西湖英语导游词.docx

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西湖英语导游词

西湖英语导游词

【第1篇】西湖英语导游词

LadiesandGentlemen,

Goodmorning!

I’matourguide.Mynameis...I’mverygladtoaccompanyyoualltovisittheWestLake.I’lltrymybesttomakeyourtouranenjoyableone.Iexpectyoursupportandcooperation.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsordemands,pleaseletmeknowandI’lldomyutmosttoaccommodateyourneeds.Thankyou!

Asapopularsayinggoes,“thereisaparadiseabove,soarethereHangzhouandSuzhoubelow”.Inthe13thcentury,MarcoPolocametoHangzhouanddeclaredittobe“thefinest,mostsplendidcityintheworld...wheresomanypleasuremaybefoundthatonefanciesoneselftobeintheparadise.”Theannualvisitortothisparadiseamountto20millions,tentimesasmanyasthelocalresidents.Butyouwillnotfeelcrowdedherebecausethelakeislarge,walkwaysarewide,thecausewaysarelong.

ThefocusoftheexceptionallybeautifulcityisWestLake（XiHu）.WestLakecoversanareaof6.38squarekilometers.Theaveragedepthis2.27meterswithdeepestbeing5meters.Itis3milesacrossand9milesaround,withisletsandtemples,pavilionsandgardens,causewaysandarchedbridges,flowersandtrees.Threesidesofthelakearesurroundedbyverdant（翠绿的）mountainsandonesidetheprosperous（繁荣的）city.Afteralargescalereconstruction（重建）,thecurrentWestLakehasrecoveredthepanorama（全景）over300yearsbeforewhenitreachedthemostprosperousperiodinhistory。

AllthesehavemadeHangzhou’sWestLake“alandscapecomposedbyapainter.”

WestLakeorXīHúisafamousfreshwaterlakelocatedinthehistoricareaofHangzhou,thecapitalofZhejiangprovinceineasternChina.ItevolvedfromashallowbaythroughwhichtheQiantangRiverflowedintotheEastChinaSea.IntheancienttimesitwascalledWulinWaters,GoldenBuffaloLake,QiantangLakeandXiziLake.

ThenameofWestLakewasfixedasearlyastheTangDynasty（618-907）.IntheSongDynasty（960-1279）,theChineserenowned（著名）poetSuDongpowroteapoemtopraisetheWestLakeandcomparedittoXizi,aChineselegendarybeauty.Sincethen,theWestLakehasanotherelegantnameXiziLake.AndasitliesinthewestofHangzhou,itisusuallycalledtheWestLake.

TheWestLakeisalsofamousforitshistoricalflavorwithnumerouscelebrities.NationalheroesYueFei,YuQian,ZhangRuoshuiandQiuJinwereallburinedalongtheWestLake,leavingtheirillustriousnamesandnoblespiritsinthegreenhillsandbluewaters.Moreover,manyancientpoetsandartists,suchasBaiJuyi,SuDongpo,LiuYongandPanTianshou,hadalsoleftcountlessfamouswritings.

History

OneofthemajorattractionsinWestLake:

ThreePoolsMirroringtheMoonislandInmiddleoftheTangDynastyZhenyuanera（785-804）,poetBaiJuyicametoHangzhouasgovernor.Alreadyanaccomplishedpoet,hisdeedsatHangzhoumadehimagreatgovernor.HerealisedthatthefarmlandnearbydependedonthewaterofWestLake,butduetonegligenceofformergovernors,theolddykehadcollapsed,thewaterlevelofWestLakedriedout,andthelocalfarmerssufferedseveredrought.Heorderedtheconstructionofastrongerandtallerdyke,withadamtocontroltheflowofwater,andthussolvedthedroughtproblem.ThelivelihoodoflocalpeopleofHangzhouimprovedoverthefollowingyears.NowthatBaiJujihadmoreleisuretimetoenjoythebeautyofWestLake,hevisitedWestLakealmosteveryday.HeorderedtheconstructionofacausewayconnectingtheBrokenBridgewiththeSolitaryHill,tofacilitatewalkingonfoot,insteadofdependingonboat.Thenheplantedpeachtreesandwillowstreesalongthedyke,makingitabeautifullandmarkofWestLake.ThiscausewaywaslaternamedBaiDiCausewayinBaiJuyishonour.

Overtwohundredyearslater,inthebeginningofSongDynastysYuanyouera（1086-1094）,anothergreatpoet,SuShi（SuDongpo）,cametoHangzhouasgovernor.Bythattime,thefarmerssuffereddroughtagain,duetoovergrowthoftheweedsatthebottomofthelakecloggingtheirrigationducts.Heordereddredgingofthelakeandpiledupallthemudintoanothercauseway,inthestyleofBaiCauseway,butmuchwiderandnearlythreetimesaslong,healsoplantedwillowtreesalongitsbanks.ThiscausewaywaslaternamedafterhimastheSuCauseway.Therearesixbridgesalongthe2.6kmSuCauseway.SpringDawnontheSuCausewayisoneof

TheattractionsoattheWestLake.

TheBaiCausewaywasnamedafterBaiJuyi,afamouspoetinTangDynasty,whofellintodisfavorinthecapitalandwassentheretoserveasagovernorin822~824A.D.Hesawtotheconstructionofthecauseway,whichwascomposedofthesiltdredgedfromthelake.Atthenorthendofthecausewayisthewell-knownBrokenBridge（断桥），sonamedbecausethebridgelooksartisticallybrokenindistancewhenwintersnowsfirstmeltonthebridge.AccordingtoTheTaleofWhiteSnake,thiswastheveryplacewheretheheroandheroinemetandfellinlove,andlaterongotreunitedaftermanyhardshipsanddifficulties.AtthewestendofthecausewayistheSolitaryIslandthatthechina’smosttraveledemperorsofthelastdynasty,Kangxi（1662-1723A.D.）andQianlong（1736~1795A.D.）stayedassightseersafteralongdistancesailingfromBeijing,throughtheGrandCanaltoHangzhou.Areviewingplatformwasbuiltonthesoutherntipoftheislandfortheemperorstowatchthesunriseandthemoonlight.EmperorQianlongnamedtheplaceTheAutumnMoononaCalmLake（平湖秋月）.TodaymanypeoplearesippingtheDragonWellteaandwatchingthesameviewonthisplatformastheemperorsdid.

TheSuCauseway（Sudi）isthreetimesaslongastheBaiCauseway.ThisgreatconnectsthenorthandsouthshoresalongthewesternsideofWestLake.Linedwithweepingwillowtreesandpeachflowers,crossedbysixarchedstonebridges,theSuCausewayisalandscapedrawnbythepainterandcomposedbythepoet.ThiscausewayisnamedafterthefamouspoetSuTungpo（1036~1101A.D.）,whowassentheretoworkasthegovernor.Hehad200000workersdredgethelakeandmakethecausewaywiththedredgedsilt.SuwroteapoemtonamethelakeafteranastoundingbeautynamedXizi（西施）.Thepoemgoes,“Watershimmeringonashinyday,mountainsclothedinthemistyrain,WestLakeisforevercharminglikeXizi,whetherdressedgailyorplain.”

FromtheSuCausewaythevisitorscangetthebestviewoftheThreePoolsMirroringtheMoon（三潭印月），whichwasanothercreationofthepoet-governorSuTungpo.ItisadefiningmonumentofWestLake.Therearethreewaterpagodas,floatingonthewaters,fastenedtothebedofthelake.Eachpagodaisabout6feethigh,withfivebefourmoonsshimmeringonthewaters,whichiseffectedbytheopeningsofthethreefloatingpagodas.

ThefamousWestLakeislikeabrilliantpearlembeddedinthebeautifulandfertileshoresoftheEastChinaSeanearthemouthoftheHangzhouBay.ThefamousItaliantravelerMarcoPolowassoimpressedbythebeautyofHangzhouthathedescribeditas“themostfascinatingcityintheworldwhereonefeelsthatoneisinparadise.”Asitisbeautifulalltheyearround,theWestLakewascomparedbySuDongpo,acelebratedpoetoftheSongDynasty,toabeauty“whoisalwayscharmingineitherlightorheavymakeup.”

WestLakeinCulture

ClassicalChinesebuildingsinsidetheWestLakeTheWestLakeissaidtobetheincarnationofXiShi,oneoftheFourBeautiesofancientChina.Hence,sinceancienttimes,theWestLakewasassociatedwithalargenumberofromaticpoets,profoundphilosophers,nationalheroesandheroines.

EasternJinDynastyphilosopherGeHongpracticedTaoismintheGeMountain,andwrotehisgreatphilosophicalwork:

BaoPuZhi（抱朴子）;

TangDynastypoetLuoBinwangreclusedinLingyinTemple.TangDynastypoet-governorBaiJuyibuiltthefirstcauseway,whichtheBaiCauseway.;

SongDynastypoet-governorSuDongpo,dredgedthelakeandbuiltuptheSuCauseway,madeitintoanotherbeautifullandmarkofWestLake.Healsoinventedaspecialrecipeforpreparingpork:

theDongpoPork.DongpoPorkisonthemenuofeveryrestaurantinHangzhou.SongDynastynationalheroYueFeiwasburiedneartheWestLake.

LotusintheBreezeattheWindingCourtyardThegreatMingDynastyessayistZhangDai,wroteanumbergreatessaysabouttheWestLakeinReminiscenceandDreamofTaoan（陶庵梦忆）,andawholebook:

SearchforWestLakeinDreams（西湖梦寻）.TheWestLakehasbeenfamousforitsexquisitebeautyformorethanonethousandyears.Hangzhouwillbethesiteforthe2006WorldLeisureExpo.

Scenery

CenteringaroundtheWestLake,thescenicareaisanationalscenicareawithatotalcoverof59squarekilometers.Thereareover60Chinesenational,provincialandmunicipalculturalrelicprotectionsitesandover100scenicareas.Themainattractionsinclude:

TenscenesoftheWestLake,TenNewScenesoftheWestLake;LingyinTemple,Tiger-runningSpringandsoon.

TheLingyinMonastery（灵隐寺）

TheLingyinMonastery,ortheMonasteryofSoulsRetreat,isafamoushistoricalsiteoftheWestLake.HereexiststheLingyinMonastery,afamousancienttempleinChina,infrontofwhichthereareFeilaiPeak,ColdSpring,LonghongCaveandpreciousrockcaveartsandqueerandvariednaturalcavesandgullies.

Tiger-runningSpring（虎跑泉）

Thelegendgoesthattwotightsranthereandmadeaholewhereaspringgushedout.TheLongjingTeaandtheTiger-runningSpringwaterarealwaysreputedastheTwoWondersoftheWestLake.

Thelakeisdividedinto3partsbythecausewaysofSūDī（苏堤）,BáiDī（白堤）.Scenicandpoetic,bothofthemareidealstretchertowalkonWestLake.Therearenumeroustemples,pagodas,gardens,andartificialislandswithinthelake.Withripplesonthewater’ssurfac