Thistwo-storytowerstructure,ontheeastslopeoftheLongevityHill,wasbuiltduringEmperorQianlong'sreign(1736-1795).TheinscriptionsonbothsidesofthetowerwerewrittenbyEmperorQianlong.
Theinscriptiononthenorthgate-tower“Chichengxiaqi”means“therosycloudsrisinginChichengMountain.”ChichengisthenameofaplaceinZhejiangprovince.Thisphrasedescribethegate-towershiningfromthemorningsunshine.
ThefourChinesecharactersonthesouthgate-tower,“Ziqidonglai”means“thepurplecloudscomefromtheeast.”ThisphasecomesfromastoryaboutanancientChinesephilosophernamedLaozi,whowastryingtogetthroughamajormilitarypassnamedHanguPass.ItwassaidthatLingYin,amilitaryofficialinthispass,sawawispofpurplecloudscominggentlyfromtheeast.Heknewthatthisgoodomenmeantthatasaintwascoming.Thanhetookabathandputonhisnewclothes,gettingeverythingreadytowelcomethesaint.ThenextdayhereallysawLaoZiridingslowlytothepassonablackox.Later,afamouspostDuFuoftheTangDynastywrotethisstoryinhispoem.
TheSummerPalaceislocatedonthenorthwestoutskirtsofBeijing.Itisthebest-preservedandlargestimperialgardenexistinginChina.TheSummerPalaceisformedmainlywithLongevityHillandKunmingLake.Thelakeoccupiesthreequartersofthewholearea.Itcoversanareaofover290hectares.
TheSummerPalacewasfirstbuiltasanimperialgardenandpalaceatthebeginningof12thcenturyintheJinDynasty,theconstructioncontinuedtotheYuanandMingdynastiesandthepalacewasenlargedintheQingDynasty,thus,altogetherlastingformorethan800years.IntheJinDynasty,theGoldenHillHallwasbuilthere.IntheYuanDynasty,thenameofthehillwaschangedtoJarHillbecauseitwassaidthatanoldmanhaddugupajarhere.IntheMingDynasty,EmperorZhengdebuilttheWonderfulImperialGardenbythelake.IntheQingDynastyduringthereignofEmperorQianlong,large-scaleconstructionofimperialgardensreacheditsculmination.ThewholeprojectwasnamedtheThreeHillsandFiveGardenofClearRipples.In1860theAnglo-FrenchAlliedForcesinvadedBeijingandtheThreeHillsandFiveGardenswereburntdowntoashes.In1888EmpressDowagerCixidivertedthefundsfornavytorestoretheGardenofClearRipplesandrenameditastheSummerPalace.In1900theAlliedForcesofEightPowersinvadedBeijingandoccupiedtheSummerPalaceformorethanayear.TheSummerPalacewasplunderedbytheinvaders.Theytookawayeverythingvaluableanddestroyedthebuildings.UponEmpressDowagerCixi'sreturntoBeijing,sheorderedthegardentoberebuiltimmediately.WhenreconstructiontoBeijing,sheorderedthegardentoberebuiltimmediately.Whenreconstructionwascompleted,EmpressDowagerCixicametoliveinthisimperialgardenfromApriltoOctobereveryyearfortherestofherlife.In1924theSummerPalacewasturnedintoapublicpark.
TheEastPalaceGateisthemainentrancetotheSummerPalace.ThecentralgatecalledtheImperialGatewaywasfortheemperorandtheempress.Thegatesoneithersidewereforprincesandhigh-rankingofficials.TheplaqueabovethemiddlegatebearsthreebigChinesecharacters“TheSummerPalace”inEmperorGuangxu'shandwriting.
EnteringtheEastPalaceGate,wewillseetheGateofBenevolenceandLongevity.It'sthesecondgateinthepalacearea.Insidethegate,thereis3-meter-highgiantrock.TherockservesasadecorationanditwastransportedfromTaihuLakeinJiangsuProvince,soitiscalledTaihuRock.NowwehavecometotheHallofBenevolenceandLongevity.ThehallwastheplacewhereEmperorGuangxuandEmpressDowagerCixiheldaudienceandhandledstateaffairswhentheywereintheSummerPalace.InfrontofthehallstandsabronzemythicalanimalcalledSuanni.ItisbelievedthattheSuanniwasabletodistinguishtherightfromwrong.Inthecenterofthehallthereisaplatformwithathroneonit.Thethronewascarvedwithanine-dragondesign,symbolizingdignityoftheemperor.Therearefourincenseburnersateachcorneroftheplatformwithathroneonit.Thethronewasheld,sandalwoodincenseswereburntintheincenseburners,givingoutfragrantsmoke.Therearetwofansonbothsidesbehindthethronewhicharemadeofpeacockfeathers.Infrontofthethronethereareincenseburnersofdragonandphoenixshapesandcandlesticksofcraneshape.Thetwobigmirrorsontheleftandrightofthethroneagainstthewallwasforwardingoffevilspirits.Therearetwoscrollsonthewall,oneoneachside,withabigChinesecharactermeaninglongevity,inEmpressDowagerCixi'shandwritingandthe100batsinthebackgroundofthescrollsymbolizehappiness.
TheHallofJadeRipplesusedtobetheplacewhereQingEmperorQianlongspenthisleisurehourswithhisministers.LateritwasEmperorGuangxu'spricatelivingquartersandalsotheplacewherehewasonceunderhousearrestafter1898.
WalkingalongthecorridoratthetwosideoftheHallofJadeRipples,wewillseethebackwordtheHallofPleasingRuewheretheempressLongyulived.
TheGardenofVirtuousHarmonyisalsocalledtheGreatTheatreBuilding.ItwastheplacewherePekingOperawasperformedforEmpressDowagerCixi.Thebuildingisathree-storeystructure,21metershighand17meterswideonthelowestfloor.Therearetrapdoorsaboveandbelowthestagefor“fairies”todescendfromtheskyand“devils”toriseupfromtheunderneath.TheMake-upTowerisconnectedwiththestage.Itwastheplacefortheperformerstomakeupandnowithasbecomeanexhibitionhall.
TothenorthwestoftheHallofPleasingRueistheHallofHappinessandLongevity.ItwasEmpressDowagerCixi'sresidence.Inthecourtyardthereisahugerocknamed“QingZhiXiu”。Itlookslikeamagicfungus,glossywithagreenishandsmoothsurface.Infrontofthishalltherearepairsofbronzedeer,bronzecranes,bronzecasesandbigwatervats,symbolizinguniversalpeace.Inaddition,therearemanyprecioustreesandflowersplanedhere,representingrichesandhonor,orwealthandprestige.Thehallconsistsoffourchanbers.Theeastoutchamberwasforherbreakfastandtea.Theeastinnerchamberwasherdressingroom.Thewestinnerroomwasherbedroomandthewestouterroomwasherreadingroom.AlargetableinthecentralhallservedasadinningtableforEmpressDowagerCixi.Abigporcelainjaroneachsidewasusedtocontainfruitstoproducefragrantsmell.Therearetwoembroideriesinthecentralhall.Oneisofapeacockdisplayingitsfullplumage,theotherisofaphoenixamony100birds.ThechandeliershangingfromtheceilingofthehallwerepresentedbytheGermans.ItwasthefirstelectriclightinChinaandelectriclighthasbeenusedsincethen.
TothesouthoftheHallofDispellingCloudsistheGateofDispellingCloudspositionedinthemiddleoftheLongGallerytodividethegallery'seasternandwesternsides.Oneachsideofthegateliebronzelionssymbolizingprotection,andtwelvestonestatuesoftheChinesezodiacanimals---rat,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dogandpig.
goodmorningladiesandgentlemen:
mynameisjoanne.i’mveryhonoredtobeyoureguide.idohopeallofyoucouldlikemyguidingandenjoyeverythingonyourpleasantday.thismorningwearegoingtovisitthesummerpalace.
thesummerpalaceislocatedonthenorthwestsuburbsofbeijing，about20kilometersawayfromthecenterofthecity.soitwilltakeusabout1hourtogetthere.beforewearrivedatthesummerpalace，iwouldliketointroduceyouabriefintroductionofthewoderfulimperialgarden.thesummerpalaceisthemostbeautifulandthelargestimperialgardenexistinginchinan，anditisthebest-preservedimperialgardenintheworld.in1998，itwasplacedonthelistofworldculturalheritagebytheunesco.
thesummerpalacewasfirstbuiltasanimperialgardenatthebeginningof12thcenturyinthejindynasty.theconstructioncontinuedtotheyuanandmingdynasties.intheqingdynasty，thebuildingofimperialgardensreacheditsculmination.duringemperorqianlong’sreign，thefamous‘threehillsandfivegardens’werebuiltonthenorthwestsuburbsofbeijing.thesummerpalacewasapartofitandatthattimewascalledthegardenofclearripples.in1860，theanglo-frenchalliedforcesinvadedbeijing.the‘threehillsandfivegardens’wereburntdowntoashes.
in1888，theempressdowagercixispentthenavyfundhavingthegardenofclearripplesrebuilt.andthensherenameditthegardenofnurturedharmony(summerpalace).
in1900，thealliedforcesofeightpowersinvadedbeijing.thesummerpalacewasonceagainseverelydamaged.itwasrebuiltagainin1902.
in1924，thelastemperorpuyiwasdrivenoutofthepalace，afterthat，thesummerpalacewasturnedintoapublicpark.
ladiesandgentlemen，pleaselookoverthere，infrontofusisanarchway.itiscalled“emptinessandthecollectionofexcellence”，anditisthefirstsceneryofthesummerpalace.thetwochinesewordsonthefrontsideofthearchwaymeanemptinessandrefertoeverythinginnatureandinthescenery.thetwowordsonthebacksidemeancollectionofexcellenceandrefertothetranquilityofthebeautifulsceneryjustwithinthegarden.
(outsidetheeastpalacegate)
now，wehavearrivedattheeastpalacegate.it’sthemainentranceofthesummerpalace.ontopofthegatethereisaplaquewiththreechinesecharacters‘thesummerpalace’inemperorguangxu’shandwriting.thegatethatwearenowenteringwasusedbytheemperor，theempressonlyintheolddays.
(insidetheeastpalacegate)
nowweareinsidethesummerpalace.infrontofusisthesecondgateofthesummerpalace—thegateofbenevolenceandlongevity.theannexhallsonbothsideswereusedforofficialsondutyandtheofficesoftheprivycouncil.well，beforewestartourtourinthegarden，iwillbrieflyintroduceyouthelayoutofthesummerpalaceandourtourroute.o.k.，ladiesandgentlemen，mayihaveyourattentionplease?let’slookatthemaptogether，fromitwecanseethesummerpalacecoversanareaof290hectares，whichthelakeoccupiesthethree-fourths.thewholegardencanbedivideintothreeparts:theareawasforpoliticalactivities，restingplacesoftheemperorandempress，andsightseeingareas.ourtourwillstartfromtheareaofthepoliticalactivities，andendoffthemarbleboat.ontheway，wewillvisitthemainconstructionsofthesummerpalace，suchasthehallofjaderipples，thehallofhappinessandlongevity，thelongcorridor，thehallofdispellingcloudsandsoon.itwilltakeusabouttwohourstovisitthesummerpalace.pleaseattention，wewon’twalkbackandourdriverwillpickusupatthenorthgate.shouldyougetlostorseparatedfromthegroup，pleasemeetusatthenorthgate.
早上好女士们，先生们:
我的名字叫乔安妮。我很荣幸成为你的向导。我希望你们能喜欢我的指导，享受一切快乐的一天。今天上午我们要去参观颐和园。
颐和园位于北京西北郊区，约20公里的中心城市。所以我们要用大约1小时。在我们到达颐和园之前，我想向你们介绍一个成功御花园的简要介绍。颐和园是最美丽和chinan现存最大的皇家园林，也是世界上保存最完好的皇家园林。在1998年，它被放置在由联合国教科文组织的世界文化遗产名单。
作为皇家园林颐和园始建于12世纪的金王朝的开端。元、明时期继续建设。在清朝，皇家园林的建筑达到了高潮。乾隆皇帝的`统治期间，著名的“三山和五花园”是建立在北京的西北郊区。颐和园是它的一部分，当时被称为花园清晰的涟漪。1860年，英法联军入侵北京。“三山和五花园”被焚烧成灰烬。
1888年，慈禧太后在海军基金有明确的花园涟漪重建。然后她改名为培育和谐的花园(颐和园)。
1900年，八国联军入侵北京。颐和园又一次严重受损。这是1902年重建。
1924年，末代皇帝溥仪被赶出皇宫，颐和园，在那之后，变成了一个公园。
女士们，先生们，请在那里，在我们面前的是一个拱门。它被称为“空虚和凯越指标的集合”，它是第一个颐和园的风景。这两个汉字的正面拱门的意思是空虚，是指一切在自然和风景。这两个词意思背面的卓越和引用的宁静美丽的风景就在花园里。
(东宫殿的大门之外)
现在，我们来到了东宫殿的大门。这是颐和园的正门。门的顶部有一个斑块和三个汉字“颐和园”光绪皇帝的笔迹。门口，我们现在进入被皇帝、皇后只有过去。
(在东宫殿的大门)
现在我们在颐和园。在我们面前的是第二个颐和园的大门——仁和长寿的城门。附件大厅双方用于值班官员和枢密院的办公室。嗯，在花园里我们开始参观之前，我将简要介绍颐和园的布局和旅游route.o.k。，女士们，先生们，请问你的注意力吗?让我们一起看一下地图，从中我们可以看到颐和园占地面积290公顷，这湖占据了四分之三。整个园林可以分为三个部分:政治活动的地区，天皇和皇后的休息的地方，和观光地区。我们的旅行将从该地区的政治活动，和结束石舫。在路上，我们将参观颐和园的主要建筑，比如玉澜堂，幸福和长寿的大厅，大厅的长走廊，消除云等等。我们要花大约两个小时参观颐和园。请注意，我们不会往回走，我们的司机将在北门口接我们。你应该迷路或分开，请在北门口迎接我们。
GrandBuddhastablysittingintheHalloftheSeaofWisdom,SummerPalace,BeijingBuiltonthepinnacleofLongevityHill,TheHalloftheSeaofWisdomisdesignedtostandattheupperendofanaxisstretchingfromtheKunmingLaketothesummit.Wheninitiallybuiltduringmadeentirelyofcoloredglazebricks,withoutanytimberbeams,andwasalsoknownas“NoBeamHall”.Owingtoitstimber-freeframe,itsurvivedthefiresetbytheAnglo-Frenchalliedforcein1860.However,theholystatueofAmitayusBuddha,aswellas1008smallerengravedBuddhassurroundingit,wasdestroyed.
Itisaholybuilding,withitsname,“theSeaofWisdom”whichcomesfromthesutra,symbolizingthemightyforceandtheinfinitewisdomofTathagadaBuddha.AvisitorwhoconnectsthethreecharactersonthearchitravesofthehallandtheglazedmemorialarchwaywillfindthatformtheBuddhist'schant.
Thelongcorridoractuallyisalongcoveredwalkway.Itstartsfromthegateofthegreetingthemoonintheeastandendsthemarbleboatinthewest.Itis728meterslongwith273sections,soitiscalledlongcorridor.Thelongcorridorliesinfrontofthelongevityhillwiththegateofdispellingcloudsinthecenter.Itwasfirstbuiltin1750byemperorQianlongforhismothertoenjoytherainysceneryonKunminglakeandtokeepoffthesunshineinsummer.Therearetotally14,000picturespaintedonthebeamsandcrossbeamsofthelongcorridor.Thesecolorfulpaintingscanbedividedinto4kinds:landscapesandscenicspots,beautifulflowersandbirds,Chinesearchitectureandhumanfigures.ThebeautifulflowersandbirdsandlandscapeswerecopiedfromthesceneryofWestLake.In1990,thelongcorridorwaslistedintheGuinnessworldrecordsasthelongestpaintedcorridorintheworld.LikemostofthesummerPalace,theLongCorridorwasseverelydamagedbyfirewhichAnglo---Frenchalliedforceslaidin1860duringtheSecondOpiumWar.Itwasrebuiltin1886.AsapartoftheSummerPalace,theLongCorridorwasincludedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageListinDecember,1998.Therearefouroctagonalpavilionswithdoubleeaves,twooneachsideoftheCloud---DispellingGate.Thepavilionssymbolizethefourseasons(spring,summer,autumn,winter)andarenamed(fromeasttowest):LiuJia(留佳“retainingthegoodness”),JinLan(寄澜;“livingwiththeripples”),QiuShui(秋水“autumnwater”),andQingYao(清遥“clearandfar”).
ThenameofthehallofDispellingCloundsderiversfromaversebythepoetGuoPu(276-324)intheJinDynasty“insuchasplendidhall,supernaturalbeingswillemerge.”ItissituatedonthecentralaxisofLongevityHillandistheheartofasuccessionofbuildingsusedforcelebrations.BuiltonthesiteofDaxiongHall(HillofSakyamuniorMainShrineHall),itwastheplacetocelebrateEmpressDowagerCixi'sbirthday.Onherbirthday,October10oftheChineselunaryear,withEmperorGuangxuleadingthetroops,allrankskowtowedtoherasshesatonthe“Nine-DragonThrone”toreceivegreetingsandraregifts.Withredpillarsandyellowtiles,thePaiyundiancontains21rooms.AlthoughthetreasuresondisplayinsidearefewerthanthoseintheHallofBenevolenceandLongevity,someofthearemorevaluable.
AlthoughthisisthemostmagnificentarchitecturalcomplexoftheSummerPalace,CIxiusedthehallonlyonceayearonherbirthday.
TheHallforListeningtoOrioleusedtobeaTwo-storystagebuiltbyEmperorQianlongforhismotherEmperorDowagerNiugulushitoenjoyPekingoperaandperformances.ThestagewaslaterusedbyEmpressDowagerCixi.
Orioleisakindofbird,andithasverysweetvoiceandpleasingsound;ergo,thestageisnamed“HallforListeningtoOriole.”AftertheGardenofVirtuousHarmonywascomplete,thehallbecamearesidenceforimperialconcubines.NowitisaverynicerestaurantforbothChineseandforeigntourists.