April 17, 2025
Around 2010, I had a chance to go to Hong Kong and Macao. It was also the first time I had visited Shenzhen and Zhuhai.
The first trip was to go to Shenzhen. After I arrived in Shenzhen by train, I met the guide. She organized the tourists that were from different cities to go to Hong Kong from the customs of Shenzhen. We didn’t visit Shenzhen. We just went by.
We took a bus to Hong Kong. Before we were going to go to Hong Kong, the tour group stopped at a shop according to the guide’s schedule. She said that it would be very difficult to communicate with Hong Kong people as they only spoke English and Cantonese, and the daily supplies were too expensive, so she strongly recommended that we should buy enough daily supplies we needed before we got back to the mainland.
It was a very short trip between Shenzhen and Hong Kong anyway. After about an hour, our bus arrived. Before our bus was going to stop, I saw a lot of people out of the bus raising some signs and trying to say something to us.
Our guide told us to ignore those people, who were believers of the Falun Gong. We would be in trouble if we got in touch with them.
We visited the Golden Bauhinia Square, Disneyland, Victoria Harbor and so on. What left a deep impression on me was the neon light patterns on the tall buildings at night. I hadn’t seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous.
Maybe two days later in Hong Kong, we visited Macao by cruise. Macao was smaller than Hong Kong, and the looks of the buildings in Macao were much less beautiful than those in Hong Kong.
In Macao, we visited the Lisboa casino and the Venetian casino. The hotel Lisboa looked like a bird cage, referring to the fact that as long as you entered the “cage”, you wouldn’t get out without losing anything.
My return trip passed through Zhuhai because it was connected to Macao by land. In Zhuhai, the guide took us to a gold shop where the boss of the shop tried really hard to show us that his gold products were the best and authentic - he pulled a gold necklace up and down against the edge of the glass of his counter very hard.
Zhuhai was our last stop in that trip, and then, I got back to my hometown by train.
Visiting Hong Kong and Macao
Around 2010, I had athe chance to go to Hong Kong and Macao.
"had the chance to" is a more common phrase than "had a chance to".
Optionally: "had the opportunity to"
It was also the first time I had visited Shenzhen and Zhuhai.
The first trip was to go to Shenzhen.
After I arrived in Shenzhen by train, I met the guide.
She organized the tourists that were from different cities to go to Hong Kong from the customs of Shenzhen.
Your sentence was technically correct, but was a little bit more wordy than it needed to be.
We didn’t visit Shenzhen, however, we just passed by.
I suggest combining the following sentence with this one. Since they are both connected ideas, it makes more sense to put them together into 1 sentence.
We just wentpassed by.
"we just passed by" is a more common phrase than "we just went by"
We took a bus to Hong Kong.
Before we were going to gomaking it to Hong Kong, the tour group stopped at a shop in according toance with the guide’s schedule.
Since the bus was already going to Hong Kong, it doesn't make sense to say "before going to Hong Kong."
Also, "according to" wasn't really incorrect, it's just that "in accordance with" sounds slightly more natural.
She said that it would be very difficult to communicate with the Hong Kong people as they only spoke English and Cantonese, and that the daily supplies weare too expensive, so she strongly recommended that we should buy enough dailythe supplies we needed before we got back to the mainland.
"and that" is used here instead of just "and" because "the daily supplies are too expensive" is a continuation of what the tour guide said. As in, she said that "it would be very difficult to communicate with the Hong Kong people ..." and that "the daily supplies are too expensive".
It was a very short trip between Shenzhen and Hong Kong anyway.
After about an hour, our bus arrived.
Before our bus was going to stopped, I saw a lot of people out of the bus raising some signs and trying to say something to us.
"Before our bus was going to stop" sounds like the bus never stopped (as in, "the bus was going to stop, but then it didn't"). Where as, "Before our bus stopped," explicitly states that "our bus eventually did stop."
Our guide told us to ignore those people, who were believers of the Falun Gong.
We would be in trouble if we got in touch withtalked them.
Alternate suggestion:
"We would be in trouble if we got involved with them"
We visited the Golden Bauhinia Square, Disneyland, Victoria Harbor and so on.
What left a deep impression on me, was the neon light patterns on the tall buildings at night.
I hadn’t yet seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous.
"I hadn't seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous." Sounds like you still "haven't seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous," which isn't true.
Alternate suggestion:
"I hadn’t seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous before."
Maybe two days later, in Hong Kong, we visited Macao by cruise.
Macao was smaller than Hong Kong, and the looks of the buildings in Macao were much less beautifulpretty than those in Hong Kong.
"beautiful" is correct, but since you've already used "beautiful" a lot, I made the suggestion to use a synonym.
In Macao, we visited the Lisboa casino and the Venetian casino.
The hotel Lisboa looked like a bird cage, referring to the fact that as long asonce you entered the “cage”, you wouldn’t get out without losing anysomething.
My return trip passed through Zhuhai because it was connected to Macao by land.
In Zhuhai, the guide took us to a gold shop, where the bosshead of the shop tried really hard to show us that his gold products were authe bestntic and authentic best- he pulled very hard on a gold necklace, up and down, against the edge of the glass of his counter very hard.
"boss of the shop" doesn't makes sense, as (in English) "the boss of <something>" is only used for people, such as, "the boss of me/you".
Zhuhai was our last stop in that trip, and then, I gowent back to my hometown by train.
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Great job! There were only a few "real" mistakes, but most of my corrections were just about "sounding more natural". The overarching problem that I saw in your post, was that you often added extra words that (while technically correct) were redundant/unnecessary, such as "the tourists that were from different cities" instead of "the tourists from different cities" or "we should buy enough daily supplies we needed" instead of "we should buy the supplies we needed."
Visiting Hong Kong and Macao This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
Around 2010, I had a chance to go to Hong Kong and Macao. Around 2010, I had "had the chance to" is a more common phrase than "had a chance to". Optionally: "had the opportunity to" |
It was also the first time I had visited Shenzhen and Zhuhai. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
The first trip was to go to Shenzhen. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
After I arrived in Shenzhen by train, I met the guide. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
She organized the tourists that were from different cities to go to Hong Kong from the customs of Shenzhen. She organized the tourists Your sentence was technically correct, but was a little bit more wordy than it needed to be. |
We didn’t visit Shenzhen. We didn’t visit Shenzhen, however, we just passed by. I suggest combining the following sentence with this one. Since they are both connected ideas, it makes more sense to put them together into 1 sentence. |
We just went by. We just "we just passed by" is a more common phrase than "we just went by" |
We took a bus to Hong Kong. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
Before we were going to go to Hong Kong, the tour group stopped at a shop according to the guide’s schedule. Before Since the bus was already going to Hong Kong, it doesn't make sense to say "before going to Hong Kong." Also, "according to" wasn't really incorrect, it's just that "in accordance with" sounds slightly more natural. |
It was a very short trip between Shenzhen and Hong Kong anyway. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
The hotel Lisboa looked like a bird cage, referring to the fact that as long as you entered the “cage”, you wouldn’t get out without losing anything. The hotel Lisboa looked like a bird cage, referring to the fact that |
My return trip passed through Zhuhai because it was connected to Macao by land. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
In Zhuhai, the guide took us to a gold shop where the boss of the shop tried really hard to show us that his gold products were the best and authentic - he pulled a gold necklace up and down against the edge of the glass of his counter very hard. In Zhuhai, the guide took us to a gold shop, where the "boss of the shop" doesn't makes sense, as (in English) "the boss of <something>" is only used for people, such as, "the boss of me/you". |
Zhuhai was our last stop in that trip, and then, I got back to my hometown by train. Zhuhai was our last stop in that trip, |
She said that it would be very difficult to communicate with Hong Kong people as they only spoke English and Cantonese, and the daily supplies were too expensive, so she strongly recommended that we should buy enough daily supplies we needed before we got back to the mainland. She said that it would be very difficult to communicate with the Hong Kong people as they only spoke English and Cantonese, and that the daily supplies "and that" is used here instead of just "and" because "the daily supplies are too expensive" is a continuation of what the tour guide said. As in, she said that "it would be very difficult to communicate with the Hong Kong people ..." and that "the daily supplies are too expensive". |
After about an hour, our bus arrived. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
Before our bus was going to stop, I saw a lot of people out of the bus raising some signs and trying to say something to us. Before our bus "Before our bus was going to stop" sounds like the bus never stopped (as in, "the bus was going to stop, but then it didn't"). Where as, "Before our bus stopped," explicitly states that "our bus eventually did stop." |
Our guide told us to ignore those people, who were believers of the Falun Gong. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
We would be in trouble if we got in touch with them. We would be in trouble if we Alternate suggestion: "We would be in trouble if we got involved with them" |
We visited the Golden Bauhinia Square, Disneyland, Victoria Harbor and so on. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
What left a deep impression on me was the neon light patterns on the tall buildings at night. What left a deep impression on me, was the neon light patterns on the tall buildings at night. |
I hadn’t seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous. I hadn’t yet seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous. "I hadn't seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous." Sounds like you still "haven't seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous," which isn't true. Alternate suggestion: "I hadn’t seen a city that was so beautiful and prosperous before." |
Maybe two days later in Hong Kong, we visited Macao by cruise. Maybe two days later, in Hong Kong, we visited Macao by cruise. |
Macao was smaller than Hong Kong, and the looks of the buildings in Macao were much less beautiful than those in Hong Kong. Macao was smaller than Hong Kong, and the looks of the buildings in Macao were much less "beautiful" is correct, but since you've already used "beautiful" a lot, I made the suggestion to use a synonym. |
In Macao, we visited the Lisboa casino and the Venetian casino. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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