华山英文导游词2篇.docx

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华山英文导游词2篇

华山英文导游词2篇

　　华山英文导游词

　　HuashanislocatedintheQinlingMountainRange,whichliesinsouthernShaanxiprovince.

　　Huashan（Huameansbrilliant,Chinese,orflowery;shanmeansmountain）isoneofthefivesacredTaoistmountainsinChina.Huashanboastsalotofreligioussites:

Taoisttemples,pavilions,andengravedscripturesarescatteredoverthemountain.

　　HuaMountainiswell-knownforitssheercliffsandplungingravines.Itisknownas"themostprecipitousmountainunderheaven"andisprobablythemostdangerousmountainintheworldfrequentedbyhikers.

　　HuaMountainislocated120kilometerseastofXi'an,about3hoursfromthecitycentre.Therearefivepeaksthatmakeupthemountain:

CloudTerracePeak（NorthPeak,1613m），JadeMaidenPeak（MiddlePeak,2042m），SunrisePeak（EastPeak,2100m），LotusPeak（WestPeak,2038m）andLandingWildGoosePeak（SouthPeak,2160m）。

NorthPeak,thelowestofthefive,isthestartingpoint.Ithasthreewaysupit:

thesixkilometerwindingtrackfromHuashanvillage,thecablecarorthepathbeneathit.

　　NextontherouteisJadeMaidenPeak.Legendhasitthatajademaidenwasonceseenridingawhitehorseamongthemountains,hencethename.ThehikerscanchoosetotakealefttoSunrisePeak,afineplacetoenjoytheviewofthesunriseinearlymorning（whichwouldinvolveclimbingthemountaininthedarkasthereisnowheretostayonthemountain）。

　　AlternativelyvisitorscouldtakearighttoLotusPeak.HuashanmeansFlowerMountain,anditgotthenamefromLotusPeak,whichresemblesabeautifullybloominglotusflower.FinallythereisagondolawhichtakesvisitorsacroasteepvalleytoLandingWildGoosePeak,thehighestamongthefivesummits.Thepathtothesummitischaracterizedbysteeprockfaces,withobstaclesincludingafoot-wideplankwalkwayfixedtoasheerrockfacewithonlyachainalongtherockforsupport.Theroutecontinueswithfootholdsintherockandachainforholding.Thisisfollowedbyaverticalladderinacleftintherock.Finallytherearesteepstonesteps.TheSouthPeakisnotforthefaintofheartandisparticularlydangerousinwinterweather.However,theviewsarebreathtaking.Theclimbtoitssummitmakesitclearhowtheimpenetrablemountainrepelledattackersoverthecenturies.

　　AsearlyasthesecondcenturyBCE,therewasaDaoisttempleknownastheShrineoftheWesternPeaklocatedatitsbase.Daoistsbelievedthatinthemountainlivesagodoftheunderworld.Thetempleatthefootofthemountainwasoftenusedforspiritsmediumstocontactthegodandhisunderlings.UnlikeTaishan,（）whichbecameapopularplaceofpilgrimage,Huashanonlyreceivedlocalpilgrms,andwasnotwellknowninmuchoftherestofChina.Huashanwasalsoanimportantplaceforimmortalityseekers,aspowerfuldrugswerereputedtobefoundthere.KouQianzhi（365-448），thefounderoftheNorthernCelestialMastersreceivedrevelationsthere,asdidChenTuan（920-989），wholivedonthemountainpriortoreceivingimmortality.Inthe1230s,allthetemplesonthemountaincameundercontroloftheDaoistQuanzhenSchool.In1998,themanagementcommitteeofHuashanagreedtoturnovermostofthemountain'stemplestotheChinaDaoistAssociation.Thiswasdonetohelpprotecttheenvironment,asthepresenceofmonksandnunsdeterspoachersandloggers.

　　华山英文导游词（Mt.Huashan）

　　SituatedinHuayinCity,120kilometers（about75miles）eastfromXi'anCityofShaanxiProvince,Mt.Huashanisknownas'TheNumberOnePrecipitousMountainunderHeaven'.ItisoneofthefivesacredmountainsinChina.TheotherfourmountainsareMt.TaishaninShandong,Mt.HengshaninHunan,Mt.HengshaninShanxi,andMt.SongshaninHenan.

　　Inancienttimes,Mt.HuashanwascalledMt.Taihuashan.Fromadistancethefivepeaksseemtoformtheshapeofa'flower'（huainChinese），hencethename'Huashan'.Itisfamousforitsnaturalvistasofsteepandnarrowpaths,precipitouscrags,andahighmountainrange.ItishometoseveralinfluentialTaoisttempleswhereemperorsofpastdynastiesmadepilgrimages,makingMt.HuashantheholylandofTaoism.

　　YuquanYuan（JadeSpringTemple）

　　UsuallytouristsclimbupthemountainassistedbytheironchainsalongthewayandstarttheirtourfromYuquanYuan（JadeSpringTemple），oneofthemainTaoisttemplesinChinalocatedatthefootofMt.Huashan.IthasthearchitecturalstyleoftheclassicalgardensinsouthChina.Thereisapondinthecenterandseveralpavilionsaroundit.WalkingthroughtheWuyouPavilion,theLongCorridorofSeventy-twoWindowscomesintoview,andafterwardsQingkePingwhereabigrockcalled'HuixinRock'canbeseen.Itissaidthat'HuixinRock'isareminderforthosewhowishtostoptheirtouratthispoint.Besidetherockaretheprecipitous370rockstepscalled'QianchiZhuang'consideredtobetheprimarybreath-takingpathofMt.Huashan.Whenclimbing,onlyagleamofskyabovecanbeseen,makingclimbersfeelasiftheywereatthebottomofawell.

　　NorthPeak（CloudTerracePeak）

　　Acrossthe'QianchiZhuang'aretwosimilarprecipitouspaths-respectivelycalled'BaichiXia'and'LaojunLi'abovewhichclimbersreachMt.Huashan'sNorthPeak.ThereareprecipitouscliffsonallsidesofNorthPeak,makingitlooklikeaflatterraceintheclouds,hencethenameCloudTerracePeak.Itis1,614meters（about5,295feet）high.Threesidesarecliffsandonesideistothe'Ca'er（theearrubbingthecliff）Cliff'whichisthefourthprecipitouspathwheretouristscanclimbuponlybypressinganearclosetothecliff.InthewaistofNorthPeaktreesareluxuriantlygreen,creatingagoodrestspot.

　　JinsuoGuan（GoldLockPass）

　　Whenclimbingoverthe'BlueDragonRange',regardedasthemust-passwaytotheotherfourpeaksfromNorthPeak,travelersarriveatGoldLockPass.Mt.Huashanvisitorsknowthatitiscustomarytobuyagoldenlock,andthenlockitintheironchainsonbothsidesoftheGoldLockPassforfamiliesandfriendstoprayfortheirsafetyandhealth.Itisamarvelousspectacletoseethousandsofgoldenlocksintheironchains.WithinthemountaingateofGoldLockPass,ahugegoldenlockofabout4meters（aboutyards）longand1.5meters（aboutyards）highstandsinabigrock.Itismadeofpurecopperandforgedby9,999locksleftbyvisitors.Itisapopularphotosite.Thishugelockcanonlybeopenedbythrowingcoins-onecoinrepresentthestatusofanordinaryperson;threecoins,ablessedpersonandninecoinsamostblessedone.GoldLockPassisthethroattoMiddlePeak,EastPeak,SouthPeakandWestPeak.

　　MiddlePeak（JadeMaidenPeak）

　　MiddlePeakclingstoEastpeakandisinthecenterofEast,SouthandWestPeaks.ThereisaTaoisttempleinthepeaknamed'JadeMaidenTemple'.LegendhasitthatthedaughterofQinMugong（569-621）lovedamanwhowasgoodatplayingChinesetung-hsiao（verticalflute）andshegaveuptheroyallifetobecomeahermitwhocultivatedherspiritualityhere,hencethenameJadeMaidenPeak.TodayJadeMaidenTempleandJadeMaidenBasinforShampooingcanbefoundonthepeak.

　　OtherscenicspotsinMiddlePeakincludeRootlessTreeandSacrificingTreewhichhavebeautifulstoriesandaddtothesupernaturalatmosphereofMiddlePeak.

　　EastPeak（FacingSunPeak）

　　Tourguidesmaypromoteclimbingthemountainatnighttoseethesunrise.ClimbingtothetopofEastPeakrequires4to6hours.EastPeakhasanaltitudeof2,090meters（about6,857feet）formingaplatformforvisitorstoviewthesunrise.Anastronomicaltelescopeisprovidedhere.Thereferencetimeforsunriseandsunsetis5:

-6:

inspring,4:

-5:

insummer,5:

-5:

inautumn,5:

-6:

inwinter.

　　Onewell-knownscenicspotcalledthe'Immortal'sPalmPeakofMt.Huashanwhichisrankedasoneofthe'EightScenicWondersoftheGuanzhongArea（theplainareainthemiddleofShaanxiProvince）'islocatedonEastPeak.Itreferstothenaturalrockveinsofthecliffwhichlooklikeagiantpalm-print.LegendhasitthatonMarch3rdoftheLunarCalendaratorrentialflooderupted,destroyingthevillageswithintheMt.Huashanarea.ThisdisasterwascausedbytheQueenMotheroftheWest,whoheldher'FlatPeachCarnival'celebrationthatyear.Shecarelesslyspilledalittlejadewinedownfromparadise,causingaseriousfloodbelow.ThisnewswasquicklyreportedbyDeityShaohaototheJadeEmperorinCelestialParadise.HegaveapromptordertoDeityJulingtogodowntotametheflood.WhenDeityJuling,fullofvigorandvitality,descendedfromtheclouds,hearrivedattheprecipitouscliffofEastPeak.Atthemomentthathelaidhislefthandononesideandhisrightlegontheother,herippedthemountainintotwohalvesandimmediatelyafloodrushedout.ThistaleaddslustertoEastPeak.