广东英语导游词范文.doc

广东英语导游词范文 导游词是导游人员引导游客观光游览时的讲解词，是导游员同游客交流思想，向游客传播文化知识的工具，也是应用写作研究的文体之一。下面是关于广东概况的英文导游词范文，欢迎阅读! GuangdongProvince,borderingontheSouthChinaSea,islocatedinthesouthernmostofChinasmainland.ItadjoinsFujianProvinceontheeast,JiangxiandHunanprovincesonthenorthandGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegiononthewest,withHongKongandMacoulyingtoitssouthrespectivelyontheeastandwestbanksofthePearlRiverestury.Itcoversanareaofabout180,000squarekilometersoflandand420,000squarekilometersofseawithatotalpopulationof94,500,000. Locatedonthesubtropicalzone,Guangdongenjoysamildclimateandarichrainfall,withanaverageannualtemperateof22.3centigradeandarainfallof1,700mm. WithGuangzhouasitscapital,GuangdongProvincenowhasjurisdictionover21prefecture-levelcities,amongwhichShenzhen,ZhuhaiandShantouarethethreeearliest EconomicSpecialZonesopenedtotheoutsideworld.Fourprefecturalcities-Chaozhou,Meizhou,FoshanandZhaoqin-enjoyareputationof“NationalHistoricalandCulturalCity”.Moreover,therearestill19citiesorcountiesthathavebeenawardedwiththehonorabletitleof“NationalExcellentTourismCity”. DuringthePre-Qinperiod,GuangdongareawasinhabitedbytheNanYueethnicpeople.QinunifiedSouthChinain219A.D.andsetupGuilin,XiangjunandNanhaiprefectures.TodaysGuangzhouiswheretheNanhaiPrefecturewaslocated. AtthebeginningoftheWesternHanDynasy,aformerQinmandinggeneral,ZhaoTuobyname,foundedthefirstlocalstateinthepresentdayGuangdongarea,theKingdomofNanyue,thuspromotingthefusionbetweentheHanandtheYueethnicsandaeleratingthesocial,economicandculturalprogressinSouthChina.UndertheWuKingdomoftheThreeKingdomsperiod,theregiontothenorthofHepuwasnamedGuangzhou,whichruledtheNanhai,ChangwuandYulinprefectures.Hence,thenameof“Guangzhou”cameintobeing.Atthattime,ChinasforeigntradechannelstartingfromPanyuwasestablished,whichistheoriginoftheMaritimeSilkRoad. InMingDynasty,Guangdongbecameoneofthe13provinces.TheearlyQingDynastyinheritedMingssystemandsetupGuangdongProvince.Thenameof“Guangdong”wasofficiallyadopted.ThegovernmentofQingestablishedGuangdongCustomsinGuangzhou,whichisthefirstofficialestablishmentofcustomsinthehistoryofourcountry.ThelateQingDynastywitnessedthebirthofnationalcapitalismandnationalindustry,andthe“WesternizationMovement”inwhichtheChinesepeoplelearnedfromtheWestinsearchofaroadofwealthandpower.WithKangYouweiandLiangQichaoastheleadingexponents,theBourgeoisreformistswrotebookstodisseminatetheirideasandpopularizetheirreformistthoughts,whichwere graduallydevelopedintoapoliticalpractice,andeventuallyledtoacapitalistreformmovement.GuangdongisalsotheoriginalplaceofChinasmodernrevolution.SunYat-senfromXiangshancountyledandfoundedthefirstbourgeoispoliticalpartyinChina:theTongMeng Hui(RevolutionaryLeague).HeledtheHuanghuaGangUprising,theLaw-ProtectingMovementandalsosuessfullyachievedtheFirstCooperationoftheCommunistPartyandtheKuomintang.SunYat-senwashonoredas“theForerunnerofDemocraticRevolution”and“FatheroftheRepublicofChina”. Sincethe1980s,Guangdong,aplacepropitiousforgivingbirthtogreatmen,wasthefirstprovincetoopentotheoutsideworldandquicklybecameoneofthemosteconomically developedregionsinChina,withanaveragepercapitaGDPexceeding4000USdollars.Peopleslivingstandardforthetimereachedtheparativelywell-offlevel.GuangzhouTradeFairs,establishedin1957andheldineveryAprilandOctober,isknownasthe“NO.1ExhibitionofChina”. ThePearlRiverDeltatodayhasattainedfruitfulattainments.Ithasenteredaneweraofvigorousdevelopment. Inthelongprocessofhistoricaldevelopment,theuniqueLingnan(theareacoveringGuangdongandGuangxi)culturehasformedaftertheexchange,clash,andfusionofvariouscultures.InGuangdongProvince,thereexistthreegroupsofpeople:Guangfu,Chao-shan,Kakka,whicharecorrespondingtoGuangfuculture,Chao-shancultureandKakkaculturerespectively.TheGuangfugroupappearedtheearliest,whichlivesinthePearlRiverDeltaandsomeothercountiesandcitiesinthemiddleandwestpartofGuangdongProvince.TheKakkagroupcanbestreflectthefusionandtransformationbetweenLingnancultureandCentralPlainculture.ItisdistributedmainlyoverMeizhouregion.TheKakkashaveinheritedthefinetraditionfromtheCentralPlainculture,suchaspracticingfrugality,self-esteemandself-reliance,showingrespecttoteachersandattachinggreatimportancetoeducation.TheChao-shangroupmainlylivesinChaozhouandShantou.Chao-shanpeopleareadventurous,innovativeandingenious.Thesignificantfeaturedistinguishingthethreegroupsistheirdifferentdialects,thatis,the “Baihua”(theplainlanguage)basedonGuangzhoudialect,theKakkalanguagebasedonMeizhoudialectandtheChao-shanlanguagebasedonShantoulocaldialect.TheminoritiesofGuangdongaredistributedmainlyinplaceslikeLiannanandRuyuandistricts.LocalcustomssuchastheGetang(theSingingMeet)andtheWoodenHandleLionofYaonationality,theEighthofAprilFestivalandtheOxKingBirthdayCelebrationofZhuangnationality,aswellastheThirdofMarchFestivalandtheSecondofFebruaryFestivalofShenationalityareofuniqueflavor.AsavehicleofLingnanculture,thearchitecturesinGuangdongarealsodistinctive.FolkbuildingsuniquetotheregionallpresentdistinctLingnancharacteristics,forexample,theXiguanbighouseandthearcadedbuilding,theHakkacircularhouses;buildingsofsocialinstitutions,suchastheTempleofSouthChinaSeaGod,FoshanAncestralTemple,theChenFamilyTempleandthePanyuAcademy;buildingsofworldculturalheritagesuchastheKaipingwatchtowers,andbuildingsforcitydefensesuchastheXinhuiYanmenartilleryfortandtheGuangzhouZhenhaiTower.TheLingnangarden,representedbyQinghuiGarden,KeGardenand YuyinshanfangGarden,togetherwithNorthernGardenandSuzhouGarden,arereputedasthe“threemajorlandscapegardensinChina.” ThefolkcultureofGuangdonghasstrongregionalfeatures.TheCantoneseOpera,ChaoOperaandOperaarelocallypopular.TheLingnanartofpottedlandscapeandbonsaiisnumberedasoneofthefivemajorstylesinthecountry.Folkdance,dragondance,liondanceanddragonboatingalldisplayspecialLingnanflavors.GuangdongEmbroidery,togetherwithSuzhouEmbroidery,HunanEmbroideryandSichuanEmbroidery,isknownasoneofthefourfamousembroideriesinChina.Guangdongceramics,consistingofGuangzhoudecorativeporcelain,ShiwanpotteryandFengxiearthenware,hadfoundamarketoverseasasearlyastheTang Dynasty.ThedelicateandexquisiteGuangdongcarving,includingivorycarving,jadecarvingandwoodcarving,attainstounrivalledworkmanship.SpecialcraftsofGuangdong,suchasDuanInk-stoneinZhaoqing,paper-cutandlion-headmakinginFoshan,palm-leafhandicraftinXinhuiandlacquerwareinYangj,boastalonghistoryandextremelyhighcraftsmanship. GuangzhoucuisineisoneofthefourmajorcuisinesinChina.AsaChinesesayinggoes,“toenjoythebestthatlifehastooffer,onehastoeatinGuangdong”.GuangdongcuisineconsistsofGuangzhou,ChaozhouandDongjiangdishes.Guangzhoudishesarecharacterizedbybeinglight,fresh,tender,tastyandcrisp.Theyareparticularaboutcolor,aroma,tasteandappearance.Chaozhoudishesexcelinseafood,andespeciallyinsoup.Dongjiangdishes,alsoknownas Hakkadishes,usingmuchmeatsforpreparation,tendtobegreasyandslightlysalty.Ofthem,themostspecialistheearthenwarepotcasserole.Apartfromthefourmajordishes,thegreatvarietyoflocaldelicaciesalsoenjoysgreatfamealloverChina. ThenaturaltourismresourcesofGuangdongarealsovariedandmany.Amongthem,thereisMountDanxia,namedWorldGeologyParkbyUNESCO;YangchunLingxiaoCaveand ZhaoqingSeven-starCrags,knownfortheirkarstlandform;Ten-mileSilverBeachonHailingIslandinYangjthathasenteredtheGuinnessRecordforitsexpanse;Nansha Newly-reclaimedWetlandParkinGuangzhou,alarge-scalewetlandreserveformangrove; ConghuaHotspring,EnpingHotspringandZhuhaiImperialHotspring,alleffectiveinstimulatingbloodcirculationandrelaxingmusclesandjoints,providingskincareandkeepingfit;Seven-starCragsandMountDinghu,listedinthefirstnationalplacesofinterest;famouswaterfallssuchasPanlongGorgeWaterfallinDeqing,BaishuizhaiWaterfallinZengCheng,MaweiWaterfallatMountDaxia;otherspecialscenicspotssuchastheSmallThreeGorgesofXijiangRiver,theHuangtengGorgeDriftinginQingyuan,theundergroundriverinLianzhou,theJurenVillageatXiema,andLingnanWaterCountryatM