中华门城堡英文导游词
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中华门城堡英文导游词
篇一：南京中华门城堡英语导游词
zhongHuacityGatecastle nowwearearrivingatzhongHuacityGatecastle,itisashighasa5-storeyedbuild ing,veryimpressivetothevisitorstonanjing.andi’dliketomakeanintroductionoftheancientcitywallfirst.
city,symbolizingthehumansocietydevelopingtowardcivilization.itisnotonly thebasicbarrio（区域）ofchinesepeople’slivingspace,butalsoanimportantwaytomakecountrystable.inthissense,nanj ingcitywallbuilt600yearsagoandbasicallypreservedwelltilltoday,isworld-cl asshumanculturalheritage.
Thebuildingofthewallbeganin1366,orderedbyzhuyuanzhang,whoadoptedt hesuggestionof“buildingthehighwall“byoneofhiswisestaff(zhusheng).andt heprojecttaketotally20years.andmorethan200,000peopleof125countiesfro m5provinceinsouthernchina(jiangsu,anhui,jiangxi,hubei,hunan)wereempl oyedontheproject. nanjingcitywallwasthelongestcitywallintheworldandthecityenclosedbyitre mainedtheworld’slargestuntil17thcentury.itboasted33.676kmincircumference（周长）andthepreservationis23.743kmlong.Theheightisfrom14-26metersandtheba
seofthewallis14meterswideandthetopofthewallis4-9meterswide. Greatpartofthewallbaseismadeofgraniteorrectangularslabsoflime-stone,an dbothsidesofthewallarelaidwithhugebricks.Eachbrickis45cmlong,20cmwi deand10cmthickwithaweightof15kg.Thebrickswerecementedinwithamort ar(灰泥)oflime,tongoil,glutinousricegruel.manypartsofthewallarestillingoodco ndition,itisagooddemonstrationofit’ssolidity.allthebricksweremadeinthe5provincesimentionedbefore.Forthequ alitycontrol,everybrickwasengravedwiththename,originoftheartisanandsu pervisoraswellasthedateofmakingit.
Thecityhad13gatesinthemingdynasty,suchasSanshangate,jubaogate,tongji gate,taipinggateandsoon.amongallthegates,Sanshan,jubaoandtongjigatesc overing3wengchengbecauseoftheirstrategeticimportance.andHanzhonggat ecovering2wengcheng,andHongwu,Qingliang,Shengcecoveringonly1wen gcheng.amongthem,Jubaogateisthelargestandmostspecialone,whichchang editsnameintopresentzhonghuagatein1931,whenzhonghuaRoadwasconstr ucted.
ThegatewasformerlycalledtheTreasureBowlGate,whichisconnectedwithan interestingstorypopularamongthelocalpeople.intheearlymingdynasty,when Emperorzhuyuanzhangstartedtobuildacitywallaroundnanjing,everythingw asdone.Butthisgatewasfailedtobebuiltaftermanyattempts.Fromhisprimemi nister,theemperorheardofapoorfishermannamedshenwanshan,whogotatrea
surebowlandbecameveryrich.Thecourtdispactedpeopletocheathimoutofthe treasurebowlandburieditintothegroundasfoundationofthegate.Thegatewasf inallybuiltup.Fromthetime,thegatewasgiventhenamejubaoinchinesewhich meanstreasurebowl.infact,intherealhistory,Shenwanshanwastherichestonei nthesouthernchinainthelateY uandynasty,hedonated1/3ofthewholeexpenses tobuildthecitywall.Buthiswealthymadezhuyuanzhangangry,andbedrivento adistantandpoorplacebythecruelemperor.
coveringanareaof15,168squaremeters,20metershigh,thegatehas4entrances with4doors,theopenspacebetweenthemwascalled“wengcheng“.wengisajar liketrappingstructureinancienttimes.Thegatecomplexwasusedasthedefense worksofthecity,covering3wengcheng.Behindthefirstconventionaldoublepa nelwoodendoor,thereare3other23---thickverticallyslidingstonedoors.thehe avystonedoorareliftedanddroppedwiththehelpofamechanicalwinch(绞盘).ifenemytroopsbrokethroughthefirstwoodendoor,theycouldbeseparated andtrappedinsidebythedroppingoftheother3stonedoors.Thisstrategyiskno wninchinaas“beatingdogsbehindabolteddoor”.andwecanalsofindtheration alandexquisitedesigndrainagesystemhere. Thefirstentranceisinathree-tierbuildinginwhich27tunnelsarebuilt.Thesetun nelsarespaciousenoughtoquarter.morethan3000soldiersandstorelargequant itiesoffoodandammunitions.Thesearewidehorseramponbothsides.atthetop, thereusedtobearostrumallowingacommandingview.Unfortunately,therostr umtogetherwithotherpartsofthewallwasdestroyedbytheJapaneseinvadersin