Ladies and Gentlemen; Welcome to my hometown Dalian city.And I am the tour guide of China National Tourism Administration you can call me Sophie.or Mi Liu , and on my left hand is our driver Mr.Li he have more than 20 year driving experiences, he will keep our safe.Today，we are going to the Star Sea Square.Now, we’re at the outskirts of Dalian, it will take us 30 minutes’ drive to get there.This Star Sea square is built in 1997, general Zhan field area is a maximal at present complete Asia public square 1100000 in total square meter.The square is divided into two parts, one is Ornamental Column Square, and the other one is Hundred Year City Carves.Now we are in the Ornamental Column Square.This is that one commemorates the Hong Kong’s return project.In its center is the maximal white marble of the whole nation ornamental column.19.97 meters of height, 1.997 meters of diameter, without exception in commemoration of Hong Kong return in 1997.The ornamental column’s base has 8 dragons, and the column shaft also has a dragon, that means we are descendants of the dragon.The center of the public square follows the example of Beijing Temple of Heaven surrounding the mound design.It is being accomplished by 999 pieces of red marble and is carving the Ten Heavenly Stems, Terrestrial Branch, the 24 Solar Terms and Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs.It is always said that if you take photos when you are standing on your self’s animal of the year it will bring about good luck. What’s more, the thing embracing the public square vicinity’s is a large-scale music fountain.By the four sides of the square, there are 9 big different shape of Ding(ancient Chinese cooking veel).On each Ding, one Chinese word is carved.The 9 words in total mean “Long live the great unity of the Chinese nation”.Now, let’s move on to the next part, Hundred Year City Carves.It is composed of two parts, the front part is footmark embo, the back part is to resemble the book form table model public square that capital turns open.Everybody of us can see many footmarks in front of us, depending on footmark embo.But these footmarks are not
1 groundle to go up to carve, it is made by 1000 people.Every pair of footmark has a host one to be identifiable by both given name and surname from 1000.
These footmarks lead to ocean from north to south, and they are ordered according to age.Arranging in the first row is 1899, which is the year Dalian was born.The final group was babies’ footmark who was born in 1999.These 1000 pairs of footmarks have indicated the history of Dalian century was created by diligent dalians.Now we are in the back part of Hundred Year City Carves.It is a square which likes a phoenix.It means not only Dalian has turned over a new page of history, but also we will write the next chapter in Dalian’s story.Walking from the center of the square to the south, you can see the exhibition center.It is the international first-cla level modern construction which is used for exhibition, meeting, trade, finance and entertainment.The central gallery that runs through the square from north to the south has fountain waterscape.The whole square is covered by green gra.There are peristele lights every 20 meters.The inner diameter of the square is 199.9m, outside diameter is 239.9m, this means in the year 2399, it will be the 500 anniversary for Dalian.Let’s all of my introduction.It is 9:30 now.Next it is the free time for all of you to take photos.Please take care of your bags and don’t tread Hundred Year City Carves.All of us must get together at 10:30 under the phoenix.
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