Qinghai:Cradleofrivers,Resourceson'RoofoftheWorld'QINGHAIProvinceislocatedinthenortheastoftheQinghai-TibetPlateau,whichisalsoknownasthe“RoofoftheWorld".Thename“Qing-hai"derivesfromthecountry'sbiggestinlandsaltwaterlake—theQinghaiLake.Qinhai,occupyinganareaofover720,000sqkm,cradlesthecountry'smajorrivers:theYangzte,YellowandLancangrivers.QinghaiLakecoversanareaofmorethan4,500sqkm.ThefamousBirdIslandislocatedwestofthelake.DuringeveryMayandJune,morethan100,000migrantbirdsofdifferentspeciescometothe0.8sqkmislandtobreedandprovideamarvelousspectacleforviewers.WestoftheprovinceliesQaidamBasinwhichconsistsofnumeroussaltlakes.ChaerhanSaltLakeextendsoveranareaof5,800sqkm.Highwaysandrailwayscanpassthroughthethick,hardsaltlayerofsomelakes.Theknownoilreservesinthebasinequal200milliontonnes,andfivegasfieldshavealsobeenprovenwithreservescloseto150billioncubemetres.Differingfromthevast,desolateareasofthepro-vince,MengdaNaturalReserveishometoseveralhundredkindsofplantsintropical,subtropicalandtemperatezoneswhilemanyrareanimalspeciescanbefoundlivinginthereserve'sforest.Qinghaiisoneofthecountry'sfivemajorpastoralareas.Itsgrasslandareareaches33.3millionhectareswithafeedingcapacityfor23millionlivestock.Atotalof123kindsofmineralshavebeenfoundinQinghai.Amongthem,50kindsarefoundinabundancesuchaspotassiumchloride,lakesalt,lithium,magnesium,bro-mine,asbestos,siliconstoneandlimestone.Qinghaialsohasarichwatersupplyofover48billioncubicmetres.TheQinghaiPlateauboastsofprovidingtheuniqueconditionsnecessaryforthesurvivalofmanywildanimalsandplants.Bynow,atotalof270-oddspeciesoflandvertebrates,294speciesofbirds,40-oddspeciesoffish,1,000-oddkindsofmarketableplantsand680-oddmedicinalplantshavebeendiscoveredthere.Solarenergy,windenergyandgeothermalenergyarealsoeasilyaccessible.MarketwilldecideLIJINCHENG,secretaryoftheXiningMunicipalCommitteeoftheCPC,hashisownideasonhowbesttotapthevastwest.It'shisopinionthat,firstofall,private,notgovernmentsponsoredenterprisesshouldbethemajorplayers.However,thegovernmentshouldstillhavecontroloverinfrastructureconstruction.Secondly,themarketshouldguidetheeconomicflow;Thirdly,investmentshouldbemadeinhigh-techindustries;Fourthly,sustainabledevelopmentofboththeeconomyandenvironmentismandatory.Healsopointsoutthattakingadvantageoftheeconomicpotentialofthewestwillbealongprocessconsideringallthedisadvantagesoftheregion.Lookingtothefuture,Lisaidthatinitiallyinfrastructureconstructionshouldbepromotedandtheadvancementofrelatedsectorswillfollow.Liaddedthatthegovernmentstillhastheresponsibilitytoguideandmanagetheeconomicactivitiesofenterprisesaswellasprovidedueservices.。
YunnanprovinceissituatedinthesouthwestofChinawhichcoversatotalareaof394,000squarekilometers.Anditislandofnaturalbeautyandmystery.Todaypeoplethinkofitasa“frontierprovince”,whichliejustbelowtheTibetanplateauandabutVietnam,LaosandBurma.Yunnan'sclimateischaracterizedbysmallseasonalchangeintemperature,greatdifferenceindaytimetemperatureandregionalcontrastbetweendryandwetseasons.Theaveragetemperatureinsummeris19℃-22℃.RainfallisabundantintheareaandoccursmainlyinMayandOctobereachyear.Duetopeculiargeographicalenvironment,complexlandformsandsharpfallsandrisesinelevation,diversifiedclimaticconditionsresult.Thereareabout30,000kindsofplantsaswellasnumerousrareanimalsliveinYunnan,soYunnanenjoysareputationof“worldgarden”and“Kingdomofanimals”.Yunnanisendowedwithabundanceofbreath-takingscenicspots.Kunming,thecapitalcity,celebratedas"CityofEternalSpring",iswellknownforitsdiversecultures,breath-takingnaturalsceneryandpleasantclimate.Xishuangbannaisfamedforitswildherdsofelephantsanditsswarmsofpeacocks,whosegracefulpicturescanputprofessionaldancertoshame.AndDiqing(Shanri-la)isregardedasParadiseoneast,whichmeans“theplaceofgoodluckandhappiness”inTibetanlanguage.Yunnanishometo26ethicminoritieswhichgivearichcolortotheland.Theycontributedwiththeircolorfulcostumes,theirtraditionalsongsanddancestotheattractivelife.TheSplashingWaterFestivalofDainationality,theMarchFairofBainationality,theTorchFestivalofYinationality,makesyouforgettoleave.EnteringYunnan,youinadvertentlyenteringtheDongbacultureofNaxinationality,DaiminoritycultureofDali,BeiyecultureofDaiminority,BeimacultureofYiminority,andalsoenteringaremarkablefolk-customfullwithmyths,dances,paintings,andancientmusic.。
我的家乡是青海，在那里会看到蓝蓝的天清清的水，会感受到青藏高原的美丽。哪里有个盐湖—那就是青海湖。青海湖是有名的旅游之地。这就是我美丽的家乡青海
MyhomeisinQinghai,wherehewillseetheblueskyclearwater,youwillfeelthebeautyoftheTibetanPlateau.Wherethereisasaltlake-thatistheQinghaiLake.QinghaiLakeisafamoustouristplace.ThisismybeautifulhomeofQinghai
YunnanislocatedaboutthesouthwestpartofChina.Thisplacehasbeautifulmountains,andriversandfullwithmanylocalminorityraces.BecauseYunanishighelevated,comparativelylevelexpanseoflandandaplateau,ithasaoverallwarmweather,whichisperfectlyfitforhuman.Itisclosetothesun,thereforetheUVlevelishigh,andlocalpeoplehascomparativelydarkerskin.
KunmingisthecapitalofYunan,eventhoughitisnotasprosperouslycommercializedasShanghai,oraslonghistoricalbackgroundasBeijing,buttheuniquenaturalsceneryandcultureishighlyrecognizedandappreciatedbydomesticandinternationaltourists.Youcanseegirlswearlong,loosen,andcolorfulskirtsonthestreet.ThespecialfoodculturearoundthestreetisalsoaspecialfeatureofKunming,thereisnothingthatyoucannotfind,justthingsthatyoucannotimagine.
AroundLijiangRiver,youcangotothebarsaroundtheoldtown,andthecultureisveryopen-minded,girlsaroundthereareveryfriendlyanddancewithyou.Thisplaceisatourismhotspot,sothematerialexpenseisveryhigh,nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave,youcanspendthemallinonenight!