Weifang潍坊英语介绍.doc

Weifang潍坊英语介绍 Weifang（潍坊）isahistoricalcitywithwellknownfigures.EmperorShunoftheThreeSovereignsandFiveEmperorsperiod,thepoliticianYanYing(晏婴)oftheSpringandAutumnPeriod,theConfucianscholarZhengXuanoftheEsternHanDynastyandtheagriculturistJiaSimiaooftheNorthernWeiDynastywereallfromWeifang.KongRong,FanZhongyan,OuyangXiu,SuDongpo,ZhengBanqiao,etal.haveworkedinWeifanghistorically.Inmorerecentyears,revolutionists,litterateursandartists,suchasWangJinmei,ChenShaomin,WangYuanjian,WangTongzhao,ZangKejiaarewellknowninChina.Weifangalsoboastsofhistoricalrelicsandothertouristsites,suchasShihuGarden(fromtheLateMingandearlyQingDynasty),FangongPavilion(fromtheSongDynasty),fossilesites(includingdinosaurfossils,inShanwang,Linqu),MountYiNationalForestPark,MountQingyunandtheOldDragonSpring.Weifangistheworldcapitalofkites.ThewoodcutnewyearspaintingsfromYangjiabuarewellknown. Administration Theprefecture-levelcityofWeifangadministers12county-leveldivisions,including4districts,6county-levelcitiesand2counties. *WeichengDistrict(*区)*KuiwenDistrict(*区)*FangziDistrict(*区)*HantingDistrict(*区)*QingzhouCity(*市)*ZhuchengCity(*市)*ShouguangCity(*市)*AnqiuCity(*市)*GaomiCity(*市)*ChangyiCity(*市)*ChangleCounty(*县)*LinquCounty(*县) Geography NearbycitiesincludeJinanandZibotothewest,YantaitothenortheastandQingdaotothesoutheast. EconomyWeifangishometothelargedieselenginepanyandfactoryWeichai.ThevillageofYangjiabuinHantingdistrictisfamousforfolkwood-blockprint(nianhua)andkiteproduction.WeifangregardsitselfastheInternationalKiteCapitalandholdsaninternationalkitefestivaleveryyearinthespring. Notablepeople *ZhengXuan(127-200),EasternHanDynastyConfucianscholar*LiuYong(刘墉;1719-1805),renownedQingDynastybureaucrat-CultureofWeifangKite-flyingisatraditionalcustomamongthepeopleinWeifanginspring.ItistheoutstandinghandicraftskillsofkitesproducedinWeifang,aswellasthespecialatmospherewhichisquitesuitableforflyingkitesthatmakeWeifangKitesmoreandmorepopularnotonlyinChinabutalsointheothercountries. In1984,thefirstInternationalKiteFestivalwasheldinWeifang.Morethantenthousandkitefansattendedtheopeningceremony.Peoplefromelevendifferentcountriesandregions,includingtheUnitedStates,Canadaandsoon,tookpartinthefestivalandperformedflyingkites.Sincethen,WeifangholdstheInternationalKiteFestivaleveryyearinAprilandiswell-knownasthe“InternationalKiteCapital”allovertheworld. AnnualBroadofYangjiabu(杨家埠木版年画),whichisoneofthethreemostfamousChinesefolkpaintingsinhistory,beganfromtheendoftheMingDynasty.ItreachedthepeakofitsdevelopmentduringtheQingDynasty.PeopleusuallyreplacetheoldAnnualBroadswiththenewonesontheeveofSpringFestival,whichisthemostimportantfestivalinChina,inordertogiveblessingstothefamilyandfriendsforthefollowingyear.ThesubjectsofAnnualBroadofYangjiabuarevarious,whichincludeflowers,beauties,landscapes,charactersfrommythsandlegends.ThearchitectureskillssuchasconciselinesandbrightcolorsreflectthedistinctivecharacteristicsofpeopleinWeifang. PapercuttinginGaomi(*剪纸)hasalonghistoryformorethanfourhundredyears.Mostly,womenaregoodatpapercutting.Thiswidelyspreadhandicrafthastheuniquest