北京導(dǎo)游詞：六大景點(diǎn)英文導(dǎo)游詞之天壇

1、北京導(dǎo)游詞：六大景點(diǎn)英文導(dǎo)游詞之天壇北京導(dǎo)游詞LadiesandGentlemen:WelcometothetempleofHeaven.(Afterself-introduction)preservedculturalheritagesofChina.Therearebasicallytwokindsofvisitorswhocomehere:localpensionerswhodoexerciseshereinthemorningandeveningandsightseersbothfromhomeandabroad.Allinall,thereare12millionvisitorsve

2、ryyear.Nowwearegoingtogoalongtheroutethatleadstothealter.Itwilltakeroughlyonehour.Mindyou,theemperoralsowalkedalongthisroutetopaytributetotheGodofHeaven.(AlongtheSouthernSacredRoadleadingtotheCircularMoundAltar)ThelargestgroupofarchitecturesevertobededicatedtoHeaven,theTempleofHeavenservedasanexclus

3、ivealtarforChinesemonarchsduringtheMingandQingdynasties.ItwasdecreedthatrulersofsuccessivedynastieswouldplacealtarsintheirowncapitalstoworshipHeavenandprayforgoodharvest.Butwhy?TheancientChinesebelievedthatHeavenwasthesupremeruleroftheuniverseandthefateofmankind,andthusworshipingritesdedicatedtoHeav

4、encameintobeing.TheHeaventheancientChinesereferredtowasactuallytheUniverse,ornature.Inthosedays,therewerespecficritesofworship.ThiswasespeciallytrueduringtheMingandQingdynastieswhenelaborateceremonieswereheld.TheTempleofHeavenwasbuiltin1420duringthereignofEmperorYoungleoftheMingDynasty.Situatedinthe

5、southernpartofthecity,thisgrandsetofstructurescoversanareaof273hectares.Tobettersymbolizeheavenandearth,thenorthernpartoftheTempleiscircularwhilethesouthernpartissquare.Thewholecompoundisenclosedbytwowalls,asquarewalloutsidearoundone.Theouterareaischaracterizedbysuburbanscenery,whiletheinnerpartisus

6、edforsacrifices.TheinnerenclosureconsistsoftheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvestandtheCircularMoundAltar.(AlongtheImperialPassageleadingfromtheSouthernLatticeStarGateinfrontoftheCircularMoundAltar)theCircularMoundAltarisenclosedbytwowalls,eachcontainingfourgroupsofSouthernLatticeStarGate,eachinturnconsistin

7、gofthreedoors,with24marbledoorsaltogether.Standingonthepassagefacingnorth,youwillnoticethatwitheachpairofdoorsonisnarrowerthantheother.Thisreflectsthefeudalhierarchy:thewiderdoorwasreservedformonarchs,whilethenarroweronewasusedbycourtiers.Onthedayoftheceremony,theemperorwoulddonhisritualcostumeandbe

8、usheredinbytheofficialinchargeofreligiousaffairs.Heascendedthethreeterracesintheforefronttopaytributeatthealter.(AtoptheCircularMoundAlter)wearenowonthetopterraceoftheAltar,orthethirdterrace.Eachterracehasaflightof9steps.Atthecenterofthisterraceliesaroundstonesurroundedby9steps.Atthecenterofthisterr

9、aceliesaroundstonesurroundedby9concentricringsofstone.Thenumberofstonesinthefirstringis9,inthesecond,18,upto81inthe9thring.Eventhenumberofcarvedbalustradesontheseterracesisamultipleeof9.Butwhy?AccordingtoancientChinesephilosophy,yinandyangweretwoopposingfactors.Heavenandtheoddnumbersbelongedtoyangwh

10、iletheEarthandevennumbersbelongedtoyin.Ninewasthelargestheavenlynumberaccessibletoman.Whatismore,theancientpeoplealsobelievedthatheavenconsistedofninelayersandthattheemperorsabodewasontheuppermosttier.Oncemorelookattheroundstoneinthecenter.Theupperterraceisninezhang(aChineseunitoflength,onezhangequa

11、ls3.3meters)incircumference,whilethemiddleis15zhang,thelower,21zhang.Classifiedasyangnumbers,thesumofthesenumeralsis45zhangwhichwasmeanttosymbolizedsuccess.Whatismore,byapplyingtheconceptofoddnumbersandstrengtheningnineanditsmultiples,theconceptofheavenwasthusillustratedandrealized.Theconceptofninew

12、illalsobementionedwhenwevisitsomeotherbuildings.NowIwillgiveyouabriefaccountofwhathappenedhereannuallyontheInterSolstice.ThememorialtabletdedicatedtoHeavenwouldbesetuponthenorthsideoftheterrace,whiletabletsdedicatedtotheemperorsancestorswouldbeenshrinedontheflanks.Theservicewouldbeginaround4oclockin

13、themorning.Allofthelanternswouldbelit.Intheforeground,asacrificialcalfisbeingbarbecued.Onthesquareinfrontofthealtar,theemperor,underheavyescortofnearlyathousandcourtiers,princesofroyalblood,musicians,dancersanduniformedsoldiers,wouldslowlyascendthealtartooffersacrificeandprayinhonorofHeaven.Whenthes

14、ervicedrewtoaclose,thesacrificeofferedinfrontofthememorialtabletswouldbeincinerated.AllofparticipantswouldwatchthethicksmokeriseupwardasiftheywereseeingGodoff.Musicanddancingwouldfollow.Intheend,theemperorwouldreturntotheForbiddenCitysecureinthebeliefthathewouldbeblessedandprotectedbyHeavenuntilthen

15、extwinterSolstice.Itisinterestingtonotethat,thestoneintheverymiddleofthealtarwasofmajorimportance,sinceitwaswheretheemperorusedtostandtosayhisprayer.Thestone,whichisknownastheGodsheartStone,ispeculiarinthatitischaracterizedbyaspecificacousticphenomenon:itmadetheemperorsvoiceclearerandlouder,thusaddi

16、ngtothemysticatmosphereoftheservice.Youcantrythisoutbyyourself.(ProceednorthwardtopassthroughtheLatticeStarGate)(InfrontoftheGateofglazedtiles)thisstructureisknownasHeavensStorehouse.ItisenteredthroughtheGateofglazedTiles.Theroofing,beams,andbracketsareallmadeofglazedtilesorbricks.Thisistheonlystruc

17、tureofitskindinchinatoday.theHeavensStorehousewaswherememorialtabletsdedicatedtothegodswerekept.DouglasHurd,aformerBritishforeighsecretary,oncesaid,“GodattendstoHisaffairsontheCir4cularMoundAltarbutstayshere.”Nowletsgointotoseeit(Gothroughtheleftsidedoor)(InthecourtyardofHeavensStorehouse)thisistheI

18、mperialVaultofHeaven,themainstructureofHeavensStorehouse.Itwasbuiltin1530andis17metersinheightand19metersindiameter.Thestructurefeatureblueroofstoppedbyagildedball,andcarvedwoodendoorsandwindows.Itisdecoratedwithcoloredpaintings.Foundedona3-meter-hignroundmarbleterrace,thebuildingalsofeaturesagigant

19、iccarvedmarbleramplaidinthestonestaircaseleadinguptothefrontentrance.Therampiscarvedin“TwodragonsPlayingwithapearl”designinrelief.Wewillenterthemainhallbygoingupthestonestaircaseontheeasternside.(Onthemarbleterraceofthemainhall)thearchofthehallisbuttressedby16giantpillarsontworings.Ontopofthepillars

20、therearegiltbracketssupportingacircularcaisson,orcoveredceiling.Theceilingischaracterizedbyagoldencoilingdragondesign.The8pillaroftheinnerringarepaintedscarletanddecoratedwithgoldenlotuses.Tothenorthofthehallthereisamarblepedestal.Atopit,upawoodenflightof9steps,iswherethemajortabletdedicatetoHeavenw

21、asenshrined.OneachflankfourtabletsareenshrinedinhonoroftheancestorsoftheQingemperors.IntheannexhallinhornoroftheancestorsoftheQingemperors.Intheannexhallsinthecourtyard,therearetabletsdedicatedtothedeitiesofthesun,moon,constellation,cloud,rain,windandthunder.(EchoWallandTriplesoundStones)Asidefromex

22、quisitelylaidoutarchitectures,HeavensStorehouseisalsofamousfortwostructureswithpeculiaracousticfeatures,i.E.theEchoWallandtheTriple-SoundStone.Amerewhisperatanypointclosetothewallcanbeheardclearlyontheotherside,althoughthepartiesmaybe40or50metersapart.Thisispossiblebecausethewallisroundandhermetical

23、lyconstructedwithsmooth,solidbricks.InfrontofthestepsleadingawayfromthehallsistheTripleSoundStone.Ifyoustandonthefirststoneandcalloutorclapyourhands,thesoundwillechoonce;onthesecondstone,thesoundwillbeheardtwice;andonthethirdstone,thesoundwillrepeatthreetimes.Hencethename.(Gooutthroughtherightdooran

24、dstrollalongthecircularpathnorthward)(Nine-DragonCypress)theTempleofHeavenisalsofamousforitscypresstrees-therearemorethan60,000cypresstreesinall,amongwhichover4,000aremorethanonehundredyearsold,addingtothesolemnatmosphereofthetemple.Thistallcypresswasplantedmorethan500yearsago.Itsthickbranchesandtwi

25、stingtrunkresemblingninecoilingplayfuldragons;thusitisknownastheNine-Dragoncypress.Itissaidthatthistreewasheretowelcomethemonarchs.Nowitisheretowelcomevisitorfromallovertheworld.(InthesouthofChengzhenGate)nowwearebackagainontheCentralAxis.Thisbrick-archedgateisknownasChengzhen(AdoptingFidelity).This

26、gateisthenortherngateoftheCircularMoundAltarandtheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvest.TheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvestissituatedattheextremeendoftheaxis.Itwasusedbytheemperorinthefirstmonthofeverylunaryearforservicesdedicatedtogoodharvest.(OntheRedStairwayBridge)enteringtheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvest,wesetfooton

27、araisedpassage360meterslong,whichtheemperoralsotooktoproceedtothehall.Thisbroadnorth-southwalkway,calledDanbiqiao(RedStairwaybridge),connectsthetwosetsofmainbuildingintheTempleofHeavenandconstitutesasingleaxis.Thepassageisdividedintoleft,controlandrightpathsbythecrossarrangementofslabs.Thecentraland

28、thewidestpathisknownasHeavenlyThoroughfare,whichwasreservedexclusivelyforGod;nobody,includingtheemperor,wasallowedtosetfootontoit.Theemperorusedthepathontheeast,whichisknownastheImperialWalk.Theministersandprincesusedtheoneonthewest.Interestingenough,thereisnowalkwayleftforordinarypeople.Thisisbecau

29、setheTempleofHeavenusedtobeoff-limitstothem.Contrarytoappearances,thiswalkwayisnotabridgeatall.Buthowso?Thisroadis4metersabovethegroundandthereisacavernunderneaththatwasreservedforsacrificialoxenandsheep.Thecattlewereslaughteredataslaughterhouseabout500metersawayandbroughthereforsacrifice.Allinall,i

30、tcanbesaidthiswalkwaydidserveasbridgeandcanbelookeduponasthefirstcloverleafinBeijing.Lookingbackatthethoroughfare,youmayrealizethatthiswalkisgainingheighttowarditsnorthernend.AspeopleapproachthearchitecturalgroupoftheHallofPrayerforgoodHarvest,theflankinggrovesofcypressrecedeandperspectivewidens.Her

31、eyouareinHeaven.(Costume-ChangingTerrace)themarbleterraceupaheadiscalledjufutai,orCostumeChangingTerrace.ItislocatedtotheeastoftheRedStairwayBridgeandcoversaspaceof25squaremeters.IThasmarbleSlabbalustrades.Thedaybeforetheservice,officialsinchargewouldputupayellowsatintentontheterracefortheemperortoc

32、hangeoutofhisyellowdragonrobeintoblueceremonialclothes.Aftertheservice,theemperorwouldreturntothetentandchangebackintohisimperialrobebeforereturningtothepalace.(ProceedtotheSouthGateoftheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvest)(AttheGateofPrayerforGoodHarvest)thisstructureiscalledtheGateofPrayforGoodHarvest.Weca

33、ncatchaslightglimpseofthecentralbuilding,theHallofPrayerforGoodharvest,thoughthecolonnadeoftheGate.Agiganticandloftygroupofbuildings,thecomplexincludestheGateofPrayerforGoodHarvest,thehallofprayerforgoodharvest,easternandwesternannexhalls,theHuanqian(Imperialheaven)Longcorridor,HeavenKitchen,slaught

34、erhouse,etc.theannexhallsweresymmetricallybuiltona1.5-meter-hignbrick-and-marbleterrace,tosetofftheloftinessandmagnificenceofthemainhall.Thisuniquebuilding,38metersinheight,ischaracterizedbyacone-shapedstructurewithtripleeavesandatopthatiscrownedbyagiltball.Theroofingismadeofblueglazedtiles,thecolor

35、ofthesky.Underneaththeroof,thebeamsandbracketaredecoratedwithcoloredpaintings.Thebaseofthestructureisatriple-tiered,circularmarbleterrace.Atadistance,theterracelookslikeagigantic,spiralingcloudwiththestructureperchedontopofit.TodaythehallofprayerforgoodharvestisthehallmarkofBeijing,whichenjoysaprolo

36、ngedhistoryofcivilization.(AtthebaseoftheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvest)Thebaseofthehallisatriple-tiered,circularmarbleterrace,whichis90metersindiameterand6metersinheight,coveringaspaceof4,000squaremeters.Meticulousaccuracywasgiventothelayoutofthestructure.Inthemiddleofeachthree-tieredflightofstairs,the

37、reisagiantmarblerampcarvedincloud,dragonandphoenixdesigns.Tosetofftheramps,thetopofthebalustradesanddownpipesaredesignedwithcorrespondingfloralscrolls.Insouthernpartofeachtier,agiganticbronzeincenseburnerisplaced.Sandalwoodwasburntinthemwhenriteswereobserved.(InfrontofthehallofPrayerforgoodharvest)c

38、limbingupthismarbleterrace,weseethemainhall,amasterpieceofancientChina.Lookingupyouwillseethecaisson,orcoveredceiling,characterizedbycomplexdesignsofdragonsandphoenixes.Inandout,thehallisdecoratedwithcoloreddrawingofdragonsandphoenixes.Withouttheuseofsteel,cementandnail,andevenwithouttheuseofbigbeam

39、sandcrossbeams,theentirestructureissupportedby28massivewoodenpillarsandnumberofbars,laths,jointsandrafters.Thefourcentralpillars,calledthedragon-WellPillars,are19.2metershighandpaintedwithdesignsofcompositefollowers,representingthefourseason.Therearetworingsof12scarletpillarseach.Theinnerringreprese

40、ntsthe12monthsandtheouterringsthe12divisionsofthedayandnight.Betweenthetworingsthereare24partitionedspacestomarkthesolartermsoftheChineselunaryear.Thepillars,28innumber,alsorepresentthe28constellationsintheuniverse-theancientChinesebelievedthattherewere28constellationsthatmadeupthesky.Thecenterofthe

41、stone-pavedfloorisaroundmarbleslab,whichis88.5centimetersindiameter.Interestingly,theslabfeaturesnaturalblackandwhiteveins,correspondingtothedragon-phoenixdesignontheceiling.ThisparticularslabisknownastheDragon-phoenixstoneandisregardedasatreasureinseparablefromthehall.ThefurnishingswithinthehallareplacedintheiroriginalpositionsdatingbacktowhenEmperorXianfengruled.IntheforefrontandabovethethroneareenshrinedtabletsincommemorationofHeaven.Oneithertableoneachsidetabletsoftheemperorsancestorswereplaced.Eachtabletisfrontedbyanaltar.Atotalof24k