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　　乐山大佛英文导游词乐山大佛英文导游词1EmeiMountainliessevenkilometerssouthwestof

　　EmeishanCityandisoneofthefourmountainrangesinChinathatBuddhistsconsider

　　sacred.ItwasincludedintheUNESCOworldheritagelistin

　　1996.Themountainstretchesmorethan200kilometersfromsouthto

　　north.Itsmainpeak,WanfoTop,is3,099metersabovesea

　　level.SinceancienttimesEmeiMountainhasbeendescribedas“BeautyUnderHeaven”.TempleswerebuiltasearlyastheEasternHanDynasty（25——220）andBuddhismwasintroducedtothemountainduringtheJin

　　Dynasty.IntheMingandQingdynastiesthereweremorethan150

　　temples.

　　AlegendclaimsthatthemountainwaswhereSamantabhadragavelecturesonBuddhismandmosttempleshouseastatueof

　　Samantabhadra.ThemainscenicspotsonthemountainincludetheBaoguoTemple,WannianTemple,Fohutemple,QingyinPavilion,HeilongjiangTunnel,HongchunPlatform,XianfengTemple（JiulaoCave）,XixiangPondandGolden

　　Summit.Theseplacesareatdifferentaltitudesandhavedifferent

　　climates.Temperaturesatthetopofmountainare15degreeslowerthanatthe

　　foot.EmeiMountainisawell-knownnaturalmuseumwithmorethan3,000specimensofplantsand2,000typesofanimalsincludinggroupsofmonkeysthatappearonthemountainroadsandfascinatethe

　　tourists.

　　BaoguoTemplesitsatthefootofthemountainattheentranceandexitofthemountain

　　area.ThetemplewasbuiltduringthereignofMingEmperorWanli（1573——1620）.About15kilometersfromtheBaoguoTempleisWannianTemple,oneofthemaintemplesinthemountain

　　area.WannianTemple,ortheTempleofSamantabhadraasitwasknownbeforetheMingDynasty,wasbuiltduringthereignofEmperorLong’anoftheEasternJindynasty（397——401）.IthasnobeamsandhousesabronzestatueofBuddhaSamantabhadramountedonasix-toothedwhiteelephantcastin1980,thefifthyearoftheNorthernSong

　　Dynasty.Thestatueis7.3metershighandweighs62

　　tons.XianfengTempleissituatedathefootoftheJiulaoPeakandtheoldhallswerebuiltwithtinsheetsandiron

　　tiles.Theintacthallswererebuiltin

　　1779.FohuTempleislocatedonekilometerwestofBaoguoTempleandatthefootofFohu

　　Hill.Itisoneofthelargesttempleinthemountain

　　area.Rebuiltin1651,itcoversanareaof13,000squaremetersandisaccessiblefromthe

　　highway.AttheGoldenSummit,thepinnacleofthemountainarea3,065metersabovesealevel,isPuguangHallof

　　Temple.ItwasconstructedduringtheEasternHanDynastyandhasbeenrebuiltseveraltimesafterbeingstruckby

　　lightning.TheGoldenSummitisanidealplacetoviewthesunrise,theseaofclouds,the“Buddhistlights”and“Sacredlamps”.

　　TheGiantBuddhaontheeastbankofMingjiangRiverinLeshanCity,SichuanProvince,restshisfeetwherethreerivers——theMinjiang,QingyiandDadu——join.TheBuddhafacesEmeiMountainacrosstheriverandatitsbackisthewesternslopeofLingyun

　　Mountain.Standingat70.7meterswithshoulders24meterswideitisanimpressive

　　sight.Awaterdrainagesystemreduceserosionbyrainandslows

　　weathering.

　　Thestatuewasbegunin713andcnpletedin

　　803.Totherightofthestatueaplankroadwithnineturnswasbuiltanditisnowfamousasthenine-turnplankroad;

　　itgoesfromthebottomtothe

　　top.

　　乐山大佛英文导游词2ThecityofLeshanislessthanonehoursridefromtheBaoguosiMonasteryatthefootof

　　Mt.

　　Emei.LeshanisthehomeoftheGiantBuddhaattheconflueenceoftheMin,DaduandQingyi

　　rivers.ItqualifiesasthelargestBuddhainasittingpostureintheworld.YoumustboardariverboatforthebestviewoftheGiant

　　Buddha.ThemassiveBuddhawascarvedoutofaclifffacemorethanathousandyearsago,butnowitisstillwellpreservedingoodshape,withhisfullandserene

　　face.

　　TheBuddhaisthelargestBuddhainChina,toweringto71m,withhis14.7mhead,and24m

　　shoulders.TheBuddhasearsare6.72mlong,insteps8.5mbroad,andapicniccouldbeconductedonthenailofhisbigtoe,whichis1.5m

　　long.

　　Thiscarvingprojectwasbegunin

　　713.EachsummeratthattimetheMin,DaduandQingyiriversflowed

　　down.Astheghreeriversmet,turbu-lentwavesstrucdeachotherhard,boatscapsizedandboatmen

　　vanished.TherewasaBuddhistmonkbythenameofHaitonginLingyunHill,whosawthesituationandwasdeterminedtocarveagiantBuddhaoutofthecliffface,hopingthattheBuddhaspresencewouldsubduetheswiftcurrentsandprotecttheboatmen.HaitongstartedtravellingalongtheChangjiangriverandotherareasinChinatocollectfundsforthegigantic

　　carving.Onceanevilofficialattemptedtoobtainbyforcethemoneycollectedby

　　Haitong.Themonkrefusedhiminstrong

　　terms.Hesaid,drathergougeoutmyeyesthangiveapennytoyou,Theofficialshoutedinanger,gougeyoureyeoutnow!

Haitongresolutelydugoutoneofhis

　　eyes.

　　Themonksbehaviorinprotectingthefundingsogreatlyencouragedsculptorsandotherconstructionworkersthatthecarvingworkwenton

　　smoothly.UnfortunatelyHaitongdiedbeforethecnpletionofhislifeswork.However,thisworkcontinuedduetothesupportofthelocalpeopleaswellasWeigaoandZhangchouJianqing,thelocaltopmilitary

　　cnmanders.Thewordtookup90yearsuntil803whenitwas

　　cnpleted.SincethentheBuddhahaswatchedovertherivertrafficformorethanathousandyearstooffsetthelargenumberofseriousaccidentsinthe

　　river.ModernChinesequestionwhethersaferboatgravelisduetohispresenceortosimelater-day

　　dredging.

　　AsyougetclosetotheBuddha,wecanfindoutsomescatteredholesimrowsaroundthe

　　Buddha.TheyareremainsofsoCalledtheGiantBuddhaPavilion.Itwasanine-storiedbuildingsetupduringtheTangDynastytoshelterthe

　　Buddha.ItwasrenamedastheLingyunPavilionwith13storiesduringtheSong

　　Dynasty.UnfortunatelyitwasdestroyedbyawarduringtheMing

　　Dynasty.SincethentheBuddharemainsoutsideintheopen

　　space.

　　TheGiantBuddhahaslastedoverathousandyears,andstillsurvivesingood

　　shape.Why?

　　Firstofall,accordingtothestudiesontheancientconstructionoftheBuddha,theclifffacetheBuddhaoccupiesenjoystopographical

　　advantages.Itisonthesouthernsideofthehill,whereverdanttreesgrowsowellastoprotectrocksandslopefrom

　　erosion.SecondlyalthoughtheBuddhaseatsborderingontheconfluenceofthethreerivers,theimmensestatueiscarvedintotheclifffaceinsidethehill,whichalleviatetheseveredamagebywindandwater

　　erosion.Finallythereisawater-drainagesystem,hiddenfrom

　　view.Thesystemstartswith1021fastenedhairs,whichconectoneanotheratthebaceofthebead.Theendofthehairsinter-linkstheshoulders,joiningthesimple-patternedrobepleatscarvedonthe

　　body.Thehairs,shouldersandpleatsnaturallyrevealacnpletesystemthatcarriesawaytheentiresurfacewateronthebody,wherethewaterdisappears

　　underground.

　　Itisworthmakingseveralpassesatthe

　　Buddha.Fromtheferrypierontheisland,youclimbasteeproadandthroughLingyunTempletoavantagepointforviewingthe

　　buddha.Youcangotothetop,oppositethehead,andthendescendashortzigzagstairwaycarvedintotheclifftothefeetforthetop,oppoositethehead,andthendescendashortzigzagstairwaycarvedintotheclifftothefeetforthedifferentperspective

　　viwepoints.Alocalboatpassesbyforafrontalview,whichrevealstwoguardiansinthecliffside,notvisiblefromland,WuyouBuddhistMonasterycanbereachedin15minutesbyfootpathfromtheBuddha,whichisalsofromtheTangDynastywithMingandQingrenovations,Itslayoutisverysimilartotheothermonasteriesaswementioned

　　before.WalkingalongupWuyouHill,youcanenjoythequietandbeartifulscenery,ThetopofWuyouHillaffordsyouavisionofanemerald-greentreeforest,glazedgoldentilesofthemonasteryroofsandthedistant

　　rivers.

　　乐山大佛英文导游词3ThecityofLeshanislessthanonehour’sridefromtheBaoguosiMonasteryatthefootof

　　Mt.

　　Emei.LeshanisthehomeoftheGiantBuddhaattheconflueenceoftheMin，DaduandQingyi

　　rivers.ItqualifiesasthelargestBuddhainasittingpostureintheworld.YoumustboardariverboatforthebestviewoftheGiant

　　Buddha.ThemassiveBuddhawascarvedoutofaclifffacemorethanathousandyearsago，butnowitisstillwellpreservedingoodshape，withhisfullandserene

　　face.TheBuddhaisthelargestBuddhainChina，toweringto71m，withhis14.7mhead，and24m

　　shoulders.TheBuddha’searsare6.72mlong，insteps8.5mbroad，andapicniccouldbeconductedonthenailofhisbigtoe，whichis1.5m

　　long.Thiscarvingprojectwasbegunin

　　713.EachsummeratthattimetheMin，DaduandQingyiriversflowed

　　down.Astheghreeriversmet，turbu-lentwavesstrucdeachotherhard，boatscapsizedandboatmen

　　vanished.TherewasaBuddhistmonkbythenameofHaitonginLingyunHill，whosawthesituationandwasdeterminedtocarveagiantBuddhaoutofthecliffface，hopingthattheBuddha’spresencewouldsubduetheswiftcurrentsandprotecttheboatmen.HaitongstartedtravellingalongtheChangjiangriverandotherareasinChinatocollectfundsforthegigantic

　　carving.Onceanevilofficialattemptedtoobtainbyforcethemoneycollectedby

　　Haitong.Themonkrefusedhiminstrong

　　terms.Hesaid，”I’drathergougeoutmyeyesthangiveapennytoyou，”Theofficialshoutedinanger，”gougeyoureyeoutnow!

”Haitongresolutelydugoutoneofhis

　　eyes.

　　Themonk’sbehaviorinprotectingthefundingsogreatlyencouragedsculptorsandotherconstructionworkersthatthecarvingworkwento