SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—PrereadingWhatdoyouknowabout“apackagetour”
WhendidthefirstTaiwanpackagetouropen
ChenXidafromXiamen,FujianProvincehastraveledtoTaiwanthreetimes
Everytimehehadtotakeapackagetour
ThisusedtobetheonlywayformanyChinesemainlandtouriststovisitTaiwan
Butindividual(个人的)tourismisbecomingeasier
Bytheendofthisyear,residents(居民)of10moreChinesemainlandcitieswillbeabletovisitTaiwanasindividualtourists,thankstoadealbetweentheChinesemainland’sAssociationforTourismExchangeAcrosstheTaiwanStrait(海峡)andTaiwan’sTaiwanStraitTourismAssociationonApril1
ThelatestcitiesincludeTianjin,Chongqing,Nanjing,Hangzhou,Guangzhou,Chengdu,Jinan,Xi’an,FuzhouandShenzhen
ThefirstTaiwanpackagetouropenedonJuly4,2008
However,touristsoftencomplainedabouttightschedules(紧张的行程)andbegantoaskfora“deepertrav