Unit 3 A Taste of Travel Places of Interest

Class 11, Senior 1

Ma Shuping

Do you know the Quick Facts and Figures of China Tourism Industry?

Our country hosted 131 million foreign tourists in 2007. Tourists from other Asian countries took up 61.5 percent of all international tourists. China's tourism income reached $160 billion in 2007, up 22.6 percent year-on-year.

Beijing

Shanghai

Guilin

Lhasa

Tian’anmen Square

The Temple of Heaven

The Summer Palace

Bird’s Nest

Water Cube

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

The Great Wall twists and turns along the tops of mountain chains in northern China. It is more than 4,000 kilometers long.

Construction of the wall began in the fifth century BC. The wall finally took shape in the third century. From Beijing, you can visit the Great wall at Badaling,65 kilometres north-west of the city. The Great Wall opens at 6.30 a.m.and closes at 7 p.m. in summer.

The Great Wall

The Great Wall runs like a dragon along the tops of mountain chains in northern China. It is more than 4,000 kilometers long.

The building of the wall began in the fifth century BC. The wall finally was built and completed in the third century. From Beijing,you can visit the Great wall at Badaling,65 kilometres north-west of the city. The Great Wall opens at 6.30 a.m. and closes at 7 p.m. in summer.

NameShape

Location

Length/Size

Brief history

Open time

Scan paragraph one and try to fill in the table:

the Great Wall

twists and turns along the top of mountain chains

in northern China

more than 4,000 kilometers long

began in the fifth century BC.took shape in the third century BC.

at 6.30a.m and closes at 7p.m

The basic elements of

introducing a place of interest

Beijing

Shanghai

Guilin

Lhasa

The Bund

Oriental Pearl TV Tower

Jinmao Tower

Yuyuanzhiye

Yu Garden

Shanghai Grand Theatre

The Shanghai Museum

Match the following

1.sculpture 2.furniture gallery 3.seal4.bronze ware 5.Chinese painting 6.calligraphy

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