上海新天地英文导游词

An overview of Shanghai

Good morning ladies and gentleman , my English name is Alocasia, working for Shanghai China International Travel Service.Now I would like to give all of you a brief introduction of shanghai.

Shanghai has a monsoon climate which is warm and humid , the average annual temperature is 16 degree Celsius. But you are arrived here in a high temperature, although you should keep calm.

Generally speaking, Shanghai is a charming city where east meets west and yesterday meets tomorrow. We would like say that if you want to see the future of china, please come to shanghai.

Shanghai is a big city which has been divided into two parts: Pudong and Puxi. Many years ago ,a popular saying indicative of the shanghainese ['ʃæŋhai'ni:z] attitude towards Pudong went, ”A bed in Puxi is better than a room in Pudong.” Now if we compare Shanghai to a dragon, Pudong is its head.

You can find three tallest building in shanghai-the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, symbol of the city ; The 88-story Jinmao Tower and the 492-meter tall World Financial Center with the most expensive hotel-Park Hyatt Hotel inside. Also a typical example of shanghai-styled architecture is the Shikumen houses, which are a combination of European town houses and the chinese courtyard , incorporating the Chinese design with the western architecture.

Up to now, shanghai is regarded as the five center of china, the financial, trading , transportation, conference and fashion centers. We have 11metro lines in shanghai, The transportation system is well supplied, we even have a maglev train, and its speed is 431 kilometers per hour.

There will be a change every year and a big change every three years, welcome to shanghai explore this charming city .

Xintiandi

Now we are in XinTianDi, which means” new heaven and earth.” This is a new entertainment spot as well as the new landmark of shanghai.

As you know, shikumen, the unique architectural style, has been called a fusion of eastern and western cultures, once very popular in 1930s’.

A typical shikumen building features a pair of black wooden doors framed by heavy stone, with an extravagant bronze handle on each of the doors. With the city’s development, the old shikumen is replaced by the new apartment step by step. Some people are worried that in 21st century, there will be no original shikumen houses in Shanghai any more. But fortunately, in xintiandi, shikumen has successful survived.

Shakespear said,”God gives woman one face , and the woman made themselves another.” XinTianDiis just like the night look of such a lady ,who is smart ,elegant and extremely beautiful. Actually XinTianDi is divided into two parts: the south Block and the North Block by Xingye road .In the south block , modern architecture is the motif while shikumen is an accompaniment . In the north ,preserved shikumen set a nostalgic tone , forming a splendid contrast with the modernity to the south . The two blocks are stuffed with modern restaurants, clubs, cafes and boutiques, on a delightful maze of cobbled streets. The modern facilities are accessorized with old bricks, stone gates and ornately carved wooden balconies from the dense warren of old courtyard houses that previously filled those blocks. What’s more, xintiandi’s night is extremely dynamic and colorful. Especially after 10 o’clock, people of different nationalities, of different colors, of different languages come here to enjoy the most beautiful night of shanghai.