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1、西安及周邊著名景點英語簡介 西安幾大著名旅游景點介紹(英文) 大雁塔Great Wild Goose Pagoda小雁塔Small Wild Goose Pagoda秦始皇兵馬俑博物館Museum of Emperor Qinshihuang s Tomb Figures of Soldiers andHorses秦始皇陵The Tomb of Emperor Qinshihuang鼓 樓The Drum Tower鐘 樓The Bell Tower西安城墻The Xi an Circumvallation華清池The Huaqing Pond法門寺The Famen Temple黃河壺口瀑布

2、The Huanghe Hukou Waterfall大唐芙蓉園Lotus palace of Tang Dynasty大雁塔Xian:Xian: BigBig WildWild GooseGoose PagodaPagoda (Dayanta)(Dayanta)The Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta),is a Buddhistpagoda built in 652 AD during the Tang Dynasty and originally had five stories.The originalconstruction of rammed eart

3、h with a stone exterior facade eventually collapsed five decades later but was rebuilt by Empress Wu Zetian in704AD who added five more stories. A massive earthquake in 1556 heavily damaged the pagoda and reduced it by three stories to its currentheight of seven stories One of the pagodas many funct

4、ions was to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China fromIndiaby Xuanzang, a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator.Xuanzang is a prominent Buddhist figure mostly knownfor his seventeen year overland trip to India and back, which is recorded in deta

5、il in his autobiography and a biography, and which providedthe inspiration for the epic novel Journey to the West . The pagoda is built on the premises of the Temple of Great Maternal Grace (DaCien), originally built in 589 AD and then rebuilt 647 AD by the Tang Emperor Gaozong in memory of his moth

6、er EmpressWende. Before the gatesof the temple stands a statue of Xuanzang.大雁塔北廣場NorthNorth SquareSquare ofof BigBig WildWild GooseGoose PagodaPagodaSurrounding Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming, especially the square north of the Da Cien Temple. Covering about110,000 square

7、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 and waterscape square, and the largest-scale sculptures area. In the world, ithas the most benches, the longest ligh

8、t-belt, and the largest-scale acoustic complex. The entire square is composed of waterscape fountains,a cultural square, gardens and tourist paths. There you can taste real Chinese culture and traditions and fully enjoy the truly attractiveviews. With reliefs on the theme of the prosperous Tang Dyna

9、sty, 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 when you visit Big Wild Goose秦始皇兵馬俑TheThe MuseumMuseumofof QinQin Terra-cottaTerra-cotta WarriorsWarriors andand HorsesHorsesOne of

10、 the most significant archaeological finds in the world, this 16,300-square-meter excavation reveals more than 7,000 life-size terracottafigures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations. (3 pits) The terracotta warriors and horses, created about 2,200 years ago,were found in 1974 on the

11、east side of the tomb of the First Emperor Qin Shihuang (259 BC - 210 BC) near Xian. Emperor Qin Shihuang hadYing as his surname and Zheng as his given name.In 221 B.C., when he unified the whole country, named himself Shihuang Di and carried on the hereditary system. To protect against harassmentby

12、 the Hun aristocrats. Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the Great Wall be built.鐘樓TheThe BellBell TowerTower (Zhonglou)(Zhonglou)Centrally located on the Four Main Roads junction is the Bell Tower, of Xian. The original City Bell Tower was constructed in 1582 andsituated in the west, but on its reconstru

13、ction in 1739, the tower was relocated to its present site. A Ming dynasty bell weighing approximately14.76 tons hangs in the tower, but no longer chimes to inform residents of the time of day. Visitors have the chance to inspect up-closea number of smaller bells. Although the site itself is more of

14、 a landmark than an attraction, it is frequently enlivened with local performances.Visitors interested in local music should visit the site in the morning and early afternoon.Originally, the towerhad a number of entrances, but today, it only has one accessible entrance located on Bei Dajie close to

15、the Admission Ticket Office.鼓樓Xian:Xian: DrumDrum TowerTower (Gulou)(Gulou)The Drum Tower was built in 1380 during the early Ming Dynasty, and got its name from the hugedrum located within the building. In contrastto the Bell Tower ,where bell was stricken at dawn, drum was beat at sunset to indicat

16、e the end ofthe day. There are twenty-four drums inthe northand south sides of the Drum Tower . These drums standfor the Twenty-four Solar Terms, a form of weather calendar created by theChinesein order to guide the agricultural production.西安城墻TheThe XiXi anan CircumvallationCircumvallationThe Xi an

17、 Circumvallation site is located at the center of xi an city with the form of a rectangulThe circumvallation, with its wall height of 12 meters, bottom width of 18 meters and top width of 15 meters, consists of 4 city gates: changlegate to the east, anding gate to the west, yongling gate to the sout

18、h and anyuan gate to the north. Its east wall has the length of 2590meters, west wall of 2631.2 meters, south wall of 3441.6 meters and north wall of 3241 meters. It was constructed on the basis of the tangimperial city and under the strategic consideration of defense. The thickness of the wall is l

19、arger than its height and is very solid thatcars can run on it. The existing circumvallation was built during 1373-1378 with the history of more than 600 years. It is one of the mostfamous wall construction in China s history after the middle ages as well as the mostpreserved ancient one in China.小雁

20、塔SmallSmall WildWild GooseGoose PagodaPagodaThe Small Wild Goose Pagoda, sometimes Little Wild Goose Pagoda (Chinese:小雁塔；pinyin: Xi aoy cn T a), is one of two significant pagodasin the city of Xian, China, the site of the old Han and Tang capital Changan. The other notable pagoda is the Giant Wild G

21、oose Pagoda,originally built in 652 and restored in 704. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda was built between 707成09, during the Tang Dynasty under EmperorZhongzong of Tang (r 705 -710). The pagoda stood 45 m (147 ft) until the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake. The earthquake shook the pagoda and damagedit so that

22、it now stands at a height of 43 m (141 ft) with fifteen levels of tiers.1 The pagoda has a brick frame built around a hollowinterior, and its square base and shape reflect the building style of other pagodas from the era.1 During the Tang Dynasty, the Small WildGoose Pagoda stood across a street fro

23、m its mother temple, the Dajianfu Temple. Pilgrims brought sacred Buddhist writings to the temple andpagoda from India, as the temple was one of the main centers in Changan for translating Buddhist texts.1 The temple was older than thepagoda, since it was founded in 684, exactly 100 days after the d

24、eath of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (r. 649-683).1Emperor Zhongzong had donated his residence to the building of a new temple here, maintaining the temple for 200 monks in honor of his deceasedfather Gaozong.1 The temple was originally called the Daxianfusi or Great Monastery of Offered Blessings by Zho

25、ngzong, until it was renamedDajianfusi by Empress Wu Zetian in 690.華清池HuaqingHuaqing HotHot SpringsSpringsHuaqing Hot Springs, also known as Huaqing Palace, is a well-known historic site and an AAAAA tourist attraction of China. It gets its famefor being the place where the romantic story of Emperor

26、 Tangxuanzong of Tang Dynasty (618-907) and his beloved Yang Guifei (or ConcubineYang) took place. As a matter of fact, the site had been as an imperial palace for emperors short stays away from the capital for more than3000 years. Emperors of Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties spent the winter

27、at this place every year. Emperor Zhouyouwang of WesternZhou Dynasty (1046BC-771BC) is said to be the first emperor who ordered to build a palace at the site. In the following dynasties, the palacewas repaired and expanded for several times, given the name of Hot Spring Palace and finally denominate

28、d Huaqqing Palace by EmperorTangxuanzong. The palace was constructed above hot springs, hence the site is also called Huaqing Hot Springs.法門寺TheThe FamenFamen TempleTempleFamen Temple, renowned for storing the veritable Finger Bone of the Sakyamuni Buddha, is located in Fufeng County of Shaanxi Prov

29、ince. FamenTemple was established in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) for spreading Buddhism. The most representative structures in the temple arethe Famen Temple Pagoda and Famen Temple Museum. Many royal treasures and jewelry were found here. But why? Famen Temple was the royal templeduring the Su

30、i Dynasty (581-618) and Tang Dynasty. Emperors in Sui and Tang believed that enshrining and worshiping the bone of Sakyamuniwould bring richness and peace to the land and its people. So an offering of treasure to the finger bone was made, which was housed in theUnderground Palace.壺口瀑布HukouHukou Wate

31、rfallWaterfallThe Hukou waterfall on the Huanghe River west of Jixian County, Shanxi, is formed when the river flows to the Hukou Mountains on the Shanxi-Shaanxiborder and its 250-meter-wide bed, sandwiched between the canyons on its banks, abruptly narrows into a trough 50 meters wide and 30 meters

32、deep and falls down into a big stone-strewn pool. The section of the river here is like the mouth of a water- flash. Hence the name of thewaterfall, which means Flask Mouth waterfallThe waterfall has a descent of 15-20 meters in the low-water season, but it is scarcely noticeable as a waterfall in the high waterseason when the waters burst into rapid torrents. The section isrich in hydroelectric power potential陜西歷史博物館Xian:Xian: ShanxiShanxi HistoryHistory MuseumMuseumOne thing surprising at the Shaanxi Provinc