中國古都西安英文介紹課件

WelcometoXi’an

silkroadXi'anistheeasternendoftheSilkRoad.Thecityhasmorethan3,100yearsofhistory,andwasknownasChang'an(traditionalChinese:長安).ThecitywallThemainmagnetofXianisthecitywall,whichisthemostcompletecitywallthathassurvivedinChinaaswellbeingoneofthelargestancientmilitarydefensivesystemsintheworld.ItwasenlargedinMingDynasty(1368-1644)fromthecitywallinitiallybuiltinTangDynasty(618-907).Nowitis12meterstall,12-14meterswideovering14kilometersinlengthwithadeepmoatsurroundingit.Youcanwalk,evencycleonthewall.Itssouthgateisthemostlargestwithasuspensionbridge.Mostofthetouristschoosethesouthgateforsightseeing.BriefintroductionofXi’an

XianisthecapitalofShaanxiprovince,locatedinthesouthernpartoftheGuanzhongPlain.Xi’anisrecognizedasoneofthemostimportantcitiesinChina,bothhistoricallyandcurrently.Xi’an,calledChang'aninancienttimes

,hasbeenthecapitalregionfor13dynasticperiods.Oneofthefourancientcivilization.ItalsohasbeentheeasternendoftheSilkRoad

soXi'anwasthefirstchinesecitytoopenupitsdoorstotheancientworld.Xi’anissurroundedbynaturalbeauty,includingrivers,mountains,plains,androllinghills.Xian,theeternalcity,recordsthegreatchangesofthechinesenationjustlikealivinghistorybook.

XI’ANOldestcityinchinesehistoryBigWildGoosePagoda

Asthesymboloftheold-line（歷史悠久的）Xi’an,BigWildGoosePagodaisawell-preservedancientbuildingandaholy

placeforBuddhists.ThefullnameofBigWildGoosePagoda”CiEnWildGoosePagodaTemple“（慈恩寺大雁塔）,located4kilometersawayfromXi’anareaoftheGraceTemple(慈恩寺),builtin652AD,accordingtolegendGraceTempleisthefirstpresidedovertheTangSancang(唐三藏)fromIndiaafterthereturnofthecountry,inordertoworshipandstorageclassicalsanskrit（

Buddhistscriptures

）andbuddhistrelics（佛像舍利）todesignandbuiltpersonally.

Themusicalfountain

ofBigWildGoosePagoda

thewatercolumnschangeindifferentforms.Theylikeflyingsea-gulls,likelotusflowers,likeclouds…

ThesmallwildgoosepagodaTheconstructionofthepagodaisawonder.BecauseXianislocatedinanareawhereearthquakessometimesoccur,thepagodabaseismadefrompackedearthintheshapeofahemisphere.Incaseofanearthquake,thepressurecanbeevenlydivided,thusthepagodahasremainedstandingafteroverseventyearthquakes.The“MagicalHealingMorningBellChimesisoneofthe

EightFamousScenicAttractions

（雁塔晨鐘）Huashan____華山HuaMountain

HuaMountainisthehighestofChina’sfivefamousmountains.Itislocated120kilometerseastofXi'an,about3hoursfromthecitycentre.Therearefivepeaksthatmakeupthemountain:CloudTerracePeak(NorthPeak,1613m)(北云臺峰),JadeMaidenPeak(MiddlePeak,2042m)(中玉女峰),SunrisePeak(EastPeak,2100m)(東朝陽峰),LotusPeak(WestPeak,2038m)(西蓮花峰)andLandingWildGoosePeak(SouthPeak,2160m)(南落雁峰).NorthPeak,thelowestofthefivepeaks,isthestartingpoint.Thehighestpeakis2160meters.HuaMountainisfamousforitssteepnessSteameddumplingsGarlicParsleycrudedpancakeinmuttonsoup

NoodlewithporkTheTerraCottaWarriorsAndhorses

TheTerraCottaWarriorsAndhorsesisregardedasoneoftheeightgreatestwondersintheworld,andasightnottobemissedbyanyvisitortoChina.In1987,itwaslistedasoneoftheworldculturalheritagesbyUNESCO.AsoneofthemostfamousscenicspotsinChina,itattractslotsoftouristsbothathomeandfromabroad.Themuseumcoversanareaof16,300squaremeters，andisdividedintothreesections：No.1Pit(坑),No.2Pit,No.3Pitrespectively.Theyweretaggedintheorderoftheirdiscoveries.Therearecolumns(塔器)ofsoldiersatthefront,followedbywarchariots（戰(zhàn)車）attheback.1.鏡糕Woodencagesmirrorcake

Woodencagesmirrorcakeisakindoftraditionalsnackinxi’an;Itsmakingprocessisverysimple.First,choosehighqualityglutinousrice(糯米)flourandputitintoasmallwoodensteamer,second,sprinklewithsomeredorgreenbeanasanauxiliarymaterial,thenstoveitoversteamblown;Thefeatureis,whitecolor,smallandround,ratherlikeasmallmirror,henceit’scalled‘mirrorcake’;Afterpayment,thecustomerscanselectthebrownsugar,whitesugarororangeflourandputitonthecakeaccordingtotheirtastes;soft,sweet,fragrantsmell,thetasteisverygood..2.灌湯包子Steameddumplings

Delicioustendermeat,softskin,exquisiteshape,richsoup,andoilbutnotgreasy(不油膩).3.羊肉泡饃SteamedmuttonIt

isoneofthemostfamoussnacksinxi’an.Youhavetobreakthesteamedbreadintosmallpiecesandaddothermaterial.Thendrinkasmallbowloffreshsoup,youwillfindthefragrancemouthful,longaftertaste.Everyonewilllikeit,assoasfamousperson.4.ShaanxiLiangpi

秦鎮(zhèn)米皮岐山搟面皮ShaanxiLiangpiisfamousthroughoutthecountry,hasalonghistoryofShaanxisnacks.ShaanxiGanmianpihasrigorousproductionprocess,seasoningquitegood,coolanddelicious,because"white,thin,light,soft,tendons,Hong"characteristicsofthefamous.TheimageontherightisthelegendofthedreamShaanxipackage.

5.biangbiang面

thicknoodles6.肉夾饃

Chinese-stylehamburgersChinese-stylehamburgersisveryfamousina