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Dubai,known as the Gulf of Pearl, is Located in the middle of the Arabian Peninsula （阿拉伯半岛）, the south bank of the Arabian Gulf （阿拉伯湾）

Dubai with an area of 3885 square kilometers has an population of 2,262,000. The official language is Arabic, but English is the main language in business.

Climate Dubai has a subtropical climate. It is extremely hot and windy in Summer. The temperature is over 42 ℃ averagely in Summers and is 23 ℃ averagely in Winters. Most days are sunny throughout the year.

It’s full of luxury cars.

This bus has a length of 15 feet long and can carry 23 passengers, with the speed of 223 km/h

Taxi is the most common way of transportation. And the majority of the taxi are expensive. starting price: 3dirham 1 迪拉姆 dirham = 1.69 RMB

The waterbus is called Abra in Dubai. As local and traditional transportation, waterbus are shuttle between Dubai Creek ( 迪拜湾 ). It takes about 3-4 minutes to reach the other side and costs 1dirham.

Arab pie ( 阿拉伯大饼 ) Shawa Ma （沙瓦玛） Arab lamb chops （阿拉伯烤羊排） Arab roast beef （阿拉伯烤牛）

三角春卷 菜丸子

Dubai kimchi 迪拜泡菜 Dubai kimchi 迪拜泡菜 Dubai Dates 迪拜椰枣 Dubai Dates 迪拜椰枣 Arab Salad （阿拉伯沙律）

Ramadan （斋月） Ramadan ， a month of fasting （斋戒）， is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar （伊斯兰 日历 ）. The fast （绝食） begins at dawn and ends at sunset. During that time, everyone isn't allowed to drink and eat. Before the dawns, people will eat suhoor( 开斋饭 )and after the sunsets people will eat iftar （开斋小吃）。 In this month, tourist must not eat, drink and smoke in the public until sunset. Only the hotels are able to sell food, but people had to be consumed in a hotel room.

Deira Gold Souk 黄金市场 It is the third largest gold trading center in the world,located in the old city of Dubai Gold Souk. Actually, it is a merely street with the length of less than one kilometer, but tourist can enjoy a variety styles of gold. It is said that customers can bargain for price of gold just like bargaing for vegetables in China.

In 1833, the Maktoum ( 马克图姆 ) family led the Bani Yas tribe( 巴尼亚斯部落 ) of 800 menbers to settle down in Dubai and established a new dynasty. In 1971, Dubai combined with Abu Dhabi （阿布扎比） and five other Emirates to set up the United Arab Emirates （阿拉伯联合 酋长国）. The current emirate of Dubai is Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( 穆罕默德 · 本 · 拉希德 · 阿勒马克图姆 )

Located in a short distance from the shores of stunning Jumeirah beach, ( 卓美亚沙滩 ) Dubai Burj Al Arab Hotel, （帆船酒店） which is 321meters high, is the only famous luxurious eight-star hotel in the world.

Burj Al Arab Hotel （帆船酒店） is decorated with 40 tons of gold which can be seen everywhere.

on the top of the hotel, it is a multifunctional stadium

t he Al Mahara, which is accessed by a simulated submarine voyage, features a large seawater aquarium, holding roughly 35,000 cubic feet (990 m3) of water.

Marriott Marquis Hotel 万豪伯爵酒店 It was recognized as the highest hotel in the world by The Guinness Book of World Records( 吉尼斯世 界纪录 ). Dubai Marriott Marquis Hotel consists of two towers.The whole building with a total of 77 layers is 355 meters, offering a view of the spectacular scenery of Dubai!

Atlantis The Palm Dubai 棕榈岛亚特兰蒂斯度假酒店 It is situated in the Palm Islands. The feature of the hotel lies in its lobby where a giant aquarium （水族缸） with 65,000 fish inside. In addition, there are Dolphin Bay( 海豚湾 ), Zero Entry Pool （零度泳池）, The Rapids （水世界冒险乐园漂流） ， N’Dulge Nightclub （ N’Dulge 夜总会） etc.

Underwater Suite 水下套房 Underwater Suite 水下套房

The Palm Islands （棕榈岛） The Palm Islands are an artificial islands in Dubai Among the islands, there are over 100 luxurious hotels, beachside villas( 海滨别 墅 )and apartments, marinas （码头）, water parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities （体育设施） and health spas （健康温泉）.

Burj Dubai 828meters 迪拜塔（哈利法塔 ) Canton Tower 600meters 广州塔 ( 海心塔 ) Taipei meters 台北 101

The Dubai Fountain It is the largest fountain in the world ！

Jumeirah Mosque （朱美拉清真寺 ） It is not only one of Dubai's most prominent landmarks, but also the place whom photographers love to shoot.

Dubai Mall 迪拜购物中心 Dubai Shopping Festival is always held in from January to February.

Da Vinci Tower 达 · 芬奇塔 Da Vinci Tower 达 · 芬奇塔 Dubai Four Towers 迪拜四塔 Dubai Four Towers 迪拜四塔

In order to maintain the purity of royal blood and no outflow of money, Dubai royal family is consanguineous marriage ([ ˌ k ɔ nsæŋ ˈɡ winiəs] adj. 血亲的，血缘的，密切的 ), and because the local law belongs to the religious law, a man can marry a four wife, consanguineous marriage is legal. Although the Dubai royal family is inbreeding, the princess and the prince are very delicate and beautiful, like a fairy tale characters

Salama princess, ( 萨拉玛公主 ) born in 1999 Crown Prince Hamdan, ( 王储哈姆丹 ) born in November 1982

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