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Tammy

Dec. 25, 2025

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About the Hike Last Saturday

I went hiking again last Saturday.

The route was along an island in the middle of Taihu Lake. This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been there and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹.

The views were stunning, even on that cloudy and windy day.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned in my school time just automatically appeared in my mind. To me, it's a double delight.

You can have a glimpse of the island from this video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iPaDhbiXiSQ

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ALSO POSSIBLE: About theMy Hike Last Saturday

I went hiking again last Saturday.

BRITISH ENGLISH: The route was along an island in the middle of Taihu Lake.
AMERICAN ENGLISH: The route was along an island in the middle of Lake Taihu.

This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been there and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹.

ALSO POSSIBLE: The views were stunning, even ondespite thate cloudys and windy day.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned in my school time just automatically appeared in my mind.

To me, it's a double delight.

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You are a poet with a video camera! Beautiful shots! Thanks for sharing.
BTW, the place I am living now is also famous for its green tea. There are tea groves near my house.

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Tammy

Dec. 26, 2025

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Thank you so much!

Are the tea plants near your house blooming too? The ones in East China are blooming now, Small white flowers, very lovely.

About the Hike Last Saturday

I went hiking again last Saturday.

The route was along an island in the middle of Taihu Lake.

This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been there and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹.

The views were stunning, even on that cloudy and windy day.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned in my school time just automatically appearedpopped up in my mind.

ToFor me, it's a double delight.

Still correct tho

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I can relate. Merry Christmas.

Taihu Lake sounds familiar, tho. I must have heard of it in the dramas I've watched.

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Toluwani

Dec. 25, 2025

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I couldn't appreciate the beauty of the scenery in the video due to the video's resolution (I blame the network), but it's a nice video, and the dubbing is excellent👍.

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Tammy

Dec. 26, 2025

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Thank you so much!

Maybe it's a little late, but still—Merry Christmas!

The weather was not very good that day, so the scenery looked a little foggy.

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Toluwani

Dec. 26, 2025

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You're welcome and thank you 🙏🏾💖

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Toluwani

Dec. 26, 2025

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You're welcome and thank you 🙏🏾💖

About the Hike Last Saturday

I went hiking again last Saturday.

The route was along(?) an island in the middle of Taihu Lake.

“Along” would be OK if the island were very long and narrow, or if you went along a feature of the island, such as its coast, crest or ridge.

This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been there and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹, visited there and left many beautiful poems.

I moved the names closer to “poets” to make it clear that these are the names of two poets, not the titles of two poems.

The views were stunning, even on that cloudy and windy day.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned { in my school timedays | in school } just automatically appeared in my mind.

To me, it' was a double delight.

I agree with Liag.

You can have a glimpse of the island from this video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iPaDhbiXiSQ

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Nice video!

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Tammy

Dec. 26, 2025

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Thanks again!

Have a nice weekend!

This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been therevisited and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹.

"have been there" suggests they are still alive. I suggest "visited" or "came here" or "traveled here" in the simple past tense.

I understand "left" to mean they wrote poems and left them for us. However, it looks like not everyone will understand this phrasing, so you might consider alternatives like "were inspired to write" or "wrote" or "produced" instead. You might also add "about it/ the island" for extra clarity. So for example:

"This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹, visited and were inspired to write many beautiful poems about it.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned in my school time just automatically appeared in my mind.

The simple past is fine. if all three verbs in the sentence are in the same tense, the flow is better.

To me, it' was a double delight.

Changing "it's" to "it was" focuses on your experience that Saturday.

If you want to make a general statement using the present tense, the sentence might need more explanation of what the delight is. For example:

"To me, it's a double delight to recall poems about a landscape while hiking through it."

You can have a glimpse of the island from this video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iPaDhbiXiSQ

The video the narration was helpful. One correction is a missing word at the end: "I really enjoying" should be "I'm really enjoying."

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Good job!

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Tammy

Dec. 26, 2025

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Thank you very much!

Have a nice day!

About the Hike Last Saturday

Is this a hike that you've talked about previously? "About the" makes this sound like it is a follow-up to something which has been talked about before.

I went hiking again last Saturday.

The route was along an island in the middle of Taihu Lake.

This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been there and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹.

By "left", do you mean that these poets left their poems on the island itself?

The views were stunning, even on that cloudy and windy day.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned in myback in school time just automatically appeared in my mind.

"in my school time" isn't wrong, but "back in school" is a more commonly said phrase. In fact, "back" can often be used when talking about periods of time in the past: "back in high school", "back when I was working for that company", etc.

To me, it's a double delight.

You can have a glimpse of the island from this video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iPaDhbiXiSQ

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Your English is very good! Nicely written!

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Tammy

Dec. 26, 2025

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Thank you very much! I got the vivid use of "about"!

Have a nice day!

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About the Hike Last Saturday

Is this a hike that you've talked about previously? "About the" makes this sound like it is a follow-up to something which has been talked about before.

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The route was along an island in the middle of Taihu Lake.


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The route was along(?) an island in the middle of Taihu Lake.

“Along” would be OK if the island were very long and narrow, or if you went along a feature of the island, such as its coast, crest or ridge.

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BRITISH ENGLISH: The route was along an island in the middle of Taihu Lake.
AMERICAN ENGLISH: The route was along an island in the middle of Lake Taihu.

This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been there and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹.


This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been there and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹.

By "left", do you mean that these poets left their poems on the island itself?

This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been therevisited and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹.

"have been there" suggests they are still alive. I suggest "visited" or "came here" or "traveled here" in the simple past tense. I understand "left" to mean they wrote poems and left them for us. However, it looks like not everyone will understand this phrasing, so you might consider alternatives like "were inspired to write" or "wrote" or "produced" instead. You might also add "about it/ the island" for extra clarity. So for example: "This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹, visited and were inspired to write many beautiful poems about it.

This island is quite famous; some well-known poets in Chinese history have been there and left many beautiful poems, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹, such as Bai Juyi 白居易 and Fan Chongyan 范冲淹, visited there and left many beautiful poems.

I moved the names closer to “poets” to make it clear that these are the names of two poets, not the titles of two poems.

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The views were stunning, even on that cloudy and windy day.


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ALSO POSSIBLE: The views were stunning, even ondespite thate cloudys and windy day.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned in my school time just automatically appeared in my mind.


When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned in myback in school time just automatically appeared in my mind.

"in my school time" isn't wrong, but "back in school" is a more commonly said phrase. In fact, "back" can often be used when talking about periods of time in the past: "back in high school", "back when I was working for that company", etc.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned in my school time just automatically appeared in my mind.

The simple past is fine. if all three verbs in the sentence are in the same tense, the flow is better.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned { in my school timedays | in school } just automatically appeared in my mind.

When I saw the picturesque scenery, those poems I had learned in my school time just automatically appearedpopped up in my mind.

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To me, it's a double delight.


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To me, it' was a double delight.

Changing "it's" to "it was" focuses on your experience that Saturday. If you want to make a general statement using the present tense, the sentence might need more explanation of what the delight is. For example: "To me, it's a double delight to recall poems about a landscape while hiking through it."

To me, it' was a double delight.

I agree with Liag.

ToFor me, it's a double delight.

Still correct tho

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You can have a glimpse of the island from this video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iPaDhbiXiSQ


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

You can have a glimpse of the island from this video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iPaDhbiXiSQ

The video the narration was helpful. One correction is a missing word at the end: "I really enjoying" should be "I'm really enjoying."

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

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