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1、 大雁塔英文介绍 As the symbol of the old-line Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers (2.49 miles) from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Cien Temple complex, it attract

2、s numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of construction, and its new square in front of the temple. It is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA Tourist Attraction.This attraction can be divided into three parts: the Big W

3、ild Goose Pagoda, the Da Cien Temple, and the North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda.Big Wild Goose PagodaOriginally built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang.Xuanzang

4、 started off from Changan (the ancient Xian), along the Silk Road and through deserts, finally arriving in India, the cradle of Buddhism. Enduring 17 years and traversing 100 countries, he obtained Buddha figures, 657 kinds of sutras, and several Buddha relics. Having gotten the permission of Empero

5、r Gaozong (628-683), Xuanzang, as the first abbot of Da Cien Temple, supervised the building of a pagoda inside it. With the support of royalty, he asked 50 hierarchs into the temple to translate Sanskrit in sutras into Chinese, totaling 1,335 volumes, which heralded a new era in the history of tran

6、slation. Based on the journey to India, he also wrote a book entitled Pilgrimage to the West in the Tang Dynasty, to which scholars attached great importance.First built to a height of 60 meters (197 feet) with five stories, it is now 64.5 meters (211.6 feet) high with an additional two stories. It

7、was said that after that addition came the saying-Saving a life exceeds building a seven-storied pagoda. Externally it looks like a square cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist construction. Built of brick, its structure is very firm. Inside the pagoda, stairs twist up so that v

8、isitors can climb and overlook the panorama of Xian City from the arch-shaped doors on four sides of each storey. On the walls are engraved fine statues of Buddha by the renowned artist Yan Liben of the Tang Dynasty. Steles by noted calligraphers also grace the pagoda.As for the reason why it is cal

9、led Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there is a legend. According to ancient stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for one of which eating meat was not a taboo. One day, they couldnt find meat to buy. Upon seeing a group of big wild geese flying by, a monk said to himself: Today we have no meat. I ho

10、pe the merciful Bodhisattva will give us some. At that very moment, the leading wild goose broke its wings and fell to the ground. All the monks were startled and believed that Bodhisattva showed his spirit to order them to be more pious. They established a pagoda where the wild goose fell and stopp

11、ed eating meat. Hence it got the name Big Wild Goose Pagoda.Da Cien TempleDa Cien Temple is the home of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In 648, to commemorate the dead virtuous queen, royalty ordered the building of a temple named Cien (Mercy and Kindness), for which the status and scale far exceeded all oth

12、ers. Today, with an area of 32,314 square meters (38,648.5 square yards), one seventh of the original area, it still retains its grandeur.Before the temple, there stands a statue of hierarch Xuanzang, the meritorious hierarch. Walking on and across a small bridge, visitors will see the gates of the

13、temple. With guarding lions, the temple seems stately for lions were said to function as talismans.Entering the temple you will see two buildings-Bell Tower in the east and Drum Tower in the west. Inside the Bell Tower hangs an iron bell 15 tons (14.76 gross tons) in weight. It was molded in 1548 in

14、 the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Along the central axis are arranged the Hall of Mahavira, Sermon Hall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang. In the Hall of Mahavira are three carved statues of Sakyamuni, and 18 arhats as well as Xuanzang. The Sermon Hall is where Buddhist disciples

15、 would listen to a sermon. A bronze statue of Amitabha is dedicated and a Buddha statue is collected by Xuanzang as oblation. The Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang is north of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In this hall are Xuanzangs relic and a bronze statue of a seated Xuanzang. The inner wall is chiseled with mur

16、als depicting this hierarchs story. Renowned as the contemporary Dunhuang Buddhist storehouse praised by UNESCO, it is the biggest memorial of Xuanzang.North Square of Big Wild Goose PagodaSurrounding Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming, especially the square north of the Da Ci

17、en Temple. Covering about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus 20,000 square meters (23920.6 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

18、, 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 reli

19、efs 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 Pagoda.2 西安旅游景点介绍 -中英文陕西是华夏文明最重要、最集中的发源地之一，早在 100 万年前就有蓝

20、田人在此生息劳作，从公元前 11 世纪起，历史上先后有 13 个朝代在此建都。陕西省是我国文物古迹荟萃之地，有“天然历史博物馆” 之称：古长安城的遗迹、号称世界第八大奇迹的秦始皇兵马俑、壮观雄伟的大小 72 座帝陵博大悠远的华夏文明使每一个初到陕西的人都不自觉地挖掘内心深处的怀古悠思。陕西不仅文物古迹众多，而且自然风光绮丽：有灵秀险峻的西岳华山和临潼骊山；有激流澎湃的黄河壶口瀑布；还有以保护大熊猫等珍稀动物为主的生态旅游区。陕北高原不仅是中国革命的根据地，更是陕西民俗风情的发源地：高亢的秦腔、激昂的锣鼓、精湛的剪纸和极富生活气息的农民画等，无不以其厚重的文化底韵和独特的黄土风情吸引了越来越多关

21、注的目光。大雁塔全称“慈恩寺大雁塔” ，位于距西安市区 4 公里的慈恩寺内，始建于公元 652 年，相传是慈恩寺的第一任主持方丈玄奘法师（唐三藏）自天竺国归来后，为了供奉和储藏梵文经典和佛像舍利等物亲自设计并督造建成。华清池位于西安市临潼区骊山北侧，东距西安 30 公里。华清池因为有唐玄宗和杨贵妃的传说而名声远播，其实华清池的历史非常悠久，相传早在西周时期，周幽王就曾在此建骊宫；后世的秦始皇、汉武帝也都在这里建立行宫；唐代更是大兴土木，特别是唐玄宗天宝年间修建的宫殿楼阁更为豪华，并正式改名为“华清宫” 。兵马俑是始皇陵的从葬坑，位于秦始皇陵东侧约 1 公里半处，发现于 1974 年，是当代最重

22、要的考古发现之一。一号坑是当地农民打井时发现的，后经钻探又先后发现二、三号坑，其中一号坑最大，面积达 14260 平方米。三个坑共发掘出 700 多件陶俑、100 多乘战车、400 多匹陶马、10 万多件兵器。陶俑身高在 1米 75 至 1 米 85 之间，根据装束、神态、发式的不同，可以分为将军俑，武士俑，车士俑等。坑内还出土有剑、矛、戟、弯刀等青铜兵器，虽然埋在土里两千多年，依然刀锋锐利，闪闪发光，可以视为世界冶金史上的奇迹。秦始皇兵马俑规模宏大，场面威武，具有很高的艺术价值。钟楼位于西安城内东西南北四条大街的交汇处。始建于明洪武十七年，原址在今西安市广济街口，明万历十年移于现址，清乾隆五

23、年曾经重修。钟楼上悬挂铜钟，用以报时，故名钟楼。鼓楼位于西安市西大街与北院门交汇处，东于钟楼隔广场相望，鼓楼建于明洪武十三年，清代曾两次重修。楼上原有巨鼓一面，傍晚击鼓报时，故名鼓楼。Shaanxi is one of civilized important , all together China headstream, as far back as havingLantian Man to grow work here right away in the front for 1000000 years, starting from the 11thcentury B.C., success

24、ively have 13 in history dynasty found a capital here. Shaanxi Province fieldof being that our country cultural relics and historic sites gathers together , name of having “thenatural history museum “: Acient Chang An county City historical remains, are known as eighthShaanxi not only cultural relic

25、s and historic sites is a lot of , but also natural scene isbeautiful: Have precipitous West Hua Mountain and Lin Tong Mt. black horse intelligent and elegant;Huanghe River kettle mouth waterfall having rapids to surge; Still have the organisms habitstourist area giving first place to protecting a g

26、iant panda waiting for a rare animal. Not onlynorthern Shaanxi highland be Chinese revolution base area , but also be Shaanxi folk custom localmanners and feelings headstream: Shaanxi opera loud and sonorous , vehement gong and drum ,consummate paper-cut and extremely rich life breath peasant painti

27、ng etc. , the sight havingattracted more and more many attentions all with its culture thick and heavy bottom rhyme anddistinctive loess amorous feeling.largest in the world miracle Qin Shi Huangs Buried Sculpture Legion , grand grand sight 72emperors mausoleum big or small, . Distant vast China civ

28、ilization makes everyone first thepeople who arrives at Shaanxi not excavate heart profundity meditating on the past conscientiouslyswinging thought.西安小吃名称中英文常用地名 钟楼 Bell tower 大雁塔 Big wild goose pagoda 兵马俑 Emperor Qins terra-cotta warriors and horses 回民街 HUI minority street 经典小吃 羊肉泡馍 cruded pancake

29、 in mutton soup 凉皮 cold rice noodles 汤圆 sweet dumpling 肉夹馍 chinese hamburger 中式早點 烧饼 Clay oven rolls 油条 Fried bread stick 韭菜盒 Fried leek dumplings 水饺 Boiled dumplings 蒸饺 Steamed dumplings 馒头 Steamed buns 割包 Steamed sandwich 饭团 Rice and vegetable roll 蛋饼 Egg cakes 皮蛋 100-year egg 咸鸭蛋 Salted duck egg

30、豆浆 Soybean milk 饭 类 稀饭 Rice porridge 白饭 Plain white rice 油饭 Glutinous oil rice 糯米饭 Glutinous rice 卤肉饭 Braised pork rice 蛋炒饭 Fried rice with egg 地瓜粥 Sweet potato congee 面 类 馄饨面 Wonton & noodles 刀削面 Sliced noodles 麻辣面 Spicy hot noodles 麻酱面 Sesame paste noodles 鴨肉面 Duck with noodles 鱔魚面 Eel noodles 乌龙面

31、 Seafood noodles 榨菜肉丝面 Pork , pickled mustard green noodles 牡蛎细面 Oyster thin noodles 板条 Flat noodles 米粉 Rice noodles 炒米粉 Fried rice noodles 冬粉 Green bean noodle 汤 类 鱼丸汤 Fish ball soup 貢丸汤 Meat ball soup 蛋花汤 Egg & vegetable soup 蛤蜊汤 Clams soup 牡蛎汤 Oyster soup 紫菜汤 Seaweed soup 酸辣汤 Sweet & sour soup 馄饨

32、汤 Wonton soup 猪肠汤 Pork intestine soup 甜 点 爱玉 Vegetarian gelatin 糖葫芦 Tomatoes on sticks 长寿桃 Longevity Peaches 芝麻球 Glutinous rice sesame balls 麻花 Hemp flowers 双胞胎 Horse hooves 冰 类 绵绵冰 Mein mein ice 麦角冰 Oatmeal ice 地瓜冰 Sweet potato ice 紅豆牛奶冰 Red bean with milk ice 八宝冰 Eight treasures ice 豆花 Tofu puddin

33、g 果 汁 甘蔗汁 Sugar cane juice 酸梅汁 Plum juice 杨桃汁 Star fruit juice 青草茶 Herb juice 点 心 牡蛎煎 Oyster omelet 臭豆腐 Stinky tofu (Smelly tofu)油豆腐 Oily bean curd 麻辣豆腐 Spicy hot bean curd 虾片 Prawn cracker 虾球 Shrimp balls 春卷 Spring rolls 蛋卷 Chicken rolls 碗糕 Salty rice pudding 筒仔米糕 Rice tube pudding 红豆糕 Red bean cake 绿豆糕 Bean paste cake 糯米糕 Glutinous rice cakes 萝卜糕 Fried white radish patty 芋头糕 Taro cake 肉圆 Taiwanese Meatballs 水晶饺 Pyramid dumplings 肉丸 Rice-meat dumplings 豆干 Dried tofu 其 他当归鸭 Angelica duck 槟榔 Betel nut 火锅 Hot pot肉羹汤 Pork thick soup 鱿鱼汤 Squid soup 花枝羹 Squid thick soup