One and a half essay by Tourism Ambassador

***Three Gorges Travel Notes 1 - Getting ready to go*** On the afternoon of July 31, my aunt came back from outside, holding two travel bags and three travel hats, and told us loudly: "Xuan Mao, Zaozao, hurry up and get ready, we will go to the Three Gorges the day after tomorrow!" Brother Zaozao and I shouted at the same time: "Really? That's great!"

We went to the Three Gorges the day after tomorrow! Food and clothing are fully prepared. Brother Zaozao and I excitedly put our travel hats on our heads, put our backpacks on our backs and walked around the house. We were so excited that we couldn't even sleep. We imagined the life and happiness of traveling - we will go to the Three Gorges tomorrow. Got it!

August 2nd has finally arrived. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, I, my brother Zaozao and my aunt came to the Sanxia Hotel in Chaotianmen together. At that time, everyone was not here yet, so we were reading newspapers on the sofa in the hall. An aunt came over and asked us to meet our tour guide. We got the tickets from the tour guide, went to the Yangtze River with other tourists, and saw the Tianjin cruise ship we were going to take. Tianjin has four floors, each floor is different. We received a green sign from the housekeeping department with room number 3309 on it. We arrived at 3309 and found that there were already five people in the room, three adults and two children, all of whom were boys. We each introduced our names and ages. One of them, named Zhang Zhikun, will be in grade 6 next semester; the other, named Li Can, will be in grade 4 next semester like me and is two months younger than me. Later, we became very good friends. We played and played together every day and had a great time.

***Three Gorges Travel Notes 2 - Fengdu Ghost Town*** After 5 o'clock in the morning on August 3, our ship arrived at Fengdu Ghost Town. I heard Uncle Li, who was in the same room as me, say that after a person dies, his heart is not dead. He will only find that he has turned into a skeleton three days later when he goes to the Naihe Bridge on Fengdu Mountain to wash his face. He also said that if anyone did bad things in the earthly world, he would fall under the bridge when crossing the Naihe River and be eaten by leopards, dogs, and wolves below; if he did good things in the earthly world, he would cross the Naihe Bridge smoothly. This is what people often say: good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. People who do bad things will also be punished in the underworld.

At 6 o'clock in the morning, we came to the "Ghost Kingdom Shrine" in the ghost town. It was very scary inside, and even the lights were made of skeletons. Just when I was feeling a little scared, suddenly the lid of the coffin in front of me opened automatically, and a "ghost" came out of it, "Oh my God!" Brother Zaozao and I both screamed in fright. , I was almost scared out of my mind...

Later we went to see other attractions, which contained the twelve evil ghosts selected by King Yama himself, such as naughty ghosts and Rakshasa ghosts. , man-eating ghosts, and lecherous ghosts, but the one that impressed me the most was the moving "ghost" in the "Ghost Kingdom Shrine".

***Three Gorges Travel Note 3 - Wushan Small Three Gorges*** At around 5 o'clock in the morning on the third day, we passed the Qutang Gorge. The cruise ship arrived at the entrance of the Wushan Small Three Gorges at around 6 o'clock. The tour guide took us on a small boat to the Small Three Gorges.

The Wushan Small Three Gorges is the collective name for the Longmen Gorge, Bawu Gorge and Dicui Gorge in Wushan County on the lower reaches of the Daning River, the largest tributary of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The first place we went to was Longmen Gorge, then Bawu Gorge and Dicui Gorge. In these gorges, you can see clear water flowing, strange peaks towering, bamboos and trees caged with green onions, the sound of apes, and wild interest. The mountains are green, the water is green, the peaks are strange, the springs are flying, the clouds are shrouded, the river beaches are dangerous, birds are flying, and mandarin ducks are playing in the water, forming a wonderful and moving natural water gallery. In the mountains, there are also the ancient hanging coffins of the Ba people, the puzzling and fascinating ancient path, and the exquisite and simple Dachang Town, which still has ancient customs, forming an unforgettable cultural landscape. All these constitute the beautiful and peculiar canyon scenery of the Little Three Gorges, making it a wonderful tourist attraction that makes people linger and have endless aftertaste. It is also known as the "wonder of China" and "the most beautiful scenery in the world".

***Three Gorges Travel Note 5 - My Thoughts*** The 7-day trip to the Three Gorges was finally over. On August 7, we returned to our aunt’s house in Chongqing excitedly. Looking back on this trip to the Three Gorges, I feel that I have gained a lot: first, I have gained a lot of knowledge and learned many things that cannot be learned in books; second, my eloquence has become better and my courage has become stronger under Uncle Li’s training. Now I can tell a few jokes casually; thirdly, I have made a lot of friends, and I also served as an ambassador of Sino-Japanese friendship. I think I must study hard in the future, especially learn foreign languages ??well. Only when I have rich knowledge of foreign languages ??can I be a true ambassador of Sino-Japanese friendship like my aunt.