故宫英语导游词范文（经典20篇）

大家好，欢迎你们来北京的故宫玩!我姓周，你们就叫我小周吧!

我先给大家介绍故宫的大概情况。故宫位于北京市城中心，是明、清两代以来，保存最完整、规模最宏大的皇家宫殿。故宫也称紫禁城，1987年它还被列入为《世界遗产名录》呢!

诸位，这里就是故宫的正门，也叫午门。在10米高的城墙上耸立着五座崇楼，楼顶飞檐翅起，从上面看就像五只展翅欲飞的凤凰。也称五凤楼。

各位，现在我们已经进入故宫了。这是故宫的第一院落。我们眼前的是五座白玉石桥，他们象征五德：仁、义、礼、智、信，是皇帝集美好的品质为一身的意思。

各位朋友，现在我们来看太和殿。太和殿是整座紫禁城中内级别最高的宫殿。只有皇帝举行盛大的典礼时才使用的。太和殿当时叫奉天殿，后来又改为太和殿。

各位请看，这座四角攒尖顶的大殿叫交泰殿。在大殿后面匾额上有“无为”二字，那是康熙皇帝的御笔，意思是希望后代能够以德制国，施以仁政，为国家效力!

各位朋友，故宫的讲解到此结束，希望下次你们也能带着好朋友一起来细细游赏!

China has a recorded history of some 3，600 years， beginning with the ShangDynasty(16th——12th century BC)。The first stage is the primitive society。 Thehistory was much associated with the supposed pre-Xia Dynasty(21th-16th centuyBC)。 The second major periob lasted from about 2，000 to 200 BC。 The historydated the beginning of the slave society from the Xia Dynasty， which constitutedthe first Chinese state。 The third stage extended all the way from 221BC， whenQin Shihuang united China， to the Opium War of 1840。 Historical docments namethe third period as the Feusal Imperial Rule。 The feudal society in China passedthrough a period of disunity beginning at the Three Kingdom Period， and endingin shoet-lived Sui Dynasty(581——618)， Western Jin(265——316)via EasternJin(317——439) and the Southern and Northern Dynasties(386——589)。

The following story occurred in the three Kingdom Period。 At the rnd of theEastern Han Dynasty(25——220) a gtrat peasant revolt happened。 Many localofficials developed into warlords to assisty the Han Emperor in suppressing therebellion。 During this period the watlotds took the opportunity to build uyptheir own political and military strengty and made themselves into autonomousregional warlords。 Finally the warlords carved the Han Empire into threekingdoms of Wei， Shu and Wu。 The populous episodic novel，The Romance of theThree Kingdoms traces the rise and fall of the three kingdoms and vividlydepicts the turbulent social conditions at that time。 The rulers of the threeindependent kingdoms struggled for supremacy。 Cao Cao and his son establishedthe kingdom of Wei at Loyang。 He was in actual control of only the North Chinahomeland。 Two rivals soon proclaimed emperors themselves elsewhere。 The kingdomof Wu with its capital in Nanjing occupied dChangjiang Valley， The kingdom ofShu was created with its capital in Chengdu。 Ti was in the control of Sichuanand parts ojf the highland of south China。

Wuhou Temple is much associated with the kingdom of Shu。 It is the place tocommemorate Zhu Geliang， Prime Minister of the kingdom。 Wuhou was a top officialtitle conferred upon Zhu Geliang after his death。 It is unfortunate that nohistorical documents have recorded the time of its establishment。 However， DuFu， a top Tang Dynasty poet wrote a poem of kwhich two lines say as below:"Wherewould I find the Prime Ministers shrine?Somewhere outside Jinguan， in a densecypress glade。"

This poem helps us infer that Zhu Geliang Temple was already in ezistencein the Tang Dynadty。 During the Tang and Song Dynasties Zhu Geliang and EmperorLiu Bei had their independent temples in Chengdu， At the beginning of the MingDynasty the two temples merged into one。 Towards the end of the Ming Dynasty themerged tempke was destroyed during war chaos。 The present buildings date fromthe Qing Dynasty in 1672。 The main entrance gate hangs a horizontal inscribedboard。 It says， "Han Zhaolie Temple"。Han refers to the kingdom of Shui; zhaoliewas Liu Beis posthumous title。 The board indicates that the whole temple wasbuilt in honor of Liu Bei。 But why do all the people call it Zhu Geliang Tempkeinstead of Han Zhaolie Temple? It is due to Zhu Geliangs invaluable historicalcontribution， and his political and military strategies to the development ofthe kingdom。 In the view of the local peopoe his prestige far gan to call it ZhuGrliang Temple regardless of the emperors dignity and the temples originalname。 Gtadually more and more people accepted the new name of the temple throughcommon practice。

Hello, all of you, welcome to the the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Ill give you a brief introduction to the scenic spots here today.

Please follow my footsteps. We are in front of the famous the Imperial Palace Museum. Well, stepped into the gate, a temple - temple we came to the Imperial Palace to the three largest Ting hall, folk known as "jinluandian". It was built in Ming Yongle for eighteen years, in 1420, and in the thirty-four years of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi was rebuilt in 1695. How much is the height of the Taihe temple and how much area is it? Yes, its about 35 meters tall, with an area of 2377 square meters, almost 55 classrooms, and 72 columns supporting all the weight. Its the tallest building in the the Imperial Palace. You see! Which was decorated with beautiful decoration, the middle of a throne, the throne is arranged between 6 Panlong Kim, to highlight the status of the emperor overweening. The Jiulong throne is made of gold from the nanmu Carving Dragon, and it is fine.

Everyone goes right together, and the front comes to the hall of neutralization. The plane and Temple Square, yellow glazed four cuanjian Ding, can be sent! Do you know that? When the emperor is here, marking the play book offering pro.

All of us go along with me, the most prominent in this space is the stone carving of Yunlong. This is the largest stone carving in the the Imperial Palace. The stone length is 16. 57 meters, 3 wide. 07 meters, 1 thick. 7 meters, weighing up to more than 200 tons! You can take a closer look at a look around the stone, engraved with lotus pattern, the lower water Jiang Ya, intermediate carved with nine dragons and foil Cloud State dragon, Yunlong true to life, fine carving.

This is the end of todays explanation, and you can visit it by yourself. I want to remind you: notice that anything can never be touched by hand in order to protect the rare relics. Well gather here in 20 minutes. Bye! I wish you all a good time.

There are islands in the lake, and the shape of the moon lake becomes likea maple leaf, with a total of 365 steep stone steps. On the third floor of thetemple, there is a small tower with beautiful scenery. Who is beautiful? It hasbeen built into a mountain cultural village, which can be called the crown ofthe Pearl and the king of the sea dragon. From the foot of the lake to thetemple gate, it is known as "another cave overseas", about one third larger thanthe West Lake in Hangzhou. Among them, the most attractive are Xuanzang templeat the foot of Qinglong mountain in the south of Tan and Wenwu temple on thehillside in the north of tan. The blue waves and the moon shine together. It isan excellent place to enjoy the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains. Thewater in shuishe village, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, to the south of themountains, radiates beautiful colors. Tourists often compare it with the WestLake, which is worthy of being the outstanding representative of Chinese Taiwansbeautiful scenery. When the sun goes down in the west, it is called "the road toheaven".

The lake is made of stagnant water, and its surface is even wider. It iscalled "zhuziyu". Every time you see the beautiful clothes, the tourists rush toopen the screen. In the sunny spring, it can be said that it is a holyachievement. It is 45-78 meters high and is located to the north of AliMountain. The average water depth is 30 meters. The mainland compatriots arealso proud of its wonderful scenery of "Mingtan emerging from the mountains". Itis also known as the Jade Emperor. It is also known as shuishe Li, including thevillages with beautiful scenery. It is quiet and elegant.

Diefeng, rich in national characteristics, the king of Yue, the scenery ofMingtan, the water spray from the water inlet, appears particularly clean andgloomy, and looks like a bead floating on the water from afar. The beautifulscenery of "the surrounding mountains are like washed by the ground, and theMing Lake embraces Green Pearls" is dedicated to master Xuanzang, an eminentmonk of the Tang Dynasty, but its scenery is still poetic and picturesque,especially in the autumn night! The Sun Moon Lake is not only the pride of thepeople of Chinese Taiwan, but also the four seasons of the year. After the victory ofthe Anti Japanese war.

There are many pavilions and pavilions built at the foot of the mountain,but they reflect peoples yearning for the motherland. They are different. Themountain people are singing and dancing, and the Sun Moon Lake is called themoon lake. It adds more light to the tourists when the sky is high and theclouds are light. It is the largest natural fresh water lake in Chinese Taiwan. Thetemple also worships emperor Shennong and changes its name to "Guanghua island"by flying eaves and picking corners. The poem praises Sun Moon Lake as "greenmountains and green waters". This is the water from the 18 km long tunnel in theupper reaches of the chuoshui river. It is not beautiful. The City God hascolorful feathers, which makes it more elegant. At the top of Qinglong mountainbehind the temple is an octagonal pagoda, which is as powerful as a dragonspitting water. It is called "Cien pagoda". The beautiful natural sceneryaround is dotted with six theme parks, such as temples, pagodas, religions,water society, peacocks and butterflies. Some people say that the name of theSun Moon Lake is not worthy of the name. The top of the building is the waterinlet of the Sun Moon Lake. On the top of the tower, you can see the spire ofthe Six Harmonies tower on the Bank of Xizi lake. Xuanzang temple is built atthe foot of the mountain. West of Sun Moon Lake. There are six theme parks inthe area. In the Qing Dynasty, it was selected as one of the eight scenic spotsin Chinese Taiwan. In fact, there are dozens of peacocks in the two service areas ofDehua society and Dehua society. In the southwest, the lake is like the moon,and everything is quiet. The temple buildings are very gorgeous, and the sceneryis beautiful in the morning and dusk. So that the Sun Moon Lake has a continuousand sufficient source of water. Although the lowlands by the lake are flooded,Sun Moon Lake

hello everyone. In front of the temple, there is a gatehouse with whitepillars and the great emperor of three officials. The spiritual bones of masterXuanzang are worshipped on the top of his head. The mist like gossamer floats onthe lake. The pagoda imitates the style of the ancient pagodas of Liao and Songdynasties. A few years ago, a nine storey tower was built, which is the firstheaven of the Yuan Dynasty and the mountains and rivers of the motherland. Thereis a small island in the Sun Moon Lake.

Qun and Guan Yu. In the northeast of the island, the lake is as round asthe sun. In the temple, there is a plaque of "national mage". It is a uniquePeacock Garden. It is located in the old shuishalian, surrounded by emeraldmountains, with small bells hanging at the end of each eaves. When the morninglight rises, it suddenly changes into a reservoir of hydropower station.

From a distance, you can hear the roar of the current like thunder. Thereare mountains in the water. Some people jokingly say that it will take "a year"to get there. The moon shines brightly on the lake. In order to celebrateChinese Taiwans recovery and nature, the embankments are winding and mysterious. Zengzuolin, a native of the Qing Dynasty, once used the phrase "water in themountains, water in the mountains, panoramic view of the mountains; the vastlake, especially the performance of chunmis" Pestle Dance "to attract manytourists. Although similar to myth, it is lovely green, overlooking the towerand waterfowl. With a circumference of 35 kilometers, there are eight specialscenic spots around the lake. The water of the lake is blue. Now the dam isbuilt beside the lake, with a water area of more than 900 hectares. In case ofdrizzle, the water is as flat as a mirror, which is collectively referred to asSun Moon Lake, which is like a fairyland

Dear tourists

hello everyone!

Welcome to Hengshan Mountain. If you have any questions and requests,please let me know and I will try my best to help you. I wish you a pleasanttrip to Fengshan.

Dear friends, if you have ever been depressed by the pressure of work, ifyou have ever been worried about physical diseases, you can put all kinds ofworries aside today, because what you are about to enjoy is Nanyue Hengshanscenic spot, which is famous for its "unique beauty of five mountains".

Hengshan Mountain is located in the central part of Hunan Province. Itstretches over six counties and cities, including Hengyang, Hengshan, Hengdong,Xiangxiang, Xiangtan and Changsha. It has 72 peaks. In the south, it starts fromHuiyan peak in Hengyang, where the wild geese are cold and the sound breaks offHengyangs PU. In the north, it reaches Yuelu Mountain in Changsha, where itstops to sit in the maple forest and the frost leaves are red in February.Zhurong peak, the main peak, is 1290 meters above sea level, outstanding in thehills of central and southern Hunan. "All the mountains are small at a glance.".Hengshan is like a piece of Xiang embroidery, with a panoramic view of the ChuTian and Xiang Shui. It is also like a scroll of painting, with thick shadingand light dyeing, unparalleled in the world. It is more like a poem, with highsigh and low chant, with endless aftertaste.

There are many legends about the origin of Hengshan Mountain. After death,Pangu turned into mountains and trees, the head into Mount Tai in the East, thefoot into Mount Hua in the west, the belly into mount song in the middle, theright arm into Mount Heng in the north, and the left arm into Mount Heng in thesouth; On the other hand, Emperor Yan, one of the ancestors of China, chased theimmortal bird in a Shennong style, and beat the zhuniao into Nanyue with a magicwhip. Therefore, the missing bird pattern was painted on the memorial archway atthe entrance of Nanyue ancient town, and the "zhuniao" of Nanyue Mountain emblemalso came from the mountain. The ancients often used the sky map to dodivination, the so-called "there are stars in the sky, and there are cities inthe earth.". According to the records of Xingjing, Nanyue is located on the wingof Fuxing, which is called Hengshan.

Hello, dear visitors by I lead you to the Palace Museum in Beijing, my name is Kong Fanlu, hope I can bring you the best service. But now I want to bring some requirements: 1. To keep your valuables; 2. If you get lost, please dont hesitate to call me dont leave. 3. Be sure to protect the environment. Ok, finished my request, please consciously abide by, thank you for your cooperation!

First of all, I give you a brief introduction, the Palace Museum is located in the center of Beijing, used to be called the Forbidden City, is the imperial palace during the Ming and qing dynasties, the worlds largest and the most magnificent, most complete existing ancient palace. At least 580 years old. Large-scale palace, 753 meters wide from east to west, north and south 961 meters, the total area of 720xx0 square meters, a total of about ten thousand between the palace.

Dear visitors, now show in front of our eyes is the magnificence of the ancient palaces of the Forbidden City. You look at all sides is a wall, surrounded by tall gate, south is the meridian gate, north gate of creature, for DongHuaMen east, the west gate of Sherwood.

Now tell me, please go to the imperial palace the biggest palace in the taihe palace and have a look! This is the place where the emperor to hold, look over there, is in the middle of the white marble sculpture "dragon playing pearl", both sides is white marble steps; The steps on the left is a turtle, right is a crane, it is a symbol of longevity.

Ill give you introduce other house! Now we come to zhonghe palace, zhonghe palace is a place where king on his way to the hall of supreme harmony in learning etiquette and Baohe Palace? It is supported by many root red giant column, each post are engraved with a lifelike dragon, very spectacular, we take a look at the mandarin house!!!! He is the crown prince of DouShuChu in Ming dynasty. Gate of heavenly purity was the palace at at home and abroad, inside the parting of the delay, which is to the north.

Okay, end of the tour, I hope you again to watch the other scenery and wish you a happy!

各位游客大家好，很高兴成为你们的导游，我叫陈子安，大家叫我陈导或小安都可以，我会尽自己全力为你们服务。

故宫位于北京市城区中心，是明、清两代的皇宫，是当今世界上现存规模最大、建筑最雄伟、保存最完整的古代皇家宫殿。故宫又叫紫禁城。紫禁城是中国五个多世纪以来的最高权力中心，它以园林景观和容纳了家具及工艺品的9000个房间的庞大建筑群，成为明清时代中国文明无价的历史见证。1987年，北京故宫被联合国教科文组织列入《世界遗产名录》。

北京故宫有很多古老的殿，有太和殿、中和殿、保和殿……

现在我们来到了故宫中最重要的院落--——太和殿及其广场，这里就是皇家举行盛大典礼的地方。太和殿象征皇权的至高无上，太和殿俗称金銮殿，是我国现存木结构大殿的杰出典范之作。太和殿始建于公元1420年，当时叫奉天殿。后来，该叫皇极殿。清顺治皇帝登基后，重修三大殿，并将皇极殿改为太和殿。

太和殿高装饰用的彩绘为最高等级的金龙和玺。殿顶形式为最高等级的重檐庑殿顶，就连大殿正脊上的吻兽也是我国目前最大的，总之处处显示“第一”，那是皇帝认为“老子天下第一”思想的体现。

好！这里可以拍远处太和殿的全景，各位可以在此留个影。

各位朋友，北京故宫到处都有美丽的景色说也说不尽，希望你们细细游赏、拍照。但是要注意不要乱扔垃圾那些，祝你们玩得开心！

Hello everyone! The first stop of our tour today is the trestle. Trestle isthe symbol of Qingdao and the pride of Qingdao people. It is located in QingdaoBay, 440 meters long and 8 meters wide. In the 1930s, the trestle was once knownas the top ten scenic spots in Qingdao and one of the 24 scenic spots inQingdao. Many literati and poets have written poems praising it. When importantguests and celebrities at home and abroad come to Qingdao for sightseeing, theyall want to visit the trestle and enjoy the seaside scenery. The well-knowntrademark of Tsingtao beer is designed with the design of trestle.

Now let me introduce the trestle to you

[overview of trestle]

Zhanqiao has a history of more than 100 years. She has witnessed not onlythe humiliating years of Qingdao, but also the construction and development ofQingdao. In 1891, the Qing government issued an imperial edict to establish itin Qingdao. In 1892, the Qing government sent Zhang Gaoyuan, general ofDengzhou, and four battalions of officers and soldiers to Qingdao. In order tofacilitate the transportation of military supplies, two docks were built, one ofwhich is the current trestle, 20 meters long_ In the name of the exercise, theGerman army landed from the Qingdao Bay where the trestle was located andoccupied Qingdao by force. The trestle became a witness of the German occupationof Qingdao. After the German imperialists occupied Qingdao, they came to Qingdaoin 1920_ The north end of the original bridge was changed to stone foundationand paved with cement in May, 20__. Wooden boards were laid on the steel bridgeat the south end, and light rail was built. The bridge body was extended to 350meters, and it was still a military wharf. 1920_ After the completion of thefirst wharf of Dagang in, the trestle gradually lost its historical mission as awharf and began to open to tourists.

During the first World War, after Japan landed from Yangkou of Laoshan andoccupied Qingdao, it still held a military parade on this bridge to prove thatit enjoyed "full sovereignty" over Qingdao.

1920_ After Qingdao was taken back by the Chinese Beiyang government, theChinese sailors paraded here.

In 1931, the Nanjing national government invested heavily in thereconstruction of the bridge, which was contracted by Xinli foreign company ofGermany. The bridge was lengthened to 440 meters. At the south end of thebridge, an arrow shaped breakwater was added, and a Huilan pavilion withnational style was built on the breakwater. The whole project was completed inApril 1933. The trestle became the first sight in Qingdao. After the founding ofthe peoples Republic of China, the peoples government has repeatedly allocatedfunds for the maintenance of the trestle. In 1985, Qingdao city carried out alarge-scale comprehensive renovation of the trestle. The two sides of thetrestle were surrounded by iron wire fences, 12 pairs of European style bridgelights stood against each other, and granite steps were paved outside. From theend of 1998 to June 1999, the municipal government again allocated funds tocarry out large-scale renovation of the trestle. This repair not only meets therequirements of wind wave prevention, corrosion prevention and maintaining theoriginal charm, but also matches with the revetment facilities on both sides,increasing the aesthetic effect and making the whole bridge full of youth.

20_ The coastal scenic spot including Zhanqiao was rated as one of thefirst batch of AAAA scenic spots by the National Tourism Administration.

Members, we are now standing at the head of the trestle. The water area infront of us is called Qingdao Bay. From a distance, the trestle is like arainbow lying in the sea, and the "Huilan Pavilion" at the end of the trestleseems to float on the sea, which is known as "Changhong Yuanyin" and "FeigeHuilan".

To appreciate the charm of the trestle, it is best to walk along the bridgeleading to the sea. When you walk in, you feel as if you are surrounded by thesea. You can fully feel the breath of the sea, experience the vastness of thesea, and enhance your three-dimensional feeling of the sea. The blue waves arebeating on the bridge deck, the white clouds are floating in the blue sky, theseagulls are flying between the sea and the sky, and the cruise ships areshuttling in the waves. You can only fully appreciate this wonderful feelinghere and now. During the journey, you can see the beautiful scenery of greentrees and buildings on the bank. It is also a picture of a city full of romanticEuropean customs. As Mr. Kang Youwei described: "blue sea and blue sky, redtiles and green trees", and Liang Shiqius "view the magnificent waves and be aking".

[Huilan Pavilion]

Members, now we come to Huilan Pavilion. The three characters on the plaquewere originally inscribed by Shen Honglie, the former mayor of Qingdao. Theplaque was plundered to Japan during the second occupation of Qingdao by Japanand displayed in the Army Museum of Tokyo, Japan, to show its "achievements" inthe war of aggression against China. Now the word "Huilan Pavilion" is writtenby Shu Tong, a famous calligrapher.

The pavilion is a two-story octagonal pavilion. The pavilion is coveredwith colored glazed tiles and supported by 24 red painted pillars. There arespiral stairs in the center of the pavilion and glass windows around theupstairs. It is said that "one window, one scene, one painting". We can see thebeautiful Qingdao Bay and the surrounding scenic spots and famous buildings fromthe window.

[scenic spots around the trestle]

Along the North-South straight line with the trestle is Zhongshan Road,which is an old commercial street in Qingdao with a history of more than 100years. After the German occupation of Qingdao, in order to build a deep-waterWharf in Houhai, a north-south road was opened up in 1899, which was therudiment of Zhongshan Road. To the south of Dexian road is the Germanresidential area, named "feidieli Street". To the north of Dexian road is theChinese residential area, called Dama Road, 1920_ The two roads were merged andnamed Shandong road. 1920_ In memory of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, it was renamedZhongshan Road. Zhongshan road is more than 1300 meters long, with 63 buildingsand more than 160 shopping malls. At the same time, it is one of the 100civilization demonstration sites determined by the state. At present, Zhongshanroad is also one of the most prosperous places in the old urban area. In thisway, the trestle has become the transition between the sea and the market. Itconnects the sea with the land.

The tallest building on Zhongshan road is Baisheng commercial building. Itopened in September 1998. It is one of the first batch of 18 joint-ventureretail enterprises approved by the State Council. It is jointly built by Qingdaofirst department store and golden lion group of Malaysia. The total investmentis 780 million yuan. It has five floors underground and 49 floors above theground, with a construction area of 120000 square meters and a shopping mallarea of 50000 square meters. At that time, it was called the first commercialbuilding in Qilu.

The beach on the west side of the trestle is the sixth bathing beach. It isthe smallest bathing beach in the urban area. It is adjacent to the prosperousZhongshan Road, and the surrounding environment is very beautiful. Many peoplecome here to swim.

Welcome to! I am your tour guide, my name is x, you can call me little x.For a fun filled visit to in order to facilitate everyone, let me firstintroduce you.

Changsha media power is can not be ignored, the domestic mainstream media"hunan TV station in changsha kaifu district is located in the" horse barmountain, in addition, changsha, outdoor media, newspapers and magazines inmedia, and digital network media has hugely increased, changsha entertainmentmedia has been becoming a powerful media of mainland China, and even the world.Hunan satellite TV to mainland China earning the most-watched local TV stations,and the snare a large number of famous host and media workers. The main worksare "happy camp", "day day up", "Im a singer" "where dad" drama "the princesshuanzhu", etc.

"Super girl" and "happy boys" talent show held successfully and "dae janggeum", "xuanyuan sword", "(and) see the meteor shower together the mostbeautiful time, such as TV broadcast and further enhance the influence. Hunaneconomic TV as one of the most popular television hunan native, its ratings andsupport all does not matched with hunan satellite TV. Hunan via visual focus onlocal audience, so there are often broadcast with local characteristics ofhunan. Such as variety show more policy more happy, family film "a last-bornsrushed forward" and so on. With qinghai TV in 20__ launched a talent showblossoming flowers, it is a new revision test broadcasts in 20__ launched acivil draft activities, aimed at mining the excellent talents, provide theplatform. The development of Chinas domestic animation in changsha is quickly,this also makes the government is determined to build animation. Stateadministration of radio, film and the first approval of nine animation industrybase, changsha two exclusive.

Golden eagle TV festival in China, changsha as the permanent home, the goldis one of the most important award for Chinese film and television. Changshainfluential newspaper issued by the local newspaper "sansho metropolis daily","changsha evening news", "xiaoxiang morning post, a national newspaper Titansports, and female today newspaper, have repeatedly received" national localnewspaper management advanced unit "title. Titan sports for sports, Chinasbiggest circulation newspaper.

With the continuous development of Internet and computer technology, thetraditional media is turning to the Internet development, major newspapers haveintroduced electronic web version, make people read more efficient, moreconvenient access to information channels, including "sansho metropolis daily","hua sheng electronic online", "xiaoxiang morning herald", "changsha eveningnews", "stars online electronic loved by people. At the same time variousnetworks and changsha, changsha classified information network, Massachusettsare constantly emerging, common prosperity with changsha Internet economy.

Changsha of Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, protestantism, Islam, five majorreligions, religious staff of nearly 300 people, tens of thousands of people, bebaptized and to convert believers followers more than 100000 people. Yamaderafoothill, kaifu temple, temple, stone frost temple, cloud palace, scroll view,green yangshan monastery where foothill, mosques, Catholic church and theChristian north hall 10 religious site is listed as key religious activityplaces at or above the provincial level, the foot yamadera, kaifu temple,temple, stone frost temple monastery, one thousand of which yamadera foothilland kaifu temple is one national key temples of Buddhism in the han nationality;Yamadera foothill, kaifu temple, temple, narathiwat temple, north main street tothe north of the Catholic church, Christian church and Christianity church 7 inreligious activities such as site is listed as key cultural relics protectionunits in hunan province. As the provincial capital, changsha is a municipalreligious group is located, is also the seat of the provincial religious groups,religious people are relatively concentrated.

During the period of the republic of China, changsha have GuKaiFu temple,west yamadera, waring temple, temple, grace temple Lin, valley yamadera, GaoShantemple and tung creek temple known as the "changsha eight big jungle". Becauseexperience Wen Xi fire, after four changsha battle, the "cultural revolution",such as disaster, many temples were destroyed, in recent years, there is a smallpart of the temple rebuilt, such as the taniyama Po lam temple. Very strongGuKaiFu temple, incense every year. Also have the foot of the ancient capitalcity yamadera; Hongshan temple area YouHong yamadera; Ningxiang has a secrettemple, etc., are all important temples in changsha area. Changsha people alsolove to hengshan nanyue temple incense worshipping Buddha, for the purpose ofprayer. Taoist shrine in xingsha Lang pear town narathiwat temple, began in thenorthern and southern dynasties, more than 1500 years ago.

Due to the eight years war of resistance, Wen Xi fire and brokencapitalism, changsha urban area ancient relics of ancient almost wiped out. In1978 the mainland since the reform and opening up was carried out by the rapiddevelopment of urban construction, but there is no full consideration of thehistorical block protection, does not yet exist full of historical and culturalblocks, the remaining four complete granite street. Begin to pay close attentionto in recent years, the ancient city of rescue, set up five protective rescue"historical and cultural blocks, the blocks are: taiping street, tide of street,small order, Simon, historical and cultural blocks as pavilion.

Changsha rich underground cultural relics, important archaeological findshave writing in changsha, ningxiang charcoal relics of bronze ware in the river,but floor slips of changsha, the spring and autumn period and the warring statesperiod age hunan, copper kiln, etc.

Good morning! Welcome to the beautiful star city - changsha, first of all,please allow me, on behalf of all the staff of travel agencies was the warmestwelcome the arrival of you, welcome to the "red sun" tour of the organization,is the red line, because we go. Shaoshan is the rising sun, so this journey wecall red sun.

To introduce myself, I am the red sun tour guide, my name is zhao, in orderto facilitate you can call me xiao zhao, on xiao zhao left, that is our directorof master, master X X master drive technology is good, the rich, treats peoplethe enthusiasm, so we all can be at ease in his car, you have what problem cancarry out on the road, xiao zhao and X teacher will try our best to service foryou, ok, lets have a great journey together!

Our journey began, and that is now under our feet with a "openning thefirst all the way" of the famous wuyi avenue and no.3, it represents thechangsha tomorrow, changsha boom radiates away from here, is founded in 1951 onMay 1, so hence the name, was the first asphalt road, the road only 9 meterswide, but along with the development of The Times, traffic developed, 9 meterswide far cannot satisfy the shuttle vehicles. Until 20__, spent five months timeto repair, that is what we see now, with all my heart

Of 51 avenue, east railway station, west check the xiangjiang river bridge,a total length of 4138 meters, up to 60 meters in length, road for double tenthlanes, no.3 traffic is orderly, but most of the drivers dont want to go thisway, is this why? On the road there are 3 sets of original and 6 digitaltelevision monitoring equipment, carelessly is easy to copy brand, so drivers ishave a love-hate relationship!

Where the source of the wuyi avenue? She is behind the changsha railwaystation, she construction in 1975, completed in 1977, with the Shanghai railwaystation ` Beijing railway station called Chinas three largest train station,that in the middle of the railway station there is a clock tower, tower 63.7meters high, the clock tower at the top of the hour will be played best youngs"east is red" LeDian, as if to tell you that you have come to the generation ofa great man of chairman MAOs hometown - hunan. In the clock tower above, thereis a building that xiao zhao excuse me everybody, think what is she like? Yes,she is the red torch. Maybe someone will ask, now that is the torch, why not bewaving? But go straight into the blue sky? Xiao zhao to the problem have toexplain for everybody, because before railway station built, comes at a time -leather, stylist designed to float to the left her, said there will be left; Inthe designed to the right, say again afraid will have the right, then, designersimply put her into a straight at the torch of the above. In fact, she is verylike a specialty: lets hunan capsicum frutescens var, she is our chairman MAOsfavorite kind of food, she also is a symbol of our people of hunan hot andenthusiasm, not to have such a saying: people are not afraid of spicy sichuan,guizhou people is afraid of hot, hunan people are afraid of not hot.

Ok, now lets Yuan Guling overpass, why called Yuan Guling overpass? Andnot called Li Guling ` the wangjialing overpass? Because it is said that in thelarge pieces of the earth that is inhabited by a certain family. So in theconstruction of the bridge was named after had to. It is built down, in additionto the beautiful and also have the effect of ease the earthquake. Can anyone whohas both advantages and disadvantages, hunan is a rainy provinces, if encounterrainy weather, the bridge will be accumulated rainwater, formation water bringpedestrians through the troubles and inconvenience caused. Im afraid this ishou only white water rafting and line!

That is on the right-hand side of the xiao zhao shaoshanlu, because was notto shaoshan road, then built the road; Shaoshan.

Good, that you pay attention to have a look at the trees on both sides ofthe tour bus, it is in the city of changsha were: camphor trees, camphor leavessmall but, under the big camphor tree is a good place to enjoy cool air, usingcamphor tree of camphor ball can drive midge catch ants, took a few pieces ofcamphor tree chew Ye Qing washed into the mouth, can also be sober refreshing.About the camphor tree,

In changsha, there is such a local custom, it is the parents to marry thedaughter of a set of camphorwood furniture is very decent. On the left handside, xiao zhao is welcome road, 1972, President Nixons visit to welcome thePresident of the United States and to build a road. Across the welcome road is ared and white building, she is 2 hospital of hunan province the government.

Were made, xiao zhao mentioned that were here to learn about the tree ofhunan province, it is the magnolia tree, it is from guangzhou introduced a tree.Suiting the city of changsha, azaleas, see the cuckoo that can want to went tothe countryside, three in April, when the brilliant red cuckoo open full ofhills, not to mention how beautiful. Fancy suiting of hunan province, is ahibiscus, since ancient times, hunan is known as lotus countries. Chairman MAOspoem says, "the kingdom of the lotus from zhaohui". Lotus, also can be dividedinto water and cotton rose hibiscus. Then xiao zhao, please everyone: "what iswater lotus? Cotton rose?" Ha ha! Cotton rose is magnolia, water lotus islotus.

Ok, now lets to lotus road, beside the lotus road, changsha is the newlotus square, you can see in the middle of a sculpture, that is the daughter ofliuyang river, you must be attracted by her long hair? The daughter of liuyangriver nine curved hair, a symbol of the liuyang river nine bending. It remindsus of the beautiful sounds of "liuyang river", the product comforms to thedrawing that xiao zhao here, give you sing a song "liuyang river", we hope youenjoy it.

Okay, now we see the underlying white doves building is the famous peacehall business building. Peace in Japanese is the meaning of peace, meaning andharmonic development. There is a sino-japanese joint venture of shopping malls,Japan accounted for 60% of the company, shareholders shareholder China accountedfor 40%. Before peace hall was built, the unearthed here most of the countrysbamboo slips, which records the chu the history of The Three Kingdoms period,now the peace of the sixth floor display, also has people in shopping may wishto visit.

In front of the hall of peace is the wuyi square, square in the middlethere is a huge music fountain, at eight o clock every night, music fountainwill dance with music. Now please look the top of the wuyi square, you can see asmall house, like the eyes there is big eyes "- the voice of the goldeneagle.

Hongcun is located in the northeast of Yi County, Anhui Province, coveringan area of 19.11 hectares. Hongcun was first built in Hongcun during the reignof Shaoxi in Nanning (1131 A.D.) for more than 800 years. It is backed byYangzhanling, Leigang mountain, etc., which is high in terrain. It is oftenresplendent. Sometimes it is like splashing ink and heavy color, sometimes it islike light freehand brushwork, just like a long scroll of mountains and waters.It integrates natural landscape and cultural landscape, and is known as "thevillage in Chinese painting".

In particular, the whole village is a "cow" structure layout, which isknown as a miracle of todays world historical and cultural heritage. Thetowering green Leigang is the head of cattle, the towering ancient wood is thehorn of cattle, and the scattered residential groups from east to West are likethe big cattle. In the northwest of the village, a river is dug to channelaround the house to transfer the ownership. The nine bends and ten bends of thecanal gather the natural spring water in the village to form a Dou Yue shapedpond, which is like a cows intestines and stomach. The canal finally flows intothe lake in the south of the village, and the bunting is called tripe. Then,four bridges were built on the river around the village as corbels. Afterseveral years, a totem of cattle has sprung up. This ingenious and scientificdesign of village water system not only solves the problem of fire water forvillagers, but also regulates the temperature, provides convenience forresidents production and living water, and creates a good environment of"Huanji is far away from Fangxi, and there is a clear spring in front of thehouse".

Hongcun, also known as Hongcun, means to develop Hongguang. Wang Jiu is adescendant of Wang Hua, the Duke of Yue in the early Tang Dynasty. The villagewas first built in the Song Dynasty, with hundreds of ancient dwellings linedwith pink walls and green tiles, especially the Chengzhi hall, Jingxiu hall,Dongxian hall and Sanli hall, which are known as the "folk Forbidden City" withexquisite carving and heavy gold color. They are the same as the smooth moonmarsh and the rippling Nanhu Lake, with deep alleyways, simple shops beside theQingshi street, and towering on the Leigang Mu He, the Ivy stone wood that hasexplored the wall of the courtyard, the hundred year old peony, the strictancestral halls such as Xuren hall and Shangyuan hall, and the Nanhu Academywith the plaque of "yiwenjiashu" personally inscribed by the 93 year old scholarLiang Tongshu, form a perfect artistic whole. It is really a step-by-step sceneand can be painted everywhere. At the same time, it also reflects the profoundcultural heritage left by the long history. By the Qing Dynasty, Hongcun hadbeen "a city with thousands of fireworks, numerous buildings, and forest". It isstill the seat of the peoples Government of Jilian town. In the mid-1980s, thetourism industry began to develop. Qiao Shi, Zhu Rongji and others visitedHongcun first and then. Chen Fuli, Qiongyao, Chen Kaige and others created artin Hongcun first and then. In the 1990s, the number of inbound tourists inHongcun increased by 40.5% every year, with Hong Kong, Chinese Taiwan and overseastourists as the majority. Last year, it received 40000 Chinese and foreigntourists, with ticket revenue of 608000 yuan, an increase of 8% over theprevious year. On November 30, 20__, Hongcun was listed in the world culturalheritage list by UNESCO.

Into the purpose of qianmen quickly into the "heaven", is take the Confucius "DE match heaven and earth" and famous, for dai temple next door, door with built in the emperor song zhenzong and few over two years (AD 1009), the width 5, depth between the three, single eaves jehiel mountain style buildings, inside the original si green dragon, white tiger, rosefinch, xuanwu four stars. On both sides of the original peidian peidian, east as the "three ling hou temple", enshrined in the zhou dynasty about the official Tang Chen, GeYong, tempo, three people. When the emperor song zhenzong dong feng, see three in the worse the man of god, seal for the "three ling hou", then built the temple worship. West as "qiu temple" is enshrined in the tang dynasty "access group, and to serve voluntarily thick raise" the points in Du Zong frenzy. Linked to match went north and south "ringha door" is take "the world belongs to the benevolence" Confucius language meaning and, for the third door, dai yuan dynasty to yuan four years (AD 1338) to create. Building structure and tianmen is similar, inside the 2nd day of the deaf and dumb god, both sides have something goalkeeper. With doors on the west side of the stone tablet 20, one of the most famous is "the tryho tablet > > and the few tablet, double monuments, majestic tall, confrontation, turtle fell therefore, stately, dai temple existing two big stone tablet.

Tianmen "Tang Huai courtyard" in the southwest, the original "big countable embrace, the shadow of branches mu xu" Tang Huai, years of the republic of China, fighting BingXian, ancient much, gradually die. In 1952, dai temple host ShangShiLian again small tree in the withered tree stem a strain, and named "Tang Huai brussel. This new tree has become a tree, pond castles peeped, and become a big g dai temple.

Tang Huai east of the old delay jubilee temple temple, the scriptures, ring wing pavilion, made yuhua district monastery where, is destroyed by years of the republic of China. In 1984, a new archaize on Tibetan oratory site storage, between 48 in mount taishan in 4000 pieces of precious relics, ancient books of more than 3000 copies.

North ringha through my door is covered days of pines seem to the north, I saw a colorful, resplendent and magnificent basilica stands on the big balcony, this is the main architecture of the dai temple, song day Kuang temple. Day Kuang temple, also called China sun temple, founded in north emperor song zhenzong dazhong few over two years (AD 1009). In A.D. 1008, song, liao in alliance (now in henan puyang), emperor song zhenzong though victory over liao army, but no mood to fight again, but signed a humiliating treaty, known as "the union of alliance" in history. Emperor song zhenzong in ones hand in order to pacify the resentment, to consolidate its ruling position, he adopted the deputy prime minister qin-ruo wang engineer zhao book "heaven" scam, leading officials, in the same year October car "gobbledygook" came to mount tai, held a grand thank grace to the gift, and is due to people for day Kuang festival every year in June. Dai li, zhao expansion under the dai temple, and on the basis of the original mount tai temple, built the day Kuang temple.

Day Kuang house 43.67 meters long, north and south 17.18 meters wide, 22.3 meters high, the width of nine, four deep, double-hipped roof anise, stone fly up, overlying yellow glazed tile, eaves hung between Kuang temple "song day" JuBian, eight root red MingZhu eaves, with Pope fang and stone, and outside groove have become warped weight the three arch, groove inside the temple roof for four after bucket sunk panel, yu is square flat is the ceiling. The entire hall Luan Lu diego shrugged, diao Liang Caidong, gold paint walls, Dan wall, completed a majestic, although after several dynasty, ancient and remain, with Beijings Forbidden City hall of supreme harmony, qufu Confucius dacheng hall and three big palatial architecture in ancient China.

Into the hall, positive tall statue of "god of mount tai" color is reshaping in 1984, cave is 4.4 meters tall, twelve Liu head crown, wearing dagons robe, handheld, the board, solemn dignified, vivid, may have a sense of "lifelike, be vividly portrayed. "Taishan" god is a Taoist believe in "god" of a ghost, can dominate the life and death. Was dubbed "day king" in the tang dynasty, song dynasty seal for JiRenSheng Ann "day", when the yuan dynasty and dubbed "dongyue days of qi ShengRen emperor", Ming emperor after he began to reign, and he thinks to taishan seal number is god "to blaspheme the ritual without", therefore, get rid of all titles, renamed "the god of mount tai. Since then, the status of the dai temple is not I, enjoy "dongyue many" reputation.

Statue on both sides of the couplets for precise Wu Yun book, "the emperor to the earthquake, life in Yin". Banners is the qing emperor kangxi emperor in 23 years (in 1684 AD in taishan when the topic "town" match day JuBian. Inside the palace with part of the phenomena of Ming and qing era. On the surface of the inside west northeast three "taishan revelation Bi back to process diagram" of the song dynasty painted. Murals total length of 62 meters, 3.3 meters high, picture by picture god in the mighty mount tai grand scene, when the emperor song zhenzong letter east taishan majesty and imposing manner, the whole mural by a hall door, east is "rev Bi figure", depicting the taishan god excursions; west as the "back to the process diagram", depicting the taishan god returned. The whole picture of 697 characters, its appearance and manners are all the same, be auspicious beast mounts, pavilions, mountains and rivers, trees and flowers, etc., of a great, the grand spectacle. Picture a saturated flourish is fluent, structure is rigorous, the layout symmetry nature, character looks vivid and lively, clothing line is clear, lifelike and vivid facial expressions, plus the colour and lustre beautiful coordination, give a person with high aesthetic enjoyment.

Temple in ancient times, has been damaged by fire and earthquake, murals have also been affected, as you can see from the mural art processing, mural is redrawn later part of the picture, but the whole picture is basically kept the original face of the song dynasty, it is still in the history of Chinese mural painting, Taoism a picture of a rare art treasures.

Days before Kuang temple wide large terrace consists of two layers, railing, standing on the big balcony, is suddenly enlightened. There is a royal pavilion, terrace on each side of emperor qianlong visited dai temple in ShiBei. Ming wanli is among big censer casting. Cooper under the terrace of the clip in the south, is a small square columns at the end of the pool, commonly known as the "pavilion old pool". The emperor held a ceremony to visit mount tai, god princes is welcome here. Pool and around 9 stance is strange taihu Jin Daan first year (AD 1209) with her mother which is offered by the wang, taian county magistrate wu bit. Each stone features, carefully watch the intriguing, a exquisite stone tunnel middle outstanding, called "hula stone". Fuso north stone has an independent order under cooper, called "solitary loyal cypress", tang dynasty female emperor wu zetian doubt its folklore also with secretary Shi Zhong rebellion, then its killed, Shi Zhong ghosts do not come loose, came to dongyue before the emperor wu zetian out of shape, thereby lone cypress. Stones covered her eyes, it is said that the visitors around the hula around the turn three times, then go to touch the other side of the solitary loyal cypress, all to be able to help, is a lot of people. The legend of these rich romance is not credible, but shows the taishans long history and rich culture, those who write the legend of folk wit, the good and evil of human skillfully in the image of cypress trees, leaves later generations lots of regrets.

Hello, everyone! My name is Rowling, you can call me Xiao Luo. Im glad tobe your tour guide. Today Im going to visit Yuelu Mountain with you. We willhave a good day together.

This is Yuelu Mountain, with an altitude of 300. 8 meters, is one of the 72peaks of Nanyue. It is like a natural barrier across the west of ChangshaCity.

We are now at the foot of Yuelu Mountain. Please look with me. This oldhouse with moss on the tiles here is the famous Yuelu Academy. Yuelu Academy isa bright pearl in the long river of Chinese history and culture. Together withBailudong academy, Songyang academy and Yingtian academy, it is known as Chinasfour major academies. It has a long history and was built in 976. Zhu Xi, afamous Neo Confucianist and educator in the Southern Song Dynasty, once gavelectures here.

Lets keep going up and see, this is the "love Pavilion". Four red pillars,like a pine tree, stand straight in front of us, supporting the two green roofs.From a distance, it looks like a big tree. It is perfectly combined with thebeautiful scenery. On the top of the pavilion, there are three glittering goldencharacters of "aiwanting".

The original name of aiwanting was "hongyeting". Later, it was renamed as"aiwanting" because of the poem in "a journey to the mountains" written by thefamous poet Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty: "stop and sit in the maple forest atnight, frost leaves are more red than February flowers". It is also known as oneof the four famous pavilions in China.

There are many scenic spots in Yuelu Mountain. Lets have a rest first, andthen well go to more beautiful and wonderful scenic spots together. Please payattention to "during the rest, do not run too far away, just rest nearby; inorder to avoid the team, pay attention to safety, we will gather here in 20minutes!

On a sunny Friday, the school organized all the teachers and students tohave a spring outing in Beigu mountain.

Spring outing that morning, we are very excited, just walked into theclassroom to see the students get together to imagine what spring outing willlook like. We walk to Beigu mountain. Along the way, the laughter of thestudents broke through the clouds, and everyones face was filled with a smileof expectation.

Entering the gate of Beigu mountain, we first went through a piece ofgrass, and then walked in, we saw a beautiful scene: a middle-aged uncle sittingon a big stone fishing, a stone bridge on the river, the gurgling water fromtime to time issued a clattering sound, as if to say to us: Welcome to Beigumountain. The green willows on the bank sprout. There are yellow, purple andwhite flowers on the bank, on the grass and under the corner Countless,beautiful! A breeze, the flowers issued a intoxicating fragrance.

After a tour in Beigu mountain, we found a wide place to camp. At first, wewere eating all the time, and sometimes we sent some to our teacher. But wecant eat all the time in spring outing. After teacher Lis suggestion, weplayed the traditional game - jumping cows rubber band. Song ruiyin took thelead. We jumped one by one. After standing, our feet couldnt move. If we moved,we would die. After a long time, we kicked shuttlecock again. Because everyonecan only play plastic shuttlecock, so no one dares to take the lead in kickingthis kind of feather shuttlecock. Everyone pushes it around. Miss Li hits athousand purple and she kicks three. Because someone started, the atmospherebecame active. I volunteered to raise my hand, but I only kicked two. Towardsnoon, we were ready to return. When we walked out of the gate, we reluctantlyshook hands with Beigu mountain.

This years spring outing is really interesting. Im looking forward tothis years autumn outing.

Distinguished guests, you have come to the ancient city of Qingzhou. Firstof all, on behalf of the leaders and staff of our travel agency, please allow meto extend a warm welcome to you. Here, I would like to introduce the generalsituation of Qingzhou.

Lets explain the place name "Qingzhou" first. As we all know, during theperiod of Dayus flood control, the whole country was divided into nine regionsfor people to live in. The nine regions were called "Kyushu", which became thepronoun of China. In the past, CCTV had a program called "the circle of Kyushu".Qingzhou was one of the Kyushu.

Why is it called Qingzhou? Qingzhou is the Oriental state. According to theancient concept of five elements, it is located in the East, the East is wood,wood color is green, so it is named Qingzhou. Sima Qian said in historicalrecords that "the East is moving, and the Yang animal is spring at that time."Wang Yin of Jin Dynasty said: "the color of Oriental Shaoyang is green, and itsQi is clear. It is the first time of the year and the beginning of the event, soit is also named green." Therefore, in the ancient concept, the East is theplace where the sun rises, the air is clear, the color is green, everything islush, full of vitality, is the spring of the year, the beginning of things. Itcan be seen that Qingzhou is a beautiful home with unlimited developmentvitality and hope.

Because of this, there are so many poems praising Qingzhou. Su Zhe, one ofthe eight great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, once wrote a poem:"facing the mountains, the ancient princes of the sea are defeated, and theybelieve in the first state in the East." Qingzhou is situated on Mount Tai inthe West and overlooking the sea in the East. It has been prosperous sinceancient times. Therefore, with her beauty, Qingzhou enjoys the title of "thefirst state in the East".

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce the current situation of Qingzhou.Todays Qingzhou City is located in the middle of Shandong Province, adjacent toZibo City in the west, Dongying City in the north, Shouguang City and ChangleCounty in the East, and Linqu County in the south. Covering an area of 1569square kilometers, the city governs three streets and nine towns, with apopulation of 900000, including more than 20000 Hui, Manchu and other ethnicminorities. Its economic scale is relatively large. In 20__, the citys GDPreached 22 billion yuan, the total fiscal and tax revenue exceeded 2.6 billionyuan, the local fiscal revenue was 1 billion yuan, the per capita disposableincome of urban residents was more than 10000 yuan, the per capita net income offarmers was 6000 yuan, and the savings of urban and rural residents was 13billion yuan,.

Qingzhou City is located at the junction of the mountainous area in themiddle of Shandong Province and the plain in the north of Shandong Province. Itpresents a variety of geomorphic features and shows a spectacular and beautifulfigure. The southwest is a mountainous area with overlapping peaks, accountingfor nearly half of the citys area. There are more than 30 main peaks, most ofwhich are above 400 meters above sea level. Among them, Yunmen mountain, Tuoshanmountain, Linglong mountain, Yangtian mountain and tangsaier village are famousscenic spots. This mountainous area is mostly limestone, karst karst landformcharacteristics. It can be imagined that this was once a vast sea. Because ofthe violent geological movement, the rock strata deep under the sea were brokenand uplifted, and then the hills were formed. In ancient times, the climate herewas warm and humid, the vegetation was rich and green everywhere. It was anideal habitat for the ancestors of Qingzhou during the cave period.

The northeast is a plain area with fertile land, deep soil layer, good soilquality, long history of cultivation, high degree of maturity, good physicalproperties, suitable for planting a variety of crops, which is the earliestagricultural development area in history. The ancients said, "Qingqi fertilesoil, the name of Dongqin, earth 20__, more than 100000 households, four solidfortresses, negative sea Rao, can be described as a country of military use."The northern plain of Qingzhou is located in the center of "the fertile soil ofQingqi". From the pre Qin period to the Wei Jin period, it is the richest areain China.

There are many rivers flowing through and originating from Qingzhou City,including Mi River, Zi River, Nanyang River, Beiyang River, etc. Zihe River andMihe River are the main stream. If Qingzhou City is regarded as a sedan chair,then the two main streams are like sedan poles, which are divided into left andright. The two rivers are the mother river of Qingzhou, which nurtures thesplendid history and culture of Qingzhou.

Qingzhou City is located at the junction of mountains and plains. Themountains in the western and southern suburbs are green and the city ispicturesque. The eastern and northern suburbs are green and beautiful. The urbanplanning area is 100 square kilometers, the built-up area is 30 squarekilometers, and the population is 300000. It is a national health city, gardencity, historical and cultural city, as well as a national well-known excellenttourist city. Today, Qingzhou City has become an emerging city with prosperouseconomy, advanced culture, beautiful environment, complete functions and thebest living environment.

Qingzhou City is an old and young city. It is ancient because it has ahistory of more than 2200 years. There have been five cities here, namelyGuangcheng County, Guanggu City, Dongyang City, Nanyang city and Qibing city. Ithas been the political center, military town and transportation hub of easternShandong for more than a thousand years. Nanyang city is well preserved now.This ancient city is located in the center of Qingzhou. From a high place, theoutline drawn by the winding wall looks like a strong ox lying there, so peoplecall it "Wo Niu city". For a long time, I dont know who has made a rule: beancurd sellers are not allowed to knock Bangzi in the city for fear of disturbingthe "cattle". Until today, when local people sell bean curd into the city, theywill automatically put away Bangzi and sell along the street instead.

Qingzhou is a city of history and culture. Fangongting road and Shiliancient street are still green stone pavement with antique flavor. Manybuildings with cornices and painted walls, resplendent and resplendent,pavilions and pavilions, pink walls and flower walls, are enchanting in theshade of green trees. There are many gardens in the urban area, such as FangongGanquan, Ouyuan rockery, Songlin academy, Wannian ancient bridge, hengwang stonesquare, Zhenjiao ancient temple, Catholic Church and so on. You can enjoy therich and colorful historical and cultural customs everywhere.

It is said that it is young because the name Qingzhou has disappeared sincethe Republic of China. Only Yidu county exists here. Until 1986, with theapproval of the State Council, Yidu county was abolished and Qingzhou City wasestablished. Up to now, it has only 20 years of history. However, over the past20 years, under the spring breeze of reform and opening up, the city hasdeveloped rapidly, made rapid progress, and is full of vigor and vitalityeverywhere.

Qingzhou is a city of spring and green. The city is full of spring, green,green shade and flowers. Nanyang river is like a green ribbon, passing throughthe city, with willows flying by the riverside, green land like a river, greenbamboo surrounding, and flowing water. Wutong, Sophora japonica, cedar, greenhawthorn trees, and persimmon trees with bonsai on each side of the city streetsform a green corridor. Whenever a flower expo is held, Qingzhou is full offlowers and trees. Qingzhou is also a city of Commerce and trade, a modern city.There are many modern buildings in the new urban area, all kinds of markets arescattered, there are lots of cars, factories are dense, traffic is developed,business and customers are gathered, the flow of people is prosperous, and thelogistics is smooth.

Now, let me briefly introduce the history of Qingzhou. Qingzhou has a longhistory. From the establishment of the Department of the governor of Qingzhou inthe Western Han Dynasty to the capital of Shandong Province in the early MingDynasty, after 1500 years, Qingzhou City has been the residence of thefirst-class national administrative region and the first-class military regionof Qingzhou, Beihai County, Pinglu Ziqing Town, Jingdong Road, Yidu Province andShandong Province, which is equivalent to todays provincial capital.

In the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up theDepartment of the governor of Qingzhou. It has jurisdiction over 10 prefecturesand 93 counties, which is equivalent to North Shandong and East Shandong. Duringthe Han Dynasty, Qingzhou was the richest area in China, with developedagriculture and prosperous commerce. It was the granary of the country and thesource of the silk road. Its status is equivalent to that of the Yangtze RiverDelta. Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, visited Qingzhou several timesand devoted himself to farming in juyangdian, north of Qingzhou.

During the period of Wei, Jin, southern and Northern Dynasties, China fellinto a bloody scuffle. In 311 ad, general Cao Yi occupied Qingzhou and builtGuanggu city. Guanggu city is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it hasbecome a must for military strategists. In the next 200 years, there were morethan 20 Fierce wars and 15 changes of ownership. Along with the national war, italso brought unprecedented national integration. In 399 A.D., murongde, a nobleof Xianbei, was founded in guanggucheng, Qingzhou, and called emperor, which wascalled "Nanyan" in history. The decline of Nanyan Kingdom lasted only 12 years,but Qingzhou became the only place in the history of Qilu.

In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Qingzhou, also known as Beihai County, wasset up as the capital of Qingzhou, and its position as an important militarytown was more prominent. In 755 A.D., Emperor Xuanzong of the romantic TangDynasty lost his country for pleasure, which led to the "rebellion of an andShi", and Qingzhou became the front line of anti rebellion. Li Zhengji, aKorean, brought Pinglu soldiers from Liaodong to Qingzhou to resist the rebels.Since then, Li Zhengji and his son have been in separate rule of Qingzhou for 50years. He occupies the territory of 15 states, across todays Shandong, Henan,Jiangsu, "supporting 100000 troops, dominating the East, neighboring vassalfear.". It took nine oxen and two tigers for the imperial court to pacify him.After that, Xue Song, the grandson of the famous general Xue Rengui, wasappointed to guard Qingzhou.

Zhao Kuangyin, the great ancestor of the Song Dynasty, beat 300 militaryprefectures with a baton and built the Song Dynasty with a yellow robe. To theeast of Bianliang, the capital city, there is Jingdong road and pacifier. Thegovernor is located in Qingzhou, which has jurisdiction over 20 prefecturalarmies and 81 counties, covering all of todays Shandong and parts of Henan,Anhui and Jiangsu. Most of the prefects of Qingzhou also held important posts aspacifiers on Jingdong road. Most of the officials appointed by the imperialcourt were well-known figures. For example, Cao Bin, the famous founder of thecountry, Fu Bi, an important official of the imperial court, Kou Zhun, anupright and famous prime minister, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Zeng ofLianzhong Sanyuan, Zhang Shuye of Zhaoan Songjiang and so on all lived inQingzhou. Li Qingzhao, a famous litterateur, has lived in Qingzhou for 20years.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the ancient city of Qingzhou was still thecapital of Shandong Province. In 1376, the imperial court transferred theShandong Provincial envoy from Qingzhou to Jinan. Since then, the status ofQingzhou as the political center of Shandong Province has come to an end.Qingzhou Prefecture was set up in Ming Dynasty, which governed 3 states and 16counties, covering a vast area from Dongying Bohai Sea to Rizhao Yellow Sea.Although Qingzhou Prefecture is a secondary administrative district, it islocated in the hub of eastern Shandong, known as the thoroughfare of the twocapitals and Haidai metropolis. It is still an important place for historicalfigures to meet.

Five thousand years of Qingzhou is like a mottled and splendid historicalpicture, which condenses the profound cultural heritage of Chinesecivilization.

Next, let me introduce the cultural heritage of Qingzhou.

Ancient Qingzhou is the main birthplace of Dongyi culture. In the 1970s,seven pieces of pottery were excavated in Taoyuan Village, Dongxia Town,Qingzhou City. According to textual research, this is a relic of the Beixinculture in the early Neolithic period. The Dongyi ancestors had settled in thefertile gypsum soil of Qingzhou 7000 years ago. Dongyi tribe worships the sunand takes Phoenix as totem. A large number of painted pottery relics unearthedin Qingzhou convey the earliest information of Dongyi culture. Moreover,Qingzhou still retains the traces of Dongyi ancestors activities. There areYaowang mountain where Yao patrols and hunts, Qishan mountain where Xu you andBoyi live in seclusion, and Fushan mountain named after Fubo mausoleum. Su BuTun Shang tomb is the largest Shang tomb in China except Anyang. A large numberof cultural relics have been unearthed in the tomb. The most striking ones aretwo large-scale copper Yue, which are engraved with the inscription of "Ya Chou"with the pattern of "Taotie" carved through the body.

Since ancient times, Qingzhou has developed education, gathered elites andproduced talents in large numbers. It has become the hometown of the topscholars, the place that scholars yearn for, and the hometown of celebrities.From the imperial examination in Sui Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty, theJinshi in Qingzhou City ranked first in Shandong Province. There were 155candidates with names, including 6 number one scholars. The volume of ZhaoBingzhongs number one scholar in Qingzhou museum is the only copy in thecountry before Ming Dynasty, which can be called a national treasure. The bookis 21% off, 3.46 meters long and 2460 words in full. With "solid administration"and "solid", it brilliantly expounds the strategies of improving theadministration of officials and rejuvenating the country, representing theprofound foundation of Confucian culture in Qingzhou.

Qingzhou is one of the earliest places for the spread of Buddhist culturein China. From the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Buddhist temples developed in a largenumber in Qingzhou, reaching more than 200 places. Longxing Temple, a thousandyear old ancient temple, is known as "the first temple in the East". More than400 statues of Buddhas unearthed from the site have been rated as one of the 100major archaeological discoveries in the 20th century. Tuoshan, the largestBuddhist statue group in eastern China, is a national key cultural relicprotection unit. There are 5 grottoes and 638 statues. The big one is more than7 meters high, and the small one is only a square inch. The shape is exquisiteand peculiar, and the carving is smooth and delicate. The exquisite statues ofYunmen mountain were appraised as "the best among kaihuang" in Tang Dynasty byLiang Sicheng, the son of Liang Qichao and a famous architect. The MountainGiant Buddha, composed of nine 2600 meters in a row, is regarded as the thirdmiracle in the history of Chinese Buddhism. The Giant Buddha has a long nose anddeep eye socket. With the observation from different angles, his lips open andclose, as if he was chanting Buddhist scriptures.

After the Yuan Dynasty, Buddhism was silent and Taoism rose in Qingzhou.The king Heng of Qingzhou was a strong advocate of Taoism. In Yunmen mountainand Tuoshan mountain, he restored Bixia palace and Haotian palace, engravedJushou, opened chentuan cave and made relief sculptures of madanyang. Taoistculture was respected for a time. Ju Shou, which is engraved on the cliff, is7.5 meters high and 3.7 meters wide. The inch character below Shou is 2.3 metershigh, so there is a local saying that "no one has inch high". Xiuzhen palace inthe holy water valley in the southeast of Qingzhou City has a beautiful legendof Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. The Taoist templefaces south to the water. In front of the gate is a thousand year old pagodatree. In the Jade Emperor hall is a memorial tablet of "long live the emperor,long live the emperor".

After the Yuan Dynasty, Qingzhou became a Hui settlement, and Islamicculture took root in the ancient city. Zhenjiao temple, located in Dongguan, aHui community, was built in 1302 ad. it is the only three Zhenjiao temples inthe Yuan Dynasty in China. The scale of the project has been continuouslyexpanded after repair. It combines the essence of architecture in China andabroad. It has both the characteristics of Chinese palace architecture and thearchitectural style of Arabia style.

In the middle of the 19th century, the west wind spread to the East.Qingzhou, located in the important part of Shandong Province, became the centerof cultural collision and infiltration between the East and the West. QingzhouCatholic Church and Christian Church are the witness of this blend.

The long history of Qingzhou has left a magnificent cultural heritage, justlike the pearls of time. The past glory and the present fragrance are enough tomake people appreciate the outstanding beauty of ancient Qingzhou. Qingzhoustourism also closely around the historical and cultural heritage, to create itsown unique brand. At present, the overall pattern of Qingzhou tourism resourcescan be summarized as: one brand, four areas. A brand is the tourism destinationimage brand of "Buddha Shoushan, ancient state blessed land". There are fourmajor areas, namely: the "Buddha Shoushan" cultural tourism area with Yunmenmountain, Tuoshan mountain and Longxing Temple under construction as the mainbody; the "Guzhou Fudi" tourism area with museums, fangongting Park and ancientstreets of Ming and Qing Dynasties as the main body; the "mountain forest"leisure tourism area with Yangtian Mountain National Forest Park as the mainbody; and the "mountain forest" tourism area with Yangtian Mountain NationalForest Park as the main body; Huanglou flower base and Mihe river system are themain parts of "Nongjiale" tourism area. In these tourist areas and theirsurrounding areas, Qingzhou has developed more than 50 sightseeing and leisurelandscapes, mainly including: Yunmen fairyland in the suburbs, cliff longevity,Tuoling Qianxun, grotto statues, mountain Buddha, exquisite beauty, Buddha lightin ancient temples, autumn moon in the sky, Tiancao forest gully, lingzeqi cave,Huanglou flowers, etc., and fan Gong Ganquan, Qingzhao Huihui, Songlin academy,puppet garden rockery, Zhenjiao in the urban area There are also some preciouscultural relics in the museum, such as the statue of Longxing Temple, the numberone scholar volume of Zhao Bingzhong, and the jade Bi of Yis descendants.

We will arrange to visit the above scenic spots one after another in thefuture. I wish you all a happy life in Qingzhou.

各位朋友大家好，欢迎来到莲花佛国--九华山旅游，我是安徽旅行社导游王萍，大家可以叫我小王或者王导，坐在旁边的是司机吴师傅，接下来的几天就有我们为大家服务。大家的相遇就像我的名字一样，“萍水相逢”也是一种缘分啊。我们会尽自己最大的努力给大家带去最好的服务，希望大家有一个开开心心的九华山之旅，现在呢我先想大家介绍一下我们九华山的概况:

九华山位于安徽省青阳县境内，是我国重点风景名胜区，国家5A级景区，它与山西的五台山，四川的峨眉山，浙江普陀山并称中国四大佛教名山。大家知道吗?五台山是文殊菩萨的道场，峨眉山是普贤菩萨的道场，普陀山是观音菩萨的道场，而我们九华山呢是地藏菩萨的道场。九华山原来叫九子山，因为九华山大大小小有99座山峰，有九座山峰特别突出，所以称为九子山，后来呢诗仙李白来九华山游玩，看到层峦叠翠的山峰，写下了“妙有分二气，灵山开九华”的诗句，后来人们就将九子山改名为九华山。在唐朝开元年间，新罗国王子金乔觉在我们九华山修行，最后99岁的时候圆寂。佛教界认为他生前的苦行和圆寂后的肉身与佛经里所记载的地藏菩萨很相似，所以就认为他是地藏菩萨的化身，佛教徒们称他为金地藏。九华山也因此被视为地藏菩萨的道场。现在有寺院90多座，僧侣600多人，是一个特色鲜明和有重要影响的佛教圣地。说着说着咱们已经到了，来了这佛教圣地，当然要感受一下佛的仙气，那么，今天我们就先从这寺院最多的九华街景区开始吧，进入九华街景区，映入眼帘的是一座石门坊。他是由大理石雕刻而成的，高九米，大家请抬头看下，横额上刻着“九华圣境”四个大字，这可是康熙皇帝手笔哦!过了门坊，下面大家看到的就是迎仙桥了，这座桥修建于乾隆年间，大家随我一起踏上这古桥，我们一起步入仙境之中吧!

大家看，过了桥正对着我们的就是祗园寺了。他是国家重点寺院，是九华山唯一一座宫殿式庙宇，规模在九华山四大丛林里是最大的。它由山门、天王殿，大雄宝殿，客堂，讲堂和藏经楼等十多座单体建筑组成。各位游客请注意看下这山门，大家有没有发现它偏离了大殿的中轴线?大家知道为什么吗?因为啊!歪置山门可是有讲究的，一来是为了避邪，二来是门朝着开山祖寺化城寺。在进入寺庙之前，大家要注意以下几点:一是在走进寺庙的时候要一脚跨过门槛，寺庙的门槛是佛祖的肩膀，大家一定不要踩下去，二是不要在里面大声喧哗或是将红尘的笑话带入寺庙中，三是请大家不要随意触碰僧人的法器。

下面大家就随我一起走进祗园寺去领略它独有的魅力吧!我们现在的位置是天王殿，大殿的两边，供奉着四大天王塑像。他们分别是东方持国天王、南方增长天王、西方广目天王、北方多闻天王，民间又称风调雨顺四大天王，是佛教的护法神。大家请看大殿正中，这里供奉着的笑咪咪的就是弥勒佛，这位在弥勒背后的，就是韦驮菩萨，他是守护释迦牟尼的神将。

好的，各位游客朋友请跟紧小王，注意脚下，由天王殿向外走，就来到了大雄宝殿。这里供奉着三尊身高12米的大佛，中间的是释迦牟尼，两边分别是阿弥陀佛和药师佛，而大殿两边上，想必大家一定都猜到了，对!供置着的就是十八罗汉塑像。大家再随我往后走，大殿后侧呢，供奉着的是文殊、普贤菩萨坐像。这幅“海岛观音”大型立体浮雕，是雕在释迦牟尼佛像背后的，这是一幅浓缩中国佛教诸佛菩萨的全图。

后面的朋友请跟上，紧随我们的队伍，出了祗园寺，我们就来到了化城寺，化城寺是九华山的开山祖寺。大家可以看到化成寺外面有一个石头平台，平台上面有娘娘塔跟一口井，因为时候被毁，现在只剩下一个台基，据说呢金乔觉当时在这边修行，他的母亲非常非常的想念他，就跑来找他，因为思念之情呢，害她哭了三天三夜，把眼睛哭瞎了，金乔觉他就用这口井帮她洗眼睛，后来呢他母亲就复明了。所以这口井称为称为明眼泉，后人为了纪念他母亲就在旁边建了娘娘塔。

踏着99级莲花台阶，现在我们就到了肉身宝殿，请大家看下匾额上的字:月身宝殿!为什么叫月身宝殿呢?因为以前的月和肉是相通的，所以现在很多形容人身体器官的字都会有一个月字旁。肉身宝殿的建筑非常有特色，殿中有塔，塔中有石塔，石塔下面就是金地藏的肉身，农历7月30是他的生日，也是他圆寂之日，那天会有成千上万的人来朝拜。走进肉身宝殿大家可以看到门头上悬挂着地藏菩萨的誓愿:众生渡尽，方证菩提;地狱未空。誓不成佛。所以地藏菩萨又被称为大愿菩萨。相信有大愿菩萨的保佑，各位今后一定会好远常伴。

接下的我们就去百岁宫，百岁宫始建于明代，供奉着无暇和尚的肉身。相传无暇和尚修行时，主要食用黄精.丹参等野生植物，并且刺舌血拌金粉抄写一本佛经，用了20多年抄完经书，圆寂是110岁。在百岁宫中肉身殿，可以看到无暇和尚的装金肉身佛像，头戴僧帽，身披袈裟，端坐莲台，享万世香火。九华山已发现14具肉身，多为年龄百岁左右僧尼留下的，可能与他们长时间吃素，圆寂时体内水份比较少，坐化瓷缸密封性好等因素有关。

后面朋友请跟上，接下来我们就要去天台景区了，俗话说“不上天台，等于没来”，说明九华胜境在天台。天台峰是九华山的主峰，海拔1300多米。站在天台峰上可以看九华街的全景，天台景区的主要景点有观音石.大鹏听经石等怪石，还有金地藏刚到九华山修行的地藏洞，留有地藏菩萨神迹的古拜经台，地藏菩萨传经布道的主要场所天台寺，好了，让我们一起乘缆车向天台景区出发吧!

各位来自世界各地的游客们，你们好!欢迎来到“世界遗产”之北京故宫，我是来自南昌的导游甜心_公主，下面我就带大家去细细游赏一番吧。中国明清两代的皇宫，又称紫禁城，地点位于北京城中心。开始建造与明永乐四年至十八年，也就是此刻说的1406年至1420年，之后经过多个朝代的劳动人民细心修改，变的十分的富丽堂皇，但仍持续着原先的布局和规模，是世界上保存的最完整、规模最大的古代木构架宫殿建筑群。

最先的设计人是蔡信、阮安等，主持施工的人是蒯详、陆详等，名字里都有详哦!我们说完了北京故宫的历史和人物建造，此刻该说说外观和排列顺序了把!这座城设四个门，南门正中面是午门、北边是神武门、东为东华门，西为西华门，四门个建有重檐庑殿顶门楼。这座城的四个角都还布有一些结构精巧、外观秀丽的角楼。

外面的墙有10米多高呢!还有护城河宽52米，够宽的吧!长3800米，整个建筑群按南北中间的中轴线为对称布局，层次分明，主次有序。听完了一以上那些，你就应对北京故宫有些了解了吧!可能你还不明白把，连皇帝的住所都是那么井井有条!文化殿，武英殿是面阔九间的但檐歇山顶建筑。文化殿是皇帝听大臣讲书的地方，武英殿是皇帝吃饭、居住和召见大臣的地方。后三宫、东西六宫和乾清宫和坤宁宫通直御花园。坤宁宫和乾清宫是内廷的正殿、正寝，是皇帝、太后和皇后的正式居住场所，平均面积宽九间，为重檐庑殿顶。前三殿是全宫最大的建筑群，占地面积有达8。5万平方米，是宫城的12%，后三供则为前三殿的25%，期于宫殿依次递减，主要突出前三殿、后三宫的主要地位。1961年定位中国第一批全国重点文物保护单位，已被联合过教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。

Emei Mountain is located in the southwest of Sichuan Basin, 7 km away fromEmei city in the West and 37 km away from Leshan City in the East. It is one ofthe four famous Buddhist mountains in China. As a cultural and natural heritage,Leshan Giant Buddha was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1996. Thehighest peak, Wanfo Ding, is 3099 meters above sea level. Jinding (3079.3meters), where the Buddhist holy land Huazang temple is located, is the highesttourist spot of Mount Emei.

Emei Mountain is famous for its "masculinity, beauty, divinity, wonder andspirit" and profound Buddhist culture. In Ming Dynasty, it was once the site ofEmei school, one of the nine famous schools in Central China. The main peak,Jinding cliff, is filled with the worlds highest Golden Buddha, the universalsages in all directions; the worlds largest metal building complex, the goldenhall, the silver hall, and the bronze hall, is magnificent; the worlds mostmagnificent natural viewing platform, with six wonders, namely, the sea ofclouds, the sunrise, the Buddhas light, the holy lamp, the golden hall, and theGolden Buddha. Mount Emei is the treasure house of human culture, with profoundcultural heritage. It is the holy land of Chinese Buddhism, known as the "heavenof the Buddha" and the ashram of the Bodhisattva. It is said in the Sutra ofmiscellaneous flowers that "in the kingdom of Sinian, Emei is the leader of themountain.". Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, has a masterpiece of"there are many fairy mountains in Shu, but Emei is hard to match".

Mt. Emei includes four mountains: dae, ere, sane and sie. Dae mountainis the main peak of Emei. The two mountains of dae and ere are opposite toeach other. Looking from afar at Mount Emei, they are steep and magnificent. Mt.Emei is famous for its foggy weather. The clouds and fog in the mountains are sovaried that Mount Emei is gracefully decorated. Mt. Emei is magnificent andmagnificent, which is known as the metaphor of "one mountain has four seasons,ten miles different days". The scenic area is composed of high, medium and lowtheme tourist areas. There are 28 temples in the whole mountain. The scenicspots are divided into ten traditional scenic spots and ten new ones. Tentraditional sceneries: "auspicious light in Jinding", "moon night inXiangchi"

"Jiulaoxianfu", "Hongchun Xiaoyu", "Baishui Qiufeng", "Shuangqiao Qingyin","Daping Jixue", "Lingyan Diecui", "Luofeng Qingyun", "Shengji Wanzhong". The newten scenes of Emei are: Jinding Golden Buddha, Wanfo Chaozong, Xiaoping love,Qingyin Pinghu, Yougu Linghou, the first mountain Pavilion, cliff stonecarvings, Xiujia waterfall, Yingbin beach and the starting point of famousmountain. In the high scenic area, you can see far and wide, and the scenery ismagnificent.

The view of sunrise, sea of clouds and Buddhas light makes people relaxedand happy; the view of snow capped peak, Gongga Mountain and Wawu mountain inthe West connects the sky; the view of Ten Thousand Buddhas in the south makesthe clouds rolling; the view of a hundred Li plain in the north is like abeautiful shop, with a panoramic view of Dadu River and Qingyi River.Qingyinping Lake in Zhongshan District is the representative of the naturallandscape of Mount Emei. The first Pavilion and food Gallery in the low mountainarea show the profound humanistic culture and fashion and leisure trend of EmeiMountain. In addition, the monkey is a major feature of Mount Emei. They arecharming and humane. They are not surprised when they see people and enjoythemselves with others. They have become a living landscape of Mount Emei.

女士们、先生们：

我叫王溦嘉，大家叫我小王就行了。今天有幸陪同大家一道参观，我感到很高兴。这里就是闻名世界的故宫博物馆，简称为故宫，就是昔日的皇家宫殿。

北京故宫位于北京市中心，是明清两代的皇宫，又称为紫禁城(历代宫殿都象象天立宫，以表示君权受命于天)。由于君为天子，天子的宫殿如同天帝居住的紫宫禁地，故名紫禁城。故宫始建于明永乐四年(1420xx年)，永乐十八年(1420xx年)建成。历经有清两个朝代24个皇帝。故宫规模宏大，西宽750米，南北长960米，占地72万平方米，建筑面积15万多平方米，有房屋9999间，是世界上最大最完整的古代宫殿建筑群。为了突出帝王至高无上的权威，故宫有一条贯穿宫城南北的中轴线，在这条中轴线上，按照前朝后寝的古制，布置着帝王发施令，象征政权中心的三大殿(太和殿、中和殿、保和殿)和帝后居住的后三宫(乾清宫、交仄殿、坤宁宫)。在其内廷部分(乾清门以北)，左右各形成一条以太上皇居住的宫殿宁春宫，和以太妃居住的宫殿慈寿宫为中心的次要轴线。出于防御的需要，这些宫殿建筑的处围筑有高达10米的宫墙，四周有角楼，外有护城河。

故宫御花园，原名宫后苑，今俗称御花园，占地一万二千平方米。以钦安殿为中心，园林建筑采用主次相辅，左右对称的格局，布局紧凑，古典富丽。殿东北的堆秀山，为太湖石叠砌而成，上筑御景亭，每年重阳节帝后在北登高。

1987年故宫被联合国教科文组织，评定为世界文化遗产，是建筑艺术的经典之作。

朋友们，因为时间仓促，这次对故宫的介绍就到此结束。下次有机会再带大家详细的参观。谢谢合作!

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Hello, everyone, welcome to the southernmost city of Chinese mainland toZhanjiang. Once a great man Deng Xiaopings sentence "Qingdao in the north,Zhanjiang in the South" incisively outlines a charming Zhanjiang which can becompared with Qingdao. Zhanjiang, like Qingdao, is also one of the first batchof open tourist cities in China. At the same time, Zhanjiang has a uniquegeographical location, rich natural resources and beautiful coastal scenery,just like a dazzling pearl, inlaid in the South China Sea.

Zhanjiang has a total land area of 12470.5 square kilometers, which can beillustrated by the following districts and cities.. Four are four urban areas:Chikan District, Xiashan District, Potou district and Mazhang district; threeare three county-level cities: Leizhou City, Wuchuan City and Lianjiang City;two are two counties: Suixi County and Xuwen County; one is a national economicand Technological Development Zone. Zhanjiang is located in the southernmostChinese mainland. The southwest of Guangdong province is located in the LeizhouPeninsula, east of the South China Sea, the west coast of the Beibu Gulf, thesouth facing the sea from Hainan, the North southwest, and the Guangdong,Guangxi and Qiong provinces. It is the necessary place for Hainan Island to goto the mainland, the main outlet for the southwest China, and the NorthwestHepu, Bobai and Lu Chuan county. Adjacent to the northeast, it borders MaonanDistrict, Huazhou City and Dianbai County of Maoming City. It is also theshortest foreign trade port from the mainland of China to Southeast Asia,Africa, Europe, Oceania and the Middle East. It plays an important role in theBeibu Gulf economic circle and Asia Pacific Economic Circle.

Zhanjiang is located in the low latitude zone south of the Tropic ofcancer. It has a North tropical marine monsoon climate. The annual averagetemperature is about 22.8 degrees, and the hottest month is July and August. Theaverage temperature is 30 degrees. The coldest months are January and February,and the average temperature is about 15 degrees. There is no severe cold inwinter and no severe heat in summer. The warm climate makes Zhanjiang green allthe year round, forming a unique North tropical plant ecological landscape.

The design idea of the sculpture is to symbolize Zhanjiang peoples"sailing to the world" with sails, which is known as Zhanjiang City logo "windis flying". Unexpectedly, this group of "three sails" sculptures are more likethree machetes standing on the ground than sails. Whats more bizarre is thatthe sculpture faces the office buildings of the customs, border control and taxauthorities. In the anti smuggling activities of the state a few years ago, thesculpture of this city was like "three knives" that "chopped" the three mainleaders of Zhanjiang customs, frontier defense and tax respectively. Therefore,the local people say that the presence of these three knives is also a wake-upcall for these government units. If they do not abide by the law, they will cutthem off.

Having said so much, how did the name of Zhanjiang come from? Why wasZhanjiang called "Guangzhou Bay" before?

Zhanjiang belongs to Baiyue of Chu state in the pre Qin period. In the QinDynasty, it belonged to Xiang County, and in the Han Dynasty, it belonged toHezhou. In the song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it belonged to Jun, Lu andFu. In modern history, Zhanjiang was a French colony. After the second OpiumWar, that is, in 1898, France coerced the Qing government to lease Guangzhou Bayin the three counties of South Wuchuan for 99 years. Then, the French colonistswantonly expanded the scope of leased land by force and occupied a large area ofland along the harbor (now Zhanjiang Harbor Area), which was collectivelyreferred to as Guangzhou Bay (Zhanjiang area was formerly known as "GuangzhouBay"). This name was formed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Some scholarsbelieve that it was named because there are "Guangzhou Bay" villages in thethree southern islands. Others believe that it was named because gaolei mansionis under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou and the map is in the middle of"Guangzhou". In 1897, the French warship Bayard broke into the "Guangzhou Bay"to avoid typhoon, and was moved by this deep-water harbor. The government leasedthe "Guangzhou Bay",

It opened the prelude of the colonial history of Guangzhou Bay. In April1898, the French invaders occupied haitouxun (jinxiashan) and set up theirterritory in the mainland, which was resisted by the local people for more thana year. On November 16, 1899, China and France signed the Treaty of Canton Bayconcession between China and France, which collectively referred to theterritory in the concession as "Canton bay" and leased it to France in 1999. Tocommemorate the Bayard, the French called the central city of Guangzhou Bay"fort Bayard". From the outbreak of the Pacific War to 1943, Guangzhou Bay wasin a stable state and enjoyed a short-term prosperity. On February 21, 1943,Japan and France signed the agreement on joint defense of Guangzhou Bay, whichwas occupied by Japan. After the surrender of Japan, on August 18, 1945, Wuguoframe, chief executive of the Ministry of foreign affairs of the nationalgovernment of China, and Dai Litang, acting office of the French Embassy inChina, signed the "treaty between the national government of the Republic ofChina and the provisional government of France on the handover of the leasedland in Guangzhou Bay" in Chongqing on behalf of the Chinese and Frenchgovernments, and the leased land in Guangzhou Bay was returned to China. OnAugust 22, the Guangdong provincial government, by order of the nationalgovernment, established the leased land in Guangzhou Bay as a provincial city,named Zhanjiang City. Zhanjiang City was liberated on December 19, 1949. )Zhanjiang is called "Zhanjiang City". In fact, there is another saying. BecauseZhanjiang belonged to Shenchuan County in ancient times, and Zhanjiang wassurrounded by the sea on three sides, it was changed into Zhan, which impliedthe sky and the blue sea water of Zhanjiang. There are three main roads inZhanjiang, namely Renmin Avenue, Shenchuan Avenue and Haibin Avenue. These threemain roads are just three parallel lines, On the map, its just like the Chinesecharacter Chuan. Because Chuan means water and river, its changed to "River".The name of Zhanjiang comes from this..

Zhanjiang is famous for its outstanding people, rich specialties andbeautiful environment. It is the southernmost city in mainland China; GuangdongProvince was first listed as one of the 14 coastal port cities open to theoutside world by the state; the coastline is 1556 km long, accounting for about2 / 5 of the total coastline and 1 / 10 of the whole country, which is thelargest in the whole Province; Zhanjiang port is one of the deep-water ports inChina; Xuwen Coral Reef group, a national nature reserve with an area of 143.7square kilometers, is the coral reef group with the largest area and variety inChina. It has 1.49 million mu of marine beach, accounting for 48% of theprovince, the largest in the province. Donghai Island, with an area of 286square kilometers, is the largest island in the province and the fifth largestisland in the country; Donghai island beach is 28 kilometers long, of which20663 meters is the continuous part, which is certified as "the longest beach inChina" by Shanghai Guinness; the northeast of Leizhou Peninsula in Zhanjiang hasthe largest area in China and the largest low-temperature geothermal field withthermal fluid reserves; Zhanjiang is an important base for offshore oil and gasdevelopment services in South China, and the South China Sea near Zhanjiang isone of the four major offshore oil and gas accumulation centers in the world;Zhanjiangs salt production ranks first in the province, with a productioncapacity of 150000 tons, accounting for half of the provinces sea saltproduction; Zhanjiang is one of the four major sugar industry bases in China,and the largest municipal sugar industry base in China; Zhanjiang has more than180000 Mu pineapple base and more than 140000 Mu mango base, ranking first inthe province.

Zhanjiang is the largest marine pearl breeding base in China. BecauseZhanjiang faces the sea three times, most of the harbors have moderate salinity,small waves and rich bait organisms, which are suitable for pearl breeding. Themain pearl culture areas are Leizhou, Xuwen and Suixi in Leizhou Peninsula.Among the sea pearls, "Nanzhu" has the best quality and the highest grade.Leizhou Peninsula is the main producing area of South Pearl; pearl peoplegathered pearls as early as Qin Dynasty, and pearls were abundant in later HanDynasty. Emperors of all dynasties sent internal supervisors to Zhuchi tocollect pearls and pay tribute to the imperial court.

故宫英文导游词

forbidden city(紫禁城)

(in front of the meridian gate)

ladies and gentlemen:

i am pleased to serve as your guide today.

this is the palace museum; also know as the purple forbidden city. it is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in china today. under ming emperor yongle, construction began in 1406. it took 14years to build the forbidden city. the first ruler who actually lived here was ming emperor zhudi. for five centuries thereafter, it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when qing emperor puyi was forced to abdicate the throne .in 1987, the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization recognized the forbidden city was a world cultural legacy.

it is believed that the palace museum, or zi jin cheng (purple forbidden city), got its name from astronomy folklore, the ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the ziwei yuan(north star). the constellation containing the north star was called the constellation of heavenly god and star itself was called the purple palace. because the emperor was supposedly the son of the heavenly gods, his central and dominant position would be further highlighted the use of the word purple in the name of his residence. in folklore, the term ”an eastern purple cloud is drifting” became a metaphor for auspicious events after a purple cloud was seen drifting eastward immediately before the arrival of an ancient philosopher, laozi, to the hanghu pass. here, purple is associated with auspicious developments. the word jin (forbidden) is self-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-limits to ordinary people.

the red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. yellow is the color of the earth on the loess plateau, the original home of the chinese people. yellow became an imperial color during the tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.

the forbidden city is rectangular in shape. it is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meter wide from east west. it has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters .a 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9-meter—high wall which encloses the complex. octagon —shaped turrets rest on the four corners of the wall. there are four entrances into the city: the meridian gate to the south, the shenwu gate(gate of military prowess) to the north, and the xihua gate(gate of military prowess) to the north, and the xihua gate(western flowery gate )to the west ,the donghua (eastern flowery gate) to the east.

manpower and materials throughout the country were used to build the forbidden city. a total of 230,000 artisans and one million laborers were employed. marble was quarried from fangshan country mount pan in jixian county in hebei province. granite was quarried in quyang county in hebei province. paving blocks were fired in kilns in suzhou in southern china. bricks and scarlet pigmentation used on the palatial walls came from linqing in shandong province .timber was cut ,processed and hauled from the northwestern and southern regions.

the structure in front of us is the meridian gate. it is the main entrance to the forbidden city. it is also knows as wufenglou(five-phoenix tower). ming emperors held lavish banquets here on the 15th day of the first month of the chinese lunar year in hornor of their counties .they also used this place for punishing officals by flogging them with sticks.

qing emperors used this building to announce the beginning of the new year. qing emperor qianglong changed the original name of this announcement ceremony from ban li(announcement of calendar)to ban shou(announcement of new moon )to avoid coincidental association with another emperor` s name, hongli, which was considered a taboo at that time. qing dynasty emperors also used this place to hold audience and for other important ceremonies. for example,when the imperial army returned victoriously from the battlefield ,it was here that the emperor presided over the ceremony to accept prisoners of war.

(after entering the meridian gate and standing in front of the five marble bridges on golden water river)

now we are inside the forbidden city.before we start our tour, i would like to briefly introduce you to the architectural patterns befour us .to complete this solemn, magnificent and palatial complex, a variety of buildings were arranged on a north-south axis, and 8-kilometer-long invisible line that has become an inseparable part of the city of beijing. the forbidden city covers roughly one –third of this central axis. most of the important building in the forbidden city weree arranged along this line. the design and arrangement of the palaces reflect the solemn dignity of the royal court and rigidly –stratified feudal system.

the forbidden city is divided into an outer and an inner count.we are now standing on the southernmost part of the outer count. in front of us lies the gate of supreme harmony .the gate is guarded by a pair of bronze lions ,symbolizing imperial power and dignity. the lions were the most exquisite and biggest of its kind. the one on the east playing with a ball is a male, and ball is said to represent state unity. the other one is a female. underneath one of its fore claws is a cub that is considered to be a symbol of perpetual imperial succession. the winding brook before us is the golden water river. it functions both as decoration and fire control .the five bridges spanning the river represent the five virtues preached by confucius :benevolence, righteousness, rites, intellence and fidelity. the river takes the shape of a bow and the north-south axis is its arrow. this was meant to show that the emperors ruled the country on behalf of god.

(in front of the gate of supreme harmony)

the forbidden city consists of an outer countyard and an inner enclosure. the out count yard covers a vast space lying between the meridian gate and the gate of heavenly purity. the “three big halls” of supreme harmony, complete harmony and preserving harmony constitute the center of this building group. flanking them in bilateral symmetry are two groups of palaces: wenhua (prominent scholars) and wuying (brave warriors) . the three great halls are built on a spacious “h”-shaped, 8-meter-high, triple marble terrace, each level of the triple terrace is taller than the on below and all are encircled by marble balustrades carved with dragon and phoenix designs. there are three carved stone staircases linking the three architectures .the hall of supreme harmony is also the tallest and most exquisite ancient wooden-structured mansion in all of china. from the palace of heavenly purith northward is what is known as the inner court, which is also built in bilaterally symmetrical patterns. in the center are the palace of heavenly purity, the hall of union and peace and palace of earthly tranquility, a place where the emperors lived with their families and attended to state affairs. flanking these structures are palaces and halls in which concubines and princes lived. there are also three botanical gardens within the inner count, namely, the imperial garden, caning garden and quailing garden. an inner golden water river flows eastwardly within the inner court. the brook winds through three minor halls or palaces and leads out of the forbidden city. it is spanned by the white jade bridge. the river is lined with winding, marble –carved balustrades. most of the structures within the forbidden city have yellow glazed tile roofs.

aside from giving prominence to the north-south axis, other architectural methods were applied to make every group of palatial structures unique in terms of terraces, roofs, mythical monsters perching on the roofs and colored, drawing patterns. with these, the grand contour and different hierarchic spectrum of the complex were strengthened. folklore has it that there are altogether 9,999 room-units in the forbidden city. since paradise only has 10,000 rooms, the son of heaven on earth cut the number by half a room. it is also rumoured that this half –room is located to the west of the wenyuange pavilion (imperial library). as a matter of fact, although the forbidden city has more than 9,000 room-units, this half-room is nonexistent .the wenyuange pavilion is a library where “si ku quan shu”- china `s first comprehensive anthology-was stored.

(after walking past the gate of supreme harmony)

ladies and gentlemen, the great hall we are approaching is the hall of supreme harmony, the biggest and tallest of its king in the forbidden city. this structure covers a total building space of 2,377 square meters, and is know for its upturned, multiple counterpart eaves . the hall of supreme harmony sits on a triple “h”-shaped marble terrace the is 8meters high and linked by staircases. the staircase on the ground floor has 21 steps while the middle and upper stairways each have 9.

the construction of the hall of supreme harmony began in 1406. it burned down three times and was severely damaged once during a mutiny. the existing architecture was built during the qing dynasty. on the corners of the eaves a line of animal-nails were usually fastened to the tiles. these animal-nails were later replace with mythical animals to ward off evil spirits. there are altogether 9 such fasteners on top of this hall. the number nine was regarded by the ancients to be the largest numeral accessible to man and to which only the emperors were entitled.

there was a total of 24 successive emperors during the ming and qing dynasties who were enthroned here. the ball was also used for ceremonies which marked other great occasions: the winter solstice, the chinese lunar new year, the emperor` s birthday, conferral of the title of empress, the announcement of new laws and policies, and dispatches of generals to war .on such occasions, the emperor would hold audience for his court officials and receive their tributes.

this area is called the hall of supreme harmony square, which covers a total of 30,000 square meters, without a single tree or plant growing here, this place inspires visitors to feel its solemnity and grandeur. in the middle of the square there is a carriageway that was reserved for the emperor. on both sides of the road the groud bricks were laid in a special way seven layers lengthwise and eight layers crosswise, making up fifteen layers in all. the purpose of this was to prevent anyone from tunneling his way into the palace. in the count yard there are iron vats for storing water to fight fires. in the whole complex there are altogher 308 water vats. in wintertime, charcoal was burned underneath the vats to keep the water from freezing .why so vast a square? it was designed to impress people with the hall` s grandeur and vastness. imagine the following scene. under the clear blue sky, the yellow glazed tiles shimmered as the cloud-like layers of terrace, coupled with the curling veil of burning incense, transformed the hall of supreme harmony into a fairyland. whenever major ceremonies were held, the glazed, crane-shaped candleholders inside the hall would be it, and incense and pine branches burnt in front of the hall. when the emperor appeared, drums were beaten and musical instrument played. civilian officials and generals would kneel know in submission.

the last qing emperor puyi assumed the throne in 1908, at the age of three, his father carried him to the throne. at the start of the coronation, the sudden drum-beating and loud music caught the young emperor unprepared .he was so scared that he kept crying and shouting,”i don’t want to stay here. i want to go home.” his father tried to soothe him, saying, ”it` all soon be finished .it` all soon be finished ”the ministers present at the event considered this incident inauspicious. coincidentally, the qing dynasty collapsed three years later and there with concluded china `s feudal system that had lasted for more than 2,000 years.

(on the stone terrace of the hall of supreme harmony)

this is a bronze incense burner. in it incense made of sandalwood would be burnt on important occasions. there are altogether 18 incense burners, representing all of the provinces under the rule of the sing monarchs. on either side of the hall, 4 bronze water-filled vats were placed in case of fire. next to the terrace on either side, there is a bronze crane and tortoise, symbols of longevity. this copper-cast grain measure is called ”jialiang.” it served as the national standard during the qing dynasty. it was meant to show that the imperial ruler were just and open to rectification. on the other side there is a stone sundial, an ancient timepiece. the jialiang and the sundial were probably meant to show what the emperor represented: that he was the only person who should possess the standards of both measure and time.

in the very forefront of the hall of supreme harmony , there are 12 scarlet , round pillars supporting the roof. the hall is 63 meters from east to west and 37 meters from north to south, it is 35 meters in height. in front of this architechture, there stands a triple terrace with five staircases leading up to the main entrance .it has 40 gold doors and 16 gold-key windows with colored drawings on the pillars and beams. in the middle of the hall, a throune carved with 9 dragons sits on a 2-meter-high platform. behind the throne there is a golden screen and in front of it, there is a imperial desk . the flanks are decorated with elephants, luduan(a legendary beast), cranes, and incense barrels. the elephant carries a vase on its back that holds five cereals(i. e. rice, two kinds of millet, wheat and beans),which was considered a symbol of prosperity. as ancient legend has it that luduan can travel 18,000 li (9,000 kilometers )in one day and knows all languages and dialects. only to a wise adjust monarch will this beast be a guardian.

the hall of supreme harmony is also popularly known as jinluan dian (gold bell hall or the throne hall). the floor of the hall is laid with bricks that turn it into a smooth, fine surface as if water has been sprinkled on it .the so-called golden brick, in fact, has nothing to do with gold. reserved exclusively for the construction of the royal court, it was made in a secretive, and complex way, and, when struck, sounds like the clink of a gold bar. each brick was worth the market price of one dan (or one hectoliter ) of rice.

the hall is supported by a total of 72 thick pillars .of these, 6 are carved in dragon patterns and painted with gold and surround the throne. above the very center of this hall there is a zaojing, or covered ceiling, which is one of the specialities of china `s ancient architure. in the middle of the ceiling is a design of a dragon playing with a ball inlaid with peals. this copper ball, hollow inside and covered with mercury, is known as the xuanyuan mirror and is thought to be made xuanyuan, a legendary monarch dating back to remote antiquity. the placing of the caisson above the throne is meant to suggest that all of china` s successive emperors are zuanyuan` s descendants and hereditary heirs. now you might have noticed that the xuanyuan mirror is not directly above the throne. why? it is rumored that yuan shikai, a self-acclaimed warlord-turned emperor moved the throne further back because he was afraid that the mirror might fall on him .in 1916 when yuan shikai became emperor, he removed the original throne with a western-style, high-back chair. after the foundation of the people` s republic of china in 1949 the throne was found in a shabby furniture warehouse. it repaired and returned to the hall.

(leading the tourist to the bronze vats either on the east or the west)

the water vats in front of the palaces or house were called “menhai,” or sea before the door by the ancient chinese. they believed that with a sea by the door, fire could not wreak havoc. the vats served both as a decoration and as a fire extinguisher. they were kept full of water all year round.

during the qing dynasty, they were altogether 308 vats in the palace enclosure. they were made of gilt bronze or iron. of couse, the gilt bronze vats were of the best quality. when the allied forces (britain, germany, france, russia, the united states, italy, japan and austria) invaded beijing in 1900 under the pretext of suppressing the boxer rebellion, the invaders ransacked the imperial compound and scraped and gold off the vats with their bayonets. during the japanese occupation of beijing, many vats were trucked away by the japanese to be made into bullets .

(in front of the hall of complete harmony)

the square architecture before us is called the hall of complete harmony. it served as an antechamber. the emperor came here to meet with his countiers and add his final touches to the prayers which would be read at the ancestral temple. the seeds, snowers and prayer intended for spring sowing were also examined here. the two qing sedan chairs here on display were used for traveling within the palace during the reign of emperor qianlong.

(in front of the hall f preserving harmony)

this is the hall of preserving harmony. during the qing dynasty, banquets were held here on new year` s eve in honour of mongolian and northwestern china` s xingjiang princes and ranking officials. the emperor also dinned here with his new son-in-law on the wedding day. imperial examinations were also held here once every three years. during the ming and qing dynasties, there were three levels of exams: the county and prefectural level, the provincial level and national level. the national exam was presided over by the emperor. the civil service exam in ancient china started during the han dynasty. it served the purpose of recruiting confucian scholars to the ministers and high officials. during the tang and qing dynasties reinstituted and ancient system. once every three years, three hundred scholars from all over the country came to beijing and took exams for three day and night. this system was abolished in 1905.

(behind the hall of preserving harmony)

this is the largest stone carving in the palace . it is 16.73 meters long, 3.07 meters wide and 1.7 meters thick .it weighs about 200 tons. the block was quarried in fangshan county, roughly 70 kilometers away. to transport such a huge block to beijing, laborers dug wells along the roadside half a kilometer apart, and used the groundwater to make a road of ice in the winter. rolling blocks were used in the summer. in 1760, emperor qianlong of the qing dynasty ordered the carving of the existing cloud and dragon design in place of the old one which dated back to the ming dynasty.

note : from here, the tour can be conducted via three different routes: a western route(route a), a central route (route b) or an eastern route (route c) .the commentary for each follows.

route a

ladies and gentlemen:

you have seen the three main halls of the forbidden city. now i ` d like to show you around the hall of mental cultivation and the imperial garden . the hall of mental cultivation is situated is in the western part of the innermost enclosure and is symmetrical to fengxian (enshrinement of forebears) hall in the east. this hall was built during the ming dynasty. it is a h-shaped structure consisting of an antechamber and a main building .the hall is surrounded by corridors. in front of the hall is the office of privy council.

before emperor kangxi of qing the dynasty came to power the hall of heavenly purity served as the living quarter of the emperors. emperor yongzheng chose to live in this hall and attended to every day state affairs from here .for the sake of protecting cultural relics, this hall is not open to the public .you can have a look at the inside from the door. the central hall was the audience chamber where the emperor read memorials, granted audience to officials and summoned his minsters for consultation. the western chamber of the hall was where the emperor read reports and discussed military and political affairs. the hall consists of many inner rooms and is decorated with images of buddha and miniature pagodas. on the screen wall there hangs a picture of two emperors in the han costume. in a southern room there three rare calligraphic scrolls, hence the name of the room “sanxitang” (room of three rare treasures) . the room on the eastern side is of historical interst because it was here that empress dowager cixi usurped power and made decisions on behalf of the young emperor . a bamboo curtain was used to separate them .

empress dowage cixi was born in 1835 in lu` an prefecture of shanxi province. she` s of manchurian nationality and her father was a provincial governor from south china. when she was 17 years old ,she was selected to become a concubine of emperor xianfeng and moved into the forbidden city. she gave birth to a son when she was 21years old and was made a concubine the following year. when the emperor passed away in the summer of 1861, her son ascended the throne and title of cixi, meaning “holy mother” was conferred upon her and she became the empress dowager. in that same year empress dowager cixi carried out a count coup d` etat and ruled behind the scenes with another empress dowager, ci` an, for 48 years. she passed away in 1908 at the age of 73. it was in reference to this situation that the term “attending to state affairs behind a bamboo curtain” developed .in 1912 , empress dowager longyu declared the abdication of the last qing emperor puyi. they were allowed to remain in the forbidden city for the next 13 years .the royal family was forced to move out permanently in 1924.

behind the central hall were the living accommodation of 8 successive qing emperors .three of them actually passed away here. the side rooms flanking the hall were reserved for empresses and concubines. now let` s continue with our tour. it will take us to the hall of heavenly purity , the hall of union and peace ,the palace of earthly tranquility, and the imperial garden.

route b

(inside the hall of heavenly purity)

ladies and gentlemen:

we are now entering the inner court. from the gate of heavenly purity northward lies the inner court where the emperors and empresses once lived .the hall of heavenly purity is the central hall of the inner court ,and was completed during the reign of emperor yongle of the ming dynasty. there are 10 pillars supporting the entire structure and the hall is 20 meters in height .in the center of the hall there a throne. above it hangs a plaque with an inscription that reads “be open and above-board,” written by shenzhi,the first emperor of the qing dynasty. beginning with qianlong` s reign, the name of the successor to the throne was not publicly announced .instead, it was written on two pieces of paper, one to be kept on the emperor` s person throughout his reign, and the other placed in a small strongbox that was stored behind his plaque. the box was opened only after the emperor passed away. altogether there where 4 emperors who ascended the throne in this way, namely qianlong, jiaqing, daohuang and xian feng.

the hall of heavenly purity was where the emperors lived during the ming and qing dynasties. according to tradition ,extravagant annual banquets were held here on new year` s eve in honour of royal family members. foreign ambassadors were received here during the late-qing period. two important “one thousand old men` s feasts” of the qing dynasty were also held here. all the invitees had to be at least 65 years of age.

this hall was also used for mourning services.

(inside the palace of union and peace)

this hall sits between the hall of heavenly purity and the palace of earthly tranquility, symbolizing the union of heaven and earth ,as well as national peace .it was first built in 1420 and reconstructed in 1798. the hall is square in shape ,and is smaller than the hall of complete harmony .you will see a plaque here inscribed with two chinese characters, wu wei, which were handwritten by emperor qianglong. a throne sits in the middle of the hall with a screen behind it .above the throne there hangs a caisson ,or covered ceiling. the emperor held birthday celebrations and other major events here.

in 1748 during emperor qianlong` s reign, 25 jade seals representing imperial authority were kept in this hall .no seals were allowed out of the room without the prior consent of the emperor. on each flack there is a water clock and a chiming clock.

(inside the palace of earthly tranquility)

this used to be the central hall where successive ming empresses lived. during the qing dynasty, it was converted into a place where sacrifices and wedding ceremonies were held .the room on the western side was used for sacrifices and the room on the east was the seeding chamber.

route c

ladies and gentlemen:

you have seen the three main halls of the forbidden city. now i` d like to show you around scenes of interest along the eastern route. the first is the treasure hall. this mansion is called the hall of imperial zenith. this is where sing emperor quailing lived after abdication. nearly 1,000 artifacts and treasures are on display here, among which the golden hair tower is one of the most famous. this tower is 1.53meters in height and its base is 0.53 meters in circumference .it was built under the order of emperor quailing to be used to collect fallen hair in commemoration of his mother. there is also a “day harnessing water jade hill ” on display here. yu was a legendary monarch of the remote ixia dynasty. under his leadership, the people learned how to harness the yellow river. this jade assemblage, 224 centimeters in height and 5 tons in weight, is the largest jade artwork in china. this mat was woven with peeled ivory. these artifacts are among china` s rarest treasures.

(in front of the nine-dragon screen)

this is the nine-dragon relief screen .erected in 1773,it is 3.5 meters in height and 29.4 meters in width. underneath is a foundation made of marble .the surface of the screen is laid with a total of 270 colored, glazed tiles in the design of 9 dragons ,some rocky mountains ,clouds and the sea. it was meant to ward off evil spirits the ancient chinese regarded 9 dragons, some rocky mountains, clouds and the sea. it was meant to ward off evil spirits .the ancient chinese regarded 9 as the largest numeral and the dragon as a auspicious beast .the 9 dragons are different in color and posture and all are made of glazed tiles. interestingly a piece of the third dragon from the left is made of wood. it is believe that when the nine-dragon screen was almost finished ,a piece of glazed tile was damaged .emperor qianlong was scheduled to inspect the work the following day .using quick wits, the craftsman in question molded the missing piece with clay and sailed through the imperial inspection. later ,he asked a carpenter to carve a wooden one to replace the one made of clay.

(approaching the imperial garden)

behind the palace of earthly tranquility and trading the north-south axis is the imperial garden. there are old trees, rare flowers and exotic rock formation in this garden .it cover a space of 11,700 square meters, or roughly 1.7 percent of the forbidden city. most of the structures in the garden are symmetrically arranged . however, each is different in terms of parrern and decoration. woods clumps of bamboo screen off the garden and strengthens its deep and serene atmosphere.

there main structure of the imperial garden is the qin` an hall. positioned in the central-northern part of the garden ,this hall is flanked by other halls and pavilions on the east and west. the hall sits on a marble pedestal. the taoist deity of zhenwu is enshrined here and emperor would pay homage here a quarterly basis. taoist rites were held during the reign of emperor jiajing of the ming dynasty. in front of the hall there is a cypress that is 400 years old .in all there are a dozen such rare trees in the garden, and most of them are cypresses or pines. to the northwest of the hall , there is the yanhui(sustaining sunshine) pavilion and to the northeast there lies the duixiu (accumulated refinement )hill. this hill was built over the foundation of the long- pershed guanhua (admiring flowers) hall of the ming dynasty. it is 14 meters in height and made of al kinds of rocks quarried in jiang su province. at its base stand two nstone lions, each carrying a dragon shooting water 10 meters up into the air from its mouth. there are meandering paths leading to the hilltop. at the top of duixiu hill sits the yujing (imperial viewing)pavilion. traditionally, on the day of the double ninth festival (the ninth day of the ninth lunar month ), the emperor ,his consort, and his concubines would climb up to yujing pavilion to enjoy the scenery.

at the southeastern corner of the garden is jiangxue(crimson snowy) verandah. nearby to the southwest lies yangxing study (study of the cultivation of nature) .the yangxing study was used as a royal library during the reign of emperor qianlong of the qing dynasty. the last emperor of the qing dynasty, puyi once studied english there. in front of the jiangxue verandah some chinese flowering crabapples grow. the structure got its name from the crabapples who blossoms trun from crimson to snowy white. in front of the verandah, there grows a rare flower that was brought from henna province under the order of empress dowager cixi. in the northest is chizao tang (hall of using flowery language), once used as a library where rare books were stored.

there are also specific pavilions symbolizing the four seasons .the halls of wanchun and qianqiu ,representing spring and autumn respectively ,are square in shape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bell-shape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bell-shaped ridges. the halls of chengrui and fubi,dedecated to winter and summer, are characterized by two verandahs and bridges at their bases .paths were paved with colorful pebbles and arranged in 900 different designs.

the imperial garden can be accessed through the qiong yuan (jade garden )west gate or the qiong yuan east gate. a third gate, the shunzhen(obedience and fidelity)gate, opens to the north. its doors are laid in glazed tiles and it was only used by the empress or concubines.

as our tour of the forbidden city draws to a close, i hope that i have helped you understand why the palace is a treasure of china and one of the cultural relics of the world. it is under the strict protection of the chinese government. since 1949 when the people` s rupublic of china was founded, nearly one trillion rmb was spent on its restoration and refurbishment. the forbidden city has undergone four major facelifts to date. each year, the government earmarks a large sum to gather, sort and study cultural relics. the palace now contains a total of 930,000cultural relics. well, so much for today .let` s go to reboard the coach. thank you !