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1. "Mom, China is beautiful. We just visited a place north of Yushan. It is classified as one of the national parks. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. By the way, it is a famous sacred mountain."
Which mountain is Van and Dan writing home about?
2. "Oh mom and dad, this is awesome! We are in Eastern China today and we just saw a phenomenon called 'Buddha's Light'. We were told that it only appears a couple of times per month so we were very fortunate to see it. Hot springs are here too. The water of these hot springs is said to help prevent skin, joint and nerve illnesses."
Where are the boys writing from now?
3. "Hi Dad. We are now in Henan Province. Van and I are at a place where there are tens of thousands statues of Buddha and his disciples. The tomb of Bai Juyi is here too."
Where are the boys writing home about now?
4. "Dear mother, Dan and I went over to southeastern China. We visited the Three Tiled Spring, the Immortal Caverns and the Bamboo Temple. We are having fun."
Where is Van writing home about?
5. "Hey dad! Did you know that there are oracle bones and oracle bone scripts that show that during the Shang Dynasty China had a complete system of writing signs? Well, the site we went to this morning is famous for its oracle bones."
Which site is the boys writing home about?
6. "Oh mother! You would be tickled pink to see what I saw this morning. Giant pandas... such a pity these cute creatures are endangered. I was at a place that protects more than 30% of them."
Where was Dan writing home about?
7. "Dad, we are at a site that is one of the largest of Chinese subtropical forests. Jiuqu XI, the nine bend river meanders in a deep gorge among the hills.
Where are the boys writing home from?
8. "Hi mom and dad, Today we visited Shangdon province which is north of Taian. We were at one of the Five Great Mountains. We visited the Azure Clouds Temple near the top of the mountain."
Where were the boys writing home about?
9. "Dear parents, we will soon be home. Today we went to a city at the foot of Mount Song. The Shaolin Temple, the Confucian Sangyang Academy and the Taoist Zhongyue Temple are famous spiritual centres in this city."
Which city were the boys writing home about?
10. "Mom and Dad we have made our final stop. We are at the western rim of the Sichuan Basin. According to tradition, this is the place of enlightenment or Bodhimanda. Tibetan Macaques are indigenous to this area and many of them are on the streets."
Where are the boys writing from now?
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