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英语导游词陕西
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Hua Shan is the highest of
Chinas five sacred mountains. It is 120
kilometers east of Xian. It has five
peaks that resemble the petals of
a
flower. The highest peak is 2180 meters (7085
feet)
。
We had had discussions
about going to Hua Shan with some graduate
students from Computer Science. That
didnt work out due to changes in
schedules
on
both
sides.
Also,
they
were
planning
to
do
the
climb
at
night
to be
able to reach the peak at sunrise. That did not
appeal to us. We
wanted
to
spend
a
night
on
the
mountain.
Frans
department
arranged
a
trip
for us, making reservations at the
simple hotel on the North Peak. They
sent two graduate students to accompany
us, though they had not been to
Hua
Shan before. We met them at 8:00 on Saturday
morning and took a taxi
to the train
station. There we asked around and located a mini-
bus. The
bus made a couple of stops.
One was to see a presentation about the
traditional medicines grown on the
mountain and a chance to buy some of
them. It probably would have been
interesting if we understood Chinese.
Our
guides
gave
us
the
general
outline
about
what
was
said.
The
other
stop
was a quick lunch stop.
There are two approaches to
Hua Shan. [Chinese proverb:
“
There is
one
road
and
only
one
road
to
Hua
Shan,
”
meaning
that
sometimes
the
hard
way
is
the
only
way.]
The
west
entrance
involves
10
kilometers
of
walking
on
a
road
before
you
start
climbing.
We
went
with
the
east
entrance,
where
the bus brings you to the base of a
cable car that goes up to the 1500
meter North Peak. Our plan was to walk
up to the North Peak, then climb
to the
four other peaks the next day and take the cable
car down.
We
started
the
climb
in
the
early
afternoon.
The
path
consists
of
stone
steps
with
rough
chain
link
handrails
in
the
narrowest
areas
(we
wore
our
bicycling gloves for hand
protection)
。
Physically, it
is more like
climbing the steps of a
skyscraper than trails at home. However, the
temperature
was
about
95
degrees
and
there
was
not
much
shade.
We
brought
lots
of
water,
including
some
bottles
that
we
froze
and
some
Gatorade
that
we
got at the fancy department store in downtown
Xian. There are plenty
of refreshment
stands
along
the way
where you can buy bottled water, the
Chinese equivalent of Gatorade, and
other drinks or snacks at a premium
price.
We
reached
the
North
Peak
before
4:00
PM
and
rested
at
the
hotel.
Our
room
was
basic,
but
comfortable
and
clean
enough.
Because
water
is
scarce
on the mountain,
there were neither showers nor sinks available for
washing. In that sense the experience
felt like camping, but we were
sleeping
in a big tent!
After
dinner
at
the
hotel
restaurant,
we
spent
some
time
talking
with
our
guides.
We
were
a
bit
surprised
to
find
that
they
both
think
of
Japan
negatively,
but
like
the
U.S.
It
seems
that
Japans
WWII
behavior
in
China
has not been forgotten, and is
emphasized in school.
We
saw
a
beautiful
sunset
and
watched
the
sky
become
resplendent
with
thousands
of
stars,
including
the
Milky
Way
galaxy.
This
was
the
clearest
sky
that we have seen in China. The fresh air at Hua
Shan is a treat!
Our guides had both been planning to
get up at 4:00 AM to watch the
sunrise.
Fran
and
I
made
sleep
a
priority.
We
did
happen
to
wake
up
a
bit
before sunrise (our room faced east)
and went outside to watch the sky
become rosy. Ironically, our guides
missed the sunrise because they had
stayed up late watching the European
soccer championships on the
television
in their room
The
plan
for
the
day
was
to
climb
the
other
four
peaks,
but
we
reserved
the
right
to
shorten
the
route.
The
first
part
was
a
steep
climb
to
Middle
Peak.
After
the
low
North
Peak,
all
the
others
are
at
roughly
2000
meters.
There
were
crowds
on
the
way
to
Middle
Peak
–
mostly
Chinese hikers
but
we did see a few other wai guo
(foreigners) as well.