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1.The Changjiang River
The Changjiang River is the longest river in Asia. It is also the third longest river in the world. The river is 6,397 kilometers long. It flows from its source in Qinghai Province and flows to the East China Sea at Shanghai. Although the Qinling-Huaihe River is the official dividing line between the north and south China, the Changjiang River has been traditionally seen as the dividing line by Chinese people.It is very important for the Chinese economy, culture, and so on.In China, the Changjiang River, together with the Huanghe River, is called the "Mother River",
2.The Huanghe River
The Huanghe River is 5, 464 kilometers long. It is the second longest river in China and the fifth longest in the world.It flows from the west to the east. The Huanghe River flows through nine provinces, such as Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong.It flows to the Bohai Sea in the end.Because the river flows through the Loess Plateau region, there are many silt in the water. So the Huanghe River is the most silt-filled river in the world.
Besides, there are many places for visitors to enjoy along the Huanghe River. For example, the Hukou Waterfall is a famous one. It is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. Except for the tourism resources along the river, the Huanghe River also has great effect on Chinese civilization. Like the Changjiang River, it is called the "Mother River".
3.A Lesson for Mencius
When Mencius was a small boy,his father died. So Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day Mencius returned home from the school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful and expensive.
"How much have you read today?"Mencius 's mother asked him.
Mencius threw down his book."I haven't read any of it,"he replied ."I played with some friends in the fields."
When his mother heard this, she picked a pair of scissors and cut the cloth up.
"Why did you cut up your cloth?"Mencius asked. "It was so beautiful and now you've wasted it."
"You have wasted your time,"his mother said. "Now I have wasted mine. Look at the terrible thing we have done."
Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson.After this, he always studied hard.
4.A Raincoat from Premier Zhou
It was a late night in July, 1955 at Beidaihe. A young soldier was standing guard at a house. Premier Zhou Enlai and his wife Deng Yingchao were all staying in the house. Bright light were coming out of the window. It meant that Premier Zhou Enlai was still working. Suddenly a rainstorm came up. Then the soldier heard someone coming. It was Deng Yingchao. She had something on her hand. It was a raincoat ."The premier asked me to take you this raincoat. Put it on quickly.And he wanted me to tell you not to stand under a tree when there's a lightning."
As the young soldier took the raincoat, he couldn't keep back his tears. What did the premier send him? Was it only a raincoat? It was the great care for a soldier from the great man.
5. Cao Chong Weighed an Elephant
During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a very clever boy named Cao Chong. He was one of Cao Cao's sons.When he was five years old, he was so clever that his wisdom was almost the same with the adult's. One day, Sun Quan from Wu gave an elephant to Cao Cao. The elephant was so big that everyone wanted to know its weight. But none of them could think of an idea to measure the weight of the elephant. Then Cao Chong said that it could be done by putting the elephant in a boat, marking the water level on the side of the boat and then putting rocks in the boat until the boat reached the same level. In this way, the weight of the rocks was the weight of the elephant. In the end, the weight of the elephant was measured successfully.
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1.长江
长江是亚洲第一大河，也是世界第三大河，全长6，397千米，发源于青海省，流入东海。虽然秦岭-淮河是中国南北方的正式分界线，但是中国人通常把长江看作南北方的分界线。长江对于中国经济、文化等的发展具有重要意义。长江与黄河一起被中国人誉为“母亲河”。
2.黄河
黄河全长5,464千米，是中国第二大河，世界第五大河。它自西向东流经青海省、内蒙古自治区、陕西省、河南省、山东省等九个省或自治区，最后注入渤海。因为黄河流经黄土高原，河中带有大量泥沙，所以黄河成为世界上含沙量最多的河流。
此外，黄河流域有许多旅游景点，如著名的壶口瀑布。壶口瀑布是中国第二大瀑布，也是世界上最大的黄色瀑布。除了沿线丰富的旅游资源外，黄河也对中华文明产生了巨大影响。像长江一样，黄河也被中国人誉为“母亲河”。
3.孟母教子
孟子小时候，父亲就去世了。他和母亲相依为命，过着穷苦的生活。一天，孟子从学校回到家里看见母亲正在织布，这布看起来既漂亮又贵重。
“今天学了多少东西？”母亲问道。
孟子放下手中的书，说道：“我没有学任何东西，我去和小伙伴们在田地里玩耍了。”
母亲听他这么说，就拿起剪刀把布剪成了两半。
“为什么你把布剪断？”孟子问道，“它是那么漂亮——你把它糟蹋了。”
“你浪费了宝贵的时间，”母亲说道，“我浪费了我的时间，瞅瞅，我们都干了些什么！”
孟子从母亲的教诲中学到了很多东西。从此以后，他努力学习，最终成了一代伟人。
4.周总理的雨衣
这是1955年7月在北戴河的一个晚上。夜已经很深了。一名年轻的卫兵正在屋外站岗放哨。周恩来总理和他的妻子邓颖超正在屋内坐着。明亮的灯光从窗子里射出来。周恩来总理正在夜以继日的工作。突然，天下起了大暴雨。接着，这名卫兵听到有人向他走来。来人是邓颖超。她手里拿着件东西。这是一件雨衣。“总理叫我把这件雨衣拿给你，赶快穿上，他还让我转告你闪电时不要站在树下。”
这名士兵接过雨衣，热泪盈眶。总理送给它的是什么？仅是一件雨衣吗？不，它是一代伟人对他的卫兵的无微不至的关怀。
5.曹冲称象
三国时期，有一个聪明的小孩叫曹冲。他是曹操的儿子。5岁时，他已经智慧过人，与成年人不相上下。一天，吴国的孙权送给曹操一头大象。这头大象非常大，每一个人都想知道它的重量。但是，没有人能够想出测量这头大象的办法。那时，曹冲他知道怎么测量这头大象。他让人们把这头大象放进一艘小船里，并且在船边标记好水位。然后，让人们把这头大象拉出来，给船里装石头，直到船达到水位为止。用这种方法，石头的重量就是大象的重量。这样，大象的重量就成功测出来了。
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