华清池英文导游词范文.docx

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华清池英文导游词范文

华清池英文导游词范文

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HuaqingPoolissituatedabout35kilometreseastofthecityofXi’an.Historically,theWesternZhoudynastysawtheconstructionoftheLiPalaceonthespot.IntheQindynastyapoolwasbuiltwithstones,andwasgiventhenameLishanTang（theLishanHotSpring）.ThesitewasextendedintoapalaceintheHandynasty,andrenamedtheLiPalace（theResortPalace）.IntheTangdynasty,LiShimin（EmperorTaiZong）orderedtoconstructtheHotSpringPalace,andEmperorXuanZonghadawalledpalacebuiltaroundLishanMountainintheyearof747.ItwasknownastheHuaqingPalace.ItalsohadthenameHuaqingPoolonaccountofitslocationonthehotsprings.

HuaqingPoolislocatedatthefootoftheLishanMountain,abranchrangeoftheQinlingRanges,andstands1,256metreshigh.Itiscoveredwithpinesandcypresses,lookingverymuchlikealikeadarkgreengallopinghorsefromalongdistance.SoithasthenameoftheLishanMountain（Limeansablackhorse）.

TheTangdynastyEmperorXuanZongandhisfavouritelady,YangGuiFeiusedtomaketheirhomeatFrostDriftingHallinwinterdays.Whenwintercame,snowflakeswerefloatingintheair,andeverythinginsightwaswhite.However,theycameintothawimmediatelyinfrontofthehall.Itowedagreatdealtothelukewarmvapourrisingoutofthehotspring.ThisistheFrostDriftingHallthatgreetsustoday.

ClosebytheFrostDriftingHallliestheNineDragonPool.Accordingtolegend,theCentralShaanxiPlainwasoncestrickenbyaseveredroughtintheveryremotepast.Thus,bytheorderoftheJadeEmperor（theSupremeDeityofHeaven）,anolddragoncameattheheadofeightyoungones,andmaderainhere.Yetwhenthedisasterwasjustabating,theyloweredtheirguardsomuchthatitbecameseriousagain.Inafitofanger,theJadeEmperorkepttheyoungdragonsundertheJadeCauseWay（玉堤）,withtheMorningGlowPavilionandtheSunsetPavilionbuiltatbothendsofitrespectively,tomaketheyoungdragonsspoutcleatwateralldaylongtomeettheneedsoflocalirrigation.Besides,hehadtheolddragonconfinedtothebottomoftheRoaringDragonWatersidePavilionsituatedattheupperendoftheJadeCauseway,andobligedhimtoexercisecontrolovertheyoung.

TheNine-BendCorridorwestoftheNineDragonPoolleadsdirectlytotheMarbleBoat,whichresemblesadragonboatonthewatersurface.IntheMarbleBoatliestheNineDragonTang（theNineDragonHotSpringwhereEmperorXuanZongusedtotakebaths）.Attheheadofhiscourtladiesandhundredsofhisofficials,hewouldcometotheHuanqingPalacetospendhiswinterdaysinOctoberoftheLunarcalendarandreturntoChang’anCityastheyeardrewtoitsclose.TheNineDragonHotSpringwasoriginallybuiltwithcrystaljade,whosesurfacewasdecoratedwiththecarvingsoffish,dragons,birdsandflowers.Inittwinlotusflowersalsocarvedwithwhitejadecouldbeseenaswell.Thespringwaterwelledfromthebreakofanearthenjar,andspouteduptothelotusflowers.HencethenameLotusFlowerTang（theLotusFlowerHotSpring）.

TheGuiFeiBathingPoolwaswhereYangGuiFei,EmperorXuanZong’sfavoritelady,usedtotakebath.Itwasoriginallybuiltwithwhitejade,andinitscenterabloomingflowerspoutedwaterlikeaspring.ThepoollookedverymuchlikeaChinesefloweringcrabapple;HenceitsnametheChineseFloweringCrabappleHotSpringortheLotusHotSpring.

LadyYangusedtomakeastayinthispaviliontoseesightsortoairherhairafterabath.Therefore,itwasnamedtheHairAiringPavilion.Whetherthesunwasrisingorsetting,thepavilionwasaglowwithsunshine;hencethenametheFlyingRoseatePavilion.

SouthwestoftheGuiFeiBathingPoolstandsabrick-builtpavilion.OnitsheadthreebigChinesecharacters“XiJiaLou”（FineSunset-BathedPavilion）areinscribedaccordingtothemodelofthemostcelebratedaccordingtothemodelofthemostcelebratedChinesecalligrapher,YuYouRen,hereisthesourceofthespringwater.

Atthisspatherearefourhotsprings.Theyhaveanhourlyflowof112tons,andaconstanttemperatureof43°C.Thespringwatercontainslime,sodiumcarbonate,sodiumsulphateandotherminerals,whichmakesitsuitableforbathingandconsiderabletreatmentofquiteafewdiseasessuchasdermatosis,rheumatism,arthritisandmuscularpain.TheFineSunset-BathedPavilionmarksthefirstsourceofthespringwater,whichwasdiscoveredsome3,000yearsago,roughlyintheWesternZhouDynasty.Itswaterflowaverages25tonsperhour.

Takeupthestepseastofthesourceofhotsprings,youwillgraduallyseetheFive-RoomPavilionwhereChiangKaishekmadeatemporarystayduringtheXi’anIncident.

TheXi’anIncidenttookplaceonDecember12,1936,anditisalsoknownastheDoubleTwelfthIncident.AftertheIncidentofSeptember18,1936,theJapaneseimperialistsseizedthethreeprovincesnortheastofChina,andintensifiedtheirinvasionofNorthChina.ThiswastheverymomentvitaltotheChinesenation.YetChiangKaichekpersisteddoggedlyincarryingouthisreactionarypolicy“domestictranquilityisamustfortheresistanceagainstJapaneseinvades,”andcommandedtheNortheastArmyandNorthwestArmy,respectivelyheadedbyZhangXueliangandYangHucheng,toattacktheShaanxi-Gansu-NingxiaBorderRegion.InspiredbyourParty’spolicy“letusstoptheinternalwarandunittoresisttheJapaneseaggressors,”thosetwogeneralsmadetoChiangKaishektheproposalofformingaunitedfrontwiththeCommunistPartyfortheresistance.Notonlydidherejecttheproposal,butflewtoXi’antoschemethe“suppressionoftheCommunistParty.”Andtheslaughterofthepatrioticyouth.Outofpatriotism,ZhangandYangstartedthefamousXi’anIncident.

VeryearlyonthemorningofDecember12,1936theIncidentwasimpending.ZhangXueliang,togetherwithYangHuchengorderedasquadofbodyguardstosurroundtheHuaqingPool.Theyfoughtafiercebattlethere,andwipedoutChiang’sbodyguardsinonevigorouseffort.ThesoundoffiringcametoChiangKaishek,andhewassoterrifiedthathecreptoutofthewindowwithhisnightgownandslippersonly.What’smore,hehurthisspinalbone,andlostoneofhisslipperswhilecrossingoverthebackwall.HestaggeredupLishanMountain,andhidhimselfbehindastoneinthecrevicehalfwayonit.ThosebravesoldiersbegantosearchthemountainimmediatelywhentheyrushedintotheFive-RoomPaviliontofindthatChiang’shatandclotheswerestillthereandthathisquiltremainedwarm.IntheendtheyfoundChiangKaishek,andthusescortedhimtoXi’an.

InordertoavoidacivilwarandtrytestablishanationalunitedfrontfortheresistanceagainstJapan,MaoZedongonbehalfoftheC.C.P.C.insistedonapeacefulsettlementoftheIncident.Therefore,adelegationheadedbyZhouEnlaiwassenttoXi’an.ZhouEnlaiandhissuitedidalargeamountofworkthere,tookeverythingpossibleintoconsideration,andultimatelyforcedChiangKaishektoaccepttheproposalbyhistwogenerals.OnDecember25,Chiangwasfreed,andflewbacktoNanjing.TheXi’anIncidentwassopeacefullysettled.

ThepeacefulsettlementoftheIncidentputanendtotheinternalwarwhichhadlastedfortenyears,andacceleratedtheformationanddevelopmentofthenationalunitedfrontfortheanti-Japanesedrive.Moreover,itshowedthattheco-operativerelationshipsbetweentheCommunistandNationalistsarrivedatanewstage.ItmarkedagreatturningpointinmodernChinesehistory.

Intheyearof1946theKMTgovernmenthada“NationalRejuvenationPavilion”builtnearthecrevicewhereChiangKaishekhadhiddenhimselfintheIncident.Itwasalsocalled“VitalEnergyPavilion”.Afterthenationalliberationitwasrenamed“CatchingChiangPavilion”.ClosebythepavilionstandsawoodenboardwhichcarriesabriefintroductiontotheXi’anIncident.Ironchainsandringsinthecreviceseastofthepavilion,bywhichvisitorscanclimbuptotakealookatChiangKaishek’sshelter.

UpthewindingpatheastoftheFive-Room-Pavilionyouwillcatchsightofabridge-likeconstruction.Itshinesregularlywithamyriadofeveningsunraysbothinsummerandautumn,andlooksverymuchlikerainbow.SoithasthenameoftheHoveringRainbowBridge.

LocatedontheXixiuRidge（theWestEmbroideryRidge）oftheLishanMountain,theremainsofthebeacontoweroftheWesternZhouDynastyseemeasytoidentify.

Thebeacontowerwasmostlybuiltatthetopofthemountaintogiveborderalarminancienttimes.Itwasconstantlyunderspecialcontrol.Oncetheenemieswerepressingontowardstheborder,thebeacontowerbegantotakeeffect:

itwasmadetosmokeinthedaytimewhilesetonfireatnight.

ThestorygoesthatBaoSi,QueenoftheWesternZhoudynastywashighlyhonored,yetshenevercrackedasmile.KingYoutriedmanywaystoputasmileonherface,buthefailedoverandoveragain.He“calledhiscourtbandtotollbellsandbeatgongs”,andshepulledalongface.Thenthebandwereaskedto“playthebamboofluteandstrings”andsheremaineddispleased.Afterwards,“maidsofhonourservedwine,festivelysinginganddancing,”andshedidnotletoutasmileatall.

“Youdon’tlikemusic!

Whatonearthareyoufondof?

”theKingasked.

“Inearlyhavealikingfornothing.ButIcanstillwellrememberIlikedtogiveeartothesoundoftearingapieceofcolouredsilkwhenIwasachild.Itwasclearanfmelodious,”shereplied.KingYousaidinexcitement,“Thatisverysimple.Howcomeyoudidn’tletmeknowitearlier?

”

Thus