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Bonjour China！
Do you ever think about taking a holiday in France? What about taking a tour of China? To save your time and money this National Day holiday, France has come to you．
On October 10, 2004, French President Jacques Chirac will come to Beijing to open the Year of France．From October to next July, China will play host to many displays of French culture．
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other big cities will hold French events．They will cover science, technology, education, construction, literature(文学), music, dance and drama(戏剧)．
“The art, music and food of France always make me think French are romantic and good at mixing art with life, ” said Qing Pei, a Senior 2 from Shanghai Qibao High School．
“I know that Chinese people describe France as romantic．It is true, but France is far more than that．”said Alain Lombard, the general director of Year of France in China．“Hopefully we can show people more about France, beyond romance, fashion and impression paintings(印象派绘画), ” he added．
For boys interested in planes the aerial display team of the French Air Force, the Patrouille de France(法兰西轻骑兵特技飞行队), will perform a show in Beijing Nanyuan Airport on October 7．As one of the top aerial acrobatic(特技飞行)teams in the world, they plan to perform a stunt(绝活)by drawing a huge French flag above the Tian’anmen Square with colorful smoke．
Fans of fashion, design and art from the romantic country, should get to the “Design of France” exhibition．Opening on October 10 in Beijing, the exhibition will show 2, 220 works, including architecture, decoration, transportation, daily necessities, furniture and clothes．It will tell how design in art and industry has influenced French people’s lives in the 20th century．
If you are a traveler, go and see the exhibit “Getting Close to France”, which will run in Beijing and Shanghai．It provides an hour-long visual(视觉的)computer tour around France．
Take action right now boys and girls, and you could have a wonderful holiday with a French flavor．
