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1、精品文档，仅供学习与交流，如有侵权请联系网站删除1.华清宫;The Huaqing Pool is located in the Lintong District 30 km east to the urban area of Xian. With Mount. Li to its south and the Wei River to its north, it boasts the natural hot springs. The favorable geographical condition and natural environment make it one of the cradl

2、es where ancient people settled and . It was also a favorite place for emperors to buildtheir palaces as a resort. Since ancient times, it has ever been a famous bathing and tourist destination.According to historical records and archeological the Huaqing Pool has a history of 6000 years for the use

3、 of hot springs and a history of 3000 years of royal gardens. Over these years, the cultural relics excavated near the source of hot springs prove that over 6000 years ago primitive residents had used the hot spring. In West Zhou, King Youwang ordered the construction of Li Palace on the site. Then

4、the emperors of the following dynasties join in the line. After Emperor Xuan Zong ascended the throne, he commanded the construction of Huaqing Palace on a large scale. The construction was built along the Lishan Mountains range, and the former spring well was designed into a pool. Roads were built

5、to reach the top of Lishan Mountain and one two-way road to Changan linked Huaqing Palace with Daming Palace and Xingqing Palace in the capital city. In the year 747 A.D., the new palace was completed and emperor Xuan Zong named it Huaqing Palace. Because there are many hot spring pools in the palac

6、e, it is also called Huaqing Pool With the third peak of Lishan Mountain and the source of hot springs on the axis and the hot springs as the center, the palace was laid out in four directions. This design, on the one hand, made a good use of the hot springs; on the other hand, it represented a prec

7、ise and strict layout. Inside the palace, there were officials bureaus and houses and hot pools. In addition, some recreational places such as the Rooster Fight Pit and Polo Field etc. for emperor Xuan Zong and Lady Yang were also available. At that time, the history of Huaqing Pool reached its clim

8、ax.2.西安城墙Xian city wall is the Ming Dynasty the years in policy of Zhu Yuanzhang high walls, wide accumulate grain, slow the guidance of kings under, built on the basis of the Tang imperial. Completely around the defense strategy system is greater than the thickness of the wall height, solid as a mo

9、untain, the top of the wall and practicing sports can. Walls include moat, drawbridge, building gate, watchtower, is buildings, towers, fortresses, parapet, forts and other a series of military facilities. Since the completion of the wall after three major renovations. Longqing two years (1568), Sha

10、anxi provincial governor Zhang Zhi presided over the restoration of Tucheng first into brick city; Qing Emperor Qianlong 46 years (1781), Shaanxi governor, Bi source host on the walls and towers were renovated; since 1983, in Shaanxi Province and Xian Municipal Peoples Government of the city wall th

11、e large-scale renovation, construction has been the demolition of the east gate, north gate of the watchtower, on the South Gate building, suspension bridge, and built around the park, so that this ancient building glow in the old style, has become a tourist attraction for visitors in Xian.3.西安碑林博物馆

12、Forest of Stone Steles MuseumThe treasure house of ancient calligraphy and stone carving art of China, the Museum of Forest of Stone Tablets, which is located at the site of Confucian temple in SanXue Street, Xian. This museum was set up in 1087 and it collected more than 3000 stone tablets from the

13、 Han dynasty through the Qing dynasty. The whole area consists of 3 parts: Confucian temple, exhibition of stone tablets and stone carvings.4.书院门there is a well-known street -Shuyuanmen Ancient Cultural Street. It is also named the Arts Street, located on the eastern side of the southern gate of Xia

14、n. From the Bell Tower, walk along the South Avenue to the South Gate, you see a traditional archway on the east side of the road, that is Shyuanmen: he 200-m street is in the architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The street is under the south ancient city wall behind the Forest of Ste

15、les , both sides of the slab stone road are lined with buildings in the Ming and Qing styles. Various crafts and arts are sold on this crowded street all year long. Historical relics, calligraphy, paintings, antiques, jewels, jade and folk art fine works are all tourist favorites.The name of Shuyuan

16、men, which means the gate of the academy of classical learning, has its roots in Guanzhong Shuyuan (namely, the academy of classical learning in the area of central Shaanxi Plain. Guanzhong Shuyuan is the highest seat of learning in Shaanxi in Ming and Qing dynasty. Being the first-rate one in north

17、west area, it is also one of the four well-known academies of classical learning in China. The origin of Guangzhong Shuyuan also has an old story. It is said that a high official called Feng Congwu, once submitted a written statement to the emperor, but only to be dismissed from office because he sa

18、id the emperor was addicted to wine and women all day long without solving state affairs. Feng Congwu went home and began to give lectures in Baoqing Temple. Later, the senior official Wang Keshou in Shaanxi province also joined him. From then on, thousands of people came here to listen to their lec

19、tures. So Guanzhong Shuyuan was set up there. After nearly four or five centuries history, the old street near the south city wall has fallen into disrepair. Then being carefully planned and designed, it was rebuilt into an imitation of ancient business street with a style of Ming and Qing dynasty i

20、n early 1990s.Today, Shuyuanmen is a place of tourist interest for the combination of both antiques and handicrafts. It is lined with row upon row of more than 100 diverse shops, such as shops for paintings, four treasures for study, seal or collection of ancient seals, etc. On the second and third

21、floor of the attic , there are many black tablets with golden-colored calligraphies on them, such as Wencuige, Zuishuxuan, Jukanzhai, Haoyuegong, etc. Modern handicrafts are the main items in this street, among which you could find the four treasures in the study, pottery figurine, calligraphy and p

22、aintings and imitation of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses , baccaro ware, seal cutting, carving,and so on. These all together made the street permeated with an elegant and cultural atmosphere.5.钟楼The Bell Tower Drum Tower and the City Well in Xian The Bell Tower, a classical building with carved

23、beams and painted rafters, has been served as the symbol of Xian. It stands in the center of the downtown area where the north street, the south street, the west street and the east street meet. And the tower house a huge bell which in ancient times was use to strike the time every morning. This is

24、how the tower got its name. now it is an important historical monument in shaanxi Province. The Bell tower was first built in Ying Xiang temple in 1384 during the Ming dynasty. It was moved to its present site in 1582 as a result of the citys expansion program. Ladies and gentlemen, There is a story

25、 about the Bell Tower. Its said that the first emperor of Ming dynasty , Zhu yuanzhang , he was born in a poor family. Both his parent died when he was young, and he had to live a hard life. Later, he went to a temple to become a monk. When he ascended the throne, he was afraid of being deposed by s

26、omeone of “real dragon”. Therefore, he gave orders to build bell tower all over the county to repress the “dragon spirits”. Xian has been the imperial capital city since ancient times. So the “dragon spirits ” must be very strong here. Thats why the bell tower in Xian was not only built earlier, but

27、 also bigger than the other ones in the country. The base of the tower is 1,337.4 square meters in size, 8.6 meters high and 35.5 meters wide. It was laid with blue bricks all over. The whole building is 36 meters above ground. It is a brick-and wood structure. The eaves are supported by colored “do

28、u gong” a traditional structural system in which brackets are used to join columns and crossbeams, the use of dou gong made the whole building firm and beautiful.6.小雁塔The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the Jianfu Temple. Its one kilometer south from the downtown area .The Small Wild Goose Pag

29、oda was built in Tang Dynasty(707A.D.). It has fifteen storeysand its about forty-five meters above ground. In 1555, there was an earthquake in Huaxian of this province . As a result, the top two storeys of the pagoda were destroyed. The present structure has only thirteen storeys . There is a story

30、 about the small wild goose pagoda . When Yi Jing appealed to the imperial court for funds to build a pagoda, so as to preserve the Buddhist scriptures , the Emperor Li Xian asked the Empress for advice as he often did . When she heard of this, she ordered all the imperial concubines and court maids

31、 to donate money for the construction of the pagoda .The ladies were so generous in their donation that there was still money left over even after the project was completed.7.陕西省历史博物馆Shaanxi History Museum is located in the northwest of the Xian Wild Goose Pagoda. It was built in 1983 and was open o

32、n June 20, 1991. Shaanxi History Museum is Chinas first large-scale modern national museum; it marks that Chinas museum career has entered into a new development mileage. The Museum has the style of Tang dynasty buildings of “central palace hall with four worship houses around” with orderly, harmoni

33、ous, vigorous and grave construction, melting the national tradition, local characteristics and the spirit of time into an organic whole. The Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters. It has a building area of 55,600 square meters, the cultural relic reservoir area of 8,000 square meters, and e

34、xhibition hall area of 11,000 square meters. Its collection of cultural relics reaches 370,000, dating from the simple stone that human used at the initial stage in ancient times down to all kinds implements in social life before 1840; the time span covers more than one million years. The cultural r

35、elics are rich in number and types and have high grade and wide value, among which Shang bronze is exquisite; terracotta figurines of past dynasties are of varied types and postures; gold and silver ware of Han and Tang Dynasty is unique across the country; wall paintings of Tang tomb have no equals in this world. It is called a collection of variety of boutiques carnival.【精品文档】第 8 页