中国著名旅游景点英文介绍

中国著名旅游景点英文介绍1.TheGreatwall TheGreatWall,locatedinnorthernChina,is6,700kilometerslongandthusknownasthe“10,000-liGreatWall”.Constructionofthewallwentonformorethan2,000years,from7thcenturyto14thcenturyAD.ThewallhasbecomeasymbolofbothChina’sproudhistoryanditspresentstrength.  2.ThePalaceMuseum ThePalaceMuseum,alsocalledtheForbiddenCity,islocatedinthecenterofBeijing.TheimperialpalaceusedbyemperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesisthelargestandmostcompleteancientwooden-structurebuildingcomplexintheworld.ConstructionoftheForbiddenCitystartedin1406andlasted14years.24emperorswereenthronedthere.  3.Zhoukoudian:HomeofthePekingMan RemainsofthePekingMan(homoerectus)arelocatedontheDragonBoneHillatZhoukoudianVillage,FangshanDistrict,Beijing.Inthe1920s,archaeologistsdiscoveredthecompleteskullofPekingMan.Later,moreskullbonesaswellasstoneandboneinstrumentswereunearthed.PekingManlived690,000yearsago,duringPaleolithictimes.FindingsindicatethatPekingManknewhowtomakefires.  4.Qinshihuang’sMausoleumandTerra-cottaArmy Qinshihuang’sMausoleumislocatedinLintongDistrict,35kilometerseastofXi’an,capitalofShaanxiProvince.Constructionofthemausoleumlasted38yearsandinvolvedover700,000workers.Overtheyears,atotalof50,000importantculturalrelicshavebeenunearthed.In1980,twobronzepaintedhorse-drawnchariotswereunearthed.Theyarethelargestandmostcompletebronzechariotsandhorsesdiscoveredsofar.In1974,farmerswhowerediggingawellabout1.5kilometerseastofQinshihuang’sMausoleumdiscoveredthreevaultscontainingQinshihuang’sBuriedLegion.Thelargestofthethreevaultscontains6,000life-sizeterra-cottawarriorsandhorses.Thecollectionofwarriorsisoftendubbedthe“eighthwonderoftheworld”.  5.TheMogaoGrottoesatDunhuang DunhuangGrottoescompriseoftheMogaogrottoes,West1,000-BuddhaCave,andYulinCave.TheMogaoGrottoes,representativeofthethreesites,arelocated25kilometerssouthwestofDunhuangCity,GansuProvince.Constructionofthegrottoesbeganin366AD.Thewell-designedgrottoesareatreasurehousecontainingpainting,sculptures,documents,andculturalrelics.  6.TheHuangshanMountain LocatedinHuangshanCityinsouthernAnhuiProvince,thescenicareaoftheHuangshanMountaincovers154squarekilometersandisfamousforitsfourwonders:strangely-shapedpines,grotesquerockformations,seasofcloudsandhotsprings.Italsofeaturesanaturalzooandbotanicalgarden.  7.Huanglong TheHuanglongScenicAreaislocatedinSongpanCounty,SichuanProvince.Calcifiedponds,beaches,waterfallsandembankmentscharacterizeHuanglongscenery.  8.ChengdeSummerResortsandSurroundingTemples ChengdeSummerResort,knownas“TheMountainHamletforEscapingtheHeat”,islocatedinnorthernChengde,HebeiProvince.QingEmperorsusedtospendtheirsummerdayshandlingstateaffairsattheresort.Constructionoftheresortlastedfrom1703to1792.Itisthelargestandbest-preservedimperialpalaceoutsidethecapital.Manyofthescenicspotsaroundtheresort’slakeareamimicfamouslandscapedgardensinsouthernChina,andthebuildingsoftheOuterEightTemplesfeaturearchitecturalstyleofminorityethnicgroupssuchasMongolian,TibetanandUygur.  9.Qufu,Confusius’Mansion,TempleandCemetery Qufu,insouthwesternShandongProvince,wasthecapitalofthestateofLuduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476BC)andthehometownofConfusius,agreatthinkerandeducator.Confucius’MansionwastheresidenceofConfucius’eldestmaledescendantsforgeneration.Themansionholdsmorethan9,000volumesofarchivesdatingfrom1534to1948andmanyculturalrelics,ancientcostumes,andutensils.Confucius’Templeisfamousforits2,000stonestelesandmorethan100portraitstonesfromtheHanDynasty.Confucius’CemeteryhousestombsforConfuciusandhisdescendants.  10.AncientBuildingsontheWudangMountain TheWudangMountain,locatedinnorthwesternHubeiProvince,isasacredTaoistmountainthatisbestknownasthebirthplaceofWudangmartialarts.TheGoldHallbuiltonthemountainin1416representsadvancedarchitecturalstyleandbuildingtechniquesofthatperiod.  11.PotalaPalacePotala PalaceinLhasaissituatedonRedHill3,700metersabovethesealevel.ThepalacewasbuiltbyTibetanKingSongtsanGambointhe7thcenturyforTangPrincessWencheng.PotalafeaturestheessenceofancientTibetanarchitecturalartandhousesmanyartifactsoftheTuboKingdom.  12.TheLushanMountain TheLushanMountain,locatedsouthofJiujiangCity,JiangxiProvince,isoneofthemostfamousmountainsinChina.Themountainfeaturesbeautifulpeaks,seasofclouds,waterfallsandhistoricalsites.BailuAcademyisoneofChinesefirstschoolsofhigherlearning.13.TheEmeiMountainandLeshanGiantBuddhaTheEmeiMountainisoneofChina’sfourfamousBuddhistMountains.Itislocated7kilometerssouthwestofEmeishanCity,SichuanProvince.Thereare150templesonthemountain.Themountainfeaturesmorethan3,000plantspeciesand2,000varietiesofanimals.LeshanGiantBuddhaislocatedontheeastbankoftheMinjiangRiverinLeshancity,SichuanProvince.TheBuddhaiscarvedoutofacliffand,being70.7meterstall,isthelargestsittingBuddhainChina.CarvingoftheBuddhastartedin713andwascompletedin803.ThebodyofBuddhahasawaterdrainagesystemtopreventerosion.  14.LijiangAncientCity Lijiangancientcity,locatedinLijiang,YunnanProvince,isanancienttowninhabitedmainlybytheNaximinoritypeople.Thetownwasfoundedin1127.Theroadsinthetownarepav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