Every summer Carol travels a lot by herself and visits new places. Last August she had a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} vacation, so she was on a tour of four countries in Europe. Europe was beautiful but her vacation wasn't very nice. She was in each country only for three days. She visited too many museums and was always {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. After her vacation she was tired and bored. This summer she is going to spend her vacation in a   {#blank#}3{#/blank#} way. She is going to travel to one country in Asia with friends and visit only one city. They will stay there for seven days and they are going to choose a city near the sea {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they can go swimming and have picnics on the beach. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a happy journey it must be!

    With its black-white coat, the animal is one of the most precious (珍贵的) animals in the world. It is native to China, proudly called the "{#blank#}1{#/blank#} treasure". {#blank#}2{#/blank#} name is Panda. The name of "Panda" now refers to (指的是) the giant panda.

    In China, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army, the giant panda also attracts the world-wide tourists.

    As the most famous animal of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} , the giant panda appears in the logo(标志) of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF). It also has {#blank#}5{#/blank#} chances than other animals to be the mascot (吉祥物) of international games held in China. And it shows up as an actor on the big screen, such as Kung Fu Panda.

    The giant panda is regarded as the symbol of peace. In Japanese {#blank#}6{#/blank#}records, the Tang Dynasty sent a couple of bears and seventy pieces of fur as national gifts to Japan. The "{#blank#}7{#/blank#} bears" were giant pandas.

    One female panda usually has {#blank#}8{#/blank#} one baby, and it is not easy for wild pandas to have twins anyway. If you want to see them, you'd better go to Chengdu. Why? {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the main breeding (繁育) centers were built around this area. Certainly some city {#blank#}10{#/blank#} also have giant pandas, such as Beijing Zoo, Chongqing Zoo, etc.

    The giant pandas are so lovely creatures (生物) . More and more people become fans of them.