北海道冰雪之旅.doc

If I can choose in my next life I hope to be the kite in the hand of the child in Hokkaido Roaming on the soft rolling hills Traveling in the world with clearly distinct four seasons And singing loudly in the wind Hokkaido is a “strange land” in the eyes of the Japanese. It is at the northern end of Japan，surrounded by the sea on four sides, being a vast piece of land. Most of the island is covered with virgin forest, lofty mountains and thermal springs resulting from volcanoes. Here, you can feel the most primitive harmony with the works of god. Hokkaido is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. Its clear-cut and pure climate together with the clear and bright character of the local people is showing its force to the best effect amidst the song of the wind, the sound of the waves, the sound of the grass and the sound of the frogs. In all seasons, Hokkaido has beautiful scenes worth enjoying：the fascinating blowing snow from November through April；the cherry, lily of the valley and lilac in May and June；the dreamlike lavender from mid July through the beginning of August；the brilliant sunflower in August；the enchanting red maple in September and October... All of them form vivid seasonal pictures of the place, offering great pleasures to visitors. The reason why I wished to go to Hokkaido is that I saw the film, “Love Letter”. The heroine Nakayama was overlooking the distant chain of mountains in a world of ice and snow, which was both magnificent and romantic... So I could not help longing for such a scene：In a season with flying snowflakes, melt myself into the tranquility of Hokkaido, meeting the sanctity and kissing the ice-cold, hence, my-- Travel of Ice and Snow in Hokkaido 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 By Dong Hua The Snow Festival of Sapporo Like the skillfully played polka coming from the massive pipe organ Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido, and the greatest city north of Tokyo. Here is a strong norland flavor. The streets are designed after