我心中的绿洲 —— 上海徐汇滨江 董亦心

      When somebody asks me what my favorite place may be in Shanghai, my answer will undoubtedly be Shanghai Xuhui Binjiang Park. Xuhui Binjiang Park is located by the Huangpu River in Xuhui District, Shanghai, it is a comprehensive scenic area that integrates history, culture, art, and leisure.

      Why do I like this place?

      Firstly， it’s because its physicality. On those weekends while the temperature is just right there’s nothing better to do then go rock-climbing! Coincidentally, if you walk in to the center of Xuhui Binjiang Park you will see a tremendous climbing wall standing right there in the middle. A soft inflatable cushion sat beneath the giant facility, so that no one would worry about falling off the wall and injuring themselves. While there are some grown professional climbers who come here for daily work-outs. The climbing wall is unbelievably popular among teenagers, just throwing off their bags and enjoying their life without homework or classes. Of course I am one of them, even though my legs were sore from climbing all the time, my hands were shaking from the effort of keeping still, I continued climbing. Looking down from this high up, I couldn’t help thinking about the just finished Olympic Games. The Olympic Games had newly added rock-climbing to its full-scale events. Most of the rock-climbing athletes are young, like me. Watching them get up again and again after every time they fall down. Sweats beamed on their forehead, some of their hands are raw due to friction respect started to form in my stomach. No one seems to complain, they just enjoy their climb and take every chance of becoming the champion. They inspired me to never give up on something I like. Right now it‘s climbing this wall. So despite the soreness of my muscles, I kept climbing.     

      Secondly， it’s the leisure aspect of Xuhui Binjiang Park. As the most fashionable part of Shanghai, there are an impressively amount of pedestrian streets which are filled with various night-time bazaars, there are also some low density building communities. Tourists don’t usually come here for a specific shop or a specific market, even if you’ve come just to sit down beside the waves of the river, enjoy the sense of wind in your hair, or just to hang around and take some photos with the famous “three masters” of Shanghai. Xuhui Binjiang Park will help you drop the heaviness of your work and pressure, and promise you to leave the Park with a light and calm heart.

---上海市康健外国语实验中学  董亦心

我心中的绿洲 —— 上海徐汇滨江

      当有人问我上海最喜爱的地方是哪里时，我的答案毫无疑问会是上海徐汇滨江公园。这座位于黄浦江畔、徐汇区内的综合性景观区，完美地融合了历史、文化、艺术与休闲。

      我为何如此钟爱这个地方呢？

      首先，是因为它给予的活力体验。每当周末气温宜人之时，没有什么比攀岩更好的活动了！巧的是，当你步入徐汇滨江公园中心，便能看到一座巍峨的攀岩墙矗立其间。巨墙下铺设着柔软的安全气垫，让攀登者无需担心摔落受伤。不仅有专业的成年攀岩爱好者来此进行日常锻炼，这面攀岩墙更受到了青少年们的热烈追捧。他们抛开书包，尽情享受没有课业压力的生活。虽然双腿因不断攀登而酸痛，双手也因紧握而颤抖，但我依然坚持向上攀登。从高处俯瞰，我不禁想起了刚刚落幕的奥运会。奥运会上新加入的攀岩项目，参赛选手大多和我一样年轻。看着他们在一次次跌落后重新站起来，额头上汗水闪烁，有些人的手掌因摩擦而红肿，一股敬意在我心中油然而生。没有人抱怨，他们只是乐在其中，并抓住每一次成为冠军的机会。这种精神激励着我永不放弃我喜欢的事物——此时此刻就是攀登这堵墙。尽管肌肉酸痛，我还是继续攀登。

      其次，徐汇滨江公园的闲适氛围也是我所喜欢的。作为上海最具时尚气息的地方之一，这里有着令人印象深刻的步行街，夜晚布满了各式各样的夜市摊位。游客们来到这里往往并非为了某个特定商店或市场；即便是仅仅为了坐在河边感受波浪轻拍岸边的声音，或是吹拂发梢间的微风，抑或是漫步拍照留念于著名的“上海三杰”。徐汇滨江公园能让你放下工作的重担与生活的压力，保证你离开时心情轻松愉快。

      总之，无论是追求刺激还是寻求宁静，徐汇滨江公园都是一个能够满足各种需求的理想之地。对我来说，这里是城市中的一片绿洲，让人在忙碌之余找到一片心灵的栖息之所。

---上海市康健外国语实验中学  董亦心