西安几大著名旅游景点介绍(英文)

西安几大著名旅游景点介绍（英文）大雁塔GreatWildGoosePagoda小雁塔SmallWildGoosePagoda秦始皇兵马俑博物馆MuseumofEmperorQinshihuang’sTombFiguresofSoldiersandHorses秦始皇陵TheTombofEmperorQinshihuang鼓楼TheDrumTower钟楼TheBellTower西安城墙TheXi’anCircumvallation华清池TheHuaqingPond法门寺TheFamenTemple黄河壶口瀑布TheHuangheHukouWaterfall大唐芙蓉园LotuspalaceofTangDynastyXi'an:BigWildGoosePagoda(Dayanta)TheBigWildGoosePagoda(DayanTa),isaBuddhistpagodabuiltin652ADduringtheTangDynastyandoriginallyhadfivestories.TheoriginalconstructionoframmedearthwithastoneexteriorfacadeeventuallycollapsedfivedecadeslaterbutwasrebuiltbyEmpressWuZetianin704ADwhoaddedfivemorestories.Amassiveearthquakein1556heavilydamagedthepagodaandreduceditbythreestoriestoitscurrentheightofsevenstoriesOneofthepagoda'smanyfunctionswastoholdsutrasandfigurinesoftheBuddhathatwerebroughttoChinafromIndiabyXuanzang,afamousChineseBuddhistmonk,scholar,traveler,andtranslator.XuanzangisaprominentBuddhistfiguremostlyknownforhisseventeenyearoverlandtriptoIndiaandback,whichisrecordedindetailinhisautobiographyandabiography,andwhichprovidedtheinspirationfortheepicnovel“JourneytotheWest”.ThepagodaisbuiltonthepremisesoftheTempleofGreatMaternalGrace(DaCi'en),originallybuiltin589ADandthenrebuilt647ADbytheTangEmperorGaozonginmemoryofhismotherEmpressWende.BeforethegatesofthetemplestandsastatueofXuanzang.NorthSquareofBigWildGoosePagodaSurroundingBigWildGoosePagoda,thesceneryisalsoquitecharming,especiallythesquarenorthoftheDaCi'enTemple.Coveringabout110,000squaremeters(131563squareyards)plus20,000squaremeters(23920.6squareyards)ofwaterarea,itholdsmanyrecords:inAsia,itisthebiggestTang-culturesquare,thebiggestfountainandwaterscapesquare,andthelargest-scalesculpturesarea.Intheworld,ithasthemostbenches,thelongestlight-belt,andthelargest-scaleacousticcomplex.Theentiresquareiscomposedofwaterscapefountains,aculturalsquare,gardensandtouristpaths.ThereyoucantasterealChinesecultureandtraditionsandfullyenjoythetrulyattractiveviews.WithreliefsonthethemeoftheprosperousTangDynasty,200-meter-long(656-foot-long)sculpturegroups,8groupsofsculptedfigures,40relievosontheland,and22stylesofmusicalfountains,ithasbecomeamust-seewhenyouvisitBigWildGooseTheMuseumofQinTerra-cottaWarriorsandHorsesOneofthemostsignificantarchaeologicalfindsintheworld,this16,300-square-meterexcavationrevealsmorethan7,000life-sizeterracottafiguresofwarriorsandhorsesarrangedinbattleformations.(3pits)Theterracottawarriorsandhorses,createdabout2,200yearsago,werefoundin1974ontheeastsideofthetomboftheFirstEmperorQinShihuang(259BC-210BC)nearXi'an.EmperorQinShihuanghadYingashissurnameandZhengashisgivenname.In221B.C.,whenheunifiedthewholecountry,namedhimselfShihuangDiandcarriedonthehereditarysystem.ToprotectagainstharassmentbytheHunaristocrats.EmperorQinShihuangorderedtheGreatWallbebuilt.TheBellTower(Zhonglou)　　Centrallylocatedonthe"FourMainRoads"junctionistheBellTower,ofXi'an.TheoriginalCityBellTowerwasconstructedin1582andsituatedinthewest,butonitsreconstructionin1739,thetowerwasrelocatedtoitspresentsite.AMingdynastybellweighingapproximately14.76tonshangsinthetower,butnolongerchimestoinformresidentsofthetimeofday.Visitorshavethechancetoinspectup-closeanumberofsmallerbells.　　Althoughthesiteitselfismoreofalandmarkthananattraction,itisfrequentlyenlivenedwithlocalperformances.Visitorsinterestedinlocalmusicshouldvisitthesiteinthemorningandearlyafternoon.　　Originally,thetowerhadanumberofentrances,buttoday,itonlyhasoneaccessibleentrancelocatedonBeiDajieclosetotheAdmissionTicketOffice.Xi'an:DrumTower(Gulou)TheDrumTowerwasbuiltin1380duringtheearlyMingDynasty,andgotitsnamefromthehugedrumlocatedwithinthebuilding.IncontrasttotheBellTower,wherebellwasstrickenatdawn,drumwasbeatatsunsettoindicatetheendoftheday.Therearetwenty-fourdrumsinthenorthandsouthsidesoftheDrumTower.ThesedrumsstandfortheTwenty-fourSolarTerms,aformofweathercalendarcreatedbytheChineseinordertoguidetheagriculturalproduction.TheXi’anCircumvallationTheXi’anCircumvallationsiteislocatedatthecenterofxi’ancitywiththeformofarectangular.Thecircumvallation,withitswallheightof12meters,bottomwidthof18metersandtopwidthof15meters,consistsof4citygates:changlegatetotheeast,andinggatetothewest,yonglinggatetothesouthandanyuangatetothenorth.Itseastwallhasthelengthof2590meters,westwallof2631.2meters,southwallof3441.6metersandnorthwallof3241meters.Itwasconstructedonthebasisofthetangimperialcityandunderthestrategicconsiderationofdefense.Thethicknessofthewallislargerthanitsheightandisverysolidthatcarscanrunonit.Theexistingcircumvallationwasbuiltduring1373-1378withthehistoryofmorethan600years.ItisoneofthemostfamouswallconstructioninChina’shistoryafterthemiddleagesaswellasthemostpreservedancientoneinChina.SmallWildGoosePagodaTheSmallWildGoosePagoda,sometimesLittleWildGoosePagoda(Chinese:小雁塔;pinyin:XiǎoyànTǎ),isoneoftwosignificantpagodasinthecityofXi'an,China,thesiteoftheoldHanandTangcapitalChang'an.TheothernotablepagodaistheGiantWildGoosePagoda,originallybuiltin652andrestoredin704.TheSmallWildGoosePagodawasbuiltbetween707–709,duringtheTangDynastyunderEmperorZhongzongofTang(r705–710).Thepagodastood45m(147ft)untilthe1556Shaanxiearthquake.Theearthquakeshookthepagodaanddamageditsothatitnowstandsataheightof43m(141ft)withfifteenlevelsoftiers.[1]Thepagodahasabrickframebuiltaroundahollowinterior,anditssquarebaseandshapereflectthebuildingstyleofotherpagodasfromtheera.[1]DuringtheTangDynasty,theSmallWildGoosePagodastoodacrossastreetfromitsmothertemple,theDajianfuTemple.PilgrimsbroughtsacredBuddhistwritingstothetempleandpagodafromIndia,asthetemplewasoneofthemaincentersinChang'anfortranslatingBuddhisttexts.[1]Thetemplewasolderthanthepagoda,sinceitwasfoundedin684,exactly100daysafterthedeathofEmperorGaozongofTang(r.649–683).[1]EmperorZhongzonghaddonatedhisresidencetothebuildingofanewtemplehere,maintainingthetemplefor200monksinhonorofhisdeceasedfatherGaozong.[1]ThetemplewasoriginallycalledtheDaxianfusiorGreatMonasteryofOfferedBlessingsbyZhongzong,untilitwasrenamedDajianfusibyEmpressWuZetianin690.HuaqingHotSpringsHuaqingHotSprings,alsoknownasHuaqingPalace,isawell-knownhistoricsiteandanAAAAAtouristattractionofChina.ItgetsitsfameforbeingtheplacewheretheromanticstoryofEmperorTangxuanzongofTangDynasty(618-907)andhisbelovedYangGuifei(orConcubineYang)tookplace.Asamatteroffact,thesitehadbeenasanimperialpalaceforemperors'shortstaysawayfromthecapitalformorethan3000years.EmperorsofZhou,Qin,Han,SuiandTangdynastiesspentthewinteratthisplaceeveryyear.EmperorZhouyouwangofWesternZhouDynasty(1046BC-771BC)issaidtobethefirstemperorwhoorderedtobuildapalaceatthesite.Inthefollowingdynasties,thepalacewasrepairedandexpandedforseveraltimes,giventhenameof"HotSpringPalace"andfinallydenominated"HuaqqingPalace"byEmperorTangxuanzong.Thepalacewasconstructedabovehotsprings,hencethesiteisalsocalled"HuaqingHotSprings".TheFamenTempleFamenTemple,renownedforstoringtheveritableFingerBoneoftheSakyamuniBuddha,islocatedinFufengCountyofShaanxiProvince.FamenTemplewasestablishedintheEasternHanDynasty(25--220)forspreadingBuddhism.ThemostrepresentativestructuresinthetemplearetheFamenTemplePagodaandFamenTempleMuseum.Manyroyaltreasuresandjewelrywerefoundhere.Butwhy?FamenTemplewastheroyaltempleduringtheSuiDynasty(581-618)andTangDynasty.EmperorsinSuiandTangbelievedthatenshriningandworshipingtheboneofSakyamuniwouldbringrichnessandpeacetothelandanditspeople.Soanofferingoftreasuretothefingerbonewasmade,whichwashousedintheUndergroundPalace.HukouWaterfallTheHukouwaterfallontheHuangheRiverwestofJixianCounty,Shanxi,isformedwhentheriverflowstotheHukouMountainsontheShanxi-Shaanxiborderandits250-meter-widebed,sandwichedbetweenthecanyonsonitsbanks,abruptlynarrowsintoatrough50meterswideand30metersdeepandfallsdownintoabigstone-strewnpool.Thesectionoftheriverhereislikethemouthofawater-flash.Hencethenameofthewaterfall,whichmeans“FlaskMouthwaterfall”.Thewaterfallhasadescentof15-20metersinthelow-waterseason,butitisscarcelynoticeableasawaterfallinthehigh–waterseasonwhenthewatersburstintorapidtorrents.ThesectionisrichinhydroelectricpowerpotentialXi'an:ShanxiHistoryMuseumOnethingsurprisingattheShaanxiProvincialHistoryMuseumwasthefactthatitispossible,evenexpected,tobargainfortheitemssoldatthegiftshops.Onewouldassumethatamuseumwouldhavefixedprices.Itturnsoutthatithepricesprovideareonlythestartingprice.Youshouldbargainforeverythingyoubuyatthegiftshop.Youcanexpecttosaveatleast50%,possiblymore.LotuspalaceofTangDynasty(TangParadise)TangParadiseliesintheQujiangNewDistrict,Xi’AnCity,ShannxiProvince,with66.7hectaresbuildingareasand20hectaresoflakeareasinside.ThegardenisthebiggestculturethemepartinNorthwestChina,with1.3billionRMBinvestments.TheTangParadise,whichwasrebuiltatthenorthofarchaeologicalsiteofLotusPalaceofTangDynasty,isthefirstlargescaleroyalgardenculturethemegardenwhichfullyexhibitsthelivingstylesandfeaturesofGloriousageofTangDynasty.Inthisproject,wecreatedauniquenightviewof“Splendidandmagnificent,GloriousageofTangDynasty”,byfullycontrollingthecombinationof“Lighting”and“Shadow”