MyHometown——JiningIntroductionofJiningJining city is located at the center of the Grand Canal in the Southwest of the Shandong province. It’sagoodplaceforyoutorelaxyourselfandgetclosetonaturebecauseofitscomfortableclimateandbeautifulenvironment.It’sagoodplaceforyoutoeducateyourselfforyoucanwalkintoConfucius’hometownandfeeltheConfucianismbyyourself.It’salsoagoodplaceforyoutounderstandourlonghistorybecausealotofbeautifulstorieshappenedhere.Nowpleaseletmeintroduceyouthecharmingcity.IwillshowyouFirstQufuThreeKongs:TempleofConfucius孔庙ConfuciusMansion孔府ConfucianCemetery孔林SecondWeishanhuLakeandLiangshanTempleofConfuciusThecomplexisthesecondlargesthistoricalbuildingcomplexinChina.Itcoversanareaof16,000squaremetersandhasatotalof460rooms.Themainpartofthetempleconsistsof9courtyardsarrangedonacentralaxis(轴线),whichisoriented(定…的方位)inthenorth-southdirectionandis1,3kminlength.TempleofConfuciusMainbuildings:TheKuiwenHall(奎文阁)TheXingTanPavilion(杏坛)TheDachengHall(大成殿)TheHallofConfucius’wife(寝殿)TheshengjiHall(圣迹殿)TheDachengHallIt’sthemostprincipalbuildingandservedastheprincipalplaceforofferingsacrifices(祭品)tothememoryofConfucius.Itissupportedby28richlydecoratedpillars(柱子),the10columns(圆柱)onthefrontsideofthehallaredecoratedwithcoileddragons.ApricotPlatformItcommemoratesConfuciusteachinghisstudentsunderanapricottreeKongFamilymansionThedescendantsofConfuciuslivedintheKongfamilymansionlocatedtotheeastofthetemple.Theywereinchargeoftendingtothetempleandcemetery..Today,themansioncomprises152buildingswith480rooms,whichcoveranareaof12,470squaremetres.Inparticular,theywereinchargeofconductingreligiousceremoniesonoccasionssuchasplantings,harvests,honoringthedead,andbirthdays.CemeteryofConfucius郭沫若曾说:“这是一个很好的自然博物馆,也是孔氏家族的一部编年史”。TheCemeteryofConfuciusliestothenorthofthetownofQufu,theoldestgravesfoundinthislocationdatebacktotheZhouDynasty.TheoriginaltombstandinghereinmemoryofConfuciusonthebankoftheSishuiRiver.TombsforthedescendantsofConfuciusandadditionalstela(石碑)tocommemoratehimweresoonaddedaroundConfucius'tomb.Morethan10,000maturetreesgivethecemeteryaforest-likeappearance.CemeteryofConfuciusInternationalConfuciusculturefestival国际孔子文化节EachyearatQufuandatmanyotherConfuciantemplesaceremonyisheldonSeptember28tocommemorateConfucius'birthday.国际孔子文化节WeishanhuLakeWeishanhuLakeAsthelargestfresh-waterlakeinthenorthernpartofourcountry,WeishanLakeislikealongandnarrowribbon(带),lyingintheboundaryofShanDongandJiangSuProvince.Thelakeissurroundedbywoods,reeds(芦苇),andlotusesponds(荷花池塘);fishingboatsfloatbeneathsunsetsassmokerisesfromkitchenchimneys(烟囱)andfishinggirlsplaythetraditionallute(传统琵琶).Itisascenealmostpicturedperfect.Amongwhich,milesofdazzlinglotusesarethehighlightsinthelake.NaturalresourcesWeishanhuLakeisrichinnaturalresources.Thereisprofusionoffishes,shrimps(小虾米),aquaticplants,birdsetc.Itisnotexaggeratedtocallitthenaturalmuseum.SpecialitySpecialitySpeciality八百里水泊梁山MountLiangwaslocatedattheextremenorthofwhatbecameknownasthe"eighthundredlimoorageofMountLiang".梁山好汉Itisknownthatbandit(强盗)wereactiveintheareaduringtheNorthernSong,SomeofthebanditsonMountLiangshanpreyed(掠夺s)electivelyupontherichandbecameknownas“righteousbandits”(yifei義匪).Legends(传奇故事)abouttheheroesofMountLiangshan,whichprovidedthebasisfortheWaterMargin(水浒传),probablyformedfromthishistoricalcontext.Apartfromunderstandingthelegendarystoryofheroesandeducatedbythoughtofhumanism,youcanalsoappreciatethedramatic(戏剧性)performanceimitatedthesceneatthattime.Meanwhile,youcaneatmeatboldlyanddrinkwinegenerously.WelcometojiingThat'sallThankyou