阅读理解
Thousands
of years ago. in the south of ancient China, there lived Shennong, a man who had
an ox(牛) head and human body. Seeing that local people were suffering from
disease, he built ladders and houses on a high mountain to store hundreds of
medical plants. To remember him, people named the place Shennongjia.
The legend(传说) makes Shennongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourists.
Travelling there is a unique experience, as you can see sceneries of the four
seasons from different altitudes. “When the bottom of the mountain is summer,
the top is spring and while the foothill is autumn, the top is covered with
ice," local people say of the special climate of Shennongjia.
Shennongjia
is also home to 5, 000 species of animals and plants. Many animals in danger
live there, such as the golden monkey, the clouded leopard and the Asian black
bear.
One
interesting and mysterious thing about Shennongjia is its legend of wild men.
Some people once claimed that they saw big footprints or big-foot creatures.
Yet so far, scientists haven't proved it is true and some say they are just
bears.
The
beautiful place has recently received a new title. On July 17, 2016,
Shennongjia Forestry District was added to United Nations World Heritage list
as a natural site. China now has 52 world heritage sites(遗址)，second only to Italy in the world.
