonderful relaxed vacation.

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