北京颐和园英语导游词.docx

1、北京颐和园英语导游词北京颐和园英语导游词 颐和园，中国清朝时期皇家园林，前身为清漪园，坐落在北京西郊，距城区十五公里，占地约二百九十公顷，与圆明园毗邻。它是以昆明湖、万寿山为基址，以杭州西湖为蓝本，汲取江南园林的设计手法而建成的一座大型山水园林，也是保存最完整的一座皇家行宫御苑，被誉为皇家园林博物馆，也是国家重点旅游景点。下面是由小编为大家带来的关于北京颐和园英语导游词，希望能够帮到您!北京颐和园英语导游词Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen:My name is xx. Im very honored to be youre guide. I do hope a

2、ll of you could like my guiding and enjoy everything on your pleasant day. This morning we are going to visit the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace is located on the northwest suburbs of Beijing, about 20 kilometers away from the center of the city. So it will take us about 1 hour to get there. Befor

3、e we arrived at the Summer Palace, I would like to introduce you a brief introduction of the woderful imperial garden. The Summer Palace is the most beautiful and the largest imperial garden existing in Chinan, and it is the best-preserved imperial garden in the world. In 1998, it was placed on the

4、List of World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO.The Summer Palace was first built as an imperial garden at the beginning of 12th century in the Jin Dynasty. The construction continued to the Yuan and Ming dynasties. In the Qing Dynasty, the building of imperial gardens reached its culmination. During

5、Emperor Qianlongs reign, the famous Three Hills and Five Gardens were built on the northwest suburbs of Beijing. The Summer Palace was a part of it and at that time was called the Garden of Clear Ripples. In 1860, the Anglo-French Allied Forces invaded Beijing. The Three Hills and Five Gardens were

6、burnt down to ashes.In 1888, the Empress Dowager Cixi spent the navy fund having the Garden of Clear Ripples rebuilt. And then she renamed it the Garden of Nurtured Harmony (Summer Palace).In 1900, the Allied Forces of Eight Powers invaded Beijing. The Summer Palace was once again severely damaged.

7、It was rebuilt again in 1902.In 1924, the Last Emperor Puyi was driven out of the palace, after that, the Summer Palace was turned into a public park.Ladies and Gentlemen, please look over there, in front of us is an archway. It is called Emptiness and the collection of excellence, and it is the fir

8、st scenery of the Summer Palace. The two Chinese words on the front side of the archway mean emptiness and refer to everything in nature and in the scenery. The two words on the back side mean Collection of Excellence and refer to the tranquility of the beautiful scenery just within the garden.(outs

9、ide the East Palace Gate)Now, we have arrived at the East Palace Gate. Its the main entrance of the Summer Palace. On top of the gate there is a plaque with three Chinese characters The Summer Palace in Emperor Guangxus handwriting. The gate that we are now entering was used by the emperor, the empr

10、ess only in the old days.(Inside the East Palace Gate)Now we are inside the Summer Palace. In front of us is the second gate of the Summer Palace the Gate of Benevolence and Longevity. The annex halls on both sides were used for officials on duty and the offices of the Privy Council. Well, Before we

11、 start our tour in the garden, I will briefly introduce you the layout of the Summer Palace and our tour route. O.K., ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please? Lets look at the map together, From it we can see the Summer Palace covers an area of 290 hectares, which the lake occupies th

12、e three-fourths. The whole garden can be divide into three parts: the area was for political activities, resting places of the emperor and empress, and sightseeing areas. Our tour will start from the area of the political activities, and end off the Marble Boat. On the way, we will visit the main co

13、nstructions of the Summer Palace, such as the Hall of Jade Ripples, the Hall of Happiness and Longevity, the Long Corridor, the Hall of Dispelling Clouds and so on. It will take us about two hours to visit the Summer Palace. Please attention, we wont walk back and our driver will pick us up at the N

14、orth Gate. Should you get lost or separated from the group, please meet us at the North Gate.Ok, everyone, lets start our tour from the emperors office - the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. Follow me please.(Inside the courtyard of the Benevolence and Longevity)Passing through the Gate of Benevol

15、ence and Longevity, we have already entered the courtyard of the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. The huge rock in front of us is Taihu Rock. It was quarried from Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, so it was known as Taihu Rock. Please look around the courtyard and you can see there are four grotesqu

16、e shaped rocks placed in each corner of this courtyard, representing the four seasons of the year. The Taihu Rocks are usually used as decoration for beautifying gardens and they are thin, crease, leak and penetration in characters.The bronze mythical animal behind the Taihu Rock is known as Suanni

17、or some people call it Qilin. According to ancient Chinese mythology, the dragon had nine sons, but none of them became a real dragon. Suanni was one of the nine sons of the dragon. It was an auspicious animal that could avoid evil spirits in ancient lengeds. Suanni has the head of dragon, the antle

18、rs of dear, the hooves of ox and the tail of lion.(In front of the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity)This grand hall is the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. It was first built in 1750. The name of this hall taken from a book entitled Lun Yu by Confucius doctrine means, those who are benevolent can

19、 enjoy a long life. This hall was the place where Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi held audience and handled state affairs when they were in the Summer Palace. For protecting the historical cultural relic, we couldnt enter the hall. So I would like to briefly introduce you the decorations in

20、 the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. The arrangement of the hall has been left untouched. In the middle of the hall stands an emperors throne carved with nine dragons on design. There are two big fans on both sides behind the throne which are made of peacock feathers. Behind the throne there is a

21、 big screen with red sandalwood frame and glass mirror inlaid. On the mirror there are 226 Chinese characters of the word Longevity written in different styles. There are two scrolls on each side of the wall with a big Chinese character Longevity written on it. It was said that the word Longevity wr

22、itten by Empress Dowager Cixi. There are 100 bats painted at the background of the scroll symbolizing happiness.Well, please look up the two pairs of incense burners in the shape of a dragon and a phoenix in front of the hall. They were used to burn incense sticks to create the appropriate atmospher

23、e. In the old days, the dragon and phoenix were the symbol of the emperor and empress. According to ritual, the dragons should be placed in the center while phoenixes were to either side in front of the hall.However, here, the dragons are off to the sides and the phoenixes are in the middle. This wa

24、s a product of the end of Qing Dynasty when Empress Dowager Cixi handled state affairs behind the screen.(At the entrance of Garden of virtuour Harmony)We are now visiting the Garden of Virtuous Harmony, where Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi were entertained with Bejing Opera performances.

25、 It mainly consists of the Dressing House, the Grand Theater Building and the Hall of Pleasure Smile. The Grand Theater Building was known as the Cradle of Beijing Opera was uniquely laid out and magnificently decorated. There are 7 exhibition halls with articles of daily use on display here.(In fro

26、nt of the Grand Theater Building)This is the Grand Theater Building. Of the three main theater buildings of the Qing Dynasty, the Grand Theater Building is the tallest and largest one. The other two are Changyin Pavilion in the Forbidden City and Qingyin Pavilion in the Mountain Resort in Chengde. T

27、he Grand Theater Building, a three-storied structure, has a double roof with upturned eaves. It is 21 meters high and 17 meters wide. Performances could be staged simultaneously on three levels. The top one was a symbol of happiness, the middle level was emolument level and the bottom stage was name

28、d longevity stage. Each level has the entrance and the exit. There are some trapdoors in the ceiling and below the floor for celestial being to fly down from the sky and the devils to appear from the earth to set off a certain atmosphere on the stage. There is also a well and five ponds built under

29、the stage for a good effect of water scenes. The stage is open to three sides.Well, please look at the construction that stands right opposite the Grand Theater Building, its the Hall of Pleasure Smile. The Empress Dowager Cixi used bo sit inside the hall to watch and enjoy the Peking Opera.(A lakes

30、ide walk from the Garden of virtuous Harmony to the Hall of Jade Ripples)We are now standing in the middle of a rockery behind the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. It appears that theres nothing special ahead. However, after we clear the rockery, we will reach Kunming Lake. This is an application

31、of a specific style of Chinesegardening.Now, we are walking along the bank of the Kunming Lake. Look over there, not far away in the lake there is an islet. Its called the Spring Heralding Islet. The pavilion on the islet is called the Spring Heralding Pavilion. A number of willow trees and peach tr

32、ees were planted on this islet. In early spring, when the ice begins to melt, peach trees are red in pink blossoms, willow trees turn a tender green signaling that the early spring has returned. Hence the name Heralding Sping Pavilion.(In front of the Hall of Jade Ripples)This group of special and quiet courtyard dwellings is the Hall of Jade Ripples. The words Jade Ripples came from a verse Gentle ripples gushing out of Jade Spring, which refers to the rippling water in the lake. It was first used by Emperor Qianlong to attend to state affairs. In the late Qing