南岳大庙英文导游辞

1、 南岳大庙英文导游辞 Goodmorning!LadiesandgentlemenTodaywewillgoandvisittheNanyueTemple,NanyueTempleissituatedonthenortherntipofNanyueTownshipandatthesouthernfootofChidiPeak.Inalayoutofninerows,Itisthelargestandbest-preservedancientpalatialarchitecturalcomplexofsouthChina.Magnificentandsplendidwithresplendent

2、upturnedeaves.InsidetheeastinparalleltoeightBuddhistpalacesonthewest,ItisindeedawonderinthehistoryofreligionthatTaoism.BuddhismandConfucianculturecanco-existwithinasingletemple.TheexacttimeoftheconstructionofNanyueTempleisunknown.ItexistedasearlyasintheQinandHanDynastis.OriginallyLocatedonthesummito

3、fZhurongPeak,Thetemplewaslatermovedtothemountainfoottofacilitatethereligiousactivities.ThebeginningoftheTangDynastywitnessedtheformalconstructionoftheHeavenlyLordHuosTempletheHeavenlyMasterTemple.SoastoenshrineandworshiptheGodsofthefivesacredmountains,DuringtheSongDynastytheimmortaloftheHengshanMoun

4、tainwasreveredastheHeavenlyMasterZhaosheng,asaresultthetemplewasgraduallyexpandedandenlarged.SincetheTangDynastyNanyueTemplehadbeedsubjecttosixfiresand16reconstructionsallthroughtheSong.Yuan,MingandQingDynasties.Inthe8thyearofEmperorGuangxusreignintheQingDynasty(1882A.D),theImperialCourtorderedtherb

5、uildingofNanyueTemple.Whichhadbeenruinedbylightning,Theprojectwasimitative.CopyingthestylesoftheImperialPalace.Andeventothepresentdayitisstillwellpreserved.Fencedwithred-brickwalls.NanyueTempleccupiesanareaofsome70.000squaremetres.Fromnorthtosouthliesinsequenceninerowsandfourcourtyards-LingxingGate.

6、KuixingTower.ChuanGate.PavilionofImperialStudy,MainHall,DwellingPalaceandtheNorthernRearExit.Thewholearchitecturecomplexstretchesacrossonaxisextendingfromsouthtonorthwithitshallslinkeduptogether.Thewindingcorridorsandwing-roomsonbothsidesmergewitheachother.Accentuatingthemagnificenceofthestatureofth

7、eprincipalpart.OntheeastsideofthemaintemplethereareeightTaoistpalaces.CoordinatingwitheightBuddhistpalacesonthewestside.ThefirstrowisLingxingGate.TwogildedChinesecharactersMountainTempleareshiningonthewhitemarbleatthetopofthegate.Themarblegatestandsashighas20metreswithawidthof1.1metresandismeanttoim

8、plythatduringthepastdynastiesallthereligiousactivitieswereofficiatedbyrealknowledgeablepeople.ThesecondrowiskuixingTower.ThemostperfectlypreservedancientstageinHumanProvince.withabreadthof35metresandalengthof12.Itsfa?adefacingthemainpalace,thestageistheplacewherepeopleholdreligiousactivitiesandperfo

9、rmlocaloperasduringpilgrimage.Beforethetowerstandsapairof2-metretallstoneKylin(Chineseunicorn).Withtheirfuriouseyeswidelyopen.Theyareliketwosolemnlookingsentinelsguardingthetower.ThepebblepathundertheKuixingTowerleadstothethirdrow-MainChuanGate.EastandWestGates.Thegatewayismadeofgraybrickswithanawes

10、omedepthandheightof15metres.Thecourtyardwithinisfilledwithdensecypresstreesandcarpetedwithgreengrass.ThefourthrowisthePavilionofImperialStudy.Distinguishedbyitsgildedtiles.Octagonaldoubleeavedroofsandexquisitely-craftedarches.InsidethepavilionthereisaBixiintheshapeofalegendaryanimalliketortoise.Lege

11、ndhasitthatBixiistheninthsonofthedragon.TheBixicarriesanimperialsteleonwhichthefulltextofOnRebuildingNanyueTemplewascarvedinthe47thyearofKangxisreign(1780A.D.)intheQingdynasty.ThefifthrowisJiayingGate.NamedafterthelinefromTheAnnalsofHan-BooksofRitesandJoysThisrowistheplacewherelocalmagistratesandmon

12、kswelcomedritualofficialsdispatchedfromthecapital.AftertheJiayingGatethesixthrowcomesintoview-TowerofImperialStudy.Whichisthestorehouseofthecollectionofimperialcalligraphies.messagesandinscribedboardsconcerningthepastemperorsritualpresentationstothemountain.Sweeetosmanthusaheadofthetowersubmergesthe

13、buildingwithitsrefreshingscentwhenitblossomseveryautumn.TheseventhrowistheMainPalace.Surroundedbytoweringoldtrees.CamphortreesplantedintheSongDynastyandcypressintheMingDynastycompetewitheachotherinsettingoffthebeautyoftheupturneddouble-roofsandthesplendourofthepalace.AddingtremendousawetotheMainPala

14、c.Asitstands29.11metres,itsgirandeurrivalsthatofthePalaceofsupremeHarmonyintheForbiddenCityinBeijing.Insidethepalacethereare72stonepilliars,standingforthe72peaksontheHengshanMountain.Thetwohugepillarsupholdingthemainroofswerecutoutofawholegranite.Eachweighing14tons.Encircledbythebalustradesare144rel

15、iefsculpturescarvedoutofwhitemarbles.BasedonShanhaiJing.Pillarsontheforefrontoverlap.Carvedonthemare56historicalandlegendarythles.OnthesquaredoorwerecarvedtheImages.OnthesquaredoorwerecarvedtheImagesofthe24filialSonsandtheImagesofthe18Scholars.Heretouristscangetaroughideaoftheage-oldChineseConfucian

16、andTaoistcultures.Claystatues-HeavenlyKingZhaoshengandGeneralJinandWulineupinthepalacewiththeirimpressivelydignifiedlook,callingforthintouristsafeelingofprofoundrespect.TheeighthrowisthedwellingPalacewithdoubleroofsandinperfectharmonywiththewholemountain.Thisstructurekeepsupthearchitecturalstyleofth

17、eSongDynastyandisdecoratedwithcoloureddrawingsandpatternswhicharepopularamongpalacesintheNorth.givingasenseofgorgeousnesstothispalace.TheninthrowistheNorthernRearExit.Theendoftheaxialarchitecture,withZhushengPalacetotherightandChiefGodPalacetotheleft,Atthebackoftheexit.Apathleadsfartherintothemounta

18、in.NanyueTempleoccupiesaprominentpositioninthehistoryofancientChinesearchitecture.ItcarriesthegrandeurcharacterizedbypalacesintheNorth.AndatthesametimeitsmacksofthelovelinessfeaturedbygardensintheSouth.Thearchitecturalarrangementofthetempleisclearlydemarcatedandgentlymodulated.Stronglyindicatingthei

19、ngenuityandoriginalityofthecraftsmen.Itsgroundandupperlayoutsarelikeaneternalmusicalmovementwithitsownoverture,mainbodyandcoda.DemonstratingtheexcellenceofancientChinesearchitecture.NanyueTemplecarriesaprofoundculturalconnotation.Itboastsalargenumberofclaystatues.Woodengravingsandstonecarvings,which

20、areallcloselylinkedupwithChinesetraditionandculture.Over800dragonsofvarioussizes,whicharethesymboloftheChinesenation.canbefoundeverwhereinthetemple.Thecarvingsontheroofwoodandwhitemarblebalustradesareanencyclopediaofancienthistoryandmythology.Therearefairytales-PanGuCreatingtheUniverse.HouYiShooting

21、theSuns,JingWeiFillinguptheOcean?-;realstoriesaboutsomehistoricalfigures-SuWuShepherdingSheep.sleepingonsticksandTastingtheGallbladder.DaMOCrossingtheSea?-;legendsextollingfilialpiety-MeltingtheIcewithBodyWarmthtoCatchCarps.WeepingontheBamboountilitTurnsintoshoots?-MostofthecarvingsarethelgendsabouttheearliestancestorsofTaoistimmortals.AsearlyasintheQingandMingDynasties,claystatus,woodengravingandstonecarvingwerereputedastheThreeWonderstotheSouthoftheYangtzeRiver.AllthroughthedynastiesNanyueTemplehasbeenathrivingpl