位于江西省北部。北临长江,东濒鄱阳湖,山峦起伏,景色秀丽,云海弥漫,气候宜人。主峰海拔1474米,景区面积约302平方公理。 庐山历史上曾是中国南方的佛教中心和道教中心,盛时寺观多达500余处。山上创建于公元940年的白鹿洞书院,是中国早的高等学府之一。庐山还是中外闻名的避暑胜地。19世纪末,山上曾大兴土木修建别墅,现仍保存完好的国际别墅群落中,有英、美、俄、德、法等18个国家建筑风格的别墅600余栋。 1996年,庐山被列为世界文化景观。
位于陕西省临潼县城东的骊山北麓。 秦始皇陵是中国历史上个建立中央统一政权的皇帝赢政(前259-前210)的陵墓,占地56.25平方公里。兵马俑坑是秦始皇陵的陪葬坑,位于皇陵东侧约1.5公里处,共发现3座,出土文物中心兵马俑为著名。兵俑一般高1.8米左右,按军阵排列,表情、姿态各不相同。据推算,待3座兵马俑坑全部发掘完毕,可出土陶俑7000余尊、陶马600多匹、战车百余乘、兵器数十万件。这是当代中国重要的考古发现之一。 1987年,秦始皇陵及兵马俑坑被列为世界文化遗产。
武当山位于湖北省境内,主峰海拔1612米,为道教名山。山上建筑始建于唐贞观年间(627-649),此后历代续有修建,至明代永年间(1403-1424)达到鼎盛,形成庞大的道教建筑群。山上现存各代建筑200余栋,建筑面积药5万平方米,其规模宏大、布局巧妙、工艺精美,体现了建筑与自然的高度和谐,有人誉之为“挂在悬崖绝壁上的故宫”。 1994年,武当山古建筑群被列为世界文化遗产。
位于甘肃煌鸣沙山麓,是世界上现存规模*、保存完好的佛教石窟艺术宝库。 莫高窟的营建始于秦建元二年(366年),此后持续了1000余年。在1600多米长的断崖上,现仍保存着凿建于历史上10个朝代的492个洞窟,内存壁画4.5万余平方米、彩塑像2415尊。其中隋(581—618)唐(618—907)时期的作品约占一半。由于莫高窟极高的历史、社会、宗教、艺术等价值,在国际上已形成专门的研究学科——敦煌学。 1987年,莫高窟被列为世界文化遗产。
分布于重庆市大足县,以北山、宝顶山、南山,石篆山、石门山5处为集中,也*代表性。 大足石刻主要为以佛教造像为主的摩崖石刻,也有一些传统的儒学及道教人物的造像。石刻主要营造于公元9世纪到13世纪,以规模宏大、雕刻精美、保存完整著称,其中很多造像题材源于当时的社会生活,颇似现实中人物的写照。大足石刻是中国晚期石窟艺术的代表,具有极高的艺术品质和文物价值。 1999年,大足石刻被列为世界文化遗产。
位于北京。始建于公元1420年,是明(1638-1644)清(1644-1911)皇帝祭天和祈祷丰年的地方。 天坛占地面积270多公顷,园内树木茂密葱茏。位于南端的圜丘坛,是皇帝举行祭天仪式的地方;北端的祈谷坛,是皇帝祈求丰年的场所。主殿祈年殿是一座高38米的三重檐的圆形大殿,洁白的台基,深蓝色的琉璃瓦顶,朱红的圆柱环列,巨大的镏金宝顶,是天坛美丽的建筑,也是中国独特的木构建筑的杰出。
Ireland (Eire) is Europe's third largest island, lying between the Ilrish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean about 50 miles off the western shores of Britain. Politically, it is divided into the Republic of Ireland, which covers the south, east, west andnorthwest, and Northern Ireland, the northeast part of the island, which is a state within the United Kingdom. Dublin and Belfast are their respective capitals. Not for nothing is Ireland known as the 'Emerald Isle'. Its mild,maritime climate and all-too-frequent gentle rainfall (heaviest in the west) produce lush green vegetation all over the island.Within the mountains that girdle nmch of the coastline lie low,central plains, bisected from north to south by the great River Shannon and its tributaries that form a huge network of navigable inland waterways.
位于西藏自治区首府拉萨。 布达拉宫是规模宏大的宫堡式建筑群,始建于公元7世纪,后毁于战火,于1645年重建,高13层共117米,虽历史达赖喇嘛生活起居和做佛事的场所,安放历世达赖遗体的灵塔也放置在宫内。大昭寺是著名古寺,始建于7世纪,主殿四层,上覆镏金铜顶。罗布林卜始建于公元18世纪中叶,是历代达赖喇嘛的夏宫,也是西藏美丽的古典园林。上述三处,均以其辉煌绚丽的建筑风格、极具价值的文物珍藏,成为西藏文化和艺术成就的代表。 1994年、2000年和2001年,布达拉宫、大昭寺和罗布林卡先后被列为世界文化遗产。
Jenna is psyched to have all of her friends up to her lake house! Greenwood Lake is so much fun, especially on Memorial Day weekend, when they have an annual county picnic and an old-fashioned carnival. The weekend is off to a perfect start . . . until Jenna’s brother invites David, her old crush and Sarah’s current boyfriend! Jenna handles the situation by trying to ignore David. But when the picnic rolls around and she and David are partnered up for the three-legged race, the sparks that fly between them are way too electric to ignore!
云冈石窟位于山西大同。始建于公元453年,工期历时40余年。 石窟依山开凿,在长约1公里的山腰上,现存洞窟53个、佛龛1200多个,石雕造像5.1万尊。云冈石窟以内容丰富多彩、造像气势雄伟著称。佛像大者高17米,小者仅高数厘米,均形象生动,雕工细腻,融合了中国、印度、波斯等国佛教造像的艺术风格。 2001年,云冈石窟被列为世界文化遗产。
One steamy morning in the summer of 1950, Mary and Frank Littell-with their two young sons in tow-left America for a small working-class town in the South of France, where they spent one hilarious, unforgettable year. Filled with fascinating details of expatriate life, French Impressions is a riveting account of their (mis)adventures abroad.
Six states, a city called Boston, and home of the original Yankees - that's New England. It can claim to be the first clearly-defined region of the United States, without which there might not be a United States. Tucked away in the northeast corner of" the land, closest to the country that gave it its name, England, it was from New England that the earliest revolutionary talk came and where the first shot was fired in the American Revolution. To look at some of" these perfect pastoral landscapes today, New England hardly has the look of revolutionary fervor, although the area still has a reputation for political individuality. That applies to some states more than others, of the six that make up New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island andVermont. The region's largest center is Boston, always a maverick among American cities. It probably has more nicknames than any other city in the States, known among other things as The City on the Hill, The Athens of America, The
Hank’s dad has decided to enter a crossword-puzzle tournament, and he wants to make a family road trip of it! So the family piles into the car—along with Frankie and Katherine the iguana (Hank and Emily each get to bring a “friend”). When they reach their destination, they’ll get to spend the day at a roller-coaster park during Hank’s dad’s tournament! The only caveat is that Hank has a homework packet to finish before they get there . . . which he somehow manages to lose at a stop along the way. Suddenly, Hank doesn’t feel so good . . . Can Hank and Frankie rescue the lost packet and get Hank on a roller coaster?
Bob's plan of blending into his new high school gradually, backfires after he meets an unusual classmate. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Gaby’s had it with “The Chelsea Show.” So she embarks on her own attention-seeking campaign, and claims the boy on a Survivor-type TV program for teens is her brother. At first this seems like the perfect getpopular- quick scheme. That is, until the boy wins the competition and is awarded the grand prize: a trip to Australia, leaving immediately, WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY!!! Forget popularity—unless Gaby figures out a way to convince her bunkmates that she’s on the next flight out to Australia, she’ll never be able to show her face at Lakeview again.
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Buzby the kitten goes out to look for his first job and finds work as a busboybut he makes a few mistakes. "His sweetness wins him the support of some VIP customers, who won't let management fire him when Buzby's errors become too public. Perky drawings back the story, which should appeal to children's strong sense of fair play."BL.
Using the comventions of great British traves writing, Beryl Bainbridge, with the skills of a fine novelist, updates to the present Priestley's classic Depression-era journey to the heart and soul of England. Reaedrs will find in this ample evidence of Beryl Bainbridge's sense of humor and her understanding of ordinary people for which her writing is well known. "Fast, zany, smart and amusing."—The Times(london) "Most flavorsome and poignant."—Anthony Burgess,author of A Clockwork Orange.
Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day, and Junie B. Jones is team captain! Only, here s the problem. Room Eight keeps on winning too many events. And so how will Room Nine ever become the kindergarten champions? As Captain Field Day, will Junie B. find a way to lead her team to victory? Or will it be up to someone else to save the day? 作者简介: BARBARA PARK is one of today's funniest, most popular authors. Her middle-grade novels, which include Skinnybones, The Kid in the Red Jacket, My Mother Got Married (And Other Disasters), and Mick Harte Was Here, have won over forty children's book awards. Barbara holds a B.S. in education from the University of Alabama. She has two grown sons and lives with her husband, Richard, in Arizona.
Chester,a wild horse who wants to be tame,comes to the city looking for a home.'Reading for fun:the artist's sense of pacing makes this book race along.’ —Saturday Review.
位于北京,清代帝王的行宫,于1750年动工兴建,1860年被入侵北京的英法联军焚毁,1888年重建。 全国总面积约290公顷,其中水域约占四分之三;可分为朝廷政事区、帝后生活区与风景游览区。园中以自然山水为框架,以万寿山上的佛香阁为造景主体,配以长提、长廊等,100多处景点与湖光山色融为一体,既张扬出皇家园林的恢弘气势,又充满了天然之趣。 1998年,颐和园被列为世界文化遗产。
Six jet-setting stories for fluent readers. Robbie, Laura and Janie's dad is a celebrity guitarist-and now he's taking them on his band's world tour! READING HEROES is a series of graded storybooks with activities, created by reading experts.
位于湖南省张家界市境内,面积264平方公里。 武陵源的风景具有神、奇、秀、野的特点,一步一景,人称“大自然的迷宫”。独特的景观是3000余座各具姿态的石英砂岩峰,大部分高约200余米,像一块块岩石叠垒成。景区内沟壑、峡谷纵横,溪流、瀑布众多,还有40多个溶洞和两座天然形成的巨大石桥。景区内古木苍苍,森林连片,林木覆盖率达88%。 1992年,武陵源被列为世界自然遗产。
To the doctors and nurses who work there, EastSide General is more than just a busy New York hospital. Beneath the efficient routine lies a tangle of complex, unresolved emotions. And wHnen the ambulance brings in two criticalburn cases - men charred beyond recognition by exposure to radio-active matter - there begins a crisis which theatens to engulf the entire hospital……