中国著名旅游景点英文介绍

1、中国著名旅游景点英文介绍1、 The Great wallThe Great Wall, located in n orther n Chi na, is 6,700 kilometers longand thus known as theM0,-00Great Wall 、”Construction of thewall went on for more tha n 2,000 years, from 7th cen tury to 14thcentury AD、 The wall has b ecome a symbol of both China s proudhistory and i

2、ts p rese nt stre ngth、2、The P alace MuseumThe P alace Museum, also called the Forbidde n City, is located in the cen ter of Beiji ng、 The imp erial p alace used by emp erors of theCon structi on of theMi ng and Qi ng Dyn asties is the largest and most comp lete an cie nt woode n-structure buildi ng

3、 in the worldForbidde n City started in 1406 and lasted 14 years 、24 emp erors were enthroned there 、Zhoukoudia n: Home of the Peking ManRemai ns of the Peking Man (homo erectus) are located on theDrago n Bone Hill at Zhoukoudia n Village, Fan gsha n District,Beijing、 In the 1920s, archaeologists di

4、scovered the compiete skull of Peking Man、 Later, more skull bones as well as stone and bone in strume nts were un earthed 、 Peking Man lived 690,000years ago, duri ng Paleolithic times 、 Findings in dicate that PekingMan knew how to make fires4、Qinshihuang s Mausoleum and Terra-cotta ArmyQinshihuan

5、g s Mausoleum is located in Lintong District, 35kilometers east of Xianacaf Shanxi Province、 Constructionof the mausoleum lasted 38 years and invo Ived over 700,000workers、 Over the years, a total of 50,000 important cultural relicshave bee n un earthed 、 In 1980, two bronze pain ted horse-draw ncha

6、riots were unearthed 、 They are the largest and most completebronze chariots and horses discovered so farIn 1974, farmerswho were digg ing a well about 1、5 kilometers east ofQinshihuang s Mausoleum discovered three vaults containingQinshihuang s Buried Legion The largest of the three vaultscontains

7、6,000 life-size terra-cotta warriors and horsesThecollecti on of warriors is ofte n dubbed the“ eighthw on der of theworld ”5、 Chen gde Summer Resorts and Surrounding TemplesChen gde Summer Resort, known as“ The Mou ntai n Hamlet forEscapin g the Heat ” , is located in northern Chengde, HebeiProvinc

8、e、 Qing Emperors used to spend their summer dayshan dli ng state affairs at the resort 、 Con structi on of the resortlasted from 1703 to 1792 、 It is the largest and best-preserved6、imp erial p alace outside the cap ital 、Qufu, Confuc ius ansion, Temple and CemeteryQufu, in southwester n Shandong Pr

9、ovin ce, was the cap ital ofthe state of Lu during the Spring and Autu mn P eriod (770-476 BC) eldest maleand the hometow n of Con fucius, a great thi nker and educatorCon fucius Ma nsion was the reside nee of Con fucius descendants for generation 、 The mansion holds more than 9,000 volumes of archi

10、ves dati ng from 1534 to 1948 and many cultural relics, ancient and costumes 、 Confucius Temple is famous for its 2,000 stone steles and more tha n 100 p ortrait stones from the HanDynasty、 Confucius emetery houses tombs for Confucius and his descendants、 7、 An cie nt Buildi ngs on the Wuda ng Mount

11、ainThe Wuda ng Mou ntai n, located in n orthwester n Hubei P rovi nee, is a sacred Taoist moun ta in that is best known as the birth place ofWudang martial arts、 The Gold Hall built on the mountain in 1416 repr ese nts adva need architectural style and buildi ng tech niq ues of that period、 8、 The L

12、usha n MountainThe Lusha n Mountain, I ocated south of Jiujia ng City, Jia ngxiP rovi nee, is one of the most famous mountains in ChinaThemountain features beautiful p eaks, seas of clouds, waterfalls andhistorical sites 、 Bailu Academy is one of Chinese first schools ofhigher learning、9、 The Emei M

13、ountain and Lesha n Gia nt BuddhaThe Emei Mou ntain is one of Chi nas four famous BuddhistMountains、 It is located 7 kilometers southwest of Emeishan City,Sichua n P rovi nee、 There are 150 temp les on the mou ntai n 、 Themountain features more tha n 3,000 plant sp ecies and 2,000varieties of ani ma

14、ls、Lesha n Gia nt Buddha is located on the eastbank of the Minjia ng River in Lesha n city, Sichua n ProvinceTheBuddha is carved out of a cliff and, being 70、7 meters tall, is thelargest sitti ng Buddha in Chi na 、 Carvi ng of the Buddha started in713 and was comp leted in 803 、 The body of Buddha h

15、as a waterdrain age system to p reve nt erosi on 、10、Lijia ng An cie nt CityTheLijia ng an cie nt city, located in Lijia ng, Yunnan P rovi nee, is an an cie nt tow n in habited mai niy by the Naxi min ority people town was founded in 1127 、 The roads in the town are paved with colored p ebbles p rod

16、uced in Lijia ng, and there are many stonebridges and memorial archways built duri ng the Ming and QingDynasties、 Most of the residences are made of earth and woodP alace murals dep ict ing religious themes were pain ted duri ng theMi ng Dyn asty、 The traditi onal Don gba Culture of the Naxi eth nic

17、group has bee n p reserved in Lijia ng11、Pin gyao An cie nt CityPin gyao of Shanxi Province was built 2,000 years ago duri ng theZhou Dynasty、 The city wall was renovated in 1370、 It is one ofChina s earliest and largest county-level city walls、Ancient streets, gover nment offices, markets, stores a

18、nd reside nces have bee n p reserved, pro vidi ng inv aluable resources for r esearch on China s an cie nt Ming Dyn asty county seat 、12、Suzhou Garde nsSuzhou in Jia ngsu P rovi nee is a famous historic and cultural city that is more than 2,500 years old 、 Suzhou features more than 200 an cie nt gar

19、de ns、The small p rivate garde ns are esp ecially famous n ati on wide and reflect architectural styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties、s an cie nt garde ns,13、The Summer P alace of Beiji ng、 The p alace was builtThe Summer P alace, featuri ng the best of Chi na is located in the western

20、suburbs of Beiji ngin 1153 as a temporary imp erial p alaceIt was rebuilt in 1888、The Summer P alace con sists of the Lon gevity Hill and the KunmingLake、 The Long Corridor, pain ted with exquisite pain ti ngs, was in cluded in the Guinn ess Book of World Records in 1992 as theIon gest corridor in t

21、he world 、 The corridor links the area whereEmp ress Dowager Cixi han dled state affairs with the reside ntial and sightseeing areas、14、The Temple of Heave n of Beiji ngThe Temp le of Heave n, built in 1420, is located in souther n15、Jiuzhaigou Ravine（九寨沟）Beiji ng、During the Mi ng and Qi ng Dyn asti

22、es, emp erors came to the temple to worshi p the God of Heave n and pray for a good harvest、Located in Nanping Coun ty, Jiuzhaigou Ravine stretches 80 kilometers、The Shuzhe ng Scenic Spot is one of the cen tral point ofJiuzhaigou Iandscape、 With 40 lakes which extend five kilometers along a valley,

23、the spot covers an area of three square kilometers、 The lakes vary in color accord ing to their dep ths, residues and sce nery around them 、 Among which, Reed Lake is an ideal habitat of birds; Spark Lake app ears to move while thejade-like Rhino ceros Lake is a good p lace for row ing, swimmi ng an

24、d rafting、 There are also the Shuzheng Waterfalls which have a backdrop of trees、The Sword-Sha ped Rock Sce nic Area con sists of Goose Lake,Suspen ded Sprin gs, Sword Rock, sno w-covered Mountains and p rimeval forests 、 Sometimes you can see gia nt pan das 、 There is also the 17、8-kilometer Zechaw

25、a Ravine, the Iongest and highest in Jiuzhaigou、 At the end of it is the eight-kilometer-long ChanghaiLake, the largest in the area 、 In Haizi there is a Five-Color Pond, the brightest lake in Jiuzhaigou 、Un doubtedly, the magni fice nt view in Jiuzhaigou will make you reluctant to leave, and don fo

26、rget that the autumn is the best seas on to visit it 、16、Y ellow Crane Tower （黄鹤楼）Borderi ng on the Yan gtze River and crouch ing on the top ofthe Snake Hill, the Yellow Crane Tower is one of the three most famous towers on the south bank of the Yan gtze River 、 （the otherIttwo are Yueya ng Tower in

27、 Hunan and Ten gwa ng Tower in Jia ngxi）First built in 223 AD, the tower has a history of over 1700 years is not only an impo rta nt sce nic spot, but also a symbol of piping times of p eace（太平盛世）in peop les mi nds、 Scholars in the p ast dyn asties wrote hun dreds of p oems and scores of writ ings i

28、n p raiseof the mag ni fice nt Y ellow Crane Tower、 The lege nd about the tower has become a bright p earl of the Chin ese literatureRebuilt in 1985, the Y ellow Crane Tower Park occu pies a hilly area and consists of towers, pavilions and corridors, forming an architecture comp lex and a garde n co

29、mplex of man-made and natural scenery 、 It has become the symbol of Wuhan for its longhistory, its magn ifice nt outlook and its imposing architectural style17、Guiyua n Tem pie (归元寺)Guiyua n Tem pie, situated on Cuiwei Street, is one of the four biggest temp les for Buddhist meditatio n in Hubei as

30、well as anIt was first built in the earlyimp orta nt Buddhist temp le in Chi naQing dyn asty (1644-1911) by two mo nks - Baigua ng and Zhufe ngGuiyuan Temple has survived more than 300 hundred years of rep eated cycles of prosp erity and decli ne, and is the leadi ng temple in Wuhan with prosperous

31、public worship, flourishing Buddhist ceremony and many pilgrims、 The tempie was destroyed and rebuilt many times duri ng the course of its history 、 Coveri ng an area of 46,900 square meters with a floor sp ace of 20,000 square meters, the temp le mai niy con sists of Daxi on gbaodia n Hall, ArhatHa

32、ll, Sutra Collection Pavilion, etc 、 Guiyuan Temple is famous not only for sp readi ng Buddhism throughout the whole coun try, but also for its p erfect architecture, excelle nt scu Ip ture and rich collecti on ofIn 1956 GuiyuanBuddhist doctri ne among the Buddhist temp lesTemple was listed as a p r

33、eserved an tiques unit of Hubei province and in 1983, it was appoin ted as one of the key Buddhist temple ofHan n ati on ality district in China by the State Coun cil 18、East Lake （东湖）The East Lake is the p ride and joy of the people of Wuha nMillions of residents here get a lot of fun out of going

34、for a walk along the lakeside in spring, swimming in summer, appreciating sweet laurel in autum n and admiri ng p lum in win terThe lake covers 33 square kilometers and stretches far intothe distanee、 Ancient pagodas and temples scattered in 34 hills around the lake make the sce nic sp ot more histo

35、ric and imposingAll the six areas of the East Lake have in com mon gree n hills, clear waters, an abundance of woods and typ ical style of Chu CulturePerhaps youll enjoy yourself most in two of themTingtaoPavilion and Moshan Hill、Willows dance gracefully and water lily slee ps dee ply aroundTingtao

36、Pavilion, a three-storey palace building, in front of which the grand and lifelike statue of Qu Yuan is looki ng up at the sky and sigh ing sadly at the subjugati on of ChuAmong all kinds of flowers, p lum, lotus and cassia are of greatreputation、 The National Plum and Lotus Research Centre is setup here、 The East Lake used to be a private farm several decades ago、 In 1950 the farm was turned in to a sce n