寺庙导游词英文
南岳大庙英文导游词
Goodmorning!Ladiesandgentlemen:
TodaywewillgoandvisittheNanyueTemple，NanyueTempleissituatedonthenortherntipofNanyueTownshipandatthesouthernfootofChidiPeak。Inalayoutofninerows，Itisthelargestandbest-preservedancientpalatialarchitecturalcomplexofsouthChina。Magnificentandsplendidwithresplendentupturnedeaves。InsidetheeastinparalleltoeightBuddhistpalacesonthewest，ItisindeedawonderinthehistoryofreligionthatTaoism。BuddhismandConfucianculturecanco-existwithinasingletemple。
TheexacttimeoftheconstructionofNanyueTempleisunknown。ItexistedasearlyasintheQinandHanDynastis。OriginallyLocatedonthesummitofZhurongPeak，Thetemplewaslatermovedtothemountainfoottofacilitatethereligiousactivities。ThebeginningoftheTangDynastywitnessedtheformalconstructionoftheHeavenlyLordHuo"sTemple"the"HeavenlyMasterTemple"。SoastoenshrineandworshiptheGodsofthefivesacredmountains，DuringtheSongDynastytheimmortaloftheHengshanMountainwasreveredasthe"HeavenlyMasterZhaosheng"，asaresultthetemplewasgraduallyexpandedandenlarged。SincetheTangDynastyNanyueTemplehadbeedsubjecttosixfiresand16reconstructionsallthroughtheSong。Yuan，MingandQingDynasties。Inthe8thyearofEmperorGuangxu"sreignintheQingDynasty(1882A。D)，theImperialCourtorderedtherbuildingofNanyueTemple。Whichhadbeenruinedbylightning，Theprojectwasimitative。CopyingthestylesoftheImperialPalace。Andeventothepresentdayitisstillwellpreserved。
Fencedwithred-brickwalls。NanyueTempleccupiesanareaofsome70。000squaremetres。Fromnorthtosouthliesinsequenceninerowsandfourcourtyards-LingxingGate。KuixingTower。ChuanGate。PavilionofImperialStudy，MainHall，DwellingPalaceandtheNorthernRearExit。Thewholearchitecturecomplexstretchesacrossonaxisextendingfromsouthtonorthwithitshallslinkeduptogether。Thewindingcorridorsandwing-roomsonbothsidesmergewitheachother。Accentuatingthemagnificenceofthestatureoftheprincipalpart。OntheeastsideofthemaintemplethereareeightTaoistpalaces。CoordinatingwitheightBuddhistpalacesonthewestside。
ThefirstrowisLingxingGate。TwogildedChinesecharacters"MountainTemple"areshiningonthewhitemarbleatthetopofthegate。Themarblegatestandsashighas20metreswithawidthof1。1metresandismeanttoimplythatduringthepastdynastiesallthereligiousactivitieswereofficiatedbyrealknowledgeablepeople。ThesecondrowiskuixingTower。ThemostperfectlypreservedancientstageinHumanProvince。withabreadthof35metresandalengthof12。Itsfa?adefacingthemainpalace，thestageistheplacewherepeopleholdreligiousactivitiesandperformlocaloperasduringpilgrimage。Beforethetowerstandsapairof2-metretallstoneKylin(Chineseunicorn)。Withtheirfuriouseyeswidelyopen。Theyareliketwosolemnlookingsentinelsguardingthetower。ThepebblepathtotheKuixingTowerleadstothethirdrow-MainChuanGate。EastandWestGates。Thegatewayismadeofgraybrickswithanawesomedepthandheightof15metres。Thecourtyardwithinisfilledwithdensecypresstreesandcarpetedwithgreengrass。ThefourthrowisthePavilionofImperialStudy。Distinguishedbyitsgildedtiles。Octagonaldoubleeavedroofsandexquisitely-craftedarches。InsidethepavilionthereisaBixiintheshapeofalegendaryanimalliketortoise。LegendhasitthatBixiistheninthsonofthedragon。TheBixicarriesanimperialsteleonwhichthefulltextofOnRebuildingNanyueTemplewascarvedinthe47thyearofKangxi"sreign(1780A。D。)intheQingdynasty。