宋庆龄故居英文导游词.docx

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宋庆龄故居英文导游词

宋庆龄故居英文导游词

FormerResidenceofSoongChingLing

TheFormerResidenceofSoongChingLing,lateHonoraryChairmanofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,issituatedat46NorthRiveStreetintheRearLakeareaoftheWestCityDistrict.TheresidencewasonceagardenofoneoftheQingDynastyprinces’mansions.TheareaalongthebanksofRearLakeisquietandbeautiful,withshadywillowtreesliningthestreets.WaterfromRearLakehasbeendivertedthroughanundergroundchannelintoastreamthatwindsitswaythroughthegarden.

ThislovelyBeijinggardeniselegantlylaidoutwithrockeriesandpondssetoffbypines,cypressesandflowers.Windingcorridorslinkstraditional-stylehallsandpavilionsinthegarden.Thetastefullayoutgivesthegardenanatmosphereofelegantantiquity.

Originally,thegroundsofthemansioncontainednumerousbuildings:

thefronthall,calledHappinessontheHaoRiverBridge,afterastoryfromZhuangZi;thePavilionforListeningtotheOrioles;andtheeasternhall,calledtheHallforGazingatFlowers.LinkedtotheSouthBuildingbyawindingcorridorwastheWavesofKindnessPavilion.ExquisitelargerockeriesweredottedwithstructuressuchastheFanPavilionandtheRoomforListeningtotheRain.Ponds,finerocks,shadytrees,flowersandlawnsalladdedtotheenchantmentofthegarden.Butovertheyearsthewholegardenfellintodisrepair.

AfterthefoundingofNewChinain1949,thePartyandgovernmentmadeplanstobuildaresidenceforSoongChingLinginBeijing,anddecidedtorenovateoneoftheprinces’gardensforthepurpose.Newbuildingsweeconstructedtothewestofthemansion’smainhalltocreateaquietsecludedcourtyardasitstandstoday.SoongChingLingmovedintothemansionin1963andworked,studiedandlivedhereuntilshepassedawayonMay29,1981.

Ashortwayinsidethemaingateisagrapearbor,andbyitinaflowerbedstandsawoodentabletcarvedwithabriefintroductiontothehistoryofthemansion.

Walkingnortheastformthegrapearbor,onecomestotheexhibitionhalls.TheauxiliaryexhibitionhallservedasaguestroomwhereSoongChingLingreceivedguestsfromChina.

Thefirstexhibitionhallisdividedintoeightsections,eachrepresentingaperiodofSoongChingLing’slife.Theexhibitsincludelargenumbersofphotographs,documentsandobjectsofinterestdepictingherchildhoodandstudentdays,hermarriagetoSunYat-sen,herparticipationinpoliticalactivities,heorganizationoftheAssociationtoSafeguardtheRightsoftheChinesePeopleandhersupportoftheadvocatesofresistancetotheJapaneseinvasion.AlsoondisplayisacopyofoneofSoongChingLing’smostfamoussaying,takenfromheressay”SunYat-senandHisCooperationwiththeCommunistPartyofChina.”

“SunYat-sen’s40yearsofpoliticalstrugglefortheChinesenationandpeoplereachedtheirpeakinthelastyearsofhislife.ThehighpointofhisdevelopmentcamewithhisdecisiontocooperatewiththeCommunistPartyofChinaandworkfortheChineserevolution.”

Thesecondexhibitionhallisdividedintosevensectionswiththefollowingtitles:

InvitationtoCometotheNorth;OneoftheFoundersofNewChina;CloseComrade-in-ArmsoftheParty,BelovedLeaderofthePeople;PioneerinSafeguardingPeace-EnvoyoftheChinesepeople;Study;LifeandWork;GreatCommunistFight;andtheGriefofaNation,theSorrowoftheWorld.

ThethirdexhibitionhallistheChildren’sHall,reflectingSoongChingLing’sgreataffectionandconcernfortheyouthofChina.Sheoncesaid:

“Childrenareourfuture,ourhope;theyareourcountry’smostvaluableasset.”Includedintheexhibitionisapaintingofabasketoflongevitypeaches,presentedtoSoongChingLingbytheaffectionwhichthechildrenofNewChinafeelforher.

Thefourthexhibitionisasmalltwo-storybuilding.Thegroundfloorcontainsasmalldrawingroomandadiningroom,whileSoongChingLing’sstudy,officeandlivingquartersareonthesecondfloor.Thebedroom,studyanddiningroomareallarrangedastheywerewhenSoongChingLinglivedthere.Thelayoutissimpleandtasteful.Formerly,SoongChingLingwouldspendhertimehereplayingtheqin（Chinesezither）,doingembroideryandwritingpoemsandprose.

EveningScenesofChongqing

TheRedStarPavilioninthePipashaPark,theKanshengPavilionintheElingPark,andaplacecalledYikeshuontheNanshanMountainarevintagepointsforobservingthenocturnalscenesofthemountaincityofChongqing.Atnighttheentirecityisinundatedinanoceanoflights,whichformacolorfulthree-dimensionalpainting,withwavesoftheYangtzeandJialingriversglisteningagainstthemoonlit,starspangledsky.

SitesoftheProvisionalCapital

ChongqingfiguredimportantlyinmodemChinesehistory.DuringtheWarofResistanceagainstJapan,itwasthe“provisionalcapital”ofChinaundertheKuomintangrulefromNovember1937toOctober1945.Vestigesofthatperiodarestillthereinandaroundthecity.TheseincludetheRedCragVillageand50Zengjiayan,aswellasChiangKai-shek’smansion,GuiyuanGarden,LinyuanGarden,andthemansionofC.C.Kong,theembassiesofvariouscountriestoChina,aswellasformerresidencesofimportantpoliticians,generalsandculturalfigures.

Martyrs’MausoleumatMountGele

Theformerheadquarters,radiostationandprisonoftheBureauofInvestigationandStatisticsoftheMilitaryCouncil（acolossalsecretserviceoftheKuomintang）atthefootoftheGeleMountaininShapingbaDistricthavebecomethemausoleumforthosewhodiedamartyr’sdeaththereinChina’sdarkdays.InthedyingyearsofWorldWar11,itwasthesiteofthe“Sino0USInstituteforCooperationinSpecialTechnology”.

DazuGrottoes

TheDazuGrottoesinthecountyofthesamenameisbestknownforthestonecarvingsontheBaodingshanandBeishanmountains,whicharefineexampleofgrottosculptureinthelateyearsofChinesefeudalism.Thesculptures,doneinfastidiouschiselworkandgraciousimagery,aremarkedbyanewsculpturallanguagethateschewsreligioustaboosandespousestruelife.

YangtzeRiver’sThreeGorges

SailongdowntheYangtzefromChongqingtoYichangallowsvisitorstoseethespectacularsceneryoftheThreeGorgesalongwithitssplendidculturalheritageandfabledlocalfolklore.Thecruise,whichcombinessightseeingwithscientific,artisticandfolkloreexploration,isanational-calibertouristprogram.The193-km-longThreeGorges,consistingofthemajesticQutangxia,statuesqueWuxiaandferociousXilingxiagorges,isoneofandferociousXilongxiagorges,isoneoftheworld’smajorcanyons.AlongthewaytherearesuchscenicattractionsastheFengduMountain.Baidicity,Shibaovillage,ZhangFel’sTemple,QuYuan’sTemple,andtheThreeGorgesDam.

LesserThreeGorges

TheDaningRiveristhelargestYangtzetributary,whichrisesinthesouthernsideoftheDabaMountainandflowsfor250kmbeforeemptyingitselfintotheYangtzeatthewesternentrancetotheWuxiaGorge.TheLesserThreeGorgesontheDaningRiver,a50km-longaffaircoveringtheLongmenxia,BawuxiaandDicuixiagorgesinthelowerreachesoftheriver,isbilledasoneofChina’s40bestscenicresortsthankstoitsgorgeousmountains,elegantpeaks,turbulentrapids,limpidwater,exoticrockimageryandserenescenery.

DiaoyuCity,Hechuan

Establishedin1242,orthe2ndyearoftheChunyoureignoftheSouthernSong,DiaoyuCitycovers2.5squarekmuptheDiaoyuMountainonthesouthernshoreoftheJialingRiverinHechuanCity’sHeyangTown.In1258,theMongolslaunchedathree-wayattackontheSong,andinFebruarythenextyearDiaoyuCityfounditselfbesieged.TheSongarmymountedavaliantcounterattackthatlast3edfor36years,andmadeworldwarhistorybyrebuffingastrongenemywithaweakforce.ThispromptedsomeEuropeanhistorianstolaudDiaoyuCityasthe“MeccaoftheEast”and“WhereGodbrokehiswhip”.TheruinsoftheancientbattlefieldofDiaoyuCityarewellkeptthere.

JinyunMountain

Nicknamed“LessMountEmei”,JinyunMountainisanationalscenicresort55kmfromdowntownChongqing.

FurongCave,Wulung

TheFurong（Hibiscus）CaveislocatedbytheFurongRiverinWulungCounty.Themainpartofthecaveis2,700metresinlengthand3.7squaremetresinarea.TheSplendidCaveisthemostimpressive.Housedinitarenearly30varietiesofstalactiteschiseledintoeverymannerofexoticimagerybythecunninglaborofnature.MajorattractionsareGoldThroneHall,LeifengPagodaandSky-reachingJadePillar.

ChongqingMuseum

LocatedatPipashanStreet,theChongqingMuseumisinthepossessionofmorethan100,000culturalartifacts,including10,000orsovaluableones.

ChongqingNatureMuseum

LocalnaturalhistoryandfaunaandflorasamplesareondisplayintheChongqingNatureMuseuminBeibeidistrict,whichincludesadisplayroomfordinosaursthathavebeenfoundingSichuan.

OtherScenicAttractions

OtherscenicattractionsincludethesouthandnorthHotsprings,RedCragVillage,Simian（Four-Face）Mountain,Jinfo（GoldenBuddha）Mountain,Earth’sChasmatTianjingGorge,andHeavenlyCrateatXiaozhaivillage.

ThreeGorgesTouristFestival

Time:

Juneeveryyear

What’sOn:

CruiseontheThreeGorgesoftheYangtzeRiver,theGhostCityatFengdu,DazuGrottoes,ShibaoVillage,ZhangFei’sTemple,BaidiCityatFengjieandLesserThreeGorges.Otheractivitiesincludefloatparade,full-lengthvarietyshowandtouristbusinesstalks.

emperorqinshihuang’smausoleumandtheterra-cottawarriorsandhorsesmuseum

intheyear221b.c.,whenheunifiedthewholecountry,yingzhengstyledhimselfemperor.hename