西塘-英文介紹.ppt1.CivilresidencessouthofthelowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiverarefamousforfreshandelegantstylesanddistinctivefeatures.TheancienttownofXitangisatypicalexampleofthesedwellings.2.(Omission)TomCruiseMissionImpossible33.XitangislocatedinJiaxing,ZhejiangProvince,betweenShanghaiandHangzhou.4.Thoughsmallinsize,thisancienttownboastsalonghistory.ItwasfirstbuiltintheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770BC—476BC),attheborderbetweenthestatesofWuandYue.5.ThepresentlayouthadalreadytakenplacebeforetheSongDynasty(960—1279),andthefamousWangxianBridgeisalegacyoftheSong.6.BytheMingandQingDynasties,Xitanghadbecomearenownedtradecenterforfarmproducts,silksandceramics,allproducedinthesurroundingareasandfamousthroughoutthecountry.魚米之鄉：alandofmilkandhoney陶earthenware瓷porcelain7.TheresidencesinXitangarebuiltalongsidethewater.“Familiesliveinthemidstofwaters,bridgesarchovertherivers,passengerswalkacrossthebridges,boatspassunderthebridges;shopsstandattheheadofbridges,andtheirreflectionsswayinthewater”,ishowpeopledescribedthevillage/town.8.Anewcomerstrollingthroughthetownissoonplungedintoareal-lifeintoxicatinglandscapepainting.9.XitangissituatedontheshoresofTaihuLake,withtheGreatCanalpassingbyit.Thereareninewindingriversintersectingthetownintoeightblocks.10.Eachhouseislocatedfacingariver,asaretheshops.11.Xitangpeoplerowsmallboatsalongtheriverstotheirdestinations,insteadofwalkingonfootthroughstreetsandlanes.12.Weepingwillowsandcolorfulflowersgrowalongtheriverbanks,andflocksofwaterbirdsandwhitegeeseplayonthewaterdottedwithplantsoffloatingheart.

13—14.Severalhundredancientbridgesofdifferentshapesandsizes

archovertheriverslikecrescentmoon.FamousbridgesincludetheWufu,Wolong,Huanxiu,andSongzilaifengbridges.15.Walkingonthebridgesislikewalkingalongthestreetsoftheheavens.16.OnefeatureofthehousesinXitangistheirseclusionandserenity.17.Aslandislimited,Xitangpeoplemakecarefulcalculationswhentheybuildhousesandlanes.18.Allthe100-pluslanesarelessthanonemeterwidebutmorethan100meterslong.20.Standinginsuchalaneandlookingupward,oneonlyseesalineofskyoverhead.21.Walkingonthestone-pavedlanes,one’sechoingstepsmaketheancientlanesappearevenmoremysteriousandsecluded.22-23.ThemostfamouslaneisStoneSkinLane—sonamedbecauseitispavedwiththinandshinyslabsofstone.24.AlongStoneSkinLaneareitstwomostfamousbuildings—ZhongfuHallandZunwenHall.25.TheserenityandseclusionofXitangisalsoreflectedinthedepthofthehouse,aChineseaestheticidealintheconstructionofaresidence,asevidentintheverseline—“Howactuallydeepisthedeepcompound?”26.Manyrichfamiliesbuiltresidenceswithseveralcourtyardsinarow.Thecourtyardsinarowiscommonplace,whilealargeresidentialcompoundhasfiveorsevencourtyards.27.ZhongfuHall,mentionedearlier,hassevencourtyards:thefirstistheentrancehallwithhighgates,carvedbeamsandpaintedridgepoles;thesecondisforsedan-chairs;the