兰州的名胜(英文版作文)

兰州的名胜(英文版作文)

Lanzhou, named Jincheng (Gold City) in ancient times, has a history of more than 2,000 years. It is now the capital of Gansu Province. Lanzhou is located on the upper reaches of Yellow River and at the geometric centre of China’s continental territory. With the Yellow River going through, the city is sandwiched by mountains on the northern and southern banks.
Lanzhou has a total area of about 13，000 square kilometers and includes three counties and five districts under its jurisdiction. There are 38 nationalities dwelling here. The average altitude of Lanzhou is 1520m. The weather in Lanzhou is comparatively good. Winters are not severe, nor is it extremely hot in summer. In midsummer the average temperature is only 22.6℃. In summer and autumn, the city is full of melons and fruit; the air is heavy with aroma of flowers. That is the best time to visit.
In the successive hundreds of years, Lanzhou remained a significant city along Hexi Corridor and achieved a long period of prosperity. Due to its long history and special geological position, Lanzhou is endowed with many tourist attractions. Five Spring Park is one of them.
Five Spring Park
Inside the park there are five springs Ganluquan (Sweet-dew Spring),Juyuequan(Moon-scoping Spring), Moziquan(Child-seeking Spring), Huiquan(Benefit-giving Spring) and Meng Spring, hence the name of Five Spring Mountain. According to a legend, these five springs were found by Huo Qubing, a famous general of Han Dynasty. It is said that