OncetwophoenixbirdsflewoverasmallvillageinHunanprovince.Thevillagewasso
beautifulthatthebirdsneverwantedtoleave.Thislegendwasrecitedtomeduringmyvisitto
Fenghuangaddingamythical(神秘的)touchtothisancienttown.
Fenghuangisasnapshotofidyllic(田园诗般)villagelifeinruralChina.Setalongsidethe
banksoftheTuojiangRiver.Fenghuangisfullofsmallwinding(蜿蜒的)alleysandsurroundedby
lushgreenhills.Havingtraveleddirectlyfromthebustling(喧嚣的)cityofChangshaFenghuang
wasabreathoffreshair.
WhenIvisitedFenghuangitwasJuly.MyfriendandIexcitedlyexploredwalkingalongthe
ancientcitywallandcrossingthebeautifuloldbridges.Despitethecrowdsoftouristsitseemedas
iflifeinthiscornerofChinahadnotchangedforcenturies.Peoplewereveryrelaxed.Theywere
neverbotheredbythehotweathernorbythetouristswalkingeatingandplayingoutdoors.Onour
firsteveningweboughtspicycoldnoodlesfromastreetvendorandateontheriverbankaswe
watchedthesunset.
Westayedinasmallhotelsimilartomanyofthetraditionalbuildingsinthevillage.Ourroom
wasbuiltonhighstilts(桩子)overthebanksoftheriver.Fromourwindowwecouldheartherush
ofthewaterandthesoundsofexcitedtouriststravelinginsmallboatsdownstream.Eveninmodern
timestherivercontinuestobethelifeofthevillage.Wesawpeoplebusyatworkcatchingfishor
ferrying(摆渡)touristsforsightseeing.Youngchildrenplayedinshallowwatersandfamilieswashed
theirclothesandutensils(厨具).
AftertwodaysexploringthevillageIcouldempathizewiththelegendofthephoenix.Iwas
reluctant(不情愿)toleave.
24.Theauthormentionsthelegendofthephoenixbirdsinthefirstparagraph_ .
A.toshowherdeeploveinChineseculture
B.tointroducethetopicofhertriptothetownofFenghuang
C.toexplainhowthetownofFenghuanggotitsname
D.todescribethebeautifulsceneryofthetownofFenghuang
25.WhichofthefollowingaspectsofthetownofFenghuangarementionedinthearticle?
