湖南岳阳楼英文导游词Good morning! Ladies and gentlemen:
Today we will go and visit the Yueyang Tower, Yueyang Tower lies in the west of Yueyang city, nearby the Dongting Lake, it is listed as three famous towers in the south of Yangtze River, together with Yellow Crane Tower at Wuhan, Hubei province and Tengwang Tower at Nanchang, Jiangxi province.
Yueyang Tower was originally built for soldiers to rest on and watch out.In the Three kingdoms Period, Lusu, General of Wu State, trained his soldiers here and then rebuilt it as a tower to review his troops.
In the forth year (716 A.C) of Kaiyuan of Tang Dynasty, General Zhangshuo was dispatched to defend at
yuezhou and he rebuilt it into a Tower named South Tower, and then Yueyang Tower.In the forth year (1044 A.C) of Qingli of Song Dynasty, Teng Zijing was stationed at Baling Jun, the ancient name of Yueyang city.In the second year, he had the Yueyang Tower repaired and had poems by previous poets inscribed on the walls of the Tower.Fan Zhongyan, a great artist and poet, was invited to write the well-known poem about Yueyang Tower, in his eay which entitled《 A Panegyric of the Yueyang Tower》, the two sentences Fan writes :“ Be the first to worry about the troubles acro the land, the last to enjoy universal happine” have for thousands of years been a well-quoted dictum and made the tower even better known then before.
The architectural style of Yueyang Tower is quite unique.The main tower is 21.35 meters high with 4 columns, 3 stories, flying eave, helmet roof and wood construction, the helmet-roof of such a large dimension is a rarity among the ancient architectures in China.
Entering the tower, you\"ll pa the famous couplet: \"Dongting is the water of the world, Yueyang is the tower of the world.\" Moving on, there is a platform (Dianjiang tai) that once functioned as the training ground for the navy of Three-Kingdom period general Lusu.To its south is the Huaifu Pavilion in memory of Dufu (712-770AD), who was the famous poet during the Tang dynasty and wrote the famous poem and later died in the city.Stepping out of the Xiaoxiang Door, the Saint Plum Pavilion (Xianmei ting) and the Three Drunkards Pavilion (Sanzui ting) can be seen standing on two sides.In the garden to the north of the tower is the tomb of Xiaoqiao, the wife of Zhouyu, another famous Three-Kingdom general.
Mawangdui is located in the eastern outskirts of Changsha， about 4kms from downtown Changsha.In the preceeding centuries， it was bured here， hence the name \"Mawangdui\" formerly there were two eastern mounds here closely linked together.
From 1972 to early 1974， chinese archacological workers unearthed three tombs of the wester han dynasty here and achieved tremendous results that attracted wide attention at home and abroad.they excavated more than 3000 cultural relied and a well-preserved female corpse from the tombs.according to seals unearthed from tomb no2\"chancellor to the prince to changsha\"，\"seal of the marquis of dai\"
We know that the Mawangdui was burial ground of Li Cang， Chancellor to the prince of Changsha state in the early western Han dynasty and his family.
According to the historical records， Li Cang died in the secong year of the reign of Empre Lu.The
occupants in tomb no3 were believed to be his son.Unearthed from the tomb was a wooden tablet with the burial bate， which reads\"the first day of the second month in the twelfth year\" after careful textual research this was indentified as the twelfth year of reign of the han emperor Wen Ci.The corpse in tomb no1 is that of Licang„s wife， whose personal name， according to an unearthed seal， was Xing Zhui， a study of conclusion that \"tomb no:1 dates from about the 6th dacade of the 2nd century BC.
A little later than tomb no:3， tomb no:1 is the best preserved， and most of the relies showed here were excavated from this tomb.
Now， I will introduce this thing to you one by one:
These are figurines.162 wooden figurines were unearthed from tomb no1 and 104 form tomb no:3.They fall into three categories:attendants， musicians and odd-jobservants.No doubt， they represent the numerous servants enslaved by the Marquis of Dai， which reveal the parasitic life of the family.
Now， pls look at these instuments， an intact zither with 25 strings， pipes composed of 22 pierced bamboo sticks and a set of pitch pipes were found in tomb no:1.In addition， a zither， a T- stringed harp， pipes and
bamboo flutes were excavated from tonb no:3.Strinkingly bamboo reads were found inside the pipes found in tomb no:3.There is a silvery point on each reed， which controls the pitch.This is the material evidence of the earliest reeds， ever used in wind instruments in the world.
These are weapons.They were excavated from tomb no3.There are 38 weapons altogether， including bows， a crobow， arrows， an arrow seabbard， a weapon stand， halberds， spears.etc.Compared with the weapon of the warring state period， the bow， the crobow and arrows were somewhat improved so that arrows could travel futher， along with the garrison map.They help us to get an idea of the military situation in Chansha state.
We know that china is a very big agricultural state， and long long ago， when people lived in western han period， there had come into being somewhat developed cultivation and animal husbandry.Look， all these things were excavated from the tombs.The agricultural produce includes rice， wheat， barley， soybean， red peas， hemp seeds， vegetable;The animal produce includes deer， oxen， goats， sheep， pigs， bares，chickens， fishes and even chicken eggs.
Well， lacquer ware， so beautiful! 184 pieces of lacquer ware were unearthed from tomb no1 and 316 pieces from tomb no:3.They includ tripods vases， square vases， boxes， toilet boxes， pitchers， ladles， cups， caved cup - containers， an armreat， a screen， a game tool and a dustpam.Most of them are made of a wood base coated in lacquer， and some of a bamboo or hemp base， the designs， either painted in lacquer or pasted or incised with very fine strokes， were done in smooth and graceful.Lines with gorgeous color， the exquisitely wrought lacquer wares indicate the highly developed state of lacquer crafts- manship and a side light on the economic situation of the early han dynasty.Now， we have seen the areound parts of the first hall， pls follow me to the central past.Here you can see the silk fabrics.
湖南岳麓书院英文导游词
Good morning! Ladies and Gentlemen：
Today we will go and visit the Yuelu Academy! Yuelu Academy is one of the four famous academies in China, and it was established by Zhudong, magistrate of Tanzhou prefecture in 976A.D at the time of Northern Song Dynasty.The academy accepted disciples throughout the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.It was only in 1903 that the academy was transformed from a school of traditional Confucian learning to an insitute of higher learning and in 1926 it was officially named Hunan University.
Early in 1015, Emperor Zhen Zong of the Song Dynasty awarded the academy hid Majesty‟s own handwriting “Yuelu Academy” on a tablet.Form then on many famous scholars and great thinkers gave lectures here, among them were Zhangshi, Zhuxi and WangYangming, thus making a great impact on the province‟s culture and
education.Most of the existing buildings here were constructions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the bulk of the engraved stone plates and inscribed tablets have all been kept intact, In 1956 the academy was listed as a historical site at the provincial level and later, in 1988 it became a historical site at the state level.The last restoration project started in 1981 and the major part was completed in 1987.
Now, here we are at the “He Xi Platform”, “He Xi” means the “the splendour of the sunrise”, It was named by Zhuxi, a great idealist philosopher of the Confucian school during the Song Dynasty, The platform was first built on the top of Yuelu hill, by Zhanshi, and later in 1528, a pavilion was built on it, But it became deserted with the paing time.In 1790 Luodian, the master of the academy, built a platform at the present site, In 1820, the succeeding master, Ouyang Houjun, renamed it “He Xi Platform” in order to memory Zhuxi and Zhanshi.It was restored in 1868.
On the inner walls of the platform are two big Chinese characters “Fu” and “Shuo”, which mean “bleing” and “longevity” respectively.Legend has it that the Character “Shuo ”was written with a broom soaked in yellow mud by a Taoist master at the time Master Luodian was attending a banquet in honour of the examination officials and those dispels who had paed the civil exam Hence it has been regarded as having “celestial touch” The character “Fu” was written by Luodian, the master himself.
This gate in front of us is the Main Gate, the gate was formerly built at the time of the Song Dynasty, and was then called “Central Gate”.The main gate underwent both destruction and reconstruction in the course of time.
The present structure was once thoroughly renovated in 1868.
The characters “Yuelu Academy” on the horizontal tablet were inscribed by Emperor Zhen Zong of the Song Dynasty.It was presented as an award to Zhoushi, the master of the academy, when he was summoned to the emperor‟s presence.On both door posts are couplets which read “The kingdom of Chu, unique home of the talents, The Academy of Yuelu, the very cradle of all ”.It was composed in the Qing Dynasty by the master of the academy, Yuan Jiangang and his disciple Zhang Renjie.
This gate was the Second Gate, It was first built in 1527 during the Ming Dynasty.It underwent repairs and restoration many times .It was completely devastated during the Anti-Japanese War .In 1984, the gate was restored to its former state.
This is the Lecture Hall, where the students had leons here, it was first built at the time of the Song Dynasty and was once named “Jing Yi Hall”.Now, it has a more elaborate name “The Hall of the Loyalty, Filiality Honesty and Integrity”, because on the inner walls of the hall are engraved four big Chinese Characters:“ loyalty, filiality, honesty and integrity.They were handwriting by the great scholar, Zhuxi, who once lectured here.Others, such as the School Regulations, the Administrations and Way to Read were masterpieces of the masters of the academy.On the two horizontal tablets hanging on top were written:
“Learn before you can probe the infinitene of the universe.”
“The doctrines taught here in the south are genuine Confucian doctrines.”
They were inscribed by the emperor Kangxi and Qianlong respectively during the Qing Dynasty.
The building in front of us is the Yushu Library, “yushu” literally means “imperial books”, so Yushu Library ,built in 999A.D in the early Song Dynasty, was a place to keep imperial books.Books were continuously sent here during the succeeding dynasties.The library was first named “Claics Treasuring House” in the Song Dynasty, “Claic Venerating House” in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and finally “Yushu Library” in the Qing Dynasty,.It had been repaired and expanded many times, and now it has a collection of over twenty thousand Chinese claics.This building was rebuilt on its original site in 1986.
The two small pavilions Xi Quan and Ni Lan , built during the Song and Ming Dynasties, were restored to the right and left of the compound galleries in order to display cultural relics.
西湖英文导游词介绍
The famous West Lake is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the beautiful and fertile shores of the East China Sea near the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay.The lake covers an area of 5.6 square kilometers.The view of the West Lake is simply enchanting, which offers many attractions for tourists at home and abroad.
Tiger-running Spring
The legend goes that two tights ran there and made a hole where a spring gushed out.The Longjing Tea and the Tiger-running Spring water are always reputed as the \"Two Wonders of the West Lake\".
The Lingyin Monastery
The Lingyin Monastery, or the Monastery of Soul‟s Retreat, is a famous historical site of the West Lake.Here exists the Lingyin Monastery, a famous ancient temple in China, in front of which there are Feilai Peak, Cold Spring, Longhong Cave and precious rock cave arts and queer and varied natural caves and gullies.
Spring Dawn at Su Causeway
It‟s a 2.8 km.long boulevard cutting acro the south-north scenic area, and lined with trees and flowering plants.When Spring comes with crimson peach blooms and green willows; the scenery is all the more charming.Strolling along the boulevard, one feels as if the West Lake were wakening in dawn mist.Young willows were ethereal, spring breeze so careing, and birds were chirping in unison.
The Moon Reflected in Three Pools
\"There are islands in the lake and three are lake on the islands.\" The three stone towers were first built in Yuanyou 4th year (1089) of the Song Dynasty, with the wonderful scenery of \"one moon in the sky having three reflection in the lake\", it is one of the wonderful scenes of the West Lake.
Notes:1.West Lake 西湖 2.Tiger-running Spring 虎跑泉3.The Lingyin Monastery 灵隐寺
4.Spring Dawn at Su Causeway 苏堤春晓5.The Moon Reflected in Three Pools 三潭印月
