凤凰古城英文介绍

IntroductionofthePhoenixAncientTown（凤凰古城简介）：ThePhoenixAncientTownislocatedinXiangxiTujia&MiaoAutonomousPrefecture,HunanProvince,andalsoborderonthe  southwesternGuizhouProvinceandtheWestSongtao,TongrenCounty.ItisoneofthesmallercountiesinHunan,butnowitisknownasthemostbeautifulancienttownforitslonghistoryandwell-preservedappearances.ThenameofPhoenixtownmainlyderivedfromthePhoenixMountainwhichisinaphoenixshape.ThePhoenixtowntodayconsistof5zonesand27townships.With300,000people,whichisamulti-ethnicCountywithMiao,Han,Tujia,andsoon.TheCountyisinsub-tropicalmoistmonsoonclimate,andtheaverageannualtemperatureis15.9℃.Phoenixisnotonlyrichinnaturalresources,beautifulmountainsandrivers,butalsopossessingmanyscenicandhistoricalsites.Nextare9famousspotsintheancienttown.9famousSightseeingsinthetown（凤凰古城九大景点）：(1)TuojiangRiver（沱江）：-It’sthemotherriverofthisancienttown.Choosetotakeaboatcoveredwithblackmattingandtouralongtheriver,gosightseeingtheMiaowoodenhouseprojectingoverthewateralongeithersideofthebankriver,hearingtheboatman’sfolksongs,youwillfeelyourselfkeepingfarawayfromthemortallife.(2)HongqiaoArtBuilding（虹桥）：ItliesabovetheTuoRiver,crisscrossingwiththeNationalStreet,andmakesupafolkpictureoftheancienttown’smarketplace.Hongqiaoisanancientbuildingwithahistoryofmorethansixhundredyears,ItwasbuiltatthebeginningofHongwuinMingDynesty,andconsistsoftwofloors.Thefirstfloorisacapaciouspavementforpeopletocomeandgo,withmakeshopsonbothside,sellingallknidsoffolkartsandcrafts,localspecialities,etc.LiveapplausesofhawkingandwhispersofbargainingmakesupaFeihuang“riversidesceneatqingmingfestival”.Thesecondflooristhebelvedereandalsodemonstratingtheteaceremony.Gouptothesecondfloor,overlookingthewholebeautyofphoenixtown,savoringacupoftea,youwillfellcompletelyrelaxedandjoyfull.(3)TheFormerResidenceofShencongwen（沈从文故居）：Shencongwenisafamouslitterateur,historianandexpertinancientartifactsinChina,whoisalsoknownasthefatherofthenativeliteraryworld.Hisvaluablecreationofmorethan900millionwordsworkscontributealottotheresearchonchinaandtheXiangxiarea.Theresidencewasbuiltinthe5thyearofTongzhi,QingDynesty(1866),itisawoodencourtyarddwellilngsandnowlistedasprovincialunitsofculturalrelicsprotection.ShencongwenwasborninDec.28th,1902andspenthischildhoodandadolescencehere.(4)TheFormerResidenceofXiongxiling（熊希龄故居）：ItissituatedinalaneatnorthWenxingstreetanabout200metersawayfronTuoRiver.Theresidenceisalsoawooden-tilingcourtyardinasouthernarchaisticstyleandfullofMiaoamorousfeelings.OnJune25th,1689(LunarCalender),Xiongxilingwasbornandspenthischildhoodhere.In1913,hewaselectedasthefirstprimeministeroftheRepublicofChina,butlaterhewasforcedtoresignduetohisagainstoftheYuanshikai’srestorationofthemonarchy.Inhislateryear,hedevotedhimselftothecharitiesandeducationcareer.in1920,hesetupthjefamousXiangshaninfant-asylum.XiongxilingpassedawayonDec.25,1937,andtherepublicgovernmentheldastatefuneralceremonyforhim.(5)TheAncestralHallofYang（杨家祠堂）：Itwasfoundedinthe16thyearofDaoguang,QingDynesty(1836),andwasawoodencourtyardcovering770squaremeters.Thestagewasbuiltwithsingleeave,andthepillarswereallcarvedwithdragonandphoenix.Thegablewasincatbackarch,thewindows,doorsandeavedecorationswereallhollowedoutwithflowers,  andthewholebuildinghadadistinctivenationalcharacterandhighartisticvalueofthearchitecture.(6)WanshouPalace（万寿宫）：WangshouPalace,alsocalledJiangxiAssemblyHall,wasbuiltduringthe20thyearofQianlong,QingDynesty,covering4000squaremeters.Itconsistsofthetri-gate,stage,mainhallandXiachangpavilion.Thestructuredanduniquestyle,atticstage,greatpillar,etc,showtheexquisiteworkmanshipatthattime.In1999,it’slistedasstatecountyunitsofculturalrelicsprotection.NowtheWanshouPalaceisthefolkmuseumofPhoenixtown:thefirstfloorisfolkcustomshallandhundredyearschamberofcommercehall;thesecondflooristheartgalleryofHuangyongyu.(7)ChongdeHall（崇德堂）：ItisatypicalsoutherncourtyardbuiltbyPeishoulu,abusinessmanfromFengcheng,jiangxiprovincein1884.ThepheonixroseatthebeginningofQingDynestyandbecomethecapitalofthegreatwestHunan.TheMoving-inofthemilitaryandpoliticalleadersnotonlybringofficials,butalsovendors,peons,scholars,artificers,etc.PeishoulubecametherichestmaninPhoenixtown,hesetuphisownbusinessentity“PeiSanxing”andbuiltthisancientcourtyard.Fromthisbuilding,youwillknowhowglorioushisfamilywasandhowprosperousthephoenixtownwas.(8)TheEasternGateTower（东门城楼）：LocatedateastofthetownandnearbyTuoRiver,formerlyknownas“ShenghenGate”,theEasternTowerisoneofthefourgatesofphoenixancienttown.ItwasbuiltinKangxififtyyears(1715),QingDynesty.Thelowerpartofthetowerwerebuiltwithamaranthinesandstoneandtheupperpartwithancientbricks.TheGatesis3.5mwide,fourmetershigh,showingasemicirclearch.Twogateswerebothcoveredwithironsheetsandnailedwithrounded-headednailstomakeitfirmandstrong.Thewallwasbuiltwithredsandstoneinthesamesizeandisabout0.8mthick,bothsidesofthelowerpartwerewithstonestripesand  crushedstonesinthemiddlelayer.Onthetopofthe  intermediatefillerwasinsteadoflime,pebbles,loessblendedintothecrushed,about0.33metersthick.Thegatetoweris11metershigh,andthereareeightloopholesatthedoor.Allthedesignsanddecorationsareexquisiteandspectacular,(9)TheMuseumofAncientTown（古城博物馆）：Themuseumisanotherhumanitieslandscapeinthisancienttown.Here,itdisplaysatoaristocraticfamily-Chenbaozhenfamily’shistoryculturalheritage,belongings,photosofthepassed,pictures,material,books,documents,etc.whichweredonatedbyChenbaozhen’sdescendants.Museumalsodisplaysmorethan500kindsofrockspecimensandpaleontologyfossilsmillionsofyearsago.ThroughstereosandtablecombiningChineseandEnglishtwolanguages,themoderntechnologysuchaselectricity,light,sounds,etc.areusedtofullydisplaythegeologicallandformsofphoenixnationalgeologicalparksandtheevolutionofearthandrocklayerevolution,biologicalevolutionetc.sightseeingspotsnearby(附近的景点)：(1)TheSouthernGreatWall（南长城）：It’salsoknowsas“MiaojiangWanliWall”andamililtaryhistoricalremainsinMing&QingDynesty.ithadwitnessedtheethnicdisputesandpeaceforhundredsofyears.Thewallisthreehundredandeighty-twomileslong,startingfromTingziguanandsrechestothenorthMagpieCamp,andthemainpartisacrosstheancientphoenixtown.Thewallis3metershigh,2meterswideatthebottomand1meterwideatthetop,andmostlybuiltalongthemountainridge.Ontheway,therearemorethan800platform,fort,residentialtowers,etc.forstationtroopsanddefensepurpose.TheSouthernGreatWallispartofChinaGreatWallandalsoshouldbelistedastheworldculturalheritage.(2)MiaoVillage（苗寨）：  Itwilltake40minutesfromthesoutherngateofphoenixtowntoShanjiangtown.PassingtheMiaoSingingstage,walkforabout500metersandyouwillarrivetheMiaoVillage.ThemostfamousscenicspotsareMiaorencave,waterfalls,U-shapevalley,heavenlybridge,theplankroadbuiltalongthefaceofthecliff,etc.ZaogangMiaotseisanotherimportantspotsinMiaovillage,youwillenjoybothnaturalsceneryandfolkcustoms.(3)TheHuangsiqiaoAncientCastle(黄寺桥古城)：Itis25kmawayfromthecountywhichpreservetheintegrityandwithahistoryof1300years.ItcouldbetracedbacktoTangDinesty.Huangsiqiaowasbulitupinbluestonesandevenhugebluerockswereusedtobuiltthecircumvallation,somerocksareevenasheavyas1000kilograms.Therearethreegatesinthreedirections:east,westandnorth.In1983,it’sbeenrankedastheprovincialkeyculturalrelicsprotectionsite.(4)QiliangCave（奇梁洞）：Itisonly6kmawayfromtheancientcityofPhoenix.Itisatypicalkarstcavewiththousandsofomniformstalagmites.Thelengthofthecaveisabout6000metersandconsistsoffivemainsightseeingarea:theAncientBattlefield,theGallery,theHeaven,theDragonKing'spalaceandtheYin-YangRiver.Hereyoucannotonlyseeoddsrocksandstones,butalsowaterfalls,whichmakingamagnificent  panorama.