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　　TheentrancehallofthetempleiscalledTheHallofHeavenlyKingsandistheshrineforMileBuddha（Maitreya）andtheHeavenlyKings（ortheDivasasarecalledinBuddhistsutra）.Thestatueinthemiddle,themanwithabigbelly,isMileBuddha,whoiscommonlyknownastheLaughingBuddhabecauseheisalwaysgrinningfromeartoear.HeisthefuturesaviorthatwilldeliveralllivingbeingstotheBuddhistparadiseafterSakyamuni’sBuddhistpowerisexhausted,andsoheisalsoknownastheFutureBuddha.ThecoupletonbothsidesisacomplimenttotheLaughingBuddha,meaningliterally:

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Abigbellycanholdtheworld’stroublesthataretroublingpeople.Anopenmouthissmilingatthosewhoaretobesmiledat"

　　Oneithersideofthehallwecanseetwostatues.TheyarethefourHeavenlyKings,whoareprotectorsofBuddhistdoctrines,witheachtakingcareofoneside-theeast,west,northandsouth.Itistheirjointeffortsthatensureharmony,peaceandprosperityoftheworld.Thefourobjectstheyareholding-a"

pipa"

（aChinesepluckinstrument）,anumbrella,asnakeandasword-combinetomeanthatBuddhawillensureafavorableweatherforthecropssothatpeoplemayliveahappylife.（Individually,theoneplayingapipatakeschargeoftheaffairsintheEastandisassociatedwithharmony,asareallmusicians;

theoneholdinganumbrella,whichisasymbolofrainthatnourishesthecrops,isinchargeofthenorthernaffairs;

thethirdprotectorholdingasnakeinhishandtakeschargeoftheaffairsintheWestandisbelievedtobeabletotameallevil-doersandkeepthemundercontrol;

theswordcarrier,wholooksafterthesouthernaffairs,issupposedtobeabletobringwind.）

　　StatueatthebackoftheLaughingBuddhaisthepatronofthetemple,WeiTuoorVedabyname,whoisnumberoneamongthe32generalsunderthefourHeavenlyKings.

　　[TheSixBanyanPagoda]

　　TheSixBanyanPagodawasbuiltforkeepingBuddhistrelics.Accordingtotherecords,someholyashesfromBuddha’steeth,asword,abronzetripodandsomeotherBuddhisttreasuresareburiedunderthefoundationofthepagoda.Thisoctagonalmagnificentpagoda,withitsblueglazedtiles,vermilionbeams,paintedwallsandredpillarsallingoodmatch,lookslikeaflowerycolumnandsoitisoftenreferredtoasthe"

FloweryPagoda"

.

　　Thehighlightofthevisittothetempleistoclimbthepagoda.This57-meter-highpagodalookstohaveonly9storiesontheoutsidebutactuallyhas17storiesinside.Oneachofthe9externalfloors,therearemanyentrancesleadingtoitsinteriorbutonlyoneisaccessibletothestaircase.So,ifyouloseyourway,youjustturnaroundthecircleandyouwillfindyourwayupordown!

Onthetopfloor,thereisahugebronzecolumnwith1023Buddhafigurinesinrelief.Castin1358,thisbronzecolumn,togetherwithitsattachments,weighsover5tons.

　　[TheSakyamuniHall]

　　Tothewestofthepagodaisthemainhallofthetemple-theSakaymuniHall.Inthishall,thestatuesofSakyamuniBuddha,AmidaBuddhaandthePharmacistBuddha（Bhaisajya-guru）areenshrined.TheyarethethreemasterBuddhasofthecentral,westernandeasternworlds.

　　ThesethreebronzeBuddhastatues,all6metershighandeachweighing10tons,werecastin1663andarethebiggestbronzeBuddhastatuesinGuangdongProvince.OriginallytheyweresettledintheBigBuddhaTempleatHuifuXiRoadinGuangzhou.Inthe1960sduringtheCulturalRevolution,theywereregardedasvestigesoftheoldfeudalideasandweremovedoutofthetempleandputintoascrapwarehousebytherebelliousRedGuards.In1983,theywereremovedtobemountedherewhentheSakyamuniHalloftheSixBanyanTemplewasrebuilt.

　　[TheSixthPatriarchHall]

　　TothesouthofthepagodaistheshrineforworshipingHuiNengwhowastheSixPatriarchofChanBuddhismandfounderofthesouthsectofChanBuddhism,whichistheprevailingBuddhistsectinChina.（SeeNanhuaTempleformoredetailsaboutHuiNeng）

　　WhatandhowisthesouthsectofChanBuddhism?

Well,accordingtoBuddhistdogmas,sufferingsandmiseriesexisteverywhereinthisworldandevilsarecausedbypeople’sdesireandattachment.Andlife,aswellastime,iscyclicalandallbeingsaresubjecttothesufferingsofchangesindifferentincarnations.Thesoulmayenduremanylivesbuttheconditionofthenewlifedependsonthebehaviorofthesoulinitspreviousbody.Ifanindividualignoresopportunitiesforrightthinkingandrightaction,initsnextlifeitwillhavetopayforitspastmistake.Therefore,inordertoescapethewheeloflifeandtoescapefromsufferingandmisery,humanbeingsmusteliminatealldesireandattachment,suchasthoseformoneyandsex,whicharethecausesofallevils.ThewaytoachievethegoalofeliminatingdesireandattachmentmaydifferwithdifferentsectsofBuddhism.HuiNeng,thesixthpatriarchofChanBuddhism,madethisverysimple.Hediscardedalltheredtapesandadvocatedthat,toachievethisgoal,oneshouldonlypracticeumbilicalcontemplation,thatis,torestrainoneselffromanydesireandemotionsbyquietlysittingcross-leggedtoconcentrateone’smindontheumbilicusofone’sown,inaposturelikethatofhisstatueyoucanseeinthetemple.ThesouthsectChanBuddhistsbelievethateverybodyhasaninherentBuddhistnature,thatis,apeacefulandundistractedstateofmindthatwasoriginallyfreefromevilintentionandanxiety.ThisBuddhistnatureinhisownmindcanberealizedaslongashegivesupalldesireandattachmentand,oncehehascometorealizeit,hewillinstantlybecomeaBuddha.And,evenabutcherwhousedtokilllivingbeingseverydaycanbecomeaBuddhaaslongashedropshiscleaverandpracticecontemplationtorealizehisBuddhistnature.

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开平碉楼英语导游词　　KaipingisasmallcityinGuangdongProvince,about100kilometerstothesouthwestofGuangzhou,withanareaof1659squarekilometersandapopulationof680thousand.IthaslongbeenknownasthenativelandofagreatmanyoverseasChinese,thenumbertottinguptoorevenmorethanitsdomesticpopulation.TheChinese,youknow,areanostalgicpeoplehavingastrongfeelingofwistfullongingforhome,sotheoverseasChinesefromKaiping,nomatterhowlongtheyhadbeenawayandhowfartheywereawayfromhome,wouldcomebacktobuyapieceoflandtobuildtheirhouseandtogetmarried.ThosehousesbuiltbythereturnedoverseasChineseduringthelate19thandearly20thcenturiesareallwatchtower-like,withthicksolidwalls,smallandnarrowirondoorsandwindows,andevenwithembrasuresonthewallsandanobservationtoweronthetop.

　　YoumaywonderwhythesereturnedoverseasChinesehadtheirhousesbuiltintoastructureofawatchtower.Well,thereasonsareclear.First,publicorderatthattimewasbadandbanditrywasarealheadacheandthebetter-offreturnedoverseasChinesefamiliesnaturallybecametargetsforrobbery;

second,theKaipingareaisastretchoflow-lyinglandandfoldswereafrequentoccurrence.So,thesesolidandhigh-risebuildingsweregoodbothfordefenseagainstbanditsandforrefugefromthefloods.

　　So,“KaipingDiaolou”isapropernameofthemulti-storieddefensivecountryhousesofthereturnedoverseasChineseinKaipingCity.Builtofstone,brickorconcrete,thesebuildingsdisplayafusionofChineseandforeignarchitecturalanddecorativeforms,andreflectthesignificantroletheseemigrantKaipingpeoplehadplayedinthedevelopmentofthecountriestheyresided,inSouthAsia,Australasia,NorthAmericaandotherregionsoftheworld.

　　KaipingDiaolouislistedbytheChineseStateCouncilasakeyculturalrelicprotectedbythestate.Itstotalnumberamountedto3,300inthepeakyearsandnowtheregisterednumberis1833,andtwentyofthebetteronesareinscribedontheWorldHeritageListbyUNESCO.Org（UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization）.Thesebuildingstakethreeforms:

communaltowerjointlybuiltby.Severalfamiliesforuseastemporaryrefuge,residentialtowerbuiltbyindividualrichfamilyandusedasfortifiedresidence,andwatchtowerforguardingagainstbandits.Inthe1940sduringthewarofresistanceagainstJapan,someofthesetowersbecamestrongholdsforpeople’smilitia.

　　[TheDiaolouStructuresinZiliVillage]

　　TheDiaoloustructuresinZiliVillage,12kilometersawayfromtheKaipingcitycenter,arethemostmagnificentandbestpreserved.Thereare15inall,whicharealllistedaskeyculturalrelicsprotectedbythestate.AmongthemtheMingshilouisthebestofall.Builtin1925,itisa5-storeyedreinforcedconcretestructure,withanhexagonobservationpaviliononthetopandablockhousebuiltontheoutsidewallsateachofthefourcornersonthefifthfloor.Thishugeandimposingtowerisinstalledwithheavyirondoorsandstrongironwindows,andisluxuriouslydecoratedandwellfurnished.

　　Otherwell-knownDiaoloustructuresaretheYinglonglouinChikanTown,theRuishilouinYan’gangTownandtheFangsheDenglouinTangkouTown.Theywerebuiltindifferentyearsbydifferentfamiliesandsoaredifferentinarchitecturalstyle.TheYinglonglou,builtduringtheJiajingReignoftheMingDynastyinthemiddleofthe16thcentury（1522-1566）,istheoldestDiaoloustructureandisfreefrom