food in uk

In UK, there are many food I Like eat,and some food I don't like.For example I like eat cherry very much.In China, although there are cherries, but very small.UK's cherries,big and red, degustation very sweet.Oh, I like eat pea ,mushroom.I don't like eat deep fry food very much.I also think eat many deep fry food will be fat and it is not to good for me.

In china,there are many tradition food,I think many foreigner knows kong pao chicken,BeiJing Duck,et...But in my hometown there has a famous and very daintiness dood,it is PinYao beef.I like eat very much.Pingyao cooked beef is produced in the jinzhong away, Jiexiu area, one of the world-famous specialty. As early as the mid-Ming, Pingyao beef is world renowned, has been nearly 500 years of history. Best-selling Singapore, Indonesia, Korea, Mongolia and other countries.Color rosy, soft and tender。If you have a chance to china, I advice you must go to PinYao,to eat PinYao beef.

Christmas Card

Dear Friends:

I wish you happy Christmas when the day will coming!I hope you good luck ervey day,I hope you will more and more lovely,I hope our friendship will be more an more better.I hope you know,you are not lonely,because you have a good friend-Me!I want to share with you ,no matter you feel said or happiness .

Your dear friend,

vivian

UK Government

1. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:Hilary Benn MP
The main task for the sake of the people's safety and health,Effective use of carbon resources to promote economic development.
2. Secretary of State for Transport:Lord Adonis MP
Sustain economic growth,Increase productivity,Ensure efficient and reliable transport network.Improve transport performance, enhancing transport safety.
3. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs:David Miliband MP
Overall management of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,Focus on the strategic and political planning.External public relations work,To promote the interests of the United Kingdom.
4. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions:Yvette Cooper MP
Welfare and pension reform，To help people in poverty Baituo。
5. Secretary of State for Defence：Bob Ainsworth MPFocused primarily on operations in Afghanistan。Including the nuclear missile defense。Also concerned about the issue of NATO and the European Union。
6. Home Secretary for the Home Office：Alan Johnson MP
To prevent terrorist activities, the occurrence of crime and anti-social behavior。To establish a secure and just society in which people live a prosperous life。
7. Secretary of State for Health：Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP
Calling on people to respond to national health and social care services，and Social Reform。
8. Chancellor of the Exchequer：Alistair Darling MP
In the British Parliament in charge of all economic and financial ，Control of the United Kingdom Ministry of Finance，Formulation and implementation of the British Government's public finance policy and economic policy。
the Prime Minister's responsibilities

Selecting all other members of the government
Chairing Cabinet meetings ，Decision of holding general election for the House of Commons ，Oversees the operation of the civil service and Government agencies ，Recommending a number of appointments to the Queen: members of the Church of England and senior judge 。

Wales Assembly

I am to visit the Cardiff Chamber last Thursday ，When we arrived at theDestinations by school bus.I am very excited,when I out of car,First, before we go to conduct security checks,Let me feel so serious .When I walked into the hall,I saw the roof of the hall inside the building, like the sea spray,it is so beautiful.It use the wood make up,so Spectacular。I immediately fell in love here。In our country can not enter the parliament hall simply.In the UK can be.I feel that the British government's People First.
I learn about the staff here,Office of the Parliament's use of environmentally friendly facilities,Example, using the toilet water is collected in rainwater.Is also a reasonable use of geothermal principles, so feel warm inside,This can save a lot of resources,Building such as this can save 50% per year of energy,I was thinking, I hope that our country can build such a building lot to help us more to save energy.
I also visited the only television can be seen the parliamentary hall, listening to the staff here, said members can discuss all ,such as transportation, environment, education ...

Halloween

Halloween was called Samhain by the Irish. It came to be known as Halloween sometime around the fifth century A.D. .

Samhain took place on October 31 through to November 1. During this period, it was believed that the boundaries between our world and the world of the dead were weakened, allowing spirits of the recently dead to cross over and possess the living.

To celibrate the festival, the Irish would dress up in bizarre costumes and parade through their villages， causing destruction and saying "Trick-or-Treat", in order to scare off any recently departed souls who might be prowling for bodies to inhabit.

This yearly festival was later brought to the other regions of the world, including continental Europe and North America. Irish immigrants brought several customs with them, including one of the symbols most commonly associated with Halloween -- the "Jack Lantern".

According to Irish folklore, there once lived a man named Jack who was known for being a drunk and a prankster. One night Jack tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and quickly carved an image of a cross on the trunk, trapping the devil. Jack then made him promise that, in exchange for letting him out of the tree, the Devil would never tempt him to sin again. He reluctantly agreed, but was able to exact his revenge upon Jack's death. Because of his mischievous ways in life, Jack was barred from entering heaven and because of his earlier trick; he was also barred from hell. So he was doomed to wander the earth until the end of time, with only a "Jack Lanterns" to warm him.

In Ireland, they originally used turnips for their "Jack Lanterns", but upon arriving in north America, they discovered that pumpkins were abundant and easier to carve out.

EU Timeline

For centuries, Europe was the scene of frequent and bloody wars. In the period 1870 to 1945, France and Germany fought each other three times, with terrible loss of life. A number of European leaders became convinced that the only way to secure a lasting peace between their countries was to unite them economically and politically.
1946-1949
19 January 1946, the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill calls for a "kind of United States of Europe" in a speech he gives at the Zurich University. 1949, France, Great Britain and the Benelux countries decide to set into place a Council of Europe and ask Denmark, Ireland, Italy Norway and Switzerland to help them prepare the statute of such Council.
1961
July, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Denmark formally apply to join the European Communities.
1981
1 January, Greece becomes the 10th member of the European Community. November, France and the Federal Republic of Germany present the Genscher-Colombo Plan, a project of "European Act" to improve institutional mechanisms.
1991
1 July, Sweden formally applies to join the European Communities.21 October, the Council reaches an agreement on the establishment of the European Economic Area (EEA) between the EEC and EFTA countries.9-10 December, a European Council is held in Maastricht, The Netherlands. It reaches an agreement on the draft Treaty on the European Union.
2000
15 January, the opening session of the Ministerial Intergovernemental Conferences for accession negotiations of Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria, is held in Brussels, Belgium. 28 September, Denmark holds a referendum on the euro. The majority rejects joining the single European currency.7-9 December, The European Council in Nice, France reaches a political agreement on the Treaty of Nice.In the margins of the European Council, the Presidents of Parliament, the European Council and the Commission formally proclaim the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
2006
1 February, the European Commission launches a Communication policy White Paper “Debating Europe - involving citizens” as the foundation of a European Union Communication Policy.
2007
1 January, Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union bringing membership up to 27. 1 January, Slovenia becomes the 13th member of the eurozone.
20081 January, Cyprus and Malta join the Eurozone.1 January, Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro.1 January, Slovenia starts the presidency of European Union as the first of the new Member States.29 March, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia implement the Schengen Agreement for airports. June 2008, Ireland's voters rejected Lisbon Treaty. The governments of more than a dozen states have ratified the treaty. 1 July, France takes over the Presidency from Slovenia. 2009
1 January, the Czech Republic assumes the Presidency for the first time.1 January, Slovakia adopts the euro and becomes the 16th member of the Eurozone.1 January, Deadline by which goods in all member states of the European Union must be sold in metric units (this has already been completed everywhere, except in the United Kingdom).

the four nations different

England on behalf of flower is rose,athe national flag is st George's cross.wales flower is leek and daffodil.the national flag is Dragon of Cadwallader.Scotland flower is thistle,the national flag is st andrew's cross and lion rampant.the ireland flower is shamrock,the national flag is st patrick's cross and republic of ireland it's green.People in Ireland,Wales and highland scotland belonged to the celtic race;those in england and lowland scotland were mainly of germanic origin.This difference was reflected in the languages they spoke.
Although there is only one governmentand people use the same passport ,moreover,pople feel their identity very strongly.