西安旅游景点英文介绍

西安旅游景点英文介绍来源：发布日期：2009年02月10日关注：1679次BigWildGoosePagodaOriginallybuiltin652duringthereignofEmperorGaozongoftheTangDynasty(618-907),itfunctionedtocollectBuddhistmaterialsthatweretakenfromIndiabythehierarchXuanzang.XuanzangstartedofffromChang'an(theancientXian),alongtheSilkRoadandthroughdeserts,finallyarrivinginIndia,thecradleofBuddhism.Enduring17yearsandtraversing100countries,heobtainedBuddhafigures,657kindsofsutras,andseveralBuddharelics.HavinggottenthepermissionofEmperorGaozong(628-683),Xuanzang,asthefirstabbotofDaCi'enTemple,supervisedthebuildingofapagodainsideit.Withthesupportofroyalty,heasked50hierarchsintothetempletotranslateSanskritinsutrasintoChinese,totaling1,335volumes,whichheraldedanewerainthehistoryoftranslation.BasedonthejourneytoIndia,healsowroteabookentitled'PilgrimagetotheWest'intheTangDynasty,towhichscholarsattachedgreatimportance.Firstbuilttoaheightof60meters(197feet)withfivestories,itisnow64.5meters(211.6feet)highwithanadditionaltwostories.Itwassaidthatafterthatadditioncamethesaying-'Savingalifeexceedsbuildingaseven-storiedpagoda'.Externallyitlookslikeasquarecone,simplebutgrandanditisamasterpieceofBuddhistconstruction.Builtofbrick,itsstructureisveryfirm.Insidethepagoda,stairstwistupsothatvisitorscanclimbandoverlookthepanoramaofXianCityfromthearch-shapeddoorsonfoursidesofeachstorey.OnthewallsareengravedfinestatuesofBuddhabytherenownedartistYanLibenoftheTangDynasty.Stelesbynotedcalligraphersalsogracethepagoda.AsforthereasonwhyitiscalledBigWildGoosePagoda,thereisalegend.AccordingtoancientstoriesofBuddhists,thereweretwobranches,foroneofwhicheatingmeatwasnotataboo.Oneday,theycouldn'tfindmeattobuy.Uponseeingagroupofbigwildgeeseflyingby,amonksaidtohimself:'Todaywehavenomeat.IhopethemercifulBodhisattvawillgiveussome.'Atthatverymoment,theleadingwildgoosebrokeitswingsandfelltotheground.AllthemonkswerestartledandbelievedthatBodhisattvashowedhisspirittoorderthemtobemorepious.Theyestablishedapagodawherethewildgoosefellandstoppedeatingmeat.Henceitgotthename'BigWildGoosePagoda'.TheTerracottaArmy(Chinese:兵马俑;Pinyin:BīngMǎYǒng;literallymilitaryservants)orTerra-cottaWarriorsandHorsesisacollectionof8,099life-sizeterracottafiguresofwarriorsandhorseslocatedintheMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperor(秦始皇陵;QínShǐHuángLíng).Thefigureswerediscoveredin1974nearXi'an,Shaanxiprovince,TheterracottafigureswereburiedwiththefirstEmperorofQin(QinShiHuang)in210-209BC.Consequently,theyarealsosometimesreferredtoasQin'sArmy.TheTerracottaArmyofChinawasdiscoveredinMarch1974bylocalfarmersdrillingawelltotheeastofMountLi.MountLiisthenameoftheman-madenecropolisandtomboftheFirstEmperorofQin;QinShiHuang.Constructionofthismausoleumbeganin246B.C.andisbelievedtohavetaken700,000workersandcraftsmen36yearstocomplete.QinShiHuangwasinterredinsidethetombcomplexuponhisdeathin210B.C.AccordingtotheGrandHistorianSimaQian,TheFirstEmperorwasburiedalongsidegreatamountsoftreasureandobjectsofcraftsmanship,aswellasascalereplicaoftheuniversecompletewithgemmedceilingsrepresentingthecosmos,andflowingmercury.representingthegreatearthlybodiesofwater.RecentscientificworkatthesitehasshownhighlevelsofmercuryinthesoilofMountLi,tentativelyindicatinganaccuratedescriptionofthesite’scontentsbySimaQian.ThetombofQinShiHuangisnearanearthenpyramid76meterstallandnearly350meterssquare.Thetombpresentlyremainsunopened.Thereareplanstoseal-offtheareaaroundthetombwithaspecialtent-typestructuretopreventcorrosionfromexposuretooutsideair.However,thereisatpresentonlyonecompanyintheworldthatmakesthesetents,andtheirlargestmodelwillnotcoverthesiteasneeded.QinShiHuang’snecropoliscomplexwasconstructedtoserveasanimperialcompoundorpalace.Itiscomprisedofseveraloffices,hallsandotherstructuresandissurroundedbyawallwithgatewayentrances.Theremainsofthecraftsmenworkinginthetombmayalsobefoundwithinitsconfines,asitisbelievedtheyweresealedinsidealivetokeepthemfromdivulginganysecretsaboutitsrichesorentrance.Itwasonlyfitting,therefore,tohavethiscompoundprotectedbythemassiveterracottaarmyinterrednearby.TourCode:XAP-07Departure:EverydayTourType:Private,sightseeing,culturaljourneyAttraction:WildGoosePagoda/CityWall/QinEmperor'sTomb/BanpoNeolithicVillage/TangDynastydinnerShow),BellTower,MuslimStreet,TerracottaWarriorsHighlight:During3daystour,you'llvisitBellTowerandancientCityWall-thelandmarksofXi'an,the8thWondersontheearth-TerracottaWarriors,Xi'anfamousancientBigWildGoosePagoda,historicalsiteBanpoMuseumandsoon.B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=DinnerOriginallyknownasChang'an,inancienttimesXi'anwasthestartingpointofthefamedSilkRoad.Overaperiodofmorethan2,000years,Xi'anwasthecapitalcityof13differentdynasties.AlongwithRomeandConstantinople,thiscitywasaworldleaderincultureandtradeandplayedavitalroleinbridgingthegapbetweenEastandWest.Oftencalledalivingmuseum,theTerracottaWarriorsfromtheQinDynasty,alongwithotherrelicsandexcavationsthatarenearby,suchastherestoredcitywall,theBigGoosePagoda,andtheBanpoNeolithicVillagetellthestoryofwhyXi'anisconsideredtobesuchaninvaluablehistoricalsiteinChina.Dayanddayitinerary: