China
By Alexis

There are many places to visit in China. The second largest city in China is Beijing. Beijing is also the capital of China. More then 15 million people live in the city.

Beijing also has the Beijing zoo. It is known as "The Garden of Ten Thousand Animals". There are 7,000 creatures of 600 different species at the zoo. They come from Africa, Europe, and India. Another place in Beijing to explore is the Tiananmen Square. It is gigantic and can hold 1 million people. It is the world’s largest public square.

Also in China, they have the tallest mountain in the world. Mount Everest is so high, it is 29,035 feet. It is located in between Nepal and Tibet. The mountain is 60 million years old. The symbol of the mountain is challenge, beauty, and human aspiration. In China there is the Great Wall of China. It is more than 2,000 years old. The length is even longer than the United States from east to west coast. The height of the wall is up to 25 feet tall.

Finally there are many places to visit in China. One of them is Beijing, it is the capital of China. Mount Everest is a site to see because it is the tallest mountain in the whole world. Last The Great Wall of China is important to see because it is the longest wall in the world.

 

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