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At night, Las Vegas was filled with gold.

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At night, Las Vegas was filled with gold. Guangzhou Yang Qiwei arrived at Las Vegas from the Grand Canyon. It was already past 8pm. There were still more than ten kilometers to go before entering the city. I...

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It was already past 8pm when we arrived from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas. There were still more than ten kilometers before we entered the city. We saw a bright light in front of us in the distance, half of the sky was illuminated. As the car drove closer, I found that the urban and suburban areas were lined with street lights. Together with the various and flashing neon lights in the urban area, the entire Las Vegas night was full of brilliance and splendor. Although I have long heard about the luxury and night time in Las Vegas, when I saw this vast sea of ​​brilliant lights in front of me, I was still amazed: Las Vegas is really a world of neon lights! Suddenly I understood why Las Vegas, the world's casino city, is called the most bizarre and magical city in the United States. No wonder some people say that you can’t go to the United States without visiting Las Vegas; when you visit Las Vegas, you must appreciate the brilliant night view of Las Vegas! Las Vegas is the oldest casino city in the United States and ranks first among the four major casino cities in the world. This modern desert city with a population of 1.6 million attracts 37 million tourists every year, ranking first among major cities in the United States. The gaming industry (gambling industry) is the largest industry in Las Vegas. The gaming industry and related service industries and tourism create 40 billion US dollars of wealth for the city every year. The impressive results are staggering. At night, the casino and hotel, the landmark buildings of the casino, are more luxurious than the last, and each one is more bizarre than the last. We first went to the Treasure Island Hotel and watched a pirate ship attack show with gunfire at the cost of waiting for 30 minutes. The show was grand, powerful and realistic, and it was thrilling to watch. It is said that the pyrotechnic props for each performance cost more than US$3,000! Then, we watched a free musical fountain show in front of the Bellagio Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. On the artificial lake as big as a football field in front of the hotel, hundreds of multi-directional rotating nozzles sprayed out various shapes according to the rhythm of music. Strange water columns, some as high as nearly a hundred meters, twist in the sky when a gust of wind blows. The scattered water splashes are accompanied by the unpredictable lights. The colorful water splashes are confusing in the light and shadow. They are both beautiful and sparkling with dreamlike wisdom. After watching the musical fountain show, we slowly wandered along the brightly lit avenues of Las Vegas, casually admiring the extremely luxurious and weird casino hotels: At the entrance of the Golden Palace Hotel and Casino, there was a huge model of an active volcano, which automatically erupted every 15 minutes. The magma shot straight into the dark night sky, and the raging flames illuminated half of the sky. Then there were fallen stars, sparks fell down the waterfall, and the entire water surface burned. It was very spectacular. We were so immersed in the scene that we were so excited that we didn’t know where we were! The lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel was creatively decorated to look like a forest scene. Several trained lions inside, under the guidance of trainers, kept roaring and showing off their power at tourists, causing a lot of noise. Across the street from the Grand Hotel in New York, the world's tallest and most thrilling roller coaster is built in front of it. It was dozens of stories high, and it had to be flipped 360 degrees continuously. You could hear screams from a distance, one after another in the night sky. Connected to the MGM Hotel is a hotel built by Jews to imitate the pyramids of ancient Egypt. It is said to have cost more than 1 billion US dollars. In front of the Pyramid Hotel, stands a huge Sphinx. The entire hotel looks exactly like the Pyramid. It is said that the hotel's lobby is large enough to accommodate ten Boeing 747s. There is not a single pillar in such a huge hotel. It only relies on four triangles to support each other. The guest rooms are hung on every wall. As the pyramid becomes smaller layer by layer, the number of guest rooms on each floor is also decreasing. Every corridor can directly see the lobby downstairs. The hotel's elevator also rises and falls at an inclined angle, and you need a room card to use the elevator. The most amazing thing is that an ultra-long, highly automated urban light rail elevator has been erected between the two hotels. Visitors can easily enter and exit by taking the elevator, saving their legs and feet. In the Bellagio, the most luxurious hotel in Las Vegas, all the famous paintings decorated inside are original works by Picasso, Monet, and Van Gogh. When we walk into this hotel, we feel like we have entered the Louvre! At the Flamingo Hotel, the 15-acre Caribbean-style swimming pool area, large casino and various restaurant venues, as well as the advanced fitness center and leisure spa, gave us a taste of luxury. In the Nishizawa Palace Hotel, the entire dome of the hotel is decorated to look like the blue sky. The moment we step into the lobby, it seems like we have returned from night to day, because at this moment we can no longer tell whether it is the roof or the blue sky. At the Venetian Hotel, every scene and object was built according to real proportions, replicating the Piazza San Marco in the Italian water city. The "Venice" canal, which is more than 100 meters long, with the sparkling water, boats passing by, and beauties and handsome men boating and singing on the river, was so beautiful that it made us feel like we were in the water city. When we were tired from walking, we found a restaurant, ordered authentic Chinese food, and rested while eating. When we returned to the hotel, it was already midnight. At this time, Las Vegas was still full of neon lights and colorful lights. It was full of entertainment and entertainment. It really became more exciting and more charming as the night went by!

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