Education

There are increasing children choose private schools in China.Because a majority of parents think private schools can give more professional knowledge or systematic management for children,but private school have more expensive fees than public schools for children.In this point it is same to UK.Many parents send their children to private schools learning because public schools haven't content parents request.There are 2 school terms in my country. They are Autumn term in September and Spring term in February, but in UK there are 3 school terms.It is different school terms for China.The most important school exams we call 'the University Extrance Examination' in my country and children take them when children were 17 or 18 years old.Children must take this exams and let this exam marks to choose university.I think this exam is the same as 'A Levels'.

I think the most famous university in China,it is Tsinghua University(THU) or Peking University.They set up for 100 years in China and a lot of parents hope their children to study in these schools.In UK the most famous university are University of Cambridge or University of Oxford.They are famous university of the world.I think university students usually live in university residence hall when they were freshman, but sometimes when their home are very nearly for university, they maybe live with their parents.However, I know in UK many university students usually leave their parents oneself living when they were 18 years old.Nowadys more and more university students travel abroad to study in my country and they choose mots popular countries are USA,UK,Japan,Canada and Australia.

The Welsh Assembly (the Senedd)

Designed by architect Lord Richard Rogers,the Senedd ('parliament' or 'senate' in Welsh) finally opened for business in February 2006.Designed with energy efficiency in mind, the new home of the National Assembly for Wales has already scooped up a Building Research Establishment (BRE) award for the 'green' principles used throughout its design.The roof features a large, 6 metre tall wind cowl which funnels natural light and a ventilating air flow down to the debating chamber below.

The building uses an Earth Heat Exchange System which uses the ground as both a heat source and a heat sink, with a low-emission biomass boiler being fuelled by locally sourced wood chips.

Natural ventilation is provided throughout most of the building, while rainwater is collected from the roof and recycled for the toilets and window washing.

Ref:(http://www.urban75.org/photos/wales/welsh-assembly-senedd.html)

The people of Britain

There are four nations of the British Isles(England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland). They were different racially in the past. For example, the people in Ireland, Wales and highland Scotland belonged to the Celatic race, but in England and lowland Scotland were mainly of Germanic origin.The second difference was their spoken in languages. People in the Celtic areas spoke Celtic languages;Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh.People in the Germanic areas spoke Germanic dialects.Today difference in the four parts of the United Kingdom have become blurred, but they are not completely disappeared.There are different flags in the four nations:St George's Cross(England),Dragon of Cadwallader(Wales), St Andrew's Cross or Lion rampant(Scotland)and St Patrick's Cross or Republic of Ireland(Ireland).There are different plant in four nations: Rose, Leek/Daffodil,Thistle and Shamrock.In my language we call British people"Ying Guo Ren".

The British Government

There are been in no women MPs in the past.Countess Constance Markievicz was the first woman elected to the House of Commons, in 1918. However she did not take her seat, in protest against Britain’s policy in Ireland. The first woman to be elected and take her seat was Viscountess Nancy Astor in 1919.After the General Election 2010, there were 650 MPs elected.
Due to the resignation of Mr Gerry Adams on 26 January 2011 and the resignation of Eric Illsley on 8 February 2011, there are currently 648 MPs.There are currently 144 female MPs.

St David's Day

St David's Day is celebrated in Wales on 1 March, in honour of St David (Dewi Sant), the patron saint of Wales.St David was a Celtic monk, abbot and bishop, who lived in the sixth century. He spread the word of Christianity across Wales.His mother was a saint(Saint Non) and his teacher was also a saint(St Paulinus).

The most famous story about Saint David tells how he was preaching to a huge crowd and the ground is said to have risen up, so that he was standing on a hill and everyone had a better chance of hearing him. Many people pin a daffodil or leek to their clothes and some, especially children, wear traditional costumes.Concerts are held to mark the occasion, particularly male voice choirs.In the primary school

girls wear a petticoat and overcoat, made of Welsh flannel, and a tall hat, worn over a frilled bonnet. Boys wear a white shirt, a Welsh flannel waistcoat, black trousers, long wool socks and black shoes.
Chilldren enjoy traditional Welsh dances, sing Welsh folk songs and recite Welsh poems.(http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/saints/david_1.shtml)

The European Union

Over half a century earlier, it was the devastation caused in Europe by World War II which underlay the imperative to build international relationships to guard against any such catastrophe recurring. French statesmen Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman are regarded as the architects of the principle that the best way to start the European bonding process was by developing economic ties.This philosophy was the foundation for the Treaty of Paris which was signed in 1951. It established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) which was joined by France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Nowdays there have 40 percentage of world trade belongs to the EU.There have European Council,Council of Ministers,European Commission,the European Parliament and the European Court of Justice all in the running of the EU.The Parliament is the only directly-elected body in the EU.Eurosceptic is a general term used to describe criticism of the European Union (EU), and opposition to the process of European integration,  Traditionally, the main source of eurosceptic has been the notion that integration weakens the nation state. Other views occasionally seen as eurosceptic include perceptions of the EU being undemocratic or too bureaucratic.A europhile is a person who is fond of, admires, or even loves European culture, society, history and so on. In politics, it may be used to imply Pro-Europeanism, or support for the European Union.At last polls in recent years will suggested that a majority of Britons are against joining the EU.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3498746.stm

The UK Parliament

The development of Parliament over one thousand years, from the Anglo-Saxon Witan to the reign of Elizabeth I.Parliament examines what the Government is doing, makes new laws, holds the power to set taxes and debates the issues of the day. The House of Commons and House of Lords each play an important role in Parliament's work.The business of Parliament takes place in two Houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Their work is similar: making laws (legislation), checking the work of the government (scrutiny), and debating current issues. The House of Commons is also responsible for granting money to the government through approving Bills that raise taxes. Generally, the decisions made in one House have to be approved by the other. In this way the two-chamber system acts as a check and balance for both Houses.

There are two Houses of Parliament:The Houses Lords are much power than the Houses of Commons.Therefore the House of Commons was originally far less powerful than the House of Lords. There are 659 constituencies in the UK: 529 in England, 72 on Scotland, 40 in Wales and 18 in Northern Ireland. Constituens are different geographical size,some very lagre ,some covered small area. Prime Minister is elected through general elections.The system called  the’first past the post ‘is the person who has the most votes wins,even if they have only one vote more than the next person.
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/system/