Module5ATripAlongtheThreeGorgesPeriod5Writing--Describingaregion■Goals●Togatherrelatedinformationandwriteashortdescriptionoftheregionyoulivein■ProceduresStep1:CollectingandsharingrelatedinformationabouttheregionBeijingMunicipalityhasanareaof16,807squarekilometers,ofwhichonlyabout16percentisoccupiedbythecityproper.MostoftheMunicipalityiscoveredwithmountains,whichencloseitonthewest,northandnortheasternsides.TheactualcityofBeijingisbuiltonedgeoftheflatalluvialfanoftheYongdingRiver.OverhalfofGuangdongProvinceiscoveredinmountainsandhills,withplainsmakingup23%andtablelands19%.Thelandisgenerallyhighinthenorthandlowinthesouth.ThelargestriversconvergeontheZhujiang(PearlRiver)deltainthecenteroftheprovince,whereonefindsthelargestareaofplainsandhencethegreatestagriculturalproductivityandthedensestpopulation.MostofGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegioniscoveredbyhillsandmountains,ofwhichstrikinglimestoneformationscalledkarstarethemostfamousfeature.About87%ofGuizhou’sareaismountainsandhighlands,withmanyspectacularpeaks,valleys,riversandcaves.Althoughthelandisveryfertile,agricultureinGuizhoucanbehamperedbyitsclimate,whichispronetocontinuousdrizzlingandflooding,hailstorms,droughts,andfreezingtemperatures.Hainanconsistsofaboutthree-quartersmountainsandhighlands,occupyingthecenteroftheisland,withcoastalplainsmakinguptherestoftheprovince.Someofthenotablenaturalfeaturesoftheislandaretheremnantsoftropicalforestinthemountains,mangroveswampsonthecoastalplains,andintermittentcoralreefsaroundthecoast.Step2:WritingashortdescriptionoftheregionyouliveinIntheGanziTibetPrefectureofSichuanProvince,atabout4,000metersabovesea-level,isLitangCounty.Thatismyhometown.Itisoneofthefewmunicipalitiesintheworldtobesituatedatsuchagreatheight.InTibetanlanguage,Litangmeans“astretchofflatgrasslandasevenasacoppermirror.”Duetoitsuniquegeographicallocation,LitangisknowntoTibetansas“SkyCity.”Ilikemyhometownverymuch.IcamefromYading,whichisknowntomanyasthe“LastShangri-La.”Yadingisafantasticland.ItisanewcomeramongthemorerenownednaturaltouristattractionsinChina.TheareaisnotyetasfamousassuchloftymountainsasHuangshanandTaishan,andYadingdrawslessattentionthantheelegant,picturesqueJiuzhaigouandLijiangriversinGuilin.ButIlovemyhometownYading.ItismyGod,mylife.MybirthplaceHuanglongxiissituatedinShuangliuCounty,42kilometerssouthofChengduCity,thecapitalofSichuanProvince.HerethebuildingsoftheMingandQingDynastiesarelargelywellkeptandthestreetsarepavedwithgreenstoneslabs.Manyvisitorsspeakofthesimplequietnessofthetown.Threeoldtemples,ZhenjiangTemple,ChaoyinTempleandGulongTemple,arestillwellpreserved.Onthe用心爱心专心ninthdayofthesixthandninthlunarmonthsofeachyear,templefairsreproducethelivelyscenesthatregularlytookplaceinthetownofdayslongpast.MyhomevillageisasmallmountainousregionintheTaihangMountain.Some200millionyearsago,theregionwascoveredbyavastocean,andlater,mountainswereformedtherebythemovementoftheearth’scrust.ZhangheRiverrunsaroundmyvillage.Mymotherlivesjustbyanewly-builthighway.OppositetoourcourtyardisabeautifulmountaincallMiao’erMountain.Itiscoveredwithtrees.EverytimeIgobacktovisitmymotherIwouldclimbtothetopofthemountainoverlookingthevillageandmyhome.Iwouldsitonthetopforhours,enjoyingthestrikingsceneryaroundme,thinkingofmychildhoodlifeinthepast,andlookingoverattheplacewheremyfatherliesforhiseternalrest.Ilikemyhomevillage.IwillreturntoitwhenIamtoooldtoroamaroundtheworld.用心爱心专心
