颐和园英文导游词最全

颐和园英文导游词最全（通用6篇）

篇1：颐和园英文导游词最全

the tour will take 4-6 hours. the route is as follows:

out side the east gate-side the east gate –in front of the hall of benevolence and longevity- in front of garden of virtuous harmony-in front of the grand theater building- a lakeside walk from the garden of virtuous harmony to the hall o jade ripples- in front of the o jade ripples- in front of the yiyunguan (chamber of mortal being)-hall of happiness and longevity- in front of the yaoyue (chamber of mortal beings)-hall of happiness and longevity-in front of the yaoyue(inviting the moon ) gate of the long corridor- strolling along the long corridor- visiting an 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 a hilltop leading from the back door of the tower of buddhist incense- on a hilltop leading from the back door of the tower of buddhist incense- inside the garden of harmonious interest –outside the south gate to suzhou shopping street- atop the stone bridge inside the suzhou shopping street –on the road from the south gate of suzhou shopping street- on the road form the south gate of suzhou shopping street to the marble boat- in front of the ruins of the garden of complete spring –along the lakeside by the marble boat-boating on the kunming lake-leaving out through the east gate.

(out side 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 and cultural 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 with vast territories. the monarch in power then was emperor qianlong. with supreme power and large sums of money, he summoned skillful and ingenious artisans from all over the country to carry out this construction work in honor of his mother `s birthday. after 15 years and one seventh of the nation` s annual revenue spent, the garden of clear ripples was completed and served as a testimony to china` s scientific and technological achievements. in 1860, this vast royal garden was burnt down along with the yuanming yuan (garden of perfection and brightness) by angol-french allied forces. in 1888, empress dowager cixi reconstructed the garden on the same site and renamed it the garden of nurtured harmony (summer palace). characterized by its vast scope and rich cultural embodiments, the summer palace has become one of the most famous tourist sites in the world. this is the main entrance to the summer palace-the east gate on top of the eaves of the door there is a plaque bearing a chinese inscription which means garden of nurtured harmony” , whose calligrapher was emperor guangxu. the gate that you are now entering was used exclusively by the emperor, the empress and the queer mother. all others used the side doors.

(inside the east gate)

the summer palace can be divided into two parts: longevity hill and kunming lake .the whole garden covers an area of 290 hectares, of whih three- fourths consists of a lake and rivers .this imperial garden features 3,000 room-units and covers an expanse of 70,000 square meters with more than 100 picturesque spots of interest. the layout of the summer palace includes three groups of architectures: palaces where the emperor attended to state affairs, resting palaces of the emperor and empress, and sightseeing areas. entering the east gate we will come the the office quarters. entering the east gate we will come to the office quarters. the annex halls on both sides were used for officials on duty. this is the gate of benevolence and longevity. above the door there is a plaque bearing the same name in both chinese and manchurian characters. the gigantic 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 or xuanni . it was said to the one of the nine sons of dragon king. a point of peculiar interest is that it has the head of a dragon, antlers of a deer, the tail of a lion and hooves of a ox, and is covered with a unique skin. it was considered an auspicious creature that brought peace and prosperity. this grand hall is the hall of benevolence and longevity. it was built in 1750 , and was known as the hall of industrious government. emperor qianlong ruled that the halls where monarchs attended to state affairs would be named after 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 the hall stands a throne made of sandalwood and carved with beautiful designs. in the background there is a screen carved with nine frolicking dragons. on either side of the throne there are two big fans made of peacock feathers, two column-shaped incense burners, crane-shaped lanterns and an incense burner assuming the form of luduan, a mythological animal which was suppose to have the power to prevent fire. the small chambers on eight side were where the emperor qianlong and empress dowager cixi rested and met officials on formal occasions. on the verandah in the foreground of the hall there are bronze statues of dragon and phoenixes which served as incense burners on major occasions. they are hollow and smoke comes through holes on their backs. also on the veranda are tai ping (peace) bronze water vats made during the reign of emperor qianlong. as a precaution in case of fire, a fire was lit underneath the vats in the winter to keep the water in them from freezing.

(at the entrance of garden of virtuous harmony)

we are now visiting the garden of virtuous harmony, where emperor qianlong and empress dowager cixi were entertained with beijing opera performances. it mainly consists of the dressing house, the grand theater building and the hall of pleasure smiles. the grand theater building known as the cradle of beijing opera” was uniquely laid out and magnificently decorated. on september 10, 1984, the garden of virtuous harmony opened its doors to visitors. there are also 7 exhibition halls with articles of daily use on display here. the staff here put up court dresses of qing dynasty in order to give the visitor a more vivid impression.

(in front of the grand theater building)

this building is 21 meters in height and 17 meters in width and features three tiers of tilted eaves and stages. all of the stages are connected to a raise ,and a winch is installed at the top. a well and 5 ponds were sunk under the ground stage. there are trapdoors in the ceiling for fairies to descend, as well as on the floor for demons to surface. the underground passages also served as a means of improving resonance and making the performers` voices more audible .of the three main theater building of the qing dynasty, the grand theater building is the tallest and the largest. the other two are changyin (fluent voice ) pavilion in chengde, an imperial summer resort. the building played a major part in fostering the birth and development of beijing opera: since the completion of the grand theater building, many performances were held in it in honor of the empress dowager cixi.

(a lakeside walk from the garden of virtuous harmony to the hall of jade ripples)

we are now standing in the middle of a rockery behind the hall of benevolent and longevity. it appears that there` s nothing special ahead. however, after we clear the rockery, we will reach kunming lake. this is a application of a specific style of chinese gardening. not far away in the lake there is a islet. it is filled with peach and weeping willow trees and serves as a ideal place to appreciate the scenery. the pavilion on the islet is called zhichun (understanding spring) pavilion and is chardcterized by four- edged, multiple eaved roofs.

(in front of the hall of jade ripples)

this group of special and quiet courtyard dwelling is the hall of jade ripples. it was first used by emperor qianlong to attend to state affairs. it was also where emperor guangxu of the late qing dynasty was kept under house arrest. this hall is a hallmark of the reform movement of 1898, emperor guanxu was empress dowager cixi` s nephew. after emperor tongzhi died, empress dowager cixi made her nephew, who was at that time four years old a successor in order to continue her wielding of power behind the scenes. when emperor guanxu was 19 years old ,empress dowager cixi relinquished power to him but continued to exert considerable influence. in 1898, the reform movement took place with the aim of sustaining the corn principles of the qing dynasty while reforming outdated laws. the movement lasted for 103 days until it was suppressed by empress dowager cixi. the emperor` s six earnest reformists were beheaded and emperor guangxu was placed under house arrest which lasted for 10 years .all the back doors were sealed and a brick was was put up behind the wooden partition on each side of the two annexes of the courtyard. emperor guangxu was closely watched by eunuchs. the wall remains intact for tourists to see.. dynasty while reforming outdated laws. the movement lasted for 103 days until it was suppressed by empress dowager cixi. the emperor` s six earnest reformists were beheaded and emperor guangxu was placed under house arrest which lasted for 10 years .all the back doors were sealed and a brick was was put up behind the wooden partition on each side of the two annexes of the courtyard. emperor guangxu was closely watched by eunuchs. the wall remains intact for tourists to see. (in front of yiyunguan (chamber of mortal beings) this was where empress and empress dowager of china` s feudal system. however, emperor guanxu was not the last emperor of the qing dynasty. the last in the line was emperor puyi, who ascended the throne in 1908 at the age of three, too young to be married . in 1912, he was forced to abdicate. during the short reign of emperor puyi. empress longyu handled state affairs on his behalf in the name of empress dowager. in 1911, a revolution led by dr. sun yat-sun succeeded, and the year after, empress longyu announced the abdication of the last emperor of china.

(in the hall of happiness and longevity)

the aged empress dowager cixi was so fond of the summer palace that she decided to live here from april through october of every year. this group of buildings served as her residence. this group of courtyard dwellings consists of a forecourt and a backyard with annex courts on each side .the whole compound was basically made of wood, which is ideal for ventilation and lighting . with its quiet and tasteful layout, the hall of happiness and longevity made life very easy and convenient. no wonder one of empress dowager cixi` s pleasure boat. on the pier there is a tall lantern post. flanking the staircase leading to the main entrance of the hall, there are bronze cranes, deer and vases, symbolizing universal peace. the interior layout is the same as the imperial court, with throne, a large table and incense burners placed in the middle. at mealtime, eunuchs-in –waiting would make a gigantic table out of this table and empress dowager cixi would dine on 128 courses. because of this more than 1,800 tales of silver would be spent each month on meals. on the east side of the living room is the cloak room. the bedroom in on its west. in front of the yaoyue (inviting the moon ) gate of the long corridor the famed long corridor is ahead. facing kunming lake and in the foreground of longevity hill, the long corridor stretches from yaoyue (inviting the moon ) gate to shizhang (stony old man) pavilion. it is 728 meters in length and consist of 273 sections and connects four octagonal pavilions. in 1990 ,it was listed in guinness book of world records.

(strolling along the long corridor)

the long corridor is one of the major structures of the summer palace .since the corridor was designed to follow the physical features of the southern slope of longevity hill , four multiple-eaved, octagonal pavilions (beauty-retaining pavilion, enjoy-the ripples pavilion, autumn water pavilion and clarity distance pavilion) were placed at bends and undulation. thus sightseers will hardly notice the rise and fall of the terrain. as a major part of the architectural style of the summer palace, the long corridor serves as an ingenious connector between the lake and the hill. scattered buildings on the southern slope were linked to creat a unified complex. this corridor can also be called a corridor of paintings ”: there are more than 14,000 paintings on its beams. some of them are of birds, flowers and landscapes of the west lake in hangzhou, zhejian province. others present scenes from literary classics. the majority of the landscape painting were done under the order of emperor qianlong, who preperred the scenery of south china.

(by the door leading to the exhibition of cultural relics)

this group of temple-shaped structures are known as qinghua (clarified china) hall ,also known as arhat hall during the reign of emperor qianlong. the original hall burned down in 1860. after it was reconstructed, it was renamed. qinghua hall is now used as a exhibition hall displaying rare cultural relics collected in the summer palace. the hall consists of 6 exhibition rooms with tens of thousands of articles of treasure on display in turn. among the exhibits there are bronze ware, porcelain, jade assemblages from the ming and qing dynasties, and rare and paintings. there is also a gigantic stone slab, which is more than 3 meters in height and width. it bears the handwritten inscriptions of emperor qianlong is commemoration of the suppression of a rebellion in the xinjiang region. only this slab survived when the angle-french allied forces set fire to the summer palace.

(in front of the gate of dispelling clouds)

now we are approaching the central part of the structures on the lakeside slope, the tower of buddhist incense within the hall of dispelling clouds. the hall of dispelling clouds was where numerous palatines kowtowed to empress dowager cixi. it was surrounded by galleries and flanked by annex halls. in the forecourt there is a pool and marble bridges . starting from the lakeside, there lies in succession a memorial archway, the gate of dispelling clouds, the hall of dispelling clouds and the tower of buddhist incense. all of these structures are built on a central axis and each is taller than its predecessor. this was designed to give prominence to the last structure, the tower of buddhist incense, which was a symbol of imperial power. the layout of this group of architectures was based on scenes described in buddhist sutras. this group of structure are among the most magnificently constructed here in the summer palace.

(inside the hall of dispelling clouds)

the original buildings on this site were burned down by the anglo-french allied forces in 1860. a new set of structures was built during the reign of emperor guanxu, and was called the hall of dispelling clouds, suggesting that it was a fairyland. the hall was built on a high terrace, and has 21 room. inside the hall are a throne, screens, tripods and mandarin fans. on a platform you will see bronze dragons, phoenixes and tripods. at the foot of the platform there are four bronze water vats, the ancient form of fire extinguishers. the 10th day of lunar october was ,empress dowager cixi` s birthday. on that day ,she sat on the throne here to receive congratulations and gifts. now we are going to pay a visit to the highlight of the summer palace- the tower of buddhist incense. what we are now standing on is a stone terrace which is 20 meters in height. it has a semi housed stairway of 100 steps, you will live for 100 years. so, let` s go !

(in the front of the tower of buddhist incense)

an octagonal structure with three storeys and quadruple eaves, the tower of buddhist incense is the very center of the summer palace, and is one of the masterpieces of ancient chinese architecture. the tower is 41 meters in height, and is buttressed by 8 solid pillars made of lignumvitae logs. with its complex structure, ingenious layout, towering terrace and convincing grandeur, the tower of buddhist incense was artfully set out by the imperial gardens and beautiful scenery surrounding it .the tower overlooks kunming lake and other picturesque spots within an area of tens of kilometers .on the west side of the tower stands baoyunge (precious cloud pavilion). it is made of bronze and is7.5 meters in height and 270 tons in weight. it resembles its wooden counterparts in every detail. it is one of the largest and most exquisite bronze pavilions still on existence in china. lamas prayed here during the reign of emperor qianlong in honor of the monarchs and their families. at the turn of the century 10 bronze windows were spirited abroad. in 1992 an american company bought the windows and returned them intact to china.

(on a hilltop leading from the back door of tower of buddhist incense)

now we can see the long and snaking western causeway and a shorter dike that divides kunming lake into three areas that contain south lake island, seaweed-viewing island and circle city island. the three island represent three mountain in ancient chinese mythology, i. e. penglai, fangzhang and yingzhou. this peculiar method of incorporating a lake a three mountains within a single garden was a brainchild of emperor wudi of the han dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, bearing testimony to feudal monarchs` s longing for longevity. as the legend goes many heavenly elixirs grew on the three mythical islands. using artificial building techniques, the ancient chinese built this masterpiece based on the myth to make the mythical on appear to be accessible to humans.

(inside the garden of harmonious interest)

setting a garden within a larger garden has been one of china traditional architectural styles. the garden of harmonious interest serves as a fine example of this. this garden was built under the order of emperor qianlong and modeled after the jichang garden (garden of ease of mind )at the foot of mount huishan, jiansu province. it was renamed by his son emperor jiaqing in 1811. the existing garden was rebuilt by emperor or guangxu. empress dowager cixi used to go fishing here. the garden features 10 waterfront platforms, pavilions and halls as well as hundreds of galleries with all of its structures facing the lake and pools, the garden of harmonious interest is basically a garden of waterscape. spanning the vast expanse of the lake and pools are five bridges, each quite different from the others. the most famous of them is the bridge known as knowing –the fishing-bridge.” it is said that more than 2,500 years ago during the warring states period, two philosophere named zhuang zi had an interesting argument by the side of a pond. zhang said, ”fish swim to and fro in the water. what happy fish!” hui asked , ”you are not a fish. how do you know they are happy? ” zhuang replied, you are not me .how do you know i don’t know? ” hui signed, i am not you ,therefore, i don’t know you . and you are not a fish ,so how do you know that fish are happy? ” zhang said, you ask me how i know fish are happy, why do you keeping me the same question?” although the garden of harmonious interest was designed after jichang garden, it not only absorbed the original designs, but exceeded it .

(outside the south entrance to suzhou shopping street)

now lets have a look at longevity hill. on the back slope of the hill stands a group of architectures. the centerpiece of structures there are known as the four continents and are dedicated to buddhism. this group was laid out and arranged in accordance with buddhist cosmology. aside from a main shrine and structures embodying the four continents, there are eight towers representing minor continents. the shrine is surrounded by four lamaist pagodas and between the major and minor continents, there two platforms representing the sun and the moon. the qing authority attached great importance to buddhism. to further strengthen ties with the ethnic minorities who practiced buddhism, the monarchs incorporated both han and tibetan styles of architecture into this group of temples. further north at the foot of the four major continent lies the suzhou shopping street. built along the back lake of the summer palace, this street stretches about 300 meters and features more than 60 stores. it includes restaurants, teahouses, pawnshops banks, drugstores dye houses and publishing houses. in order to recreate the atmosphere of ancient times, visitors will have the chance to exchange their money to ancient style chinese coins for use here. storefronts are trimmed with traditional signboards and ornaments. the commercial culture of the mid-18th century has thus been recreated.

(atop the stone bridge inside the suzhou shopping street)

visitors may be surprise to see that this shopping street is almost the same as that in south china. as a matter of fact, this street was designed after the shops along the canals in suhzhou. originally known as emperor` s shopping street, it was built during the reign of emperor qianlong. after making several inspection tours to south china and being duly impressed by its commercial prosperity, emperor qianlong ordered the construction of this street. the imperial shopping street was burnt down by anglo-french allied forces in 1860. the site remained desolated until 1987, when reconstruction began. it was opened to the public in september 1990. with commercial culture as its hallmark, the suzhou shopping street is a vivid representation of china` s traditional cultures.

(on the road from the south fate of the suzhou shopping street to the marble boat)

this is the hall of pines. from it to the west we can walk to the marble boat. the path we aree taking stretches between longevity hill and back lake. monarchs and their cohorts used to stroll along it .hence it was named central imperial path. along this path you will see lilacs all around. hence, this road is also known as the path of lilac.

(in front of the ruins of the garden of complete spring)

quite a few unique structures were burnt down during the reign of emperor qianlong, among which the garden of complete spring was one of the most famous. the ruined and desolate courtyard by the roadside was its original site, it remains to be restored. this group of structures cover an area of 4,000 square meters and features a number of halls built on three different levels. all of the structures were connected with galleries and stone staircases. with its natural and ingenious combination of pavilions, a hall, galleries and rooms, the garden of complete spring serves as a fine model for other gardens. emperor qianlong frequently visited this compound.

(along the lakeside by the marble boat)

now we have returned from the back of longevity hill to the front. there is the famous marble boat. this structure is 36 meters in length and its body was made of marble. on top of it is a two storeyed structure. the floor was paved with colored bricks. all of the windows are inlaid with multi-colored glass and the ceiling was decorated with carved bricks. the drainage system channels rain water down through four hollow concrete pillars and into the lake through the mouth of dragon heads. according to a book written by emperor qianlong, the boat was used for enjoying the scenery and was supposed to be symbolic of the stability of the qing dynasty. halfway up the slope there stands the hall for listening to orioles . the ancient chinese liken the warble of an oriole to beautiful songs and melodies, hence the name of the hall which used to be a theater. now the hall is one of the most famous restaurants in china, featuring imperial dishes and desserts. it is a must for many foreign visitors to have lunch here when then come to beijing. more than one hundred heads of state worldwide have dined here and the late premier zhou enlai has held banquets here in honor of state guests. (sightseers who want to try the restaurant can go boating after they eat. those who do not can go abroad right away. those who do not feel like taking the boat can stoll along the long corridor to the outside of the east gate). (boating on kunmin lake) we are now going to enjoy the lakeside scenery from a pleasure boat. as a main part of the summer palace, kunming lake covers an area of 220 hectares, or three fourths of the combined space of this summer resort. this natural lake is more than 3500 years old. this lake was originally called wengshan lake. in 1749 emperor qianlong ordered the construction of qingyi garden, the predecessor of the summer palace. involving nearly 10,000 laborers, the lake was expanded and turned into a peach-shaped reservoir, the first of its kind for beijing. from 1990 to 1991, the beijing municipal government ordered the first dredging of the lake in 240 years .involving 200,000 men and hundreds of dredgers and other tools, a total of 625,600 cubic meters of sludge was dredged and 205 bombs dropped by the japanese during the anti-japanese war were removed. the summer palace set a precedent for sightseeing by boat. there used to be a large imperial flotilla, of which the kunming merry dragon” was the most famous. it was destroyed by the anglo-french allied forces in 1860. to make the tour of the summer palace a more pleasant one, a large pleasure boat tai he ” (supreme harmony )was built. this double –decked boat is 37.09 meters long,8,59 meters wide and 10.49 meters high. it can travel at a speed of 9 kilometer per hour. small pleasure boats are also available to tourist. another major spot of interest on the western causeway is jingming (bright view ) hall. both its front and rear face the lake. this structure also features three two- storeyed halls of varying heights. our tour is drawing to a close as we approach the shore. today we only visited the major scenic areas of the summer palace. i have left other spot of interest for your next visit. i will show you out through the east gate. i hope you enjoyed today` s tour. thank you .good-bye and good luck.

篇2：颐和园英文导游词最全

It is the main entrance of the summer palace.In ancient times, only emperor and empress can go through the central gate because of rigid hierarchy.We can see the relief style carving depicts two dragons playing with a pearl.It symbolizes the emperor’s dignity.2: The Hall of Benevolence and Longevity(仁寿殿)The hall was a political area for emperor to handle state affairs.The name of this hall came from Lun yu’s saying” those who are benevolent can enjoy a long life.”

Look at this monster, it’s name is Bronze Qilin(铜麒麟).Qilin is regarded as one of the 9 sons of the dragon, which embodies power and bravery.Qilin has the head of dragon, antlers of dear, hooves of an ox, tail of a lion and the body of a fish with scales all over it.This creature is believed to detect any disloyal subjects.Another famous spot is the Long Life Well(延年井), it is said once Express Cixi once got heatstroke when she was in the Summer Palace, she quickly recovered herself after drinking the water here and gave the name for the wishes of long life.3：Long Corridor(长廊)The long corridor is about 728 meters long with 273 sections.It is the longest, biggest and most famous one in China and even in the world.There are totally 14,000 paintings and pictures painted on the beams and crossbeams.What attracts me most is that each of these paintings is almost different from the other!So it is really art gallery!The colorful paintings on the beams include landscapes, scenic spots, human figures, stories, flowers, birds and so on.Most of These figures were copied from beautiful sceneries in Hangzhou.That is because during the inspection trips to the south of China, Emperor Qianlong was deeply attracted by the splendid sceneries there, in order to keep long memory , he order the painters to draw them on the ceiling of the long corridor for regular visit.To added, the Long Corridor was also a birthday gift that Emperor Qianlong gave to his mother.In 1990, the Long Corridor was listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest painted corridor in the world.In 1998, it was listed as a world Culture Heritage Site by UNESCO.4：The Hall of Jade Ripples(玉澜堂)In the late Qing Dynasty, it was Emperor Guangxu’s private living quarters。But after the failure of the Reform Movement in 1898, it has become a forbidden area, just like a prison, that Emperor Guangxu was under the house arrest for 10 years here till he died in the age of 38.5: The Hall of Happiness and Longevity(乐寿堂)It was Empress Cixi’s residence and she came to live here from April to October every year during the rest of her lifetime.This hall consists of 4 chambers, including breakfast and tea room, dressing room, bedroom and her office.Cixi was ratter crazy about luxurious life so that she requested fancy food, porcelain plate（瓷器盘）, embroideries(刺绣)，chandeliers(水晶灯)etc.6: The front Hill Area（前山景区）

The front Hill Area includes the Gate of Dispelling Clouds(排云门), The Hall of Dispelling Clouds（排云殿）, The Tower of Buddhist Incense（佛香阁）and the Temple of the Sea of Wisdom（智慧海）。Express Cixi used to come and worship Gods in the Tower of Buddhist Incense on the 1st and 15th day of each lunar month when she was living in the Summer Palace.In the Temple of the Sea of Wisdom ,the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva is enshrined in the center.This temple is the highest point of Longevity Hill.7:Marble Boat(石舫)

It is located at the end of the Long Corridor, near the Stone Pavilion.Emperor Qianlong built this Marble Boat based on a story that happened in Tang Dynasty.Wei Zheng , the prime minister in Emperor Li Shimin’s period, once said that ”Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat”.Here , “Water” represented common people and “Boat” indicated the Tang Dynasty Court.Emperor Qianlong built this marble boat for the purpose of keeping the stability of Qing Dynasty forever.8:The back Hill Area(后山景区)

This part includes the Four Great Regions(四大部洲),Suzhou Shopping Street(苏州街)and The Garden of Harmonious Interest(谐趣园).Emperor Qianlong made several inspection tours to South China during his lifetime, and he was totally impressed by the beautiful sceneries, commercial prosperity of shopping streets and gardens there.So after he came back , he ordered to built these structures imitating what he had seen in the South China.9: the 17-Arch Bridge(十七孔桥)It is the largest bridge in the Summer Palace.Seen from a distance, it really looks like a rainbow hanging across the water on the lake.This bridge is built in 1750, and it was believed that the bridge was the imitation of Marco Polo Bridge, but more beautiful.Why 17 arches? Because no matter which side you see the bridge from the left or right, the 9 arches is in the middle.As I have explained before, the number nine was the lucky number and favorite number in the ancient times.10 the pavilion of Haralding Spring（知春亭）

篇3：颐和园英文导游词最全

关键词：广东省英语导游口试,课程教学研究,互惠互利

广东是岭南文化的发祥地,也是中国改革开放的首战告捷之地,拥有丰富的自然和历史文化资源,旅游业迅速发展,推动了全省经济的发展。为满足旅游人力资源在数量、质量和结构上的全面需要,省内各高职院校旅游英语专业,为蓬勃发展的旅游业,特别是入境旅游培养了高素质的涉外导游人才。为保障导游服务的高质量,导游人员需获得行业主管部门颁发的导游职业资格证书,高职院校也开设了面向广东省英语导游口试的《英文现场导游》课程,有利于培养学生综合导游岗位技能,提高考证通过率,帮助学生获得从业资格证书。

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1.语言(60分):主要考察语言能力,即语音语调、语法、表达能力和听力。

2.旅游景点讲解(50分):主要考察对旅游景点的熟悉程度和运用英语讲解景点的能力。首先回答关于广东概况的一个问题,再从四个规定景点中抽取一个进行讲解,即越秀公园、西汉南越王博物馆、新会圭峰山风景区和肇庆庆云寺。

3.翻译(20分):翻译分为中英互译两部分,节选自景点导游词,主要考察导游讲解过程的现场翻译能力和听力水平。考官分别用中英文读出句子,考生立即口译。

4.导游规范(15分):主要考察在接待过程中向游客提供规范化、程序化服务的水准,包括语言、举止、接待程序和标准,回答有关规范化服务的问题。

5.应变能力(15分):主要测试在接待过程中处理应急事件和处理游客疑难问题的能力。

6.短文复述(20分):考生随机抽取英语短文口头复述,考察英语的理解运用能力。

7.个性展示和仪态气质(20分):展示个人语言才艺,考察仪表仪容和礼貌礼节。

二、《英文现场导游》课程的教学探究

面向英语现场导游开设的模拟导游课将围绕考试的7个方面开展,其主要的教学探究有以下三个方面:

1.师资队伍建设。打破传统的纯理论型师资模式,建构一支“双师型”教师队伍。任课教师大多是英语专业,导游知识和技能不充实,缺乏实践经验,照学照搬、“纸上谈兵”,需要获取英语导游资格证书。学校应鼓励教师去旅行社和景区挂职锻炼增加实践经验,或参加旅游培训机构的培训进修以提高职业水平和能力,使教学更有针对性和实用性,真正实现“双师型教师”的目标。此外,在教学环节中也可邀请一线的旅行社英语导游、英文现场导游考试评委、导游管理服务公司相关人员、酒店和旅行社管理人员参与教学指导工作,开展教学讲座。这样才能建设一支优化、结构合理、实践经验丰富的教学师资队伍。

2.情境教学模式。英语现场导游实际上考察的是考生的导游知识与技能、英语知识能力和个人综合素质的综合运用,因此实践教学环节必不可少。教师往往把教学重点放在语言方面,逐字逐句地重点讲解课文或导游词的词汇、语法和翻译,显得枯燥乏味,忽略了学生实践锻炼的环节。脱离真实情境下的教学可能导致学生死记硬背导游词,在考试中忘词、张冠李戴或者放弃。教师在教学过程中应突出“能力本位”的教学方式,重视“情境教学”的应用。针对导游服务的特点和实际工作程序,模拟英语导游的真实工作场景。如模拟某一景区导游讲解,让学生以小组的形式角色扮演,用准确的语言表达和导游规范服务完成任务,这样激发了学生的学习兴趣和动力,培养学生的职业能力。

3.校内外实践基地的充分利用。实践教学的开展离不开实践基地的合理充分利用。校内实践基地有校企合作共建的酒店和旅行社服务点、设备先进的旅游英语实训室、多媒体课室和语音实验室。由于实地景区教学的局限,旅英实训室满足了景点讲解的实践需要。实训室的硬件平台和软件系统可虚拟仿真三维旅游景点,实现景点的浏览、行走和飞行功能,利用虚拟现实的技术建立立体投影系统,生成实景旅游路线,真实再现景区的自然资源、地质地貌等特征,学生身临其境,仿佛亲身走访名胜古迹、游览名山大川之中。教师也可根据教学内容设置相应的现实场景、平面图片、DV短片和文字等作补充性辅导资料。学生不必死记硬背,完全在真实的情境中灵活运用所学知识进行训练,提高了学习热情和兴趣,满足了实践教学的需求。校外实践基地有校企合作的旅行社和酒店,可提供机会让学生短期参加实践锻炼,零距离接触工作场景,熟悉具体的工作流程,学习导游服务规程,处理游客的个别要求,学习预防和处理应急事件等,有利于导游综合能力的培养。

篇4：颐和园英文导游词最全

【关键词】广东省英语导游口试 课程教学研究 互惠互利

广东是岭南文化的发祥地，也是中国改革开放的首战告捷之地，拥有丰富的自然和历史文化资源，旅游业迅速发展，推动了全省经济的发展。为满足旅游人力资源在数量、质量和结构上的全面需要，省内各高职院校旅游英语专业，为蓬勃发展的旅游业，特别是入境旅游培养了高素质的涉外导游人才。为保障导游服务的高质量，导游人员需获得行业主管部门颁发的导游职业资格证书，高职院校也开设了面向广东省英语导游口试的《英文现场导游》课程，有利于培养学生综合导游岗位技能，提高考证通过率，帮助学生获得从业资格证书。

一、广东省英语导游口试的内容和要求

广东省英语导游口试一般安排在笔试之后，总分为200分，120分以上（及格）即可通过考试。每位考生的考试时间为30分钟，包含以下内容：

1.语言（60分）：主要考察语言能力，即语音语调、语法、表达能力和听力。

2.旅游景点讲解（50分）：主要考察对旅游景点的熟悉程度和运用英语讲解景点的能力。首先回答关于广东概况的一个问题，再从四个规定景点中抽取一个进行讲解，即越秀公园、西汉南越王博物馆、新会圭峰山风景区和肇庆庆云寺。

3.翻译（20分）：翻译分为中英互译两部分，节选自景点导游词，主要考察导游讲解过程的现场翻译能力和听力水平。考官分别用中英文读出句子，考生立即口译。

4.导游规范（15分）：主要考察在接待过程中向游客提供规范化、程序化服务的水准，包括语言、举止、接待程序和标准，回答有关规范化服务的问题。

5.应变能力（15分）：主要测试在接待过程中处理应急事件和处理游客疑难问题的能力。

6.短文复述（20分）：考生随机抽取英语短文口头复述，考察英语的理解运用能力。

7.个性展示和仪态气质（20分）：展示个人语言才艺，考察仪表仪容和礼貌礼节。

二、《英文现场导游》课程的教学探究

面向英语现场导游开设的模拟导游课将围绕考试的7个方面开展，其主要的教学探究有以下三个方面：

1.师资队伍建设。打破传统的纯理论型师资模式，建构一支“双师型”教师队伍。任课教师大多是英语专业，导游知识和技能不充实，缺乏实践经验，照学照搬、“纸上谈兵”，需要获取英语导游资格证书。学校应鼓励教师去旅行社和景区挂职锻炼增加实践经验，或参加旅游培训机构的培训进修以提高职业水平和能力，使教学更有针对性和实用性，真正实现“双师型教师”的目标。此外，在教学环节中也可邀请一线的旅行社英语导游、英文现场导游考试评委、导游管理服务公司相关人员、酒店和旅行社管理人员参与教学指导工作，开展教学讲座。这样才能建设一支优化、结构合理、实践经验丰富的教学师资队伍。

2.情境教学模式。英语现场导游实际上考察的是考生的导游知识与技能、英语知识能力和个人综合素质的综合运用，因此实践教学环节必不可少。教师往往把教学重点放在语言方面，逐字逐句地重点讲解课文或导游词的词汇、语法和翻译，显得枯燥乏味，忽略了学生实践锻炼的环节。脱离真实情境下的教学可能导致学生死记硬背导游词，在考试中忘词、张冠李戴或者放弃。教师在教学过程中应突出“能力本位”的教学方式，重视“情境教学”的应用。针对导游服务的特点和实际工作程序，模拟英语导游的真实工作场景。如模拟某一景区导游讲解，让学生以小组的形式角色扮演，用准确的语言表达和导游规范服务完成任务，这样激发了学生的学习兴趣和动力，培养学生的职业能力。

3.校内外实践基地的充分利用。实践教学的开展离不开实践基地的合理充分利用。校内实践基地有校企合作共建的酒店和旅行社服务点、设备先进的旅游英语实训室、多媒体课室和语音实验室。由于实地景区教学的局限，旅英实训室满足了景点讲解的实践需要。实训室的硬件平台和软件系统可虚拟仿真三维旅游景点，实现景点的浏览、行走和飞行功能，利用虚拟现实的技术建立立体投影系统，生成实景旅游路线，真实再现景区的自然资源、地质地貌等特征，学生身临其境，仿佛亲身走访名胜古迹、游览名山大川之中。教师也可根据教学内容设置相应的现实场景、平面图片、DV短片和文字等作补充性辅导资料。学生不必死记硬背，完全在真实的情境中灵活运用所学知识进行训练，提高了学习热情和兴趣，满足了实践教学的需求。校外实践基地有校企合作的旅行社和酒店，可提供机会让学生短期参加实践锻炼，零距离接触工作场景，熟悉具体的工作流程，学习导游服务规程，处理游客的个别要求，学习预防和处理应急事件等，有利于导游综合能力的培养。

综上所述，完善《英文现场导游》课程的教学为旅游业培养高素质、高技能、复合型应用型人才，也提高了旅游英语专业的教学质量，有利于高职院校的旅游英语专业建设与发展。

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篇5：颐和园的英文导游词

The Summer Palace

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen:

My name is Joanne.I‟m very honored to be youre guide.I do hope all

of you could like my guiding and enjoy everything on your pleasant

day.This morning we are going to visit the Summer Palace.The Summer Palace is located on the northwest suburbs of Beijing，about 20 kilometers away from the center of the city.So it will

take us about 1 hour to get there.Before we arrived at the Summer

Palace, I would like to introduce you a brief introduction of the

woderful imperial garden.The Summer Palace is the most beautiful

and the largest imperial garden existing in Chinan, and it is the

best-preserved imperial garden in the world.In 1998, it was placed

on the List of World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO.The Summer Palace was first built as an imperial garden at the

beginning of 12th century in the Jin Dynasty.The construction

continued to the Yuan and Ming dynasties.In the Qing Dynasty, the

building of imperial gardens reached its culmination.During Emperor

Qianlong‟s reign, the famous „Three Hills and Five Gardens‟ were

built on the northwest suburbs of Beijing.The Summer Palace was a

part of it and at that time was called the Garden of Clear Ripples.In 1860, the Anglo-French Allied Forces invaded Beijing.The „Three

Hills and Five Gardens‟ were burnt down to ashes.In 1888, the Empress Dowager Cixi spent the navy fund having the

Garden of Clear Ripples rebuilt.And then she renamed it the Garden

of Nurtured Harmony(Summer Palace).In 1900, the Allied Forces of Eight Powers invaded Beijing.The

Summer Palace was once again severely damaged.It was rebuilt again

in 1902.In 1924, the Last Emperor Puyi was driven out of the palace, after

that, the Summer Palace was turned into a public park.Ladies and Gentlemen, please look over there, in front of us is an

archway.It is called “Emptiness and the collection of excellence”，and it is the first scenery of the Summer Palace.The two Chinese

words on the front side of the archway mean emptiness and refer to

everything in nature and in the scenery.The two words on the back

side mean Collection of Excellence and refer to the tranquility of

the beautiful scenery just within the garden.(outside the East Palace Gate)

Now, we have arrived at the East Palace Gate.It‟s the main entrance

of the Summer Palace.On top of the gate there is a plaque with three Chinese characters „The Summer Palace‟ in Emperor Guangxu‟s

handwriting.The gate that we are now entering was used by the

emperor, the empress only in the old days.(Inside the East Palace Gate)

Now we are inside the Summer Palace.In front of us is the second

gate of the Summer Palace— the Gate of Benevolence and Longevity.The annex halls on both sides were used for officials on duty and

the offices of the Privy Council.Well, Before we start our tour in

the garden, I will briefly introduce you the layout of the Summer

Palace and our tour route.O.K., ladies and gentlemen, may I have

your attention please? Let‟s look at the map together, From it we

can see the Summer Palace covers an area of 290 hectares, which the

lake occupies the three-fourths.The whole garden can be divide into

three parts: the area was for political activities, resting places

of the emperor and empress, and sightseeing areas.Our tour will

start from the area of the political activities, and end off the

Marble Boat.On the way, we will visit the main constructions of the

Summer Palace, such as the Hall of Jade Ripples, the Hall of

Happiness and Longevity, the Long Corridor, the Hall of Dispelling

Clouds and so on.It will take us about two hours to visit the

Summer Palace.Please attention, we won‟t walk back and our driver

will pick us up at the North Gate.Should you get lost or separated

from the group, please meet us at the North Gate.Ok, everyone, let‟s start our tour from the emperors‟ office---the

Hall of Benevolence and Longevity.Follow me please.(Inside the courtyard of the Benevolence and Longevity)

Passing through the Gate of Benevolence and Longevity, we have

already entered the courtyard of the Hall of Benevolence and

Longevity.The huge rock in front of us is Taihu Rock.It was

quarried from Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, so it was known as

Taihu Rock.Please look around the courtyard and you can see there

are four grotesque shaped rocks placed in each corner of this

courtyard, representing the four seasons of the year.The Taihu

Rocks are usually used as decoration for beautifying gardens and

they are thin, crease, leak and penetration in characters.The bronze mythical animal behind the Taihu Rock is known as Suanni

or some people call it Qilin.According to ancient Chinese

mythology, the dragon had nine sons, but none of them became a real

dragon.Suanni was one of the nine sons of the dragon.It was an

auspicious animal that could avoid evil spirits in ancient lengeds.Suanni has the head of dragon, the antlers of dear, the hooves of ox

and the tail of lion.(In front of the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity)

This grand hall is the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity.It was

first built in 1750.The name of this hall taken from a book

entitled „Lun Yu‟ by Confucius doctrine means, “ those who are

benevolent can enjoy a long life.” This hall was the place where

Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi held audience and handled

state affairs when they were in the Summer Palace.For protecting

the historical cultural relic, we couldn‟t enter the hall.So I

would like to briefly introduce you the decorations in the Hall of

Benevolence and Longevity.The arrangement of the hall has been left

untouched.In the middle of the hall stands an emperor‟s throne

carved with nine dragons on design.There are two big fans on both

sides behind the throne which are made of peacock feathers.Behind

the throne there is a big screen with red sandalwood frame

and glass mirror inlaid.On the mirror there are 226 Chinese

characters of the word „Longevity‟ written in different styles.There are two scrolls on each side of the wall with a big Chinese

character „Longevity‟ written on it.It was said that the word

„Longevity‟ written by Empress Dowager Cixi.There are 100 bats

painted at the background of the scroll symbolizing happiness.Well, please look up the two pairs of incense burners in the shape

of a dragon and a phoenix in front of the hall.They were used to

burn incense sticks to create the appropriate atmosphere.In the old

days, the dragon and phoenix were the symbol of the emperor and

empress.According to ritual, the dragons should be placed in the

center while phoenixes were to either side in front of the hall.However, here, the dragons are off to the sides and the phoenixes

are in the middle.This was a product of the end of Qing Dynasty

when Empress Dowager Cixi handled state affairs behind the screen.(At the entrance of Garden of virtuour Harmony)

We are now visiting the Garden of Virtuous Harmony, where Emperor

Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi were entertained with Bejing Opera

performances.It mainly consists of the Dressing House, the Grand

Theater Building and the Hall of Pleasure Smile.The Grand Theater

Building was known as the „Cradle of Beijing Opera‟ was uniquely

laid out and magnificently decorated.There are 7 exhibition halls

with articles of daily use on display here.(In front of the Grand Theater Building)

This is the Grand Theater Building.Of the three main theater

buildings of the Qing Dynasty, the Grand Theater Building is the

tallest and largest one.The other two are Changyin Pavilion in the

Forbidden City and Qingyin Pavilion in the Mountain Resort in Chengde.The Grand Theater Building, a three-storied structure, has

a double roof with upturned eaves.It is 21 meters high and 17

meters wide.Performances could be staged simultaneously on three

levels.The top one was a symbol of happiness, the middle level was

emolument level and the bottom stage was named longevity stage.Each

level has the entrance and the exit.There are some trapdoors in the

ceiling and below the floor for „celestial being‟ to fly down from

the sky and the „devils‟ to appear from the earth to set off a

certain atmosphere on the stage.There is also a well and five ponds

built under the stage for a good effect of water scenes.The stage

is open to three sides.Well, please look at the construction that stands right opposite the

Grand Theater Building, it‟s the Hall of Pleasure Smile.The Empress

Dowager Cixi used bo sit inside the hall to watch and enjoy the

Peking Opera.(A lakeside walk from the Garden of virtuous Harmony to the Hall of

Jade Ripples)

We are now standing in the middle of a rockery behind the Hall of

Benevolence and Longevity.It appears that there‟s nothing special

ahead.However, after we clear the rockery, we will reach Kunming

Lake.This is an application of a specific style of Chinese

gardening.Now, we are walking along the bank of the Kunming Lake.Look over

there, not far away in the lake there is an islet.It‟s called the

Spring Heralding Islet.The pavilion on the islet is called the

Spring Heralding Pavilion.A number of willow trees and peach trees

were planted on this islet.In early spring, when the ice begins to

melt, peach trees are red in pink blossoms, willow trees turn a

tender green signaling that the early spring has returned.Hence the

name „Heralding Sping Pavilion‟.(In front of the Hall of Jade Ripples)

This group of special and quiet courtyard dwellings is the Hall of

Jade Ripples.The words “Jade Ripples” came from a verse “Gentle

ripples gushing out of Jade Spring”, which refers to the rippling

water in the lake.It was first used by Emperor Qianlong to attend

to state affairs.In the late Qing Dynasty, it was where Emperor

Guangxu was put under house arrest.This hall is a hallmark of the Movement of 1898.Emperor Guangxu was

Emperor Dowager Cixi‟s nephew.After Emperor Tongzhi died, Emperor

Dowager Cixi made her nephew, who was at that time four years old a

successor in order to continue her hold on imperial power.She

„handled state affairs behind the screen‟.After Emperor Guangxu „managed state affairs personally‟ at the age of 19, a political

conflict occurred between the conservatives and the reformers.In

1898, the Reform Movement took place with the aim of sustaining the

core principles of the Qing Dynasty while reforming outdated laws.The movement lasted for103 days until it was suppressed by Empress

Dowager Cixi.It was called the „Hundred-Day Reform‟.After the

reform failed, Emperor Guangxu was put under house arrest here.For

the strict control of him, Empress Dowager Cixi ordered to build

many brick walls in the front, back, and on the right and left of

the Hall of Jade Ripples.At that time the hall was entirely sealed

up, just like a prison.Today only the hidden walls in the east and

west annex room still maintain its original appearance.It is open

to visitors as the relic related to the 1898 Reform Movement.(In front of the Chamber of Collecting Books)

This is the Chamber of Collecting Books.In Chinese, it‟s called “Yi

Yun Guang”.“Yun” was a kind of fragrant weed.In ancient times, it

was usually used as termite repellent in rooms where books were

stored.In the Emperor Qianlong‟s reign, the purpose of the hall was

for collecting books.Later it was converted into a residence.There

used to be the residence of Guangxu‟s Empress Longyu, and his

favorite concubine Zhenfei.(In the Hall of Happiness and Longevity)

This group of courtyard is the Hall of Happiness and Longevity.It

was the major architectural structure in the living quarters and the

residence of Empress Dowager Cixi.The whole compound was basically

made of wood, which is ideal for ventilation and lighting.With its

quiet and tasteful layout, the Hall of Happiness and Longevity made

life very easy and convenient.In front of the Hall of Happiness and

Longevity there is a huge rock placed in the middle of this

courtyard named “Qing Zhi Xiu” and nicknamed as “Family Bankruptcy

Rock”.This huge rock was discovered in Fangshan District by a Ming

official Mi Wanzhong.He wanted to transport it to his own garden

“Shaoyuan”.In the old days, transporting such rock was very

difficult.After spending all his money to ship it, he still could

not succeed in doing this.The big rock was then left on the

roadside somewhere near Liangxiang County, 30 kilometers southwest

of Beijing.Hence it was nicknamed “Family Bancruptcy Rock”.Later

Emperor Qianlong discovered it and transported to the Garden of

Clear Ripples and laid in front of the Hall of Happiness and

Longevity.The colorful glass chandeliers hanging inside the hall

was introduced from Germany in 1903.It is one of the earliest

electric lights in China.(In front of the Gate of Inviting the Moon of the Long Corridor)

Ladies and Gentlemen, you may have visited some of the best museums

in the world, such as the Louvre in France and the Museum of Great

Britain.Now I will show you a special gallery in the palace—the

Long Corridor.In 1990, the Long Corridor was listed in the Guinness

Book of World Records as „the longest painted corridor‟ in the

world‟.It would be a pity if we leave the Summer Palace without

visiting the Long Corridor and the Marble Boat.Now, here we go, the

Long Corridor first!

(Strolling along the Long Corridor)

The Long Corridor starts from the Gate Inviting the Moon to the

Shizhang Gate.It is 728 meters long and consists of 273 sections.The Long corridor is one of the major structures of the Summer

Palace.Since the corridor was designed to follow the physical

features of the southern slope of Longevity Hill, four

multiple-eaved, octagonal pavilions(Retaining the Goodness

Pavilion, Living with the Ripples Pavilion, Autumn Water Pavilion，Clear and Far Pavilion)were placed at bends and undulation, they

represent four seaons of a year.Thus visitors will hardly notice

the rise and fall of the terrain.As a major part of the

architectural style of the Summer Palace, the Long Corridor serves

as an ingenious connector between the Lake and the Hill.Scattered

buildings on the southern slope were linked to create a unified

complex.The Long Corridor is the longest covered veranda in any Chinese

garden.On the purlins and beams of the covered veranda, there are

over 14,000 Suzhou style paintings.Among them, there are 546 color

paintings relating to the scenes of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Province.Beside the colorful paintings of natural scenery, there

are also scenes of flowers, birds, fish, insects, mythology and

figures.The paintings of figures are mainly adapted from ancient

Chinese classical literature, such as „Pilgrimage to the West‟, „The

Romance of the Three Kingdoms‟, „The western Chamber‟, “Water

Margin‟, and „The Dream of the Red Mansion‟.(In front of the Gate of Dispelling Clouds)

Now we are approaching the central part of the structures on the

lakeside slope, the Tower of Buddhist Incense within the Hall of

Dispelling Clouds.The central axis line starts from the wharf next

to the lake to the Sea of Wisdom on top of the Hill.The main

architectural structures here are the Gate of Dispelling Clouds，Hall of Dispelling clouds, Tower of Buddhist Incense and the Sea of

Wisdom, which altogether form a splendid three-dimensional landscape.The layout of this group of architectures was based on

scenes described in Buddhist sutras.This group of structures are

among the most magnificently constructed here in the Summer Palace.This is a good place to taking photos, we will stay here for about minutes.Now we are walking continuely along the Long Corridor, the next

scene we are going to visit is Marble Boat.Look over there!Halfway up the slope there stands the Hall of

Listening to Orioles.It was the place for emperor and empress to

enjoy opera and court music.It is said the singing of orioles is

very pleasing.Before the Garden of Virtuous Harmony was built，Empress Dowager Cixi enjoyed opera and music here.Now the hall is

one of the most famous restaurants in China, featuring imperial

dishes and desserts.This is the famous Marble Boat.A famous scientist of China‟s

Eastern Han Dynasty once said, “Water can float the boat, but it can

also tip it over.” A prime minister of Tang Dynasty Wei Zheng once

used these words to persuade Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang

Dynasty.He said people are water and the emperor is the boat.People can support a good emperor.However, they also can overthrow

the dynasty.Emperor Qianlong built this huge boat in the Garden in

order to make the allusion concrete.On one hand, Emperor Qianlong

encouraged himself to run the country well.On the other hand, he

wanted to show that his rule of the Qing Dynasty was as firm as the

Marble Boat and there was no fear of overturning the boat.The

Marble Boat was the place for Emperor Qianlong to sample tea and

enjoy the scenery of Kunming Lake.Emperor Qianlong once came here

to engage in the freeing of captive animals.In the times of

Qianlong, the Marble Boat was a Chinese styled stone boat with a

Chinese style wooden superstructure on the top of it.When it was

rebuilt in the times of Guangxu, a foreign and Chinese elements

mixed resulting in two wheels to be added to the boat, one on each

side.The floor was paved with colored bricks.All of the windows

were inlaid with multiple-colored glass.A big mirror was installed

on the superstructure for viewing rain.Our tour is drawing to a close after we visited the Marble Boat.Today we only visited the major scenic spots of the Summer Palace.I

have left other spots of interest for your next visit.I will now show you out through the Ruyi Gate.Our coach is waiting

for us outside the gate.I do hope you enjoyed today‟s tour.Thank

篇6：英文导游词：颐和园昆明湖景区

签10.颐和园昆明湖景区（昆明湖名称含义；西堤；东堤；湖中诸岛）

Kunming Lake covers the three quarters of the whole Summer Palace.the name of the lake came from “Kunming Pool” in Changan, made by Emperor Wu Di in the Han Dynasty for training his soldiers.Qing Emperor Qianlong just followed the example of Han Wu Di and gave the name Kunming Lake.To the west of Kunming Lake, there is a long causeway on the Lake, which is called “West Dyke”, patterned after the Su Dyke in West Lake in Hangzhou.Along the Dyke there are six bridges separate the lake into two parts.The Jade Belt Bridge is the most beautiful bridge among the six bridges in the west dyke.Its high-arched body looks just like a jade belt, hence its name Jade Belt Bridge.The three Chinese characters, “Yu Dai Qiao” was in Emperor Qianlong’s handwriting.Most of the name of the Bridges have been derived from ancient poems to describe the beautiful surroundings, such as the Lake Boudary Bridge, the Local Song Bridge, the Mirror Bridge, the White Sike Bridge and the Willow Bridge.Compare with the West Dyke, there also have many beatiful scenic spots in the East Dyke, such as the 17-Arch Bridgem the Spacious Pavilion, the Bronze Ox, the Heralding Spring Pavilion and the Wen Chang Belvedere.The 17-Arch Bridge is the largest bridge in the Summer Palace.It links East Dyke at its eastern end, and connect South Lake Island at its western end.It is 150 meters long and 8 meters wide with 17 arches.There are 544 stone lions in different sizes and postures carved on the top of the balusters.Seen from a distance, it looks like a rainbow hanging across the water on the lake.The 17-Arch Bridge was first built in 1750, and was imitation of Marco Polo Bridge, but this bridge is more beautiful and have more stone lions.The number 17 was adopted because when seen from either the left or right, the ninth arch is in the middle, and in the old days, the number nine was the lucky number and favorite number in Chinese numerals.The South Lake Island is the biggest island on Kunming Lake.It is located on the eastern part of Kunming Lake and linked with the East Dike by the 17-Arch Bridge.On the northern part of the South Lake Island, there is a big hall with a platform in the front.This was the place where Empress Dowager Cixi watched the navy training on the lake.The Temple of the Dragon King was built on the south Lake Island.Inside the temple, there is a statue of the Dragon King.The Temple of the Dragon King was built here, not only with the purpose of decorating the island, but also to control water.It is said that in 1787 Emperor Qianlong, at the age of 80, came here in person to pray for rain.Soon after, rain poured down in torrents that night.The next day, the emperor came here again to have a big ceremony to show his thanks to the Dragon King.Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, the emoperor came to the Temple of the Dragon King every year in person or sent his high ranking official to come here to worship.The Spacious Pavilion is the biggest extanted ornamental Pavilion in the Ancient garden of China.It is located at the eastern end of the 17-Arch Bridge.It’s an eight-sided and double-eaved pavillion with an area of over 300 square meters that provided a wide field of vision, so it got the name Spacious Pavilion.To the east of the 17-Arch Bridge we can see a Bronze Ox.In ancient China, the ox was used as a symbol of flood control.The 80-word “Golden Ox Inscription”, written by Emperor Qianlong was cast on the back of the Bronze Ox, just toexplain its presence.Yelu Chucai was a famous politician of the Yuan Dynasty and also a famous Mongolian general.During his lifetime, he made great contributions to the preservation of China’s interests.Yuan Emperor put him in an important position in the Yuan Court.Yelu Chucai died in 1244, He was buried at the foot of Jar Hill, and a temple was built to commemorate him.Yelu Chucai Temple consists of three parts: the coffin chamber of Yelu Chucai, the memorial halls and his stone statue.Wen Chang Belvedere is a two-story tower building in the shape of a city gate.Inside the building, the bronze statue of the God of Literature Prosperity is enshrined.