西安著名景点英文简介

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西安几大着名旅游景点介绍（英文）

大雁塔

Great Wild Goose Pagoda

小雁塔

Small Wild Goose Pagoda

秦始皇兵马俑博物馆

Museum

of

Emperor

Qinshihuang

’

s

Tomb

Figures

of

Soldiers

and

Horses

秦始皇陵

The Tomb of Emperor Qinshihuang

鼓

楼

The Drum Tower

钟

楼

The Bell Tower

西安城墙

The Xi

’

an Circumvallation

华清池

The Huaqing Pond

法门寺

The Famen Temple

黄河壶口瀑布

The Huanghe Hukou Waterfall

大唐芙蓉园

Lotus palace of Tang Dynasty

大雁塔

Xi'an: Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)

The Big

Wild Goose Pagoda

(Dayan

Ta),is

a

Buddhistpagoda built

in

652

AD

during

the Tang

Dynasty

and

originally

had

five

original

construction

of

rammed

earth

with

a

stone

exterior

facade eventually

collapsed five decades later but was rebuilt by Empress Wu Zetian in 704AD

who

added

five

more

stories.

A

massive

earthquake

in

1556

heavily

damaged

the

pagoda

and

reduced it by three stories to its current height of seven stories One of the pagoda's many functions

was to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from Indiaby Xuanzang,

a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and

is a prominent Buddhist figure mostly

known for his seventeen year overland trip to India and back, which is recorded in detail in his

autobiography and a biography, and which provided the inspiration for the epic novel

“

Journey to

the

West

”

.

The

pagoda

is

built

on

the

premises

of

the

Temple

of

Great

Maternal

Grace

(Da

Ci'en),

originally

built

in

589

AD

and

then

rebuilt

647

AD

by

the

Tang

Emperor

Gaozong

in

memory of his mother EmpressWende. Before the gates of the temple stands a statue of Xuanzang.

大雁塔北广场

North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Surrounding

Big

Wild

Goose

Pagoda,

the

scenery

is

also

quite

charming,

especially

the

square

north of the Da Ci'en Temple. Covering about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus

20,000 square meters

square yards) of water area, it holds many records: in Asia, it is the biggest

Tang-culture square, the biggest fountain and waterscape square, and the largest-scale sculptures

area. In the world,

it has the most benches, the longest light-belt, and the largest-scale acoustic

complex.

The entire square is composed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, gardens

and tourist paths. There you can taste real Chinese culture and traditions and fully enjoy the truly

attractive

views.

With

reliefs

on

the

theme

of

the

prosperous

Tang

Dynasty,

200-meter-long

(656-foot- long)

sculpture

groups,

8

groups

of

sculpted

figures,

40

relievos

on

the

land,

and

22

styles of musical fountains, it has become a must-see when you visit Big Wild Goose

秦始皇兵马俑

The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses

One

of

the

most

significant

archaeological

finds

in

the

world,

this

16,300-square-meter

excavation reveals more than 7,000 life-size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in

battle

formations.

(3

pits)

The

terracotta

warriors

and

horses,

created

about

2,200

years

ago,

were found in 1974 on the east side of the tomb of the First Emperor Qin Shihuang (259 BC - 210

BC) near Xi'an.

Emperor Qin Shihuang had Ying as his surname and Zheng as his given name.

In

221 .,

when

he

unified

the

whole

country,

named

himself

Shihuang

Di

and

carried

on

the

hereditary

system.

To

protect

against

harassment

by

the

Hun

aristocrats.

Emperor

Qin

Shihuang ordered the Great Wall be built.

钟楼

The Bell Tower (Zhonglou)

Centrally located on the

Bell Tower was constructed in 1582 and situated in the west, but on its reconstruction in 1739, the

tower was relocated to its present site. A Ming dynasty bell weighing approximately

tons hangs

in the tower, but no longer chimes to inform residents of the time of day. Visitors have the chance

to inspect up- close a number of smaller bells.

Although the site itself is more of a landmark

than an attraction, it is frequently enlivened with local performances. Visitors interested in local

music should visit the site in the morning and early afternoon.

Originally, the tower had a

number of entrances, but today, it only has one accessible entrance located on Bei Dajie close to

the Admission Ticket Office.

鼓楼

Xi'an: Drum Tower (Gulou)

The Drum

Tower

was

built

in

1380

during

the

early

Ming

Dynasty,

and

got

its

name

from

the

hugedrum located within the building. In contrast to the Bell Tower ,where bell was stricken at

dawn, drum was beat at sunset to indicate the end ofthe day.

There are twenty-four drums in the

northand south sides of the Drum Tower . These drums standfor the Twenty-four Solar Terms, a

form of weather

calendar created by theChinese in order to guide the agricultural production.

西安城墙

The Xi’an Circumvallation

The Xi’an Circumvallation site is located at the center of xi’an city with the form of

a rectangular.

The circumvallation, with its wall height of 12 meters, bottom width of 18 meters and top width of

15 meters, consists of 4 city gates: changle gate to the east, anding gate to the west, yongling gate

to the south and anyuan gate to the north. Its east wall has the length of 2590 meters, west wall of

meters, south wall of

meters and north wall of 3241 meters. It was constructed on the basis of

the tang imperial city and under the strategic consideration of defense. The thickness of the wall is

larger than its height and is very solid that cars can run on it. The existing circumvallation was

built during

1373-1378 with the history of more than 600 years. It is one of the most

famous

wall construction in China’s history after the middle ages

as well as the most preserved ancient

one in China.

小雁塔

Small Wild Goose Pagoda

The Small Wild Goose Pagoda, sometimes Little Wild Goose Pagoda (Chinese:

小雁塔

; pinyin:

Xi

ǎ

oy

à

n T

ǎ

), is one of two significant pagodas in the city of Xi'an, China, the site of the old Han

and Tang capital Chang'an. The other notable pagoda is the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, originally

built

in

652

and

restored

in

704.

The

Small

Wild

Goose

Pagoda

was

built

between

707

–

709,

during the Tang Dynasty under Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (r 705

–

710). The pagoda stood 45 m

(147 ft) until the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake. The earthquake shook the pagoda and damaged it so

that it now stands at a height of 43 m (141 ft) with fifteen levels of tiers.[1] The pagoda has a brick

frame built around a hollow interior, and its square base and shape reflect the building style of

other pagodas from the era.[1]

During the Tang Dynasty, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda stood

across a street from its mother temple, the Dajianfu Temple. Pilgrims brought sacred

Buddhist

writings

to

the

temple

and

pagoda

from

India,

as

the

temple

was

one

of

the

main

centers

in

Chang'an

for

translating

Buddhist

texts.[1]

The

temple

was

older

than

the

pagoda,

since

it

was

founded in 684, exactly 100 days after the death of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (r. 649

–

683).[1]

Emperor Zhongzong had donated his residence to the building of a new temple here, maintaining