In Zhaoyuan, when it comes to "Venice on the water", people will be proud of it and admire it. Speaking of "Venice on the water", we have to start from the East River in the past. When I was a child, unlike other children, I was particularly reluctant to go to my grandmother's house. It's not that I don't love grandma, but that I can't stand the smell coming from the river next to grandma's house. Located in the east of Zhaoyuan, this river is called "Chengdong River". Mom said: When she was my age, the East River was beautiful, with grass growing on both sides and the water in the river was crystal clear. Mother often goes to the river to catch fish with her friends. Later, people paid less attention to the river. Factory wastewater and domestic sewage garbage were dumped into the river. Chengdong River is polluted so that the grass doesn't grow, the water turns black and the river stinks. Chengdong River has become a stinky river, and people on both sides of the river live in a stinky environment all day. I hate stinky river. How I wish that smelly river could become as beautiful as the East River my mother saw when she was a child! One sunny week, I reluctantly followed my mother to my grandmother's house again.

Walking to the East River, I saw several people standing by the river, and the tall uncle in the middle was waving his big hand to give directions. Mother told me that the tall uncle is the new mayor. Looking closer, it turned out that the mayor's uncle was studying the transformation of the smelly water river with those people. I jumped to grandma's house with joy and told her: Chengdong River has been saved! Later, I went to my grandmother's house almost every Sunday to see the new changes in the East River. Several times, I also saw the tall figure of the mayor's uncle at the riverside training ground! Two years have passed, and great changes have taken place in Dongjiang. You see, the Expo City on both sides of the river brings together famous buildings from all over the world, just like being in a foreign country. Two green belts along the river spread like green carpets in the distance. I really want to do some somersaults on the carpet, and then lie on it and have a good sleep. Four bridges on the river, such as Rainbow Bridge and Pedestrian Bridge, have their own styles, which make people feel the beauty of modern architecture. The river is so clear and intoxicating that fish swim happily in the clear river. I really want to jump into the water and compete with the fish to swim faster.

At night, it is a dazzling scene, with music and light fountains buzzing and dancing, which makes people linger; Young men, women and children cruise on the poetic water in cruise ships with different styles, which is refreshing; Under the neon lights, the Expo City is crystal clear and pleasing to the eye. Together with the Xia Guang on the Rainbow Bridge, the China lanterns on the footbridge, the weeping willows on both sides of the river and the bright moon in the sky, it forms a mysterious and wonderful color landscape. What a beautiful East River! I sigh for the changes in Dongjiang, I am proud that my grandmother's home is located by this elegant river, and I am glad that we can have this fairytale world! I asked my mother that day, "Which is more beautiful, the Chengdong River today or the Chengdong River when you were a child?" Mother asked, "The East River in the past has become Venice on the water today. Which do you think is more beautiful? " I smiled, and so did my mother. Now, every week, I go to my grandmother's house-to visit her and enjoy our distant Venice on the water.