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1、导游词示范文本 | Excellent Model Text 资料编码：CYKJ-FW-738编号：_洛阳英语导游词编辑：_日期：_单位：_洛阳英语导游词用户指南：该导游词资料适用于日常生活工作中，为提升效率而制作的包含框架和正文模板文件。可通过修改使用，也可以直接沿用本模板进行快速编辑。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

2、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 transportation junctions in ancient times. to its north, mengjin county was an important ferry crossing of the yellow river. thus, luoyang was selected as the capita

3、l city by 13 dynasties starting from the xia dynasty (21st16th century bc) in the 21st century bc. in the period following the han dynasty (206bc220), and particularly during the sui (581618) and tand (618907) dynasties, the city experienced a period of growth and prosperity and ranked as one of the

4、 international metropolitans of the time.its long history endows luoyang with a profound sense of culture. the city is the cradle of chinese civilization where many chinese legends happened, such as nvwa patching the sky, dayu controlling flood and the chinese ancestor huangdi establishing the natio

5、n. the city is also famed as the 'poets capital' as poets and literates of ancient china often gathered there and left grand works, including 'book of wisdom' ('daode jing'), 'han history' ('han shu') and 'administrative theory of admonishing official'

6、 ('zi zhi tong jian'). religious culture once thrived here. taoism originated there and the first buddhist temple set up by the government was located there. luoyang is also the hometown of many of the scientific inventions of ancient china, such as the seismograph, armillary sphere, paper m

7、aking, printing and the compass.luoyang has rich historical and cultural sites. the longmen grottoes are one of china's three most precious treasure houses of stone sculptures and inscriptions. the white horse temple is the first buddhist temple and is honored as the 'cradle of buddhism in c

8、hina'. mt. mangshan is where ancient tombs of emperors, nobles and literates in the past dynasties collected. the luoyang ancient tombs museum 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 chine

9、se zen buddhism and the cradle of chinese martial art. landscapes in luoyang hold the same attraction as the cultural sites. white cloud mountain, 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,

10、 luoyang is particularly well known for its peonies. every year in april, the flowers blossom and attract tourists from all over the world. dining in luoyang is quite an enjoyable experience. various kinds of local dishes, including water feast, yan cai and others which use the famous yellow river c

11、arps as an ingredient, together with the uniquely flavored soups, will greatly satisfy your taste buds. luoyang's local specialties such as palace lanterns, bronze vessels and tricolored glazed potteries will no doubt delight your eyes and offer you ideal souvenirs. being a modern city as well,

12、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 perfect services.transportation is well developed in luoyang. beijiao airport has many domestic flights extending to many large cities in other provinces. it&#

13、39;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 connects most cities in east, west and central china. the convenient city buses and taxies can carry you around the city. near the railway station, special t

14、ourist buses can take you to the tourist spots in the suburban areas of the city.luoyang, a charming city filled with the fragrance of peonies and the primitive atmosphere of ancient civilization, is waiting and welcoming guests from all over the world. putting the city into the list of your explora

15、tion 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 ancient luoyang city, about 30 minutes' drive. it is one of the three most important buddhist sculptures and carvings in china. the longmen grottos

16、 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 1500 years ago and expanded through the succeeding east and west wei dynasties, north qi dynasty, north zhou dynasty, sui and tang dynasties and wa

17、s finally completed in north song dynasty. over 500 years' renovation and expansion have created the prestigious world cultural site. the most significant chiseling activities happened in the tang and north wei dynasties, which lasted over 150 years.spanning a length of around 1 kilometer on the

18、 hillside along the yihe river, the niches resemble dozens of honeycombs dotting the area. there are about 2.100 grottoes and niches, over 40 crematory urns, 3,600 inscribed stone tablets and over 100,000 buddhist images and statues. the largest one is 17 meters high while the smallest is a tiny as

19、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 temple, fengxian temple, wanfo cave( ten thousand buddhist cave) are the highlights of the tang dynast's carvings. the longmen grottos are o

20、f 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, the chinese government as well as some influential world cultural organizations are trying hard to share this site with the whole word. a large

21、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 horse 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 no

22、r 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 related to the temple goes that a white horse carried the first buddhist script from india here in ancient time hence the name white horse tem

23、ple. history records that the site was original the place used by the second han emperorliu zhuang as a summer resort and for study. in 68 ad, when buddhism reached its heyday in india, two indian monks brought buddhist scriptures to luoyang on the back of a white horse. the emperor, who was a devou

24、t buddhism believer, built the temple to house the scriptures and named it white horse temple. it was said that there were once thousands of monks living in the temple. it was even used as a refugee sanctuary during the social turmoil of wang mang in the eastern han dynasty.the two monks who brought

25、 scriptures from india were buried here. many monks from outside china have visited the monk and many of them have spent the rest of their time in that temple. the famous tang dynasty monkxuanzang started his 17 years long pilgrimage trip to indian from the temple. after returning, xuanzhang became

26、the 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 was built to commemorate the great general guanyu of the state of shu during the three kingdoms period. in the romance of three ki

27、ngdoms, the shu general guanyu was defeated, captured and executed by sunquan, the ruler of the state of wu. fearing revenge from guanyus blood brother liubei who was the ruler of the state of shu, sunquan ordered to send guanyus head to caocaoruler of wei in an attempt to deflect the responsibility

28、 for the death. caocao, however, was an admirer of guan's loyalty and bravery. he ordered a wooden body be carved to accompany the head before guanyu was buried.very little is known about when the temple was first built. the complex was developed during the ming dynasty and was underwent several

29、 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 elegant calligraphies are also found here. the place is very popular among the locals who worship the valorous general by burning st

30、icks 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 ancient emperors, princes, generals and other public celebrities took this advice and left orders that they were to be buried in l

31、uoyang after their death. there are over 20 ancient tombs dating from the han dynasty to the north song dynasty. a museum was built at the site where many ancient tombs were excavated.the museum is at the mang hill in the north suburb of the city, about 8 kilometers from the city center. covering an

32、 area of around 3 hectare, it has two parts: the underground and above ground parts. the above ground part contains a hanstyle gate, some halls. tomb models from the stone age to the han dynasty, restored funerary objects and funeral rituals are displayed in the eastern hall.the underground section

33、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 for refined items excavated from the tombs. many of the vividly painted murals, valuable relics and a number of pottery figure

34、s 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 as the capitals for a long period of time. history has left the place a large number of historical rare relics. many of these

35、rarely seem items can be found at the luoyang museum. the museum is located at the city center, very easy to find.the museum's exhibition center displays refined ancient items including bronze wares, ceramics, gold and silver artifacts 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