上海英文版导游词

上海英文版导游词范文（通用10篇）

　　作为一名尽职尽责的导游，编写导游词是必不可少的，导游词可以帮助旅游者欣赏景观，以达到游览的最佳效果。那么大家知道正规的导游词是怎么写的吗？以下是小编为大家整理的上海英文版导游词，仅供参考，大家一起来看看吧。

　　上海英文版导游词 篇1

　　Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Did you sleep last night? Great. Im sorry, the baggage was delayed last night. As the baggage car broke down, we had to ask for another one. By the way, have you opened your luggage? No wonder its sunny outside. Our tour guide often said, "the guests brought the sunshine in the bag.". I thank you for that. Good well. I have announced the schedule for breakfast. Today we will go to the old city of the sea, that is, the location of the Yu Garden and the Yu Garden mall.

　　Our car is driving in the Bund. Your left is the famous Huangpu river. Well be here later.

　　In order to save time, I would like to talk about Chinese gardens and Yu Garden before I get to Yu Garden.

　　In China, gardens are divided into three major categories: Royal Gardens, private gardens and temple gardens. Yu Garden belongs to private gardens. Chinese gardens have many skills, such as borrowing scenery, blocking scenery and so on. But they are all made up of four basic factors. These four factors are water, plants, buildings and rockery. Most of the private gardens are in the south of the Yangtze River, just because there are many water sources and stones suitable for making rockery. Yu Garden is the Ming dynasty built more than 400 years ago. The owner surnamed pan, is a senior official. He built this garden to please his parents and make them enjoy their old age. Therefore, the word "Yu" of Yu Garden takes its meaning of "Yue Yue". Its a pity that his parents could see Yu Garden fall and die. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the pan family was weak and its descendants sold the garden to the local guild. There is another reason why Yu Garden is famous. In 1853, a sword Club uprising broke out in Shanghai, and a hall was used as the headquarters. Today, Yu Garden is a must go place. So I suggest that there we must not become separated, the best you closely, okay?

　　Here is the parking lot. If someone here, please remember the bus number three last number is 121. I think its best not to happen. I will be holding a small red flag, all of you will accompany Mr. Zhang dianhou. Are you ready yet? Lets hit the road. Please pay attention to your bike when you get off.

　　Ladies and gentlemen, this is the famous jiuquqiao. Why is nine? Because it is the highest number of yang. Walk on the bridge and stay long. You can also enjoy the scenery from different angles. Also, it is said that ghosts can only walk in a straight line, so you dont have to worry about ghosts.

　　In the middle of the bridge, there is a pavilion, built in the Qing Dynasty, about 80 years ago, was converted into a teahouse. The old people like to come here in the morning, meet friends, make a pot of tea and chat. Generally they drink a green tea called Longjing. This teahouse is also the place where foreign leaders often come. For example, in 1986, Queen Elizabeth II of England came to Shanghai, also went to the teahouse to drink tea.

　　Indeed, it is also a pleasure to have a pot here. Imagine, on a summer day, when you come to the teahouse and sit by the window, overlooking the green pond full of lotus flowers. A cool breeze blew in the face. In the elegant Jiangnan Silk sound, you lift the teapot, slowly sipping lukewarm Longjing green tea. If you feel floating losses.

　　Would you like to have a pot? Sorry, I still cant let you go. Will it be OK for us to make a decision after we finish Yu Garden?

　　This is the entrance to the Yu Garden. When you walk into a private garden, the sight of what things are always blocked, sometimes is a rockery, sometimes this Su zhaobi. This is a garden skill, called "barrier landscape". Dont let you know one day, but let you see a part, and then achieve the effect of moving scenery.

　　This hall is called mount Du hall. As you all know, Shanghai is located in an alluvial plain, with no mountains or forests. So this mountain refers to the rockery opposite. It is 12 meters tall and weighs 80 tons. It has been a miracle in the past and even today. Because more than 400 years ago, no cement and plaster, people use cooked glutinous rice, add alum and lime, the stones together. So far safe. See the pavilion on the top of the mountain? Four hundred years ago, it was the highest point in Shanghai. From there you can see the Huangpu River on the fishing boat, sails, but these can only see in movies today. You can only see the top of their heads up. For the winding paths are covered with trees and stones. This is really the masterpiece of Zhang Nanyang, a gardener. It is also recognized as the best local rockery.

　　After the rockery, there is a dragon wall. This is a characteristic of this garden. There are five dragon walls in all. This way, Im going to take you to a place where you can see another dragon wall clearly.

　　Ladies and gentlemen, this is the dragon wall I just mentioned. Dragons are actually imaginary animals. We call ourselves the descendants of the dragon. I wonder if you have read Pearl Bucks Dragon seed. If youve seen it, a lot of things are familiar to you here. Look at the dragon. Youll see its a complex of many kinds of animals. You see, it looks like cattle, eyes like shrimp, horns, I do not look like cattle. We usually say a deer, a snake, a scaly fish, a claw like chicken or an eagle. Please tell me, how many toes do you see?. Three pairs. But the dragon should have five toes. Why three? Theres a story. Previously, only emperors and royals were equipped with dragon designs. Pan Yunduan, the gardener, used the dragon as a wall. He was ambitious. Somehow, when the emperor learned of the matter, he sent for an investigation. When Pan Yunduan heard of it, he immediately knocked two toes. The delay officers arrived, master said: look, this is not long, only three. It is a wise man, otherwise he would be killed.

　　You said you wanted to take a picture. I think its the best place for the dragon wall. Let me shoot for you. Dont forget to say "Cheese".

　　上海英文版导游词 篇2

　　Dear friends,now we enter Huaqiao toll station, it marks that we begin to enter Shanghai. It's strange why we always add the word "big" in front of Shanghai because it is the largest city in the world in terms of scale, area and population. Even Istanbul in Turkey can't be compared with Shanghai. When we come to this city, we can see Shanghai style, modern rendering, traffic and people everywhere, foreigners everywhere. Therefore, Mark Hughes, a famous American traveler, said that "coming to Shanghai is like coming to the West.". Indeed, Shanghai, a metropolis, gives people the impression that it is a very westernized city.

　　So how big is Shanghai? Let's analyze it from three aspects. First, it has many cars. It is estimated that the number of vehicles in Shanghai is the largest in the world. There are more than 48000 taxis in Shanghai alone, ranking the first in the world. Second, there are many people. Shanghai has a permanent resident population of about 12 million, not counting immigrants. Its total population is about 30 million. The population density is about 20000 per square kilometer. If you come here on holiday, especially in several major business districts, you should say, "look at your mouth and look at your legs.". Finally, louduo. What impressed us most when we came to Shanghai is, wow, what a tall building! It seems that we have entered a city like a concrete forest. Shanghai has developed rapidly in recent years. High rise buildings have sprung up like bamboo shoots after rain. There are 1026 high-rise buildings with more than 30 floors in Puxi, Shanghai alone. Let's see if it's very powerful. What's the actual area of Shanghai? It's more than 9000 square kilometers. Through the above groups of figures, do you feel that it is big? I don't think I need to say more.

　　If the speed of Shanghai's development can be described as a miracle, I don't think it's too much. But if we go to read its history, I think it is a dwarf of history, not even the history of the United States. Why do you say that? Because the history of Shanghai started in 1843, and no one paid attention to it before that. In the course of Chinese history, there is no place for it at all. But in a short period of one and a half centuries, it has created a myth, a miracle like a gold pagoda. Don't worry. Listen to me. A long time ago, in the Song Dynasty, the most powerful historical stage in China, Shanghai was just a small fishing village. Local residents are mainly fishing. Later, with the development of trade, the small fishing village became lively. At that time, there were 18 Dapu, including Shanghai and xiahaipu. Later, people's trade center was mainly concentrated in Shanghai puzhuli, so more and more people called it Shanghai. During the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, Huating county was officially renamed Shanghai, which is still called today. In 1840, the British launched the first war, which lasted two years. Finally, the Qing government and the British government signed the Nanjing Treaty, the first unequal treaty in Chinese history. In the treaty, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places were forced to open up as trading ports, and Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain. In June 1843, the gate of Shanghai was officially forced to open. It is precisely because of such a treaty that Shanghai has really got rid of the shackles of history and started its legendary career as a machine. In this way, Shanghai came into our sight.

　　With the passive development of Shanghai, it is no longer a small town forgotten by Chinese feudal government, but a paradise for foreigners and adventurers. Soon, Shanghai was divided up by the United States, Britain and France, forming a unique "concession" in world history. In fact, it is a country within a country. Then where were the concessions of the three countries located in today's Shanghai? The British concession was the largest and most developed area in Shanghai. It was located in the south of Suzhou River, east of Jing'an Temple and north of yangjinbang (today's Yan'an Road). North of China's city (Town God's Temple) is a French concession, and Hebei's east part of Hebei is the site of the Americans. Later, the Ministry of industry set up a public concession, which is today Zhongshan Park area. I'm afraid the term concession can't be found in the whole world. It is a manifestation of China's backwardness and being beaten. It was not until the middle of the Second World War and after the Cairo conference that the national government officially abolished all foreign privileges in China. The concession disappeared completely in the territory of China. However, its legacy has become the witness of the development of Shanghai today, and the valuable architectural heritage left by Shanghai today to the later Shanghainese, the Bund complex.

　　上海英文版导游词 篇3

　　Hello everyone,Ah, the breeze is so comfortable on my face. Do you know what the smell is? Guess, the smell of grass and peach blossom are all right. They are all the smell of Shanghai and the foreign atmosphere of Shanghai. You know more or less. Stories and legends about Shanghai, celebrities, TV and movies, cultural relics and historic sites, in everyone's mind, the image of Shanghai is just like Cheung's cheongsam in the mood for love, with different customs.

　　Now I will describe this kind of Cheongsam in my heart!

　　Shanghai has a quality that no city can match, that is, its "foreign style". Since 1843, the imperialist powers have settled in Shanghai, which has formed its characteristics of embracing all rivers and blending Chinese and Western cultures. We will never forget it, In the golden autumn of 2001, the heads of state in Tang costume attended the APEC meeting held in Shanghai. Why can't they forget? What attracts everyone's attention is not only the Tang costume made of high-quality Jiangnan Silk, but also because Shanghai has become an international economic, financial and trade center and a large port city in the new century.

　　In twenty-first Century, Shanghai showed a scene of prosperity and openness. The buildings on the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jinmao Tower, Shanghai International Conference Center and Pudong International Airport are the most common buildings on TV. They are the decorations of Shanghai, such as Maggie Cheung's pearl necklace and eardrop, and the more elegant women always need decorations. So, the bustling Shanghai needs to be prosperous again. It takes these buildings to decorate them to make them attractive. Some people say that the culture of 2000 years has come to Xi'an, that of 500 years to Beijing, and that of nearly 100 years to Shanghai. To describe the development of Shanghai in terms of vicissitudes and rapid changes, do you have any opinions? What was Shanghai like a long time ago?

　　As early as the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, Shanghai first belonged to Wu, then to Yue, and then to Chu. At that time, Huang Xie, a great general of the state of Chu, made great contributions in harnessing the river course and was granted the title of Marquis of Chunshen, so Shanghai was referred to as "Shen" for short. In 223 BC, after Qin destroyed Chu, Qin Shihuang led Prime Minister Lisi and his black sheep, Qin II, to visit the south. They saw that Shanghai was rich in products, prosperous in trade, and prosperous in population. However, people were only trading on ships, and had not yet formed a city. At that time, most residents in Wusongkou area of Shanghai made a living by fishing. Clever fishermen invented a bamboo fishing tool "Hu". How to describe it? Bamboo or wooden sticks were woven together to form a square or circular shape. When the tide was high, the fish would be thrown into the "Hu". When the tide was low, the fish could only look at the ocean and sigh. It was a bit like inviting the king into the urn, so the fishermen would take advantage of the fishing When the tide was low, I went inside to pick up fish. I think Shanghainese may be the descendants of farmers waiting for a rabbit. I'm sorry to make a joke. Later, Shanghai was referred to as "Hu" for this reason, but why did they add three points of water? People all over the world know that "Hu" is a small fishing village and a big market town after the "households" of waterfront people fishing. At that time, there were 18 trading ports, including Shanghai port and xiahaipu port. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, as the Songjiang River became shallower, Shanghai beach was formed from the Bund to Shiliupu today. Ships on the sea from Shanghai to the east of the old city, so "Shanghai" has become the name of a city. We all know that "Shanghai" is evolved from "Shanghai Pu". There is a saying that both positive and negative readings are the same: Shanghai tap water comes from the sea. Read it.

　　After the Opium War, Nanjing Treaty, the first unequal treaty in Chinese history, came into being. Shanghai was forced to open up as a trading port by foreign colonialists, and foreign powers set up concessions in Shanghai one after another. From then on, Shanghai became the "cradle of adventurers" of foreign invaders for more than a century. It was not until after the victory of the Anti Japanese war in 1945 that the concession was taken back by the people. On May 28, 1949, the Shanghai Municipal People's government was established. Today, Shanghai has become an international metropolis with prosperous economy and advanced science and education.

　　This metropolis is 6341 square kilometers, registered residence about 16000000, and the urban population density is more than 20 thousand people per square kilometer. It's really crowded. Huangpu river divides Shanghai into two parts of Pudong and Puxi. Pudong New Area is a region that has been developing since 90s of last century. We will enjoy her beautiful scenery in the evening.

　　Why not see it in the daytime? In the daytime, Shanghai is just high-rise buildings, countless traffic lights, endless flow of cars, and bustling crowds. What it brings us is a hard and distant feeling. There is such a saying, rain West Lake, fog Chongqing, night Shanghai, night Shanghai, Zhou Xuan's song, Zhao Wei's cover in the deep rain --- night Shanghai, night Shanghai!

　　Of course, how to look at Shanghai this night? The learned can be said to be "looking at the mountains horizontally and forming peaks on the side, with different heights and distances.". So, in order to help you appreciate the charm of Shanghai in an all-round way, we can look up, look up and look down on Shanghai from three perspectives.

　　Looking at the sea: we can take the luxury cruise ship near the Bund of Shanghai, visit the international architecture Expo in Pudong, and see the Jinmao pearl Conference Center on the other side of the bank from a distance, so as to record the brilliance of Shanghai in our eyes and cameras.

　　Lu Kan: our good driver will take you around the city to see the people's Square in the night, Shanghai Opera House, Nanjing Road, the first street in China, and Hengshan Road, the new commercial street, for a close look at all kinds of Shanghai's customs.

　　Empty look: of course, to the 88th sightseeing floor of Jinmao building, let's talk about a little story about Jinmao. About the declaration of Guinness century records, Jinmao building is the first in China and the fourth tallest in the world. It's tower shaped, some like the little wild goose pagoda in Xi'an. The total cost is 1.5 times of the total cost of Nanpu Yangpu and Mingzhu, which is 420.5 meters high. At home and abroad, there are three climbing enthusiasts climbing to the top of Jinmao, and there is a fourth Jiangxi young man. At four o'clock in the night, he began to climb abruptly. When he reached the 87th floor, he was exhausted. At 7:10, he was "carried" down by the high crane.

　　It's so dangerous. He doesn't know what to expect. Even monkeys can't help it. At this time, you may think, the tour guide let us go to Jinmao to enjoy the beautiful scenery, do you also want us to climb the stairs? No, everyone's safety is my safety, we can get to the 88th floor of 340 meters in 45 seconds, because we are taking the fastest and safest elevator in the world. When we get there, it can be said that "we will climb to the top of the mountain and see all the mountains". A panoramic view of Shanghai. At this time, you will sigh that Shanghai is so beautiful. Shanghai is like Maggie Cheung in evening dress. The lights are like her shawl made of gems. Eh, is it Li Xiang who gave it to her? There are so many Li Xiang's family. Alas, hearing is truth, seeing is emptiness. What's the matter.

　　上海英文版导游词 篇4

　　Zhujiajiao ancient town is located in the central and southern part of Qingpu District, Shanghai. It is close to Dianshan Lake scenic spot in the East and Daying in the west, bordering on the ring city; it is close to Dianshan Lake in the west, facing Daguanyuan scenic spot across the sea; it is adjacent to Shenxiang town in the South; and it is adjacent to Diandong, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province in the north. Zhujiajiao ancient town is 48 kilometers away from the center of Shanghai, and national highway 318 runs through the town. With convenient transportation and elegant environment, it is a typical land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River and the most complete historical and cultural ancient town in Shanghai.

　　Entering Zhujiajiao ancient town, we first arrived at Tai'an bridge. Tai'an bridge is very beautiful. It is said to symbolize the peace of the country and the people. As long as people stand on the bridge for a short time, they can ensure the safety and good luck of the year. Walking on the stone path, you can see many zongzi shops, all called "grandma zongzi shop". As you can imagine, it must be the rice dumplings made by Grandma! There are also delicious rice and pork, braised pork wrapped with rice dumplings leaves, and then rice is ed. It's fat but not greasy. It makes people drool and can't help but want to have a bite! Walking, we come to the five hole stone arch bridge --- Fangsheng bridge. Many people buy small goldfish, turtles and other aquatic animals, and then put them down from the bridge, which is called releasing. Therefore, the name of the bridge became the free bridge. Looking at the clear lake water under the bridge, I can't help thinking of taking a boat. So we took a boat to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Zhujiajiao ancient town. I realized that Zhujiajiao ancient town is like a beautiful picture.

　　Unconsciously, the sun has set on the top of the mountain. The old man of time slipped away quietly and left us the night. We left Zhujiajiao ancient town reluctantly.

　　The ancient town of Zhujiajiao is enchanted by the beauty of water, the ancient bridge, the strange street, the secluded lane and the essence of garden. It's hard to say how wonderful it is if it's not in the right place. Without stepping on the old stone street, exploring the deep alleys and alleys, walking on the arched stone bridge, or taking a small boat, how can you feel the feeling of "a boat going up in the water, a man swimming in the painting"？

　　上海英文版导游词 篇5

　　Ladies and gentlemen, today we are going to visit a famous Buddhist temple---the Jade Buddha Temple. Before visiting the temple, I’d like to say a few words about the religious situation in Shanghai. Our constitution stipulates that every Chinese citizen is ensured the freedom of religious belief. There are four major religions in practice in Shanghai, namely, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, and Christianity, which is sub-divided into the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church. When it comes to Buddhist temples in China, they are usually classified into three sects, i.e. temples for meditation, for preaching and for practicing Buddhist disciplines. The Jade Buddha Temple is a temple for meditation, and is well-known both at home and abroad.

　　The temple was first built during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty, when a monk named Hui Gen went on a pilgrimage to Burma and brought back five jade statues of Sakyamuni. On his way back to Mount Putuo via Shanghai, he left two jade statues here, one in sitting posture and the other, reclining. He had a temple specially built as a shrine for these two statues in 1882. later the temple was partly destroyed by fire and in 1928 a new temple was completed on the present site.

　　Just opposite the temple gate, there stands a giant screen wall. Various designs, such as dragon, phoenix, elephant, crane and peony are carved on it. In Chinese legend, all these things are considered the symbols of fortune, wealth, longevity and auspiciousness. Chinese people used to set up a wall in front of the house so as to keep the evils away.

　　Now ladies and gentlemen, please turn around. Here we can see the temple gate. It is also called the Sanmen Gate, or say, the Gate of Three Extrications. The door in the middle is called the Door of Emptiness, to its right is the Door of Non-phenomenon, and to its left, the Door of Non-Action. Sanmen Gate is also called the Mountain Gate because most famous temples in China are found deep in mountains. But the Sanmen gate does not open except on the first and the fifteenth of every lunar month. Now this way to the entrance.

　　Ladies and gentlemen, the first hall is the Heavenly King Hall. We will use the rear door, please follow me.

　　(in the Heavenly King Hall next to the southern entrance)

　　Here we can find the statue of a fat and smiling monk with bared belly. He is Bodhisattva Maitreya. His smile is so contagious that you will smile with him and forget all your worries. So he is also called the Laughing Buddha. According to Buddhist scripture, he is now practicing Buddhism in the Tusita Heaven. After 4000 years, which is equal to 5.67 billion years on the earth, he will become successor to Sakyamuni under a Long Hua Tree in Hualin Garden. Hence another name the Future Buddha. But this statue we see here is not the real image of Bodhisattva Maitreya, it is just his incarnation.. it is said that During the Five Dynasties Period, 1000 years ago, there lived in Fenhua in Zhejiang Province a monk named Qi Ci, who always carried a wooden staff with a cloth sack on his shoulder. He often went around towns and in streets to beg alms. Therefore he became known as “the Cloth Sack Monk”. He always smiled and laughed, looking as happy as ever. When he was dying, he left the message saying that he was the incarnation of Bodhisattva Maitreya. So his image is enshrined in the Buddhist Temple as the incarnation of Bodhisattva Maitreya.

　　(on the eastern side of the Heavenly King Hall)

　　On the two sides of the hall are enshrined four statues. They are so-called Four Heavenly Kings. In the Buddhist legend, there is in the center of the world a highest mountain called Mount Sumeru. Halfway on it is a mountain called Mount Ghandara with four peaks. On each peak lives a Heavenly King protecting the Buddhist heaven. The first one is the Southern King---King of Developing Merits. His duty is to educate all living creatures and develop king-heartedness. He is holding a sword in his hand which can emit a ray to chop off the enemies’ heads. The one next to him is the Eastern King---King of Protection for Buddhism. He is holding in his hand a pipa, which is somewhat like a guitar. With this pipa, he offers music to the Buddha. Meanwhile this pipa is a magic weapon. It can send out a musical rhythm to defeat the enemy by tormenting brain and causing him to lose combatability. Now ladies and gentlemen, please come over to this side.

　　(on the western side of the Heavenly King Hall)

　　The first one on this side is the Northern King---King of Virtue. He is so called because of his virtue. He is holding a parasol-shaped stela in his hand. The parasol can be opened into a canopy in Buddhist processions. It is at the same time a magic umbrella. Once it is opened in the battle field, the sky turns dark and a wind-storm rises, defeating the enemy with a dizzy spell and then it closes up capturing all the enemies. Next to him is the Western King---King of Far Sight. He observes the world with his penetrating eyes. He is holding a dragon-shaped silk rope. The rope is actually a net, with which he converts people to Buddhism just like catching fish with a net. This dragon also has a magic power. It can spurt water from its mouth and drown the enemy in floods.

　　(in the Heavenly King Hall next to the rear door)

　　The Statue facing the rear door is Bodhisattva Skanda. He is always dressed in armour with a worrior’s club in his hand. Originally he was one of the eight heavenly generals under the Southern King of Developing Merits. Later he has been enshrined here because of his bravery. He is also a god of message, a fleet-foot runner, so when visitors come to the temple, he will immediately report to the Buddha in the Grand Hall.

　　Now ladies and gentlemen, that’s all for the Heavenly King Hall. Please follow me and look out the threshold and the steps.

　　Now we can see a giant tripod in the courtyard. It is actually a giant incense burner. It was donated by some Buddhist laymen who believed that by donating something the Buddha they can help purify the souls of their dead relatives from sins and relieve them from purgatory.

　　Now this is the main hall, known as the Grand Hall or Grand Hall of the Great Sage. It is the main structure in every Buddhist temple, where the statue of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism is enshrined.

　　(in the Grand Hall)

　　Ladies and gentlemen, in the middle of the hall is the statue of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. On his right is Medicine Buddha and on his left is Amitabha Buddha. Each is seated on a lotus blossom and has a back halo. Sakyamuni’s original name was Siddhartha Gautama. He was a contemporary of Confucius. He was born to a warrior’s family in the Himalayan foothill in ancient India, or say, in present-day Nepal. He spent his youth in great luxury. But he renounced the human world at the age of 29 in search of an ultimate solution to the problems of human sufferings. After six years of spiritual discipline he got enlightened at the age of 35. he spent the remaining 45 years of his life teaching his religion and establishing a community for monks to continue his work. He was entitled “Sakyamuni”, which means “the great sage of the Sakya Clan”. He died at the age of 80.

　　On his chest there is a sign that resembles a swastika but it has nothing to do with Hitler’s fascism because it is in an inverted order. It is actually a religious talisman used in ancient orient, symbolizing the concentration of happiness and auspiciousness.

　　The Medicine Buddha is responsible for the Eastern Bright World. Since he can relieve people of all pains and sufferings, he is called the Medicine Buddha. He is holding a wheel, which signifies the unremitting effort of converting people to Buddhism just like turning a wheel.

　　Amitabha Buddha is in charge of the Western Paradise. He is holding a golden lotus blossom stand with which he extradites Buddhist believers to the Western Pure Land, therefore he is also called the Buddha of Guidance.

　　In front of the Medicine Buddha is a hollow wooden fish. It is actually an instrument used by the monks to accompany the chanting of their prayers. But do you happen to know why it is in the pattern of a fish? Now let me tell you about it. The monks think that fish is the most diligent animal in the world because it never closes its eyes, therefore the image of the fish is used to advise people that they should practice Buddhism as diligently as the fish.

　　On both sides of the hall stand 20 Heavenly Gods, all protectors of Buddhist laws. They all bend slightly as if they are listening attentively to Sakyamuni’s preaching.

　　The first one on the right side is Brahma, the chief god of Brahmanism in ancient India. It was believed in ancient India that all living creatures in the world, including gods and men, were created by him and he was thus honored as the Great Creator. Next to him is Yamaraja, the God of Hell, who is in charge of the nether world.

　　The fourth one on this side is Goddess of Loving Children. There is an interesting story about her. It is said that before she became a goddess she was a wicked woman. She herself had many children, 500 in all, including 3 sons and 497 daughters. Her favorite child was her youngest son named Ai Nu, now standing by her side. As she always ate the children of other people, Buddha decided to convert her. One day, he hid Ai Nu in a jar. When the woman found her child missing she looked for him everywhere but could not find him. Then Buddha came up to her and said, “If you are worried when your child is missing, what about other mothers whose children you have eaten?” From then on she began to discipline herself and finally became a goddess.

　　This is the Emperor of the Solar Palace, or say the Chinese Apolo, opposite him is the Chinese Diana, the emperor of the Lunar Palace. The last statue on this side is the Dragon King.

　　(at the back of the Grand Hall)

　　Ladies and gentlemen, behind the statue of Sakyamuni there is a giant mural sculpture. In the middle is the statue of Bodhisattva Guanyin. Guanyin was originally named Guanshiyin but later abbreviated into Guanyin because the character “shi” was one of the characters in the Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s name and was considered a forbidden name. Guanyin often takes the image of a goddess in order to convert women to Buddhism. Actually he can incarnate into 32 images to convert people from all walks of life and relieve people from all kinds of sufferings. Any living creature in trouble needs only to recite his name and he will respond to the cry and readily come to help riding on the head of a huge turtle. That’s why he is described as a Bodhisattva of Great Mercy. By her two sides are her two disciples, San Cai the boy and Long Nu the girl. Above Guanyin is a statue of Sakyamuni when he was doing ascetic practices in a forest. A monkey on the right is offering preaches to him and a deer on the left is giving him milk to drink.

　　Now a few words about San Cai, the boy and Long Nu, the girl. It is said that when San Cai was born, a number of treasures came with him, hence his name. By the way, “Can” in Chinese means “wealth”. He was later converted by Bodhisattva Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom, and went on a pilgrimage to the south in search of teaching. He was going to call on 53 teachers and then met Guanyin, hoping to obtain the guidance to buddhahood. There are altogether 53 statues on the mural sculpture, excluding the 18 arhats. They were all supposed to be San Cai’s teachers. He came to them one after the other. Guanyin was his 27th teacher. Long Nu, the daughter of Dragon King, was a genius. At the age of 8 she often attended lectures by Manjusri. Later she met the Buddha and attained buddhahood.

　　Below are 18 arhats, all disciples of Sakyamuni. According to Buddhist scripture, Sakyamuni asked them to stay permanently on the earth to help convert people to Buddhism. Arhats have three characteristics, namely, they can rid of all worries, they should be supported and offered by all people, and they enter nirvana once for all and never incarnate again.

　　(in the Hall of the Reclining Buddha)

　　Ladies and Gentlemen: in the middle of the hall we can see a jade statue of the reclining Buddha. This is Sakyamuni in his deathbed, or say, entering nirvana. We can see him looking slightly upward and reclining on his right arm. Some may ask why he looks so calm and carefree. It is said that in his entire life-time he had taught 500 disciples, therefore, he felt no worry because he firmly believed that his disciples would carry forward his principles and preach his doctrines to emancipate mankind. This statue, 96 cm long, is carved out of a single piece of jade. It was brought from Burma together with the other statue in sitting posture. The carving was exquisitely done with delicate features and a slender figure, it is considered a rare Buddhist relic, which contributes to Jade Buddha Temple’s reputation. Now ladies and gentlemen, over here we can see four pictures on the wall of the hall which describe the life story of Sakyamuni. The first one, “Tonsure”, describes Sakyamuni having his head tonsured and clothes changed into a monk’s robe when he came a monk at the age of 29; the second, “Enlightenment”, after six years ascetic practice he became enlightened and attained buddhahood at the age of 35; the third, “Preaching”, Sakyamuni is preaching to his first five disciples; and the fourth, “Nirvana”, Sakyamuni entered nirvana at the age of 80.

　　(before entering the Jade Buddha Chamber)

　　Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to visit the last main structure on the axis---the Jade Buddha Chamber. It is located on the second floor. Please do not take pictures or video tape-recording in the chamber.

　　(in the Jade Buddha Chamber)

　　Ladies and Gentlemen, the statue in front of us is the Jade Buddha in sitting posture. Since Buddhism is a leading religion in China, there are a great number of statues of Sakyamuni all over the country, and most of them are made out of stone, clay, or wood, but a jade statue of the Buddha of this size is rare. It is 1.92 meter in height and 1.34 meter in width. The jewels on his head, arms and feet are all genuine ones. They were donated by Buddhist believers. The statue was carved out of a single piece of jade. It is soft in luster, even in color, pure and flawless in texture and exquisite in workmanship. This statue reflects Sakyamuni’s getting enlightened. We can see that his left hand rests on his left knee showing his great determination of deep meditation while his right hand stretches out onto the ground indicating that he had devoted himself to the emancipation of all mankind and this could only be witnessed by the great earth. When monk Hui Gen found the jade in Burma, he had it excavated under the permission of the Burmese King and had the Tibetan artisans carve it into a Buddha Statue, so it is a crystallization of the friendship of different nations. This statue looks life-like, with gentle and soft features and is considered a precious relic of Buddhist art. This is the reason why the temple enjoys a high reputation.

　　In the cabinets on both sides are kept a complete set of Buddhist scripture, Da Zang Sutra, which was block-printed in 1870. this set of scripture covers Sakyamuni’s teachings by moth, Buddhist doctrines, and Buddhist theories.

　　(in the courtyard in front of the Abbot’s Room)

　　This is the Abbot’s Room, where the abbot priest lives. It is also a sermon hall where the monks attend lectures by the abbot priest. On the middle wall is hung the portrait of Priest Dharma, honored as the founder of the Chan Sect in Chinese Buddhism.

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　　Yuyuan Garden, located in the southern part of Shanghai, is a famous classic garden. The owner of the garden, Pan Yunduan, once a treasurer of Sichuan Province, had the garden built to please his parents in their old age. Hence the name of the garden “Yu”, which means “pleasing one’s parents”.

　　The construction started in 1559 but went on and off for lack of money and did not come to completion till 28 years later. Unfortunately, Pan’s father did not live to see the garden completed. What’s more, the Pans went down the drain and his descendents were eager to sell the garden. Some businessmen soon bought it at a low price and incorporated it into the City God Temple to become its “West Garden”, and later turned it into many trade guild offices. During the Opium War and the Taiping Revolution, foreign aggressors stationed their troops in the garden for more than once. So, the garden experienced repeated calamities in its history and lost much of its former grandeur. With the care of the people’s government since 1949, Yuyuan Garden has gone through many renovations with the recent one carried out in 1987 to restore its eastern part. And since 1982, it has been under the special protection of the State Council.

　　Yuyuan Garden is a residence garden and one of the best in southern China. Although a small one, with an area of only 2 hectares, it strikes visitors as quite large because of its zigzag layout. With pavilions, halls, chambers, towers, ponds and rockeries, it presents more than 40 vista points. At least 10,000 people visit the garden every day. No wonder people say “Those who have come to Shanghai but missed Yuyuan Garden and the City God Temple Bazaar cannot claim that they have been to the city.”

　　Before entering the garden, you will see a beautiful lotus pond. Across the pond is a bridge with a pavilion in the middle. The Mid-lake Pavilion was rebuilt in 1784 and converted into a teahouse 80 years ago. One of the best in Shanghai, the tea-house is a popular place for senior citizens, who enjoy chatting with each other over a cup of tea.

　　By the tea-house is a nine-zigzag bridge. The bridge is an indispensable part of a Chinese garden. It divides up the water space. A zigzag bridge slows down visitors’ pace so that they may enjoy the scenery more leisurely and it also enables them to have a different view whenever they make a turn. But why nine zigzags? It is because “nine” is the biggest digit before ten and is, therefore, a lucky number.

　　This is the Three Corn-ear Hall, the largest and tallest in the garden. Called the “Hall of Happiness and Longevity” at fir5st, it was a place where the host entertained his guests and held banquets. There are three plaques in the hall. The top plaque is “Mountains and Forests in the City”. It expresses Pan Yunduan’s love for landscape. As Shanghai lies in a flat country with no mountains or forests around, he had the garden built with plenty of trees and plants and rockeries, hoping to bring natural beauty into it. The middle plaque is “Lin Tai Jin Shi”. “Lin Tai” refers to the high terrace where the King of Zhou Dynasty offered sacrifices to his ancestors. The hall used to be a place for the gentry to explain and study the imperial edicts, so this plaque is used to suggest this function. The third plaque is “Three Corn-ear Hall”. After the hall was turned into an office for the rice and bean businessmen, the name was changed into “Three Corn-ear Hall”, reflecting the wishes of businessmen for a rich harvest. For the same reason, there are crops and fruits carved on the doors of the hall.

　　Yuyuan Garden boasts many lattice windows, which are found in the corridors and on the walls. They were covered by papers or foils of shells 400 years ago before glass was introduced as construction material. Built with a mixture of clay, lime and alum, each of them presents a different design. On the windows near the Three Corn-ear Hall are designs of pine, crane, and linzhi herb, which symbolize fortune, wealth, longevity and happiness.

　　Behind the Three Corn-ear Hall stand the Yanshan Hall (Hall for Viewing the Mountain) built in 1866. Opposite the hall is a beautiful rockery. Designed by Zhang Nanyang, a famous landscape architect, it is a rarity in southern China. While sipping tea with your friends in the hall, as the owner did, you can enjoy the rockery in front. As is described by the words on the plaque in the hall “High Mountain Ridges”, the 12-merter-high rockery hill, dumped with 2,000 tons of rocks, is noted for its steep cliffs and hidden, winding paths. It is no exaggeration to say that the rockery is the crystallization of the wisdom and creativeness of the working people as to move the rocks from 200-kilometer-away Wukang in Zhejiang Province alone was no easy job at all. What is more amazing is that the rocks were stuck together by cooked glutinous rice mixed with alum and lime, for at that time cement was not available. Visitors feel as if they were on real mountain ridges once they ascend the rockery covered with trees and flowers and with streams flowing down the slopes into the pond below. The pavilion on the hilltop, the highest point in Shanghai 400 years ago, commanded an excellent view of the Huangpu River by sails and masts, hence the name “Pavilion for Viewing the River”.

　　Above the Yangshan Hall is the “Rain Rolling Tower” with its named derived from the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Bo’s poem. A verse of it reads “Dusk finds the pearl curtain rolling up the rain drifting from Western Hill.” It is true that on the four sides of the hall there used to be pearl curtains, which gave off a kind of rain-like sound against the wind. While enjoying in the hall the excellent views of the rockery and pond full of lotus blossoms and goldfish, visitors seem to hear the sound of rain, thus feeling carried away by the poetic surrounding with mountains in the rain.

　　Behind the rockery is a wall topped with a dragon, called the reclining dragon. There are five dragon walls in the garden, dividing the garden into different scenic sections.

　　In Yuyuan Garden there are many brick carvings and clay sculptures, dating back to the Qing Dynasty, 300 years ago. Here is a clay sculpture called “Plum Wives and Crane Sons”. The legend connected with the carving describes Lin Heqing who loved plum and crane as if they were his wife and son. Hence the title. Though a great poet, Lin fell out of favor. Disappointed, he lived in seclusion in a country co9ttage on the Gushan Hill in Hangzhou. During the twenty years of his stay there, he did nothing but plant plum trees and raise a crane. Every year, when the plum bloomed, he simply stayed at home and enjoyed the plum blossoms. That was why he was able to write a number of beautiful poems in praise of plum trees, which have ever since been greatly admired and recited by people. His crane Wuno was also a great help to him. When, occasionally, his friends called on him and found him out, his crane would fly around. Seeing the crane, he got the message that would return home immediately to receive his guests. The death of its master mad the crane so sad that it stood in front of his tomb day after day, crying till it died. The crane was buried not far from Lin’s tomb. By the side of Wono’s tomb, a pavilion, the Crane Pavilion, was built in memory of this faithful and loyal wading bird. Perhaps, Mr. Pan Yunduan used this clay sculpture to express his idea that he and Mr. Lin Heqing had the same fate.

　　The brick carving on the right describes a warrior who came out first in the military examinations at three levels.

　　At the entrance to the corridor are two iron lions. Cast in the Yuan Dynasty, they are nearly 700 years old. Iron lions are very rare in China as most of them are made of wood or stone. Regarded as the king of animals, lion signified “dignity” and “majesty”. Such lions, usually put in front of palaces or courts, were meant to show the owner’s prowess. It is very easy to tell the sex of the two lions. The rule is that the female one is always put to the left while the male one stands on the right. What is more, the female lion fondles a baby, while the male plays with a ball. There is an old saying in China, “The lion’s cub has to learn how to rough it.” The mother lion makes it a point to give the baby a hard time so that it will be trained into a brave animal. From the way the lion keeps it under her paws, we know that it is the female.

　　These two lions were originally found in Anyang County, Henan Province. They were shipped to Tokyo and did not return to China until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945. However, they were put among scraps under the KMT’s regime, which did not care about the historical relics. They were recovered after 1949 and moved to this garden.

　　We are now walking through the corridor. A corridor provides the link between buildings in ancient gardens. Appearing in different forms---straight or zigzag, high or low, hill-climbing or water-hugging, a corridor is a visitor’s guideline. It divides up the space and combines the views. With every step the visitor takes following a corridor, the view changes. A technique in building court gardens is to create paralleled views. That is to say the pavilions, halls, chambers, and towers should match each other. Here is a case in point. Standing on the Rain Rolling Tower and looking on the right, visitors seems to see a landscape painting dominated by the rockery resembling a real mountain. When visitors on top of the rockery cast their eyes to their left, they will be struck by a genre painting centered on towers and chambers with pavilions, bridges, and ponds tucked away as the background.

　　The rock in the middle of the corridor looks like a young lady. It serves to block the scenery behind. It is another technique in Chinese garden building.

　　The plaque above says “Gradually Entering the Wonderland”. It means that you should slowly follow the winding corridor in order to really appreciate the beautiful views ahead.

　　You can now see another brick carving on your left. The old man holding a walking stick is the God of Longevity. He is distinguished by an abnormally large, protruding forehead, which is deeply lined and crowned with snow-white hair. He is a legendary figure said to be in charge of the life span of mankind. Above the God of Longevity is the Goddess of Mercy.

　　This is Happy Fish Waterside Pavilion. Surrounded by water on three sides, it is a good place for enjoying goldfish swimming happily in the pond. The pavilion often reminds visitors of the dialogue between two ancient philosophers, Zhuang Zi and Hui Zi. Once they came to a pond like this, Zhuang Zi said, “The fish must be very happy.” Hui Zi asked him, “How do you know they they are happy since you are not fish?” The former answered, “How do you know that I do not know they are happy since you are not me?” Visitors do find themselves in a happy frame of mind when they hear the sound of flowing water and see the goldfish swimming freely in the limpid water of the pond.

　　This small area itself is a garden as it is completely with the basic elements called for by a Chinese garden: plant, water, building, and rock. The pond, partitioned in the middle by a crenellated wall with the water flowing through an arched opening at the foot of the wall, looking deeper and longer than itself. This is what we call creating the maximum space out of a small area. If your eyes follow the stream beyond the arch, you will see in the water the reflection of people and scenery on the other side of the wall. This is the technique of “scenery borrowing”. It means using the scenery “borrowed” from outside the wall as the setoff to enrich the views inside and make the two become one.

　　There is a 300-year old wisteria at the corner. It is said the tree once withered but came into bloom again. Some people regard wisteria as a symbol of welcoming guests. When summer sets in, the tree is laden with white, butterfly-like flowers, which give off refreshing fragrance.

　　This is the Double Corridor partitioned by a wall with open windows. When you look through the windows, you will see different views like traditional Chinese paintings in frames. This is another technique in Chinese garden building called “scenery framing”. One side of the corridor presents you with chambers, towers and a houseboat, which are all static. The other side provides you with the views of water, trees and flowers, which are all in motion. As you walk along, the pictures are changing like pictures.

　　At the end of the corridor is the Chamber of Ten Thousand Flowers. It is so called because there used to be fresh flowers here all the year round. Designs of plants and flowers are carved on the doors and windows. Particularly eye-catching are the designs on clay sculptures of the orchid, the bamboo, the chrysanthemum, and the plum at the four corners of the chamber, representing spring, summer, autumn and winter respectively. The furniture with carved flowers in the chamber are over 200 years old. In front of the chamber are many rocks brought here from Taihu Lake. Eroded by water, they are in different shapes, many, interestingly, resembling animals.

　　Here are two ancient trees: one gingko and the other, magnolia. It is said that Mr. Pan Yunduan’s father planted here 400 years ago two gingko trees, one male and the other female. Later the female gingko died and a magnolia was planted in its place. Known as “living fossil”, gingko trees used to grow profusely about 146 million years ago, but are now on the brink of extinction. It is also called “gongsun” tree because it grows so slowly that the grandfather plants the tree and the grandson picks the fruit. The tree looks like a large parachute because its dark green leaves resemble small fans. Its seeds and leaves can be used for medical purposes.

　　If you look up, you will see the second dragon on top of the wall. The dragon sprawls on the wall, with its head raised high, ready to mount the cloud. Hence the name “Dragon Mounting to the Clouds”. Dragon is a mythical animal. It is said dragon could call up wind and waves. Fairies rode on them or used them as messengers. Dragon is said to have horns like a deer’s antlers, the head of an ox, eyes of a shrimp, the body of a snake, scales of a fish, and talons of an eagle. Regarded as something sacred and the symbol of the emperor, dragons were used to consolidate the rule of the feudal rulers in ancient China.

　　The dragon has, in its mouth, a pearl which is its life-line. There is also a toad under its mouth. It is said that these two animals depend on each other for survival. The toad lives on the saliva of the dragon. The dragons in the garden all have three talons instead of five. It is said that the owner did this on purpose because the dragons in the imperial palace had five talons and he did not want to offend the emperor by having the same kind of dragons.

　　This is the Spring Hall (Dian Cun Tang). Being one of the three treasures in Yuyuan Garden, it was built around 1820. the name of the hall was derived from one of the poems by Su Dongpo, a great poet in the Song Dynasty. The name Dian Cun also means ordering one’s favorite theatrical work. In Chinese, Dian means ordering or choosing, while Cun means theatrical work. The Pans used to sit in this hall and appreciate the performances given on the stage just in front of it.

　　In 1853, people in Shanghai organized a secret society---the Small Sword Society---in response to the Taiping Heavenly Revolution, a peasant uprising against the corrupt Qing government. It was an uprising on the largest scale, with the longest duration and greatest number of participants in the contemporary history of Shanghai. The uprising army once headquartered its northern city command post in this hall. The army took the city and held out for one and half years before it was defeated by the reactionary Qing government in collusion with the foreign powers. However, the uprising dealt a heavy blow at the ruling class. It had remained desolated since the defeat of the uprising. However, after the founding of New China, this hall was restored by the Shanghai local government in 1956 and has been serving as a base for the patriotic education. There is, on the wall, a traditional Chinese painting named “Appreciating the Sword”. It was made by a famous Qing Dynasty painter Ren Bonian, who once took part in the uprising. The Spring Hall is now an exhibition hall, displaying some pictures, weapons, and coins used by the Small Sword Society.

　　The stage in front of the hall was built partly on water and partly on land. On the roof of the pavilion stage are some clay figures from the Chinese classic novel “The Romance of the Three Kingdoms”. The building on the left, when viewed from the front, is a stage but looks like a pavilion on the water when viewed from the back.

　　The two-storied structure over there is the “Tower of Happiness” built with Taihu rocks in the shape of clouds. The tower, like a “castle in the air”, seems floating amidst clouds. This scenic section, centered on the “Tower of Happiness” with other buildings around and dotted by rockery, water and “clouds”, presents a mythical touch. Arriving here, visitors feel like entering a fairyland.

　　This is the Hall of Mildness, located between a pond and a huge rock. The hall, bright and spacious, with windows on four sides, is cool in summer and warm in winter. Please have a look at the furniture on display in the hall. The furniture is made of banian tree roots with a history of over 200 years. The decorations in the hall are also made of banian tree roots---the phoenix on the right, a “Ru Yi” or say “As you wish”, an ornamental object in the middle, and a unicorn on the left.

　　On top of the wall here are the third and fourth dragons with a pearl between them. They are called “Twin dragons playing with a pearl”. On festive occasions streets packed with people present a bustling scene, whereby twin dragons manipulated by players dance and fiddle with a pearl.

　　Here is another famous piece of brick carving, “Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea”. Each of the immortals had some magic power and working together they managed to cross the rough sea. It implies the meaning that when people working together with concerted efforts, they will finally succeed.

　　This is the eastern part of Yuyuan Garden. It was leveled to the ground after the Opium War but has recently been restored. Following the Mind Dynasty-styled “Spring Corridor” flanked by green bamboo, visitors will see Huijing (Scenery Gathering) Tower, the center of one of the three scenic sections in the eastern part. The tower, built in 1870, commands an excellent view of the whole garden. Not far from it is the Nine-Lion Study erected in 1959. visitors may stop in front of the tower and enjoy the elegance of the pavilion in the distance. Or they may cross the stone bridge and following the stone path leading to it. Ascending the pavilion, they may enjoy the sight of the lotus blossoms in the pond or appreciate the tranquility of the pavilion tucked away amidst ancient trees.

　　Besides a rockery stands another pavilion called Liushang (Toasting). Its shadows are thrown onto the pond. It is recorded that on March 3rd of the lunar calendar every year, men of letters in Shanghai would gather here and compose poems over a glass of wine like Wang Xizhi (a famous calligrapher 1,700 years ago) and his friends did in Lanting Pavilion.

　　Next to the Liushagn Pavilion is a three-zigzag stone bridge spanning the water. Walking on the bridge, one feels like tiptoeing on water.

　　On the far end of the bridge is a wall with a moon-shaped door. The words “Yingyu” or leading to the jade” are above the door. The grotesquely-shaped huge rock behind the door will arouse visitors’ curiosity. You will hastily enter the next scenic section---the Exquisite Jade Stone.

　　Once entering this section, you will find yourself in a world of “jade”. The huge rock, the Jade Magnificence Hall, the beautiful rockery peak and the wonderful corridor all contain in their names the Chinese character “yu” or jade. Even the Yulan (magnolia), Shanghai’s city tree newly planted in front of the hall means “white jade orchid” in Chinese.

　　The 3.3-meter-high Exquisite Jade Stone is a rare treasure and, actually, one of the three best in China. The other two, one in Beijing and one in Suzhou. It was one of the many valuable rocks which should have been sent to the Northern Song Dynasty Emperor, Huizhong, a rock collector. But it got lost while being transported from the south to the northern capital Kaifeng. It finally ended up in a private garden in Shanghai’s Sanlingtang, east of the Huangpu River. The owner, a local official, when marrying his daughter to the younger brother of Pan Yunduan, presented the rock to his son-in-law as a dowry.

　　The rock is noted for its slender shape, permeable nature, wrinkled surface and numerous holes, 72 in all. Water poured on the top drips down through the holes, while smoke from incense sticks burned below coils up through them.

　　The Jade Magnificence Hall was used as the study by Pan Yunduan. It is said that Pan would come to the hall every day and look for a long time at to Exquisite Jade Stone. He thus felt delighted and was inspired to write. The hall has been restored with ancient books, writing brushes and an ink stone on display.

　　Jiyu Peak used to be in the eastern part of the garden. After the damage done to this part, some remains of Jiyu Peak lay for a long time by the roadside. In 1956, Chen Congzhou, an eminent architect and professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, discovered them. They were moved to the present site during the recent renovation. “Jiyu” means piling up of numerous pieces of beautiful jade.

　　The Jiyu Corridor, which is over 100 meters long, was built in the style of the Mind Dynasty. It is the longest water-side corridor in China. It is so called because Jiyu Peak stands on it. Added to it are some stone tablets, bearing important dates about the garden. This is considered by Chen a valuable piece of “jade” in the garden.

　　To the west of the Jade magnificence Hall is the Moon Tower. The name aptly implies that the jade is as bright as the moon. Ascending the tower on the 15th night of August of the Chinese lunar calendar, people will enjoy two bright moons: one in the sky and the other reflected on the pond below. The Moon Tower is, actually, the upper part of a two-storied structure built by a pond in 1883. below the “Moon Tower” is Qizhao Hall, an ideal place for enjoying the beautiful lotus in the pond. There are sixteen screen doors in the winding corridor in front of Qizhao Hall. On each of them there is a carved picture of ploughing and weaving. On the eaves of the hall, there are many Chinese characters of “longevity” carved out of wood. They are called “hundred-longevity map” with distinct national feature.

　　On the eastern wall is another brick carving “Guang Han Palace”. It is a palace in the moon according to a legend. The lady in the middle of the brick carving is Chang E, known as the Moon Goddess. She flew to the moon after swallowing an elixir of immortality stolen from her husband, Hou Yi, who got it from Xi Wangmu (Heavenly Empress) of the Kunlun Mountains as a reward for shooting down nine suns in the sky. Wu Gang is another legendary figure on the moon. As he had made some serious mistakes while studying under a deity, he was ordered to fell a cassia tree growing on the moon. Every time Wu Gang raises his axe, the cut he has just made grows over, so he must go on chopping for eternity.

　　To the south of the Exquisite Jade Stone are the screen wall and the Coiling Dragon Bridge. Both are new additions built in the Ming style. Carved on the wall are the four Chinese characters “Huan Zhong Da Kuai”, meaning “happiness under heaven”. What is now one of the exits of the garden used to be the entrance. Once Mr. Pan entered the garden, he would enjoy the “worldly happiness first and then appreciate the rest of the beauty in the garden.

　　The eastern part of the Yuyuan Garden, only 0.5 hectare in size, has ponds taking up 60 percent of the total area. The halls, pavilions, chambers and bridges and their reflections on the water contrast wonderfully with each other, making the area loo much larger in size.

　　Here we are in the Inner Garden, formerly the back garden of the City God Temple. It was reconstructed in 1709. this typical Qing Dynasty-styled garden only covers 0.14 hectare but is exquisitely and tastefully laid out. How apt it is to call this a garden with a garden!

　　Here is the Hall of Serenity, the main building in the Inner Garden. If you stand in front of the hall and quietly look at the rocks opposite, you will, again, find that many of them are in the shape of animals.

　　Two stone lions squat on both sides of the hall. Each of the lions has a small ball in its mouth. The stone ball is carved inside the lion’s mouth.

　　There are some sculptures on the roof of the hall. The one on the left is Yue Fei, a famous general of the Song Dynasty. To this day, people still speak highly of him for his meritorious deeds of resisting the Jin invaders.

　　This is the Nine-Dragon Pond built with Taihu rocks. There are actually only four dragons carved on the rocks, but with their reflections on the water and the pool itself in the shape of a dragon, they make up nine dragons altogether.

　　This brick carving “Guo Ziyi Being Congratulated on His Birthday” is a pice of art work of the Qing Dynasty going back 300 years. Guo Ziyi, a general of the Tang Dyansty, suppressed the rebellious minister An Lushan and later drove away the invading enemy. He was once looked up as a symbol of happiness, fortune, and longevity.

　　This is the Sleeping Dragon, the last of the five dragons in the garden. Its scales are carved out of clay while those of the others are made of tiles.

　　On top of the rockery stands a two-storied pavilion. Stopping here for a brief rest, you may enjoy the beautiful views around the feel delighted.

　　This is a stage built in the Qing Dynasty-style with exquisite carvings and elaborate decorations. It is the oldest and largest stage preserved in perfect conditions in Shanghai. On the sides of the stage are two-storied buildings for audience to watch performances from both floors.

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　　Location:

　　Yuyuan Garden, located in the southern part of Shanghai, is a famous classic garden. It is characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming dynasty.

　　History:

　　1. Pan Yunduan, once an official of Sichuan Province, there is another saying that he was a treasurer, had the garden built to please his parents. The garden’s name “Yu” means “Pleasing one’s parents”.

　　2. The construction started in 1559 but went on and off for lack of money and did not complete until twenty-eight years later.

　　3. Some businessmen bought it at a low price and later make it the City God Temple’s West Garden. During the Opium War and the Taiping Revolution, it was occupied and experienced a lot of disasters, so it lost much of its former grandeur. After the liberation of Shanghai, the people’s government makes many renovations to Yuyuan Garden and it opened to public at last in 1987 with a totally new look.

　　Main spots:

　　Before entering:

　　There is a beautiful lotus pond. Across the pond is a bridge with a pavilion in the middle which is called the Mid-Lake Pavilion. It was rebuilt in 1784 and was converted into a teahouse 80 years ago. The old teahouse is one of the most famous in Shanghai, and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Bill Clinton among others.

　　By the teahouse is a nine zigzag bridge.

　　Don’t miss the Mid-Lake Pavilion Teahouse next to the entrance of the Yuyuan Gardens and now one of the most famous teahouses in China, visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Bill Clinton among others.

　　Six scenery area:

　　One: The Huge Rockery scenic area.

　　Zigzag bridge:

　　A zigzag bridge is one method for garden building.

　　It slows down visitors’ pace so that they may enjoy the scenery leisurely and it also enables them to have a different view whenever they make a turn.

　　Why nine zigzag? It is because “nine” is the biggest digit before ten and is a lucky number.

　　On special occasions such as the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th of January of the lunar calendar, celebrations are held in the vicinity, giving rise to much hustle and bustle.

　　It was a private garden in the southeast of Shanghai, with a history of more than 400 years. The Garden features more than 30 halls and pavilions such as Spring Hall, Chamber for Gathering the Rain and Pavilion for Viewing Frolicking Fish. They look out on pools filled with multicolored carp and lotus, artificial but climbable mountains, a Grand Rockery, dragon-shaped walls and winding corridors.

　　The owner of the garden, Yunduan Pan, once a treasurer of Sichuan Province in the Ming Dynasty, had the garden built after the imperial type in Beijing to please his parents in their old age. Hence the name of the garden "Yu", which means "pleasing one's parents".

　　The construction started in 1559 but went on and off for lack of money and did not come to completion till twenty years later. Unfortunately, Pan's father did not live to see the garden completed. What's more, the Pans went down the drain and his descendents were eager to sell the garden. Some businessmen soon bought it at a low price. Then, it was incorporated into the City God Temple to become its "West Garden", and alter turned into many trade gild offices. In the mid-1800s the Society of Small Swords used the Garden as a gathering place for meetings. It was here that they planned their uprising with the Taiping revolutioners against the French colonialists. The French destroyed the Garden during the first Opium War. So, the garden experienced repeated calamities in its history and lost much of its former grandeur. But the area was later rebuilt and renovated.

　　Yu Garden is divided into six parts with many scenic spots: Three Corn-Ear Hall and Grand Rockery; Happy Fish Waterside Pavilion and Chamber of Ten Thousand Flowers; Spring Hall and Hall of Mildness; Scenery Gathering Tower, Toasting Pavilion and Nine-lion Study; Exquisite Jade Stone and the Inner Garden.

　　Each part of Yu Garden is separated by a white brick wall, the top of which are decorated with dragons. Each part of the park, although divided, has a balance and harmony creating a unity of expression.

　　Yu Garden is a piece of Shanghai past, one of the few old sights left in the city. Everyday at least 10,000 people visit the garden. No wonder people say "Those who came to Shanghai but missed Yu Garden and the City God Temple Bazaar can not claim that they have been to the city."

　　Open Hour: daily 9:00 a.m. -- 5:30 p.m.

　　Address: 218 Anren Street, Old City

　　Busline: No. 64, No. 24, No. 11, No. 926

　　Three Corn-Ear Hall and Grand Rockery

　　Let's begin our virtual tour. Before entering the garden, you will see a beautiful lotus pond. Across the pond is a bridge with a pavilion in the middle. The mid-lake pavilion was rebuilt in 1784 and converted into a teahouse 80 years ago. One of the best in Shanghai, the teahouse is a popular place for the elderly people, who enjoy chatting with each other over a cup of tea.

　　Under the teahouse is a nine-zigzag bridge. The Bridge is an indispensable part of a Chinese garden. It divides up the water space. A zigzag bridge slows down visitors' pace so that they may enjoy the scenery leisurely and it also enables them to see a different view whenever they make a turn. But why nine zigzags? It is because "nine" is the biggest digit before ten and is, therefore, a lucky number. On special occasions such as the lantern festival, which falls on the 15th of January of the lunar calendar, celebrations used to be held in the vicinity, giving rise to much hustle and bustle. Yu Yuan Garden is a small one, only covering an area of 2 hectares but it strikes one as quite large because of its zigzag layout.

　　This is the Three Corn-Ear Hall, the largest and tallest hall in the garden. Called the "Hall of Happiness and Longevity" at first, it was a place where the host entertained his guests and held banquets.

　　There are three plaques in the hall - "Mountains and Forests in the City" on top, "Ling Tai Jin Shi" in the middle and "Three-Ear Corn Hall" at the bottom. The top plaque expresses Mr. Pan's love for landscape. As Shanghai lies in a flat country with no mountains or forests around, he built the garden with plenty of trees and plants and rockeries, hoping to bring the beauties into it. The two words "Ling Tai" on the middle plaque refers to the high terrace, where the King of Zhou Dynasty offered sacrifices to his ancestors. The hall was also a place for the gentry to explain and study the imperial edicts. After the hall was turned into an office for the rice and bean businessmen, the name was changed into "Three Corn-Ear Hall", reflecting the wishes of businessmen for a rich harvest. For the same reason, there are crops and fruits carved on the doors of the hall.

　　Yu Yuan Garden boasts many lattice windows, which are found in the corridors and on the walls. They were covered by paper of foil of shells 400 years ago instead of glas as they are now. Built with a mixture of clay, lime and alum, each of them presents a different design. On the windows near the Three Corn-Ear Hall are designs of pine, crane and lingzhi herb, which symbolize fortune, wealth, longevity and happiness.

　　Behind the Three Corn-Ear Hall stands the Yangshan Hall (Hall for Viewing the Mountain) built in 1866. Opposite the Yangshan Hall is a beautiful rockery hill which is called Grand Rockery. Designed by Chang Nanyang, a famous landscape architect, it is a rarity in southern China. While sipping tea with your friends in the hall as the owner did, you can enjoy the rockery hill in front. As is described by the words on the plaque in the hall "High Mountain Ridges", the 12-metre high rockery hill, dumped with 2,000 tons of rocks, is noted for its steep cliffs and hidden, winding paths. It is no exaggeration to say that the rockery hill is the crystallization of the wisdom and creativeness of the working people as to move the rocks from 200-kilometre-away Wukang in Zhejiang province alone was no easy job at all. What is more amazing is that the rocks were stuck together by cooked glutinous rice mixed with alum and lime, for at that time cement was not available.

　　Visitors feel as if they were on real mountain ridges once they ascend the rockery covered by trees and flowers and with streams flowing down the slopes into the pond below. The pavilion on the hilltop, the highest point in Shanghai 400 years ago, commanded an excellent view of the Huang Pu River dotted by sails and masts. Hence the name "Pavilion for Viewing the River".

　　Behind the rockery is a wall topped with a dragon, called the reclining dragon. There are five dragon walls in the garden, dividing it into six different scenic sections.

　　Above the Yangshan Hall is the "Rain Rolling Tower" with its name derived from the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Bo's poem. A verse of it reads "At dusk the pearl-curtain rolls up the rain drifting from Western Hill." It is true that on the four sides of the hall there used to be pearl-curtains, which gave off a kind of rain-like sound against the wind. While enjoying, in the hall, the excellent views of the rockery and pond full of lotus blossoms and goldfish, visitors seem to hear the sound of rain, thus feeling carried away by the poetic surrounding with mountains in the rain.

　　In Yu Yuan Garden there are many brick carvings, dating back to the Qing Dynasty, 300 years ago. Here are two of them. The one on the left is called "Plum Wives and Crane Sons". They are carved on the bricks fired in the kiln. The legend connected with the carving describes Lin Heqing, a poet in the Song Dynasty 1000 years ago. Mr. Lin loved plum and crane as he did his wife and son. Hence the saying "Plum Wives and Crane sons". Though a great poet, Lin Heqing fell out of favour. Disappointed, he lived in seclusion in a country cottage on the Gushan Hill in Hangzhou. During the twenty years of his stay there, he did nothing other than planting plum trees and raising a crane. Every year, when the plums bloomed he simply stayed at home and enjoyed the sight of the plum blossoms. That was why he was able to write a number of beautiful poems in praise of plum trees, which have ever since been greatly admired and recited by people. His crane Wuno was also a great help to him. When occasionally, his friends called on him and found him out, his crane would fly around. Seeing the crane, he got the message and would return home immediately to receive his guests. The death of its master made the crane so sad that it stood in front of his tomb day after day, crying until it died. The crane was buried not far from Lin's tomb. By the side of Wuno's tomb, a pavilion, the Crane Pavilion, was built in memory of the faithful and loyal wading bird. Perhaps, Mr. Pan used this brick carving to ex[press his idea that he and Mr. Lin were in the same boat. The brick carving on the right describes someone who came out first in the military examinations at three levels.

　　Now let us go to the next section: Happy Fish Waterside Pavilion and Chamber of Ten Thousand Flowers.

　　Happy Fish Waterside Pavilion, Chamber of Ten Thousand Flowers

　　At the entrance to the corridor are two iron lions. Cast in the Yuan dynasty, they are nearly 700 years old. Iron lions are very rare in China as most of them are made of wood or stone. Regarded as the king of animals, lion signifies "dignity" and "majesty". Such lions, usually put in front of palaces or courts, were meant to show the owners' prowess. It is very easy to tell the sex of the two lions.

　　The rule is that the female one is always put on the left while the male one stands on the right. What is more, the female lion fondles a baby, while the male plays with a ball. There is an old saying in China "The lion's cub has to learn how to rough it." The mother lion makes it a point to give the baby a hard time so that it will be trained into a brave animal. Those two lions were originally found in Changde County, Henan Province. They were shipped to Tokyo and did not return to China until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945.

　　We are walking along the corridor. A corridor provides the link between buildings in ancient architecture. Appearing in different forms - straight or zigzag, high or low, hill-climbing or water-hugging, a corridor is a visitor's guideline. It divides up the space and combines the views. With every step the visitor takes following a corridor, the view changes. A technique in building court gardens is to create parallel views. That is to say the pavilions, halls, chambers and towers match each other. Here is a case in point.

　　Standing on the Rain Rolling Tower and looking on the right, visitors seem to see a landscape painting dominated by the rockery resembling a real mountain. When visitors on top of the rockery cast their eyes to their left, they will be struck by a genre painting centered on towers and chambers with pavilions, bridges and ponds tucked away as the background.

　　The rock in the middle of the corridor looks like a young lady. Isn't it a treat to see suddenly a young lady who feels shy upon meeting a stranger and tries to hide herself when you stop in the pavilion for a brief rest and enjoy the views around!

　　The plaque above says "Gradually Entering the Wonderland". It means that you should slowly follow the winding corridor in order to really appreciated the beautiful views ahead.

　　You see another brick carving on your left. The old man holding a walking stick is the God of Longevity. He is distinguished by an abnormally large, protruding forehead which is deeply lined and crowned with snow white hair. He also has big ears, long eyebrows and a square mouth with thick lips. He is a legendary figure said to be in charge of the life span of mankind. Above the God of Longevity is the Goddess of Mercy.

　　This is Happy Fish Waterside Pavilion. Surrounded by water on three sides, it is a good place for enjoying goldfish swimming happily in the pond. The pavilion often reminds visitors of the dialogue carried between two ancient philosophers, Zhuang Zhi and Hui Zhi. Once they came to a pond like this. One of them said, "The goldfish must be very happy." The other asked him, "How do you know whether they are happy since you are not fish?" he first one answered, "How do you know that I do not know they are happy since you are not me?"

　　Visitors do find themselves in a happy frame of mind when they hear the sound of flowing water and see the goldfish swimming freely in the clear water of the pond.

　　This small area itself is a garden as it is complete with the basic elements called for by a Chinese-type garden-plant, water, building and rock. The pond, partitioned in the middle by a crenelated wall with the water flowing through an arched opening at the foot of the wall, looks deeper and longer than itself. This is what we call creating the maximum space in a small area. If your eyes follow the stream beyond the arch you will see in the water the reflections of people and scenery on the other side of the wall. This is the technique of "scenery borrowing". It means using the scenery "borrowed" from outside the garden as the setoff to enrich the views inside and make the two become one.

　　There is a 300-year old wistaria at the corner. It is said the tree once withered but came into bloom again. Some people regard wistaria as a symbol for welcoming guests. When summer sets in, the tree is ladden with white, butterfly-like flowers, which give off refreshing fragrance.

　　This is the Double Corridor partitioned by a wall with latticed windows. When you look through the windows you will see different views like traditional Chinese paintings in frames. One side of the corridor presents you with chambers, towers and a houseboat which are all static. The other side provides you with the views of water and trees and flowers which are all moving.

　　At the end of the corridor is the Chamber of Ten Thousand Flowers. It is so called because there are fresh flowers here all the year round. Designs of plants and flowers are carved on the doors and windows. Particularly eye-catching are the designs of the plum, the orchid, the chrysanthemum and the bamboo at the four corners of the Chamber, representing spring, summer, autumn and winter respectively. The furniture with carved flowers in the chamber are over 200 years old.

　　In front of the chamber are many rocks brought here from lakes. Eroded by water, they are in different shapes, many, interestingly, resembling animals.

　　Here are two more ancient trees, one gingko and the other magnolia.

　　It is said that Mr. Pan's father planted two gingko trees, one male and the other female, 400 years ago. Later, the female gingko died and a magnolia was planted in its place. Known as "living fossil", gingko trees used to grow profusely about 146 million years ago, but are now on the brink of extinction. It is also called "gongsun" tree because it grows so slowly that the grandfather plants the tree and the grandson picks the fruit. The tree looks like a large parachute because of its dark green leaves resembling small fans. Its seeds and leaves can be used for medical purposes.

　　If you look up you will see the second dragon on top of the wall. The dragon sprawls on the wall, with its head raised hgh, ready to mount the clouds. Hence the name "dragon mounting to the clouds". Dragon is a mythical animal. It is said dragons could call up wind and waves.

　　Gods rode on them or used them as messengers. Dragon is said to have horns like a deer's antlers, the head of an ox, eyes of a shrimp, the body of a snake, scales of a fish, and talons of an eagle. Regarded as something sacred and the symbol of the emperor, dragons were used to consolidate the position of the feudal rulers in ancient China.

　　This dragon has, in its mouth, a pearl which is its life-line. There is also a toad under its mouth. It is said that these two animals depend on each other for survival. The toad lives on the saliver of the dragon, and, in turn, scratches its chin which is made itchy by the saliver. Let's continue our virtual tour to the third section:

　　Spring Hall and Hall of Mildness

　　This is the Spring Hall. In 1853, the people in Shanghai organized a secret society - the Small Sword Society in response to the Taiping Revolution. It was a uprising on the largest scale, with the longest duration and greatest number of participants in Shanghai. The uprising army once headquartered its northern city command post in this hall. The army took the city and held out for one and half years before it was defeated by the reactionary Qing government in collusion with the foreign powers. However, the uprising dealt a heavy blow at the ruling class. There is, on the wall, a traditional painting named "Appreciating the Sword," depicting the life of the uprising army. It was made by a famous Qing Dynasty painter Ren Bonian, who once took part in the uprising. The Spring Hall is now a museum, displaying some pictures, weapons and coins used by the Small Sword Society.

　　The Spring Hall (Dian Cun Tang) was built around 1820. It had remained desolate since the defeat of the 1853-uprising. It was restored by the Shanghai local government in 1956. The name of the hall was derived from one of the poems by Dongpo Su, a great poet in the Song Dynasty. The word "spring" here means one's favorite actors and theatrical works. "Dian" in Chinese means "to choose". The theatrical performances chosen by Yunduan Pan were given by his favorite actors on the little stage opposite to the hall. Mr. Pan, while wining and dining in the hall, enjoyed the stage show with his friends. On the roof of the pavilion stage are some clay figures from the Chinese classic novel the "Three Kingdoms".

　　The two-storied structure over there is the "Tower of Happiness" built with Taihu rocks in the shape of clouds. The tower, like a "castle in the air", seems floating amidst clouds. The building on the left, when viewed from the front, is a stage but looks like a pavilion on the water when viewed from the back. This scenic section, centered on the "Tower of Happiness" with other buildings around and dotted by rockery, water and "clouds", presents a mythical touch.

　　Arriving here, visitors feel like entering a fairyland. This is the Hall of Mildness, located between a pond and a huge rock. The hall, bright and spacious, with windows on four sides, is cool in summer and warm in winter. Please look at the furniture on display in the hall. These furniture, practical and beautiful, are made of banian tree roots with a history of over 200 years. The decorations in the hall are also made of banian tree roots - the phoenix on the right, "Ru Ji" or "as-you-wish" in the middle and the unicorn on the left.

　　On top of the wall here are the third and fourth dragons with a pearl between them. They are called "Twin dragons playing with a pearl". On festival occasions, streets packed with people present a bustling scene, whereby twin dragons manipulated by players dance and fiddle with a pearl.

　　Here is another brick carving with the pine tree, the deer, the lingzhi herb and the crane, all symbolizing a long life.

　　Scenery Gathering Pavilion, Toasting Pavilion and Nine-lion Study

　　This is the eastern part of Yu Yuan Garden. It was leveled to the ground after the Opium War but has recently been restored. Following the Ming Dynasty-styled "Spring Corridor" flanked by green bamboo, visitors will see the Huijing (Scenery Gathering) Tower, the centre of one of the three scenic sections in the eastern part. The tower, built in 1870, commands an excellent view of the whole garden. The Nine-Lion Study, overlooking the Huijing Tower, was erected in 1959.

　　Visitors may stop in front of the tower and enjoy the elegance of the pavilion in the distance. Or they may cross the stone bridge and follow the stone path leading to it. Ascending the pavilion, they may catch sight of the lotus in the pond or appreciate the tranquility of the pavilion tucked away admist ancient trees.

　　Beside a rockery stands another pavilion called Liushang (Toasting) Pavilion. Its shadows are thrown onto the pond. It is recorded that on March 3 of the lunar calendar ever year, men of letters in Shanghai would come here and compose poems over a glass of wine like Wang Xizhi and his friends did in Lan Pavilion.

　　Next to the Liushang Pavilion is a three-cornered stone bridge clinging to the water. The water surface, the bridge, trees, halls and towers form a staircase. Walking on the bridge, one feels like tiptoeing on the water.

　　On the far end of the bridge is a wall with a moon-shaped door. The words "Yinyu" or "leading to the jade" are above the door. He grotesquely-shaped huge rock behind the door will arouse visitors' curiosity. You will hastily enter the next scenic section ......the Exquisite Jade Stone.

　　Exquisite Jade Stone

　　Once entering this section, you will find yourself in a world of "jade". The huge rock, the Jade Magnificence Hall, the beautiful rockery peak and the wonderful corridor all contain in their names the Chinese word "yu" or jade. Even the Yulan (magnolia) Shanghai city's tree - newly planted in front of the hall - means "white jade orchid" in Chinese.

　　The 3.3-meter-high Exquisite Jade Stone is a rare treasure and, actually, one of the three best in China. It was one of the many valuable rocks which should have been sent to the Northern Song Dynasty Emperor, Huizong, a rock fan. But it got lost while being transported from the south to the northern capital Kaifeng. It finally ended up in a private garden in Shanghai's Sanlintang, east of the Huangpu River. The owner, a local official, when marrying his daughter to the younger brother of Yunduan Pan, presented the rock to his son-in-law as a dowry.

　　The rock is noted for its slender shape, translucent nature, wrinkled surface and numerous holes, 72 in all. Water poured on the top drips down through the holes, while smoke from incense sticks burned below coils up through them.

　　The Jade Magnificence Hall was used as the study of Yunduan Pan. It is said that Pan would come to the hall every day and look for a long time at the Exquisite Jade Stone. He thus felt delighted and was inspired to write. The hall has been restored, with ancient books, writing brushes and an ink stone on display.

　　Jiyu Peak used to be in the eastern part of the garden. After the damage done to this part, some remains of Jiyu Peak lay for a long time by the roadside. In 1956, Chen Congzhou, an eminent architect and professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, discovered them. They were moved to the present site during the recent renovation. "Jiyu" means piling up of numerous pieces of beautiful jade.

　　The Jiyu Corridor, which is over 100 meters long, was built in the style of the Ming Dynasty. It is the longest water-side corridor in China. It is so called because Jiyu Peak stands on it. Added to it are some stone tablets, bearing important data about the garden. This is considered by Chen as valuable "jade" in the garden.

　　To the far north of the Jiyu Corridor is another rockery hill. Designed by Professor Chen's disciple, Zhang Jianhua, the hill is characterized by its caves, winding paths, steep cliffs and flowing streams. It matches wonderfully well with the other 12-metre-high rockery hill before Yangshan Hall.

　　To the west of the Jade Magnificence Hall is the Moon Tower. The name aptly implies that the jade is as bright as the moon. Ascending the tower on the 15th night of August of the Chinese lunar calendar, people will enjoy two bright moons - one in the sky and the other reflected on the pond below. The Moon Tower is, actually, the upper part of a two-storied structure built by a pond in 1883. Below the "Moon Tower" is Qi Zao Hall, an ideal place for enjoying the beautiful lotus in the pond. There are sixteen screen doors in the winding corridor in front of Qi Zao Hall. On each of them there is a carved picture of ploughing and weaving. On the eaves of the hall, there are many Chinese characters of "longevity" carved out of wood.

　　They are called "hundred-longevity map" with distinct national features.

　　On the eastern wall is another brick carving "Guang Han Palace". It is a palace in the moon according to a legend. The lady in the middle of the brick carving is Chang E, known as the Moon Goddess. Chang E flew to the moon after swallowing an elixir of immortality stolen from her husband, Hou Yi, who got it from Xi Wangmu (Heavenly Empress) of the Kunlun Mountains as a reward for shooting down nine suns in the sky. Wu Gang is another legendary figure on the moon. As he made some serious mistakes while studying under a deity, he was ordered to fell a cassia tree growing on the moon. Every time Wu Guang raises his axe, the cut he has just made grows over, so he must go on chopping for eternity.

　　The compound in front is in the shape of a square jar. There, you will find a plaque with the words "Entering Heaven-like Jar", meaning entering the fairyland on earth. There is a legend passed down from the Han Dynasty. Once upon a time, there was an old man, a pharmacy owner, crawling into one of the jars of his shop after closing time. He asked the old man to take him along. Once he entered the jar, he discovered a lot of dishes and wine. So, the two got down to a feast and enjoyed the food and wine so much that they felt as if they had entered a heaven of peace. "Entering Heaven-like Jar" means going on a drinking spree and throwing to the four winds all the vexations of life.

　　To the south of the Exquisite Jade Stone are the Screen Wall and the Coiling Dragon Bridge. Both are new additions built in the Ming style. Carved in the wall are the four Chinese words "Huan Zhong Da Kuai", meaning "happiness under heaven". What is now one of the exits of the garden used to be the entrance. Once Mr. Pan entered the garden, he would enjoy the "worldly happiness" first, and then drink in the rest of the beauties in the garden.

　　The eastern part of Yu Yuan Garden, only 0.5 hectare in size, has ponds taking up 60 per cent of the total area. The halls, pavilions, chambers and bridges and their reflections on the water contrast wonderfully with each other, making the area look much larger.

　　The Inner Garden

　　Here we are in the Inner Garden. Formerly the back garden of the City God Temple, it was reconstructed in 1709. This typical Qing Dynasty-styled garden only covers 0.14 hectares but is exquisitely and tastefully laid out. How apt it is to call this a garden within a garden!

　　Here is the Hall of Serenity, a major structure in the Inner Garden.

　　If you stand in front of the hall and quietly look at the rocks opposite, you will, again, find that many of them are shaped like animals.

　　Two stone lions squat on both sides of the hall. Both the lions and the small balls in their mouths are carved out of stone. There are some sculptures on the roof of the hall. The one on the left is Yue Fei, a famous general of the Song Dynasty. To this day, people still speak highly of him for his meritorious deeds of resisting the Jin invaders.

　　This is the Nine-Dragon Pool built with Taihu rocks. There are actually only four dragons carved on the rocks, but with their reflections on the water and the pool itself in the shape of a dragon, visitors do find nine dragons. This brick carving "Guo Ziyi Being Congratulated on his Centenary Birthday" is a Qing Dynasty product, going back 300 years. A general of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi suppressed the rebellious minister An Leshan and later drove away the invading enemy. He was once looked upon as a symbol of happiness, fortune and longevity.

　　This is the sleeping dragon, the last of the five dragons in the garden. It is carved out of clay while the scales of the other four dragons are made of tiles. On top of the rockery hill stands a two-storied pavilion. Stopping here for a brief rest, you may enjoy the beautiful views around, thus feeling delighted. This is, actually, a stage built in the Qing style with exquisite carvings and elaborate decorations. One of the places for entertainment in ancient China, it is the oldest and largest stage preserved in perfect conditions in Shanghai. It is built in two stories and audiences may watch the performances on both floors.

　　上海英文版导游词 篇8

　　Friends,good afternoon. Now we come to the Bund by the Huangpu River in Shanghai. First of all, I would like to welcome you to visit the Bund and wish you a pleasant trip.

　　There are five tourist routes in the new Bund. On your left hand side are the magnificent buildings and spacious Zhongshan Road known as the "World Architecture Expo". On your right hand side are the sparkling Huangpu River and Pudong Lujia financial and trade zone with bright future. In front of you is a new and unique sightseeing area. The buildings, Zhongshan Road, sightseeing area, Huangpu River and Lujiazui are like the staff in the music score, while the industrious Shanghai people are like strings of inter symbol, forming the latest and most beautiful movement. Welcome to all the guests.

　　What about the Bund? To put it simply, it used to be a reed covered wasteland outside the old city of Shanghai.

　　After the first war in 1840, the locked door was opened by the colonists, and Shanghai was forced to become a commercial port. Since then, all kinds of western style buildings have sprung up with the colonists' "seizing the beach". By the early 1930s, Shanghai had leapt from a coastal town to the largest city in the Far East.

　　Although these European Renaissance style buildings are not designed by the same designer or built in the same era, their architectural style is so harmonious and unified that it seems to be natural. From the the Bund road to the outer white road bridge, the length of the arc is only 1.5 kilometers, and row upon row of 52 buildings of different styles, including English, French, ancient Greek, etc. At that time, many foreign banks, associations and consulates gathered here, known as "Wall Street" in the East, forming a historical miniature of the semi colonial and semi feudal society in old Shanghai.

　　Please see, Dongfeng Hotel No.2 on the new Bund used to be a very famous British club. It is a typical British classical building. The building is 6 stories high (including basement). There is a lookout Pavilion at the north and south ends of the roof. The interior decoration is very gorgeous. The first floor bar used to be proud of its 110.7-foot bar, which is the longest in the East. Now KFC is located in the bar.

　　Before the new Bund 12, it was the famous "HSBC Bank". The building was built in 1923, which is an antique Greek style dome building. The building is a rectangular building close to square, with five stories high and a half spherical top layer. There are seven stories at the top of the building and a steel frame structure. The interior of the building is decorated with various reception rooms in the United States, Britain, France, Russia and Japan. This building was once regarded by the British as one of the most exquisite buildings from the Suez Canal to the Bering Strait in the Far East.

　　The building next to HSBC is the Shanghai customs building, a 19th-century retro building, built in 1927, which is rare in the world today. The clock on the top of the building can be seen all around. It plays a short tune every 15 minutes. The sound of the bell is melodious and deep, with a sound of 10 Li.

　　After Wilson, the British designer, the HSBC building and the customs building are affectionately called "sister buildings" in Shanghai, and they are still one of the important symbols of Shanghai.

　　The two buildings at the entrance of Nanjing East Road are called peace hotel. The south facing building was built in 1906. It was called Huizhong hotel at that time. It is the earliest existing hotel in Shanghai. It can be used as a historical building, belonging to the Renaissance of British culture. The biggest feature of the building is that the facade is made of red brick with waist line and white wall brick with veneer. From a distance, it looks solemn and elegant with unique style, which is a rare masterpiece.

　　These buildings on the Bund are the crystallization of the industrious wisdom of the Chinese working people, and also reflect the plunder and invasion of Shanghai by the western colonists. Nowadays, in order to let people know the history of these buildings, the Chinese and English nameplates are hung in front of each building.

　　As for the Bund, the name given to her by Shanghai people has changed with the passage of time. Shanghai people call the Bund before liberation the old Bund and after liberation the Bund. Now people praise it as the new Bund. There have been scenes of seizing the Bund many times in history, but each time has a completely different historical significance. Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the strategic focus of China's reform and opening up has also changed from south to north. The development and revitalization of Pudong has brought Shanghai to the forefront of China's reform and opening up. The spring breeze has awakened Shanghai Bund, which has been sleeping for many years. Chinese and foreign financial institutions have also seized the Bund. Shanghai has made a major move to "clean up the nest and attract Phoenix", replacing the houses on the Bund Financial Street, attracting "old customers" at home and abroad to settle down again, showing the style of "Wall Street" in the Far East again.

　　The Bund is a symbol of Shanghai and a must for Chinese and foreign tourists. But in the past, because of the narrow road and the crowded traffic, the overall image of the Bund was seriously affected. In order to change the appearance of the Bund, the Shanghai People's government takes the Bund as a key point to transform. The road in front of us is called Zhongshan Road. It is named in memory of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the pioneer of China's democratic revolution. It is also part of the comprehensive transformation of the Bund. The road is 826m long and 45m wide with 6 to 10 lanes. This wide traffic line is not only limited to the Bund area, but also extends with the pace of reform and opening up. It starts from Jiangwan Wujiaochang in the north and ends at Nanpu Bridge in the south. By the beginning of the next century, the North-South Corridor will be 15 kilometers long and will become a landmark of Shanghai tourism.

　　The riverside road we are taking now is quite unique. It not only integrates culture and greening, but also is a good place for people to practice writing and martial arts in the morning, a place for tourists at home and abroad to visit in the daytime, and an ideal place for lovers to have a love talk in the evening. It is said that many foreign friends have come to experience life.

　　Ladies and gentlemen, strolling in the new Bund Sightseeing Area, do you feel that the new Bund not only has a new look, but also has a strong artistic atmosphere in the bustling city. Let's see: an artistic landscape with the theme of "for tomorrow" is set on the Bund of Yan'an East Road, embracing with six columns and combining with the meteorological signal station with a history of more than 80 years to form a group of scenery. The customs building and the electronic waterfall clock are also quite new. The electronic waterfall clock is a ladder type, 27 meters long and 3.5 meters high, with 10 full steps. The whole operation process is controlled by computer. There are more than 1000 jets of water in various colors of Arabic numerals, which makes the world so far away and so close to each other. The tourist area has become a scenic line of Shanghai style culture that can accommodate hundreds of rivers.

　　Walking on the Bund, we unconsciously entered Huangpu Park. When it comes to this park, every Chinese can't forget the sign that "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter" hung by foreign powers at the gate of the park in the past. The infamous sign brought great shame to the Chinese people at that time! Now, look at the 60 meter high Shanghai People's handsome monument standing in front of the water. The majestic three pillar huanggangyan tower seems to tell people that the people will always remember the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the national humiliation and Shanghai's revolutionary cause since the war, the May 4th Movement and the liberation war.

　　Huangpu Park is facing the famous Huangpu River at home and abroad. "The yellow water in Huanglongpu on the moon" vividly depicts the color of Huangpu River. Jiangpu river is the mother river of Shanghai. It originates from Taihu Lake in Wuxi. It is the longest, widest and deepest river in Shanghai, with a total length of 114 km, an average width of 400 m and a depth of 7-9 M. Its original name is Dongjiang, also known as chunshenjiang and huangxiejiang. It is said that more than 2000 years ago, Shanghai belonged to the state of Chu. At that time, there was a great general named Huang Xie in the state of Chu. He was very talented in governing the country. He was appointed prime minister by the king of Chu and was granted the title of "fengshenjun" to govern the land of Shanghai. Due to the siltation of the upper reaches of Dongjiang River at that time, he led the people of Shanghai to dredge and modify the waterway, which greatly developed Shanghai's water transportation and agriculture. In order to commemorate Huang Xie's achievements, later generations changed the name of Dongjiang River to "chunshenjiang" and "huangxiepu", which was not officially named "Huangpu River" until the Southern Song Dynasty.

　　Huangpu River has two "children", one is Pudong, the other is Puxi. Before the birth of new China, their family was oppressed by three mountains. The mother river was full of warships and merchant ships, and the "two children" were also overwhelmed. "Tiaohuangpu" is the catchphrase of Shanghai people. It means that the common people who can't survive in the old society come here to throw themselves into the river.

　　Overlooking the other bank, Pudong Lujiazui financial and trade zone and Puxi Bund are facing each other. Its functions are finance, trade and foreign services. It will be the core and symbol of new Shanghai. "East Bund" Binjiang Avenue, with a total length of 2500 meters, integrates tourism, sightseeing and entertainment, along which there are six distinctive squares. Although I can only smell the rumbling sound of piling, it is the most gorgeous movement on the staff and predicts a better future for the Bund.

　　上海英文版导游词 篇9

　　The original Shanghai railway station was built in 1908. It used to be called the North Railway Station (North Station), which is located at Baoshan intersection of Tianmu middle road.

　　Shanghai north railway station is one of the hubs connecting the land north-south transportation lines in China. From Shanghai north station, along the Huning line, you can connect Jinpu, Longhai and other lines to Hefei, Tianjin, Beijing, Xi'an, Urumqi, Yuyang, Changchun, Harbin and other places; from Shanghai Hangzhou line, you can connect Zhejiang Jiangxi and other lines to Nanchang, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Kunming, Guiyang, Chengdu, Chongqing and other places. Every day, you can arrive at nearly 50 trains, which are responsible for the national travel 14.3% of the passenger volume.

　　The original construction area of Shanghai railway station was only 2000 square meters. After the "1028" and "8013" incidents, it was destroyed by the war. Although it was built several times, its operation capacity was limited. In order to improve the transportation conditions, the Shanghai municipal authorities decided to officially start the construction of a new passenger station on September 20, 1984.

　　The new railway station is a large-scale comprehensive construction project in Shanghai in the 1980s. It was officially opened on December 28, 1987. The design capacity of the new passenger station is 72 pairs. The designed passenger throughput of the station square in full day and peak hours is 575000 and 50000 respectively, and the vehicle throughput is 33000 and 3000 respectively. According to the passenger flow, vehicle throughput and land use conditions, the north and South squares of the new station are determined. The planning area of the square is 97000 square meters, including 67000 square meters for the South Square, 30000 square meters for the North Square, and 10000 square meters for pedestrians, 7200 square meters for vehicles and 12800 square meters for parking. Passengers can take the bus nearby, reducing detours and improving the riding conditions. At the same time, it intersects with Metro Line 1 and the rail transit "Pearl Line" under construction to form an efficient passenger flow distribution center.

　　The south square consists of a central square and two auxiliary squares, which are arranged symmetrically. The pedestrian belt in front of the East-West exit hall extends forward and encircles the central parking lot in the shape of crab pincers. A green island is arranged in the middle, opposite to the gate of the main building of the station building, which becomes the center of the whole square. The terminal stations of bus lines are scattered in front of the East-West exit hall. North Square uses the North-South kongjiamuqiao road and the east-west traffic road as the main access roads to the station. The north side of the exit hall and the East and West wings of the entrance hall of the square are respectively arranged with motor vehicle parking lots. A number of traffic terminals are set near the entrance hall, and non motor vehicle parking places are set at the East and West ends of the square.

　　上海英文版导游词 篇10

　　The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located on the tip of the mouth of Lujiazui, Pudong, on the Huangpu River. It looks across the river with the the Bund World Architecture Expo Group. The tower is 468 meters high, the fourth highest tower in Asia, and the sixth highest tower in the world. It is next to Harry tower (828 meters), Tokyo clear sky tower (634 meters), Canton Tower (600 meters), Taipei 101 (501 meters), and Shanghai World Financial Center (492 meters) Oriental Pearl building has a total area of nearly 70 thousand square meters.

　　The designers of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower fantasized that the eleven spheres of different sizes and high and low sizes were connected from the blue sky to the green grass. The two huge spheres were like two Ruby, glittering and dazzling. They formed a complete complement with the two earth spheres of the world class Shanghai International Conference Center, which was newly completed at the tower (1999 fortune forum Shanghai annual meeting hall). Full of "big beads and small beads falling on the jade plate" poetic magnificent landscape.

　　The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is made up of three upright columns with a diameter of 9 meters, a space capsule, an upper sphere, a lower sphere, five balls, a tower and a square. At present, there are only 50 people carrying double deck elevator and 7 meters per second high-speed elevator in China. The stereo lighting system is gorgeous and beautiful. With a diameter of 45 meters and a height of 263 meters, the dazzling upper sphere is the best place to have a bird's-eye view of Shanghai. When it's sunny and windy, when you look up from afar, Sheshan and Chongming Island can be seen indistinctly, which makes you feel relaxed and happy. The upper sphere is also open to visitors with a 267m revolving restaurant (one circle per hour), disco dance hall, piano bar and 20 KTV rooms at 271m.

　　The skyrocketing space capsule is 350 meters away, with a sightseeing floor, a conference hall and a coffee shop. It is elegant, luxurious and unique. The air hotel is located in five small balls, with 20 rooms, comfortable environment and unique taste. Oriental Pearl delicacy department store has an area of 18000 square meters, which is designed to make clothing, arts and crafts, gold and silver ornaments, leather goods and food.

　　The Oriental Pearl City Science Fiction tower is located at the bottom of the tower. There are forest tours, Antarctic tours, magic tours, Tibetan treasure holes, Dini theatre, happy square, laser theater, dynamic cinema, expedition train and so on. There is also a unique "space balloon" to send you to the sky, enjoy the beautiful scenery of Shanghai metropolis, so that you will never forget.

　　The Shanghai Museum of history in the Oriental Pearl Tower is a historical museum dedicated to the development history of Shanghai in the past hundred years. Through precious cultural relics, documents, archives and pictures, and with advanced film and sound equipment, it vividly reflects the history of modern Shanghai urban development. The museum displays six parts: concession of the state of China, municipal construction and streetscape of old Shanghai, modern urban economy, modern culture, urban life and political situation. It comprehensively shows the profound changes in politics, economy, culture, society and life of Shanghai. It is a vivid cultural scenic spot.

　　The international cruise terminal under the Oriental Pearl Tower has a "Pujiang Tour" tour, enjoying the beautiful scenery on both sides of Pujiang. The "Seagull square" in the international cruise terminal provides buffet. You can enjoy the delicious food and beautiful scenery for only 48 yuan.

　　The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is a landmark building in Shanghai city in twenty-first Century, which combines sightseeing, conference, Expo, catering, shopping, entertainment, accommodation, radio and television transmission. At present, the number of sightseeing and tourism income of the Oriental Pearl Tower ranks second in the world's towers after France's Eiffel Tower, thus squeezing the ranks of the world's most famous tourist attractions.

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