杭州西湖英語導(dǎo)游詞West-Lake

TheWestLakeLadiesandGentlemen,Goodmorning!I’matourguide.Mynameis...I’mverygladtoaccompanyyoualltovisittheWestLake.I’lltrymybesttomakeyourtouranenjoyableone.Iexpectyoursupportandcooperation.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsordemands,pleaseletmeknowandI’lldomyutmosttoaccommodateyourneeds.Thankyou!Asapopularsayinggoes,“thereisaparadiseabove,soarethereHangzhouandSuzhoubelow”.Inthe13thcentury,MarcoPolocametoHangzhouanddeclaredittobe“thefinest,mostsplendidcityintheworld...wheresomanypleasuremaybefoundthatonefanciesoneselftobeintheparadise.”Theannualvisitortothisparadiseamountto20millions,tentimesasmanyasthelocalresidents.Butyouwillnotfeelcrowdedherebecausethelakeislarge,walkwaysarewide,thecausewaysarelong.ThefocusoftheexceptionallybeautifulcityisWestLake(XiHu).WestLakecoversanareaof6.38squarekilometers.Theaveragedepthis2.27meterswithdeepestbeing5meters.Itis3milesacrossand9milesaround,withisletsandtemples,pavilionsandgardens,causewaysandarchedbridges,flowersandtrees.Threesidesofthelakearesurroundedbyverdant（翠綠的）mountainsandonesidetheprosperous（繁榮的）city.Afteralargescalereconstruction（重建）,thecurrentWestLakehasrecoveredthepanorama（全景）over300yearsbeforewhenitreachedthemostprosperousperiodinhistory。AllthesehavemadeHangzhou’sWestLake“alandscapecomposedbyapainter.”WestLakeorXīHúisafamousfreshwaterlakelocatedinthehistoricareaofHangzhou,thecapitalofZhejiangprovinceineasternChina.ItevolvedfromashallowbaythroughwhichtheQiantangRiverflowedintotheEastChinaSea.IntheancienttimesitwascalledWulinWaters,GoldenBuffaloLake,QiantangLakeandXiziLake.ThenameofWestLakewasfixedasearlyastheTangDynasty(618-907).In

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(960-1279),theChineserenowned(著名)poetSuDongpowroteapoemtopraisetheWestLakeandcomparedittoXizi,aChineselegendarybeauty.Sincethen,theWestLakehasanotherelegantnameXiziLake.AndasitliesinthewestofHangzhou,itisusuallycalledtheWestLake.TheWestLakeisalsofamousforitshistoricalflavorwithnumerouscelebrities.NationalheroesYueFei,YuQian,ZhangRuoshuiandQiuJinwereallburinedalongtheWestLake,leavingtheirillustriousnamesandnoblespiritsinthegreenhillsandbluewaters.Moreover,manyancientpoetsandartists,suchasBaiJuyi,SuDongpo,LiuYongandPanTianshou,hadalsoleftcountlessfamouswritings.History

OneofthemajorattractionsinWestLake:ThreePoolsMirroringtheMoonislandInmiddleoftheTangDynastyZhenyuanera(785-804),poetBaiJuyicametoHangzhouasgovernor.Alreadyanaccomplishedpoet,hisdeedsatHangzhoumadehimagreatgovernor.HerealisedthatthefarmlandnearbydependedonthewaterofWestLake,butduetonegligenceofformergovernors,theolddykehadcollapsed,thewaterlevelofWestLakedriedout,andthelocalfarmerssufferedseveredrought.Heorderedtheconstructionofastrongerandtallerdyke,withadamtocontroltheflowofwater,andthussolvedthedroughtproblem.ThelivelihoodoflocalpeopleofHangzhouimprovedoverthefollowingyears.NowthatBaiJujihadmoreleisuretimetoenjoythebeautyofWestLake,hevisitedWestLakealmosteveryday.HeorderedtheconstructionofacausewayconnectingtheBrokenBridgewiththeSolitaryHill,tofacilitatewalkingonfoot,insteadofdependingonboat.Thenheplantedpeachtreesandwillowstreesalongthedyke,makingitabeautifullandmarkofWestLake.ThiscausewaywaslaternamedBaiDiCausewayinBaiJuyi'shonour.

Overtwohundredyearslater,inthebeginningofSongDynasty'sYuanyouera(1086-1094),anothergreatpoet,SuShi(SuDongpo),cametoHangzhouasgovernor.Bythattime,thefarmerssuffereddroughtagain,duetoovergrowthoftheweedsatthebottomofthelakecloggingtheirrigationducts.Heordereddredgingofthelakeandpiledupallthemudintoanothercauseway,inthestyleofBaiCauseway,butmuchwiderandnearlythreetimesaslong,healsoplantedwillowtreesalongitsbanks.ThiscausewaywaslaternamedafterhimastheSuCauseway.Therearesixbridgesalongthe2.6kmSuCauseway."SpringDawnontheSuCauseway"isoneofTheattractionsoattheWestLake.TheBaiCausewaywasnamedafterBaiJuyi,afamouspoetinTangDynasty,whofellintodisfavorinthecapitalandwassentheretoserveasagovernorin822~824A.D.Hesawtotheconstructionofthecauseway,whichwascomposedofthesiltdredgedfromthelake.Atthenorthendofthecausewayisthewell-knownBrokenBridge(斷橋），sonamedbecausethebridgelooksartisticallybrokenindistancewhenwintersnowsfirstmeltonthebridge.AccordingtoTheTaleofWhiteSnake,thiswastheveryplacewheretheheroandheroinemetandfellinlove,andlaterongotreunitedaftermanyhardshipsanddifficulties.AtthewestendofthecausewayistheSolitaryIslandthatthechina’smosttraveledemperorsofthelastdynasty,Kangxi(1662-1723A.D.)andQianlong(1736~1795A.D.)stayedassightseersafteralongdistancesailingfromBeijing,throughtheGrandCanaltoHangzhou.Areviewingplatformwasbuiltonthesoutherntipoftheislandfortheemperorstowatchthesunriseandthemoonlight.EmperorQianlongnamedtheplaceTheAutumnMoononaCalmLake(平湖秋月）.TodaymanypeoplearesippingtheDragonWellteaandwatchingthesameviewonthisplatformastheemperorsdid.TheSuCauseway(Sudi)isthreetimesaslongastheBaiCauseway.ThisgreatconnectsthenorthandsouthshoresalongthewesternsideofWestLake.Linedwithweepingwillowtreesandpeachflowers,crossedbysixarchedstonebridges,theSuCausewayisalandscapedrawnbythepainterandcomposedbythepoet.ThiscausewayisnamedafterthefamouspoetSuTungpo(1036~1101A.D.),whowassentheretoworkasthegovernor.Hehad200000workersdredgethelakeandmakethecausewaywiththedredgedsilt.SuwroteapoemtonamethelakeafteranastoundingbeautynamedXizi(西施).Thepoemgoes,“Watershimmeringonashinyday,mountainsclothedinthemistyrain,WestLakeisforevercharminglikeXizi,whetherdressedgailyorplain.”FromtheSuCausewaythevisitorscangetthebestviewoftheThreePoolsMirroringtheMoon(三潭印月），whichwasanothercreationofthepoet-governorSuTungpo.ItisadefiningmonumentofWestLake.Therearethreewaterpagodas,floatingonthewaters,fastenedtothebedofthelake.Eachpagodaisabout6feethigh,withfivebefourmoonsshimmeringonthewaters,whichiseffectedbytheopeningsofthethreefloatingpagodas.ThefamousWestLakeislikeabrilliantpearlembeddedinthebeautifulandfertileshoresoftheEastChinaSeanearthemouthoftheHangzhouBay.ThefamousItaliantravelerMarcoPolowassoimpressedbythebeautyofHangzhouthathedescribeditas“themostfascinatingcityintheworldwhereonefeelsthatoneisinparadise.”Asitisbeautifulalltheyearround,theWestLakewascomparedbySuDongpo,acelebratedpoetoftheSongDynasty,toabeauty“whoisalwayscharmingineitherlightorheavymakeup.”WestLakeinCultureClassicalChinesebuildingsinsidetheWestLakeTheWestLakeissaidtobetheincarnationofXiShi,oneoftheFourBeautiesofancientChina.Hence,sinceancienttimes,theWestLakewasassociatedwithalargenumberofromaticpoets,profoundphilosophers,nationalheroesandheroines.EasternJinDynastyphilosopherGeHongpracticedTaoismintheGeMountain,andwrotehisgreatphilosophicalwork:BaoPuZhi(抱樸子);TangDynastypoetLuoBinwangreclusedinLingyinTemple.TangDynastypoet-governorBaiJuyibuiltthefirstcauseway,whichtheBaiCauseway.;SongDynastypoet-governorSuDongpo,dredgedthelakeandbuiltuptheSuCauseway,madeitintoanotherbeautifullandmarkofWestLake.Healsoinventedaspecialrecipeforpreparingpork:theDongpoPork.DongpoPorkisonthemenuofeveryrestaurantinHangzhou.SongDynastynationalheroYueFeiwasburiedneartheWestLake.LotusintheBreezeattheWindingCourtyardThegreatMingDynastyessayistZhangDai,wroteanumbergreatessaysabouttheWestLakeinReminiscenceandDreamofTao'an(陶庵夢憶),andawholebook:SearchforWestLakeinDreams(西湖夢尋).TheWestLakehasbeenfamousforitsexquisitebeautyformorethanonethousandyears.Hangzhouwillbethesiteforthe2006WorldLeisureExpo.SceneryCenteringaroundtheWestLake,thescenicareaisanationalscenicareawithatotalcoverof59squarekilometers.Thereareover60Chinesenational,provincialandmunicipalculturalrelicprotectionsitesandover100scenicareas.Themainattractionsinclude:TenscenesoftheWestLake,TenNewScenesoftheWestLake;LingyinTemple,Tiger-runningSpringandsoon.TheLingyinMonastery（靈隱寺）TheLingyinMonastery,ortheMonasteryofSoul'sRetreat,isafamoushistoricalsiteoftheWestLake.HereexiststheLingyinMonastery,afamousancienttempleinChina,infrontofwhichthereareFeilaiPeak,ColdSpring,LonghongCaveandpreciousrockcaveartsandqueerandvariednaturalcavesandgullies.Tiger-runningSpring（虎跑泉）Thelegendgoesthattwotightsranthereandmadeaholewhereaspringgushedout.TheLongjingTeaandtheTiger-runningSpringwaterarealwaysreputedasthe"TwoWondersoftheWestLake".Thelakeisdividedinto3partsbythecausewaysofSūDī(蘇堤),BáiDī(白堤).Scenicandpoetic,bothofthemareidealstretchertowalkonWestLake.Therearenumeroustemples,pagodas,gardens,andartificialislandswithinthelake.Withripplesonthewater’ssurfaceandthickly-woodedhillsdottedbyexquisitepavilionsonitsfoursides,theWestLakeisoneofChina’sbestknownscenicspots.AcollectionoftenscenicviewsformedduringtheSouthernSongDynasty,theyaredistributedaroundandwithinthelake,andservetoshowthecharmsoftheWestLake.Eachsceneisunique,andwhentakentogether,aresaidtopresenttheessenceofWestLakescenery,andformthecoreofanyWestLaketour.Visitorstothelakecanplantospendtheirtimeviewingthe"TenScenesoftheWestLake".

1、ThefirstoneisSpringDawnatSuCauseway（蘇堤春曉）.Itisathinstripoflandnearlythreekilometerslongcoveredwithpeachandweepingwillowtrees.Inspring,withthelakesideanddewsparkling(閃閃發(fā)光的)inthemorning,birdscheerfullychirpingamongswayingwillowbranches,thescentofpeachblossomswaftingthroughtheair,you'llquestionwhetheryou'reinthemidstofparadise.2、ThesecondoneisBreeze-ruffledLotusatQuyuanGarden(曲院風(fēng)荷）ThistypicalWestLakescenehasearneditsfamesincetheSouthernSongDynasty,whenthelakesideareawithanabundantgrowthoflotus(荷花)offitsshoreswasknownasCrookedCourtyard,andwasthelocationofabrewery（啤酒廠）.

Peoplesaidthesmelloflotusflowersandwineblendedbythecoollakebreezeswasintoxicating（醉人的）.

Thereareplentyoflotusplantsstillbloomoffitsshores.

Theystandgracefullyerectinthelake,asiftheyknewtheyhadvisitorscomingtoadmiretheirbeauty.3、ThethirdoneisAutumnMoonovertheCalmLake（平湖秋月）AtthewesternendofBaiCausewayislocatedalakesideparkwhichhousesastonetabletbearingtheetched（鑿刻）calligraphyofEmperorKangxioftheQingDynasty,whichreads:"AutumnMoononCalmLake".

Thelakeisaspecialplacetoappreciatethemoonandtheeffectofmoonlightontheland.

Themoonseemsespeciallybrightoverthewaters.

Thehillslookpurplishbathedinthemoonlight.

ThebesttimefornighttimeviewingisonMid-AutumnDay.4、ThefourthoneisMeltingSnowontheBrokenBridge.（斷橋殘雪）Itismostromanticsceneofthetenmust-see.Thestone-archedBrokenBridgeiswherethecharactersofafamousChinesefolktale,XuXianandabeautifulgirlBaisuzhen,whoisactuallyawhitesnakeandnamed,firstmetandfellinlovewitheachother.Afterasnowfall,whenthesnowonthemoreexposedsidehasmelted（融化）,withtheshaded（遮蔽住、陰影）sideremainingwhite,itlooksasifalongwhitebelthasbeenrippedapartonthebridge,thusearningthename"MeltingSnowontheBrokenBridge".5、ThefifthoneisViewingFishatFlowerPond（花港觀魚）.FlowerPondParkoccupiesanareaoftwenty-onehectaresonapeninsulainthesouthwestcornerofthelake.InitsheartistheRedFishPond,wherepeoplecanrelaxtothesightofbrightlycolorfulfishswimmingaroundandtothebriskmelody（旋律）ofbirdsong.Tostaywithnatureisahighlyenjoyableexperience.6、ThesixthoneisOriolesSingingintheWillows（柳浪聞鶯）.

AnimperialgardenbuiltupintheSouthernSongDynasty.Nowtheonce-imperialgardenhasbeenturnedintoaparkopentoall.Featuringgreenwillowsandsingingorioles（黃鸝）,therearelawns,pavilions,andbridgesthatareveryimpressive,aswell.7、TheseventhoneisThreePoolsMirroringtheMoon（三潭印月）.JustoffthesouthernshoreoftheIslandofLittleOceans（小瀛洲）standthreesmallstonepagodasthatseemtofloatonthewater.

Eachabout2metershigh,whencandlesareplacedinsideonmoonlitnights,theeffectisof4moonsdancingontheshimmering(閃光)nightwaters.

ThesceneisespeciallymagicalwhenthegiantglowingmoononthenightofMid-AutumnDayisoverhead.8、TheeighthoneisEveningBellRingingatNanpingHill（南屏晚鐘）.NanpingMountainstretchesalongthesouthernbankoftheLake.Atdusk,withthesunslowlydriftingintotheLakeonthewest,ahugebellatJingxiTemple,willringitsfarewelltothelastsunbeamoftheday.Withtheprolongedbell