导游词英文版【1】
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Welcome to the temple of Heaven.
(After self-introduction) preserved cultural heritages of China.
There are basically two kinds of visitors who come here: local pensioners who do exercises here in the morning and evening and sightseers both from home and abroad.
All in all ,there are 12 million visitors very year.
Now we are going to go along the route that leads to the alter.
It will take roughly one hour.
Mind you ,the emperor also walked along this route to pay tribute to the God of Heaven.
(Along the Southern Sacred Road leading to the Circular Mound Altar)
The largest group of architectures ever to be dedicated to Heaven ,the Temple of Heaven served as an exclusive altar for Chinese monarchs during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
It was decreed that rulers of successive dynasties would place altars in their own capitals to worship Heaven and pray for good harvest.
But why ?
The ancient Chinese believed that Heaven was the supreme ruler of the universe and the fate of mankind ,and thus worshiping rites dedicated to Heaven came into being.
The Heaven the ancient Chinese referred to was actually the Universe, or nature.
In those days, there were specfic rites of worship.
This was especially true during the Ming and Qing dynasties when elaborate ceremonies were held.
The Temple of Heaven was built in 1420 during the reign of Emperor Youngle of the Ming Dynasty.
Situated in the southern part of the city ,this grand set of structures covers an area of 273 hectares.
To better symbolize heaven and earth ,the northern part of the Temple is circular while the southern part is square .
The whole compound is enclosed by two walls, a square wall outside a round one.
The outer area is characterized by suburban scenery, while the inner part is used for sacrifices.
The inner enclosure consists of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest and the Circular Mound Altar.
(Along the Imperial Passage leading from the Southern Lattice Star Gate in front of the Circular Mound Altar)
the Circular Mound Altar is enclosed by two walls ,each containing four groups of Souther
n Lattice Star Gate, each in turn consisting of three doors, with 24 marble doors altogether.
Standing on the passage facing north, you will notice that with each pair of doors on is narrower than the other.
This reflects the feudal hierarchy: the wider door was reserved for monarchs, while the narrower one was used by courtiers.
On the day of the ceremony ,the emperor would don his ritual costume and be ushered in by the official in charge of religious affairs.
He ascended the three terraces in the forefront to pay tribute at the alter.
(Atop the Circular Mound Alter)
we are now on the top terrace of the Altar, or the third terrace .
Each terrace has a flight of 9 steps.
At the center of this terrace lies a round stone surrounded by 9 steps.
At the center of this terrace lies a round stone surrounded by 9 concentric rings of stone.
The number of stones in the first ring is 9, in the second ,18, up to 81 in the 9th ring.
Even the number of carved balustrades on these terraces is a multiplee of 9.
But why?
According to an cient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang were two opposing factors.
Heaven and the odd numbers belonged to yang while the Earth and even numbers belonged to yin.
Nine was the largest heavenly number accessible to man .
What is more, the ancient people also believed that heaven consisted of nine layers and that the emperor` s abode was on the uppermost tier.
导游词英文版【2】
Each guest hello:
I am your tour guide jia-qi Chen, you can call me xiao Chen to go in the next few days by me for all of you to visit the Palace Museum in Beijing scenery, hope that through my explanation, can make you leave a good impression of Beijing, also proposes the valued suggestion for my work, good, then we start today's trip!
In the Ming and qing dynasty palace, is the largest building in the world today the most magnificent, the most intact ancient royal palace.
The Palace Museum, also called zijin city.
The child process is the supreme power in China in five century center, with his landscape and contains 9000 rooms of furniture and handicraft product of large buildings, a witness, in the history of the Ming and qing dynasties era China's prices in 1987, Beijing the imperial palace was the United Nations on the world heritage list.
The Palace Museum sits, has four door open.
My dear friends, this is the main gate of the Forbidden City, and called the meridian gate, mean the midday sun.
You see, in 10 meters high wall stood five towers, from above like the phoenix material spread your wings and fly, the meridian gate and the five-phoenix towers said.
Have your pictures here, please!
Come on! You free now, 6 PM in front of the Palace Museum collection, I wish you all have to play happy.
导游词英文版【3】
Millennium City Park
(Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden) :
Have you ever dreamed of going back in time to Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) in China and savor the prosperity and culture of those years? If so, come to Millennium City Park (also called Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden) located in the old city of Kaifeng (the former Bianjing) in Henan Province.
Find yourself in the spectacular scenery there and you are sure to realize that dream.
Millennium City Park located on the west bank of Dragon Pavilion Lake is a grand cultural garden.
It covers an area of 600 mu (about 98 acres), and the construction area is more than 30,000 square meters (about 7.
4 acres).The built area consists of several architectural complexes which are re-creations based on the famous twelfth century painting by Zhang Zeduan of 'The Qingming Festival by the Riverside'.
This picture is a painted scroll which is 525 cm (about 17 feet) in length and 25.
5 cm (9.5 inches) in width depicting.
life along Bian River during the Qingming Festival.
The scenes in this painting are highly detailed and the spectacle is magnificent.
There are large numbers of people and buildings.
The people are shown in a variety of contemporary clothes that indicate their social standing and occupations.
The lively throng includes many animals and it is not difficult to imagine the sounds in the street scenes where the people are crowded and noisy.
We can almost hear someone bargaining with a shop owner while others are cheering entertainers.
The picture is like a live symphony of life during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
When you enter the Millennium City Park, a statue which is 16 meters (about 52 feet) tall comes into view.
This figure is none other than the artist Zhang Zeduan, who holds his famous drawing of 'The Qingming Festival by the Riverside'.
Now we can find these scenic spots such as City Gate Tower, Rainbow Bridge, distinctive shops and others which are re-created in the Park according to the scenes in the painting.
Let's first visit the imperial garden of the park.
All the palaces and gardens have been carefully arranged.
Standing inside the gardens and visible from outside, are the pavilion and the pagoda while in the distance a waterfall comes into view.
Among these a majestic pavilion of 31.
99 meters (about 105 feet) will draw our attention.
From its appearance, you will expect it to have four floors but actually there are another three floors hidden inside.
It is so tall and seems to be able to touch the clouds.
This is how it got the name of Fuyun Pavilion.
It was also the place where important royal documents and traditional Chinese painting and books are stored during the Song Dynasty.
Another scenic spot called Rainbow Bridge is a well-known feature in the Park.
It is a replica of one of the ten ancient timber bridges.
The bridge is 5 meters (about 16 feet) high.
The first bridge was built in 1050, and reconstructed in 1998.
Four 9 meter (about 29 feet) high columns, two at either end of the bridge, replicate the poles that were weather vanes at the time of the Song Dynasty.
A white crane sits on a disk at the top of each column and they turn to face into the wind, indicating its direction.
At each end of the Rainbow Bridge you will find many performances about folk custom.
A staff of about 1,000 employed in the garden wearing different traditional clothes put on performances for the visitors from 9:00 am to 22:00 pm.
On the streets you can find acrobats, puppet shows, cockfighting and even a marriage scene.
While in the park you will have the opportunity to see exhibits of folk customs and traditional crafts ranging from hand embroidery and displays of woodcut pictures and official porcelain and so on.
At the end of your trip, you can buy local souvenirs for your friends and family.
One of the distinctive things you will encounter when visiting the Park lies in participation.
You can play a role in a traditional Chinese marriage and realize your dream of being a Number One Scholar in the imperial examinations of ancient times.
These activities are sure to bring the past alive and add to your enjoyment and interest.
The whole landscape in Millennium City Park reflects an eternal theme of harmony between man and nature.
It is a place where you can relax and gain inspiration.