华清池中英文导游词
关于西安华清池英文导游词
HuaqingPoolissituatedabout35kilometreseastofthecityofXi'an。Historically，theWesternZhoudynastysawtheconstructionoftheLiPalaceonthespot。IntheQindynastyapoolwasbuiltwithstones，andwasgiventhenameLishanTang(theLishanHotSpring)。ThesitewasextendedintoapalaceintheHandynasty，andrenamedtheLiPalace(theResortPalace)。IntheTangdynasty，LiShimin(EmperorTaiZong)orderedtoconstructtheHotSpringPalace，andEmperorXuanZonghadawalledpalacebuiltaroundLishanMountainintheyearof747。ItwasknownastheHuaqingPalace。ItalsohadthenameHuaqingPoolonaccountofitslocationonthehotsprings。
HuaqingPoolislocatedatthefootoftheLishanMountain，abranchrangeoftheQinlingRanges，andstands1，256metreshigh。Itiscoveredwithpinesandcypresses，lookingverymuchlikealikeadarkgreengallopinghorsefromalongdistance。SoithasthenameoftheLishanMountain(Limeansablackhorse)。
TheTangdynastyEmperorXuanZongandhisfavouritelady，YangGuiFeiusedtomaketheirhomeatFrostDriftingHallinwinterdays。Whenwintercame，snowflakeswerefloatingintheair，andeverythinginsightwaswhite。However，theycameintothawimmediatelyinfrontofthehall。Itowedagreatdealtothelukewarmvapourrisingoutofthehotspring。ThisistheFrostDriftingHallthatgreetsustoday。
ClosebytheFrostDriftingHallliestheNineDragonPool。Accordingtolegend，theCentralShaanxiPlainwasoncestrickenbyaseveredroughtintheveryremotepast。Thus，bytheorderoftheJadeEmperor(theSupremeDeityofHeaven)，anolddragoncameattheheadofeightyoungones，andmaderainhere。Yetwhenthedisasterwasjustabating，theyloweredtheirguardsomuchthatitbecameseriousagain。Inafitofanger，theJadeEmperorkepttheyoungdragonsundertheJadeCauseWay，withtheMorningGlowPavilionandtheSunsetPavilionbuiltatbothendsofitrespectively，tomaketheyoungdragonsspoutcleatwateralldaylongtomeettheneedsoflocalirrigation。Besides，hehadtheolddragonconfinedtothebottomoftheRoaringDragonWatersidePavilionsituatedattheupperendoftheJadeCauseway，andobligedhimtoexercisecontrolovertheyoung。
TheNine-BendCorridorwestoftheNineDragonPoolleadsdirectlytotheMarbleBoat，whichresemblesadragonboatonthewatersurface。IntheMarbleBoatliestheNineDragonTang(theNineDragonHotSpringwhereEmperorXuanZongusedtotakebaths)。Attheheadofhiscourtladiesandhundredsofhisofficials，hewouldcometotheHuanqingPalacetospendhiswinterdaysinOctoberoftheLunarcalendarandreturntoChang'anCityastheyeardrewtoitsclose。TheNineDragonHotSpringwasoriginallybuiltwithcrystaljade，whosesurfacewasdecoratedwiththecarvingsoffish，dragons，birdsandflowers。Inittwinlotusflowersalsocarvedwithwhitejadecouldbeseenaswell。Thespringwaterwelledfromthebreakofanearthenjar，andspouteduptothelotusflowers。HencethenameLotusFlowerTang(theLotusFlowerHotSpring)。