中國著名旅游景點(diǎn)英文介紹

1、中國著名旅游景點(diǎn)英文介紹TheGreatwallTheGreatWall,locatedinnorthernChina,is6,700kilometerslongandthusknownasthe“10,000-liGreatWall”.Constructionofthewallwentonformorethan2,000years,from7thcenturyto14thcenturyAD.ThewallhasbecomeasymbolofbothChinasproudhistoryanditspresentstrength.ThePalaceMuseumThePalaceMuseum,al

2、socalledtheForbiddenCity,islocatedinthecenterofBeijing.TheimperialpalaceusedbyemperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesisthelargestandmostcompleteancientwooden-structurebuildingcomplexintheworld.ConstructionoftheForbiddenCitystartedin1406andlasted14years.24emperorswereenthronedthere.Zhoukoudian:HomeofthePek

3、ingManRemainsofthePekingMan(homoerectus)arelocatedontheDragonBoneHillatZhoukoudianVillage,FangshanDistrict,Beijing.Inthe1920s,archaeologistsdiscoveredthecompleteskullofPekingMan.Later,moreskullbonesaswellasstoneandboneinstrumentswereunearthed.PekingManlived690,000yearsago,duringPaleolithictimes.Find

4、ingsindicatethatPekingManknewhowtomakefires.QinshihuangsMausoleumandTerra-cottaArmyQinshihuangsMausoleumislocatedinLintongDistrict,35kilometerseastofXian,capitalofShaanxiProvince.Constructionofthemausoleumlasted38yearsandinvolvedover700,000workers.Overtheyears,atotalof50,000importantculturalrelicsha

5、vebeenunearthed.In1980,twobronzepaintedhorse-drawnchariotswereunearthed.Theyarethelargestandmostcompletebronzechariotsandhorsesdiscoveredsofar.In1974,farmerswhowerediggingawellabout1.5kilometerseastofQinshihuangsMausoleumdiscoveredthreevaultscontainingQinshihuangsBuriedLegion.Thelargestofthethreevau

6、ltscontains6,000life-sizeterra-cottawarriorsandhorses.Thecollectionofwarriorsisoftendubbedthe“eighthwonderoftheworld”.TheMogaoGrottoesatDunhuangDunhuangGrottoescompriseoftheMogaogrottoes,West1,000-BuddhaCave,andYulinCave.TheMogaoGrottoes,representativeofthethreesites,arelocated25kilometerssouthwesto

7、fDunhuangCity,GansuProvince.Constructionofthegrottoesbeganin366AD.Thewell-designedgrottoesareatreasurehousecontainingpainting,sculptures,documents,andculturalrelics.TheHuangshanMountainLocatedinHuangshanCityinsouthernAnhuiProvince,thescenicareaoftheHuangshanMountaincovers154squarekilometersandisfamo

8、usforitsfourwonders:strangely-shapedpines,grotesquerockformations,seasofcloudsandhotsprings.Italsofeaturesanaturalzooandbotanicalgarden.HuanglongTheHuanglongScenicAreaislocatedinSongpanCounty,SichuanProvince.Calcifiedponds,beaches,waterfallsandembankmentscharacterizeHuanglongscenery.ChengdeSummerRes

9、ortsandSurroundingTemplesChengdeSummerResort,knownas“TheMountainHamletforEscapingtheHeat”,islocatedinnorthernChengde,HebeiProvince.QingEmperorsusedtospendtheirsummerdayshandlingstateaffairsattheresort.Constructionoftheresortlastedfrom1703to1792.Itisthelargestandbest-preservedimperialpalaceoutsidethe

10、capital.ManyofthescenicspotsaroundtheresortslakeareamimicfamouslandscapedgardensinsouthernChina,andthebuildingsoftheOuterEightTemplesfeaturearchitecturalstyleofminorityethnicgroupssuchasMongolian,TibetanandUygur.Qufu,ConfusiusMansion,TempleandCemeteryQufu,insouthwesternShandongProvince,wasthecapital

11、ofthestateofLuduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476BC)andthehometownofConfusius,agreatthinkerandeducator.ConfuciusMansionwastheresidenceofConfuciuseldestmaledescendantsforgeneration.Themansionholdsmorethan9,000volumesofarchivesdatingfrom1534to1948andmanyculturalrelics,ancientcostumes,andutensils.Co

12、nfuciusTempleisfamousforits2,000stonestelesandmorethan100portraitstonesfromtheHanDynasty.ConfuciusCemeteryhousestombsforConfuciusandhisdescendants.AncientBuildingsontheWudangMountainTheWudangMountain,locatedinnorthwesternHubeiProvince,isasacredTaoistmountainthatisbestknownasthebirthplaceofWudangmart

13、ialarts.TheGoldHallbuiltonthemountainin1416representsadvancedarchitecturalstyleandbuildingtechniquesofthatperiod.PotalaPalacePotalaPalaceinLhasaissituatedonRedHill3,700metersabovethesealevel.ThepalacewasbuiltbyTibetanKingSongtsanGambointhe7thcenturyforTangPrincessWencheng.Potalafeaturestheessenceofa

14、ncientTibetanarchitecturalartandhousesmanyartifactsoftheTuboKingdom.TheLushanMountainTheLushanMountain,locatedsouthofJiujiangCity,JiangxiProvince,isoneofthemostfamousmountainsinChina.Themountainfeaturesbeautifulpeaks,seasofclouds,waterfallsandhistoricalsites.BailuAcademyisoneofChinesefirstschoolsofh

15、igherlearning.13.TheEmeiMountainandLeshanGiantBuddhaTheEmeiMountainisoneofChinasfourfamousBuddhistMountains.Itislocated7kilometerssouthwestofEmeishanCity,SichuanProvince.Thereare150templesonthemountain.Themountainfeaturesmorethan3,000plantspeciesand2,000varietiesofanimals.LeshanGiantBuddhaislocatedo

16、ntheeastbankoftheMinjiangRiverinLeshancity,SichuanProvince.TheBuddhaiscarvedoutofacliffand,being70.7meterstall,isthelargestsittingBuddhainChina.CarvingoftheBuddhastartedin713andwascompletedin803.ThebodyofBuddhahasawaterdrainagesystemtopreventerosion.LijiangAncientCityLijiangancientcity,locatedinLiji

17、ang,YunnanProvince,isanancienttowninhabitedmainlybytheNaximinoritypeople.Thetownwasfoundedin1127.TheroadsinthetownarepavedwithcoloredpebblesproducedinLijiang,andtherearemanystonebridgesandmemorialarchwaysbuiltduringtheMingandQingDynasties.Mostoftheresidencesaremadeofearthandwood.Palacemuralsdepictin

18、greligiousthemeswerepaintedduringtheMingDynasty.ThetraditionalDongbaCultureoftheNaxiethnicgrouphasbeenpreservedinLijiang.PingyaoAncientCityPingyaoofShanxiProvincewasbuilt2,000yearsagoduringtheZhouDynasty.Thecitywallwasrenovatedin1370.ItisoneofChinasearliestandlargestcounty-levelcitywalls.Ancientstre

19、ets,governmentoffices,markets,storesandresidenceshavebeenpreserved,providinginvaluableresourcesforresearchonChinasancientMingDynastycountyseat.SuzhouGardensSuzhouinJiangsuProvinceisafamoushistoricandculturalcitythatismorethan2,500yearsold.Suzhoufeaturesmorethan200ancientgardens.ThesmallprivategardensareespeciallyfamousnationwideandreflectarchitecturalstylesoftheSong,Yuan,MingandQingDynasties.TheSummerP