北京旅游英文导游词.docx

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北京旅游英文导游词

北京旅游英文导游词

StartingoutintheeastonthebanksoftheYaleRiverinLeaningProvince,theWallstretcheswestwardsfor12,700kilometerstoJiayuguanintheGobidesert,thusknownastheTenThousandLiWallinChina.

TheWallclimbsupanddown,twistsandturnsalongtheridgesoftheYanshanandYinshanMountainChainsthroughfiveprovincesLiaoning,Hebei,Shanxi,Shaanxi,andGansuandtwoautonomousregionsNingxiaandInnerMongolia,bindingthenorthernChinatogether.

HistoricalrecordstracetheconstructionoftheoriginoftheWalltodefensivefortificationbacktotheyear656B.C.

duringthereignofKingChengoftheStatesofChu.

ItsconstructioncontinuedthroughouttheWarringStatesperiodinthefifthCenturyB.C.

Walls,then,wasbuiltseparatelybytheseducalstatestowardoffsuchharassments.

Laterin221B.C.

ThemostextensivereinforcementsandrenovationswerecarriedoutintheMingDynasty（13681644）whenaltogether18lengthystretcheswerereinforcedwithbricksandrocks.

itismostlytheMingDynastyWallthatvisitorsseetoday.

TheGreatWallisdividedintotwosections,theeastandwest,withShanxiProvinceasthedividingline.

Thewestpartisarammedearthconstruction,about5.3metershighonaverage.

Intheeasternpart,thecoreoftheWallisrammedearthaswell,buttheoutershellisreinforcedwithbricksandrocks.

ThemostimposingandbestpreservedsectionsoftheGreatWallareatBadalingandMutianyu,notfarfromBeijingandbothareopentovisitors.

TheWallofthosesectionsis7.8metershighand6.5meterswideatitsbase,narrowingto5.8metersontheramparts,wideenoughforfivehorsestogallopabreast.

Two-storiedwatch-towersarebuiltatapproximately400-metersinternals.

Thetopstoriesofthewatch-towerweredesignedforobservingenemymovements,whilethefirstwasusedforstoringgrain,fodder,militaryequipmentandgunpowderaswellasforquarteringgarrisonsoldiers.

Thehighestwatch-toweratBadalingstandingonahill-top,isreachedonlyafterasteepclimb,likeclimbingaladdertoheaven.

Therestand14majorpasses（Guan,inChinese）atplacesofstrategicimportancealongtheGreatWall,themostimportantbeingShanghaiguanandJiayuguan.

YetthemostimpressiveoneisJuyongguan,about50kilometersnorthwestofBeijing.

KnownasTianXiaDiYIGuan（TheFirstPaUnderHeaven）,ShanghaiguanPaissituatedbetweentwosheercliffsforminganeckconnectingnorthChinawiththenortheast.

Ithadbeen,therefore,akeyjunctioncontestedbyallstrategistsandmanyfamousbattleswerefoughthere.

ItwasthegateofShanghaiguanthattheMinggeneralWuSanguiopenedtotheManchuarmytosupprethepeasantrebellionledbyLiZichengandsosurrenderedthewholeMingempiretotheManchus,leadingtothefoundationoftheQingDynasty.

（1644-1911）

北京旅游英文导游词[2]

（Outsidetheeastgate）

LadiesandGentlemen:

WelcometotheSummerPalace.

（Aftertheself-introductionoftheguide-interpreter）Ihopethiswillbeaninterestingandenjoyabledayforyou.

Duringourtour,youwillbeintroducedtotimehonoredhistoricalandculturaltraditions,aswellaspicturesqueviewsandlandscapes.

TheconstructionoftheSummerPalacefirststartedin1750.

Atthattime,theQingDynastywasinitsheydayandChinawasapowerfulAsiancountrywithvastterritories.

ThemonarchinpowerthenwasEmperorQianlong.

Withsupremepowerandlargesumsofmoney,hesummonedskillfulandingeniousartisansfromalloverthecountrytocarryoutthisconstructionworkinhonorofhismother`sbirthday.

After15yearsandoneseventhofthenation`sannualrevenuespent,theGardenofClearRippleswascompletedandservedasatestimonytoChina`sscientificandtechnologicalachievements.

In1860,thisvastroyalgardenwasburntdownalongwiththeYuanmingYuan（GardenofPerfectionandBrightness）byAngol-Frenchalliedforces.

In1888,EmpressDowagerCixireconstructedthegardenonthesamesiteandrenamedittheGardenofNurturedHarmony（SummerPalace）.

Characterizedbyitsvastscopeandrichculturalembodiments,theSummerPalacehasbecomeoneofthemostfamoustouristsitesintheworld.

ThisisthemainentrancetotheSummerPalace-theEastGateOntopoftheeavesofthedoorthereisaplaquebearingaChineseinscriptionwhichmeansGardenofNurturedHarmony,whosecalligrapherwasEmperorGuangxu.

Thegatethatyouarenowenteringwasusedexclusivelybytheemperor,theempressandthequeermother.

Allothersusedthesidedoors.

（InsidetheEastGate）

theSummerPalacecanbedividedintotwoparts:

LongevityHillandKunmingLake.Thewholegardencoversanareaof290hectares,ofwhihthree-fourthsconsistsofalakeandrivers.Thisimperialgardenfeatures3,000room-unitsandcoversanexpanseof70,000squaremeterswithmorethan100picturesquespotsofinterest.

ThelayoutoftheSummerPalaceincludesthreegroupsofarchitectures:

palaceswheretheemperorattendedtostateaffairs,restingpalacesoftheemperorandempress,andsightseeingareas.

EnteringtheEastGatewewillcomethetheofficequarters.

EnteringtheEastgatewewillcometotheofficequarters.

Theannexhallsonbothsideswereusedforofficialsonduty.

ThisistheGateofBenevolenceandLongevity.

AbovethedoorthereisaplaquebearingthesamenameinbothChineseandManchuriancharacters.

ThegiganticrockintheforegroundisknownasTaihurock,orerodedlimestone,quarriedinJiangsuProvinceandplacedheretodecoratedthegarden.

Onthemarbleterracesitsabronzemythicalbeast,knownasQilinorXuanni.

ItwassaidtotheoneoftheninesonsofDragonKing.

Apointofpeculiarinterestisthatithastheheadofadragon,antlersofadeer,thetailofalionandhoovesofaox,andiscoveredwithauniqueskin.

ITwasconsideredanauspiciouscreaturethatbroughtpeaceandprosperity.

ThisgrandhallistheHallofBenevolenceandLongevity.

Itwasbuiltin1750,andwasknownastheHallofIndustriousGovernment.

EmperorQianlongruledthatthehallswheremonarchsattendedtostateaffairswouldbenamedafterthem.

AftertherebuildingoftheSummerPalace,thehallwasrenamed,suggestingthatbenevolentrulerswouldenjoylonglives.

Thearrangementofthehallhasbeenleftuntouched.

Inthemiddleofthehallstandsathronemadeofsandalwoodandcarvedwithbeautifuldesigns.

Inthebackgroundthereisascreencarvedwithninefrolickingdragons.

Oneithersideofthethronetherearetwobigfansmadeofpeacockfeathers,twocolumn-shapedincenseburners,crane-shapedlanternsandanincenseburnerassumingtheformofLuduan,amythologicalanimalwhichwassupposetohavethepowertopreventfire.

ThesmallchambersoneightsidewerewheretheEmperorQianlongandEmpressDowagerCixirestedandmetofficialsonformaloccasions.

Ontheverandahintheforegroundofthehalltherearebronzestatuesofdragonandphoenixeswhichservedasincenseburnersonmajoroccasions.

Theyarehollowandsmokecomesthroughholesontheirbacks.

AlsoontheverandaareTaiPing（Peace）bronzewatervatsmadeduringthereignofEmperorQianlong.

Asaprecautionincaseoffire,afirewaslitunderneaththevatsinthewintertokeepthewaterinthemfromfreezing.

（AttheentranceofGardenofVirtuousHarmony）

wearenowvisitingtheGardenofVirtuousHarmony,whereEmperorQianlongandEmpressDowagerCixiwereentertainedwithBeijingOperaperformances.

ITmainlyconsistsoftheDressingHouse,TheGrandTheaterBuildingandtheHallofpleasuresmiles.

ThegrandTheaterBuildingknownastheCradleofBeijingOperawasuniquelylaidoutandmagnificentlydecorated.

OnSeptember10,1984,theGardenofVirtuousHarmonyopeneditsdoorstovisitors.

Therearealso7exhibitionhallswitharticlesofdailyuseondisplayhere.

ThestaffhereputupcourtdressesofQingDynastyinordertogivethevisitoramorevividimpression.

（InfrontoftheGrandTheaterBuilding）

thisbuildingis21metersinheightand17metersinwidthandfeaturesthreetiersoftiltedeavesandstages.

Allofthestagesareconnectedtoaraise,andawinchisinstalledatthetop.

Awelland5pondsweresunkunderthegroundstage.

Therearetrapdoorsintheceilingforfairiestodescend,aswellasonthefloorfordemonstosurface.

Theundergroundpassagesalsoservedasameansofimprovingresonanceandmakingtheperformers`voicesmoreaudible.OfthethreemaintheaterbuildingoftheQingDynasty,theGrandTheaterBuildingisthetallestandthelargest.

TheothertwoareChangyin（FluentVoice）PavilioninChengde,animperialsummerresort.

ThebuildingplayedamajorpartinfosteringthebirthanddevelopmentofBeijingopera:

sincethecompletionoftheGrandTheaterBuilding,manyperformanceswereheldinitinhonoroftheEmpressDowagerCixi.

（AlakesidewalkfromtheGardenofVirtuousHarmonytotheHallofJadeRipples）

wearenowstandinginthemiddleofarockerybehindtheHallofBenevolentandlongevity.

Itappearsthatthere`snothingspecialahead.

However,afterwecleartherockery,wewillreachKunmingLake.

ThisisaapplicationofaspecificstyleofChinesegardening.

Notfarawayinthelakethereisaislet.

Itisfilledwithpeachandweepingwillowtreesandservesasaidealplacetoappreciatethescenery.

ThepavilionontheisletiscalledZhichun（UnderstandingSpring）Pavilionandischardcterizedbyfour-edged,multipleeavedroofs.

（InfrontoftheHallofJadeRipples）

thisgroupofspecialandquietcourtyarddwellingistheHallofjadeRipples.