河南八大景点英文解说词.docx

1、河南八大景点英文解说词河南八大经典英文解说词1.少林寺（自我介绍）hello, Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Henanprovince。First, please let me introduce myself to you.My name is apple , Ill be your local guide during your stay here ,This is MrZhang ,our driver ,He is conscientious and seasoned.(有责任心和经验)。So you are in good hands when

2、riding inhis coach, to avoid getting a wrong bus .wed better remember the number andthe features of our bus .the number is 21806 and its color is red, if you haveany special interests, please let me know, my job is to smooth your way and trymy best to answer your questions ,we highly appreciate your

3、 understanding and cooperation.I hope that during your stay in Henan you can not 0nly satisfy your eyes andstomach but also experience the real Chinese culture and have a better understandingof the Chinese people , it will take ushalf an hour to our destination, ShaoLin Monastery. During this time,

4、Idlike to give you a brief introduction about Henan province.（介绍河南）Henan province ,also called yu for short,meaning a man pulling an elephant ,is situated right in the heart of China ,soit is also named central Plain or centralState, covering an area of 167000 square kilometers, with a total populat

5、ionof 100 million ,which is the largest of all provinces in China.As we all know, the Yellow River is the cradle of Chinese civilization, is our mother river. Andit runs through 8 cities of Henan province, as its name means ,the province islocated to the southern bank of the Yellow River, A great nu

6、mber of history books andexcavation have proved that 8000 years ago, Chinese ancestors started thecivilization here. So every year, many Chinese descendants from home and abroadto worship the fathers. The last few years has seen the development of Henan province. Especially in the industry and agric

7、ulture.The GDP of Henan has been ranked top in the middle area.Henanprovince is famous not only for its long history and rich culture,but also forits beautiful natural scenery. For the overseas tourists , Henanprovince is just like a natural history museum with splendid culture civilization. Zhengzh

8、ou,which is the capital and largest city of Henanprovince in central China.A prefecture-level city, it also serves as the centre of political, economic,technological, and educational of the province, as well as a majortransportation hub for Central China. Zhengzhou is also named mall city .It wasonc

9、e the capital of Shang dynasty 3500 years ago and now is a modern commercialcity. That makes it closely relate to shang, which means commerce and trade inchina. Because of that, Zhengzhouis one of the Eight Great Ancient Capitals of China and holds important statusof modern mall center in connection

10、 with other places.Zhengzhou experiences amonsoon-influenced, four-season humid subtropical climate, with cool, drywinters and hot, humid summers. Spring and autumn are dry and short.Well, our bus is coming tothe downtown area of Dengfeng city. Dengfeng has a long history. A number ofsites in and ar

11、ound the township are well worth visiting them. Foremost on thelist is the Shaolin Temple the birth place ofboth Kungfu and Zen Buddhism.Nowladies and gentlemen, our destination has arrived, please carry your items withyou, and get down the bus one by one carefully. Then lets visit it together. Shao

12、lin TempleWell, ladies and gentlemen:Here weare, Shaolin Temple, in the region of SongMountain, Dengfeng City, Henan Province, is reputedto be the Number One Templeunder Heaven. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei dynasty , had the templebuilt to accommodate the Indian master Batuo ,ShaolinTemple me

13、ans “temple in the thickforests of Shaoshi Mountain”.Shaolin Temple embraces many exciting attractions; the first sight we see is the Shanmen Hall. Hung on its top is atablet reading Shaolin Temple. The tablet wasinscribed by the Emperor Kangxi during the Qing Dynasty. Under the stairs ofthe hall st

14、ands two stone lions made in the Ming Dynasty . The hall enshrinesthe Maitreya Buddha.Next we arrive at the Hall of Heavenly Kings. The gate of the hallis guarded by two figures depicting Vajra .Inside the hall are figures of theFour Heavenly Kings who are responsible for inspecting peoples behavior

15、,helping the troubled, and blessing the people.Please follow me, this is the Mahavira Hall.The Mahavira Halls center is just before your eyes. Both importantcelebrations and regular prayers are held here. 18 Buddhist Arhats stand alongthe eastern and the southern walls of the hall. Buddhas of the Mi

16、ddle, East andWest are enshrined in this hall, respectively Sakyamuni Buddha, PharmacistBuddha and Amitabha Buddha. On both sides in front of the hall of Mahavira, standthe Bell tower and the Drum Tower symmetrically .They were used to report hoursfor the temple .Normally the bell is used in the morning while the drum, in theafternoon, hence the saying “morning bell and afternoon drum”.Having seen the highlights in the temple courtyards ,lets