A letter to introduce myself and my hometown to a foreign friend

Hello, XXX,
I am very glad and excited to chat with you because I haven’t been abroad before and haven't never make made a foreign friend yet. Is Ru Ya your Chinese name? It's a very nice name, I like it. Seems like I should get an English name, too. Let me see, I got it, Darcy! It’s the name of the male protagonist in ‘Pride and Prejudice’. I don’t know whether it is proper or not, haha…
TheThis is my first time for using voice message, I will first make a brief self-introduction at first. My name is XXX,. At the moment I am studying in Zhejiang University for my doctor’s degree in Hangzhou. Hangzhou is a very beautiful tourist city located in China's most developed southeast coastal area, not far from Shanghai, less than an hour by High Speed Railway. There is an old Chinese saying, ‘Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below’. The West Lake is the best known attraction in the city. There are numerous temples, pagodas, gardens, and artificial islands within the lake. There are different scenes in the four seasons of the year, most of them are extraordinarily beautiful. If you want to travel around China, Hangzhou is a good choice. It’s summer now, and very hot outside. The temperature can reach up to 40 degrees Celsius, that is 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
To make it clear, I have written and read in Chinese and English. My English is limited, if it doesn’t read smoothly, or there are grammar or pronunciation mistakes, I hope you can correct them. We can help each other. I can also help you to correct your Chinese. In this way we can both improve our language abilities.
Thank you, looking forward to your reply.