翠鸟英文：Kingfisher 拉丁文：Alcedo attbis ispida，佛法僧目翠鸟科的1属。 翠鸟属于鸟纲、翠鸟科。常栖息于溪涧边，以鱼为食，营巢在岸旁洞穴中，主要分布于我国中部和南部，为留鸟。
自额至枕蓝黑色，密杂以翠蓝横斑，背部辉翠蓝色，腹部栗棕色；头顶有浅色横斑；嘴和脚均赤红色。从远处看很象啄木鸟。因背和面部的羽毛翠蓝发亮，因而通称翠鸟。中国的翠鸟有3种：斑头翠鸟、蓝耳翠鸟和普通翠鸟。最后一种常见，分布也广。
翠鸟常直挺地停息在近水的低枝或岩石上，伺机捕食鱼虾等，因而又有鱼虎、鱼狗之称。
喜栖息在有灌丛或疏林的、水清澈而缓流的河溪、湖泊以及灌溉渠等水域。性孤独，平时常独栖在*近水边的树枝上或岩石上，伺机猎食，食物以小鱼为主，兼吃甲壳类和多种水生昆虫及其幼虫，也啄食小型蛙类和少量水生植物。中国南方的翠鸟繁殖期为每年4～7月。翠鸟能用它的粗壮大嘴在土崖壁上穿穴为巢，也营巢于田野堤坝的隧道中，这些洞穴鸟类与啄木鸟一样洞底一般不加铺垫物。卵直接产在巢穴地上。每窝产卵6～7枚。卵色纯白，辉亮，稍具斑点，大小约28毫米×18毫米，每年1～2窝；孵化期约21天，雌雄共同孵卵，但只由雌鸟喂雏。翠鸟羽毛美丽，可供作装饰品。但嗜食鱼类，对渔业生产不利。
My holiday
Last summer, I went to qingdao for my holiday with my family. We took a Coach because the way is not far. We lived in a smell hotel where could see the sea .
We went for a walk along the seaside, and then we went swimming and took a lot of interesting photos there.And we went to a famous market and bought many keepsakes. I was going to bring these keepsakes for my friends. Finally we had a good picnic on the seaside with the natives.
It's a very good journey, and we all enjoyed ourselves on those days.
去年夏天，我和我的家人去青岛度假。我们乘坐一辆公共汽车，因为道路不远。我们住在酒店里的地方可以看到大海。我们去在海边散步，然后我们去游泳，在这里拍了很多有趣的照片.并且我们去了著名的市场，买了许多纪念品。我要带我的朋友这些纪念品。最后，我们曾就与当地人海边好野餐。这是一个很好的旅程，我们都喜欢在这些日子自己
Turpan is located in a depression with the area of more than 1000 square kilometers of the eastern part of Xinjiang and some 80 meters below the sea level. And nearby the Moon Lake， or Eding Lake in local language， the lowest water surface is 154 meters below the sea level， the second lowest continental point in the world after the Dead Sea. Turpan is called the Land of Fire， which was derived from the intense summer temperature， the highest ever recorded was 47.5oC and in summer the ground surface temperature is about 70oC. The Depression is characterized by high temperature and rare perspiration， so it is hot but it is not wet， during summer， although it is extremely hot， the streets are full of people.
The water from the surrounding mountains and underflow nourishes the depression. And the local people developed a unique irrigation system: ”Karez”， by which water is introduced to the agricultural oasis surrounded by desert. Turpan is famous for its grapes produce. once in Turpan Depression， one has a feeling that as if he was in a land of grapes， The Grape Gauge， about 8 kilometers in length， is one with grapevines grown on the slopes of the both sides， and deep into the Gauge， there is a tourist resort， shaded by grapevines and from late June to early October， clusters of grapes hanging overhead and the mineral water flowing from under the rocks make the resort a great attraction. In fact， the city proper itself is one that is surrounded or covered by grapevines. Many streets themselves are vineyards or trellises with grapevines， together with the fruit stands the whole city is a mixture of the fruit orchard and market， since 1990， the Grape festival held in the city becomes a great attraction not only to business people， but people from all over the world.
In history， Turpan was the capital of ancient Gaochang Kingdom (from the sixth century) and later the administration residence of Xizhou. It was a very important juncture on the Silk Road through which the western cultures and Chinese culture encountered and crashed and exchanged. A great many historical sites and cultural relics have remained. And the city is known as a “natural museum of man and culture.
The major tour sites of the area of the Northern Part of South Xijiang centered by Turpan: the Flaming Mountains， the Moon Lake， Grape Gouge， Karez System， the Ruins of ancient City of Jiaohe， the ruins of ancient City of Gaochang， Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves， Emin Minaret， Astan-Kharakhoja Tombs， Sand Dune Park， the Sand Plant Park.
Notes:
1. Turpan 吐鲁番
2. the Dead Sea 死海
3. Karez 坎儿井（灌溉暗渠）
