秦始皇陵英文导游词

秦始皇陵英文导游词

【篇一：秦始皇陵英文导游词the mausolem of qin

shihuang】

the mausolem of qin shihuang:

ladies and gentlemen:

i am very happy that i have the opportunity to tell you something about the mausolem of qin shihuang. as a matter of fact, this is the very tourist destination that i like most. however, talking directly about the mausolem would be a little bit hasty. so i would like to tell you something about the emperor and the qin dynasty so that you can get a better understanding of what i will be telling in couple of minutes.

in the history of china, a giant man stood out, and he is the first emperor in the dynasty. the emperor was a legendary man in the history of china. he came to the throne of the qin state at the age of 13, seized power of the state at 22, at the age of 39 he unified the whole nation and established the first feudal dynasty people have different point of view on this man. some hold the view that he was a cruel, man-eating predator,;some believe that he was a successful emperor. well, facts speak louder than personal opinions. we must analyse a matter in a fair and factual sense and manner. the emperor was in deed cruel on the way to unify the whole nation, however his contributions far weigh out his mistakes. first of all, he ended the more than 250 years of wars among independent principalities, which to some extend stablized the society and improved peoples well being. secondly, he adopted the prefecture and county system centralized his power, created a new title and a system of ruling, which was followed by the sovereigns of the next 2200years. thirdly, he unified and standardized the chinese written language, at the same time, he standardized the coinage, weights and measurements, the legal codes and the axle of length of carts. fourthly, he constructed the first canal lingqu and widened and paved countless roads all over china, which was important for transportation and exchanges.

fifthly, he linked the great wall, one of the eight wonder of the world and a unesco world heritage site. lastly, he buildt

hundreds of imperial palaces and developed many cities, and left many historic legacies, the mausolem of qin shihuang and qin terra-cotta warriors and horses are the typical reflection.

as soon as emperor qinshihuang seized power and acended the throne, he order a magnificent mausolem be built for him

to ensure him a peaceful and everlasting sleep in another world.in 221 bc, he ordered 700000 conscripts to work on the mausolem. and it took 37 years to finish the tremendous project. a good cnumber of people lost their lives on the project.

the mausolem is located at the foot of mount lishan,

35kilometers east of xian. it used to be surrounded by an inner wall and an outer one. it was originally 120m high, but because of over 2200 years of errosion by wind and rains as well as human destruction, it was reduced the present height 46 metres. what was inside of the mausolem? no one reall

y knows the fact. it is presumed that the inside is very magnificent with a large amount of valuables. in records of the historian, sima qian recorded that the outer coffin was cast in molten copper, the burial chamber was complete with palaces, halls and towers. fine utensil and precious stones were everywhere. however, as to protect the valuables from robbery, crossbows were found inside. it is presumed that inside the tomb, there were mercury lakes and waterways. they respectively represented the yellow river and the yangtze river. meanwhile, it is presumed that the ceiling of the tomb was decorated by pearls and gems to symbolize the celestial bodies, including the sun and the moon. the entire underground palace was presumably brightly lit by whale oil lamps for ever. the mausolem of qin shihuang is rich in cultural artifacts and provides valuable data and information for the study of the history and cultures of the qin dynasty. by studying the mausolem of qin shihuang, we are able to know the culture and the history of the qin dynasty. however what remains underground remains unknown to us. with the development of high-tech and science, some day, we will be able to see what are really inside of the mausolem.

【篇二：秦始皇帝陵博物苑英文导游词(最新)】

秦始皇帝陵博物苑

ladies and gentlemen:

good morning. i’m you local guide . now we are heading to the eighth wonder of the world –the museum of qin shihuangs warriors and horses,which is one of the places of interest in emperor qinshihuangs mausoleum site park.

the museum is located at the foot of mt.lishan, about 35 kilometers east of xi’an. there are three pits of warriors and horses and two bronze chariots have been found. the first pit was discovered in 1974 when several farmers were sinking a well. in order to protect this terracotta army, the chinese government built a museum in 1975, and it was officially open to the public in 1979. the museum of terracotta warriors and horses was listed as the world heritage in 1987.

firstly, i will give you a brief introduction about the master of this

underground army—the first qin emperor. his name was yingzheng. by 210bc when he was only 39 years old. he had annexed all the six independent states and established the first centralized autocratic feudal empire in the long history of china. as soon as he came to the throne, he ordered that a magnificent mausoleum should be built for him. he even gathered 700,000 conscripts from all parts of the country to work on his mausoleum. in fact, it took 37 years to complete this protect. and the site of these terracotta warriors and horses, we are going to visit, is just a small part of his mausoleum.

ok, now we are going to the pit 1. i’m sure you will be astonished, as we’ll face to the first qin emperor’s army.

we can see, pit 1 takes an oblong shapes. it is 230 meters long, 62 meters wide and 5 meter deep. we will also find that the whole pit is divided into 11 corridors by 10 earth-rammed partition walls. the terracotta warriors and horses are arrayed

in battle formation. let’s move on. in the long corridor to the east end of the pit stand three rows of terracotta warriors facing east in battle rode, 70 in each row. armed with bows and arrows, they constitute the ventured. there is one row of warriors in the south, north and west of the corridor respectively, facing outward. they are probably the flanks and rear guard, holding crossbows and arrows and other long distance shooting weapons. they took up the job of defending

the whole army. there are over 6,000 terracotta warriors and horses, and most of them are infantrymen.

according to these, we can get the answer that why the first qin emperor could annex all the six independent sates during 10 years.

may be someone want to know how many kinds of the terracotta warriors and horses. let’s go to the pit 2 to find the result.

here now we arrived at pit 2. it covers an area of about 6,000 square meters. we can see that pit 2 is also under cover. you know, the warriors originally were painted in color, but today’s technology is not enough to preserve very well. but

according to research, pit 2 consists of 4 different mixed military forces in four arrays, including over 1,000 warriors, 500 chariots and horses.

next we can appreciate those warriors and horses closely. the warriors and horses is realism. their height ranges from 1.78 to 1.98 meters, so we may find they are all vivid and true to life. here are some actual weapons unearthed in those pit. maybe you are confused, why we don’t find weapons on the terracotta warriors in the pit. because the pits were destroyed by a big fire, nobody knows who did it. ok, next we will visit the pit 3.

pit 3 is located 25 meters to the north of pit 1, totaling about 520 square meters. there are 68 warriors and 4 clay horses, and only one kinds of weapon called ―shu‖ has been discovered. this weapon is believed to be used by the guards of hones. judging from the layout of pit 3, this is most likely the headquarters directing the mightily army. everybody, next let’s go to the exhibition hall of bronze chariots and horses.

now we have arrived at the exhibition hall of bronze chariots and horses. in 1980, two sets of large painted bronze chariots and horses were unearthed 20 meters west of the first qin emperor’s mausoleum. though th ey had been seriously

damaged when they were excavated, archaeologists and other experts restored them carefully.

chariots no 1 was named ―high chariots‖. it is 1.55 meters high, 2.57 meters long. chariots no 2 was named ―security chariots‖ or ―air-conditioned chariots‖, and is 1.06 meters high, 3.17 meters long. they are the largest bronze wares

discovered in the history of the world. both of those bronze chariots and horses were decorated with many gold and silver ornaments. according to research, the marking of them

involves different techniques. it is in credible that the chinese people could make such exquisite and bronze items over 200 years ago.

all right, we have finished visiting the museum of terracotta warriors and horses now. we’ll head to li shan park,another impressive spot in emperor qinshihuangs mausoleum site park. li shan park,where qin shihuang’s own tomb is actually

standing in, has

been opened to visitors since 2009. if we regard the egyptian pyramids as the worlds largest mausoleum, emperor qinshihuangs mausoleum, is the worlds largest underground palace indeed.

here we can see qin shihuangs tomb reclines on mt. li shan in the south, north of which river wei flows just like the finest chinese silk,peacefully and smoothly. the imposing tomb is carried in the surrounding magnificent mountains with the beautiful scenery of li shan.you’ll also find many precious carvings and tablets associated with qin shihuang’s mausoleum’s importance in this park.

ok, everyone, so much for this today. we still have some free time. so next, you may look around and take some pictures. we’ll leave at 11o’clock, so please don’t be late. you know i will miss you. and i’ll stay here, if you have any question, please

ask me. by the way, watch your step please! so next, it’s your turn. enjoy yourself and thank you for listening.

【篇三：秦陵英文导游词the museum of the qin terra】 the museum of the qin terra-cotta warriors and horses:

as we all know that there are all together 8 officially identified wonders in the world.in china, we have two wonders. the great wall in peking, and our destination today,

the museum of the qin terra-cotta warriors and horses.

it is very interesting how the wonder was found and how it gained its name

as the eight wonder of the world. and i am happy to tell you

the reasons and the stories behind.in march 1974, several farmers, as usual, were sinking a well about 1.5 km east of qin

shihuangs emperor. accidentally, the farmers found the relics of pottery and ancient bronze weapons. and the little accidental finding led to the great discovery and excavation of the terra-cotta warriors and horses.thus the eighth wonder of the world came into being.

in order to protect the valuable historic artifacts,a museum was built in 1975.the present site is consisted of three pits, which are pit.1, pit.2 and pit.3 by order of discovery, and the chariots, which are the high chariot and the air-conditioned chariot. i will tell you why it is called air-condition chariot when we come to that special part. in 1979, it was open to tourists from home and abroad, and 8 years later,in 1987, it was listed by unesco as the world heritage.

as i have mentioned just now, there are three pits. i will tell

you one by one.

pit.1 takes an oblong shape and it is the largest among the three pits. meanwhile, it is the most breath-taking one. when you see the magnicifence of it, it is very likely that you will

hold your breath for a while. the terra-cotta warriors and horse in this pit are arrayed in battle formation.. three rows of terracotta warriors are facing east in strict battle robes, 68 in each row. armed with bows and arrows, they constitute the vanguard. and also there we can see the flanks and the rear guard holding crossbows and other long-distance weapons. they take up the job of defending the whole army. the partition wall divide pit.1 into corridors where stand warriors with

horse-drawn chariots, they are considered to be the main body of the formation and the principal fighting forces. lots of warrios are awaiting to be excavated and to greet people.

pit.2 is only partially excavated. it is l-shaped, and made up of 4 different mixed millitary forces in four arrays. the four arrays are closely connected to constitute a complete battle formation. this battle formation is typical and advanced.. it can be divided independently , capable of attacking, defending and quick reponse. the chariots took up most of the battle formation. it proves that chariots were the major fighting forces in the qin dynasty.

pit.3 is considered to be the headquater of the whole army because relics of animal bones and utensils were found there. the arrrangement of the figures in pit.3 is quite different from

that of pit.1 and pit.2. those in pit.3 are arranged opposite to each other along the walls in two rows.. the most interesting part, i think, lies in the two bronze chariots. the bronze chariots are respectively named as the high chariot and the comfortable chariot. from the names, it is easy to notice that the two chariots perform different duties. the high chariot is not as comfortable as the comfortable one, which is also called the

air-conditioned chariot. however air-condition does not necessarily mean that the chariot had the function of air-conditioning. let me tell you why. the high chariot runs before the comfortable one and paves the way for the latter. so, the high chariot is to protect the comfortable chariot. the emperor and his sweethearts are in the comfortable chariot. the design of it is also very unique. there is a front chamber and a back chamber. the front is for the charioteer, and the back one is for the emperor. in the back chamber, there are small holes for taking in air so that the emperor feels comfortable inside. that is why it is namedcomfortable chariot or air-condition chariot.the terra-cotta warriors and horses are very valuable

for the study of history in the qin dynasty. it helps us to learn more about the emperor and the qin dynasty in terms of history and cultures.as people say that those who have not been to the terra-cotta warriors and horse have never been to china i am sure the place will leave you a deep impression once you visit it.

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