蘇州園林英文介紹課件

現(xiàn)代文明的國際化都市與

優(yōu)雅的江南水鄉(xiāng)

"Inheaven,thereisparadise.Onearth,thereareSuzhouandHangzhou."

-Chinesesaying上有天堂，下有蘇杭

Suzhou

(SimplifiedChinese:

蘇州；TraditionalChinese:

蘇州;

ancientname:吳)isacitywithalonghistoryonthelowerreachesofthe

YangtzeRiverandontheshoresof

LakeTaihu

intheprovinceof

Jiangsu,

China.Thecityisrenownedforitsbeautifulstonebridges,

pagodas,andmeticulouslydesigned

gardens,whichhasbecomeagreattouristattraction.SuzhouhasalsobeenanimportantcenterforChina'ssilk

industrysincethe

SongDynasty

(960-1279),andcontinuestoholdthatprominentpositiontoday.Itispartofthe

GoldenTriangle

region.TheGDPpercapitawas￥66,826(ca.US$7649)in

2004,rankedno.5among659Chinesecities.2008年蘇州的國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值（GDP）為6698.26億元人民幣，總量居中國大陸第5位（僅次于上海、北京、廣州和深圳）、華東地區(qū)第二位（僅次于上海）、中國地級市第一位。人均國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值為78,236元（超過10,000美元），列中國大陸第三位（僅次于深圳和廣州）、華東地區(qū)第一位（已超越上海）。Adetailedmapwithallthesights蘇州園林是指中國蘇州城內(nèi)的園林建筑，以私家園林為主，起始于春秋時期的吳國建都姑蘇時（公元前514年），形成于五代，成熟于宋代，興旺于明代，鼎盛于清代。到清末蘇州已有各色園林一百七十多處，現(xiàn)保存完整的有六十多處，對外開放的園林有十九處。占地面積不大，但以意境見長，以獨具匠心的藝術手法在有限的空間內(nèi)點綴安排，移步換景，變化無窮。1997年，蘇州古典園林作為中國園林的代表被列入《世界遺產(chǎn)名錄》。是中華園林文化的翹楚和驕傲。TheSurgingWavePavilion滄浪亭Celebratedforthedelightsofthewildernessofmountainandforestscenery,theSurgingWavePavilion

istheoldestamongtheexistingclassicalgardensofSuzhou.OnthewholethepresentgardenoftheSurgingWavePavilionstillkeepsthestyleoftheSong.Itfeaturesarangeofman-mademountainsinsidethegardenandwaterscapesoutside.Proceedingpastthepureexpanseofwateroverazigzagbridgeofstoneandthroughtheentrance,onecomestothegardenandcatchessightofman-mademountaincoveredwithage-oldtreesandbamboo,runningfromeasttowest.

TheSurgingWavePavilionintheshapeofasquarestandsatthetopofthemountainandhasaparallelcoupletfromtheSongpoetsonthestonepillarstoheightenartisticconception.Mostofthegardenbuildings,simpleandplain,wererebuiltintheQingDynasty,carefullyarrangedaroundthemountainsandconnectedbyalongroofedwalkway.TheLionForrestGarden

獅子林獅子林為蘇州四大名園之一，至今已有650多年的歷史。位于蘇州市市城東北園林路。元至正二年（公元1342年）僧天如禪師為紀念其師中峰禪師建菩提正宗寺，元末名僧天如禪師維則的弟子“相率出資，買地結(jié)屋，以居其師。”因園內(nèi)“林有竹萬固，竹下多怪石，狀如狻猊（獅子）者”；又因中峰禪師曾倡道天目山獅子巖，取佛書“獅子吼”之意，易名為獅子林。明洪武六年（公元1373年），73歲的大書畫家倪瓚（號云林）途經(jīng)蘇州，曾參與造園，并題詩作畫（繪有《獅子林圖》），使獅子林名聲大振，成為佛家講經(jīng)說法和文人賦詩作畫之勝地。

TheHumbleAdministrator'sGarden拙政園Covering51,950sq.m,theHumbleAdministrator'sGardenisthelargestofallclassicalgardensinSuzhou.TheHumbleAdministrator'sGarden,oneofChina'sfourmostfamousgardens,builtin1509duringtheMingDynastyItisdividedintothreeparts;theeastern,middlethewesternparts.Thehouseliesinthesouthofthegarden.TheHumbleAdministrator’sGarden(ZhuozhengYuan)isconsideredthegreatestofallsouthernChinesegardens.DuringthereignofEmperorZhengde(1506-1521),thesitewasoccupiedbyDahongTemple.Atthattime,acensornamedWangXianchenappropriatedthetempleandconverteditintoaprivatevilla,buttheWangfamilycouldnotmaintainthegardenandsolditafewyearslater.Inthecomingcenturiesthegardenrepeatedlychangedhandsandwasreconstructedmanytimes,sothegardenweseetodayisfarremovedfromtheoneenjoyedbyWangXianchen.TheLingeringGarden

留園Likeotherfamousgardens,theLingeringGardenseekstocreatestunningnaturallandscapeswithinlimitedspaceAccordingtothestyleofthebuildings,thegardencangenerallybedividedintofourparts:thecentral,eastern,westernandnorthernparts.Ofthefourparts,thecentralpartistheessenceofthewholecomplex.ThispartwastheoriginalLingeringGardenwhiletheotherthreewereaddedduringtheQingDynastyTigerhill

Withahistoryofmorethan2,500years,theHuqiuhasbeenknownasNo.1SightofSuzhou.Itisamustfortourists.ThegreatSongliterarymanSuDongposaid,"ItwouldbeapityifyouhadbeentoSuzhoubutdidn'tgettovisittheHuqiu."AsashowcaseofSuzhouandoneofthefirsttenexemplarycivilizedtouristattractionsofChina,itreceivesover1,500,000Chineseandforeigntouristseveryyear,andhastakenovertheleadinthetourismindustryofSuzhoufortenyearsrunning.HanshanTempleHanshanTemple

islocatedinthetownofFengqiao(MapleBridge)inthewestoutskirtsofSuzhou,onlyonekilometerwestoftheLingeringGarden.DuringtheTangDynasty(618-907),afamousmonknamedHanshanstayedinthetemple,whichwaslaterrenamedbyhisname.Thetemplewasonceoneofthe10mostfamoustemplesinChina.ZhangJi,afamousTang-dynastypoet,wrotethepoem"ANightMooringbyMapleBridge,"which,consequently,madethetempleevenmorepopularnationwide.

ShoppingandDiet

購物和飲食

Guanqianstreet

觀前街SuzhouisadevelopedcityinChina,withmanygreatshoppingmallsindifferentareasofSuzhou,suchasMeiluodepartmentinGuanqianStreet.Ifyouwanttofindsometraditionalfoods,youcanhaveavisittoGuanqianStreet.DeYueLou得月樓DeYueLouisselectedtobetheonlydelegateofJiangsucuisinearisesinSHANGHAIEXPO.(上海世博會）ASuzhouspecialtypopularwithmanyvisitorsisSongShuGuiYu,inEnglishisoftenrenderedsomethinglike"Squirrel-ShapedMandarinFish":themeatofalargefishisdelicatelycutintostrips,breadedinflour,fried,andservedcoveredwithpinenutsandasweet-and-sou