西安大雁塔英文介绍及西安小吃英文翻译[整理]

西安大雁塔英文介绍及西安小吃英文翻译[整理] 大雁塔英文介绍
As the symbol of the old-line Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers (2.49 miles) from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Ci'en Temple complex, it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of construction, and its new square in front of the temple. It is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA Tourist Attraction.This attraction can be divided into three parts: the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Da Ci'en Temple, and the North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda.Big Wild Goose PagodaOriginally built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang.Xuanzang started off from Chang'an (the ancient Xian), along the Silk Road and through deserts, finally arriving in India, the cradle of Buddhism. Enduring 17 years and traversing 100 countries, he obtained Buddha figures, 657 kinds of sutras, and several Buddha relics. Having gotten the permission of Emperor Gaozong (628-683), Xuanzang, as the first abbot of Da Ci'en Temple, supervised the building of a pagoda inside it. With the support of royalty, he asked 50 hierarchs into the temple to translate Sanskrit in sutras into
Chinese, totaling 1,335 volumes, which heralded a new era in the history of translation. Based on the journey to India, he also wrote a book entitled 'Pilgrimage to the West' in the Tang Dynasty, to which scholars attached great importance.First built to a height of 60 meters (197 feet) with five stories, it is now 64.5 meters (211.6 feet) high with an additional two stories. It was said that after that addition came the saying-'Saving a life exceeds building a seven-storied pagoda'. Externally it looks like a square cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist construction. Built of brick, its structure is very firm. Inside the pagoda, stairs twist up so that visitors can climb and overlook the panorama of Xian City from the arch-shaped doors on four sides of each storey. On the walls are engraved fine statues of Buddha by the renowned artist Yan Liben of the Tang Dynasty. Steles by noted calligraphers also grace the pagoda.As for the reason why it is called Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there is a legend. According to ancient stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for one of which eating meat was not a taboo. One day, they couldn't find meat to buy. Upon seeing a group of big wild geese flying by, a monk said to himself:
'Today we have no meat. I hope the merciful Bodhisattva will give us some.' At that very moment, the leading wild goose broke its wings and fell to the ground. All the monks were startled and believed that Bodhisattva showed his spirit to order them to be more pious. They established a pagoda where the wild goose fell and stopped eating meat.
Hence it got the name 'Big Wild Goose Pagoda'.Da Ci'en TempleDa
Ci'en Temple is the home of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In 648, to commemorate the dead virtuous queen, royalty ordered the building of a temple named 'Ci'en' (Mercy and Kindness), for which the status and scale far exceeded all others. Today, with an area of 32,314 square meters (38,648.5 square yards), one seventh of the original area, it
still retains its grandeur.Before the temple, there stands a statue of hierarch Xuanzang, the meritorious hierarch. Walking on and across a small bridge, visitors will see the gates of the temple. With guarding lions, the temple seems stately for lions were said to function as talismans.Entering the temple you will see two buildings-Bell Tower in the east and Drum Tower in the west. Inside the Bell Tower hangs an iron bell 15 tons (14.76 gross tons) in weight. It was molded in 1548 in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Along the central axis are arranged the Hall of Mahavira, Sermon Hall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang. In the Hall of Mahavira are three carved statues of Sakyamuni, and 18 arhats as well as Xuanzang. The Sermon Hall is where Buddhist disciples would listen to a sermon. A bronze statue of Amitabha is dedicated and a Buddha statue is collected by Xuanzang as oblation. The Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang is north of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In this hall are Xuanzang's relic and a bronze statue of a seated Xuanzang. The inner wall is chiseled with murals depicting this hierarch's story. Renowned as the contemporary Dunhuang Buddhist
storehouse praised by UNESCO, it is the biggest memorial of Xuanzang.North Square of Big Wild Goose PagodaSurrounding Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming, especially the square north of the Da Ci'en Temple. Covering about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus 20,000 square meters (23920.6 square yards) of water area, it holds many records: in Asia, it is the biggest Tang-culture square, the biggest fountain and waterscape square, and the largest-scale sculptures area. In the world, it has the most benches, the longest light-belt, and the largest-scale acoustic complex.The entire square is composed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, gardens and tourist paths. There you can taste real Chinese culture and traditions and fully enjoy the truly attractive views. With reliefs on the theme of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, 200-meter-long (656-foot-long) sculpture groups, 8 groups of sculpted figures, 40 relievos on the land, and 22 styles of musical fountains, it has become a must-see when you visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
西安小吃名称中英文
常用地名钟楼 Bell tower 大雁塔 Big wild goose pagoda
兵马俑 Emperor Qin's terra-cotta warriors and horses 回民街 HUI minority street
经典小吃羊肉泡馍 cruded pancake in mutton soup 凉皮 cold rice noodles 汤圆 sweet dumpling
肉夹馍 chinese hamburger 中式早點烧饼 Clay oven rolls
油条 Fried bread stick 韭菜盒 Fried leek dumplings 水饺 Boiled dumplings 蒸饺Steamed dumplings 馒头Steamed buns 饭团 Rice and vegetable roll 蛋饼Egg cakes咸鸭蛋 Salted duck egg 豆浆 Soybean milk 饭类稀饭 Rice porridge 白饭Plain white rice 油饭 Glutinous oil rice 糯米饭 Glutinous rice
卤肉饭 Braised pork rice 蛋炒饭 Fried rice with egg 地瓜粥 Sweet potato congee 面类馄饨面 Wonton & noodles
刀削面Sliced noodles 麻辣面Spicy hot noodles
麻酱面Sesame paste noodles 鴨肉面Duck with noodles
鱔魚面 Eel noodles 乌龙面 Seafood noodles
榨菜肉丝面Pork , pickled mustard green noodles
牡蛎细面Oyster thin noodles 板条Flat noodles 米粉Rice noodles 炒米粉 Fried rice noodles 冬粉 Green bean noodle
汤类鱼丸汤 Fish ball soup 貢丸汤 Meat ball soup
蛋花汤 Egg & vegetable soup 蛤蜊汤Clams soup
牡蛎汤Oyster soup 紫菜汤Seaweed soup 酸辣汤 Sweet & sour soup 馄饨汤 Wonton soup 猪肠汤Pork intestine soup
甜点糖葫芦Tomatoes on sticks长寿桃 Longevity Peaches
芝麻球 Glutinous rice sesame balls麻花 Hemp flowers
冰类地瓜冰 Sweet potato ice 紅豆牛奶冰Red bean with milk ice
八宝冰 Eight treasures ice 豆花Tofu pudding
果汁甘蔗汁Sugar cane juice酸梅汁 Plum juice
杨桃汁 Star fruit juice 青草茶Herb juice
点心牡蛎煎 Oyster omelet臭豆腐 Stinky tofu (Smelly tofu)
油豆腐 Oily bean curd麻辣豆腐 Spicy hot bean curd 虾片 Prawn cracker 虾球 Shrimp balls春卷 Spring rolls
蛋卷 Chicken rolls碗糕 Salty rice pudding
筒仔米糕 Rice tube pudding 红豆糕 Red bean cake
绿豆糕 Bean paste cake糯米糕Glutinous rice cakes 萝卜糕Fried white radish patty芋头糕 Taro cake 肉圆 Taiwanese Meatballs水晶饺Pyramid dumplings 肉丸 Rice-meat dumplings豆干 Dried tofu
其他当归鸭Angelica duck槟榔 Betel nut火锅 Hot pot
肉羹汤 Pork thick soup 鱿鱼汤Squid soup 花枝羹 Squid thick soup。