The beautiful land of Ireland has bred many talented poets as well as touching legend that it is the hometown of famous poet， playwright and proser William Butler Yeats. It is also the birthplace of Messiah and the Last Rose of Summer. It has the camp field of battles and grassland of horse racing in the movie of Braveheart and the long and narrow beach flying with "blue flag" in the movie of Saving Private Ryan.
The castle， greenbelt and bell tone in the island country of jade
The Republic of Ireland lies in North Atlantic Ocean and sees east British crossing Irish Sea. This small country in west Europe has always been called the "Island Country of Jade" that trees shade the street， grasslands spread the country as well as rivers and lakes. It keeps very good natural environment.
Grassland and pasture cover 80% of the total area of Ireland and plow land and forest land account for 75% of the land area. It has clean air， less dust and very small pollution source of manufacturing industry. The rich precipitation brings large area of pasture and farmland that the output value of agriculture and husbandry accounts for 46% of GDP and 80% of the products are exported. The agricultural and animal products in Ireland have great export volume and world reputation and its purebred horse is welcomed by horse-loving people around the world. All of these are benefiting from good natural environment.
The central part of Ireland is surrounded by mountains with beautiful scenery and beaches， which is a great place in Europe as well as a good destination for tourism. The warm current moistens the temperate gulf and rugged cliff stretches along the 5600 kilometers of coastline. There are green villages， winding beaches， zigzagging lakeshore and clean rivers.
"The most impressive thing in Ireland is the green land and scarce people，" said Guo Geng， expert of environmental protection. He used "castle， greenbelt and bell tone" to describe the scenery of Ireland： "the Liva River goes across the city with canoe occasionally as well as swan and wild duck. Out of the city is the green grassland， arcadian farmland， simple and unsophisticated castle and lofty church with steeple top." "When walking in the quiet morning， on the empty street， besides old people with dogs and bumble drunken man， it is the cars that rolling by. Therefore， the bell tone from the church becomes extremely clear， solemn and touching."
The tourism in Ireland is next to the agriculture and animal husbandry. It is the main source of foreign exchange earnings with 1.7 million tourists every year and a steady development for many years. In recent years， the number of Chinese tourists to the country increases fast and covering 30% of the total. It is trying to boost tourism， especially for the inbound tourism of emerging countries.