Travel in Beijing

沈晓璐

今天，我拉着行李箱，迈着轻快的脚步，奔向列车，开始北京之旅。My mother is taking photos of me. I am so happy that we can record this wonderful travel. We arrive at Beijing in time. I can’t wait to start the traveling.

这可不是一条普通的道路哦，它是北京城的“中轴线”。There are many attractions on this line， such as Tian’anmen Square， the Forbidden City， Temple of Heaven， the Bird’s Nest and so on. 这条“中轴线”，就像北京城的脊梁。

我和妈妈来到什刹海。湖边风景如画，美不胜收。It’s cloudy today， but I still enjoy around the lake. My mother and I walk together. 风吹湖面，碧波荡漾;树木茂密，掩映天空;荷花盛开，别样红艳。

去北京怎么能不去故宫呢？故宫就是古装剧里的紫禁城。There are more than 70 palaces and 9，000 rooms in the Forbidden City. 故宫是中国古代宫廷建筑之精华，我站在巍峨的故宫脚下，感叹它的宏伟壮丽。

随后，我们来到北京西城区柳荫街的恭王府，它是清代规模最大的一座王府。恭王府历尽沧桑依然美丽，徜徉在园中，仿佛能够触摸到历史的轨迹。

This wall of Prince Kung’ s Mansion is hollow. He Shen hid all his money and treasures inside the wall. Surprisingly， different shapes of the windows suggest different treasures in it.

Next， we visit Temple of Heaven. 天坛公园是世界上现存最大，保存最完好的古代祭天建筑。明清两代皇帝均在此祭天。即使皇帝不能亲自祭拜，也要派遣大臣替他行礼。

The old trees in Temple of Heaven live for 200 to 300 years. 這棵古树挺拔粗壮，形象奇特。我抱了抱这棵参天大树，瞧，它有的地方都被摸得光秃秃了。

Then we are going to climb the Great Wall. In the bus， the guide tells us a lot of stories about the Great Wall.

长城是中华民族的象征，在外太空都能看到长城的轮廓。We can’ t see the end of the Great Wall. It is just like a long Chinese dragon lying in the mountains. 不到长城非好汉，登上长城，我心里乐开了花。

最后，我又近距离接触了“鸟巢”和“水立方”，这感觉真的是太棒了！2008年北京奥运会的主会场就在这里哦！

The shape of the Bird’s Nest looks like a cradle（摇篮）. It symbolizes human hope for the future. The Water Cube is a rectangular building. It looks like a large piece of blue ice. 夜晚，灯光下的“鸟巢”和“水立方”美轮美奂，营造出一个梦幻般的美丽世界。

我的北京之行太精彩啦，我会永远记住这次难忘的旅行！