The“Snow Castle”park opens in Mudanjiang City，North China’s Heilongjiang Province，December 22，2008．

    Different kinds of snow sculptures are exhibited at the“Snow Castle”，which  attracts

many visitors．[Xinhua]

    BEIJlNG--Police and forestry workers at a section of the Great Wall in northern Beiiing，said jn an interview with Xinhua Tuesday they had taken photos of“wild wolf”near the Great Wall．Nearly 60 years ago，wild wolves used to haunt here．The Great Wall was a major habitat（棲息地）for wild beasts in ancient times．It’s good news that wolves are coming back．

    Since the financial crisis（金融危機）has struck the whole world，buying Christians gifts is“going to be impossible”for many  families．Instead of showing their family members or friends with expensive gifts from shops，people would like to make nice Christmas gifts by hand．How do you plan to have a wonderful Spring Festival?

Jinbao Jie has been known as a hotel street because of some star hotels along it：Li Garden is one of the few Cantonese（廣東）testaurants in Beijing considered authentic by foodies．Xia Nan Guo is a modem Shanghai style eatery with nutritious and natural cuisine．Jing Ya is a restaurant known in Beijing for its east Shandong seafood．Legendale Hotel has a good French restaurant．It is said that Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant will open a new branch here next year．