洛阳英语导游词.docx

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洛阳英语导游词

洛阳英语导游词

　　locatedinthewestofhenanprovinceincentralchina,luoyangoccupiesquiteanimportantgeographiclocation.itisinthemiddlereachesoftheyellowriverandisencircledbymountainsandplains.toitseastandwestarethehulaopassandhangupasswhichwereessentialdomestictransportationjunctionsinancienttimes.toitsnorth,mengjincountywasanimportantferrycrossingoftheyellowriver.thus,luoyangwasselectedasthecapitalcityby13dynastiesstartingfromthexiadynasty（21st-16thcenturybc）inthe21stcenturybc.intheperiodfollowingthehandynasty（206bc-220）,andparticularlyduringthesui（581-618）andtand（618-907）dynasties,thecityexperiencedaperiodofgrowthandprosperityandrankedasoneoftheinternationalmetropolitansofthetime.

　　itslonghistoryendowsluoyangwithaprofoundsenseofculture.thecityisthecradleofchinesecivilizationwheremanychineselegendshappened,suchasnvwapatchingthesky,dayucontrollingfloodandthechineseancestorhuangdiestablishingthenation.thecityisalsofamedasthe'poetscapital'aspoetsandliteratesofancientchinaoftengatheredthereandleftgrandworks,including'bookofwisdom'（'daodejing'）,'hanhistory'（'hanshu'）and'administrativetheoryofadmonishingofficial'（'zizhitongjian'）.religiouscultureoncethrivedhere.taoismoriginatedthereandthefirstbuddhisttemplesetupbythegovernmentwaslocatedthere.luoyangisalsothehometownofmanyofthescientificinventionsofancientchina,suchastheseismograph,armillarysphere,papermaking,printingandthecompass.

　　luoyanghasrichhistoricalandculturalsites.thelongmengrottoesareoneofchina'sthreemostprecioustreasurehousesofstonesculpturesandinscriptions.thewhitehorsetempleisthefirstbuddhisttempleandishonoredasthe'cradleofbuddhisminchina'.mt.mangshaniswhereancienttombsofemperors,noblesandliteratesinthepastdynastiescollected.theluoyangancienttombsmuseumistheworld'sfirstexampleofthekindandpresentsthousandsoftreasuresdiscoveredinthetombs.shaolintempleistheplaceoforiginforchinesezenbuddhismandthecradleofchinesemartialart.landscapesinluoyangholdthesameattractionastheculturalsites.whitecloudmountain,funiumountain,longyuwannationalforestpark,jiguanlimestonecaveandtheyellowriverxiaolangdiscenicareaareallworthavisit.additionally,luoyangisparticularlywellknownforitspeonies.everyyearinapril,theflowersblossomandattracttouristsfromallovertheworld.dininginluoyangisquiteanenjoyableexperience.variouskindsoflocaldishes,includingwaterfeast,yancaiandotherswhichusethefamousyellowrivercarpsasaningredient,togetherwiththeuniquelyflavoredsoups,willgreatlysatisfyyourtastebuds.luoyang'slocalspecialtiessuchaspalacelanterns,bronzevesselsandtri-coloredglazedpotterieswillnodoubtdelightyoureyesandofferyouidealsouvenirs.beingamoderncityaswell,luoyanghashotelsofallstandardswhichprovideyouquiteabroadchoiceforyourstay.mostofthehotelshavereasonableroompricesandperfectservices.

　　transportationiswelldevelopedinluoyang.beijiaoairporthasmanydomesticflightsextendingtomanylargecitiesinotherprovinces.it'salsoveryeasytogettoluoyangbytrainbecauseoneofchina'smostimportantrailwaylineslonghairailwaytraversesthecityandconnectsmostcitiesineast,westandcentralchina.theconvenientcitybusesandtaxiescancarryyouaroundthecity.neartherailwaystation,specialtouristbusescantakeyoutothetouristspotsinthesuburbanareasofthecity.

　　luoyang,acharmingcityfilledwiththefragranceofpeoniesandtheprimitiveatmosphereofancientcivilization,iswaitingandwelcomingguestsfromallovertheworld.puttingthecityintothelistofyourexplorationinchina,youwillgetfarmorethanwhatyouexpect.

　　thelongmengrottos

　　thelongmengrottosareontheyiheriverbank,some12kilometersfromancientluoyangcity,about30minutes'drive.itisoneofthethreemostimportantbuddhistsculpturesandcarvingsinchina.thelongmengrottosenjoyagoodlocationwheretwomountainsconfronteachotherbetweenwhichflowstheyiheriver.

　　thegrottowasfirstcarvedinnorthweidynasty,over1500yearsagoandexpandedthroughthesucceedingeastandwestweidynasties,northqidynasty,northzhoudynasty,suiandtangdynastiesandwasfinallycompletedinnorthsongdynasty.over500years'renovationandexpansionhavecreatedtheprestigiousworldculturalsite.themostsignificantchiselingactivitieshappenedinthetangandnorthweidynasties,whichlastedover150years.

　　spanningalengthofaround1kilometeronthehillsidealongtheyiheriver,thenichesresembledozensofhoneycombsdottingthearea.thereareabout2.100grottoesandniches,over40crematoryurns,3,600inscribedstonetabletsandover100,000buddhistimagesandstatues.thelargestoneis17metershighwhilethesmallestisatinyas2cm.onethirdofthecomplexareworksofthenorthweidynasty.thesemasterpiecesarethebinyangcave,andlianhua（lotuscave）.theimpressiveqianxitemple,fengxiantemple,wanfocave（tenthousandbuddhistcave）arethehighlightsofthetangdynast'scarvings.thelongmengrottosareofgreatvalueinworldsculpturehistoryandithasbeenlistedintheworldculturalheritagesitebytheunesco.toprotectsuchavaluableheritagesite,thechinesegovernmentaswellassomeinfluentialworldculturalorganizationsaretryinghardtosharethissitewiththewholeword.alarge-scaledrenovationwasundertakeninXXtokeepthegrottosingoodcondition.

　　whitehorsetemple

　　locatedatthe12kilometerseastofluoyangcity,thewhitehorsetempleisoneoftheoldestbuddhisttemplesinchinaandisrenownedasthecradleofchinesebuddhism.althoughitisnotthelargestnorthemostbeautifulbuddhismmonumentinchina,thistemplewithitslargenumberofbuddhismitemshousedthere,iswellworthatrip.

　　aninterestinglegendrelatedtothetemplegoesthatawhitehorsecarriedthefirstbuddhistscriptfromindiahereinancienttimehencethenamewhitehorsetemple.historyrecordsthatthesitewasoriginaltheplaceusedbythesecondhanemperor-liuzhuangasasummerresortandforstudy.in68ad,whenbuddhismreacheditsheydayinindia,twoindianmonksbroughtbuddhistscripturestoluoyangonthebackofawhitehorse.theemperor,whowasadevoutbuddhismbeliever,builtthetempletohousethescripturesandnameditwhitehorsetemple.itwassaidthattherewereoncethousandsofmonkslivinginthetemple.itwasevenusedasarefugeesanctuaryduringthesocialturmoilofwangmangintheeasternhandynasty.

　　thetwomonkswhobroughtscripturesfromindiawereburiedhere.manymonksfromoutsidechinahavevisitedthemonkandmanyofthemhavespenttherestoftheirtimeinthattemple.thefamoustangdynastymonk-xuanzangstartedhis17yearslongpilgrimagetriptoindianfromthetemple.afterreturning,xuanzhangbecametheabbotofthewhitehorsetemple,wherehedisseminatedthescripturesofbuddhismfortherestofhislife.

　　guanlintemple

　　attheendofguanlinnanlu,guanlintemplewasbuilttocommemoratethegreatgeneralguanyuofthestateofshuduringthethreekingdomsperiod.intheromanceofthreekingdoms,theshugeneralguanyuwasdefeated,capturedandexecutedbysunquan,therulerofthestateofwu.fearingrevengefromguanyu’sbloodbrotherliubeiwhowastherulerofthestateofshu,sunquanorderedtosendguanyu’sheadtocaocao-rulerofweiinanattempttodeflecttheresponsibilityforthedeath.caocao,however,wasanadmirerofguan'sloyaltyandbravery.heorderedawoodenbodybecarvedtoaccompanytheheadbeforeguanyuwasburied.

　　verylittleisknownaboutwhenthetemplewasfirstbuilt.thecomplexwasdevelopedduringthemingdynastyandwasunderwentseveralrenovationandexpansionduringthesucceedingqingdynasty.it'snowcomprisedofhalls,temples,pavilionsandguan'stomb.somevaluablestonetabletswithelegantcalligraphiesarealsofoundhere.theplaceisverypopularamongthelocalswhoworshipthevalorousgeneralbyburningsticksofincense.

　　museumofancienttombs

　　aninterestingoldsayinggoesthatsuzhouandhangzhouaregoodplacestolive,whileluoyangisagoodplacetodie.manyoftheancientemperors,princes,generalsandotherpubliccelebritiestookthisadviceandleftordersthattheyweretobeburiedinluoyangaftertheirdeath.thereareover20ancienttombsdatingfromthehandynastytothenorthsongdynasty.amuseumwasbuiltatthesitewheremanyancienttombswereexcavated.

　　themuseumisatthemanghillinthenorthsuburbofthecity,about8kilometersfromthecitycenter.coveringanareaofaround3hectare,ithastwoparts:

theundergroundandabovegroundparts.theabovegroundpartcontainsahan-stylegate,somehalls.tombmodelsfromthestoneagetothehandynasty,restoredfuneraryobjectsandfuneralritualsaredisplayedintheeasternhall.

　　theundergroundsectionisatombgroupssitewhichisabout7metersunderground.therearenorthandsouthsongdynastieshall,weiandjindynastieshall,tangandsongdynastieshallandahallforrefineditemsexcavatedfromthetombs.manyofthevividlypaintedmurals,valuablerelicsandanumberofpotteryfiguresareondisplayhere.visitorscanalsofindthemodelsofancienttombs.22ancienttombsrestoredtotheiroriginalstylesaredisplayedhere.

　　luoyangmuseum

　　luoyangservedasthecapitalsforalongperiodoftime.historyhasleftthe