VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Anhui is located in the east of China/Eastern China. It covers an area of 140,000 square kilometers and has a population of 61 million. It was first established as a province in 1667 during Qing Dynasty.

Anhui is known for its gorgeous scenery, especially its magnificent mountains. Among them, Huangshan is the most well-known to the world for its peculiarly-shaped pines, rocks, sunsets and cloud sea. Huangshan Mountain is one of the 10 most famous mountains in China and has the reputation of “The Most Strange Mountain in China”. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist destinations in China.

Huangshan Mountain has plenty of tourist sites, for examples, this is the Yingke Pine.

Vocabulary

pine (n) 松树

pretty
plenty 许多的，很多的，足够的

gorgeous (adj.) 十分漂亮的

magnificent (adj.) 宏伟的，壮丽

peculiar (adj.) 怪异的，奇怪的

reputation (n) 名声，声誉

destination (n) 目的地

scenery 风景

是国家5A级景区，也是中国自然和文化双遗产地，九华山的自然风光秀美，共有11处著名景观，而且历史文化底蕴深厚，是一处理想的爬山去处。

locate (v) – location (n) 位置
Our school is located in BX Road.

square kilometers.

province (n) 省

population (n) 人口
popular (adj.) 流行的

There are 20 million people in Shanghai.
The population of Shanghai is 20 million.