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1、10洛阳英语导游词located in the west of henan province in central china, luoyang occupies quite an important geographic location. it is in the middle reaches of the yellow river and is encircled by mountains and plains. to its east and west are the hu lao pass and han gu pass which were essential domestic t

2、ransportation junctions in ancient times. to its north, mengjin county wasan important ferry crossing of the yellow river. thus, luoyang was selected as the capital city by 13 dynasties starting from the xia dynasty (21st-16th century bc) in the 21st century bc. in the period following the han dynas

3、ty (206bc-220), and particularly during the sui (581-618) and tand (618-907) dynasties, the city experienced a period of growth andprosperity and ranked as one of the international metropolitans of the time.its long history endows luoyang with a profound sense of culture. the city is the cradle of c

4、hinese civilization where many chinese legends happened, such as nvwa patching the sky, dayu controlling flood and the chinese ancestor huangdi establishing the nation. the city is also famed as the 'poetscapital' as poets and literatesof ancient china often gatheredthere and left grand work

5、s, including 'book of wisdom' ('daode jing'), 'han history' ('han shu') and 'administrative theoryof admonishing official' ('zi zhi tong jian'). religiousculture once thrived here. taoism originated there and thefirst buddhist temple set up by the gove

6、rnment waslocated there. luoyang is also the hometown of many of the scientificinventions of ancient china, such as the seismograph, armillary sphere, paper making, printing and the compass.luoyang has rich historical and cultural sites. the longmen grottoes are one of china's three most preciou

7、s treasure houses of stone sculptures and inscriptions. the white horse templeis the first buddhist temple and is honored as the 'cradle of buddhism in china'. mt. mangshan is where ancient tombs of emperors, nobles and literates in the past dynasties collected. the luoyang ancient tombs mus

8、eum is the world's first example of the kind and presents thousands of treasures discovered in the tombs. shaolin temple is the place of origin for chinesezen buddhism and the cradle of chinese martial art. landscapes in luoyang hold the sameattraction as the cultural sites. white cloud mountain

9、, funiu mountain, long yu wan national forest park, ji guan limestone cave and the yellow river xiaolangdi scenic area are all worth a visit. additionally, luoyang isparticularly well known for its peonies. every year in april, the flowers blossom and attract tourists from all over the world. dining

10、 in luoyang is quite an enjoyable experience. variouskinds of local dishes, including water feast, yan cai and others which use the famous yellow river carps as an ingredient, together with the uniquely flavored soups, will greatly satisfy your taste buds. luoyang's local specialties such as pal

11、ace lanterns, bronze vessels and tri-colored glazed potteries will no doubt delight your eyes and offer you ideal souvenirs. being a modern city as well, luoyang has hotels of all standards which provide you quite a broad choice for your stay. most of the hotels have reasonable room prices and perfe

12、ct services.transportation is well developed in luoyang. beijiaoairport has many domestic flights extending to many largecities in other provinces. it's also very easy to get to luoyang by train because one of china's most important railway lines long hai railway traverses the city and conne

13、cts most citiesin east, west and central china. the convenient city buses and taxies can carry you around the city.near the railway station,special tourist buses can take you to the tourist spots in the suburban areas of the city.luoyang, a charming city filled with the fragrance ofpeonies and the p

14、rimitive atmosphere of ancient civilization, is waiting and welcoming guests from all over the world. putting the city into the list of your exploration in china, you will get far more than what you expect.the longmen grottosthe longmen grottos are on the yihe river bank, some 12 kilometers from anc

15、ient luoyang city, about 30 minutes' drive. it is one of the three most important buddhist sculptures and carvings in china. the longmen grottos enjoy a good location where two mountains confront each other between which flows the yihe river.the grotto was first carved in north wei dynasty, over

16、 1500 years ago and expanded through the succeeding east and west wei dynasties, north qi dynasty, north zhou dynasty, sui and tang dynasties and was finally completed in north song dynasty. over 500 years' renovation and expansion have created the prestigious world cultural site. the most signi

17、ficant chiseling activities happened in the tang and north wei dynasties, which lasted over 150 years.spanning a length of around 1 kilometer on the hillsidealong the yihe river, the niches resemble dozens of honeycombs dotting the area. there are about 2.100 grottoes and niches,over 40 crematory ur

18、ns, 3,600 inscribed stone tablets and over100,000 buddhist images and statues. the largest one is 17meters high while the smallest is a tiny as 2 cm. one third of the complex are works of the north wei dynasty. these masterpieces are the binyang cave, and lianhua( lotus cave).the impressive qianxi t

19、emple, fengxian temple, wanfo cave( ten thousand buddhist cave) are the highlights of the tang dynast's carvings. the longmen grottos are of great value in world sculpture history and it has been listed in the world cultural heritage site by the unesco. to protect such a valuable heritage site,

20、the chinese government as well as someinfluential world cultural organizations are trying hard to share this site with the whole word. a large-scaled renovation was undertaken in XX to keep the grottos in good condition.white horse templelocated at the 12 kilometers east of luoyang city, the white h

21、orse temple is one of the oldest buddhist temples in china and is renowned as the cradle of chinese buddhism. although it is not the largest nor the most beautiful buddhism monument in china, this temple with its large number of buddhism items housed there, is well worth a trip.an interesting legend

22、 related to the temple goes that awhite horse carried the first buddhist script from india herein ancient time hence the name white horse temple. historyrecords that the site was original the place used by the second han emperor-liu zhuang as a summerresort and for study. in 68 ad, when buddhism rea

23、ched its heyday in india, two indian monks brought buddhist scriptures to luoyang on the back of a whitehorse. the emperor, who was a devout buddhism believer, builtthe temple to house the scriptures and named it white horsetemple. it was said that there were once thousands of monksliving in the tem

24、ple. it was even used as a refugee sanctuaryduring the social turmoil of wang mang in the eastern han dynasty.the two monkswhobrought scriptures from india were buriedhere. many monks from outside china have visited the monk andmany of them have spent the rest of their time in that temple.the famous

25、 tang dynasty monk-xuanzang started his 17 years long pilgrimage trip to indian from the temple. after returning,xuanzhang becamethe abbot of the white horse temple, where he disseminated the scriptures of buddhism for the rest of his life.guanlin templeat the end of guanlin nan lu, guanlin temple w

26、as built to commemoratethe great general guanyu of the state of shu duringthe three kingdoms period. in the romance of three kingdoms, the shu general guanyu was defeated, captured and executed by sunquan, the ruler of the state of wu. fearing revenge from guanyu s blood brother liubei who was the r

27、uler of the state of shu, sunquan ordered to send guanyu s head to caocao-ruler of wei in an attempt to deflect the responsibility for the death. caocao, however, was an admirer of guan's loyalty and bravery. he ordered a wooden body be carved to accompanythe head before guanyu was buried.very l

28、ittle is known about whenthe temple was first built. the complex was developed during the ming dynasty and was underwent several renovation and expansion during the succeeding qing dynasty. it's now comprised of halls, temples, pavilions and guan's tomb. some valuable stone tablets with eleg

29、ant calligraphies are also found here. the place is very popular among the locals who worship the valorous general by burning sticks of of ancient tombsan interesting old saying goes that suzhou and hangzhou are good places to live, while luoyang is a good place to die. many of the an

30、cient emperors, princes, generals and other public celebrities took this advice and left orders that they were tobe buried in luoyang after their death. there are over 20 ancient tombs dating from the han dynasty to the north song dynasty. a museumwas built at the site where manyancient tombs were e

31、xcavated.the museum is at the mang hill in the north suburb of the city, about 8 kilometers from the city center. covering an area of around 3 hectare, it has two parts: the underground and above ground parts. the above ground part contains a han-style gate, some halls. tomb models from the stone ag

32、e to the han dynasty, restored funerary objects and funeral rituals are displayed in the eastern hall.the underground section is a tomb groups site which is about 7 meters underground. there are north and south song dynasties hall, wei and jin dynasties hall, tang and song dynasties hall and a hall

33、for refined items excavated from the tombs. many of the vividly painted murals, valuable relics and a number of pottery figures are on display here. visitors can also find the models of ancient tombs. 22 ancient tombs restored to their original styles are displayed here.luoyang museumluoyang served

34、as the capitals for a long period of time.history has left the place a large number of historical rarerelics. many of these rarely seem items can be found at the luoyang museum.the museumis located at the city center, very easy to find.the museum's exhibition center displays refined ancientitems including bronze wares, ceramics, gold and silverartifacts and jade. these exhibitions offer a good illustration of the city's grand past.luoyang peonyluoyang is renowned as: the city of peony. the city has long been famous for its beautiful