大雁塔英文介紹雙語介紹

1、As the symbol of the old-li ne Xia n, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved an cie nt buildi ng and a holy place for Buddhists. It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers (2.49 miles) from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Cien Temple complex, it attracts nu

2、merous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religi on, its simple but appeali ng style of con structi on, and its new square in front of the temple. It is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA Tourist Attractio n.This attraction can be divided into three parts: the Big

3、Wild Goose Pagoda, the Da Cien Temple, and the North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda.Big Wild Goose PagodaOrig in ally built in 652 duri ng the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xua nzan g.Xu

4、a nzang started off from Chan ga n (the an cie nt Xia n), along the Silk Road and through deserts, fin ally arriving in India, the cradle of Buddhism. Enduring 17 years and traversing 100 countries, he obtained Buddha figures, 657 kinds of sutras, and several Buddha relics. Having gotte n the permis

5、si on of Emperor Gaozong (628-683), Xuanzang, as the first abbot of Da Cie n Temple, supervised the build ing of a pagoda in side it. With the support of royalty, he asked 50 hierarchs into the temple to tran slateSanskrit in sutras into Chinese, totaling 1,335 volumes, which heralded a new era in t

6、he history of tran slati on. Based on the jour ney to In dia, he also wrote a book en titled Pilgrimage to the West in the Tang Dynasty, to which scholars attached great importance.First built to a height of 60 meters (197 feet) with five stories, it is now 64.5 meters (211.6 feet) high with an addi

7、ti onal two stories. It was said that after that additi on came the say in g-Sav ing a life exceeds building a seven-storied pagoda. Externally it looks like a square cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist con structi on. Built of brick, its structure is very firm. In side the pa

8、goda, stairs twist up so that visitors can climb and overlook the pano rama of Xia n City from the arch-shaped doors on four sides of each storey. On the walls are en graved fine statues of Buddha by the renowned artist Yan Libe n of the Tang Dyn asty. Steles by no ted calligraphers also grace the p

9、agoda.As for the reas on why it is called Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there is a lege nd. Accord ing to an cie nt stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for one of which eati ng meat was not a taboo. One day, they could nt find meat to buy. Upon seeing a group of big wild geese flying by, a monk

10、said to himself: Today we have no meat. I hope the merciful Bodhisattva will give us some. At that very moment, the leading wild goose broke its wi ngs and fell to the ground. All the monks were startled and believed that Bodhisattva showed his spirit to order them to be more pious. They established

11、 a pagoda where the wild goose fell and stopped eating meat. Hence it got the name Big Wild Goose Pagoda.Da Cie n TempleDa Cie n Temple is the home of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In 648, to commemorate the dead virtuous queen, royalty ordered the building of a temple named Cien (Mercy and Kindness), for

12、which the status and scale far exceeded all others. Today, with an area of 32,314 square meters (38,648.5 square yards), one seve nth of the orig inal area, it still retai ns its gran deur.Before the temple, there sta nds a statue of hierarch Xua nzang, the meritorious hierarch. Walki ng on and acro

13、ss a small bridge, visitors will see the gates of the temple. With guard ing lions, the temple seems stately for lio ns were said to fun cti on as talisma ns.E nteri ng the temple you will see two build in gs-Bell Tower in the east and Drum Tower in the west. In side the Bell Tower hangs an iron bel

14、l 15 tons (14.76 gross tons) in weight. It was molded in 1548 in the Mi ng Dyn asty (1368-1644). Along the central axis are arranged the Hall of Mahavira, Sermon Hall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Hall of Xua nzang Sanzang. In the Hall of Mahavira are three carved statues of Sakyam uni, and 18 arh

15、ats as well as Xua nzang. The Sermon Hall is where Buddhist disciples would listen to a sermon. A bronze statue of Amitabha is dedicated and a Buddha statue is collected byXuanzang as oblation. The Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang is north of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In this hall are Xuanzangs relic and a bro

16、nze statue of a seated Xua nzang. The inner wall is chiseled with murals depict ing this hierarchs story. Renowned as the con temporary Dun hua ng Buddhist storehouse praised by UNESCO, it is the biggest memorial of Xuanzang.North Square of Big Wild Goose PagodaSurrounding Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the

17、 scenery is also quite charming, especially the square north of the Da Cien Temple. Covering about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus 20,000 square meters (23920.6 square yards) of water area, it holds many records: in Asia, it is the biggest Tang-culture square, the biggest fountain a

18、nd waterscape square, and the largest-scale sculptures area. In the world, it has the most ben ches, the Iongest light-belt, and the largest-scale acoustic complex.The en tire square is composed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, garde ns and tourist paths. There you can taste real Chin ese

19、 culture and traditi ons and fully enjoy the truly attractive views. With reliefs on the theme of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, 200-meter-long (656-foot-long) sculpture groups, 8 groups of sculpted figures, 40 relievos on the land, and 22 styles of musical fountains, it has become a must-see whe n yo

20、u visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda.2西安旅游景點介紹-中英文陜西是華夏文明最重要、 最集中的發(fā)源地之一，早在100萬年前 就有藍田人在此生息勞作，從公元前11世紀起，歷史上先后有13個朝代在此建都。陜西省是我國文物古跡薈萃之地，有天然歷史博物館”之稱：古長安城的遺跡、號稱世界第八大奇跡的秦 始皇兵馬俑、壯觀雄偉的大小 72座帝陵 博大悠遠的華夏文 明使每一個初到陜西的人都不自覺地挖掘內(nèi)心深處的懷古悠思。 陜西不僅文物古跡眾多，而且自然風光綺麗：有靈秀險峻的西岳 華山和臨潼驪山；有激流澎湃的黃河壺口瀑布； 還有以保護大熊 貓等珍稀動物為主的生態(tài)旅游區(qū)。 陜北高原不僅是中

21、國革命的根 據(jù)地，更是陜西民俗風情的發(fā)源地：高亢的秦腔、激昂的鑼鼓、 精湛的剪紙和極富生活氣息的農(nóng)民畫等，無不以其厚重的文化底韻和獨特的黃土風情吸引了越來越多關(guān)注的目光。大雁塔全稱 慈恩寺大雁塔”，位于距西安市區(qū)4公里的慈恩寺內(nèi)，始建于公 元652年，相傳是慈恩寺的第一任主持方丈玄奘法師（唐三藏） 自天竺國歸來后，為了供奉和儲藏梵文經(jīng)典和佛像舍利等物親自 設(shè)計并督造建成。華清池位于西安市臨潼區(qū)驪山北側(cè)， 東距西安 30公里。華清池因為有唐玄宗和楊貴妃的傳說而名聲遠播，其 實華清池的歷史非常悠久， 相傳早在西周時期，周幽王就曾在此 建驪宮；后世的秦始皇、漢武帝也都在這里建立行宮；唐代更是 大興土

22、木，特別是唐玄宗天寶年間修建的宮殿樓閣更為豪華，并正式改名為華清宮”兵馬俑是始皇陵的從葬坑，位于秦始皇陵 東側(cè)約1公里半處，發(fā)現(xiàn)于1974年，是當代最重要的考古發(fā)現(xiàn) 之一。一號坑是當?shù)剞r(nóng)民打井時發(fā)現(xiàn)的，后經(jīng)鉆探又先后發(fā)現(xiàn)二、三號坑，其中一號坑最大，面積達14260平方米。三個坑共發(fā)掘出700多件陶俑、100多乘戰(zhàn)車、400多匹陶馬、10萬多件兵器。 陶俑身高在1米75至1米85之間，根據(jù)裝束、神態(tài)、發(fā)式的不 同，可以分為將軍俑，武士俑，車士俑等?？觾?nèi)還出土有劍、矛、 戟、彎刀等青銅兵器，雖然埋在土里兩千多年，依然刀鋒銳利， 閃閃發(fā)光，可以視為世界冶金史上的奇跡。秦始皇兵馬俑規(guī)模宏 大，場面威武

23、，具有很高的藝術(shù)價值。鐘樓位于西安城內(nèi)東西南 北四條大街的交匯處。始建于明洪武十七年，原址在今西安市廣 濟街口，明萬歷十年移于現(xiàn)址，清乾隆五年曾經(jīng)重修。鐘樓上懸 掛銅鐘，用以報時，故名鐘樓。鼓樓位于西安市西大街與北院門 交匯處，東于鐘樓隔廣場相望，鼓樓建于明洪武十三年，清代曾 兩次重修。樓上原有巨鼓一面，傍晚擊鼓報時，故名鼓樓。Shaanxi is one of civilized importa nt , all together China headstream, as far back as havingLantian Man to grow work here right away i

24、n the front for 1000000 years, starting from the 11thcentury B.C., successively have 13 in history dynasty found a capital here. Shaanxi Province fieldof being that our country cultural relics and historic sites gathers together , name of having thenatural history museum : Acient Chang An county Cit

25、y historical remains, are known as eighthShaa nxi not only cultural relics and historic sites is a lot of , but also n atural sce ne isbeautiful: Have precipitous West Hua Mountain and Lin Tong Mt. black horse intelligent and elega nt;Hua nghe River kettle mouth waterfall hav ing rapids to surge; St

26、ill have the organisms habitstourist area giving first place to protect ing a gia nt panda wait ing for a rare ani mal. Not onlyn orther n Shaanxi highland be Chinese revolution base area , but also be Shaa nxi folk custom localma nners and feeli ngs headstream: Shaa nxi opera loud and sono rous , v

27、eheme nt gong and drum ,con summate paper-cut and extremely rich life breath peasant painting etc. , the sight havingattracted more and more many attentions all with its culture thick and heavy bottom rhyme an ddisti nctive loess amorous feeling.largest in the world miracle Qin Shi Huangs Buried Scu

28、lpture Legi on , grand grand sight 72emperors mausoleum big or small, . Dista nt vast China civilizati on makes every one first thepeople who arrives at Shaanxi not excavate heart profundity meditati ng on the past con scie ntiouslysw inging thought.西安小吃名稱中英文常用地名 鐘樓 Bell tower大雁塔 Big wild goose pago

29、da兵馬 俑 Emperor Qins terra-cotta warriors and horses 回民街 HUI mi nority street 經(jīng)典小吃 羊肉泡饃 cruded pan cake in mutto nchinese hamburger 中式早黑占燒餅Clay oven rolls 油Fried breadstick韭菜盒Fried leekdumplings 水餃Boileddumplings 蒸餃Steamed dumplings 饅頭Steamed buns 害V 包Steamed san dwich 飯團Rice and vegetable roll 蛋餅Egg

30、 cakes 皮蛋100-year egg 咸鴨蛋Saltedduck egg 豆?jié){Soybean milk 飯類稀飯Rice porridge 白飯Pla in whiterice 油飯Glutinous oilrice 糯米飯Glutinous rice 鹵肉飯Braised porkrice蛋炒飯Friedrice with egg 地瓜粥Sweet potatocon gee面類餛飩面Wonton & noodles刀削面Sliced noodles 麻辣面Spicy hot no odles麻醬面Sesame paste no odles 鴨肉面Duck withdumpling 肉

31、夾饃soup 涼皮 cold rice noodles 湯圓 sweetnoodles 鱔魚面Eel noodles 烏龍面Seafoodnoodles 榨菜肉絲面Pork , pickled mustard green noodles 牡蠣細面Oyster thin noodles 板條Flat noodles米粉Rice noodles 炒米粉Fried rice noodles冬粉Green bean noodle湯類魚丸湯Fishball soup 貢丸湯Meat ball soup 蛋花湯Egg &vegetable soup 蛤蜊湯Clams soup 牡蠣湯Oyster soup

32、 紫菜湯Seaweed soup 酸辣湯Sweet & sour soup 餛 飩 湯Wonton soup 豬腸湯Vegetarian gelatin 糖Pork intestine soup 甜 點 愛玉葫蘆Tomatoeson sticks長壽桃Lon gevityPeaches 芝麻球Glutinous rice sesame balls 麻花Hemp flowers 雙胞胎Horse hooves 冰類綿綿冰Mein mein ice 麥角冰Oatmeal ice 地瓜冰Sweetpotato ice 紅豆牛奶冰Red bean with milkice八寶冰Eight treasures ice 豆花Tofu pudding 果汁甘蔗汁Sugar cane juice 酸梅汁Plum juice楊桃汁Starfruit juice 青草茶Herb juice點 心 牡蠣煎Oyster omelet 臭豆腐Stinky tofu (Smelly tofu)油豆腐Oily bean curd麻辣豆腐Spicy hot bean curd 蝦片Prawn c