西安古城墙英文介绍

篇一：西安城墙英文介绍

When Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), captured Huizhou, a hermit named Zhu Sheng admonished him that he should 'built high walls, store abundant food supplies and take time to be an Emperor,' so that he could fortify the city and unify the other states. After the establishment of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang followed his advice and began to enlarge the wall built initially during the old Tang dynasty (618 -907), creating the modern Xian City Wall. It's the most complete city wall that has survived in China, as well being one

of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.

After the extension, the wall now stands 12 meters (40 feet) tall, 12-14 meters (40-46 feet) wide at the top and 15-18 meters (50-60 feet) thick at the bottom. It covers 13.7 kilometers (8.5 miles) in length with a deep moat surrounding it. Every 120 meters, there is a rampart which extends out from the main wall. All together, there are 98 ramparts on the wall, which were built to defend against the enemy climbing up the wall. Each rampart has a sentry building, in which the soldiers could protect the entire wall without exposing themselves to the enemy. Besides, the distance between every two ramparts is just within the range of an arrow shot from either side, so that they could shoot the enemy, who wanted to attack the city, from the side. On the outer side of the city wall, there are 5948 crenellations, namely battlements. The soldiers can outlook and shoot at the enemy. On the inner side, parapets were built to protect the soldiers from falling

off.

Since the ancient weapons did not have the power to break through a wall and the only way for an enemy to enter the city was by attacking the gate of the city wall. This is why complicated gate structures were built within the wall. In Xian, the city wall includes four gates and they are respectively named as Changle (meaning eternal joy) in the east, Anding (harmony peace) in the west, Yongning (eternal peace) in the south and Anyuan (forever harmony) in the north. The south gate, Yongning, is the most beautifully decorated one. It is very near to the Bell Tower, center of the city. Important greeting ceremonies organized by the Provincial Government are

usually held in the south gate square.

Each city gate has three gate towers: Zhenglou, Jianlou and Zhalou. The most outside is Zhalou, which stands away from the City Wall and is opposite to Zhenglou. It was used to raise

and lower the suspension bridge. Jianlou with small windows in the front and flanks was used as a defensive outpost. Zhenglou, in the inner, is the main entrance to the city. The wall connects Jianlou and Zhenglou Towers. The area between them within the wall was called 'Wong Cheng', in which the soldiers stationed. From Wong Cheng, there are sloped horse passages lea

ding to the

top of the city wall.

Initially, the wall was built with layers of dirt, with the base layer including also lime and glutinous rice extract. Throughout the time Xian City Wall has been restored three times. In 1568, Zhang Zhi (the government officer of that period) was in charge to rebuild the wall with bricks. In 1781, another officer, Bi Yuan, refitted the city wall and the gate towers. More recently (since 1983) the Shaanxi Provincial Government restored the city wall again. A circular park has been built along the high wall and the deep moat. The thriving trees and flowers decorate the classical Chinese architecture of the wall, adding additional beauty to the city of Xian.

篇二：钟楼和城墙的英文介绍

钟楼和城墙

The Bell Tower Drum Tower and the City Well in Xi’an

The Bell Tower, a classical building with carved beams and painted rafters, has been served as the symbol of Xi’an. It stands in the center of the downtown area where the north street, the south street, the west street and the east street meet. And the tower house a huge bell which in ancient times was use to strike the time every morning. This is how the tower got its name. now it is an important historical monument in shaanxi Province.

The Bell tower was first built in Ying Xiang temple in 1384 during the Ming dynasty. It was moved to its present site in 1582 as a result of the city‘s expansion program.

Ladies and gentlemen, There is a story about the Bell Tower. It’s said that the first emperor of Ming dynasty , Zhu yuanzhang , he was born in a poor family. Both his parent died when he was young, and he had to live a hard life. Later, he went to a temple to become a monk. When he ascended the throne, he was afraid of being deposed by someone of “real dragon”. Therefore, he gave orders to build bell tower all over the county to repress the “dragon spirits”. Xi’an has been the imperial capital city since ancient times. So the “dragon spirits ” must be very strong here. That’s why the bell tower in Xi’an was not only built earlier, but also bigger than the other ones in the country. The base of the tower is 1,337.4 square meters in size, 8.6 meters high and 35.5 meters wide. It was laid with blue bricks all over. The whole building is 36 meters above ground. It is a brick-and –wood structure. The eaves are supported by colored “dou gong” a traditional structural system in which brackets are used to join columns and crossbeams, the use of dou gong made the whole building firm and beautiful.

Well, next we will visit the Drum Tower nearly.

The Drum Tower stands 500 meters to the northwest of the Bell Tower. It was built in 1380. There used to be a huge drum in the tower, which told the time at dark, and that is how the tower got its present name. Besides marking the time, the drum was also used to give warnings to people in times of war. The base of The Drum Tower is 1,924 square meters in size, and 34 meters in height. It was built with blue bricks. The Drum Tower

has a rectangular shape and shows tier and the outside eaves are decorated with networks of wood arches.

楼鼓楼,在西安这座城市很好

钟楼,古典建筑与雕刻梁和椽,一直担任西安的象征。它站在市区的中心,北街道南街,西街和东大街见面。和塔一个巨大的钟,在古代是用来罢工每天早上的时间。这就是塔得名。现在它是一个重要的历史遗迹在陕西省。

钟楼始建于迎香殿1384年明朝。1582年搬到目前的网站由于城市的扩张计划。

女士们,先生们,有一个关于钟楼的故事。据说明朝的第一个皇帝,朱元璋,他出生在一个贫穷的家庭。他的父母在他年轻的时候就去世了,他过着艰苦的生活。后来,他去了一个寺庙成为和尚。当他登上王位,他害怕被被人“真正的龙”。因此,他下令建造钟楼在县压制“龙的精神”。西安自古以来一直是帝国的首都。所以必须非常强烈的“龙的精神”。这就是为什么在西安钟楼不仅是建造之前,也比其他的国家。塔的底部的大小是1337平方米,高8.6米,宽35.5米。这是铺着青砖。整个建筑地面36米。这是一个创立木材结构。屋檐下支持彩色“窦龚”传统结构体系中括号用于连接列和大梁,窦龚的使用使整个建筑公司和美丽。

好,接下来我们将参观鼓楼近。

鼓楼站500米西北部的钟楼。它建于1380年。曾经有一个巨大的塔筒,告诉时间的黑暗,这就是塔目前的名字。除了标记,使用的鼓也给警告人们在战争时期。鼓楼的基础是1924平方米大小,和34米高。这是用青砖建造的。鼓楼有矩形和显示层和外檐装饰着网络木头拱门。

篇三：西安景点介绍inEnglish

最新西安钟鼓楼城墙英文导游词

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen:

Today we will have three places to visit—the Bell Tower the Drum Tower and the City Well. First we come to the Bell Tower.

The Bell Tower, a classical building with carved beams and painted rafters, has been served as the symbol of Xi‘an. It stands in the center of the downtown area where the north street, the south street, the west street and the east street meet. And the tower house a huge bell which in ancient times was use to strike the time every morning. This is how the tower got its name. now it is an important historical monument in shaanxi Province.

The Bell tower was first built in Ying Xiang temple in 1384 during the Ming dynasty. It was moved to its present site in 1582 as a result of the city?s expansion program.

Ladies and gentlemen, There is a story about the Bell Tower. It‘s said that the first emperor of Ming dynasty , Zhu yuanzhang , he was born in a poor family. Both his parent died when he was young, and he had to live a hard life. Later, he went to a temple to become a monk. When he ascended the throne, he was afraid of being deposed by someone of ―real dragon‖. Therefore, he gave orders to build bell tower all over the county to repress the ―dragon spirits‖. Xi‘an has been the imperial capital city since ancient times. So the ―dragon spirits ‖ must be very strong here. That‘s why the bell tower in Xi‘an was not only built earlier, but also bigger than the other ones in the country. The base of the tower is 1,337.4 square meters in size, 8.6 meters high and 35.5 meters wide. It was laid with blue bricks all over. The whole building is 36 meters above ground. It is a brick-and –wood structure. The eaves are supported by colored ―dou gong‖ a traditional structural system in which brackets are used to join columns and crossbeams, the use of dou gong made the whole building firm and beautiful.

Well, next we will visit the Drum Tower nearly.

The Drum Tower stands 500 meters to the northwest of the Bell Tower. It was built in 1380. There used to be a huge drum in the tower, which told the time at dark, and that is how the tower got its present name. Besides marking the time, the drum was also used to give warnings to people in times of war. The base of The Drum Tower is 1,924 square meters in size, and 34 meters in height. It was built with blue bricks. The Drum Tower has a rectangular shape and shows tier and the outside eaves are decorated with networks of wood arches.

At last, we will visit the famous city wall of Xi‘an. The most complete and the best preserved city wall in china.

The city wall of Xi‘an is an extension of the prior Tang dynasty structure. It was stared in 1370 and finished in 1378 and has a rectangular –shaped construction. It is over 4 kilometers from the east to west and about 3 kilometers from the north to south. And the total length is 13.7 kilometers. It stands 12 meters high, 12-14 meters wide across the top and 15-18 meters thick at the button.

On the top of the city wall, there is a rampart every 120 meters, which extends out from the main wall. The top of the rampart is at the same level as the top of the wall. The ramparts were built to allow soldiers to see those enemies who would try to climb up the wall. The distance between every two ramparts is just within the range of arrow shot from either side. This allowed soldiers to protect the entire wall without exposing themselves to the enemy. There are altogether 98 of them on the city wall and each has a sentry building on top of it.There are four main gates of the city wall-one on each side-named the east gate, the west gate, south gate and north gate. The four gates of the city wall were the only way to go into and out of town. In Xi‘an, each of the four gates consists of three gate towers. The main gate tower is called ZhengLou which is located on top of the main part of the city wall. It is the inner one and is also the main entrance to the city. Zha lou is the gate tower which a suspension bridge and located outside of the city wall. It‘s used to lift and lower the suspension bridge. Jian lou is the arrow tower and located in between the Zhenglou and Zhaloutowers. There are square windows in the front and on the two sides to shoot arrows. Jianlou and Zhenglou are connected by walls and the encircled area is called Wongcheng in which soldiers could be stationed. From Wongcheng, there are also horse passages leading to the top of the wall. There are altogether eleven horse passages around the city.

A watch tower is located on each of the four corners of the wall. The one at the southwestern corner is round, probably after the model of the imperial city wall of the Tang dynasty. But the other three are square and are higher and larger than the sentry building on the ramparts. This shows the strategic importance of the corners of the city wall.

All right, we have finished visiting the famous city wall of Xi‘an. Thank you.

武则天乾陵

去西安西线旅游可以看到一座高大的“梁山”，这座山就是历史上显赫的唐代女王武则天的乾陵。

乾陵是唐高宗李治与女皇武则天的合葬陵。位于陕西乾县城北的粱山上，距西安八十公里，为第一批全国重点文物保护单位。

李治（公元６２８－６８３年），唐太宗李世民第九子，贞观十七年立为太子，二十三年即皇帝位，在位３４年。弘道元年十二月死于洛阳贞观殿，年５６岁。文明元年（公元６８４年）八月葬于乾陵。武则天（公元６２４－７０５年），原为太宗李世民的才人，太宗死后，得幸高宗，被立为皇后，渐拥实权。

高宗死后，先后废中宗、睿宗，自立为大周皇帝，是中国历史上唯一的女皇帝，在位２１年。神龙元年十一月死于洛阳上阳宫之仙居殿，年８２岁。翌年五月，与高宗李治合葬于乾陵。

粱山三峰耸立，峥嵘峻峭，主峰海拔１０４７.９米，地宫建于其中 ；南二峰东西对峙，浑圆挺秀如乳，远眺乾陵，酷似一尊“睡美人”，她是女皇武则天仰卧大地的绝妙象征。

文献记载，乾陵原有城垣两重。内城有青龙、白虎、朱雀、玄武四门，总面积２３０万平方米；外城周八十里。陵园内有献殿，下宫、上仙观、阙楼等建筑３７８间，其依山为陵的宏大场面，仿唐长安城格局营建的陵园，众多精美的巨型石雕，堪称“历代诸皇陵之冠”，成为后世诸帝陵仿效的楷模。从文献记载和考古发掘得知，乾陵可能是唯一未被盗掘的唐代帝王陵墓。

乾陵陵园东南隅分布有１７座陪葬墓，１９６０年至１９７２年先后发掘了五座，出土唐三彩等珍贵文物四千余件，唐墓壁画１２００多平方米，石雕线刻画近３００平方米，为研究唐代政治、经济、军事、文化、建筑以及对外关系等提供了极为重要的实物依据。目前，乾陵陵区、懿德太子墓、永泰公主墓、章怀太子墓对外开放，供中外游客观光游览。

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乾陵旅游专题介绍

雕像Effigy statuary

乾陵英文导游词

Qianling, the joint to tomb of Tang Emperor GaoZong (li zhi by name) and Empress WuZeTian, lies on Mount liangshan in the north of Qianxian county, ShaanXi province.It is 80km from Xi’an. It’s among the first group of important cultural relics units under state protection.

LiZhi,the ninth son of Emperor Tai Zong, ascended the throne in 649. He reigned for 34 years.in 683, he died in luoyang and was buried in QianLing in the following year. WuZeTian, named Zhao, once was a concubine of TaiZong. After his death, she won the favour of Emperor GaoZong and became his empress. After the death of GaoZong, she dethroned Emperor zhongzong and the successor RuiZong. Soon she estabished the Great Zhou Empire and wore the crown. She was the only woman ruler in china’s history. Having reiged for 21 years, she died at the age of 82 in LuoYang. In 706, she was also buried in QianLing.

Mount LiangShan, with a height of 1047.9 meters above sea level, comprises a peak and two lower hills. The peak stands out grandly with the underground palace hidden inside. To the south of it are two hills facing each other west to east, which the local people call Nipple Hills. Viewing it in a distance, QianLing looks like a sleeping beauty. It’s recorded that the cemetery is enclosed with an inner city wall and an outer city wall. The inner wall, with a coverage of 2.3 million square meters, has four gates-the Blue Dragon gate (east), the white Tiger gate (west), the Phoenix gate (south) and the Tortoise gate (north). The outer wall is 40km in circumference. The buildings in the cemetery include a sacrificial hall, side halls and watch towers,etc.

Qianling,built on hills, copied by the capital Tang Changan city, with many large and exquisite stone sculptures, was the model of the succesive dynasties. It is known as The First-Rank place of Royal Mausoleums in the Past Dynasties. According to historical records and excavations, Qianling is possibly the only Tang-Dynasty Mausoleum yet unrobbed.

To the southeast of Qianling fan out 17 satellite tombs. From 1960 to 1972, 5 of them were

excavated. Over 4000 valuable cultural relics as well as many frescos and the lined carvings had been unearthed.

All these provide material data for the study of the polotics, economy, military affairs, culture and architecture of the Tang Dynasty. So far the tombs of princess YongTai, Crown prince YiDe and Crown prince zhanghuai have been opened to tourists both from home and abroad.

最新秦始皇兵马俑英文(英语)导游词

Emperor Qin Shihuang‘s Mausoleum and the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum

Emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210B.C.) had Ying as his surname and Zheng as his given name. He name to the throne of the Qin at age 13， and took the helm of the state at age of 22. By 221 B.C.， he had annexed the six rival principalities of Qi， Chu， Yan， Han， Zhao and Wei， and established the first feudal empire in China’s history.

In the year 221 B.C., when he unified the whole country， Ying Zheng styled himself emperor. He named himself Shihuang Di， the first emperor in the hope that his later generations be the

second， the third even the one hundredth and thousandth emperors in proper order to carry on the hereditary system. Since then， the supreme feudal rulers of China’s dynasties had continued to call themselves Huang Di， the emperor.

After he had annexed the other six states， Emperor Qin Shihuang abolished the enfeoffment system and adopted the prefecture and county system. He standardized legal codes， written

language， track， currencies， weights and measures. To protect against harassment by the Hun aristocrats. Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the Great Wall be built. All these measures played an active role in eliminating the cause of the state of separation and division and strengthening the unification of the whole country as well as promotion the development of economy and culture. They had a great and deep influence upon China’s 2，000 year old feudal society.

Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the books of various schools burned except those of the Qin dynasty’s history and culture， divination and medicines in an attempt to push his feudal

autocracy in the ideological field. As a result， China’s ancient classics had been devastated and destroy. Moreover， he once ordered 460 scholars be buried alive. Those events were later called in history“the burning of books and the burying of Confucian scholars.”

Emperor Qin Shihuang，for his own pleasure， conscribed several hundred thousand convicts and went in for large-scale construction and had over seven hundred palaces built in the Guanzhong Plain. These palaces stretched several hundred li and he sought pleasure from one palace to the other. Often nobody knew where he ranging treasures inside the tomb， were enclosed alive.

Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum has not yet been excavated. What looks like inside could

noly be known when it is opened. However， the three pits of the terra-cotta warriot excavated outside the east gate of the outer enclosure of the necropolis can make one imagine how magnificent and luxurious the structure of Emperor Qin Shihuang‘s Mausoleum was.

No.1 Pit was stumbled upon in March 1974 when villagers of Xiyang Village of Yanzhai

township， Lintong County， sank a well 1.5km east of the mausoleum. In 1976， No.2 and 3 Pits were found 20m north of No.1 Pit respectively after the drilling survey. The terra-cotta warriors and horses are arrayed according to the Qin dynasty battle formation， symbolizing the troops keeping vigil beside the mausoleum. This discovery aroused much interest both at home and

abroad. In 1975， a museum， housing the site of No.1 and covering an area of 16，300 square meters was built with the permission of the State Council. The museum was formally opened to public on Oct.1， the National Day， 1979.

No.1 Pit is 230 meters long from east to west， 62m wide from north to south and 5m deep ， covering a total area of 14，260 square meters. It is an earth-and-wood structure in the shape of a tunnel. There are five sloping entrances on the eastern and western sides of the pit respectively. The pit is divided into eleven corridors by ten earthen partition walls， and the floors are paved with bricks. Thick rafters were placed onto the walls (but now one can only see their remains)， which were covered with mats and then fine soil and earth. The battle formation of the Qin

dynasty， facing east. In the east end are arrayed three lines of terra-cotta warriors， 70 pieces in each， totaling 210 pieces. They are supposed to be the van of the formation. Immediately behind them are 38 columns of infantrymen alternating with war chariots in the corridors， each being 180m long. They are probably the main body of the formation. There is one line of warriors in the left， right and west ends respectively， facing outwards. They are probably the flanks and the rear. There are altogether 27 trial trench， it is assumed that more than 6，000 clay warriors and horses could be unearthed from No.1 Pit.

No.2 Pit sis about half the size of No.1 Pit， covering about 6，000 square meters Trail diggings show this is a composite formation of infantry， cavalry and chariot soldiers， from which roughly over 1，000 clay warriors， and 500 chariots and saddled horses could be unearthed. The 2，000-year-old wooden chariots are already rotten. But their shafts， cross yokes， and wheels， etc. left clear impressions on the earth bed. The copper parts of the chariots still remain. Each chariot is pulled by four horses which are one and half meters high and two metres long. According to textual research， these clay horses were sculptures after the breed in the area of Hexi Corridor. The horses for the cavalrymen were already saddled， but with no stirups.

No.3 Pit covers an area of 520m2 with only four horses， one chariot and 68 warriors， supposed to be the command post of the battle formation. Now， No.2 and 3 Pits have been refilled， but visitors can see some clay figures and weapons displayed in the exhibition halls in the museum that had been unearthed from these two pits. The floors of both No.1 and 2 Pits were covered with a layer of silt of 15 to 20cm thick. In these pits， one can see traces of burnt beams everywhere， some relics which were mostly broken. Analysis shows that the pits were burned down by Xiang Yu， leader of a peasant army. All of the clay warriors in the three pits held real weapons in their hands and face east， showing Emperor Qin Shihuang’s strong determination of wiping out the

篇四：英文介绍西安

Xi'an (Chinese: 西安), is the capital of the Shanxi province in the People's Republic of China . As one of the oldest cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital of 13 dynasties ,including the Zhou, Qin, Han, the Sui, and Tang dynasties. Xi'an is the eastern end of the Silk Road . The city has more than 3,100 years of history, and was known as Chang'an (traditional Chinese: 长安).????Long holidays are usual during Spring Festival, Labor Holiday (1-7 May), and National Holiday (1-7 October). The number of travellers is often greater during Summer (May-August), although the most pleasant season for visiting Xi'an is Autumn.

Xi'an is a beautiful city with a very colorful history.There are so many famous buildings in xian,such as clay sulelievs,Banpo village museum and so on.If one day you come to Xi'an,you'd better visit some places of interest,so that you can learn more knowledges about this city.At last,I'm sure that you can have a great time in Xi'an.

译：西安是座有着悠久历史的城市，这里有许多的著名建筑，比如说兵马俑，半坡博物馆等等。如果有天你来到西安，你最好去参观名胜古迹，以便你可以学到更多有关于这座城市的知识。最后，我相信你在西安会玩的开心

Xi'an is the capital of Shanxi province in China and a sub-provincial city. As one of the most important cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China for , including the Zhou, Qin, Han, and the Tang. Xi'an is also renowned for being the eastern terminus of the Silk Road and for the location of the Terracotta Army from Qin Dynasty. The city has more than 3,100 years of history. It was called Chang'an in ancient times.????Since 1990s, as part of the economic revival of interior China, especially the central and northwest regions, in addition to a history of manufacturing and solid industrial establishments, Xi'an has become an important cultural, industrial and educational center of the central-northwest region, with facilities for research and development, national security and China's space exploration program.????

??大雁塔 Great Wild Goose Pagoda ?? 小雁塔 Small Wild Goose Pagoda ??

秦始皇兵马俑博物馆 ?? Museum of Emperor Qinshihuang’s Tomb Figures of Soldiers and Horses ?? 秦始皇陵 The

Tomb of Emperor Qinshihuang ?? 黄帝陵 The Huangdi Tomb ?? 鼓 楼 The Drum Tower ?? 钟 楼 The Bell Tower ?? 西安城墙 The Xi’an Circumvallation ?? 华清池 The Huaqing Pond ?? 乾 陵 The Qian Tomb ?? 法门寺 The Famen Temple ?? 黄河壶口瀑布

The Huanghe

Hukou Waterfall ?? 大唐芙蓉园 Lotus palace of Tang Dynasty

华山—兵马俑—大、小雁塔—钟、鼓楼

Huashan - terracotta warriors and horses - big, Small Goose Pagoda - Bell, Drum Tower 餐饮

Food & Beverage

西安人钟爱的羊肉泡馍

Xi'an people love hot steamed mutton

还有梆梆面、柿面糊塌、凉皮、炒粉鱼、锅盔、千层油酥饼等特色小吃

There梆梆face, persimmon batter down,凉皮,炒粉fish,锅盔, Melaleuca Oil and other special snacks pastries

Some of the most well-known sites in Xi'an are:????The city is surrounded by a well-preserved City wall of Xi'an which was re-constructed in the 14th century during the early Ming Dynasty and was based on the inner imperial palace of Tang Dynasty.??The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and his Terracotta Army are located 40 km to the east of the city centre, in the city's suburbs.??The Bell Tower and Drum Tower, both are located at the city's central axis.??The city's Muslim quarter, which is home to the Great Mosque of Xi'an.??The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Small Wild Goose Pagoda are both spectacular towers and both are well over 1,000 years old and have survived great earthquakes. The former is next to a large square with the largest fountain in Asia which projects water high into the air, rising and falling in time to music during one of the daily performances (usually at noon and soon after sunset). They protected Buddhist writings in the past.??The Stele Forest is famous for its numerous historic inscriptions and stoneworks??The Famen Temple and its towering pagoda located on the city's outskirt??Xi Ming Temple??Wolong Temple at Kaitong lane??Xingjiao Temple at Shaolin Yuan (where Xuanzang's Tomb lies)??Jianfu Temple??Blue Dragon Temple??Wangji Temple??The Banpo Neolithic village is located on the outskirt of the city proper??The Qianling Mausoleum, one of the many Tang Dynasty era tombs located in Xi'an??The Shaanxi History Museum has a large collection of artifacts both modern and ancient.??Mount Hua is one of the most visited and steepest mountains in the country??Mount

Zhongnan (终南山)??Mount Taibai??Mount Li??Huaqing Hot Springs (华清池), at the foot of Mt. Lishan, have a history of 6,000 years, the adjacent Huaqing Palace has a history of 3,000 years. Ranked among the Hundred Famous Gardens in China, it also has the status as a National Cultural Relic Protection Unit and a National Key Scenic Area.

篇五：The Bell Tower Drum Tower and the City Well in Xi'an(西安城墙英文解说词)

The Bell Tower Drum Tower and the City Well in Xi‖an

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen:

Today we will have three places to visit—the Bell Tower the Drum Tower and the City Well. First we come to the Bell Tower.

The Bell Tower, a classical building with carved beams and painted rafters, has been served as the symbol of Xi‖an. It stands in the center of the downtown area where the north street, the south street, the west street and the east street meet. And the tower house a huge bell which in ancient times was use to strike the time every morning. This is how the tower got its name. now it is an important historical monument in Shaanxi Province.

The Bell tower was first built in Ying Xiang temple in 1384 during the Ming dynasty. It was moved to its present site in 1582 as a result of the city―s expansion program.

Ladies and gentlemen, there is a story about the Bell Tower. It‖s said that the first emperor of Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang , he was born in a poor family. Both his parent died when he was young, and he had to live a hard life. Later, he went to a temple to become a monk. When he ascended the throne, he was afraid of being deposed by someone of ?real dragon‘. Therefore, he gave orders to build bell tower all over the county to repress the ?dragon spirits‘. Xi‖an has been the imperial capital city since ancient times. So the ?dragon spirits‘ must be very strong here. That‖s why the bell tower in Xi‖an was not only built earlier, but also bigger than the other ones in the country. The base of the tower is 1,337.4 square meters in size, 8.6 meters high and 35.5 meters wide. It was laid with blue bricks all over. The whole building is 36 meters above ground. It is a brick-and –wood structure. The eaves are supported by colored ?dou gong‘ a traditional structural system in which brackets are used to join columns and crossbeams, the use of dou gong made the whole building firm and beautiful.

Well, next we will visit the Drum Tower nearly.

The Drum Tower stands 500 meters to the northwest of the Bell Tower. It was built in 1380. There used to be a huge drum in the tower, which told the time at dark, and that is how the tower got its present name. Besides marking the time, the drum was also used to give warnings to people in times of war. The base of The Drum Tower is 1,924 square meters in size, and 34 meters in height. It was built with blue bricks. The Drum Tower has a rectangular shape and shows tier and the outside eaves are decorated with networks of wood arches.

At last, we will visit the famous city wall of Xi‖an. The most complete and the best preserved city wall in china.

The city wall of Xi‖an is an extension of the prior Tang dynasty structure. It was stared in 1370 and finished in 1378 and has a rectangular –shaped construction. It is over 4 kilometers from the east to west and about 3 kilometers from the north to south. And the total length is 13.7 kilometers. It stands 12 meters high, 12-14 meters wide across the top and 15-18 meters thick at the button. On the top of the city wall, there is a rampart every 120 meters, which extends out from the main wall. The top of the rampart is at the same level as the top of the wall. The ramparts were built to allow soldiers to see those enemies who would try to climb up the wall. The distance between every two ramparts is just within the range of arrow shot from either side. This allowed soldiers to protect the entire wall without exposing themselves to the enemy. There are altogether 98 of them on the city wall and each has a sentry building on top of it.

There are four main gates of the city wall-one on each side-named the east gate, the west gate, south gate and north gate. The four gates of the city wall were the only way to go into and out of town.

In Xi‖an, each of the four gates consists of three gate towers. The main gate tower is called ZhengLou which is located on top of the main part of the city wall. It is the inner one and is also the main entrance to the city. Zha lou is the gate tower which a suspension bridge and located outside of the city wall. It‖s used to lift and lower the suspension bridge. Jian lou is the arrow tower and located in between the Zhenglou and Zhaloutowers. There are square windows in the front and on the two sides to shoot arrows. Jianlou and Zhenglou are connected by walls and the encircled area is called Wongcheng in which soldiers could be stationed. From Wongcheng, there are also horse passages leading to the top of the wall. There are altogether eleven horse passages around the city.

A watch tower is located on each of the four corners of the wall. The one at the southwestern corner is round, probably after the model of the imperial city wall of the Tang dynasty. But the other three are square and are higher and larger than the sentry building on the ramparts. This shows the strategic importance of the corners of the city wall.

All right, we have finished visiting the famous city wall of Xi‖an. Thank you.

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