总统府中轴线导游词


总统府中轴线导游词

总统府中轴线导游词

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.