Beijing——the Capital of China中國的首都——北京

李蓓

北京是中華人民共和國（The People’s Republic of China）的首都，為全國政治中心、文化中心和國際交往中心。

北京歷史悠久，文化燦爛，是我國首批國家歷史文化名城。作為中國四大古都之一，它也是全球擁有世界文化遺產最多的城市。北京對外開放的旅游景點達200多處。北京不僅有著古老帝都的雄偉莊嚴、厚重滄桑，還有現代大都市的時尚繁華、高速便捷，它的豐富多元，總讓人樂而忘返。

Beijing is a big city and it is the capital of China. Beijing has a long history（歷史）. There are many old buildings（建筑物） there. But Beijing is changing every day. Now there are a lot of new buildings， modern（現代的） shopping malls（大型購物中心） and large markets.

In the past， Beijing was very clean and quiet. Most people went to work or school by bike. Now people can take a bus， the underground（地鐵） or a taxi.

Every year， people from different countries come to Beijing. They speak different languages（語言）. They always visit the Summer Palace， Tian’anmen Square and the Great Wall.

The food in Beijing is delicious， especially（尤其） Beijing Duck.

In Beijing， it’s hot in summer and cold in winter. The best time to come to Beijing is autumn.