染雾英语导游词 篇一
Welcome to Beijing - A City of Rich History and Vibrant Culture
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Beijing, the capital city of China! As your tour guide, I am delighted to take you on a journey through this remarkable city that seamlessly blends ancient traditions with modern marvels.
Our first stop is the magnificent Forbidden City, located in the heart of Beijing. This imperial palace, with its grand halls and intricate architecture, was once the residence of Chinese emperors. As we explore its vast courtyards and exquisite gardens, you will be transported back in time to the days of imperial China.
Next, we will visit the iconic Great Wall of China. Stretching over 13,000 miles, this ancient wonder is a testament to the ingenuity and perseverance of the Chinese people. As we climb its ancient steps and take in the breathtaking views, you will understand why it is considered one of the world's greatest architectural achievements.
After a delicious lunch of authentic Beijing cuisine, we will make our way to the tranquil Temple of Heaven. This sacred site, built in the 15th century, was where emperors would pray for a good harvest. As we walk through its beautifully landscaped gardens and marvel at the intricate design of its altars, you will feel a sense of serenity and spirituality.
Our final stop for the day is the vibrant Hutong alleys. These narrow lanes are a window into the traditional way of life in Beijing. As we wander through the maze-like streets, you will have the opportunity to interact with locals, visit traditional courtyard homes, and even try your hand at Chinese calligraphy.
As our day comes to an end, I hope you have enjoyed exploring the rich history and vibrant culture of Beijing. Whether it's the awe-inspiring historical sites or the bustling markets, this city has something for everyone. Thank you for choosing Beijing as your travel destination, and I hope you have a memorable time exploring all that this city has to offer.
英语导游词 篇二
Discover the Charm of Shanghai - Where East Meets West
Welcome to Shanghai, a city that seamlessly blends the charm of its traditional Chinese heritage with the modernity of a global metropolis. As your tour guide, I am excited to show you all that this vibrant city has to offer.
Our first stop is the iconic Bund waterfront. This historic area offers a spectacular view of Shanghai's impressive skyline, with its blend of colonial-era buildings and futuristic skyscrapers. As we stroll along the promenade, you will be captivated by the bustling atmosphere and the breathtaking architecture that surrounds you.
Next, we will visit the tranquil Yu Garden. This classical Chinese garden, dating back to the Ming Dynasty, is a true oasis in the heart of the city. As we explore its beautifully landscaped gardens, intricate pavilions, and serene ponds, you will feel a sense of peace and tranquility.
After a delicious lunch of Shanghai's famous Xiaolongbao dumplings, we will embark on a cruise along the Huangpu River. This scenic journey will take us past some of Shanghai's most iconic landmarks, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center. As you take in the stunning views, you will witness the harmonious blend of old and new that defines this city.
Our final stop for the day is the vibrant Tianzifang neighborhood. This charming area is home to an array of boutique shops, art galleries, and trendy cafes. As we meander through its narrow alleyways, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in Shanghai's contemporary art scene and experience the city's unique blend of Eastern and Western influences.
As our day comes to an end, I hope you have enjoyed discovering the charm of Shanghai. Whether it's the historical landmarks, the vibrant shopping districts, or the delicious cuisine, this city has something for everyone. Thank you for choosing Shanghai as your travel destination, and I hope you have a wonderful time exploring all that this city has to offer.
英语导游词 篇三
Ladies and gentlemen:
The Palace Museum is located in the center of Beijing. It is also known as the Forbidden City in the old days. Actually it was the imperial palace for the emperors and served as both living quarters and the venue of the state administration in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Its name, on the one hand, comes from ancient Chinese astronomers' belief that God's abode or the Purple Palace, the pivot of the celestial world, is located in the Pole Star, at the center of the heavens . Hence, as the Son of God, the emperor should live in the Purple City. On the other hand, except for palace maids, eunuchs and guards, ordinary the Forbidden City and the Purple City.
It took 14 years to complete the magnificent palace. Construction began in 1406 and finished in 1420. The following year, in 1421 the capital of the Ming Dynasty was moved from Nanjing to Beijing. Starting from the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Di to the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty Pu Yi, altogether 24 emperors lived here for a total of 491 years. 14 of then were Ming emperors and 10 were Qing emperors.
The Forbidden City covers an area of 72 hectares with a total floor space of about 163,000 square meters. It is rectangular in shape, 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters wide from east to west with a10-meter high city wall surrounded and encircled by a 52 meter-wide moat. At each corner of the surrounding wall, there is a magnificent watchtower which was heavily guarded in the old days.
The Forbidden City now consists of more than 90 palaces and courtyards, 980 buildings with rooms of 8,704. Most of the structures in the Forbidden City were made of wood with white marble, stone or brick foundations. The building materials were from parts of our country. The timber came from Sichuan, Guizhou, Guandxi, Hunan and Yunnan provinces in southwest China. But in the Qing Dynasty, the timbers were transported from northeast China. Other construction materials, including brick, stone and lime, were used by both Dynasties. The golden bricks that paved the halls were manufactured in Suzhou, refined bricks used to build the foundation of halls were made in Linqing, and lime came from Yizhou. White marble was provided regularly by Fangshan County and glazed tiles by Sanjiadian.
The Forbidden City can be pided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Palace. The Outer Court consists of three main buildings where the emperors attended the grand of rear three main buildings and the six eastern palaces and six western palaces where the emperor used to handle daily affairs and the living quarters for the emperor, empress and imperial concubines to live in.
The Forbidden City is the best-preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world. In 1987 it was listed as the world cultural heritage by UNESCO.
The Meridian Gate is the main entrance to the Forbidden City. It is called Meridian Gate because the emperor believed that the meridian line went right through the Forbidden City and his imperial residence was the center of the whole universe. It is 35.6meters high with five towers on the top, so it is also nicknames as the “Five-Phoenix Tower.”
The Meridian Gate was the place to announce the new lunar year calendar on the first day of 10th lunar month every year. Lanterns would also be hung up on the Meridian Gate on the 15th day of the first lunar month during the Ming Dynasty, when all the officials would have a feast in the Forbidden City and ordinary citizens, when all the officials would have a fast in the Forbidden City and ordinary citizens would go to the Meridian Gate to look at the beautiful lanterns. When a general returned from battle, the ceremony of “Accepting Captives of War” was held here. The “Court Beating” also took place here.
The gate has five openings. The central passageway was for the emperor exclusively. But apart from the emperor, the empress could use the central passageway on the day of the imperial wedding ceremony. However, after the palace examination, the first top three outstanding scholars were allowed to go through the central gate. The high-ranking civil and military officials went in through the side gate on the east. The two smaller ones on both sides at the corner were for the lowranking officials. During the Palace Examination all the candidates went in from these two side-gates according to the odd number or even number.
英语导游词 篇四
the exhibition of inscribed bamboo tablets of wu kingdom of the three kingdoms at changsha ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to changsha museum. well be here to visit “the exhibition of inscribed bamboo tablets of wu kingdom of the three kingdoms at changsha and the years of unearthed most valuable cultural relics”. i hope my explanation can satisfy you!
now, we are in the first exhibition hall. here, it adopts panoramic technique, and restores the site of unearthing bamboo tablets of wu kingdom. in 1996, during july to november, in the southeast of wu yi square, team up with ping he tang department. the exhumations were carried on by changsha relics work teams. they unearth 61 archaic wells during the
warring states period and the ming and qing dynasty, and found out 3000 kinds of relics, like copper, iron bamboo, wood, ceramics, and so on. to people’s astonishment, in the no.22 archaic well, they found lots of bamboo tablets and wooden
slips. after confirming, they are the relics of sun wu in three kingdoms 1700 years ago. these patches of relics would replenish the lacked historical materials of three kingdoms exactly. our country once had four discoveries: the oracle bone inscription of yin, bamboo tablets and wooden slips of tunxu in northwest china, cultural books of dunhuang stone room, files of qing cabinet. bamboo tablets of wu kingdom of the three kingdoms at changsha can be mentioned in the same breath with the four discoveries, and become the searching subject of international academia.
everybody! please look at the cross section reconstruction of the no.22 archaic well. its upper part of opening was damaged when it was excavating. this is an irregular circular shape vertical shaft; the bottom has a bag form likely. the opening of the well has a length 3.5 m from south to north, 3.1 m from east to west, and 5.6 m in depth. the opening is covered with pure red brown color clay, 1.5 m deeper of which is the bamboo tablets and wooden slips layer. the bamboo tablets and wooden slips layer is 50 cm thick in center and 20 cm thin on all sides, piled up with slope form. the ropes tied the bamboo tablets and wooden slips have become rotten, but we can see they were buried by bundles at that time. there are more than 10,000 pieces of bamboo tablets and wooden slips by the initial statistics. the second layer is the gray brown clay layer of 3.1 m thick, among them mix up
with lots of bamboo wood scrapes, grass scrapes, leaves, fragmentary bricks, pottery and porcelain and so on. at the bottom of the well is another small well, which has square wooden frame. the four corners are nailed by a stick of spile inlayed with two wooden boards as the well wall. the circle of the well is 93 cm long, 58 cm tall. the function of this small well is probably for gathering the groundwater from all sides of the well, and then put forward to pour out with water pitcher and other tools in order to maintain the well space dry. this is the living photo taken by the time of excavating.
analyzing the structure and relics of the well no.22, it is an ancient well for storing food. the climate of changsha is so hot, wet and rainy that the food is easy to be rot, but the circumstance under the ground of 10 m depth is just like as a modern refrigerator. the archaeological discoveries approved that people had used this storing method from the time of shang dynasty.
you may ask that, why were the bamboo tablets of wu kingdom buried in the well? there are two statements. the first one considered that in the period of three kingdoms, there were so many wars, the suddenly burst-out war made people bury them here in a hurry. the other considered that to bury them in the well may be a way of dealing with the records in the past.
now please look at the photo. this is the photo of unearthing the no.22 well. we can see that the bamboo tablets and wooden slips were soaked in the mud. why can they be kept intact for over 1700 years? one of the important reasons is that the ground water level in changsha was very high, and the bamboo tablets and wooden slips were soaked in the water. besides, they were buried deeply; they can be sealed up wall. with these, they can be kept intact for over 1700 years.
next, let’s visit the second exhibition room. in this room we can get the detailed introduction of the bamboo tablets and wooden slips. before we visit, i have a question to ask. do you know whether the words on the bamboo tablets and wooden slips were written or carved on them? with the question, let’s look at the photo of the pottery figurine. this pottery figurine was unearthed in a western jin tomb in jinpenling in changsha in 1950s. on the left of the photo there is a man handing a wooden slip and reading something, the man on the right who were holding a hair pencil in a hand and a wooden slip in the other was writing something. the pottery figurine shows us the condition of ancients writing on the bamboo tablets and wooden slips. now, we can say, the word on the bamboo tablets and slips were written on them. did you guess it?
to see another set of photos. this is a hair pencil unearthed from one of the tombs of the warring state at zuojiagong mountain of changsha in 1954. its shaft is long and small but easy to be broken. on the side of it there is a bamboo pipe used for containing the pen when it is collected and preserved. this is an ink stone with little ink blocks near it. here also remains a bronze chopping knife which is used for the calligrapher to make inscribed bamboo and wooden slips and correct writing mistakes. this is a set of photos of calligraphy tools discovered in no.168 tomb in jinan city of former capital of chu state. in addition to this, there are 6 pieces of wooden slips without character. this is also the most complete and most typical set of han dynasty’s stationery ever seen up to now. uniting our ancient people calculates the number of the inscribed bamboo tablets and wooden slips are not “slice”, but “jin”. it is recorded in history that the 1st emperor of qin dynasty did not have a rest until he finished reading over 120 jin of memorial to throne and inscribed bamboo and wooden slips.
please notice the following brief tablet about information of the inscribed bamboo and wooden slips unearthed from all parts of the nation from this century. among this, the column in red character is the number of the inscribed bamboo and wooden slips excavated from changsha this time. the number this time has exceeded the total amount of that unearthed from all parts of the nation these years. therefore, it is named as “the surprising wonder of the world”and “one of the most important archaeological discoveries of this century.”
it is well known that document history in the three kingdom period handed down is very rare.”the annals of three kingdom”by chenshou in xijin has 65 volumes, among which there are 30 volumes of wei book, 15 volumes of shu book, 20 volumes of wu book with total of more than 1 million characters. over the years, the unearthed inscribed bamboo slips and wooden tablets in nationwide archaeology is also rarely seen and only exist tens of pieces in anhui, jiangxi and hubei .but nowadays in changsha, the total number of the excavation of the inscribed bamboo from wu state in three kingdom period reaches 10 thousand pieces for just one time and the total wordage reaches more than 3 million if counted with 20 words in each piece. these character materials greatly surpass the total wordage in that of the “annals of three kingdom”, which offers abundant material for the study of social economy, political system, inscribed bamboo and volume system, history and geography and also fill the vacancy of historic works. we can forecast that the discovery of inscribed bamboo slips from wu state in changsha will surely influence many aspects of the chinese historic study and anew examining and verifying the past final conclusion.
well, let us have a look at this map. though the series archaeological excavation around the “wuyi square ”by our archaeological workers, we have preliminarily defined the region of the ancient changsha .it extends northward to “lao zhaobi ”, southward to “pozi street”, eastward to “cai’e road”and westward to “shanghe street”which shaped rectangle. and the center of changsha is today’s “wuyi square, which, we can say, hasn’t changed basically nearly 3000years.
the unearthed inscribed bamboo slips and wooden tablets for this time, if according to their shape, they can be distributed to big and small inscribed bamboo slips, wooden tablets and so on; if according to their use, they can be distributed to five kinds:
the first kind is document. it can be subpided into two parts. one is the land rent document with 0.5m long, 2.5cm wide and 100 to 200 chinese characters on. the other is the official document which recorded the distribution and exchanging of money, crops, and goods among different governmental setups. please look at this smaller slice. it is a classified label. it shows us a monthly report recorded by two officials named huang wei and pan lv in the first year of jia he period.
second, about judicature, which recorded some detail contents and economic cases, such as the trying, appealing and reexamining? what’s on this wooden tablet is an inpidual case about a du you. du you is a kind of government official. he was sentenced to death for his corruptness of salt, but he was not convinced and appealed to a high court. however, the reexamining did not make the judge change. so he had nothing to do but accept.
the third kind is directory, somewhat like the household and registered books today. let’s look at this slice. here the chinese character “rong li”was a name of some place in changsha. this whole sentence means there is a man named he qin, 55 years old, lived in rong li. his dukedom is gong cheng. and here "suan yi" means can be counted as one of a taxpayer;" xing liang zu" refers to whose legs had been cut off. the directory served as a registered permanent resident, which put down people’s name, age, position and something we can’t find in our registered permanent resident---physical condition.
the fourth one is calling card. it mainly referred to paying respect, giving gift and administrative affairs, as visiting cards we use today.
the last kind is the wooden tablet on account which recorded the managing account of departments belongs to changsha government.
please look at these historical relics again. this blue and green porcelain in the three kingdoms and tow jin dynasties were discovered in zoumalou ancient well. look, their glazed colors is sparking and crystal-clear, the decorate are simple and element. the second among them is called "chichen-head potting", the potting is coronal form, guides the neck and proceeded high, and the modeling of it is very beautiful. these potting were very popular in jin dynasty. they were used as pitcher and chalice.
everybody has seen many photos, has listened to so much explanation, now we come to see the original of the bamboo slips, wooden tablets or slips for writing.
now, you see in the pyramid shape exhibition cupboard, it is a bamboo slips and wooden tablets or slips original that explored in zoumalou in the ancient well of the building this time. the bamboo slips and wooden tablets or slips are the material that the ancient remains of our country come down to write. among them the narrow and long bamboo, the wood chips are called "jian", the generous wood chips called "du". you must distinguish one from the other, not wood make are named "du", what bamboo make named "jian". jian has the wooden one, too. ok, the right side of i there set some inscribed wooden tablets, the middle are heavy inscribed wooden slips. in the left, they are bamboo slips that pressed under the transparent glass. the characters on the bamboo slips and wooden tablets or slips are simple and clear. it’s easily can be distinguished. the script is the transition from lishu to regular script.
these kinds of inscribed wooden slips and inscribed wooden tablets are made in shirt woods. the quality of these trees is pre-pressing. it is intact to keep. the raw materials of inscribed bamboo slips is bamboo whose quality is loose, apt and crooked and out of shape, so it in displaying and need press when exhibiting. the ancients have several procedures to make the bamboo slips. first, they cut the bamboo into bamboo slips, and then burnished them in order to make them smooth, these smooth slips called “jian”. but people could not write on the wet bamboo slips. then, they roasted dry the wet bamboo slips. while roasting, there was some water steaming out. the water looked like sweet, so people called those “sweet qing”or “sha qing”.
the “guo ling ding yang”of wen tianxiang said that “since ancient times, who has no death? remaining sincere heart to finish ‘sweet qing’.
bamboo tablets of wu kingdom of the three kingdoms at changsha has very strong historical value, article value and scientific value, so the provincial leaders, city leaders and related experts decided to set up an exhibition of bamboo tablets and wooden slips.
英语导游词 篇五
ladies, gentlemen:
today we are going to tour the scenic spot is the yellow fruit treewaterfall. the yellow fruit tree waterfall is china first in thewaterfall, also is in the world one of in admiration of somebody'sfame big waterfalls. in november, 1982, examined and appr oved afterthe people's republic of china state council, the yellow fruit treewaterfall has been listed as the national key scenery scenic spotarea.
the yellow fruit tree waterfall is apart from the provincial capitalguiyang 137 kilometers, is located west guizhou province townninghsien and guanling county bordering on place hits the nation riverbranch the clear water river bank. rides in a carriage from guiyang tothe yellow fruit tree, approximately needs about for a half hour thetime.
the yellow fruit tree big waterfall already arrived, you looked, thiswas already the known far and wide chinese first big waterfall.
the yellow fruit tree waterfall height 68 meters, in the waterfall thewaterfall 6 meters, alwayshigh 74 meters, the width 81 meters, the summerfall flood rises suddenly in addition, waterfall like yellow river butactually leans, the cliff trembles, valley bangthunder, about ten miles,also can hear to its roaring; as a result of the fluent formidableimpulse, the mist which splashes may fill the air above severalhundred meters, causes to be situated the border and the downtownwhich the cliff goes against left side of the waterfall frequently themist which splashes is covered. the tourist says it "the silver rainto sprinkle the golden street". the winter the water is spring small,the waterfall then pides into 35 to go against from the shorehangs down, looks by far, that pure white shui lianpiao however under,raises sprinkles, if silk fabrics dances in the breeze, if theimmortal flutters lifts, like virtuous young woman gauze…… . for several hundred years, the yellow fruit tree waterfall grandappearance continuously exclaimed in surprise for many writersscholars. the qing dynasty guizhou renowned calligrapher, "summerpalace" three characters topic volume yan yinliang in "looks theantithetical couplet which the pavilion on the water" the topicwrites: "the clear water like cotton and kapok, does not need the bowto bow cotton wool self-scattering. the sunset glow resembles thebrocade, he xusuo weaves the day production ", was the image butvividly summarized the yellow fruit tree waterfall grand scenery.
now, we arrived the waterfall dropping place —— rhinoceros deep pool.under water this deep pool because the fable bright rhinoceros hidesacquires fame. has the god rhinoceros, nobody has seen, but the deeppool water mystical is profound, until now still, any person settlesdown nearby the deep pool, can recollectionsassociationflies fast. the drizzle which whenthe cloudless day morning 10 now and then about 4 pm, as a result ofthe sunlight refraction, you also may penetrate waterfall impactsplash, saw raise the seven colors of the spectrum rainbow from thedeep deep pool, cause your fresh grand appearance to be unparalleled,feeling of the gorgeous illustrious day.
why does this waterfall give a name is called the yellow fruit treewaterfall, what waterfalls but isn't called other other? according tothe folklore, is because nearby the waterfall on has big huang jueshu,according to the local voice, and "the fruit" the pronunciationis same, therefore the people on the custom called it yellow fruittree, this is one view. also some one view, nearby the fable very longbefore waterfall farmers all liked planting the yellow fruit, nearbythe waterfall on have a big yellow orchard, therefore on called thiswaterfall it the yellow fruit tree waterfall.
other famous big waterfalls compare with the world in, the yellowfruit tree big waterfall although does not have the african victoriabig waterfall, a north america nepal asia carat big waterfall, thevenezuelan anheer big waterfall like that broad, profound and isgrand, but, the yellow fruit tree big waterfall is innate it unusuallyplace, it is in the world occupies the karst area in the waterfall,also is the magnificent waterfall. this big waterfall on the pictureis together the strange magnet, in its ground, underground, aquatic,in the water also is adsorbing a succession of abundant posturegraceful view. most mysterious, is hides in the big waterfall halfwaycliff porch cavern, because outside hole caneradish climbsattaches, shui guazhucurtain, therefore says "shui liandong". this is in the world otherbig waterfall no unusual landscapes.
ladies, gentlemen, "shui liandong" already arrived, this shui liandongthe span 134 meters, it by 6 holes windows, 3 stocks vauclusian springand 6 channels is composed. according to the chinese myth storyreorganization large-scale tv serial "monkey" center shui liandong aplay, is here photographs.
this is the first hole window, its position lowest, to rhinoceros deeppool water surface only 40 meters, but hole window then is mostspacious, some several meters widths, position when first, twowaterfalls, big water two waterfalls cheng shuilian, completely sealsup the hole window; the water hour then the grading pulls open, isdifferent, pities the picture to be allowed at will opensgathers the windowblind from several meters to several meters.
this is the second hole window, it leaves about the first hole windowonly 4 meters. this is a quiet world, is known as the crystal palace.it is shui liandong heart is partial, length 11 meters, height 9meters, width 3 meters. the roadside has a water seepage, limpid isbright, the water elder maintains at a water level. the hole goesagainst is being hanging many clockbreaststone, clockbreaststone on also has theprecious curl stone in mai ganzhuang. on the hole wall also is hanginginnumerable shi man, the stone curtain.
this is the threehole window, it to outsidesuddenly, likes the balcony very much.this hole window has 1 meter high, 3 meter long, outside encircles hasthe guard rail, the tourist stands behind the guard rail may put out ahand to trace the waterfall, therefore the people here called it"traces waterfall".
ladies, gentlemen, now we must tour the landscape is the rhinocerosdeep pool canyon landscape. you looked that, from the rhinoceros waistdownward, is together connected falls together the water, is in turnrhinoceros deep pool, three beaches, horse's hoof beach, oil fish welland so on. in this a succession of beach deep pool, is the headnaturally is the rhinoceros deep pool, its deep 17.7 meters,frequently for splash the bead cover, the fog bead submerge. so longas has the sunlight, the waterfall splashes on the bead frequently tohang seven colors riotous rainbows, moves along with the person,unpredictable.
why can the yellow fruit tree waterfall like this? this is because theyellow fruit tree waterfall is situated at the karst area, is createsby the fluent corrosive nature. upstream when traces to the source thecorrosion crackspot arrives, the river water along the karst crevassewashes out, dissolveseclipse, flushes the eclipse, the abrasion, the pipelinegradually expands, forms does not fall the hole and the buried river;after the surface river pours into falls the water-dunnel the watervolume proportion gradually to increase, has formed the karst areaunique raidsseizes, pours into in the open jet falls the water-dunnelplace, forms falls the water-dunnel type waterfall. flushes theeclipse and the strategy avalanche function along with the current ofwater unceasingly intensifies, the underground river cavern is moreand more big, thereupon dryvalley grew along the surface has had thestring distribution the shaft and the roof louvre window, theyunceasingly expanded, the combination, broke down collapses, hascreated the nowadays grand magnificent sight yellow fruit tree bigwaterfall and the waterfall downriver sincere precipitous canyon.
i hoped you lift your photographic camera, pats down the yellow fruittree waterfall, keeps in your memory, propagandizes for more people,because, the yellow fruit tree waterfall is china, simultaneously alsobelongs to the world.
英语导游词 篇六
Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of our travel agency , I would like to extend a welcome to you .Wish you have a pleasant stay in chengdu .There is a saying that “once you come to chengdu ,you do not want to leave ” Which reveal the charming of this city .
The splendid chengdu city is renowned for its fertile land and agricultural wealth .It is the capital of Sichuan province and the center of its economy culture ,politics and information .With many images , Chengdu is a colorful and charming city .City of brocade ,city of leisure and Eden of the east are several of its widely spread names.
According to historical records “chengdu was built into a city with one year’s effort .And then ,it became the capital the next year ” in Chinese ,chengdu literally means ” the becoming capital”
The total area of chengdu is about 12600 square kilometers , and the city proper occupies an area of 87 square kilometers .According to the recent population census ,chengdu ‘s entire population was close to 11000 million ,of which 1/6 live in the urban area .
Lying in the eastern part of chengdu plain ,chengdu is strategically situated in western part of the Sichuan province by the mingjiang River . It extends about 166 kilometers from east to west about 192 kilometers from north to south.
Chengdu enjoys a generally subtropical and monsoon climate .therefore ,warm and moist weather dominate most days of a year .The four seasons are clearly demarcated ,The average annual temperature is around 16’C ,while the rainfall is about 997.6million meters.
Topographically speaking , chengdu is high on the relief map in the northwest but low in the southeast .The highest elevation is 5364 meters and the lowest 387 meters .The average elevation of the city is 500 meters .36.4 percent of the land area of chengdu is occupied by plains while 63 percent is hilly lands and mountions.
For the purpose of administration ,chengdu is pided into 7 urban districts , and 12 suburban counties.
The municipal people’s congress as the legislative body which enacts all the local laws and supervises their execution is the supreme organ through which the citizens exercise their power .The municipal government of chengdu is the executive body of the highest organ of administration .The city flower is the hibiscus and the ginkgo tree is the city tree.
Chengdu is honored as a city of lights ,a sea of flowers ,and a home of delicacies .In downtown area ,long and wide avenues dotted with green trees ,and pretty flowers are flanked by high-building .Chengdu is a beautiful city full of vigor and vitality .Besides drinking tea in the local teahouse ,and tasting local snacks in some special restaurants ,one can either taste the typical Sichuan cuisine local wine and find out some local special products like shu embroidery ,bamboo-woven porcelain ware and lacquer ware ,you would be pleased to immerse into the local chengdu people’s slow pace of live.
The excavated remains from yangzi mount proved that there were human beings inhabited in chengdu as early as the later stone age
Around 4000-5000 years BC ,in the news stone age ,people began to live in a much lager scale area ,their foot prints can be found in chengdu proper、xinjin chongzhou and many other counties .
Around 400 years BC ,the king of the kaiming Dynasty moved its capital to chengdu .Since then ,chengdu has been the capital of Sichuan area for more than 2000 years .what is more ,chengdu as a name for this city has never been changed.
In 316 BC LiBing built the dujiangyan Irrigation system .By the mid of the eastern Han Dynasty ,The first public school in china was established by Wen Weng, a magistrate to the Shu prefecture. Thanks to Wen weng’s promotion to education ,literati and scholars since then.
Chengdu has been a city that many rebels fighting for during the war time .About 7 separated sovereigns were established when the central government was too weak to control this encircled mountainous area .In 24AD ,chengjia state was established in chengdu bu gongsun shu .In 221 AD ,the shuhan kingdom was built by liubei .IN 907 Ad ,Mangjian established the former shu state in chengdu .In 934AD ,Meng zhixiang established the later shu state in chengdu.IN 994AD li shun established the da shun state in chengdu .IN 1644AD ,zhang xianzhong had the DAxi peasant sovereignty established in chengdu.
As we known ,that chengdu has been the formal name for this city since its born ,there are also many given nicknames, which tells us the history of chengdu city in a special way .The first city in chengdu built in Qin dynasty was nicknamed as “the tortoise city ” , for people followed a big tortoise ‘crawling to build the wall.
In the western Han dynasty, with booming economy , chengdu was a highly famed for brocade .the silk and brocade was sold for the overseas . So ,it was called “the city of brocade ”
As meng chang ,the king of the shu state ,ordered that the hibiscus planted along the city wall ,which made the forty kilometers of the wall as beautiful as brocade ,chengdu was known as “the city of hibiscus .”
Nowadays , chengdu as a metropolitan in the western region is famous for its booming economy .In fact ,its glory could be traced back long ago .as early as western han dynasty ,chengdu with the population of 350000 was listed as one of the most flourishing cities together with luoyang linzi handan yuan .It was in tang dynasty that yanghzou was the most prosperous city while chengdu was in the second place .At that time , the long famed brocade in chengdu was booming with the developed economy together with paper ,silk, porcelain and the lacquer ware production.In 1023 Ad in the song dynasty , a special administration was set in chengdu to regulate jiaozi the earliest currency issued in china .when Marco polo ,an Italian businessman , arrived in chengdu in yuan dynasty ,he was deeply impressed by the prosperity and richness, which had been described vividly in his book ,travels.
With its flourishing economy , talented scholars were born in chengdu area . Sima xiangru and Yang xiong were the most prominent scholars in the han dynasty . IN the following dynasty ,many of the talents either were native of chengdu or had certain romance with chengdu city .That all poets under heaven came to chengdu was the slogan at the tang dynasty .Li ,dufu, and xuetao ,shushi and luyou just named a few .And zhangdaqian ,xu beihong ,guo moruo and marshal chengyi were the proud of chengdu city .
Chengdu is proud of its cultural background and scenic beauties .we can see a clear history with all the sites and evidence that exists. On the vast and fertile chengdu plain ,There are many historic remains that reveals the past of this city .Sangxingdui museum displays the ancient city ,ancient kingdom, and ancient shu ,which is considered as one of the ten most valuable discoveries in china . The Jinsha ruin is anther important remain that has been discovered in recent years .The Dujiangyan irrigation system built about 2000 years age contributes to the fertile land and agricultural wealth of Chengdu . In chengdu city , we can visit the royal tomb of wangjian ,the wuhou temple ,the dufu’thatched cottage ,the river viewing pavilion park ,and qingyang temple .
Around chengdu sity ,there are many beautiful and impressive natural scenery sports .Such as Mt Emei , Mt Qingcheng ,Mt xilingxueshan Etc .Those are the best choices to smell the fresh air.
The famous cultural city ,chengdu ,is not only known for her history of more than 2300 years ,but also noted for its leisure life style .chengdu portrays itself as the eden of the east ,for it is associated with leisure affluence and romance ,just like the orifinal garden of eden of biblical reputation ,leisure is definitely the true color of the city.
On a fine day , one can go to a plain tea house ,find a bamboo chair ,lie on it in the most comfortable position and order a cup of tea .You can half a dozen newspapers and flip through the pages as you like .You might doze off in all the comfort .You might slop tea while watching tea art or various performances ,such as the breathing of fire or acrobatics.
The leisure and idleness of chengdu is also reflected in various local snacks .The snacks are delicious yet inexpensive ,and a food break is a good way to kill time .After dusk in the summer, the native like to go out to sit on the dikes of the funan river to drink beer ,eat snacks ,and enjoy the slow pace of life.
