总统府中英文导游词
总统府的英文导游词
helloeveryone:
nowwewillvisitthefamoustouristsiteinnanjing——thepresidentialpalaceandunderstanditshistory.
thepresidentialpalaceislocatedat292changjiangroad.uptonowitisoversixhundredyearsold.itwasconstructedasthemarquisguide’sresidenceandthenprincehan’sresidenceintheearlyyearsofthemingdynasty.itsuccessivelybecametheofficialresidencesofliangjiangviceroysintheqingdynasty.theemperorskangxiandqianlongoftenusedhereastheirtemporarydwellingpalacewhentheymadeinspectiontoursofsouthchina.
duringtheperiodofthetaipingheavenlykingdom,hongxiuquanerectedalarge-scaleheavenlyking’spalaceinthecompoundoftheliangjiangviceroy’sofficialresidence.
on1january1912,drsunyat-senwassworninastheprovisionalpresidenthere.itsuccessivelybecametheofficialresidenceofthejiangsumilitarygovernors,thevice-president’sofficeandsoforthinthefollowingfifteenyears.in1927,thenanjingnationalistgovernmentwasestablishedandherebecametheofficesofit.aftertheoccupationofnanjingbyjapanesetroopsindecember1937,theofficesofthenationalistgovernmentservedinturnastheheadquartersofthe16thdivisionofjapanesetroop.on23april1949,nanjingwasliberated.thepeople’sliberationarmyoccupiedthepresidentialpalaceon24april.
thescenicareaofthepresidentialpalacecoversaspaceof80000squaremeters.
thepresidentialpalace
itcomprisesthreepiecesofscenery:theformernationalistgovernmentandthepresidentialgovernmentinthecenter;theformerprovisionalpresidentsunyat-sen'sofficebuilding,theofficeofthesecretarygeneral,thewestgardenandthegeneralstaffheadquartersinthewest;theexecutiveyuan,thetaoshuandlinzexumemorialtemple,stableandtheexhibitionofthematerialontheliangjiangviceroy'sofficialresidenceintheeast.
thepresidentialpalacehasaheavehistoricalculture,uniquehistoricalmaterialsandbeautifulnaturalenvironmentwithclassicalconstructions.nowitwasopenedtotheworldasthenanjingmuseumofmodernchinesehistory.
now,pleasefollowmetovisitthepresidentialpalace.
oppositetothegateofthepalaceacrossthestreetisthescreenwall.builtin1930,thegatetowerisatwo-storeyedbuildingwiththreearch-gatesinanimitationofancientromestyle.itusedtobetheguardroomduringtheperiodoftherepublicofchina.
thepalaceofheavenlyking,surroundedbythetwowalls,isfoundrightattheentranceofthegate.theareawithintheouterwallwascalled“thecityofsun”，whilethatwithinthemaininnerwallwascalled“thecityofthegoldendragon”.thereweremanygrandbuildingswithinthetwowalls.onbothsidesofthemainhallweregardens.thepalaceisnewlyrestored,includingthestudy,throneandimperialharem.inaddition,thehistoryoftaipingheavenlykingdomisonexhibitionhere.
thecomplexintheeastofthecountwastheyamenofgovernorgeneralofmulti-province.yamenisthegovernmentofficeinfeudalchina.
thebuildingisthepresidentialpalace.thefirstfloorwastheofficeofsecretariat.thesecondfloorwasthepresident’s,vicepresident’sofficeandthesecretary-general’soffice.thethirdfloorwasthestateconferencehall,inwhichthemostimportantmeetingswereheldoncetwoweeks.
aftervisitinghere,pleasecomewithmetocontinuetovisitthewesternsideofthepresidentialresidence.
xuyuangardenislocatedatthewesternsideofthepresidentialresidence.xuyuangardenwasfirstbuiltforchenliashismansioninthemingdynasty,some600yearsago.in1404,thesucceededemperorzhudimadehissecondsonzhugaoxutheprinceofhan.astheprincestucktostayinnanjingandlivedhere,thegardenhadbeencalledxu(yuan)gardensincethattime.
xuyuan
thegardencoversanareaof1.4hectares,consistingof3parts---asmallcourtyardinfrontofthegarden,heeastpartwitharockyhill,andtheeastwithavase-likewaterpond.
thecourtyardisabitsmall,butyetwellworthseeingbecauseit’stheonlypassagetothewestgarden.theoutergateoftheyardusedtobetheplaceforsedanchaircarrierstakingtheloadofftheirshouldersforrest.onthelintelofthegateisinlandacarvedbrickwithtwochinesecharacters“xuyuan”.
whentouristsgooutofthemoongate,theycometothemainbodyofthewestgarden.therockyisthefirstattractionwhenvisitorsenterthemainbodyofthegardenfromtheyard.inachinesegarden,arockyhill,whichismadeoftherockswashedintaihulake,isanartisticimitationofthenaturetoindicatetheharmonybetweenhumanandthenature.
tongyinhall
northeasttotherockeryistongyinhall.astongyinissimilartoqinyininsound,whichisthesoundofancientchinesemusicinstrument,tongyinimpliestheconnotationofbosomfriend——zhiyininchinesepinyin.astorygoeslikethis.
thefangshengpavilion,alsocalled“mandarinduckpavilion,”hastworoofslinkedliketwomandarinduckssleepingwiththeirneckstogether.seenfromfaraway,thepavilionseemstobetwinpavilions.thedesignissymbolicoffaithfulnessbetweenmanandwoman.
thelakewelookedisshapedlikeaporcelainvase.avaseinchineseispronouncedas“ping”,whichhasanumberoftheconnotationsas“peace,safety,harmony,serenity,repose,ease,ortranquility”.
thegreatattractioninthelakeisamarbleboatcalledunmooredboat——aminiatureofthefamousoneinbeijing’ssummerpalace.theboatwasbuiltinthe1746byyinjishan,thegovernor-generalofthemulti-province,whowantedtoshowthereceptionandhospitalitytoemperorqianlongduringtheemperor’sinspectiontourhere.astheboatismadeofmarbleinwater,thereisnoneedtomoorit,hencethename“unmooredboat”.
unmooredboat
oppositetotheboat,acrossthelake,liesthepavilionofripples,whichisacomplexofarchitecturesofchineseancientstyle,includingterrace,pavilionandbridge.andtheplaceiswonderfulforpeopletoenjoythesceneryoffullmoonaswellasthepleasantmusicontheeveningoftraditionalchinesemid-autumnfestival.
thereareseveralinterestingbuildingsworthlingeringawhile,forexample,thesunsetpavilionwithathree-piecetabletofeasternwuemperorsunhao’swriting,theoutlookpavilionwithatabletofchinesepaintingandcarving,theimperialtabletpavilionwiththehandwritingofemperorqianlong.nevertheless,whatthevisitorslongtovisitmostisundoubtedlytheofficeofdr.sunyatsen.whendr.sunyatsenwaselectedprovisionalpresidentoftherepublicofchinain1912afterthe1911revolution,hehadawesternstyleofficebuildingputupnearthegardenwhereheheldimportantmeetingandmetfriends.
nowyoucangoaroundandtakephotos.ifyouhaveanyproblems,pleaseaskme.