颐和园导游词英文2.docx

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颐和园导游词英文2

颐和园导游英文讲解词

（自我介绍）Dearguests,

WelcometotheSummerPalace.IamyourtourguideWangXiaozhou.（youcancallmeJohn）Iamverygladtohelpyouhaveagoodtimeinthispalace.Duringourvisittoday,Iwilltalkaboutthehistoryandcultureofthisoldpalace,showyouthebeautifullandscapesandletyouexperiencethewarmthandsincerityofallourstaffsinthesummerpalace.

（东宫门）Nowwearestandinghereattheeastpalacegate,themainentranceofthesummerpalace.Undertheroofthereisaplaque,withthreeChinesecharactersonit:

YiHeYuan.Yimeanscultivatingthepeopleingoodhealth;Hemeanscalmandharmony.Therefore,theplaquemeanscultivatingaperson’scharacter,makinghimcalmandgivinghimalonglife.Thisplaqueiscalled9dragonsgoldplaque.Ifyoulookatitcarefully,you’llfindthereareninepowerfuldragonspaintedwithgoldpainting.IthasthehighestgradeofalltheplaquesintheQingDynasty.

Look,therearethreedoorwaysatthisgate.Thecentraldoorwayrepresentsthehighestpowerandreservedsolelyfortheemperor,empressandempressdowager.Otherscanonlyusethesidedoorways.Today,Iwouldliketoinviteallofyoutoenterthepalacethroughthecentraldoorwaytohavethetasteofhowitwasliketobeanemperororanempress.

（颐和园的兴建历史）Thesummerpalacewasfirststartedin1750duringthegoldenageoftheQingdynasty.Atthattime,Chinahasvastterritoriesandgreatpower.ThereigningemperorofthetimewasEmperorQianlong,the4themperoroftheQingdynasty.RelyingonhisdeepunderstandingofChineseancientgarden,hissupremepowerandthebrimmingnationalcoffers,hedecidedtobuildagardeninwestBeijing“tofacilitateirrigationandtocelebratehismother’sbirthday”.HepickedupanideallocationatthefootoftheYanshanmountainstobuildthismostexquisitegarden.HeborrowedalltheexcellentgardeningtechniquesfromclassicalChinesegardens,inheritedalltheachievementsofalltheimperialgardens,andgatheredalargenumberofthecraftsmenandartists.Theprojectlastedatotalof15yearsandthegardenwasfirstnamedQingyiYuan,thegardenofClearRipples.ItrepresentedtheultimateachievementofChinesegardenculture.However,unfortunately,in1860,thegardenofClearRipples,togetherwithYuanmingYuan,wasravagedandburntdownbytheinvadingAnglo-FrenchAlliedForce.In1888,EmpressDowagerCiXiorderedtorebuildthispalaceontheremainsoftheClearRippleGardenandrenameditYiheYuan,knownbetterasthesummerpalacetoday.Thesummerpalaceisthelargestandbestreservedimperialgardenintheworldtodayandcarriesrichculturalconnotation.Itisknownasthemuseumofimperialgardens.In1998,theSummerPalacewasinscribedintheWorldCultureHeritageListbyUNESCOandwasrecognizedtorepresentorientalgardenculture.

（地图介绍）Thesummerpalace,mainlycomposedofthelongevityHillandtheKunmingLake,coversanareaof302hectares,withwatersurfacetakingupthreequartersofthisareaandatotalfloorspaceof70,000squaremeters.HereI’dliketoshowyoutherouteofourvisittoday.Nowweareattheplacewheretheemperorusedtodealwiththegovernmentaffairs,thenwewillhavealookatthebuildingswheretheemperorlivedin,watchthebeautifulsceneryoftheLongevityHillandtheKunmingLakealongthelongcorridor,seetheMarbleBoatandkeepgoingtothebackoftheHill.We’llfinishourvisitatthebridgeofSuzhouStreet.Itwilltakeusabouttwohoursinall.Nowlet’senterthecourtyardthroughthecentralofRenshouMen,thegateofbenevolenceandlongevity.

（仁寿门）LookatthisTaihuRock!

Itisstandingtherelikeashadowscreen,sothatwecannotseebehindthisrockimmediatelywhenweenterthemainentrance.ItisoneofatypicaltechniqueinancientChinesegardens-theblockingmethod.Sincechinesegardensattachgreatimportancetodifferenttiresofsightstoattractvisitorsdeeperanddeeper,thebiggesttabooistoshoweverythingallatonce.Solet’simaginehowitwouldbelikebehindthelargerock.Whydon'twegoaroundittohavealook.Maybeyouwillgetabigsurprise.

（麒麟）Lookatthisstrangeanimal!

Haveyoueverseenitinourdailylives?

Iamsureyouhaven’t.WecallthisanimalQilin.Ithastheheadofadragon,hornofadeer,tailofalionandhoovesofabull.

Itsbodyiscoveredwithscalesandlacedwithframepatterns.Althoughthisanimalneverexistedonearth,ancientChinesecraftsmenmadeitaliveandvivid.Qinlinisthesymbolofprosperityandgoodluck.Wheneveritappears,itbringsprosperityandpeace.Sothat’swhyitisplaceedbeforethemainhall.

（仁寿殿）ThisspacioushalliscalledRenshouDian,theHallofBenevolenceandLongevity.Itusedtobethegovernmentcenterinthesummerpalace.Itwasfirstbuiltin1750andnamedQinzhengDian,HallofDiligentGovernment.EmperorQianlongsetarulethatalltheaudiencehallshouldbenamedQinzhengDianinordertoremindalltheemperorstobediligentintheirwork.EmperorJiaqing,asonofEmperorQianlong,oncesaidinoneofhisarticles“OnDiligentGovernment”:

“whentheemperorisdiligent,thecountryiswellruled,whereasiftheemperorisslack,thecoumtrywillbeindanger.”Sodiligentgovernmentplaysanimportantroleinthedestinyofthewholecountry.Whenthesummerwasrebuiltafterthebigfire,empressdowagerCixirenameditRenshouDian,HallofBenevolenceandLongevity.Thisnamecamefromthesentence“RenZheshou”inTheAnalectsofConfuciustosingifythatthebenevolentrulerswillenjoyalonglife.Cixi’sgreathopewaseverlastinglife,therefore,manydecorationswereaddedinthishalltosymbolizelongevity.Nowlet’slookupatthegraytilesontheroof.Attheendofeachtile,thereisaChinesecharacter“Shou”whichmeanslongevity.Thereare412oftheminall.Pleaselookthisway.UnderthebigplaquehangingontopofthethronewasamirrorscreeninscribedwiththeChinesecharacter“Shou”.Thereare226suchcharactersalltogether.Look,thereisahugecalligraphyscrollhangingfromthewallfacingthegate.ThereareabigChinesecharacterShouwrittenonit,surroundedby100bats,whichsignifygreatfortuneandhappiness.ItissaidthebigcharacteriswrittenbyEmpressDowagerCixi.SowemaylearnthatCixiusedhundredsofShoucharactersinoraboutthisbuildingtoexpressherdesireforlongevity.

Theinteriordecorationofthehallhasbeenkeptinitsoriginalstate.Onthecentralplatformstandsafinelymadesandalwoodcarvedthroneandtheaccompanyinglongtable,surroundedbyfansandincenseburners.WhenCixibeganhermorningcourteveryday,candleswerelitonthecranelamps,sandalwoodincensewasburntinthetripodburnertocreateabright,cloudyandsolemnatmosphere.

Nowpleaselookatthesesculptures.Theyaretwopairsofdragonsandphoenixes.Theywerethesymbolsoftheemperorsandempressduringthefeudaldynasties.Eachwithaholeintheback,theywerealsousedasincenseburners.Butifyou’vebeentothepalacemuseum,youmaynoticedthatallthedragonsandphoenixesstandinginfrontofthehallareplacedbyadifferentorder.Accordingtotheconvention,dragonsshouldbeplacedinthemiddletopresentthesupremepoweroftheemperor.Butwhyhereisnot?

ItisrelatedtotheEmpressDowagerCixi.Asafemale,shereinedChinaaslongas48years.ThephoenixesinthemiddlemetaphorthatExpressDowagerCixiistherealownerofthesummerpalace.Youemperorshouldbestandingaside.Thisway,please.Lookasthisvat.Canyouguesswhatroledoesitplayedhere?

Weknowthatmostoftheancientarchitecturesaremadeofwood.Yes,itisusedforfireprevention.Nowyoumayask,“itiscoldinwinterhereinBeijing,whathappensifthewaterinthevatfreezesover?

”Pleaselookhere.Thereisasmallopeningatthebackofmarblestandofthevat,withahollowinside.Inwinter,workmenlitafireinthishollowtoheatthevat,sometimestheyputawoodencoverontopofthevat,sothatthewaterwouldnotfreeze.

（延年井）nowherewecometoawell,thewellofalonglife.Youmayfeelcuriousaboutthewell’sname.Thereisastoryaboutthiswell.Itissaidoncewhencixitookatourinthegarden,shegotaheatstrokeatthattime,shewasabout70yearsold.Soshebecameverysickandallherprivatedoctorsfelttheycouldnothingtoit.Butaftercixidrankthewaterliftedupfromthiswell,shesurprisinglycamebacktohealth.Soshegavethiswellthisname.Andwheneight-poweralliedforcesinvadeBeijing,theEmpressDowagercixiranawayfromBeijing,leavingthewholecitybehind,butshedidn’tforgettobringthewaterfromthiswellalongwithher.

（德和园整体介绍）ThenextplacewewillvisitisDeheYuan,thegardenofvirtueandharmony.ItistheplacewhereEmpressDowagerCixiandEmperorGuangxuusedtowatchpekingopera.ItismainlycomposedoftheGreatStageandYiLeDian,thehallofharmonyandhappiness.Itwasstartedin1891andfinishedin1895.Itcost710,000tealsofsilver,thesecondlargestprogrammeinthesummerpalace.Nowhereisashadowscreenstandinginfrontofus.WecanseethatthereisaChinesecharacterShou,surroundedby5bats,thereareanother4batsatthecorners.Thereare9batsinallonthisshadowscreen.9isconsideredtobethelargestnumberinancientChina.Itisthesymbolofprosperityandlonginquity.

（扮戏楼介绍）Let’sgoaheadtohavealookattheinsideofthisbuilding.Thisbuildingiscalledthemake-upbuilding.Operaactorsandactressesusedtomakeupthemselvesbeforetheygouptothestage.HerenowareexhibitingsomecommoditiesoftheQingDynasty.Asitisnotallowedtotakephotoshere,