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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIt is a great country with a long history. It is a traditional English-speaking country. It is the first one which carried out the industrial revolution. It is a warm and drippy country and when you are there you will fell very comfortable. It is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandthe country which I love very much. She has a superior geographical position.She is located in the west of the Europe, east by the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, up to the North Atlantic off Iceland, Yugoslavia and the European continent, separated only by a strip of waterthe English Channel. The geographical location makes the country warm and comfortbable. Living in England is one thing that makes people long for very much.Food is a kind of art. The food of England is very diffent from Chinese food. Her delicious food attracts many people to go there to taste it. It has traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in England include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies like the cornish pasty, trifle and roasts dinners. A traditional English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread and mushrooms. Even though not many people will eat this for breakfast today, it is always served in hotels and guest houses around Britain.In Britain, there will be many local people loving to drink. British scotch whisky has a long history and is very famous in the world. And it is a country that the people of it are very keen on sports. Golf is very popular in this country. It is regarded as the golf hometown and here has hundreds of world-class stadium，such as Wentworth, Belfry and Carnoustie.Another sport people love very much is football. The English premier league is always considered the best league in the world and Scottish premier league is also quite successful.The history of the country also attracts many people.It is a country with a long history.There have been many famous people in the traditional English country such as Isaac Newton, W. William Shakespeare, Shavian ,Shelley, Churchill, Watt, Francis Bacon, Stephen William Hawking and so on.Isaac Newton is a great physicist, mathematician and astronomer. He invented calculus and discovered the law of universal gravitation and classical mechanics. William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the worlds pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called Englands national poet and the Bard of Avon.His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright . Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.Stephen William Hawking is regarded as the greatest scientist among the ones who are alive now. His bookA Brief History of Timeis known by thousands of people of many countries.Now let me tell you some famous and attractive cities in UK.London,the capital of the country, is the countrys political center. Buckingham Palace is the palace where the members of the royal family live and work and many important activities are held on here.London is also famous for its tourism. The British Museum, is the worlds oldest and grandest comprehensive museum and it is also the worlds largest and most famous one.There are many collections that belonged to China very long time ago displayed there. Some famous buildings such as the Big Ben, London Tower Bridge and Houses of Parliament are situated here. Another famous city you must have known is Cambridge.We all know the poem called Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again that wrote by Xu Zhimo. The beautiful bridge is located here. The famous University of Cambridge is also situated here and Newton and Darwin were studied in this school before.Oxford is famous for the Oxford University.It is the oldest school in UK.There are many histocal sites around the city. The beauty and the cultural deposits of the old country have attracted thousands of people from all the world .And it is where that I want to travel most. It is so fascinating and I believe I will have an unforgettable experience. I will enjoy her charm and never forget it.