苏州园林英文介绍ppt课件

1、现代文明的国际化都市与 优雅的江南水乡,1,In heaven, there is paradise. On earth, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou.- Chinese saying,2,上有天堂，下有苏杭,3,What do you know about Suzhou?,4,Suzhou(Simplified Chinese:苏州； Traditional Chinese:蘇州;ancient name: 吳) is a city with a long history on the lower reaches of theYangtze River and

2、 on the shores ofLake Taihuin the province ofJiangsu,China. The city is renowned for its beautiful stone bridges,pagodas, and meticulously designedgardens, which has become a great tourist attraction. Suzhou has also been an important center for Chinassilkindustry since theSong Dynasty(960-1279), an

3、d continues to hold that prominent position today.,5,It is part of theGolden Triangleregion. The GDP per capita was 66,826 (ca. US$7649) in2004, ranked no. 5 among 659 Chinese cities. 2008年苏州的国内生产总值（GDP）为6698.26亿元人民币，总量居中国大陆第5位（仅次于上海、北京、广州和深圳）、华东地区第二位（仅次于上海）、中国地级市第一位。 人均国内生产总值为78,236元（超过10,000美元），列中

4、国大陆第三位（仅次于深圳和广州）、华东地区第一位（已超越上海）。,6,A detailed map with all the sights,7,8,Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林,9,苏州园林是指中国苏州城内的园林建筑 ，以私家园林为主，起始于春秋时期的吴国建都姑苏时（公元前514年），形成于五代，成熟于宋代，兴旺于明代，鼎盛于清代。 到清末苏州已有各色园林一百七十多处，现保存完整的有六十多处，对外开放的园林有十九处。占地面积不大，但以意境见长，以独具匠心的艺术手法在有限的空间内点缀安排，移步换景，变化无穷。 1997年，苏州古典园林作为中国园林的代表被列入世

5、界遗产名录。是中华园林文化的翘楚和骄傲。,10,沧浪亭、狮子林、拙政园、留园分别代表着宋（公元9481264年）、元（公元12711368年）、明（公元13691644年）、清（公元16441911年）四个朝代的艺术风格，被称为“苏州四大名园”。,11,The Surging Wave Pavilion 沧浪亭,12,13,Celebrated for the delights of the wilderness of mountain and forest scenery,the Surging Wave Pavilionis the oldest among the existing cl

6、assical gardens ofSuzhou. On the whole the present garden of the Surging Wave Pavilion still keeps the style of the Song. It features a range of man-made mountains inside the garden and waterscapes outside. Proceeding past the pure expanse of water over a zigzag bridge of stone and through the entra

7、nce, one comes to the garden and catches sight of man-made mountain covered with age-old trees and bamboo, running from east to west.,14,15,The Surging Wave Pavilion in the shape of a square stands at the top of the mountain and has a parallel couplet from the Song poets on the stone pillars to heig

8、hten artistic conception. Most of the garden buildings, simple and plain, were rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty, carefully arranged around the mountains and connected by a long roofed walkway.,16,17,The Lion Forrest Garden,狮子林,18,One of the four great gardens of Suzhou and is admired for the incredible c

9、ollection of pitted, eroded rocks that were greatly appreciated by classical Chinese scholars. It was originally part of a Buddhist monastery. The gardens are a reminder of the Buddhist story of the lions. The layout of the garden follows many twists and turns. It is easy to get quite lost in these

10、winding paths,19,狮子林为苏州四大名园之一，至今已有650多年的历史。位于苏州市市城东北园林路。元至正二年（公元1342年）僧天如禅师为纪念其师中峰禅师建菩提正宗寺， 元末名僧天如禅师维则的弟子“相率出资，买地结屋，以居其师。”因园内“林有竹万固，竹下多怪石，状如狻猊（狮子）者”；又因中峰禅师曾倡道天目山狮子岩，取佛书“狮子吼”之意，易名为狮子林。明洪武六年（公元1373年），73岁的大书画家倪瓒（号云林）途经苏州，曾参与造园，并题诗作画（绘有狮子林图），使狮子林名声大振，成为佛家讲经说法和文人赋诗作画之胜地。,20,The Humble Administrators Gard

11、en 拙政园,21,22,Covering 51,950 sq.m,the Humble Administrators Garden is the largest of all classical gardens in Suzhou.,23,The Humble Administrators Garden, one of Chinas four most famous gardens, built in 1509 during the Ming Dynasty It is divided into three parts; the eastern, middle the western par

12、ts. The house lies in the south of the garden,.,24,It is listed as a World Cultural Heritage site and has also been designated as one of the Cultural Relics of National Importance under the Protection of the State as well as a Special Tourist Attraction of China. The garden consists of Eastern, Cent

13、ral and Western sections as well as some residences of the former owners,25,The Humble Administrators Garden (Zhuozheng Yuan) is considered the greatest of all southern Chinese gardens. During the reign of Emperor Zhengde (1506-1521), the site was occupied by Dahong Temple. At that time, a censor na

14、med Wang Xianchen appropriated the temple and converted it into a private villa, but the Wang family could not maintain the garden and sold it a few years later. In the coming centuries the garden repeatedly changed hands and was reconstructed many times, so the garden we see today is far removed fr

15、om the one enjoyed by Wang Xianchen.,26,27,The Lingering Garden 留 园,28,The Lingering Garden, one of the four most famous gardens in China, occupies an area of 23,310 square meters.,29,Like other famous gardens, the Lingering Garden seeks to create stunning natural landscapes within limited space,30,

16、According to the style of the buildings, the garden can generally be divided into four parts: the central, eastern, western and northern parts. Of the four parts, the central part is the essence of the whole complex. This part was the original Lingering Garden while the other three were added during

17、 the Qing Dynasty,31,Tiger hill With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Huqiu has been known as No. 1 Sight of Suzhou. It is a must for tourists. The great Song literary man Su Dongpo said, It would be a pity if you had been to Suzhou but didnt get to visit the Huqiu. As a showcase of Suzhou an

18、d one of the first ten exemplary civilized tourist attractions of China, it receives over 1,500,000 Chinese and foreign tourists every year, and has taken over the lead in the tourism industry of Suzhou for ten years running.,32,Hanshan Temple Hanshan Templeis located in the town of Fengqiao (Maple

19、Bridge) in the west outskirts of Suzhou, only one kilometer west of the Lingering Garden. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), a famous monk named Hanshan stayed in the temple, which was later renamed by his name. The temple was once one of the 10 most famous temples in China. Zhang Ji, a famous Tang-

20、dynasty poet, wrote the poem A Night Mooring by Maple Bridge, which, consequently, made the temple even more popular nationwide.,33,Shopping and Diet购物和饮食,34,Guanqian street观前街,35,Suzhou is a developed city in China, with many great shopping malls in different areas of Suzhou ,such as Meiluo department in Guanqian Street .If you want to find some traditional foods ,you can have a visit to Guanqian Street.,36,De