参观天安门英语范文

参观天安门英语范文第一篇参观天安门英语范文第一篇Tian'anmen(theGateofHeavenlyPeace)，islocatedinthecenterofBeijing.Itwasfirstbuiltin1417andnamedChengtianmen(theGateofHeavenlySuccession)。AttheendoftheMingDynasty，itwasseriouslydamagedbywar.WhenitwasrebuiltundertheQingin1651，itwasrenamedTian'anmen，andservedasthemainentrancetotheImperialCity，theadministrativeandresidentialquartersforcourtofficialsandretainers.

ThesouthernsectionsoftheImperialCitywallstillstandonbothsidesoftheGate.Thetoweratthetopofthegateisnine-roomwideandfiveroomdeep.AccordingtotheBookofChanges，thetwonumbersnineandfive，whencombined，symbolizethesupremestatusofasovereign.DuringtheMingandQingdynasties，Tian'anmenwastheplacewherestateceremoniestookplace.Themostimportantoneofthemwastheissuingofimperialedicts，whichfollowedthesesteps：1)TheMinisterofRiteswouldreceivetheedictinTaihedian(HallofSupremeHarmony)，wheretheEmperorwasholdinghiscourt.Theministerwouldthencarrythedecreeonayunpan(trayofcloud)，andwithdrawfromthehallviaTaihemen(GateofsupremeHarmony)2)TheMinisterwouldputthetrayinaminiaturelongting(dragonpavilion)。

BeneathayellowumbrellaandcarryitviaWumen(MeridianGate)，toTian'anmenGatetower.3)Acourtierwouldbeinvestedtoproclaimtheedict.Thecivilandmilitaryofficialsliningbothsidesofthegatewaybeneaththetowerwouldprostratethemselvesinthedirectionoftheemperorinwaitingforthedecreetothe)Thecourtierwouldthenputtheedictinaphoenix-shapedwoodenboxandloweritfromthetowerbymeansofasilkcord.ThedocumentwouldfinallybecarriedinasimilartrayofcloudunderayellowumbrellatotheMinistryof)Theedict，copiedonyellowpaper，wouldbemadeknowntothewholecountry.SuchaprocesswashistoricallyrecordedasxxxImperialEdictIssuedbyGoldenPhoenixxxx.

DuringtheMingandQingdynastiesTian'anmenwasthemostimportantpassage.ItwasthisgatethattheEmperorandhisretinuewouldgothroughontheirwaytothealtarsforritualandreligioustheWestsideofTian'anmenstandsZhongshanPark(Dr.SunYat-sen'sPark)，andontheeastside，theWorkingPeople'sCulturalPalace.

TheParkwasformerlycalledShejitan(AltarofLandandGrain)，builtin1420forofferingsacrificialitemstotheGodofLand.Itwasopenedtothepublicasaparkin1914anditsnamewaschangedin1928tothepresentoneinmemoryofthegreatpioneeroftheChineseDemocraticRevolution.

TheWorkingPeople'sCulturalPalaceusedtobeTaimiao(theSupremeAncestralTemple)，wheretabletsofthedeceaseddynasticrulerswerestreaminfrontofTian'anmeniscalledWaijinshuihe(OuterGoldenRiver)，withsevenmarblebridgesspanningoverit.Ofthesesevenbridges，historicalrecordssaythemiddleonewasfortheexclusiveuseoftheemperorandwasaccordinglycalledYuluqiao(ImperialBridge)。ThebridgesflankingitoneithersideweremeantforthemembersoftheroyalfamilyandwerethereforecalledWanggongqiao(Royal'sBridges)。

FartherawayoneachsideofthetwowerebridgesforofficialsrankingabovethethirdorderandwerenamedPinjiqiao(ministerialBridges)。TheremainingtwobridgeswerefortheusebytheretinuebelowthethirdorderandwerecalledGongshengqiao(commonBridges)。

TheyaretheoneinfrontoftheSupremeAncestralTempletotheeastandtheoneinfrontoftheAltaroflandandGraintothetwostonelionsbytheGateofTian'anmen，oneoneachsideweremeantassentries.Theygazetowardthemiddleaxis，guardingtheemperor'swalkway.InfrontofthegatestandsapairofmarblecolumnscalledHuabiao.

Theyareelaboratelycutinbas-relieffollowingthepatternofalegendarydragon.Behindthegatestandsanotherpairofsimilarcolumns.ThestoryofHuabiaomaybetracedtoacoupleofsources.OneoftheversionsaccreditsitsinventiontooneoftheChinesesagekingsnamedYao，whowassaidtohavesetupawoodenpillarinordertoallowtheordinarypeopletoexposeevil-doers，henceitwasoriginallycalledaslanderpillar.Lateritwasreducedtoasignpost，andnowitservesasanbeastsittingonthetopofthecolumniscalledxxxhouxxx，alegendaryanimal，whichissaidtohavebeenawatcherofanemperor'sbehaviour.Hewasdoingsuchdutiesaswarningtheemperoragainststayingtoolongoutsidethepalaceorindulginginpleasureandurginghimtogotothepeoplefortheircomplaintsorreturninduetime.Therefore，thetwopairsofbeastsweregiventhenamesxxxWangjunhuixxx(Expectingtheemperor'scomingback)andxxxwangjunchuxxx(Expectingtheemperor'sgoingout)respectively。

参观天安门英语范文第二篇Tian'anmen(theGateofHeavenlyPeace)，islocatedinthecenterofBeijing。Itwasfirstbuiltin1417andnamedChengtianmen(theGateofHeavenlySuccession)。AttheendoftheMingDynasty，itwasseriouslydamagedbywar。WhenitwasrebuiltundertheQingin1651，itwasrenamedTian'anmen，andservedasthemainentrancetotheImperialCity，theadministrativeandresidentialquartersforcourtofficialsandretainers。ThesouthernsectionsoftheImperialCitywallstillstandonbothsidesoftheGate。Thetoweratthetopofthegateisnine-roomwideandfive–roomdeep。AccordingtotheBookofChanges，thetwonumbersnineandfive，whencombined，symbolizethesupremestatusofasovereign。DuringtheMingandQingdynasties，Tian'anmenwastheplacewherestateceremoniestookplace。Themostimportantoneofthemwastheissuingofimperialedicts，whichfollowedthesesteps:

1)TheMinisterofRiteswouldreceivetheedictinTaihedian(HallofSupremeHarmony)，wheretheEmperorwasholdinghiscourt。Theministerwouldthencarrythedecreeonayunpan(trayofcloud)，andwithdrawfromthehallviaTaihemen(GateofsupremeHarmony)

2)TheMinisterwouldputthetrayinaminiaturelongting(dragonpavilion)。BeneathayellowumbrellaandcarryitviaWumen(MeridianGate)，toTian'anmenGatetower。3)Acourtierwouldbeinvestedtoproclaimtheedict。Thecivilandmilitaryofficialsliningbothsidesofthegatewaybeneaththetowerwouldprostratethemselvesinthedirectionoftheemperorinwaitingforthedecreetotheproclaimed。

4)Thecourtierwouldthenputtheedictinaphoenix-shapedwoodenboxandloweritfromthetowerbymeansofasilkcord。ThedocumentwouldfinallybecarriedinasimilartrayofcloudunderayellowumbrellatotheMinistryofRites。

5)Theedict，copiedonyellowpaper，wouldbemadeknowntothewholecountry。SuchaprocesswashistoricallyrecordedasxxxImperialEdictIssuedbyGoldenPhoenixxxx。DuringtheMingandQingdynastiesTian'anmenwasthemostimportantpassage。ItwasthisgatethattheEmperorandhisretinuewouldgothroughontheirwaytothealtarsforritualandreligiousactivities。

OntheWestsideofTian'anmenstandsZhongshanPark(Dr。SunYat-sen'sPark)，andontheeastside，theWorkingPeople'sCulturalPalace。TheParkwasformerlycalledShejitan(AltarofLandandGrain)，builtin1420forofferingsacrificialitemstotheGodofLand。Itwasopenedtothepublicasaparkin1914anditsnamewaschangedin1928tothepresentoneinmemoryofthegreatpioneeroftheChineseDemocraticRevolution。TheWorkingPeople'sCulturalPalaceusedtobeTaimiao(theSupremeAncestralTemple)，wheretabletsofthedeceaseddynasticrulerswerekept。

ThestreaminfrontofTian'anmeniscalledWaijinshuihe(OuterGoldenRiver)，withsevenmarblebridgesspanningoverit。Ofthesesevenbridges，historicalrecordssaythemiddleonewasfortheexclusiveuseoftheemperorandwasaccordinglycalledYuluqiao(ImperialBridge)。ThebridgesflankingitoneithersideweremeantforthemembersoftheroyalfamilyandwerethereforecalledWanggongqiao(Royal'sBridges)。FartherawayoneachsideofthetwowerebridgesforofficialsrankingabovethethirdorderandwerenamedPinjiqiao(ministerialBridges)。TheremainingtwobridgeswerefortheusebytheretinuebelowthethirdorderandwerecalledGongshengqiao(commonBridges)。TheyaretheoneinfrontoftheSupremeAncestralTempletotheeastandtheoneinfrontoftheAltaroflandandGraintothewest。

参观天安门英语范文第三篇Tian'anmenRostrumandSquareduringtheMingandQingDynasties

Ladiesandgentlemen:

WewillvisitTian'anmenRostrumandsquare.First,pleasefollowmetoseetheTian'anmenRostrum.

Tian'anmenortheGateofHeavenlyPeaceislocatedinthecenterofBeijing.Itwasfirstbuiltin1417andwasoriginallycalledtheGateofHeavenlySuccession,whichservedasthemainentrancetothemainentrancetotheformerImperialCity.AttheendoftheMingdynastyin1644,itwasseriouslydamagedinawar.Whenitwasrebuiltin1651intheQingdynasty,thenamewaschangedtoTian'anmen.

Tian'anmenRostrumis34.7metershighwithglisteringyellowglazedtilesontheroof.ChairmanMao'sportraitishungabovethecentralentrance;therearetwoslogansoneachside.(Oneis:“LonglivethePeopele'sRepublicofChina.”Theotheroneis:“LongLivetheGreatUnifyofthePeopleofWord.”

Ithasfivepassages,duringtheMingandQingdynasties;thepassageinthemiddlewasespeciallyreservedoftheemperorhimself.Theemperorwentthroughthecentralpassageonthewaytothealtarsandtemplesforritualandsomeotherreligiousactivities.

DuringtheMingandQingdynasties,Tian'anmenRostrumwastheplacewheretheimportantstateceremoniestookplace,themostfamous“ImperialEdictIssusedbyGoldenPhoenix”washeldonthetower.

InfrontoftheTian'anmenRostrumisOuterGoldenRiver.SpanningovertheGoldenRiveraresevenarchedstonebridges,knowstheGoldenWaterBridges.(ThemiddleonewasfortheemperoronlysoitwascalledImperialBridge.Thetwobridgesoneachsidewereusedbyroyalfamilymembers;theywerecalledRoyal'sBridges.ThetwobridgesfartheroutwereRankingBridgesforthecivilandmilitaryofficialsabovethethirdrank.TheremainingtwobridgesinfrontoftheZhongshanParktothewestandtheWorkingPeople'sCulturalBridges.)

ThetwopairsofstonelionsbytheGateofTian'anmenservedasguardiansintheolddays.ApairofmarblecolumnsstandinginfrontofTian'anmenRostrumismadeofwhitemarble,sculpturedwithdragondesign.Behindtherostrumstandsanotherpairofmarblecolumns.InChinesetheyarecalled“Huabiao”。OnthetopoftheHuabiao,astonemythicalanimalsquattingonthetopiscalled“Hou”。Thepairofanimalsfacingsouthweregiventhename“Wangjungui”，inEnglish:“Expectingtheemperor'scomingback”。(whichmeanswhenevertheemperorstayedtoolongoutside,itwouldwarntheemperorshouldnottostayawaytoolongoutside.Hurrybackandtakecareofthestateaffairs,wewerelookingforwardtoyourreturn.)AnotherpairofstoneanimalsonHuabiaofacingtotheForbiddenCitywasgiventhename“Wangjunchu”，inEnglish“Expectingtheemperor'sgoingout”。(Whichmeanstheemperornottospendtheluxurylifeintheimperialpalace,heshouldcomeoutandgettoknowthesufferingsofthecommonpeople.)

Tian'anmenSquareissituatedsouthofTian'anmenRostrum,880meterslongfromnorthtosouthand500meterswidefromeasttowest,withatotalareaof44hectares.TiananmenSquareisthelargestcitycentersquareintheworld.Thesquarehaswitnessedmanyhistoricalevents,suchas:“TheDecember9thStudent'Movement”in1935andtheceremonyofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonOctober1stin1949.

DuringtheMingandQingDynasties,Tian'anmenSquareusedtobea“T”shapedsquare.Itwassurroundedbyaredwall.Atthattime,theoffices,locatedonthewest,wereforthemilitaryofficersandtheofficesforthecivilofficialswereontheeast.IntheearlydaysoftheMingDynasty,agatewasbuiltrightonthepresentsideoftheChairmanMao'sMausoleumanditwascalled“theGateofGreatMing”，servedasthesouthgateoftheimperialcity.Itwaschangedinto“theGateofGreatQing”intheQingDynasty.Anditwasagainrenamedas“theGateofChina”in1912.DuringtheMingandQingdynasties,thereweretwomoregatesbuiltonChang'anAvenue.Theoneonthewestwascalled“theRightGateofChang'anAvenue”whichwasforthecriminals,alsocalled“TigerGate”。Thegateontheeastwascalled“theLeftGateofChang'anAvenue”forthosescholarswhopassedthePalaceExamination,itwasalsocalled“DragonGate”。AlongthecentralaxisinthecenterofthesquarewastheImperialRoad.TheThousand-stepcorridoronbothsidesoftheroadandsomepartsattheChang'anAvenue,respectivelytowardsTigerGateandDragonGate,altogether288rooms.

ZhengYangGateislocatedatthesouthpartofthesquarewhichalsoknowsasthe“FrontGate”。ItwasoneoftheninecitygatesintheoldcityofBeijingandwasfirstbuiltin1420intheearlyMingDynasty.ItwasrenovatedandrebuiltseveraltimesduringtheMingandQingDynasties.ThetowerinfrontofthegateistheArrowTower(Jianlou)。Originally,thegateandthetowerwereconnectedbytwowalls,onbothsideswhichlooklikeajarshape,soitwasalsocalledJarCity.

ThespacebetweentheFrontCityGateandtheGateofGreatMingwasasmallsquarewiththestreetsdesignedina“cross”pattern,sothesquarewasnicknamed“Chess-boardStreet”。Thereusedtobesometemplesbuiltforpeopletoworship.DuringtheMingandQingDynastythecommonpeoplewerenotallowedtowalkthroughtheImperialCity.Sothe“Chess-board”streetbecameanimportantlineofcommunicationandthoroughfarefortheresidentspassfromeasttowest.

ThisistheintroductionofTian'anmenRostrumandTian'anmenSquareduringthepasttime.Ihopeitcanhelpyoutohaveabetterunderstandingofthisplace.Thankyou.

参观天安门英语范文第四篇LocatedatthecenterofBeijingCity,TiananmenSquareisthelargestsquareintheworld.Itcoversatotalareaof440,000squaremeters,measuring880metensnorthtosouth,and500meterseasttowest.MonumenttothePeople'sHeroes,thefirstarchitecturebuiltonthesquareafterthefoundingofNewChina,standsuprightinthecenter.TiananmenSquare,togetherwiththesurroundingarchitectures,canbecalledtheheartofChina.Itistheholyplacewheregrandceremoniesareheld.TiananmenSquareisalsoafamoustouristattractionwithalargeamountofvisitorsfromhomeandabroadeveryday.

天安门广场(TiananmenSquare)位于北京市中心，是世界上最大的广场。整个广场东西宽500米，南北长880米。总面积达44万平方米。矗立在广场中央的人民xxx(MonumenttothePeople'sHeroes)是新中国诞生后在广场修建的第一座建筑。天安门广场与其周围的建筑，被称为中国的心脏，是举行重大庆典的神圣之地。天安门广场还是有名的旅游景点，每天都有大量的中外游客到此参观旅游。

参观天安门英语范文第五篇Tian’anmen(theGateofHeavenlyPeace),islocatedinthecenterofBeijing.Itwasfirstbuiltin1417andnamedChengtianmen(theGateofHeavenlySuccession).AttheendoftheMingDynasty,itwasseriouslydamagedbywar.WhenitwasrebuiltundertheQingin1651,itwasrenamedTian’anmen,andservedasthemainentrancetotheImperialCity,theadministrativeandresidentialquartersforcourtofficialsandretainers.ThesouthernsectionsoftheImperialCitywallstillstandonbothsidesoftheGate.Thetoweratthetopofthegateisnine-roomwideandfive–roomdeep.AccordingtotheBookofChanges,thetwonumbersnineandfive,whencombined,symbolizethesupremestatusofasovereign.

DuringtheMingandQingdynasties,Tian’anmenwastheplacewherestateceremoniestookplace.Themostimportantoneofthemwastheissuingofimperialedicts,whichfollowedthesesteps:

1)TheMinisterofRiteswouldreceivetheedictinTaihedian(HallofSupremeHarmony),wheretheEmperorwasholdinghiscourt.Theministerwouldthencarrythedecreeonayunpan(trayofcloud),andwithdrawfromthehallviaTaihemen(GateofsupremeHarmony)

2)TheMinisterwouldputthetrayinaminiaturelongting(dragonpavilion).BeneathayellowumbrellaandcarryitviaWumen(MeridianGate),toTian’anmenGatetower.

3)Acourtierwouldbeinvestedtoproclaimtheedict.Thecivilandmilitaryofficialsliningbothsidesofthegatewaybeneaththetowerwouldprostratethemselvesinthedirectionoftheemperorinwaitingforthedecreetotheproclaimed.

4)Thecourtierwouldthenputtheedictinaphoenix-shapedwoodenboxandloweritfromthetowerbymeansofasilkcord.ThedocumentwouldfinallybecarriedinasimilartrayofcloudunderayellowumbrellatotheMinistryofRites.

5)Theedict,copiedonyellowpaper,wouldbemadeknowntothewholecountry.

Suchaprocesswashistoricallyrecordedas“ImperialEdictIssuedbyGoldenPhoenix”.

DuringtheMingandQingdynastiesTian’anmenwasthemostimportantpassage.ItwasthisgatethattheEmperorandhisretinuewouldgothroughontheirwaytothealtarsforritualandreligiousactivities.

OntheWestsideofTian’anmenstandsZhongshanPark(Dr.SunYat-sen’sPark),andontheeastside,theWorkingPeople’sCulturalPalave.TheParkwasformerlycalledShejitan(AltarofLandandGrain),builtin1420forofferingsacrificialitemstotheGodofLand.Itwasopenedtothepublicasaparkin1914anditsnamewaschangedin1928tothepresentoneinmemoryofthegreatpioneeroftheChineseDemocraticRevolution.

TheWorkingPeople’sCulturalPalaceusedtobeTaimiao(theSupremeAncestralTemple),wheretabletsofthedeceaseddynasticrulerswerekept.

ThestreaminfrontofTian’anmeniscalledWaijinshuihe(OuterGoldenRiver),withsevenmarblebridgesspanningoverit.Ofthesesevenbridges,historicalrecordssaythemiddleonewasfortheexclusiveuseoftheemperorandwasaccordinglycalledYuluqiao(ImperialBridge).ThebridgesflankingitoneithersideweremeantforthemembersoftheroyalfamilyandwerethereforecalledWanggongqiao(Royal’sBridges).FartherawayoneachsideofthetwowerebridgesforofficialsrankingabovethethirdorderandwerenamedPinjiqiao(ministerialBridges).TheremainingtwobridgeswerefortheusebytheretinuebelowthethirdorderandwrecalledGongshengqiao(commonBridges).TheyanrtheoneinfrontoftheSupremeAncestralTempletotheeastandtheoneinfrontoftheAltaroflandandGraintothewest.

ThetwostonelionsbytheGateofTian’anmen,oneoneachsideweremeantassentries.Theygazetowardthemiddleaxis,guardingtheemperor’swalkway.InfrontofthegatestandsapairofmarblecolumnscalledHuabiao.Theyareelaboratelycutinbas-relieffollowingthepatternofalegendarydragon.Behindthegatestandsanotherpairofsimilarcolumns.ThestoryofHuabiaomaybetracedtoacoupleofsources.OneoftheversionsaccreditsitsinventiontooneoftheChinesesagekingsnamedYao,whowassaidtohavesetupawoodenpillarinordertoallowtheordinarypeopletoexposeevil-doers,henceitwasoriginallycalledaslanderpillar.Lateritwsreducedtoasignpost,andnowitservesasanornament.

Thebeastsittingonthetopofthecolumniscalled”hou”,alegendaryanimal,whichissaidtohavebeenawatcherofanemperor’sbehaviour.Hewasdoingsuchdutiesaswarningtheemperoragainststayingtoolongoutsidethepalaceorindulginginpleasureandurginghimtogotothepeoplefortheircomplaintsorreturninduetime.Therefore,thetwopairsofbeastsweregiventhenames”Wangjunhui”(Expectingtheemperor’scomingback)and“wangjunchu”(Expectingtheemperor’sgoingout)respectinvely.

Intheolddays,Tian’anmen,asapartoftheImperialCity,wasmeantforimportantoccasions.Thetworowsofchaofang(antechamber),onthesidesbehindthemaingate,wrereservedforcivilandmilitarymembersofthegovernmentwaitingforimperialaudienceandinfrontofthegate,wereofficesofimperialadministration.

OnOctober1,1949,chairmanMaoZedongproclaimedonTian’anmenRostrumthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.SincethenTian’anmenhasbeenthesymbolofNewChine\a.ChairmanMao’sportraitishungabovethecentralentrance,flankedbytwoslogans:”LongLivetheGreatUnityofthePeoplesoftheWorld”.Today,thesplendourofTian’anmenattractsmillionofvisitorsfromallovertheworld.TheRostrumonitstopwasopenedin1988tothepublicforthefirsttimeinitshistory.ItoffersapanoramicviewoftheSquareandthecityproper.

Tian’anmenSquare

SituatedduesouthofTian’anmen,theSquarehasanareaof44hectares(109acres)thatcanaccommodateasmanyasonemillionpeopleforpublicgatherings.IthaswitnessedmayhistoricaleventsinChina’smodernhistoryandisaplaceforcelebrationsonsuchfestivedaysasinternationalLabourDayonMay1standnationalDayonOctober1st.

AroundtheSquareareseveralfamousbuildings:

1TheGreatHallofthePeople

Thisisoneofthelargestcongressionalbuildingsintheworld.Builtin1959,thehallconsistsofthreeparts:a10,000-seatauditoriuminthecenter,abanquethallinthenorthwingfacingChang’anStreet,withaseatingcapacityof5,000,andofficesfortheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeoples’CongressofChinainthesouth.Inaddition,thirty-fourreceptionchambersarenamedaftervariousprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundetheCentralGovernment,plusHongKongandMacao.Eachisdifferentfromtheotherindecorationandfurnishingstostresstheirlocalfeatures.

2TheMuseumofChineseHistoryandtheMuseumoftheChineseRevolution

Thesetwomuseumswerealsobuiltin1959.themuseumofChineseHistoryhousesapermanentexhibitioninfourparts,coveringtheentireprocessofChinesehistoryspanningfrommillionyearsagoto1919:

1)ThePrimitiveSociety(millionyearsagotothe21stcenturyBC);

2)TheSlaveSociety(21stcenturyBCto476BC.);

3)TheFeudalSociety(475BC.To1840AD.);

4)TheSemi-ColonialandSemi-FedualSociety(1840to1919.)

TheMuseumoftheChineseRevolutioncoverstheperiodfrom1919to1949.

3TheMonumenttothePeople’sHeroes

themonumentwasbuiltinmemoryofthousandsofmartyrswhodiedfortherevolutionarycauseoftheChinesepeople.ItsconstructionbeganonAugust1,1952andwasnotcompleteduntil1958.intheformofanobelisk,theMonumentasmadeofmorethan17,000piecesoftraniteandwhitemarble.ThepurplepieceinlaidinthefrontoftheMonumentwasbroughtfromQingdao,ShandongProvince.Itis38meters(124ft8in)high,theloftiestofitskindeverseeninthecountry.Notonlyisitanhistoricmemorialforimmortalheroes,butalsoitisanartisticworkofexcellentarchitect