颐和园英文导游词英文版导游词模板.docx

1、颐和园英文导游词英文版导游词模板颐和园英文导游词英文版 颐和园原为封建帝王的行宫和花园，远在金贞元元年(1153年)即在这里修建西山八院之一的金山行宫。下面是本人为大家收集的关于颐和园英文导游词英文版，欢迎大家阅读! 颐和园英文导游词英文版【1】 Situated in the western outskirts of Haidian District， the Summer Palace is 15 kilometers ( miles) from central Beijing. Having the largest royal park and being well preserved，

2、 it was designated， in 1960 by the State Council， as a Key Cultural Relics Protection Site of China. Containing examples of the ancient arts， it also has graceful landscapes and magnificent constructions. The Summer Palace is the archetypal Chinese garden， and is ranked amongst the most noted and cl

3、assical gardens of the world. In 1998， it was listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Constructed in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)， during the succeeding reign of feudal emperors; it was extended continuously. By the time of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)， it had bee a luxurious royal garde

4、n providing royal families with rest and entertainment. Originally called Qingyi Garden (Garden of Clear Ripples)， it was know as one of the famous three hills and five gardens (Longevity Hill， Jade Spring Mountain， and Fragrant Hill; Garden of Clear Ripples， Garden of Everlasting Spring， Garden of

5、Perfection and Brightness， Garden of Tranquility and Brightness， and Garden of Tranquility and Pleasure). Like most of the gardens of Beijing， it could not elude the rampages of the Anglo-French allied force and was destroyed by fire. In 1888， Empress Dowager Cixi embezzled navy funds to reconstruct

6、 it for her own benefit， changing its name to Summer Palace (Yiheyuan). She spent most of her later years there， dealing with state affairs and entertaining. In 1900， it suffered again， being ransacked by the Eight-Power Allied Force. After the success of the 1911 Revolution， it was opened to the pu

7、blic. Composed mainly of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake， The Summer Palace occupies an area of 294 hectares ( acres)， three quarters of which is water. Guided by nature， artists designed the gardens exquisitely so that visitors would see marvelous views and be amazed by perfect examples of refined

8、craftwork using the finest materials. Centered on the Tower of Buddhist Incense (Foxiangge) the Summer Palace consists of over 3，000 structures including pavilions， towers， bridges， and corridors. The Summer Palace can be divided into four parts: the court area， front-hill area， front-lake area， and

9、 rear-hill and back-lake area. Front-Hill Area: this area is the most magnificent area in the Summer Palace with the most constructions. Its layout is quite distinctive because of the central axis from the yard of Kunming Lake to the hilltop， on which important buildings are positioned including Gat

10、e of Dispelling Clouds， Hall of Dispelling Clouds， Hall of Moral Glory， Tower of Buddhist Incense， the Hall of the Sea of Wisdom， etc. Rear-Hill and Back-Lake Area: although the constructions are fewer here， it has a unique landscape， with dense green trees， and winding paths. Visitors can feel a ra

11、re tranquility， and elegance. This area includes scenic spots such as Garden of Harmonious Interest and Suzhou Market Street. Court Area: this is where Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu met officials， conducted state affairs and rested. Entering the East Palace Gate， visitors may see the main

12、 palace buildings: the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity served as the office of the Emperor， the Hall of Jade Ripples where Guangxu lived， the Hall of Joyful Longevity， Cixis residence， the Hall of Virtue and Harmony where Cixi was entertained. Front Lake Area: covering a larger part of the Summer

13、Palace， opens up the vista of the lake. A breeze fluttering， waves gleam and willows kiss the ripples of the vast water. In this fortable area there are the Eastern and Western Banks， the Seventeen-Arch Bridge， Nanhu Island， and so on. On the western bank float six distinct bridges amongst which the

14、 Jade-Belt Bridge is the most beautiful. 颐和园英文导游词英文版【2】 Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen: My name is xx. Im very honored to be youre guide. I do hope all 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 i

15、s 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. Before 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

16、 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 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 D

17、ynasty. The construction continued to the Yuan and Ming dynasties. In the Qing Dynasty, the building of imperial gardens reached its culmination. During 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

18、 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 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

19、Garden of Nurtured Harmony (Summer Palace). In 1900, the Allied Forces of Eight Powers invaded Beijing. The Summer Palace was once again severely damaged. 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

20、 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 first 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

21、 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. (outside 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 i

22、s 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 empress 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

23、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 start our tour in the garden, I will briefly introduce you the layout of the Summer Palace and our tour route. , ladies and gentlemen, may

24、 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 the three-fourths. The whole garden can be divide into three parts: the area was for political activities, resting places of the emperor and empr

25、ess, 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 constructions of the Summer Palace, such as the Hall of Jade Ripples, the Hall of Happiness and Longevity, the Long Corridor, the Hall of Dispell

26、ing 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 North 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 empero

27、rs office - the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. Follow me please. (Inside the courtyard of the Benevolence and Longevity) Passing through the Gate of Benevolence and Longevity, we have already entered the courtyard of the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. The huge rock in front of us is Taihu Ro

28、ck. 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 grotesque shaped rocks placed in each corner of this courtyard, representing the four seasons of the year. The Taihu Rocks are usually used as decor

29、ation 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 or some people call it Qilin. According to ancient Chinese mythology, the dragon had nine sons, but none of them became a real dragon. Suan

30、ni 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 antlers 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 Benev

31、olence 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 enjoy a long life. This hall was the place where Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi held audience and handled state affairs when t

32、hey 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 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 big screen with red sandalwood frame and glass mirror inlaid. On the mirror there