景山公园,英文导游词

景山公园,英文导游词

篇一：北海公园英文导游词

北海公园BeihaiPark

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一、大门概况Briefintroduction BeihaiParklocatedincentralBeijing,isoneoftheoldestandmostauthenticallyp reservedimperialgardensinchina.ithasahistoryof1000years. BeihaihasexistedthroughouttheLiao,Jin,Yuan,mingandQingdynasties.most ofthebuildingsnowstandingwereconstructedduringEmperorQianlong' ;sreignintheQingdynasty(1644-1911

a.d.).

Beihaiwasopenedtothepublicin1925andin1961itwasoneofthefirstimportant culturalsitesplacedunderprotectionbytheStatecouncil.Theparkoccupiesana reaof69hectaresincludinga39-hectarelake.inthegarden,pavilionsandtowers nestleamidthebeautifulsceneryoflakesandhills,grassandtrees.carryingonthe traditionsofgardenlandscapingofancientchina，Beihaiisagemofgardenart.BeihaiParkinBeijingistheoldestandbest-preserve dimperialgardeninchina.itwasfirstbuiltduringtheLiao

dynasty(916-1125),thenrebuiltanrenovatedcontinuallyduringtheJin(1115-1

234),Yuan(1279-1368),ming(1368-1644)andQing(1644-1911)dynastiesth atfollowed,eventuallybecomingthebeautifullylandscapedgardenweseetoda y.asapleasuregroundfortheimperialfamilywithintheimperialcity,BeihaiPar kwasbuilttobemoremagnificentthananyimperialcomplexoutsidethecapital, includingtheSummerResortatchengdeinHebeiProvinceandthediaoyutaiim perialLodgeontheoutskirtsofBeijing. BeihaiParkislocatedinthecenterofBeijingandcovers71.4hectares(176.5acre s),halfofwhicharetakenupbywater.itbordersonzhongnanhai(centralandSout hSeasLake)inthesouth,Shichahai(TenTemplesLake)inthenorthandthewood edJingshan(coalHill)intheeast.ThemajesticformerimperialPalaceliestothes outheast. ThedesignofBeihaiParkwasinspiredbyalegendarystory.RisingabovetheEas tSea,thestorygoes,werethethreefairylandmountainsofPenlai,Yingzhouand Fangzhang.Theretheimmortalslivedandamiraculouspotionforlongevitycou ldbefound.BoththefirstemperoroftheQindynasty(reigned211-210B.c.)and EmperorwudiortheHandynasty(reigned140-87B.c.)sentpeopleovertheseat othemountainsinquest

ofthepotion,butallofthemfailedtofindit.Longingforimmortality,Emperorwu diorderedalargelake,whichhenamedTaiyeLake,dugbehindJianzhangPalace inthecapitalcityofchang'an(nowXi'aninShaanxiProvince).Thre eisletsmodeledafterthefairylandmountainswerecreatedinthelakefromtheear ththatwasdugout.

Laterchineseemperorsalsobuiltlakeswithisletsneartheirpalacesinhopesofliv ingforeverliketheimmortals.EmperorYangdioftheSuidynasty(reigned605-617)hadalakewithacircumferenceofmorethanadozenli(1liequals547yards) builtnearhispalaceinLuoyang,HenanProvince.Thethreeisletsinthelaketowe redmorethan30meters(about100feet)high.EmperorsoftheTang(618-907)an dSong(960-1279)dynastiesalldidthesame.Beihai,builtasanimperialgardenb ehindtheForbiddencity,alsofollowedthispattern.Qiongdao(Jadeislet),Tuanc heng(Roundcity)andXishan(RhinocerosHill)TerraceinBeihaiwereshapedt oresemblethethreefairylandmountains;andallthetowers,pavilions,odd-shap edrocksandcaves,aswellasthedewcollectorheldbyabronzeimmortallocated onQiongdao,werecreatedoutofimaginationsfiredbythelegendarystory. whentheLiaodynasty,foundedbytheQidansfromthenorth, madeYanjing(nowBeijing)itssecondarycapitalin938,therewasavastlakeont henortheasternoutskirtsofthecitycalledthe”GoldenSea.”itwasthelakethatw astobecomeBeihaiLake.inthemiddleofthelakewasasmallislandcalledYaoxu (Preciousislet),andthestructurebuiltonitwasreferredtoastheYaoxuimperialL odge.Thedaning(immenseTranquility)Palacecomplexwasbuiltaroundthela kebyEmperorShizongbetween1163and1179,aftertheJindynastydroveoutth eLiaoandtookoverBeijing.Beforeconstructionofhispalacebegan,theempero rhungapictureofGengyueGarden,theSongdynastyimperialgardeninBianlia ng(onKaifenginHenanprovince),onascreenandorderedthathisgardenbeland scapedexactlythesameway.HechangethenameofYaoxutoQiongdaoanddeco