1、幾大著名旅游景點(diǎn)介紹xx幾大著名旅游景點(diǎn)介紹（英文）xxGreat Wild Goose Pagoda小 xxSmall Wild Goose Pagoda xx 兵馬俑博物館 Museum of Emperor Qinshihuang ' s Tomb Figures of Soldiers and Horses xx 陵 The Tomb of Emperor Qinshihuang鼓 樓 The Drum Tower xx 樓 The Bell Tower xx 城墻 The Xi ' an Circumvallation xxThe Huaq ing Pond xxTh

2、e Fame n Temple黃河壺口瀑布 The Huanghe Hukou Waterfall大唐芙蓉園Lotus p alace of Tang Dyn astyXi'a n: Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Daya nta)The Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta),is a Buddhistpagodabuilt in 652 AD during the Tang Dynasty and originally had fivestories.The original construction of rammedearth with

3、 a stoneexterior facade eventually collapsed five decades later but wasrebuilt by Empress Wu Zetian in 704AD who added five morestories. A massive earthquake in 1556 heavily damaged thepagoda and reduced it by three stories to its current heightof seven storiesOne of the pagoda's many functions

4、was to hold sutras andfigurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from IndiabyXuanzang, a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler,and translator.Xuanzang is a prominent Buddhist figure mostlyknown for his seventeen year overland trip to India and back,which is recorded in detail in hi

5、s autobiographyand a biography,and which provided the inspiration for the epicnovel “Journeyto the West ”The pagoda is built on the premises of theTemple of GreatMaternal Grace (Da Ci'en), originally built in589 ADand thenrebuilt 647 AD by the Tang Emperor Gaozong in memory of hismother EmpressW

6、ende.Before the gates of the temple stands a statue of Xuanzang.North Square of Big Wild Goose PagodaSurrounding Big WildGoose Pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming, especially the square north of the Da Ci'en Temple. Covering about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus 20,000 sq

7、uare meters (23920.6 square yards) of water area, it holds many records: in Asia, it is the biggest Tang-culture square, the biggest fountain and waterscape square, and the largest-scale sculptures area. In the world, it has the most benches, the longest light-belt, and the largest-scale acoustic co

8、mplex.The entire square is composed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, gardens and tourist paths. There you can taste real Chinese culture and traditions and fully enjoy the truly attractive views. With reliefs on the theme of the prosperousTang Dynasty, 200-meter-long (656-foot-long) sculp

9、ture groups, 8 groups of sculpted figures, 40 relievos on the land, and 22 styles of musical fountains, it has becomea must-see when you visit Big Wild GooseThe Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and HorsesOne of the most sig ni fica nt archaeological finds in the world, this 16,300-square-meter exc

10、avati on reveals more tha n 7,000 life-size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arran ged in battle formati ons. (3 p its)The terracotta warriors and horses, created about 2,200 years ago, were found in 1974 on the east side of the tomb of the First Emp eror Qin Shihua ng (259 BC - 210 BC) nea

11、r Xi'a n.Emp eror Qin Shihua ng had Ying as his surn ame and Zheng as his given name. In 221 B.C., when he unified the whole country, namedhimself Shihuang Di and carried on the hereditary system.To p rotect aga inst harassme nt by the Hun aristocrats.Emp eror Qin Shihua ng ordered the Great Wal

12、l be built.The Bell Tower (Zh on glou)Ce ntrallylocated on the "Four Main Roads" junction is theBell Tower, of Xi'a n. The origi nal City Bell Tower wascon structed in 1582 and situated in the west, but on itsreconstructionin 1739, the tower was relocated to its presentsite. A Ming dyn

13、 asty bell weighi ng app roximately 14.76 tonshangs in the tower, but no Ion ger chimes to in form reside ntsof the time of day. Visitors have the chanee to inspect up-closea nu mber of smaller bells.Although the site itself is more of a Ian dmark tha n anattraction,it is frequentlyenlivened with lo

14、cal performances.Visitorsinterestedin local music should visit thesite in themorning and early after noon.Originally, the tower had a number of entrances,but today,it only has one accessible entrance located on BeiDajie closeto the Admissi on Ticket Office.Xi'a n: Drum Tower (Gulou)The Drum Towe

15、r was built in 1380 duri ng the early Mi ngDynasty, and got its namefrom the hugedrum located within the building. In contrast to the Bell Tower ,where bell wasstricken at daw n, drum was beat at sun set to in dicate the end ofthe day.There are twenty-four drums in the northand south sides of the Dr

16、um Tower . These drums sta ndfor the Twen ty-four SolarTerms, a form of weather calendar created by theChinese in order to guide the agricultural pr oducti on.The Xi ' an CircumvallationThe Xi 'an Circumvallation site is located at the center of xi 'an city with the form of a rectangular

17、. The circumvallation, with its wall height of 12 meters, bottom width of 18 meters and top width of 15 meters, consists of 4 city gates: changle gate to the east, anding gate to the west, yongling gate to the south and anyuan gate to the north. Its east wall has the length of 2590 meters, west wall

18、 of 2631.2 meters, south wall of 3441.6 meters and north wall of 3241 meters. It was constructed on the basis of the tang imperial city and under the strategic consideration of defense. The thickness of the wall is larger than its height and is very solid that cars can run on it. The existing circum

19、vallation was built during 1373-1378 with the history of more than 600 years. It is one of the most famous wall construction in China's history after the middle ages as well as the most preserved ancient one in China.Small Wild Goose PagodaThe Small Wild Goose Pagoda, sometimes Little Wild Goose

20、Pagoda (Chinese: 小 xx; pinyin: Xi a oy a n T a ), is one of two significant pagodas in the city of Xi'an, China, the site of the old Han and Tang capital Chang'an. The other notable pagoda is the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, originally built in 652 and restored in 704. The Small Wild Goose Pagod

21、a was built between 707 - 709, during the Tang Dynasty under Emperor Zhongzong ofTang (r 705 - 710). The pagoda stood ()until the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake. The earthquake shook the pagoda and damaged it so that it now stands at a height of () with fifteen levels of tiers.1 The pagoda has a brick fram

22、e built around a hollow interior, and its square base and shape reflect the building style of other pagodas from the era.1During the Tang Dynasty, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda stood across a street from its mother temple, the Dajianfu Temple.Pilgrims brought sacred Buddhist writings to the temple and

23、 pagoda from India, as the temple was one of the main centers in Chang'an for translating Buddhist texts.1 The temple was older than the pagoda, since it was founded in 684, exactly 100 days after the death of Emperor Gaozongof Tang (r. 649 - 683).1Emperor Zhongzong had donated his residence to

24、the building of a new temple here, maintaining the temple for 200 monksin honor of his deceased father Gaozong.1 The temple was originally called the Daxianfusi or Great Monastery of Offered Blessings by Zhongzong, until it was renamed Dajianfusi by Empress WuZetian in 690.Huaq ing Hot Springs:-r-li

25、J r '> Huaq ing Hot Sprin gs, also known as Huaq ing P alace, is a well-k nown historic site and an AAAAA tourist attracti on ofChina. It gets its fame for being the place where the romantic story of Emperor Tangxuanzong of Tang Dynasty (618-907) and his beloved Yang Guifei (or Con cub ine Ya

26、ng) took p lace.As a matter of fact, the site had bee n as an imp erial p alace for emp erors' short stays away from the cap ital for more tha n 3000 years. Emperors of Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties spent the win ter at this p lace every year. Emp eror Zhouyouwa ng of Western Zhou Dynas

27、ty (1046BC-771BC) is said to be the first emp eror who ordered to build a p alace at the site. In the follow ing dyn asties, the p alace was rep aired and expan ded for several times, give n the n ameof "Hot Spring P alace" and fin ally denomin ated "Huaq qing Palace" by Emp eror

28、 Tan gxua nzong. The palace was constructed above hot springs, hence the site is also called "Huaq ing Hot Sprin gs".The Fame n TempleFame n Temp le, renowned for stori ng the veritable FingerBone of the Sakyam uni Buddha, is located in Fufe ng County ofShaa nxi Province.Fame n Tem pie was

29、 established in the Eastern Han Dyn asty (25-220) for sp readi ng Buddhism. The most rep rese ntative structures in the temple are the FamenTemple Pagoda and FamenTemp le Museum.Many royal treasures and jewelry were found here. But why?Fame n Temple was the royal temple duri ng the Sui Dyn asty (581

30、-618) and Tang Dyn asty. Emp erors in Sui and Tang believed that en shri ning and worshi ping the bone of Sakyam uni would bring rich ness and p eace to the land and its people. So anofferi ng of treasure to the fin ger bone was made, which was housed in the Un dergr ound P alace.Hukou WaterfallThe

31、Hukou waterfall on the Huan ghe River west of Jixia nI-<1Coun ty, Shan xi, is formed whe n the river flows to the HukouMountains on the Shanxi-Shaanxi border and its 250-meter-wide bed, san dwiched betwee n the canyons on its banks, abrup tly narrows into a trough 50 meters wide and 30 meters dee

32、p and falls down into a big stone-strewn pool. The section of the river here is like the mouth of a water-flash. Hence the n ame of thewaterfall, which mea ns“ Flask Mouth waterfall ” . Thewaterfallhas a desce nt of 15-20 meters in the low-water seas on, but it is scarcely noticeable as a waterfall in the high water seas on whe n the waters burst into rapid torre nts. The secti on is rich in hydroelectric po wer poten tialXi'a n: Shanxi History MuseumOne thi ng surprising at the Shaa nxi