成都导游词英语单词
成都英文导游词
ladiesandgentlemen:
onbehalfofourtravelagency,iwouldliketoextendawelcometoyou.wishyouhaveapleasantstayinchengdu.
thereisasayingthat“onceyoucometochengdu,youdonotwanttoleave”whichrevealthecharmingofthiscity.
thesplendidchengducityisrenownedforitsfertilelandandagriculturalwealth.itisthecapitalofsichuanprovinceandthecenterofitseconomyculture,politicsandinformation.withmanyimages,chengduisacolorfulandcharmingcity.cityofbrocade,cityofleisureandedenoftheeastareseveralofitswidelyspreadnames.
accordingtohistoricalrecords“chengduwasbuiltintoacitywithoneyear'seffort.andthen,itbecamethecapitalthenextyear."inchinese,cheng -terallymeans"thebecomingcapital”.
thetotalareaofchengduisabout12600squarekilometers,andthecityproperoccupiesanareaof87squarekilometers.accordingtotherecentpopulationcensus,chengdu'sentirepopulationwascloseto11000million,ofwhich1/6liveintheurbanarealyingintheeasternpartofchengduplain,chengduisstrategicallysituatedinwesternpartofthesichuanprovincebythemingjiangriver.itextendsabout166kilometersfromeasttowestabout192kilometersfromnorthtosouth.
chengduenjoysagenerallysubtropicalandmonsoonclimate.therefore,warmandmoistweatherdominatemostdaysofayear.thefourseasonsareclearlydemarcated,theaverageannualtemperatureisaround16’c,whiletherainfallisabout997.6millionmeters.
topographicallyspeaking,chengduishighonthereliefmapinthenorthwestbutlowinthesoutheast.thehighestelevationis5364metersandthelowest387meters.theaverageelevationofthecityis500meters.36.4percentofthelandareaofchengduisoccupiedbyplainswhile63percentishillylandsandmountions.
forthepurposeofadministration,chengduisdividedinto7urbandistricts,and12suburbancounties.
themunicipalpeople'scongressasthelegislativebodywhichenactsallthelocallawsandsupervisestheirexecutionisthesupremeorganthroughwhichthecitizensexercisetheirpower.themunicipalgovernmentofchengduistheexecutivebodyofthehighestorganofadministration.thecityfloweristhehibiscusandtheginkgotreeisthecitytree.
chengduishonoredasacityoflights,aseaofflowers,andahomeofdelicacies.indowntownarea,longandwideavenuesaredottedwithgreentrees,andprettyflowersareflankedbyhigh-building.chengduisabeautifulcityfullofvigorandvitality.besidesdrinkingteainthelocalteahouse,andtastinglocalsnacksinsomespecialrestaurants,onecaneithertastethetypicalsichuancuisinelocalwineandfindoutsomelocalspecialproductslikeshuembroidery,bamboo-wovenporcelainwareandlacquerware,youwouldbepleasedtoimmerseintothelocalchengdupeople'sslowpaceoflive.
theexcavatedremainsfromyangzimountprovedthattherewerehumanbeingsinhabitedinchengduasearlyasthelaterstoneage
around4000-5000yearsbc,inthenewsstoneage,peoplebegantoliveinamuchlagerscalearea.theirfootprintscanbefoundinchengduincludingxinjin,chongzhouandmanyothercounties.
around400yearsbc,thekingofthekaimingdynastymoveditscapitaltochengdu.sincethen,chengduhasbeenthecapitalofsichuanareaformorethanXXyears.whatismore,chengduasanameforthiscityhasneverbeenchanged.
in316bclibingbuiltthedujiangyanirrigationsystem.bythemidoftheeasternhandynasty,thefirstpublicschoolinchinawasestablishedbywenweng,amagistratetotheshuprefecture.
chengduhasbeenacitythatmanyrebelsfightingforduringthewartime.about7separatedsovereignswereestablishedwhenthecentralgovernmentwastooweaktocontrolthisencircledmountainousarea.in24ad,chengjiastatewasestablishedinchengdubugongsunshu.in221ad,theshuhankingdomwasbuiltbyliubei.in907ad,mangjianestablishedtheformershustateinchengdu.in934ad,mengzhixiangestablishedthelatershustateinchengdu.in994adlishunestablishedthedashunstateinchengdu.in1644ad,zhangxianzhonghadthedaxipeasantsovereigntyestablishedinchengdu.
asweknown,thatchengduhasbeentheformalnameforthiscitysinceitsborn,therearealsomanygivennicknames,whichtellsusthehistoryofchengducityinaspecialway.thefirstcityinchengdubuiltinqindynastywasnicknamedas“thetortoisecity",forpeoplefollowedabigtortoisecrawlingtobuildthewall.
inthewesternhandynasty,withboomingeconomy,chengduwasahighlyfamedforbrocade.thesilkandbrocadewassoldfortheoverseas.so,itwascalled“thecityofbrocade”.
asmengchang,thekingoftheshustate,orderedthatthehibiscusplantedalongthecitywall,whichmadethefortykilometersofthewallasbeautifulasbrocade,chengduwasknownas“thecityofhibiscus.”
nowadays,chengduasametropolitaninthewesternregionisfamousforitsboomingeconomy.infact,itsglorycouldbetracedbacklongago.asearlyaswesternhandynasty,chengduwiththepopulationof350000waslistedasoneofthemostflourishingcitiestogetherwithluoyanglinzihandanyuan.itwasintangdynastythatyanghzouwasthemostprosperouscitywhilechengduwasinthesecondplace.atthattime,thelongfamedbrocadeinchengduwasboomingwiththedevelopedeconomytogetherwithpaper,silk,porcelainandthelacquerwareproduction.in1023adinthesongdynasty,aspecialadministrationwassetinchengdutoregulatejiaozitheearliestcurrencyissuedinchina.whenmarcopolo,anitalianbusinessman,arrivedinchengduinyuandynasty,hewasdeeplyimpressedbytheprosperityandrichness,whichhadbeendescribedvividlyinhisbook,travels.
withitsflourishingeconomy,talentedscholarswereborninchengduarea.simaxiangruandyangxiongwerethemostprominentscholarsinthehandynasty.inthefollowingdynasty,manyofthetalentseitherwerenativeofchengduorhadcertainromancewithchengducity.thatallpoetsunderheavencametochengduwasthesloganatthetangdynasty.libai,dufu,andxuetao,sushiandluyoujustnamedafew.andzhangdaqian,xubeihong,guomoruoandmarshalchengyiweretheproudofchengducity.
chengduisproudofitsculturalbackgroundandscenicbeauties.wecanseeaclearhistorywithallthesitesandevidencethatexists.onthevastandfertilechengduplain,therearemanyhistoricremainsthatrevealsthepastofthiscity.sangxingduimuseumdisplaystheancientcity,ancientkingdom,andancientshu,whichisconsideredasoneofthetenmostvaluablediscoveriesinchina.thejinsharuinisantherimportantremainthathasbeendiscoveredinrecentyears.thedujiangyanirrigationsystembuiltaboutXXyearsagecontributestothefertilelandandagriculturalwealthofchengdu.inchengducity,wecanvisittheroyaltombofwangjian,thewuhoutemple,thedufu’thatchedcottage,theriverviewingpavilionpark,andqingyangtemple.
aroundchengdusity,therearemanybeautifulandimpressivenaturalscenerysports,suchasmtemei,mtqingcheng,mtxilingxueshanetc.thosearethebestchoicestosmellthefreshair.
thefamousculturalcity,chengdu,isnotonlyknownforherhistoryofmorethan2300years,butalsonotedforitsleisurelifestyle.chengduportraysitselfastheedenoftheeast,foritisassociatedwithleisureaffluenceandromance,justliketheorifinalgardenofedenofbiblicalreputation,leisureisdefinitelythetruecolorofthecity.
onafineday,onecangotoaplainteahouse,findabamboochair,lieonitinthemostcomfortablepositionandorderacupoftea.youcanhalfadozennewspapersandflipthroughthepagesasyoulike.youmightdozeoffinallthecomfort.youmightslopteawhilewatchingteaartorvariousperformances,suchasthebreathingoffireoracrobatics.
theleisureandidlenessofchengduisalsoreflectedinvariouslocalsnacks.thesnacksaredeliciousyetinexpensive,andafoodbreakisagoodwaytokilltime.afterduskinthesummer,thenativeliketogoouttositonthedikesofthefunanrivertodrinkbeer,eatsnacks,andenjoytheslowpaceoflife.