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Beijing is the capital city of China. Ive always wanted to see the beauty of our capital city. So I went to Beijing to find out.

北京是中国的首都。我一直想亲眼去看看首都的美丽风光，所以我来到北京，打算一探究竟。

Speaking of Beijing， we must mention Tiananmen Square. The national flag is raised on time in the square every morning. Its very majestic. We come to the Great Wall as well. It looks like a dragon on the mountain. What a miracle it is！

说起北京，那就肯定会提到天安门。每天早晨，五星红旗都会在天安门广场上升起，升旗仪式十分壮观。我还登上了长城。它看起来像一条巨龙盘踞在山上，真是一个奇迹！

There are many interesting traditional activities in Beijing， such as blowing the Tang People， the crickets fighting and so on. These traditional activities are very popular.

北京有许多有趣的传统活动，比如吹糖人、斗蛐蛐等。这些活动都深受人们喜爱。

The roast duck is a special dish in Beijing. As I know， there are  also Donkey-rolling， noodles with soy bean paste. I like eating Donkey-rolling best. Its so sweet. Its got all kinds of fillings in it. Mmm... Delicious！

烤鸭是北京的特色小吃。我知道的还有“驴打滚”、炸酱面……我非常喜欢吃“驴打滚”，它甜甜的，里面还包裹着各种馅料，太好吃了！

Miss Pan： Joy， I heard that you went to Beijing. Can you tell me something interesting there？

Joy： All right. I go to Tiananmen Square and I also went to see the flag-raising（升旗仪式）.

Miss Pan： If you want to go to see the flag-raising， it should be very early， right？

Joy： Yes， about 5：15.

Miss Pan： Is this the time every day？

Joy： No， it isnt. The time of raising the flag in Tiananmen Square changes every day.

Miss Pan： Can you say it in detail（细節）？

Joy： The raising and lowering time of the national flag in Tiananmen Square is determined（决定） according to the sunrise（日出） and sunset（日落） time in Beijing. In the morning， when the upper edge（上边缘） of the sun is equal to（等于） the horizon（地平线） seen in Tiananmen Square， it is the raising time. So it rises at a different time every day.

Miss Pan： Interesting！ Thank you for sharing.