Lecture2Famousscenicspots风景名胜电子版本

1、Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。Lecture2Famousscenicspots风景名胜-ChineseHistoricSiteandFamousscenicspots历史古迹和风景名胜:Beijing（北京）Xian（西安）Dunhauang（敦煌）Jiuzhaigou（九寨沟）Lijiang（丽江）HuangMountain(黄山)Suzhou（苏州）Hangzhou（杭州）Chengdu（成都）Yunnan（云南）Beijing北京WhenyougotoBeijing,thefirstscenicspotyouwillvisi

2、tisGugong故宫,theForbiddenCity,theImperialPalace.Gugong故宫islocatedinthenorthofTiananmenSquare.TheEmperorsofMingDynastyandQingDynastylivedinGugong故宫.Gugong故宫begantobuildin1406andcompletedin1420.Themainbuildingsareoutwardpalacesserveasthecourttoexercisetherightsandholdtheceremonies.Theoutwardpalacesincl

3、udeTaihePalace太和殿,ZhonghePalace中和殿,andBaohePalace保和殿.Theinwardpalacesaretheplacesfortheemperorstoworkandlive.Thereareabout9000housesandroomsinit.AroundGugongisthecitymoat,usedasadefenseworkinancienttimes.ThecolourofpalacesandbuildingsareChinesetraditionalcolours,yellowandred.Gugong故宫isthelargestclus

4、terofbuildingsandthelargestancientmuseuminChina.Therearealotofancientpotteryandporcelain,bronzearticlesandjadearticles.ThesecondscenicspotisTiantan,TheTempleofHeaven.TheTempleofHeavenislocatedinsouthernBeijing.Itwasfirstconstructedin1420.ItwastheplacewheretheemperorsoftheMingandQingdynastieswouldwor

5、shipthegodofheavenandprayforgoodharvest.Coveringanareaof273hectares,itisthelargestarchitecturalcomplexintheworldforritualstopayhomagetoheaven.ThethirdscenicspotinBeijingisYiheyuan颐和园,theSummerPalace.Itisthelargesttheroyalfamilygarden.KunmingLake昆明湖andWanshoushan,万寿山(LongevityHill)arethetwomainscenic

6、partsoftheSummerPalace.Youwillseetheancientbuildingandguardens.ThefamousBadalingGreatWall八达岭长城islocatedinthenorthwestoftheBeijing.ThereisanoldsayingthatoneisnotabravemanifhehasneverclimbtheGreatWall.InBeijingsuburbs,youmayvisitShichaSeas什刹海,ahistoricsiteoftemples,nowitisabeautifulscenicspot.TheShich

7、aSeasarethefrontsea,thebacksea,westseaandancienttemplesalongthebank.Xian西安Xian西安isoneoftheancientcitiesinChina.InancienttimesitwascalledChangan长安.InXian,12Dynastieshadestablishedcapitalsthereinancienttimes.XianisfamousforQinShihuang秦始皇(firstemperorofQindynasty)MausoleumandtheterracottawarriorsofQinD

8、ynasty.Thismuseumisthelargestmilitarymuseumundergroundintheworld.Itiscalledtheoneofthegreateightwondersintheworld.Inthemuseum,wecanseeterracottawarriors,weapons,terracottahorses,andwoodenchariots,whichwasonlargescaleandwithalargescopeinthepast.Thebigterracottawarriorsare1.7meterstall,thetallestis1.9

9、meters.Theyweremouldedvividlyandengravedelicately.Terracottahorsesare1.5meterstall，2meterslong.Thesizeofwoodenchariotsareaslargeastherealones.InXian西安,therearemanyotherhistoricsites,suchasGuChengqiang古城墙（theancientcitywall）,DayanTower大雁塔,etc.3.Dunhuang敦煌Dunhuang敦煌islocatedinGansuProvince甘肃省,thenorth

10、westofChina.Itisafamoushistoricandculturalcitywithalonghistroyofmorethan2000years.Dunhuang敦煌islikeanartistictreasurehouse,inwhichtherearebeautifulandancientarchitectures,sculptures,statutes,frescos.ThemostfamousisMokaogrotto莫高窟atDunhuang.ThefrescoestellthestoriesofBuddhism,aswellaslifestorieswhichre

11、flectartsfromthe6thcenturytothe14thcentury.From200BCto800AD,theChinasilkandsilkproductsweretransportedtotheWestfromthefamousSilkRoad.Dunhuang敦煌istownofmilitaryimportanceonthesilkroad.TravelinginDunhuang敦煌,youwillalsoseemarvelousspectaclesondesert,camelteams,andCrescentSpringofMingshaMount鸣沙山月牙泉.4.Hu

12、angShan黄山(HuangMountain)HuangsahnMountain黄山islocatedinthesouthofAnhuiProvince安徽.ItisoneofthetenfamousscenicspotsinChina。HuangShan黄山isfamousforthefouruniquescenicspots,odd-shapedpines,grotesquerock,seasofclouds,hotsprings.ThemostbeautifulpineisthePineGreetingQuests.Itlookslikeonewhoisstretchinghisarm

13、stowelcomequestsfromallovertheworld.InChinawecanseethisfamouspaintingeverywhere.Theodd-shapedstoneshavevariousforms,someofthemlooklikemenorlooklikeanimals.Althoughtouristscanseetheseaofcloudsinanyseasonoftheyear,winteristhebesttimetoseetheclouds.TheLianhuaMount莲花峰（lotusmount）、TianduMount天都峰（heavenca

14、pital）,GuangmingTop光明顶arethegoodspotstoseetheseaofclouds.LianhuaMount莲花峰isthehighestmountandlookslikealotus.Thetemperatureofhotspringsisabout42degrees.Whentouristsfeeltiredclimbingthemountain,theycanenjoythehotspringsandtakeabath,thentheywillsleepandrestcomfortably.ThesceneryofHuangahnMountainisdiff

15、erentduringthefourseasons,wildflowersinspring,thegreengrassinsummer,theredleavesinautumn,andthewhitesnowinwinter.5.苏州和杭州ThereisanoldChinesesayingthat“ThereisParadiseaboveandSuzhouandHangzhoubelow”,whichmeansthatSuzhou苏州andHangzhou杭州areasbeautifulastheParadiseinheaven.Suzhouiscalledacityonthewater,in

16、whichsmallbridgesovertheflowingstreamsandsomecottagesarejustordinarylandscapes.TheSuzhoulandscapesshowthebeautifulpicturesas“xiaoqiao(小桥)，liushui（流水），renjia（人家）”todescribeapeacefulwaterfrontvillagelandscapeofSuzhou.SuzhouisfamousfortheChinesegardens.Thehills,water,andstonesarebuiltinbeautifulandarti

17、sticdesigns.InSuzhou,CanglangPavilion沧浪亭（BlueWavePavilion），ShiziGrove狮子林(LionGrove),ZhuozhengGarden拙政园(HumbleAdministersGarden),andLiuGarden留园(LingeringGarden)aretheclassicgardens.Hangzhouisafamousnationalhistoricandculturalcity.ItisthecapitalofZhejiangProvince.ThefamouslakeWestLake西湖（XiHu）islikeape

18、arlembeddedinthebeautifulandfertileshoresoftheEastChinaSeanearthemouthofHangzhouBay.Thelakecoversanareaof5.6squarekilometers.TheviewoftheWestLakeissimplyenchanting,whichoffersmanyattractionsfortouristsathomeandabroad.ThemostbeautifulscenicspotsoftheWestLakeareSuDiChunXiao苏堤春晓(SpringDawnatSuCauseway)

19、,PingHuQiuYue平湖秋月(AutumnMoonontheLake),andSanTanYinYue三潭印月(ThreePoolsMirroringtheMoon).InHangzhoutherearemanyhistoricsites.LingyinTemple灵隐寺isoneofthehistoricsites.LingYinTempleisinalong,narrowvalleybetweenHYPERLINK/attraction/zhejiang/hangzhou/feilai.htmFeiLaiFeng飞来峰(PeakflownfromAfar).LingyinTemple

20、灵隐寺hasalonghistoryofmorethan6000years,whichwasbuiltbyanIndianmonk,Huili慧理.LingyinTempleisoneofthetenBuddhistZentemplesinChina.FeilaiFeng飞来峰(PeakFlownFromAfar)isbesideLingyinTemple.ThereisalegendthatthislimestonepeakflewfromIndiawhereithadformedpartofaholymountain.ItisofparticularinteresttoBuddhistsa

21、ndthosewhohavealoveofsculptureandart.6.Jiuzhaigou九寨沟Jiuzhaigou九寨沟isfamousforitsnaturalscenery.Theretravelerscanenjoyandappreciatebeautifulsceneriesandespeciallythecharmingwatersthere.ThereareninevillagesofTibetanethnicgroup,soitiscalledJiuzhaigou（ninevillagesvalley）.LakesinJiuzhaigouarecalledHaizi海子

22、.TherearemanyHaizi海子.Variouslakesformastretchoflakesfromthehigherplacestothelower,amongwhichWucaichi五彩池(fivecolor-pool),Zhenzhutan珍珠滩(PearlLake),andWuhuahai五花海(fiveflower-lake)arethefamousscenicspots.Thewaterissoclearthatthewitheredgrassandstonesareclearlyshowninthebottomofthelakes.WaterinJiuzhagoui

23、scolorful,blue,green,yellow,black,etc.Thebeautifulcolorfullakesarelikepaintings.ThetreesinJuzhaigouarealsocolorfulaspaintings.Thered,yellow,andgreentreeslooklikeacolorfulforest.Autumnisthebestseasontovisit,fortheredandyellowtreescoverthemountains.InJiuzhagou,besidesbeautifullakesandcolorfultrees,the

24、rearesnowmountainsandprimitiveforests.Jiuzaigouislikeafairylandorparadiseontheearth.Thereisasayingthat“YouwontwanttoseewatersinotherplacesafterseeingthatinJiuzhaigou,andyouwontwishtoseeothermountainsafterreturningfromMt.Huangshan(九寨归来不看水，黄山归来不看岳)”ThisisthepraiseofJiuzhaigou1.NearJiuzhaigou,thereisan

25、otherascenicspotHuangLong黄龙,whichisfamousforthecolor-pools,snowmountains,canyons,andforests.7.LijiangGucheng丽江古城Lijiang丽江isanoldtowninYunnanProvince,whichislocatedinYunnanProvince,inthesouthofChina.ThesceneryinLijiangisuniqueandbeautiful.Thewaterinthebrooksisfromthemountainsaround.Thebrooksareflowingthroughthetown.Flowers,grass,andwillowsaregrowneverywhereinthetown.Theuniquesceneryisthatthereareflowingstreamsbyeveryhouseandwillowtreesbyeverydoor.InLijiang,thereiskindofbeautifulmusic,calledNaxiAncientMusic,纳西古乐.ThetraditionalNaxiAncientMusicisacrys