长江三峡
The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
The Three Gorges are situated ① in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River,and are famous throughout the world.
The Three Gorges are:the Xiling Gorge(西陵峡),Wu Gorge(巫峡)and Qutang Gorge(瞿塘峡).Along with them there are a number of beautiful places of interest,such as,Zhaojun Village,Qu Yuan Temple and Baidi Town.
The Gezhouba Dam is at the entrance to the Gorges.A big power station has been built here.Since the reform and open policies began to be carried out,great changes have taken place and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River have taken on a new look.At present a large multipurpose water conservancy project ② is under construction.
The Three Gorges will benefit ③ the people more and make greater contributions to China The Great WallThe Great Wall runs across North China like a huge dragon,It winds its way from west to east,across deserts,over mountains,through valleys till at last it reaches the sea.It's the longest wall on the earth,also one of the wonders in the world.
The Great Wall has a history of more than 2000 years.The first part was built during the Spring and Autumn Period.All the walls were joined up in Qin Dynasty.All tile work was done by hand.Thousands of people died while building the wall.Thus the Great Wall came into existence.
Since then,it has been rebuilt and repaired many times.Now the Great Wall,the admiration of the world,has taken on a new look.It's visited by large numbers of people from all parts'of the'country and the world.