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During the first week of May I went on a holiday to Sichuan.

First,I found some photos of interesting places

which were not too far away from Chengdu.

I decided to go and see the big Buddha in Leshan and Mount Emei.

Next,I called a travel agent whose telephone number I found in a newspaper.

He told me that I could go on a two-day trip to Leshan and Emei,

which wasn't too expensive.

My friends,Xiao Rong and Wei Bin,said they would come with me.

We took a few bottles of water,some apples and oranges,which we put into my bag.

The next day we got up at five o'clock.

First,we went to Leshan,

where we climbed all the way up the mountain to see the Buddha.

The Buddha is really very big:taller than the highest building in our village.

Looking up at the large head and down at the large feet makes you feel so small.

Wei Bin took photos of us standing in front of the Buddha.

The next morning,we climbed Mount Emei.

There are many old temples and the forest on the mountain is very beautiful.

The wild monkeys are the most exciting things on Mount Emei.

They are not at all afraid of people.

In a second they will come to you and touch you.

The monkeys really liked to touch my hair.

Xiao Rong took a photo of a monkey that was sitting on my head.

The monkeys look sweet but they can be very naughty.

A small monkey suddenly put its hand in Xiao Rong's pocket.

Wei Bin took out some peanuts and it was fun to see the monkey eat from his hand.

Finally,towards evening we were on the way back to Chengdu.

We were all very tired and slept on the bus,

but our trip to Sichuan was really unforgettable.
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