乐山大佛英文导游词.docx

1、乐山大佛英文导游词乐山大佛英文导游词乐山大佛英文导游词1EmeiMountainlies seven kilometers southwest ofEmeishan City and is one of the four mountain ranges in China that Buddhists considersacred. It was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in1996. The mountain stretches more than 200 kilometers from south tonorth. Its mai

2、n peak, Wanfo Top, is 3,099 meters above sealevel. Since ancient times Emei Mountain has been described as “Beauty Under Heaven”. Temples were built as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty （25220） and Buddhism was introduced to the mountain during the JinDynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties there wer

3、e more than 150temples.A legend claims that the mountain was where Samantabhadra gave lectures on Buddhism and most temples house a statue ofSamantabhadra. The main scenic spots on the mountain include the Baoguo Temple, Wannian Temple, Fohu temple, Qingyin Pavilion, Heilongjiang Tunnel, Hongchun Pl

4、atform, Xianfeng Temple （Jiulao Cave）, Xixiang Pond and GoldenSummit. These places are at different altitudes and have differentclimates. Temperatures at the top of mountain are 15 degrees lower thanat thefoot. Emei Mountain is a well-known natural museum with more than 3,000 specimens of plants and

5、 2,000 types of animals including groups of monkeys that appear on the mountain roads and fascinate thetourists.Baoguo Temple sits at the foot of the mountain at the entrance and exit of the mountainarea. The temple was built during the reign of Ming Emperor Wanli（15731620）. About 15 kilometers from

6、 the Baoguo Temple is Wannian Temple, one of the main temples in the mountainarea. Wannian Temple, or the Temple of Samantabhadra as it was known before the Ming Dynasty, was built during the reign of Emperor Longan of the Eastern Jin dynasty （397401）. It has no beams and houses a bronze statue of B

7、uddha Samantabhadra mounted on a six-toothed white elephant cast in 1980, the fifth year of the Northern SongDynasty. The statue is 7.3 meters high and weighs 62tons. Xianfeng Temple is situated a the foot of the Jiulao Peak and the old halls were built with tin sheets and irontiles. The intact hall

8、s were rebuilt in1779. Fohu Temple is located one kilometer west of Baoguo Temple and at the foot of FohuHill. It is one of the largest temple in the mountainarea. Rebuilt in 1651, it covers an area of 13,000 square meters and is accessible from thehighway. At the Golden Summit, the pinnacle of the

9、mountain area3,065 meters above sea level, is Puguang Hall ofTemple. It was constructed during the Eastern Han Dynasty and has been rebuilt several times after being struck bylightning. The Golden Summit is an ideal place to view the sunrise, the sea of clouds, the “Buddhist lights” and “Sacred lamp

10、s”.The Giant Buddha on the east bank of Mingjiang River in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, rests his feet where three riversthe Minjiang, Qingyi and Dadujoin. The Buddha faces Emei Mountain across the river and at its back is the western slope of LingyunMountain. Standing at 70.7 meters with shoulder

11、s 24 meters wide it is an impressivesight. A water drainage system reduces erosion by rain and slowsweathering.The statue was begun in 713 and cnpleted in803. To the right of the statue a plank road with nine turns was built and it is now famous as the nine-turn plank road;it goes from the bottom to

12、 thetop.乐山大佛英文导游词2 The city of Leshan is less than one hours ride from the Baoguosi Monastery at the foot ofMt.Emei.Leshan is the home of the Giant Buddha at the conflueence of the Min,Dadu and Qingyirivers.It qualifies as the largest Buddha in a sitting posture in the world .You must board a riverb

13、oat for the bestview of the GiantBuddha.The massive Buddha was carved out of a cliff face more than a thousand years ago, but now it is still well preserved in good shape, with his full and sereneface.The Buddha is the largest Buddha in China,towering to 71m,with his 14.7m head,and 24mshoulders.The

14、Buddhas ears are 6.72m long, insteps 8.5m broad, and a picnic could be conducted on the nail of his big toe, which is 1.5mlong.This carving project was begun in713.Each summer at that time the Min,Dadu and Qingyi rivers floweddown.As the ghree rivers met,turbu-lent waves strucd each other hard,boats

15、 capsized and boatmenvanished.There was a Buddhist monkby the name of Haitong in Lingyun Hill,who saw the situation and was determined to carve a giant Buddha out of the cliff face, hoping that the Buddhas presence would subdue the swift currents and protect the boatmen .Haitong started travelling a

16、long the Changjiang river and other areas in China to collect funds for the giganticcarving. Once an evil official attempted to obtain by force the money collected byHaitong.The monk refused him in strongterms.He said,d rather gouge out my eyes than give a penny to you,The official shouted in anger,

17、gouge your eye out now!Haitong resolutely dug out one of hiseyes.The monks behavior in protecting the funding so greatlyencouraged sculptors and other construction workers that the carving work went onsmoothly. Unfortunately Haitong died before the cnpletion of his lifes work .However, this work con

18、tinued due to the support of the local people as well as Weigao and Zhangchou Jianqing,the local top militarycnmanders. The word took up 90 years until 803 when it wascnpleted.Since then the Buddha has watched over the river traffic for more than a thousand years to offset the large number of seriou

19、s accidents in theriver. Modern Chinese question whether safer boat gravel is due to his presence or to sime later-daydredging.As you get close to the Buddha,we can find out some scattered holes im rows around theBuddha.They are remains of so Called the Giant Buddha Pavilion . It was a nine-storied

20、building set up during the Tang Dynasty to shelter theBuddha.It was renamed as the Lingyun Pavilion with 13 stories during the SongDynasty. Unfortunately it was destroyed by a war during the MingDynasty. Since then the Buddha remains outside in the openspace.The Giant Buddha has lasted over a thousa

21、nd years, and still survives in goodshape.Why?First of all, according to the studies on the ancient construction of the Buddha,the cliff face the Buddha occupies enjoys topographicaladvantages. Itis on the southern side of the hill,where verdant trees grow so well as to protect rocks and slope frome

22、rosion.Secondly although the Buddha seats bordering on the confluence of the three rivers, the immense statue is carved into the cliff face inside the hill,which alleviate the severe damage by wind and watererosion.Finally there is a water-drainage system,hidden fromview.The system starts with 1021

23、fastened hairs, which conect one another at the bace of the bead .The end of the hairs inter-links the shoulders,joining the simple-patterned robe pleats carved on thebody.The hairs,shoulders and pleats naturally reveal a cnplete system that carries away the entire surface water on the body, where t

24、he water disappearsunderground.It is worth making several passes at theBuddha.From the ferry pier on the island,you climba steep road and through Lingyun Temple to a vantage point for viewing thebuddha.You can go to the top,opposite the head, and then descend a short zigzag stairway carved into the

25、cliff to the feet for the top,oppoosite the head,and then descend a short zigzag stairway carved into the cliff to the feet for the different perspectiveviwepoints.A local boat passes by for a frontal view, which reveals two guardians in the cliff side, not visible fromland,Wuyou Buddhist Monastery

26、can be reached in 15 minutes by footpath from the Buddha,which is also from the Tang Dynasty with Ming and Qing renovations,Its layout is very similar to the other monasteries as we mentionedbefore.Walking along up Wuyou Hill,you can enjoy the quiet and beartiful scenery, The top of Wuyou Hill affor

27、ds you a vision of an emerald-green tree forest, glazed golden tiles of the monastery roofs and the distantrivers.乐山大佛英文导游词3 The city of Leshan is less than one hours ride from the Baoguosi Monastery at the foot ofMt.Emei.Leshan is the home of the Giant Buddha at the conflueence of the Min，Dadu and

28、Qingyirivers.It qualifies as the largest Buddha in a sitting posture in the world .You must board a riverboat for the best view of the GiantBuddha.The massive Buddha was carved out of a cliff face more than a thousand years ago，but now it is still well preserved in good shape，with his full and seren

29、eface. The Buddha is the largest Buddha in China，towering to 71m，with his 14.7m head，and 24mshoulders.The Buddhas ears are 6.72m long，insteps 8.5m broad，and a picnic could be conducted on the nail of his big toe，which is 1.5mlong. This carving project was begun in713.Each summer at thattime the Min，

30、Dadu and Qingyi rivers floweddown.As the ghree rivers met，turbu-lent waves strucd each other hard，boats capsized and boatmenvanished.There was a Buddhist monkby the name of Haitong in Lingyun Hill，who saw the situation and was determined to carve a giant Buddha out of the cliff face，hoping that the

31、Buddhas presence would subdue the swift currents and protect the boatmen .Haitong started travelling along the Changjiang river and other areas in China to collect funds for the giganticcarving. Once an evil official attempted to obtain by force the money collected byHaitong.The monk refused him in

32、strongterms.He said，”Id rather gouge out my eyes than give a penny to you，”The official shouted in anger，”gouge your eye out now!”Haitong resolutely dug out one of hiseyes.The monks behavior in protecting the funding so greatly encouraged sculptors and other construction workers that the carving work went o