Good morning, dear passengers. Today by Zhou Yixin as the the Summer Palacetour guide, you can call me Xiao zhou. I hope you can have a happy journey undermy leadership. Let's go!
Green paint pillars, red painted railings each, this is the famouspromenade. This corridor is more than 700 meters long, divided into 273. Each ofthe cross sills has colorful paintings, drawing figures, flowers, andlandscapes. Thousands of paintings do not have the same two pictures. It'sbeautiful! There are also great promenade on both sides. Flowers are bloomingthroughout the year. You see, this flower has not yet been thanked, and theflower has opened again. Let us feel that the breeze is blowing up from theKunming lake on the left. Does it feel refreshed?
After the long corridor, let's go and don't drop the queue. The next placewe are going to visit is the foot of Longevity Hill. You look up and look at it,the three storey building of the octagonal pagoda stands on the half of themountain. The glittering place on the pagoda is actually the pavilion of Buddha.Under it, a row of beautiful decoration palace is paiyundian. How manymagnificent buildings do you see? Now we are going to mount Longevity Hill. Infront of the station, most of the Summer Palace scenery are closing in view ofpassengers. Look, the green woods, glazed tile and Zhu Hong green yellow wall.As you are ahead, Kunming lake is as smooth as a jade and green as a jade. Lookat the boat, boats on the lake slowly across, almost without a trace. Be calmenough! Later, we will come to Kunming lake, and interested passengers can rowboats to relax themselves.
Then let's go to Kunming lake. The most distinctive feature of the lake isvarious stone bridges on the banks. Let's take a closer look and guess whatbridge this bridge is called. In fact, the name of the bridge is named by thenumber of the bridge. The seventeen hole bridge, you see under the bridge, thereare not seventeen holes on the stone bridge. There are hundreds of stone pillarson the bridge. The pillars are carved with little lions. The lion's posture isdifferent. No two of them are the same. Let's watch it again. And look far aheadon a small island green!
Finally, I thank you patiently to accompany me to explain, I hope that youcarefully go sightseeing will gain more. So now everyone is free to do it! Aftertwo hours, we set up in place. Passengers are going to the place you want togo.
The Summer Palace can be divided into two parts: Longevity Hill and KunmingLake. The whole garden covers an area of 290 hectares, of which three- fourthsconsists of a lake and rivers. This imperial garden features 3,000 room-unitsand covers an expanse of 70,000 square meters with more than 100 picturesquespots of interest. The layout of the Summer Palace includes three groups ofarchitectures: palaces where the emperor attended to state affairs, restingpalaces of the emperor and empress, and sightseeing areas. Entering the EastGate we will come the office quarters. Entering the East gate we will come tothe office quarters. The annex halls on both sides were used for officials onduty.
This is the Gate of Benevolence and Longevity. Above the door there is aplaque bearing the same name in both Chinese and Manchurian characters. Thegigantic rock in the foreground is known as Taihu rock, or eroded limestone,quarried in Jiangsu Province and placed here to decorated the garden.
On the marble terrace sits a bronze mythical beast, known as Qilin orXuanni. It was said to the one of the nine sons of Dragon King. A point ofpeculiar interest is that it has the head of a dragon, antlers of a deer, thetail of a lion and hooves of an ox, and is covered with a unique skin. IT wasconsidered an auspicious creature that brought peace and prosperity.
This grand hall is the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. It was built in1750, and was known as the Hall of Industrious Government. Emperor Qianlongruled that the halls where monarchs attended to state affairs would be namedafter them. After the rebuilding of the Summer Palace, the hall was renamed,suggesting that benevolent rulers would enjoy long lives.
The arrangement of the hall has been left untouched. In the middle of thehall stands a throne made of sandalwood and carved with beautiful designs. Inthe background there is a screen carved with nine frolicking dragons. On eitherside of the throne there are two big fans made of peacock feathers, twocolumn-shaped incense burners, crane-shaped lanterns and an incense burnerassuming the form of Luduan, a mythological animal which was suppose to have thepower to prevent fire. The small chambers on eight side were where the EmperorQianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi rested and met officials on formaloccasions.
On the verandah in the foreground of the hall there are bronze statues ofdragon and phoenixes which served as incense burners on major occasions. Theyare hollow and smoke comes through holes on their backs. Also on the veranda areTai Ping (Peace) bronze water vats made during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. Asa precaution in case of fire, a fire was lit underneath the vats in the winterto keep the water in them from freezing.
(At the entrance of Garden of Virtuous Harmony)
Outside the East Gate?in front of the Hall of benevolence and Longevity- infront of Garden of Virtuous Harmony-in front of the Grand Theater Building- alakeside walk from the Garden of Virtuous Harmony to the Hall o Jade Ripples- infront of the o Jade Ripples- in front of the Yiyunguan (Chamber of MortalBeing)-Hall of happiness and longevity- in front of the Yaoyue (Chamber ofMortal Beings)-Hall of Happiness and Longevity-in front of the Yaoyue (Invitingthe Moon) Gate of the Long Corridor- strolling along the Long Corridor- visitingan exhibition of cultural relics- in front of the Hall of Dispelling Clouds-inside the Hall of Dispelling Clouds- atop the Tower of Buddhist Incense- on ahilltop leading from the back door of the Tower of Buddhist Incense- on ahilltop leading from the back door of the Tower of Buddhist Incense- inside theGarden of Harmonious Interest ?outside the south gate to Suzhou Shopping Street-atop the stone bridge inside the Suzhou shopping street ?on the road from thesouth gate of suzhou shopping street- on the road form the south gate of suzhoushopping street to the marble boat- in front of the ruins of the Garden ofcomplete spring ?along the lakeside by the marble boat-boating on the KunmingLake-leaving out through the East Gate.
(Outside the east gate)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Welcome to the Summer Palace. (After the self-introduction of the guide-interpreter) I hope this will be an interesting and enjoyable day for you.
During our tour, you will be introduced to time honored historical andcultural traditions, as well as picturesque views and landscapes.
The construction of the Summer Palace first started in 1750. At that time,the Qing Dynasty was in its heyday and China was a powerful Asian country withvast territories. The monarch in power then was Emperor Qianlong. With supremepower and large sums of money, he summoned skillful and ingenious artisans fromall over the country to carry out this construction work in honor of hismother's birthday. After 15 years and one seventh of the nation's annual revenuespent, the Garden of Clear Ripples was completed and served as a testimony toChina's scientific and technological achievements. In 1860, this vast royalgarden was burnt down along with the Yuanming Yuan (Garden of Perfection andBrightness) by Angol-French allied forces. In 1888, Empress Dowager Cixireconstructed the garden on the same site and renamed it the Garden of NurturedHarmony (Summer Palace). Characterized by its vast scope and rich culturalembodiments, the Summer Palace has become one of the most famous tourist sitesin the world.
This is the main entrance to the Summer Palace-the East Gate On top of theeaves of the door there is a plaque bearing a Chinese inscription which means"Garden of Nurtured Harmony", whose calligrapher was Emperor Guangxu. The gatethat you are now entering was used exclusively by the emperor, the empress andthe queen mother. All others used the side doors.
Hello everyone! I'm a little guide. Now I'll show you around the beautifulthe Summer Palace.
The Summer Palace is also known as the Qingyi Garden. Look, here are thefamous corridors. This corridor is more than 700 meters, divided into 273. Ithas a green long column, rows of rows, and a row of neat rows, like soldierswith plain, red lacquered railings, and a variety of patterns on each sill, suchas flowers, trees, characters, landscapes, and so on. There is also a basin ofcolorful flowers next to it, and the fragrance of a silk flower wafted along thecorridor. Now, ladies and gentlemen, please be careful of the stairs, and do notlitter. Rubbish must be thrown into the fruit box and protect the beautifulenvironment.
Everyone, please come with me! This is one of your most desired attractions- Lake Kunming. The lake of Kunming is a long dike. Hubei has several differentforms of bridge, bridge railing had hundred pillars. The lion's head is carvedon the stone pillars. They look very different.
We're going up to the mountain. You're going to go! Our next scenic spot islongevity hill. There is a three story Pagoda in the hillside of Longevity Hill.There is a towering tree, tree lined, looked like a huge piece of jade.
This is the end of the tour of the Summer Palace. Do you think the sceneryis beautiful? There are many places of interest in our motherland, and we willsee more beautiful scenic spots later. Good bye, ladies and gentlemen!
Dear friends: passengers
How do you do! I'm the tour guide, my name is liang, you call I beam guide.Very glad to serve you. Today I'll guide you to visit the famous royal garden,the Summer Palace.
The Summer Palace beauty such as immortal mirror? Because it is associatedwith water up to the mountain. Mountain, according to the longevity hill, withwater, the kunming lake. We today is coming to travel. Ok, few words said, let'sgo to climb the longevity hill.
We have now arrived at the foot of longevity hill, you can looking upward,the rows of resplendent and magnificent palace is cloud temple. Looked up again,the star of the pyramid three layer architecture is the buddhist incense. Youdon't have to wait, because we are heading for the top of the mountain.
We have now reached the top of the longevity hill and looked down on, youcan see the beautiful scenery. Look, the lush trees, with the yellow greenglazed tile roof and wall of scarlet. Really beautiful! But there are morebeautiful. Look! The kunming lake is proof of that?
We are going to travel on the last leg of - kunming lake.
Kunming lake is very beautiful, beautiful enough to be with than the westlake. Kunming lake on several islands, as long as we walked through the longstone bridge, you can go to the island to play. In the stone bridge, one of themost famous seven Kong Qiao dozens, because it has seventeen little tunnel.
We travel to the end.
Hello, let me speak for you today.
Hello, everyone. Today I have a tour of the Summer Palace. I hope that mypresentation will satisfy you and let us spend this wonderful time together.
The Summer Palace, in Haidian District, northwest of Beijing, is the mostcomplete and largest royal garden in China. It is also one of the famous touristattractions in the world. It belongs to the first national key cultural relicprotection unit.
The Summer Palace was originally the Imperial Palace and garden. In 1750,Qian Long was rebuilt into Qingyi Garden. In 1860, the Qingyi Garden was burnedby the Allied forces of Britain and France. In 1888, the Empress Dowager Ci Xiembezzled Navy funds 3000 taels of silver reconstruction, renamed this name, asthe summer recreation ground. By 1900, the Summer Palace again, the Eight PowerAllied forces destroyed many buildings. Repair in 1903. Later, during thewarlords and Kuomintang rule, they were destroyed again, and after theliberation, the ancient gardens were regenerated.
The area of the Summer Palace is 290 hectares, of which water accounts forabout 3/4. The whole garden is centered on the Buddha fragrant pavilion with 41meters high on the Wanshou mountain. According to the different places and theterrain, the exquisite buildings, such as hall, hall, building, pavilion,gallery, pavilion and so on are arranged. At the foot of the mountain, a long728 metre long corridor was built, like a colorful red, with various buildingsand green hills and blue waves. The whole garden art is ingenious in design andhas a prominent position in the history of Chinese and foreign garden art. It isa rare masterpiece of garden art.
The Summer Palace is mainly composed of two parts: Kunming lake andlongevity hill. The total area is more than 290 hectares. The fragrant BuddhaPavilion and copper pavilion built on the longevity hill, the kilometer longgallery built near the lake, the seventeen hole bridge in Kunming lake and thestone boat are all attractions that visitors will visit. The Summer Palace islocated in the western suburbs of Beijing, about 10 kilometers away from thecity. You can either take a suburban bus or a special line bus.
This huge garden is the mountain water, Kunming lake is large, but thewater is not monotonous. In addition to the various buildings surrounded by thelake, there is a Nanhu island in the lake. It is connected by a beautifulseventeen - hole bridge and the shore. In the western part of the lake, a SaiTai, embankment repair the bridge there are six beautiful shape.
There are many attractions in the the Summer Palace which follow theadvantages of Jiangnan gardens. If the contract is something Wuxi Qu YuanJichang Garden building. It is a copy of Sir Georg Solti West Lake Hangzhou.
The middle of the front of the the Summer Palace is a huge group ofbuildings. From the top of the mountain, the wisdom sea of the mountain, theBuddha Xiang Pavilion, the De Hui hall, the cloud hall, the cloud gate and theYun Hui Yu Fang, constitute an obvious central axis. There are many buildings onthe two sides of the central axis. Along the mountain, and many rockery tunnel,visitors can walk on. After the Summer Palace mountain, and the mountain beforethe different design patterns. The mountain style is grand and magnificent, andPine Hill is a path and bridges Qushui win.
Today's sightseeing tour is coming to an end. In this period of time in theSummer Palace, we hope to become an eternal memory of your trip to Beijing. Atthe same time, please give my best wishes to your family and friends.