architecture(建筑)

People can reach the summit by stepping on the winding stairs in the building. On each floor there are a lot of ancient stone inscriptions, portraits or poems on display, and through the windows of each floor, the variable scenic Yangtze River appears in full view. Visitors spiral up and get in the ancient stone temple “Lan Ruo Dian ( Orchidlike Temple )” on the top. In the main hall of the temple, a figure of the general called Ba Manzi in ancient Ba Country is consecrated. The peak of the hill,
Shibaozhai is a unique tower made by means of Chuandou Skills with its special structural style in China, among the rare precious high buildings of wooden structures in existence. It is a typical local building, a symbol of folk architectural technology in South China, and a priceless treasure in the world.
For instance, the earliest Chinese building on the ground—Hanque built in Han Dynasty in Zhong County, Shibaozhai constructed in Ming Dynasty in Zhongzhou Town, Zhang Fei Temple rebuilt in Qing Dynasty, an ancient town Dachang in Wu Mountain, Qu Yuan Temple and Jiangdu Temple in Zigui County, more than 300 buildings including residence complexes and so on created in Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, etc.
且不论50多处旧石器时代的遗址、80多处新石器 时代的遗址、100多处古代巴人的遗址、470多处汉至 六朝的遗址和众多古墓葬群等，仅在三峡工程淹没区 抢救中的地面文物点，就有453处，含古建筑、石刻、 栈道、纤道、桥梁、塔、牌坊等类别。例如我国最早 地面建筑物忠县的汉阙，忠州明代的石宝寨，云阳清 代的张飞庙， 巫山大昌古镇，
In Three Gorges area, there is the horrifying( 令人 恐怖的 ) Guimenguan in Fengdu Town, the hydrographic（水文的）wonder Baihe Ridge( 梁 ), mysterious（神秘的）trails （崎岖的小径 ）on cliffs, surprising military strongholds （军寨 ）like the Great Wall, Baidicheng in a fairyland, Zhixi Pavilion （亭） in a poetic environment, the resident（居住的 ）Diaojiao houses unique （独有 的） to the Tujia nationality, the solemn（庄严的 ） Huangling Temple and so on.
It is in Three Gorges district that Chinese civilizations（文明）are reflected（反映 ）from the visible（可见的 ）constructions（建筑 ）as national treasures!
建筑特色
依山傍水的三峡地区是中华民族的发祥地之一， 历史悠久，而人文地理更赋予其建筑独特魅力：古而 多，奇而最。
about 470 ruins from Han Dynasty to another 6 dynasties as well as numerous ancient grave groups, now there are 453 places of history relics （文物） on the ground, dealt with or saved only in the submerged （淹没的 ）district due to （由于） the Three Gorges Project. The architectural relics contain the classifications such as ancient buildings, stone inscriptions, trails （崎岖小径） on the cliff （ 悬崖 ）, roads for drawing boats, bridges, towers and memorial archways（ 纪念的拱门 ）, etc.
正是：数华夏文明还看三峡国宝建筑！
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An Architectural Miracle in the World--- Shibaozhai
Forty-five kilometers away from Zhong County, in Chongqing City , Shibaozhai ( Stone Treasure Village )is on the peak of isolated Yuying Hill ( Jade Signet Hill ) rising steeply on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Shibaozhai is a red, wooden tower with 12 floors, leaning against the cliff and facing the water. It is 56 meters high, and each floor retracts a little having 3 sides with 4 eaves. The splendid structure, whose design is exquisite, takes its tendency along the hills and looks like a fairyland. Shibaozhai is regarded as one of the 8 architectural miracles in the world.
Unit Nineteen
The Architecture Feature
The Architecture Feature
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The area of Three Gorges with waters and mountains is one of birthplaces of Chinese nations. During a long history, the traditional cultures and geographical features invest（赋予） its architecture （建筑） with particular glamour（迷人的魅力）: So ancient and numerous（极多的）, so mysterious（神 秘的） and prime（最好的）.
Only in Yichang City, there is the immutable （ 岿然 ）Zhengjiangge Pavilion, the grand Tianran Tower, the 5 great bridges on the Yangtze River like rainbows, the dragon fossils （化石）museum like magic（魔力的）box, the Bingjing Park well-known as the First Garden on the Banks of Yangtze River, the famous Gezhouba Hydropower Project with the First Gate in the World then, the biggest extant（现存 的 ）iron tower preserved best in Yuquan Temple,
230 meters above sea level, is a stone yard covering an area of 1200 square meters. Appreciating the misty scenery, you would feel really refreshed and open-minded immediately.
秭归的屈原祠及江渎庙，300多处明清民居群等建 筑。三峡，有恐怖丰都鬼门关，有水文奇观白鹤梁； 有神秘峭壁古栈道，有形似长城古兵寨；有画域仙 岛白帝城，有诗境飘然至喜亭；有巴人风情吊脚楼, 有庄严古朴黄陵庙。
仅在宜昌市就有：巍峨镇江阁，雄伟天然塔； 彩虹般五座长江大桥、魔盒样龙化石博物馆；桂冠 “万里长江第一园”的滨江画廊，镶嵌“天下第一 门”的葛洲坝船闸；我国现存最大和保存最好的玉 泉古铁塔，世界规模最大和难度最高的三峡升船机； 梯级开发的清江水电站，举世无双的三峡水利枢纽 工程。
Shibaozhai was named and built firstly in Wanli Age, Ming Dynasty, because of Tan Hong’s uprising and occupation of the village. An antique street called Shibaojie is under the tower and the traditional building consists of a tower door, tower floors and a stone temple on the top. The colorful tower door with the words “Xiao Penglai ( Small Paradise )” and “Ti Yun Zhishang ( Go Straight Up With Ladders) ”on it, is made of bricks and stones, which is 6 meters high.
In addition to over 50 ruins（废墟 ）of the Old Stone Age, above 80 ruins of the New Stone Age, more than 100 ruins of the ancient natives （当地人 ） of Ba Country,
the biggest and most advanced（先进的 ）ship lift（升船机 ）of the ship lock（船闸）in the world, the Qingjiang hydroelectric stations like terraces（阶地）and the Three Gorges Project with worldwide fame(名誉).