1、北京天坛英文导游词北京天坛英文导游词(InsidetheSouthGateoftheTempleofHeaven)LadiesandGentlemen:WelcometothetempleofHeaven。(Afterself-introduction)preservedculturalheritagesofChina 。Therearebasicallytwokindsofvisitorswhocomehere:localpensionerswhodoexerciseshereinthemorningandeveningandsightseersbothfromhomeandabroad。A
2、llinall,thereare12millionvisitorsveryyear。Nowwearegoingtogoalongtheroutethatleadstothealter。Itwilltakeroughlyonehour。Mindyou,theemperoralsowalkedalongthisroutetopaytributetotheGodofHeaven。(AlongtheSouthernSacredRoadleadingtotheCircularMoundAltar)ThelargestgroupofarchitecturesevertobededicatedtoHeave
3、n,theTempleofHeavenservedasanexclusivealtarforChinesemonarchsduringtheMingandQingdynasties。ItwasdecreedthatrulersofsuccessivedynastieswouldplacealtarsintheirowncapitalstoworshipHeavenandprayforgoodharvest 。Butwhy?TheancientChinesebelievedthatHeavenwasthesupremeruleroftheuniverseandthefateofmankind,a
4、ndthusworshipingritesdedicatedtoHeavencameintobeing。TheHeaventheancientChinesereferredtowasactuallytheUniverse,ornature 。Inthosedays,therewerespecificritesofworship 。ThiswasespeciallytrueduringtheMingandQingdynastieswhenelaborateceremonieswereheld。TheTempleofHeavenwasbuiltin1420duringthereignofEmper
5、orYongleoftheMingDynasty 。Situatedinthesouthernpartofthecity,thisgrandsetofstructurescoversanareaof273hectares。Tobettersymbolizeheavenandearth,thenorthernpartoftheTempleiscircularwhilethesouthernpartissquare 。Thewholecompoundisenclosedbytwowalls,asquarewalloutsidearoundone。Theouterareaischaracterize
6、dbysuburbanscenery,whiletheinnerpartisusedforsacrifices。TheinnerenclosureconsistsoftheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvestand(AlongtheImperialPassageleadingfromtheSouthernLatticeStarGateinfrontoftheCircularMoundAltar)TheCircularMoundAltarisenclosedbytwowalls,eachcontainingfourgroupsofSouthernLatticeStarGate,e
7、achinturnconsistingofthreedoors,with24marbledoorsaltogether。Standingonthepassagefacingnorth,youwillnoticethatwitheachpairofdoorsonisnarrowerthantheother。Thisreflectsthefeudalhierarchy:thewiderdoorwasreservedformonarchs,whilethenarroweronewasusedbycourtiers。Onthedayoftheceremony,theemperorwoulddonhis
8、ritualcostumeandbeusheredinbytheofficialinchargeofreligiousaffairs。Heascendedthethreeterracesintheforefronttopaytributeatthealter。(AtoptheCircularMoundAlter)wearenowonthetopterraceoftheAltar,orthethirdterrace 。Eachterracehasaflightof9steps。Atthecenterofthisterraceliesaroundstonesurroundedby9steps 。Atthecenterofthisterraceliesaroundstonesurroundedby9concentricringsofstone 。Thenumberofstonesinthefirstringis9,inthesecond,18,upto81inthe9thring 。Eventhenumberofcarvedbalustradesontheseterracesisamultipleo f9。Butwhy?
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