旅游英语--香格里拉

Ladiesandgentlemen:Attention,please!Todaywearegoingtovisitamysteriousplace---Shangri-La,aparadiseontheearth.Pleasefollowme!(Inthebus)Ladiesandgentlemen!Haveyounoticedthebeatifulsceneryoutofthewindow?Actually,wehavearrivedinDiqingprefecture,theonlyTibetanregioninYunnan,whereShangri-Lalocatesin.Now,I’dliketotellyousomethingaboutShangri-La.IbelievemostofyouhavereadthebookLostHorizonbyJamesHilton.Inthisbook,Jamesdescribeditasbeinglocatedinalongvalleywith“rounded,sad-lookinghillsoneitherside”andcappedbythe“loveliestmountainonEarth”.ItisbelievedtobetheparadiseoftheEarth.Aftertherepublicationofthisnovel,manypeopletriedtofindthemagicplace-Shangri-Laallovertheworld,butfailed.TheChinesegovernmentdecidedtoturnfictionintofact,claimingasmalltowninYunnanprovinceneartheTibetanbordercalledZhongdiantobetheinspirationforHilton’sutopia.Inanefforttoboosttourism,thegovernmentevenrenamedZhongdian,Shangri-la.LocatedwheretheTibet,SichuanandYunnanbordersmeet,wecanusethiscountrytownasagatewayintoTibet.TheBlueMoonValley(蓝月山谷）Wow!Ourdriverissofast,andwe’vefinallyreachedourdestination.Look!ThisisTheBlueMoonValleyofShangri-La.Itisaveryfabulousplace.Thebluesky,thevastgrassland,thebeatifulmountains,thecolourfullakes,themysteriousZangCulture—allofthesemakethisvalleyamiracleofnature.Thisisaplacewhereyoucanforgetalltheearthlytroubleofyourlifeandfindpeaceinyourmind,arealTaohuayuanforus.Nowyouhave30minutestostayheretoenjoythebeautifulscenery.Youcantakesomephotoshere.纳帕海TheNapaLakeOK!Now,weareinTheNapaLake,whichmeansthelakebehindeaforestinZanglanguage.Itisatypicalseasonallake,showingdifferentsceneryindifferentseason.Insummerandautum,itisahugegrassland,withbeautifulflowers.ThisisthefamousYilaPlainofNapaLake.Thelifestylehereisveryquietandtrianquisite.Inwinter,itisabiglake,justlikeamirrior.Nowyouhave30minutestoenjoyyourselhere.Havefun!Lookatthat!beautiful,isn’tit?Yes!ThatisthefamousBaishuitai,whichmeansagrowingflowerinNaxilanguage.白水台的成因：其成因是由于水中的碳酸氢钙经阳光照射发生分解反应，形成碳酸钙白色沉淀物，不断覆盖地表而形成的千姿百态的岩溶地貌。是中国最大的华泉台地之一Baishuitaicovers3squarekilometres.Itisnotonlyaspecialscenicspot,butalsotheorigionofDongbaCultureofNaxiPeople.OK!Dearguests,we’llstayhereforhalfanhour,andthenhaveabigmealhere.Intheafternoonwe’llvisitTheGedanSongzanlinTemple.Enjoyyourself!GedanSongzanlinTemple,alsocalledGuihuasi,isthebiggestBuddhismtempleinYunnanprovince.Itcovers500hectares,with5hugedoor—Zhaya,Duke,Longba,andLugu.ThehighesttemplesareZhacangTempleandJikangTemple,whichlocateinthecentreofallthetemples.Thetemplesare5-storyarchitecturesoftypicalZangstyle,anditcanhold1,600monks,sittingandsingingtheholyBuddhismsongs.Payattentionplease,wecanonlyvisitthesetemplesfromthelefttotherightside,notthereverse.Dearguests,thisisourlastdestinationtoday,andwe’llstayhereforanhour.Youcangoandhavealookatthistemples,andrememberthatyoucannottakephotoshere.