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Dear editor,

I am highly interested in your topic about introducing a great wonder around the world.

Yours,

Dave

The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago linked Europe, Africa and Asia.

People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists and archaeologists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3,000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road had covered almost 6,500 kilometers. It stretched from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East. Merchants(商人) travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried and traded spices, cloth, rare jewels, slaves and gold.

During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of precious goods and new ideas. These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean, Persian, Magyar, Armenian, Bactrian, Indian and Chinese areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages and cultures.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even the Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.

Do you know the man in the picture? Well, his name is Wu Liren. In the picture he is working on an artwork  his own studio.

Wu Liren is the (one) painter to tell stories of Hangzhou through paintings. He has done paintings of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal over the past thirsty years. He loved not only art  also his home town.

Wu was born and grew up in Hangzhou. He began to draw in the 1950s when he was only a child. Wu loved drawing so much  he often forgot to have meals while he (draw). In the mid-1980s, he started capturing (捕捉)(value) moments of people's lives with brush pens in order to keep the old days in his memory (clear). The Grand Canal was an important part. "In the past, people washed clothes and vegetables in the clean water," Wu said. He (create) thousands of paintings of the canal so far. "We used to call people living on (boat) 'Jiangbeilao'. " Wu said, pointing to a painting named Woju.

"I will keep painting in the future," Wu said. "I hope  young can remember old Hangzhou through my artworks. "

During China's National Day, I visited the Yellow Mountain, one of the (奇观) of the natural world. I went there by bus. Early in the morning,(差不多) six o'clock, I got on the bus and there were a lot of passengers on the bus. Maybe most of people want to take a(假日) to relax themselves after a long time of hard work. After some time, at a bus stop, an old man with (灰色的) hair got on the bus. A girl beside me got up quickly and picked up her big but empty bag and said, "Please take this seat, Grandpa. The old man showed his thanks and sat down. It was not silent in the bus and not many people noticed this. But I could feel the  (迹象) of warmth around us. As soon as I got to the place of interest, I could see some flowers and (旗帜). It was  (实在,的确) a beautiful place. While I was climbing the mountain, I met a(士兵). He told me about his life in Tibet. During his stay there, he once got badly hurt. Luckily, after an (手术), he was saved. Both the beautiful sights and his stories moved me. On the top of the mountain, we ate some snacks, (包括) some fruits, fried chicken and corn. It was really a great experience. I had great fun and learned a lot from others.

Long ago, humans understood nature in a way that seems strange and foolish. So when eclipses of the sun or the moon took place from time to time, early humans believed that the sun or the moon was being eaten. They usually felt very scared of them.

However, today, with the development of high-technology, it's easier for people to know how eclipses of the sun or the moon take place.

Actually, the earth and the moon move in a regular pattern. When the earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, the earth blocks the sunlight and we see the earth's shadow(阴影) on the moon. The moon gets dark―sometimes black, sometimes an orange color. This is nothing strange at all to our modern minds. It's certainly a moon eclipse.

When the moon moves between the earth and the sun, it blocks some of the sunlight. As the moon travels in front of the sun, the sun seems to disappear. This is a sun eclipse. When the moon, the sun and the earth are positioned in a straight line, the sun is completely blocked and the earth gets very dark. This is a total sun eclipse, but it seldom takes place.

Today, science really helps us understand the strange things that happen in nature better. We can easily go on the Internet and find out when the next lunar and solar eclipse will happen. When we understand something, we are no longer afraid of it.

I was nine years old when my stepmother came to live with us in the countryside of Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words, "I would like you to meet the fellow who is well-known for being the worst boy in this town and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning. "

My stepmother walked to me, raised my head softly, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she turned to look at my father and said,"You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn't yet found a way to give out his enthusiasm(热情).

Those words led to a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbours had built me up in my mind as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all this. She changed many things. She managed to ask my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated(毕业) with lots of prizes. She moved our family to the centre of the town, where my father could have a more successful career and my brothers and I could receive a better education. When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand computer and told me that she believed I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I began to write for local newspapers and finally reached the top. I wasn't the only beneficiary. My father became the richest man in the town. My brothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer and a college president.

When I walk down the streets of Beijing during the summer, I often find it difficult to get where I'm going. Why? Because of all the umbrellas in my way.

Before I came to China, I'd never seen people carrying umbrellas on sunny days. But in China, women carry umbrellas when it's not raining. What is the purpose? I wanted to know.

I found that there are many reasons for this. First, it protects people from the sun's rays. Many Chinese cities get hot in the summer. People sometimes carry umbrellas to stay cool. But wait a second. If umbrellas can help us stay cool, why don't I ever see men carrying them?

That brings us to the second reason—blocking the sun helps Chinese people's skin stay pale. In China, pale white skin is thought to be more beautiful than tanned (晒成棕褐色的) skin. Cosmetics (化妆品) companies even sell special creams and powders (香粉) to make your skin look whiter.

Women in the United States, on the other hand, actually prefer to be tanned. It's thought to be more beautiful there. Some people will lie outdoors in the sun for hours to get a tan. ________▲_________, as the sun's rays are bad for your skin.

And as it turns out, China isn't the only place where women carry umbrellas during the summer. Women in Greece are also known to carry umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun. So there you have it—umbrellas aren't just for rainy days, although I don't think I'm going to start carrying one anytime soon.

In China, more and more villagers have left home to make a living in big cities. As a result, their children have become left-behind children and they need more care. The survey below is from some villages in central China. 300 children were chosen to answer the questions.

Silent and calm, 25-year-old Linda looks out of the window. She may be smiling now, but it's been a long, hard road to 1. Today, she is a writer of a best-seller and also a famous artist. Her story is about fighting against 2 and encouraging others to do the same.

Linda did not begin talking 3 she was two and a half years old. 4, it was found that she had autism(自闭症) and had trouble in social communication. Linda's mother taught her the meaning of independence by example and encouraged her to learn how to do things 5.

Growing up, she was 6bullied(欺凌). She was called an alien and some kids would even steal her snacks. She tried changing schools, but she never seemed to be 7. The bullying 8. She also had trouble with tests. But she didn't let them stop her. With the help of her parents, Linda received speech and communication treatment.  

After a long period of treatment, doctors said that Linda would not succeed or finish her studies. But she managed to tell them they were 9. Linda worked hard to build up her confidence and found her ability—creating beautiful paintings. And at 18, Linda went to art college to study painting and was later 10by the local volunteers to join them on community visits where she could 11 her story.

Now she has gone through the 12 times. And she has come to realise that she is not 13. At 25, Linda sells her books and some of her paintings to help 14 and her family. By sharing her experience, Linda is not only influencing others, but also 15their lives.