Beautiful Town

Kangding is a beautiful town. There are many historical places of interest and beautiful sceneries such as Pao Ma shan Park, Shui Jing Zi, the Tagong grasslands, and so on.

Pao Ma Shan (Running Horse Mountain) park is one of the well-known places in Kangding. It's a high hill and there are many different kinds of trees, flowers, and animals. There is a love song about it. The song is very sweet. It's one of the ten most famous folk songs in the world. Every April 8th people get together in the park, enjoy the scenery, listen to the song, and breathe fresh air. At noon some people ride their horses in the park. They practice horsemanship and race. They're the most interesting part of the party. How happy the people are!

Shui Jing Zi is a well situated in the middle of the town. The water is very clean and there are many minerals in it. You may drink it because it can keep you health. There is an old story about it. There are two beautiful golden ducks. They often went swimming on New Year's morning. Whoever saw them first will be happy and lucky all his life. But one day some foreigners were not very friendly and they stole one of the ducks. After that the other duck was afraid to go out. Now when the new year comes, people will go to Shui jing Zi. They want to see the duck again, but it has disappeared forever.

The Tagong grasslands are situated to the north west of the town. If you want to go there, you had better get up early. It will take you four hours to get there. Tagong is a big prairie. There are many yaks and sheep. There, you can ride horses, eat delicious food, see the holy hill, and visit the temple.

By the way, Kangding is an area inhabited by ethnic minorities. There are many Tibetan people. They can dance and sing. They are very friendly. If you come here, they will give you some highland barley wine, butter tea, and other special food such as mutton, beef, and sour milk Oh! How delicious the food is! Tibetans are Buddhists. They often read Buddhist prayers and often pray to the Buddha that everything goes well.

Ok! This is my hometown. What do you think of it? Beautiful? I welcome you to my hometown, Kangding.

Nie Xin

Junior grade 3, class 4

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