山西英文介绍-ppt2003版

MyHometownShanxiProvinceName:FengYanmingThebasicsituationofShanxiShanxiisaprovinceofthePeople'sRepublicofChinalocatedinthenorthernpartofthecountry.ItbordersHebeitotheeast,Henantothesouth,Shanxitothewest,andInnerMongoliatothenorth.TheprovincialcapitalcityisTaiyuan.Shanxiisendowedwithanabundanceofculturalsitesfromitslonghistory.MostoftheancientstructureswerebuiltbeforetheLiaoandSongDynasties.SoitisthereasonwhyShanxiisoftencalledthe'ChineseAncientArchitectureMuseum'.Themoreobviousoftheseinclude:theBuddhistwonderoftheYungangGrottoesinDatongCity,theAncientCityofPingyaowhichwaslistedasaWorldCulturalHeritagesitebyUNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization联合国教科文组织)in1997.Shanxi’shistoryThereisaoldsayingthatFivethousandyearscivilizationatShanxi.Shanxihasalonghistory,thehumanitiesceremony,withrichhistoricalandculturalheritage.SheisknownastheChineseancientculturalmuseum,alsoknownasthecradleofChinesecivilization”.Doyouknow,“NvWaBuTianlegendhappenedinShanxi.Historically,manyemperorstreatedShanxiascapitals.SuchasYao,Shun,Yu,Xiadynastyandsoon.What’smore,IthinkShanxiwasfamousforTradersandShanxiexchange(晋商和山西票号）.ThereweremanyancientbuildingswitnessedofShanxieconomythriving.Dragonhead(龙抬头）Accordingtolegend,theseconddayoflunarFebruaryisadaythateverythingcomebacktolife,wecalledthisday“dragonhead”.Inshanxi,peopleareusedtocuthaironthisday.Haishijie(寒食节)ThedaybeforetheQingmingfestival,jinzhongareaofpeople,everyfamilynofire,thisdayeatingcoldfood,inordertorememberJiezitui.Localscalledthisday“HanShiJie.Shehuo(社火)OnLanternFestiyal,peoplewillTakefloats(搭彩车)、Hanglantern(挂彩灯)andperformallkindsofStreetartperformance(街头表演)likeHanchuan、Yageandsoon.Shanxihasmuchnaturallandscapeandhumanisticlandscape.Well,DatongYungangGrottoes(大同云冈石窟)，theAncientCityofPingYao（平遥古城）andMountWutai(五台山)hadbeenlistedasworldculturalheritages.Next,letusgointoShanxi’sscenery!TheAncientCityofPingyaoislocatedinthemiddlepartofShanxiprovinceanditis110kmawayfromTaiyuan,thecapitaloftheprovince.ItkeepsallthefeaturesofthecitiesofChineseHannationalityduringtheMingandQingDynasties,displayingacompletepictureoftheunusualcultural,social,economicandreligiousdevelopment.Pingyaoisknownmainlyforthreehistoricaltreasures:theancientbrickcitywall,theZhenguoTemple,andtheShuanglinTemple.TheAncientCityofPingyaoYungangGrottoesYunGangGrottoesYunggangGrottoesislocatedinthenorthcliffofWuzhoushanMountaininwestsuburbofDatongcity.Thegrottowasexcavatedbydependingonthemountainandstretchesfor1kmfromeasttowest.Nowremain45grottoesandinthewholegrottogrouparemorethan1100bigandsmallstatuesofBuddha,Thewholegrottogroupisdividedinto3parts,i.e.eastpart,middlepartandwestpart.InthegrottoesoftheeastpartaremainlyBuddhapagodas,alsocalledpagodacave.TheTanyaofivegrottoesarethegrottogroupexcavatedearliestandoflargestgrandeuramongYungganggrottoesandwasexcavatedintheperiodofNorthernwei.MountWutaiMountwutaiislocatedinXinzhoucity,Wutaicountry,Shanxiprovince.Itisoneoffourmajorbuddhistmountaininchina(MountWutai(ShanxiProvince),MountErmei(SichuanProvince),MountJiuhua(AnhuiProvince)andMountPutuo(ZejiangProvince))andoneoffivefamousmajorbuddhistholyplaces.Mountwutaiismajesticandissurroundedbyacircumferenceof250squarekilometer,withatotalareaof600squarekilometer.Itisconsistoffivepeaks.TheyareEastWanghaiPeak,WestGuayuePeak,SouthJinxiuPeak,NorthYedouPeakandMiddleCuiyanPeak.MountwutaiisoneoftheearliestplacestobuildBuddhisttempleinChina.Sincetheeasternhan(58～75)years,theancienttemplesbuiltwithmagnificentpagodaandtemples.Allofthosearetheancientarchitectureandculturalresources.乔家大院榆次老城CourtyardofFamilyWang王家大院CourtyardofFamilyChang常家庄园Shanxi’Sfood:noodleSShanxi’snoodleswithalonghistory.Accordingtocheck,thereareabout280kindofnoodles.Theyarenotonlytasty,butalsohavemanyspecialmeanings.Forexample,apersonwhohasbirthdaywilleat“Yigenmian”,alsocalled“longevity（长寿）noodle”,whichmadeupbyapieceofnoodle.Itmeanslongevity.Daoxiaomian刀削面Jiupian揪片Bulanzi不烂子Longxiuian龙须面Huamomo花馍馍WantuoLamianYoumianyuyu莜面鱼鱼Youmiankaolaolao莜面栲栳栳Wantuo碗脱Maoerduo猫耳朵IthinkShanxi’peoplearesohardworkingandsmartthattheycreatedlotsofnoodles.Ifyouwanttoeatthesedeliciousnoodles,Iwillbeveryhappytobeahostess.Finally,Iwanttosay,myhometownisnotasdevelopedasShanghai,alsoherscenerycan’tcomparewithHainan’s.ButIjustlikeherpeacefulandslow-rhythmlifestyle,itmakemefeelcomfortableandfree.Ilovemyhometown!Ifyougothere,youwilllovethisprimitiveandcolorfulplace.WelcometoShanxi!