西递英文导游词
西递宏村英文导游词
西递、宏村位于安徽省黄山市黟县,是安徽南部民居中最具有代表性的两座古村落,以世外桃源般的田园风光、保存完好的'村落形态、工艺精湛的徽派民居和丰富多彩的历史文化内涵而闻名天下,被誉为"画中的村庄"。下面我们来看看西递宏村英文导游词,欢迎阅读。
XidiandHongcunVillage
Goodafternoon!Ladiesandgentlemen!Today,withsuchgreatjoy,onbehalfofAnhuiTravelAgency.I’dliketoextendourwarmwelcometoallofyou,ourdistinguishedguestfromtheothersideofthePacific.Pleaseallowmetointroducemyself.Mynameis谢聃andIworkforAnhuiTravelAgency.DuringyourshortstayinHuangshan,I’llbeyourlocalguide.It’smyhonortobeofyourservice.Ifyouhaveanyrequest,goahead!I’lltrymybesttohelpyouandmakeyourstaycomfortable!
Now,Iwanttosaysomethingaboutyouritinerary.Youwillbehereforaboutthreedays.Duringthesethreedays,you’llenjoythebeautifulsceneryofYellowMountainwhiletheancientcivilianbuildingsinXidiandHongcunVillageofHui-culture.So,thefirstdaywe’llvisittheWorldCultureHeritagein2000—XidiandHongcunVillage.
Ok,nowweareheadingforXidiVillage,it’saboutonehour’sbusride.Onourwaytothevillage,youcanenjoythebeautifulsceneryinthecountrysideandI’dliketogiveyouabriefintroductionaboutXidiVillge.
ItliesintheSoutheastofYixianCounty,whichextends700metersfromeasttowest,300metersfromnorthtosouthanditcoversanareaof16hectareswith320householdsand1100villages.
Thereisasmallriverwhichflowsthroughthewholevillage,withahillinfrontofthevillageblockingitscourse,soitflowstothewestinsteadoftheeast.That’showXidigotitsname.
ThetopographyofXidiVillageiswellplanned.Itlookedlikeasailingboatfromthehighposition,122houses,inblack,whiteandgreycolorswerebuiltinthe18thand19thcenturies.Eachhaswhitewalls,withelaborated.Shapedeavesandcourtyards.Thedesignofthestreetsandlanesarewhattheyusedtobe,maintainingtheirancientstyleoflifeandarchitecture.SoinJan,2000,itwasnamedastheWorldCulturalHeritage.Fromthenon,lotsoftouristshavecometovisitit.
AnoldChinesesayinggoesthattherewillbenotownifthereisnoHuizhou-StylebuildingandtherewillbenobusinessifthereisnomerchantfromYixianCounty.Obviously,theYixianfellowshaveplayedanimportantroleintheHuizhoubusinesssector.Thesuccessfulmerchantsandhigh-rankofficialsgatheredenoughpowerandwealth.Theycamebacktobuildtheirhousestoshowtheirrespectfortheirancestorsandshowofftheirwealthandposition.Butthestricthierarchyofsocietywasalsoshownintheconstructionofhousehold.Atthattime,onlytheemperorhastherighttobuildthegrandeurbuildingasseenintheForbiddenCity,sothemerchantscouldonlychoosethebestmaterialsandplanmostsophisticatedworkmanshiptoshowofftheirwealthandposition.InXidiVillage,youcanseemanyexamplesoffinestonecarving,woodcarving,bamboocarvingandbrickcarvingindoorandwindows.
Ok,IhavesaidtoomuchaboutXidiVillage.Seeingisbelieving.Let’sgetoffthebusandbringyourcamera.Thefirstsightthatcomestousisahigharchway—thearchwayofHuWenguang,theonlysurvivalofninearchwaysfromtheCulturalRevolution.Thisarchwaywasbuiltabout500yearsagotorewardHu’sdevotedserviceandeffortsforthepublicinterestHuWenguang,oncebeingahigh-rankingofficiallikethegovernorofourprovince,wasanativeofthisvillage.Thisarchwayisafineexampleofstonecarvings.
Ok,nowI’llgiveyouabriefintroductionaboutXidiVillageandthenwecangoaroundit,we’llgatherhereafter2hours!Ok?XidiVillageboasts124well-preserveddwellinghousesand3clantemplesdatingbackto400-600yearsago.Housesenjoyfinewood-carving,brick-carvingandsoon,reflectprofoundlocalcultureandcustoms.Itiscalled“thelandofPeachBlossom”or“HomeinWonderland”foritsbeautyandtranquility.It’salsocalled“atreasurehouseofancientresidentarchitecture”foritswell-preservedancienthousesandarchways.
DoyouknowthethreeuniqueancientbuildingofHuizhou?Yeah!It’shorse-head-wall,whitewashedwall,blacktile-roofedhouse.Todayyoucanseemany!
Now,weshallgotothesecondstop-HongcunVillage,abouthalfanhour’sbusridefromhere.ComparedwithXidiVillage,HongcunVillageismoreprimitive,notsocommercial.Becausetheplaceisfullofbeautifulscenery.HongcunVillagehasalwaysenjoyedthename“avillageintheChinesepainting”.NowcanIaskyouaquestion?HaveyouenjoyedthefilmCrouchingTiger,Hiddendragon?Someofthescenesareshotinthisvillage.
Themostfascinatingthingaboutthisvillageisitsdesign.Itwasdesignedandconstructedintheshapeofabuffalo.TheLeiganghillatthewestendislikeabuffalo’shead,withtwobigtrees(onemapleandoneginkgo,botharemorethan500yearsold)attheentranceliketwohorns,fourstonebridgesacrosstheJieyangRiverarelikethefourlegsofthebuffalo,theblocksofancienthousesinthevillagemakeupthebody,whilealongstreamof1000meterswindingamongthehousesisjustlikethebowelofthebuffalo,apondintheshapeofahalf-moonisthestomach,andalargerpoolinthesouthofthevillagecalledNanhuLakeisthebellyofthebuffalo.Thelocalpeopleusedtheirindustryandintelligencetodesignandconstructsuchabuffalo-shapevillage.
Thisvividlayoutofbuffaloisoneoutstandingfeatureofthebuildingsfollowlocalarchitecturalstyle,haveexquisitecarvingsandaremagnificentsymbolsofitstime.TheywerebuiltwithfinecraftsmanshipthatisregardedasthebestinChina.Amongthem,ChenzhiHallisbigandgorgeousresidentialbuilding,includingtwolivingrooms,oneBuddhismprayersection,oneMajiongroomandanopiumcabinet,etc.Itenjoysthenameof“ResidenceMuseum”(CountrysidePalace),isatypicalrepresentativeofancientHui-StyleresidencebyarichmerchantWangDinggui.
Now,dearfriends,seeingisbelieving.NowwearearrivingattheHongcunVillage.Iamsureyouwillbeimpressedbythebeautifulsceneryinthesmallvillage!Comeon,let’sgoandenjoyit!