长城英文解说词长城英文导游词

1、长城英文解说词长城英文导游词In221BC,QinShihuangunifiedChina;hedecidedtolinkupalltheseparatedhighwallsbuiltbydifferentkingdomsintotheGreatWall.TheQinGreatWallstartedfromLintao,GansuProvinceinthewestandendedinLiaodong,LiaoningProvinceintheeast,over500kilometerslong.Thesecondlarge-scaleconstructionontheGreatWallwasc

2、arriedoutduringtheHanDynasty.ApartfrommaintainingandutilizingtheQinGreatWall,theybuiltanouterGreatWallabout500kilometerstothenorthoftheQinGreatWallinordertowardofftheHuns.TheyalsohadtheGreatWallectendedtowardsthewestforanother5000kilometerslong.TheHanGreatWallstartedfromLiaodongintheeasttotheLopNurL

3、akeinXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,withatotallengthof10,000kilometers.Thelastlarge-scaleprojectontheGreatwallwascarriedoutintheMingDynasty.ThatisbecausethedethronedMongolYuanrulerstillhadtheremnantforcesandoftenmadecounterattacktoBeijing,aswellasthethreatsofnewlyraisedethnictribeofNvZhen。Sostartedfr

4、omthefirstyearafterZhuYuanzhangestablishedtheMingDynasty.Thewholeprojecttookmorethan200yearstocomplete.ThetotallenthoftheMingGreatWallwasmorethan6,000kilometersfromYaluRiverinLiaoningProvineeintheeasttoJiayuguanPassinGansuProvinceinthewest.Itpassesninecities,provincesandautonomousregionsofLiaoning,H

5、ebei,Tianjin,Shanxi,InnerMongolia,Shanxi,NingxiaandGansu.TheGreatWall,weseetoday,inBeijingismainlytheMingGrestWall.Therewasa20-kilometerlongvalleynamedNankou,Juyongguan,ShangguanandBadaling。JuyongguanPasswasoneoftheimportantpassesalongthevalley,andalsooneofthemostfamouspassesoftheGreatWall.ThenameJu

6、yonginChinesemeansaplaceofpoorlaborersTodaywewillvisittheBadalingGreatWall,itisabout75kilometersnorthwestofBeijing,anditisthebest-preservedpartoftheGreatWall.BadameansinEnglishconvenienttransportationtoalldirections。ItusedtobemoreimportantthanJuyongPassinthedefeneeofBeijing.TheBadalingGreatWallavera

7、ges7.8metershigh,6.5meterswideatitsbase,and5.8meterswideonthetop,wideenoughforfivehorsesortensoldierswalkingabreastonthewall.ThehighestpointatBadalingisabout800-1,000metersabovethesealevel.HereatBadalingsectioniswithsinglesidebattlementswhiletheparapetisontheotherside.Theouterofthewallistoppedwither

8、enellatedbattlements,whichisabout2metershighandwithasquaresizedholebelowforshoutingarrowsandalsoforkeepingawatchovertheenemy,whiletheparapetsabout1meterhighisontheinnerside.Buildingsonbothsidesofthewallatthecommandingpoints,thetopofthemountainsortheturnsarebeacontowers.Thebeacontowerswereusedformako

9、ngsignalofwarningmessageswhentheenemywassighted.Fireswerelitonthetopofthebeacontowersatnightandthesmokesignalsindaytime.Andthenumberofthefireandsmokesignalscouldsignifythenumberofinvadingenemies.Thewatch-towersarelovatedatregularintervalsontheGreatWallforwatchingovertheinvadingenemy,anditisusuallyof

10、twostories.Thegroundfloorwasusedtostoreweaponsandhadanumberofwindowforarchers.Theupperfloorhasbattlements,peep-holesandapperturesforarchers.TodaytheGreatWallhaslostitssignifivaneeindefendingtheenemy,butinancienttimestheGreatWallwasnotnolyastrongdefensiveprojectbutalsoplayedaveryimportantroleinmilita

11、ry,economyandservedasalinkinpromotingharmoniousrelationshipamongthenationalitiesforthewholecountry.Today,theGreatWallhasbecomeafamoustouristattractionintheworld.长城英文解说词【三】InthenorthofChina,thereliesa6,700-kilometer-long(4,161-mile-long)ancientwall.Nowwell-knownastheGreatWallofChina,itstartsattheJiay

12、uguanPassofGansuProvinceinthewestandendsattheShanhaiguanPassofHebeiProvinceintheeast.AsoneoftheEightWondersintheworld,theGreatWallofChinahasbecomethesymboloftheChinesenationanditsculture.LotsofbeautifullegendsandstoriesabouttheGreatWalltookplacefollowingalongtheconstruction,andsincethattimethesestor

13、ieshavespreadaroundthecountry.Thosethathappenedduringconstructionareabundant,suchasMengJiangnusstoryandthelegendoftheJiayuguanPass.MengJiangnusstoryisthemostfamousandwidelyspreadofallthelegendsabouttheGreatWall.ThestoryhappenedduringtheQinDynasty(221BC-206BC).IttellsofhowMengJiangnusbitterweepingmad

14、easectionoftheGreatWallcollapse.MengJiangnushusbandFanQiliangwascaughtbyfederalofficialsandsenttobuildtheGreatWall.MengJiangnuheardnothingfromhimafterhisdeparture,soshesetouttolookforhim.Unfortunately,bythetimeshereachedthegreatwall,shediscoveredthatherhusbandhadalreadydied.Hearingthebadnews,shecrie

15、dherheartout.HerhowlcausedthecollapseofapartoftheGreatWall.ThisstoryindicatesthattheGreatWallistheproductionoftensofthousandsofChinesecommoners.AnotherlegendabouttheJiayuguanPasstellsofaworkmannamedYiKaizhanintheMingDynasty(1368BC-1644BC)whowasproficientinarithmetic.Hecalculatedthatitwouldneed99,999

16、brickstobuildtheJiayuguanPass.Thesupervisordidnotbelievehimandsaidiftheymiscalculatedbyevenonebrick,thenalltheworkmenwouldbepunishedtodohardworkforthreeyears.Afterthecompletionoftheproject,onebrickwasleftbehindtheXiwongcitygate.Thesupervisorwashappyatthesightofthebrickandreadytopunishthem.HoweverYiK

17、aizhansaidwithdeliberationthatthebrickwasputtherebyasupernaturalbeingtofixthewall.Atinymovewouldcausethecollapseofthewall.Thereforethebrickwaskeptthereandnevermoved.ItcanstillbefoundtheretodayonthetoweroftheJiayuguanPass.Inadditiontotheabove-mentionedstoriesabouttheconstructionoftheGreatWall,therear

18、ealsoplentyofstoriesaboutcurrentscenicspots.AfamousoneisthelegendoftheBeaconTower.ThisstoryhappenedduringtheWesternZhouDynasty(11thcenturyBC-711BC).KingYouhadaqueennamedBaoSi,whowasverypretty.KingYoulikedherverymuch,howeverBaoSineversmiled.AnofficialgaveasuggestionthatsettingthebeacontoweronfirewouldfrightentheKingssubjects,andmightmakethequeensmile.KingYoulikedtheidea.ThesubjectswerefooledandBaoSismiledatthesightofthechaos.LaterenemiesinvadedWesternZhou,KingYousetthebeacontoweronf