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蓬莱阁英语导游词 ladiesandgentlemen, weletopenglai.mynameismiaomeng.iamverypleasedtobeatyourserviceasatourguidetoday.thefirstsightwearegoingtovisittodayispenglaipavilion,whichisoneofthefourmostfamouspavilionsinchina,anditisthesymbolofthecity.beforeoursight-seeing,idliketotellyousomethingaboutthecity. situatedonthenorthcoastofshandongpeninsula,penglaiisafamoustouristcityinchina.ithasbeenknowasafairylandsinceancienttime.whyisitcalled“fairyland”?theremaybethreereasons.oneisfromtheliteraturedocuments.manyancientbooksrecordedthattherewerethreesupernaturalmountainsintheseatotheeastofchina.thesethreesupernaturalmountainsweredescribedaspenglai,fangzhangandyingzhou.theywereallinhabitedbyimmortals,andtherewerewonderherbsonthemountains.somanynotedfiguresinhistorycameheretoseekimmortalityandvisitedplacesofinterest.emperorwudiofthehandynastycamehereseveraltimes.ofcoursehecouldntfindthesupernaturalmountains.however,heorderedtonamethissmallcitypenglai. thesecondreasonisrelatedtothewell-knownlegend,“eightimmortalscrossingthesea”.itissaidthattheeightimmortalsgotdrunkatpenglaipavilionandcrossedtheseawithdifferenttrickswithoutshiporboats.thislegendissopopularinchinathatitbeesamonsaying,“liketheeightimmortalscrossingthesea,eachoneshowinghisorherspecialfeats.”inamoment,wellpayavisittotheeightimmortals. thethirdreasonhassomethingtodowithanaturalphenomenon.duringspringandsummer,miragessometimesappearabovetheseanearbypenglai.whenthishappens,variousstrangepavilions,terraces,housesandpedestriansseemtoappearintheskyabovetheseasurface.theyarenowvisible,nowhidden,verymysterious.manyvisitorsetoviewthesenaturaltricksoflightreflectioneveryyear.andwishtodaywehadthelucktoviewthesenaturalwonders. well,ladiesandgentlemen,perhapsyoucantwait.letsquicklyenterthefairylandandhaveacloselook. speakingofpenglaipavilion,infact,itincludesavastgroupofancientbuildingsonalandareaof18,900squaremeters,posedofsixbuildingsandtheirattachedconstructions,includingpenglaipavilion,tianhoupalace,longwangpalace,luzupalaceandmituotemple. now,infrontofusisthemagnificentarchwaywhichhasthenameof丹崖仙境,theymeanredhillandfairyland.thesefourchinesecharacterswerewrittenbythevice-chairmandongbiwuwhenhecameherein1964.passingthegate,werereallyinfairylandnow.howdoyoufeeleverybody?wouldyouliketohaveyourpicturestakenhere? afterthatarchway,wenowseethreegatesfromwesttoeast.nowpleaseenterthefirstgatewhichistolongwangpalace.nowwecanseeinthemiddlesitslongwangorthedragonking,withhiseightfollowersstandingbyonbothsides.itwassaidthatthedragonkingwasinchargeofrainandhasthepowertocontrolthesea.soeveryyearmanypeoplecameheretosendtributetohimtoprayforsafetyandharvestingfisheryonthesea.andwhentherewasadrought,thecountymagistrate,takinghispeoplealongwithhim,cameheretoworshipthedragonkingandaskhimtobemercifultomakesomerain.atfirst,manypeoplecametoworshipthedragonking,buteventually,anothernewseagoddnesstooktheplaceofhim.thatwasthegoddnessenshrinedintianhoupalace.shallwegoandvisither? nowladiesandgentlemen,wereinthefrontcourtyardoftianhoupalace.hereisanoperahousewhereperformancesaremadeeveryyearduringthetemplefair.itissaidthatjanuary16thonchineselunarcalendaristhebirthdayoftianhou.peopleinpenglaihavelongenjoyedthecustomofgatheringforthetemplefaironthisday.ingfromalldirectionstotianhoupalace,theyburnjossstickstoworshiptheseagodness,toprayanddrawdivinationsticks,ortodonatemoneyforpeaceandhappiness.farmersfromnearbycountrysideorganizeoperasandyange,apopularruralfolkdancehereforperformanceonthestageoftheoperahouseoronthesquareinfrontofthepavilion.thisistheoasionwhenhugecrowdofpeoplegathersforfunandentertainment. ok,everybody.afterseeingtheoperahouse,letsenterthemainpalace.itwasfirstbuiltin1122inthesongdynasty,andrebuiltin1837afterbeingburnt.itissaidthattianhouisagoddnesswhowasinchargeofthesea.peoplethatliveintheseasideareas,includingthepeopleoftaiwan,areallpiousfollowersofher.hereinpenglaisheiscalledseagoddness,butinherhometown,fujianprovince,shesaffectionatelycalled“mazu”.therealnameoftianhouwaslinmo,andshewasbornatmaizhou,fujianprovincein960inthenorthernsongdynasty,anddiedattheageof28.itwassaidthatshewasunusualwhenshewasyoung,andshebecamegodnessafterdeath.shealwayshelpedpeoplewhowereindangeronthesea,soshewaspraisedbypeopleandwasconferredthetitleoftianhoubyemperorskongxiandqianlongintheqingdynasty. nowinfrontofusisatwo-storywoodenpavilion.yes,thisistheveryfamouspenglaipavilion.itwasfirstbuiltin1061andhasbeenrebuiltmanytimesduringthemingandqingdynasties.itisoneofthefourfamouspavilionsinchina.thatthreechinesecharactersare“蓬莱阁”,theywerewrittenbythefamouscalligraphertiebaooftheqingdynasty,andyoullhaveachancetohavealookathisotherworksinsidethepavilioninamoment.letsgoin.lookatthosestatuefigures,whoarethey?canyouguess?yes,theyrethewell-knowneightimmortals.theyrenowsittingatasquaretabledrinking.thatsquaretableiscalled“baxianzhuo”inchinese.maybetheyhavebeenheredrinkingfordecades. nowletsgoupstairsandenjoythebeautifulsceneryhere.whataview!theseaswideandblue,dottedwithseveralsailingboatsandsomegreenislands.thathillinthewestiscalledtianhenghill,itisthestartofthesouthendforthedivisionlinebetweenthehuanghaiseaandthebohaisea.onthehillthereisanewlybuiltcultureparkwhichisbeautifulandwell-known.andlookhere,thisisthefamouspenglaiwatercitywhichweregonnapayavisitthisafternoon. outofthepavilion,letsmovethisway.nowhereistheluzutemple,andne