IwenttovisittheGreatWallwithmyfriendsduringthesummervacation.Wewenttherebybus.Ittookusabouttwohourstogetthere.Itwashotandwindythatday.Therewerethousandsofpeople.Whenwesawagroupofforeigners,wewentupandtalkedwiththem.WetoldthemlotsofhistoryoftheGreatWall.TheywereverysurprisedwhentheysawthatourEnglishwereexellentandweknewalotabouttheGreatWall'shistory.Theythankedusalotandwereallyhadagoodtime.WefeltproudofourselvesandbeingChinese.
Today,mygrandmacametovisitus,becauseshemissedmesomuch.Shebroughtusalotoffreshvegetablesandfruitasusual.Mygrandmalivesinasmallvilliage,shelikesthelifeinthecountyandrefusestomovetothecity,soweliveseparately.Sheplantmanyvegetablesandfruits,andShebringthefreshtousnowandthen.Indeed,ittastesverydifferentfromthemarket's.IlikethefoodshebringssomuchandIamsogratefultoher.
Ilikeplayingvolleyballthatit'smyfavoritesport.SinceIlearnedtoplayvolleyballinPEtwoyearsago,Iwasbadlyinterestedinit.Therefore,Ilearneditwithmyvolleyballteacher.Andhalfayearlater,Ijoinedtheschoolvolleyballteam.It'ssuchanexcellentteamthatIhaveagreattime.Ipracticewithmyteammateseveryafternoon.Andwehaveplayedmanymatchestogether.
Excepttheawardsweget,Icherishthepreciousaffectionbetweenmeandteammatesandvolleyball.Andplayingvolleyballmakesmerealizehowimportantofunionandteamwork.Aslongasweunittogether,wecanbeatanyopponents.Iwillalwayscherishmylovetovolleyball.
Lastsummervacation,myfamilyandIwenttoQingdaobytrain.Therewasalwayssunshineandfreshair,whichmadeussocomfortable.Wewenttotheseaside,theseawasasblueasthesky,andbathinginthesunshineonthebeach,wasreallyanenjoyablething.Ialsopickedupalotofcolorfulshellswithmylittlesister.
Thereweboughtmanyinterestingsouvenirs,Iwasplaningtosendthemtomyfriends.Weatemanytingsthere,suchasfish,prawn,andsoon.Theyareverydelicious.Thenwelivedinacleanandtidyhotel,andthepricewasnotsoexpensive.IlikeQingdaoverymuch,andifIgotachance,Ihopetocomehereagain,itissuchabeautifulandinterestingplace.
TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear.
TheoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedChuYuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperorscourt.
Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrushedintotheirboatstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons.
AlthoughtheywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringtheDragonBoatFestival.
Itwassunnytoday.Iwasexcited.Igotupataquartertoseven.Imadeaappointmenttomeetatnineo’clock.AfterIhadmybreakfast,IwenttotheWanjiaMarket.Itwashotoutside.WhenIarrived,myfriendsdidn’tarrive.IwaitedforhiminfrontoftheKFC’sdoor.Ihaven’tseenthemforayear.Andinayear,wedidn’tcomeintocontactwithothersfrequently.Abouttenminutesleft,myfriendsarrivedonebyone.Afterwegreeted,wewenttoplaybasketballinLiwanGymnasium.Thematchlastfortowhours.Oh!Ifillveryhappytoday!