thetourwilltake4-6hours.therouteisasfollows:
(outsidetheeastgate)
ladiesandgentlemen:welcometothesummerpalace.(aftertheself-introductionoftheguide-interpreter)ihopethiswillbeaninterestingandenjoyabledayforyou.
duringourtour,youwillbeintroducedtotimehonoredhistoricalandculturaltraditions,aswellaspicturesqueviewsandlandscapes.
(insidetheeastgate)
(attheentranceofgardenofvirtuousharmony)
wearenowvisitingthegardenofvirtuousharmony,whereemperorqianlongandempressdowagercixiwereentertainedwithbeijingoperaperformances.itmainlyconsistsofthedressinghouse,thegrandtheaterbuildingandthehallofpleasuresmiles.thegrandtheaterbuildingknownasthecradleofbeijingoperawasuniquelylaidoutandmagnificentlydecorated.onseptember10,1984,thegardenofvirtuousharmonyopeneditsdoorstovisitors.therearealso7exhibitionhallswitharticlesofdailyuseondisplayhere.thestaffhereputupcourtdressesofqingdynastyinordertogivethevisitoramorevividimpression.
(infrontofthegrandtheaterbuilding)
thisbuildingis21metersinheightand17metersinwidthandfeaturesthreetiersoftiltedeavesandstages.allofthestagesareconnectedtoaraise,andawinchisinstalledatthetop.awelland5pondsweresunkunderthegroundstage.therearetrapdoorsintheceilingforfairiestodescend,aswellasonthefloorfordemonstosurface.theundergroundpassagesalsoservedasameansofimprovingresonanceandmakingtheperformers`voicesmoreaudible.ofthethreemaintheaterbuildingoftheqingdynasty,thegrandtheaterbuildingisthetallestandthelargest.theothertwoarechangyin(fluentvoice)pavilioninchengde,animperialsummerresort.thebuildingplayedamajorpartinfosteringthebirthanddevelopmentofbeijingopera:sincethecompletionofthegrandtheaterbuilding,manyperformanceswereheldinitinhonoroftheempressdowagercixi.
(alakesidewalkfromthegardenofvirtuousharmonytothehallofjaderipples)
wearenowstandinginthemiddleofarockerybehindthehallofbenevolentandlongevity.itappearsthatthere`snothingspecialahead.however,afterwecleartherockery,wewillreachkunminglake.thisisaapplicationofaspecificstyleofchinesegardening.notfarawayinthelakethereisaislet.itisfilledwithpeachandweepingwillowtreesandservesasaidealplacetoappreciatethescenery.thepavilionontheisletiscalledzhichun(understandingspring)pavilionandischardcterizedbyfour-edged,multipleeavedroofs.
(infrontofthehallofjaderipples)
(inthehallofhappinessandlongevity)
(strollingalongthelongcorridor)
thelongcorridorisoneofthemajorstructuresofthesummerpalace.sincethecorridorwasdesignedtofollowthephysicalfeaturesofthesouthernslopeoflongevityhill,fourmultiple-eaved,octagonalpavilions(beauty-retainingpavilion,enjoy-theripplespavilion,autumnwaterpavilionandclaritydistancepavilion)wereplacedatbendsandundulation.thussightseerswillhardlynoticetheriseandfalloftheterrain.asamajorpartofthearchitecturalstyleofthesummerpalace,thelongcorridorservesasaningeniousconnectorbetweenthelakeandthehill.scatteredbuildingsonthesouthernslopewerelinkedtocreataunifiedcomplex.thiscorridorcanalsobecalledacorridorofpaintings:therearemorethan14,000paintingsonitsbeams.someofthemareofbirds,flowersandlandscapesofthewestlakeinhangzhou,zhejianprovince.otherspresentscenesfromliteraryclassics.themajorityofthelandscapepaintingweredoneundertheorderofemperorqianlong,whopreperredthesceneryofsouthchina.
(bythedoorleadingtotheexhibitionofculturalrelics)
thisgroupoftemple-shapedstructuresareknownasqinghua(clarifiedchina)hall,alsoknownasarhathallduringthereignofemperorqianlong.theoriginalhallburneddownin1860.afteritwasreconstructed,itwasrenamed.qinghuahallisnowusedasaexhibitionhalldisplayingrareculturalrelicscollectedinthesummerpalace.thehallconsistsof6exhibitionroomswithtensofthousandsofarticlesoftreasureondisplayinturn.amongtheexhibitstherearebronzeware,porcelain,jadeassemblagesfromthemingandqingdynasties,andrareandpaintings.thereisalsoagiganticstoneslab,whichismorethan3metersinheightandwidth.itbearsthehandwritteninscriptionsofemperorqianlongiscommemorationofthesuppressionofarebellioninthexinjiangregion.onlythisslabsurvivedwhentheangle-frenchalliedforcessetfiretothesummerpalace.
(infrontofthegateofdispellingclouds)
nowweareapproachingthecentralpartofthestructuresonthelakesideslope,thetowerofbuddhistincensewithinthehallofdispellingclouds.thehallofdispellingcloudswaswherenumerouspalatineskowtowedtoempressdowagercixi.itwassurroundedbygalleriesandflankedbyannexhalls.intheforecourtthereisapoolandmarblebridges.startingfromthelakeside,thereliesinsuccessionamemorialarchway,thegateofdispellingclouds,thehallofdispellingcloudsandthetowerofbuddhistincense.allofthesestructuresarebuiltonacentralaxisandeachistallerthanitspredecessor.thiswasdesignedtogiveprominencetothelaststructure,thetowerofbuddhistincense,whichwasasymbolofimperialpower.thelayoutofthisgroupofarchitectureswasbasedonscenesdescribedinbuddhistsutras.thisgroupofstructureareamongthemostmagnificentlyconstructedhereinthesummerpalace.
(insidethehallofdispellingclouds)
theoriginalbuildingsonthissitewereburneddownbytheanglo-frenchalliedforcesin1860.anewsetofstructureswasbuiltduringthereignofemperorguanxu,andwascalledthehallofdispellingclouds,suggestingthatitwasafairyland.thehallwasbuiltonahighterrace,andhas21room.insidethehallareathrone,screens,tripodsandmandarinfans.onaplatformyouwillseebronzedragons,phoenixesandtripods.atthefootoftheplatformtherearefourbronzewatervats,theancientformoffireextinguishers.the10thdayoflunaroctoberwas,empressdowagercixi`sbirthday.onthatday,shesatonthethroneheretoreceivecongratulationsandgifts.nowwearegoingtopayavisittothehighlightofthesummerpalace-thetowerofbuddhistincense.whatwearenowstandingonisastoneterracewhichis20metersinheight.ithasasemihousedstairwayof100steps,youwilllivefor100years.so,let`sgo!
(inthefrontofthetowerofbuddhistincense)
anoctagonalstructurewiththreestoreysandquadrupleeaves,thetowerofbuddhistincenseistheverycenterofthesummerpalace,andisoneofthemasterpiecesofancientchinesearchitecture.thetoweris41metersinheight,andisbuttressedby8solidpillarsmadeoflignumvitaelogs.withitscomplexstructure,ingeniouslayout,toweringterraceandconvincinggrandeur,thetowerofbuddhistincensewasartfullysetoutbytheimperialgardensandbeautifulscenerysurroundingit.thetoweroverlookskunminglakeandotherpicturesquespotswithinanareaoftensofkilometers.onthewestsideofthetowerstandsbaoyunge(preciouscloudpavilion).itismadeofbronzeandis7.5metersinheightand270tonsinweight.itresemblesitswoodencounterpartsineverydetail.itisoneofthelargestandmostexquisitebronzepavilionsstillonexistenceinchina.lamasprayedhereduringthereignofemperorqianlonginhonorofthemonarchsandtheirfamilies.attheturnofthecentury10bronzewindowswerespiritedabroad.in1992anamericancompanyboughtthewindowsandreturnedthemintacttochina.
(onahilltopleadingfromthebackdooroftowerofbuddhistincense)
nowwecanseethelongandsnakingwesterncausewayandashorterdikethatdivideskunminglakeintothreeareasthatcontainsouthlakeisland,seaweed-viewingislandandcirclecityisland.thethreeislandrepresentthreemountaininancientchinesemythology,i.e.penglai,fangzhangandyingzhou.thispeculiarmethodofincorporatingalakeathreemountainswithinasinglegardenwasabrainchildofemperorwudiofthehandynastymorethan2,000yearsago,bearingtestimonytofeudalmonarchs`slongingforlongevity.asthelegendgoesmanyheavenlyelixirsgrewonthethreemythicalislands.usingartificialbuildingtechniques,theancientchinesebuiltthismasterpiecebasedonthemythtomakethemythicalonappeartobeaccessibletohumans.
(insidethegardenofharmoniousinterest)
(outsidethesouthentrancetosuzhoushoppingstreet)
(atopthestonebridgeinsidethesuzhoushoppingstreet)
visitorsmaybesurprisetoseethatthisshoppingstreetisalmostthesameasthatinsouthchina.asamatteroffact,thisstreetwasdesignedaftertheshopsalongthecanalsinsuhzhou.originallyknownasemperor`sshoppingstreet,itwasbuiltduringthereignofemperorqianlong.aftermakingseveralinspectiontourstosouthchinaandbeingdulyimpressedbyitscommercialprosperity,emperorqianlongorderedtheconstructionofthisstreet.theimperialshoppingstreetwasburntdownbyanglo-frenchalliedforcesin1860.thesiteremaineddesolateduntil1987,whenreconstructionbegan.itwasopenedtothepublicinseptember1990.withcommercialcultureasitshallmark,thesuzhoushoppingstreetisavividrepresentationofchina`straditionalcultures.
(ontheroadfromthesouthfateofthesuzhoushoppingstreettothemarbleboat)
thisisthehallofpines.fromittothewestwecanwalktothemarbleboat.thepathweareetakingstretchesbetweenlongevityhillandbacklake.monarchsandtheircohortsusedtostrollalongit.henceitwasnamedcentralimperialpath.alongthispathyouwillseelilacsallaround.hence,thisroadisalsoknownasthepathoflilac.
(infrontoftheruinsofthegardenofcompletespring)
quiteafewuniquestructureswereburntdownduringthereignofemperorqianlong,amongwhichthegardenofcompletespringwasoneofthemostfamous.theruinedanddesolatecourtyardbytheroadsidewasitsoriginalsite,itremainstoberestored.thisgroupofstructurescoveranareaof4,000squaremetersandfeaturesanumberofhallsbuiltonthreedifferentlevels.allofthestructureswereconnectedwithgalleriesandstonestaircases.withitsnaturalandingeniouscombinationofpavilions,ahall,galleriesandrooms,thegardenofcompletespringservesasafinemodelforothergardens.emperorqianlongfrequentlyvisitedthiscompound.
(alongthelakesidebythemarbleboat)
HI!Gentlemen,ladiesandchildren:
Everybodyisgood!
A:hi!Everyonetolookat,thisisthekunminglake,itisoftensaidthatyoulook!Thereareseventeenlittletunnelinthisstonebridge,iscalledthemarbleseventeen-archbridgewhich,railingonhundredsofpillar,theabovearecarvedwithalion,somuchthelittlelion,havedifferentattitude,notwoarejustthesame.
WelcometotheSummerPalace.IamyourtourguideWangXiaozhou.(youcancallmeJohn)Iamverygladtohelpyouhaveagoodtimeinthispalace.Duringourvisittoday,Iwilltalkaboutthehistoryandcultureofthisoldpalace,showyouthebeautifullandscapesandletyouexperiencethewarmthandsincerityofallourstaffsinthesummerpalace.
（东宫门）Nowwearestandinghereattheeastpalacegate,themainentranceofthesummerpalace.Undertheroofthereisaplaque,withthreeChinesecharactersonit:YiHeYuan.Yimeanscultivatingthepeopleingoodhealth;Hemeanscalmandharmony.Therefore,theplaquemeanscultivatingaperson’scharacter,makinghimcalmandgivinghimalonglife.Thisplaqueiscalled9dragonsgoldplaque.Ifyoulookatitcarefully,you’llfindthereareninepowerfuldragonspaintedwithgoldpainting.IthasthehighestgradeofalltheplaquesintheQingDynasty.
Look,therearethreedoorwaysatthisgate.Thecentraldoorwayrepresentsthehighestpowerandreservedsolelyfortheemperor,empressandempressdowager.Otherscanonlyusethesidedoorways.Today,Iwouldliketoinviteallofyoutoenterthepalacethroughthecentraldoorwaytohavethetasteofhowitwasliketobeanemperororanempress.
（地图介绍）Thesummerpalace,mainlycomposedofthelongevityHillandtheKunmingLake,coversanareaof302hectares,withwatersurfacetakingupthreequartersofthisareaandatotalfloorspaceof70,000squaremeters.HereI’dliketoshowyoutherouteofourvisittoday.Nowweareattheplacewheretheemperorusedtodealwiththegovernmentaffairs,thenwewillhavealookatthebuildingswheretheemperorlivedin,watchthebeautifulsceneryoftheLongevityHillandtheKunmingLakealongthelongcorridor,seetheMarbleBoatandkeepgoingtothebackoftheHill.We’llfinishourvisitatthebridgeofSuzhouStreet.Itwilltakeusabouttwohoursinall.Nowlet’senterthecourtyardthroughthecentralofRenshouMen,thegateofbenevolenceandlongevity.
（仁寿门）LookatthisTaihuRock!Itisstandingtherelikeashadowscreen,sothatwecannotseebehindthisrockimmediatelywhenweenterthemainentrance.ItisoneofatypicaltechniqueinancientChinesegardens-theblockingmethod.Sincechinesegardensattachgreatimportancetodifferenttiresofsightstoattractvisitorsdeeperanddeeper,thebiggesttabooistoshoweverythingallatonce.Solet’simaginehowitwouldbelikebehindthelargerock.Whydontwegoaroundittohavealook.Maybeyouwillgetabigsurprise.
（麒麟）Lookatthisstrangeanimal!HaveyoueverseenitinourdailylivesIamsureyouhaven’t.WecallthisanimalQilin.Ithastheheadofadragon,hornofadeer,tailofalionandhoovesofabull.
Itsbodyiscoveredwithscalesandlacedwithframepatterns.Althoughthisanimalneverexistedonearth,ancientChinesecraftsmenmadeitaliveandvivid.Qinlinisthesymbolofprosperityandgoodluck.Wheneveritappears,itbringsprosperityandpeace.Sothat’swhyitisplaceedbeforethemainhall.
Theinteriordecorationofthehallhasbeenkeptinitsoriginalstate.Onthecentralplatformstandsafinelymadesandalwoodcarvedthroneandtheaccompanyinglongtable,surroundedbyfansandincenseburners.WhenCixibeganhermorningcourteveryday,candleswerelitonthecranelamps,sandalwoodincensewasburntinthetripodburnertocreateabright,cloudyandsolemnatmosphere.
(延年井)nowherewecometoawell,thewellofalonglife.Youmayfeelcuriousaboutthewell’sname.Thereisastoryaboutthiswell.Itissaidoncewhencixitookatourinthegarden,shegotaheatstrokeatthattime,shewasabout70yearsold.Soshebecameverysickandallherprivatedoctorsfelttheycouldnothingtoit.Butaftercixidrankthewaterliftedupfromthiswell,shesurprisinglycamebacktohealth.Soshegavethiswellthisname.Andwheneight-poweralliedforcesinvadeBeijing,theEmpressDowagercixiranawayfromBeijing,leavingthewholecitybehind,butshedidn’tforgettobringthewaterfromthiswellalongwithher.
（德和园整体介绍）ThenextplacewewillvisitisDeheYuan,thegardenofvirtueandharmony.ItistheplacewhereEmpressDowagerCixiandEmperorGuangxuusedtowatchpekingopera.ItismainlycomposedoftheGreatStageandYiLeDian,thehallofharmonyandhappiness.Itwasstartedin1891andfinishedin1895.Itcost710,000tealsofsilver,thesecondlargestprogrammeinthesummerpalace.Nowhereisashadowscreenstandinginfrontofus.WecanseethatthereisaChinesecharacterShou,surroundedby5bats,thereareanother4batsatthecorners.Thereare9batsinallonthisshadowscreen.9isconsideredtobethelargestnumberinancientChina.Itisthesymbolofprosperityandlonginquity.
（扮戏楼介绍）Let’sgoaheadtohavealookattheinsideofthisbuilding.Thisbuildingiscalledthemake-upbuilding.Operaactorsandactressesusedtomakeupthemselvesbeforetheygouptothestage.HerenowareexhibitingsomecommoditiesoftheQingDynasty.Asitisnotallowedtotakephotoshere,pleaseputawayyourcameras.Thankyou.
Thereisacarinfrontofus.ItisoneoftheoldestcarsinChina.ThiscarwaspresentedtoCixiasherbirthdaypresent.Itcanonlyreach19kphforitonlyhasasmallengine,justunderthemiddleseat.Althoughnotveryfast,itrepresentedthemostadvancedtechniqueofthattime.Nowlet’slookatthose4manpowervehiclesaroundthecar.Thetwointhefrontwereusedwhentheweatherisfine,forithasnowindowsordoorslikethetwobehind.Let’sgoaheadtohavealookatanothertwovehicles.TheirChinesenameisJianYu.MaybewecancallitpalanquininEnglish.Whentheemperororempressclimbthehill,theymayuseit.Itisverysteadywithexperiencedworkersliftingitup.soalthoughtheempressdowagerhassomanydifferentkindsofvehicles,thisistheoneshelovedbest.
Look,youmustbefamiliarwiththisinstrument.Yes,itisanorgan.Thereisapianooverthere.TheyarerespectivelypresentedbyAmericanandGermanpeople.Bothofthemarestillcanbeplayedtoday.InCixi’slateyears,sheenjoyedvariousofadvancedtechniques,includingcar,electricity,telephone,phototechniqueandsoon.Thiswayplease.Thisisamusicbox,presentedbywesternfriends.Comparewiththemusicboxesweusetoday,thisisquitealargeone.Itcanplay16songs.Herearefairieshere.Theyarethesymboloflongevity.Besidethemstandsacraneandadeer.Bothofthemaretheindicationoflongevity.TheyarealsoCixi’sbirthdaypresent.Thisway,hereinfrontofusisanoilpaintingofCixipaintedbyaNetherlandersAmericanpaintersWaltzeHubur.Thepaintingwasfinishedin1905.AtthattimeCixiwas70yearsold.Butshestilllookedsoyoung.IsitthatthepaintersflatteredCixionpurposeMaybe.Becausewecanseethisoilpaintingisnotinthetraditionaltype,maybeitissomehowmorelikeaChinesewatercolourpainting.butsoonwewillseesomephotosofCixi,youmayfindtheanswerthere.Photoswillnevercheatyou.Let’sgo.Mindyoursteps.
（大戏台介绍）ThisspaciousstructureinfrontofusistheGreatStageoftheGardenofVirtueandHarmony.Itis21metersinheightand17metersinwidth.TherearethreefamousstagesintheQingDynasty..TheGardenofVirtueandHarmonyisthelargestandbestreservedofall.TheothertwoareinthePalaceMuseumandChengdeItisfamousnotonlyforitssize,butalsoforitshistoricalvalue.DuringtheperiodfromApriltoOctobereveryyearwhenCixiwasinthesummerpalace,manyfamousactorswereinvitedheretoperform.AndcixiisafanofPekingopera,itissaidduringthe13yearsbetweenthecompletionofthegreatstageandcixi’sdeathin1908,shewatched262daysofperformancehere,evenjust35daysbeforeherdeath.Aftereachperformanceshealwaysgavesupportofdifferentkinds.SoPekingoperadevelopedquicklyhere.AndtheGardenofVirtueandHarmonyisalsocalledthecradleofPekingOpera.
Thegreatstagehadthreetiers,theyrespectivelystandforlongevity,fortunateandhappinessfromthebottomtotheroof.Theyallconnectedwitheachother,andwereopenedatthesametimeduringtheperformance.Thereisamanpowerelevatorontheroofandseveraldrywellsatthebottomofthestage.DoyouknowwhattheirfunctionisSometimestheremaybesomescenesofghostandgod.Godflewupintothesky,ortheghostmightgointotheground.ThenwhataboutthepoolsItisinteresting;weknowtherewerenotmicrophonesinolddays.Thepoolscanhelptoenhancetheacousticeffectduringtheperformance.In1994,ChinaYouthPekingOperaTroupeperformedhere,andthesoundeffectstillexiststoday.Itisreallyascientificdevice.Sothisstageisnotonlyofhistoricvalue,butofgreatscientificvalue,too.
（颐乐殿介绍）PleasefollowmeandwewillhavealookattheplacewhereCixiwatchedtheopera.ThisisYiLeDian,hallofHarmonyandhappiness.Inthemiddleofthehall,thereisathrone.Aftermeetingtheministershere,Cixiwouldgoasidetothisbed.Thisisakang,inwinterworkerswouldmakeafireunderground.Thus,itwouldbeverywarm.Later,Iwillshowyoutheentranceofbackgroundfire.Cixiusedtostayheredrinkingteaandeatingsomefruits.ThewindowsherecouldbeopenedsothatCixicouldseetheactorsonthestagedirectly.Andshewouldgetaspecialscriptwhichconcludesmanydetailssuchastheperformer’seyesandfacialexpression.Sometimesshewouldliedownhereandjustlisten.Ifsheweretired,shewouldtakeanapintheroomnext.
Thisistheentranceoftheheatedkang.Inwinters,eunuchswentdowntheretomakeafire.Inthesummerpalacetherearenumbersofsuchentrance.Thisistheonlyonethatopenedforthetourists.Theotherswereallcoveredwithawoodenboardlikethat.Nowlet’sgostraightandturnlefttothewestgallery.
Thegallaryeastandwestusedtohavenowindows.WhenCixicametowatchtheopera,shewouldinvitetheministerstogether.Theyhadtostayhere.Whentheperformancewenton,colorfulcurtainswerehungbetweenthetwostagecornerstothesideofYileDiansothattheministersherewouldnotbeabletoseeCixiinsidethehallandtheycanonlywatchtheperformanceaside.
WellthisbringsanendtomyintroductiontotheGardenofVirtueandHarmony.Ihopetheuniquestyleofthisplacewouldgiveyouabeautifulimpressionaboutourchinesetraditionalculture!.
（玉澜门介绍）Herewego.ThisisYulanMeng,theGateofJadeRipple.ItisnamedafterapoetoftheJindynasty—LuJi.HedescribedthebeautifulviewofthefineripplescreatedbyspringwaterfromtheJadeSpringHill.Andsincethecourtyardisatthesideofkunminglakewhoseoriginisinthejadespringhill,thisnameisanicefit.ItusedtobetheresidenceofEmperorQianlong.DuringtheyearsofCixi,EmperorGuangxulivedhereforalongtime.Let’sgoinandhavealook.NowwehavecometoYulanTang,theHallofJadeRipple.ItisatraditionalChinesecourtyard.
（主殿介绍）TheinteriorofYulanTanghasbeenpreservedasitusedtobe.Inthemiddle,thereisasandalwoodthronewithalongtableinfrontofit.Behindthethronethereisaglassscreen.Beautifulpaintingswerepaintedonit,showingustherepresentationalviewofbothChineseandwesternpaintings.Insidethehall,therearetwomirrorsstandingfacingeachother.Ifyoustandbetweenthem,youwillseenumerousreflectionsofyourselfinthemirrors.Onourleftsideisthebedroomoftheemperor,whileontheothersideisthestudyoftheemperor.WemusthaveknowthatGuangxuleadadistressedlifeInhislateyears.ThenhowabouttheempressofGuangxuLet’sgoaheadtoseeit.
（狮子林）Hereyoucanseeapileofrocks.Itsnameislionforest,fortherockslooklikehundredsoflionsplayingtogether.ThisisXijiaLou,TowerofBeautifulSunset.EmperorandempressusedtowatchsunsetoftheJadeSpringHillhere.ThenamecamefromafamouslineofTaoYuanming.Whenthesunissettingbehindthecolorfulclouds,thebirdswillwhisperhomewiththebeautifulsight.
（宜芸馆）NowherewewillgototheYiYunGuan,hallofYiyunYunisakindofherbwhichcanbemadeintoabookmarktopreventbooksfromworms.Thetwocharacterstellusitistheplacesuitableforkeepingbooks.Attheverybeginning,hallofYiyunwasthelibraryofEmperorQianlong.BythetimeofGuangxu,itbecametheresidenceofLongyu,empressofGuangxu.
LongyuwasthelastempressandempressdowagerinChinesefeudalhistory.SheisthenieceofCixi.Actuallyshedidn’twinguangxu’sfavor,butCixiorderedthismarriagetoGuangxuinordertohaveabettercontrolofhisthoughtsandbehavior.Ofcoursetheyleadanunhappylife.Itissaidthatwhenverguangxuandcixihadconflict;longyuwasalwaysoncixi’sside.thissurlymadeguangxudislikeher.Theemperordidn’tcometoseeherexceptthedayswhentheygotmarried.Andtheydidn’thavechildren,either.Intheyear1908whenGuangxuandCixidied,Longyuletthe3yearoldPuyitosecceedthethrone.Infact,Longyuherselfcontrolledthepower.However,thesituationdidn’tlastforlong.Intheyear1911,therevolutionledbySunZhongshansuccessfullyoverthrewtheQingDynasty.In1912,Puyiwasdeposed,whichbroughttheendofthe20__yearsfeudalhistoryinChina.
（主殿内部陈设）Althoughtheywerehusbandandwife,GuangxuandLongyudidn’tleadahappylife.Guangxuwasn’tcontentwiththemarriagethatCixiarrangedforhim.Theydidn’thaveanychildreneither.Let’shavealookattheinteriordecorations.MaybesomethingcanshowusthelonelifeofLongyu.Thisisagoldenfishtablewithaliitlespaceinsideit.Longyuraisedfishhere.Whenshefeltlonely,sheusuallysatbesideit,eatfruit,drinkingteaandwatchthefishswimming.Look,thereare12fragrantbagshangingonthewall.Theyarethesymboloflovebetweenemperorandempress.However,noneofthemwaspresentedbyGuangxu.Instead,theywereallmadebyLongyuherself.Wecanseethatimperialmarriagesarenotalwayssuccessfulones.Let’skeepgoingtohavealookattheresidenceofEmperssDowagerCixi.
（水木自亲）Herewehaveanexhibitionofimperialtelephones.Intheyearof1900,theEight-PowerAlliedForceinvadedinBeijing.CixifledtoXi’antogetherwithGuangxu.Whenshecamebackin1902,sheexperiencedthefacilitythatbroughtbythewar.Trains,carsandofcoursethetelephones.Thereareseveraloldtelephonesexhibitingthere.TwoofthemweretheexactthingsofCixi’syears.DuringCixi’slateyears,sheledamodernlife.
Ok,thebeautyofthesummerpalacenotonlyexistsinthearchitectures,butthecharmingsceneryaswell.Pleasefollowmeandhavealook.
（长廊起点及布局介绍）HerewearestandingattheentranceofthelongcorridorYaoYueMen,theInviting-MoonGate.Thelongcorridorwasfirstbuiltin1750.AnditwindsitswayalongthesouthfootofLongevityHillonthebankofKunmingLake.Herethelongcorridorplaysaveryimportantrole.Itnotonlyconnectsdifferentarchitecturesatthefootofthehill,butalsostandsasthetransitionfromthelaketothehill.EmpressDowagerCixilikedwalkinginthelongcorridorverymuch.Itiscoolinthesummerandwarminwinter,too.Ifaraincomes,itcanpreventusfrombeingcaughtintherain.Itcanprotectusfromthesuninsummer,too
（总体特点情况介绍）ThelongcorridorstartsfromtheInviting-moonGateintheeastandendsinShizhangTinginthewest,theStoneMan’sPavilion.Intheyear1990,thelongcorridorwaslistedintheworldrecordofGenius.Itisprovedtobethelongestartificiallypaintedcorridorintheworld.SohowlongisitItis728metersinlengthwith4octagonaldouble-eavepavilionsstandingintheway.Theyarerespectivelyrepresentsforthe4seasonsofayear.Theyalsohavetheirownnames:RetainingtheGood,LivingwithRipples,AutumnWater,aswellasclearanddistant.The4pavilionsplaysanimportantroleinthelongcorridor.Theywereallbuiltonthejunctionsofrisesandfalls,twistsandturns.Soalthoughthelongcorridormakesmanyturnshereandthere,youwillnotfeeltherisesandfallsorthetwistsandturnswhenyouarewalkingalongthelongcorridor.
Thelongcorridorisnotonlyfamousforitsgreatlengthbutalsoforitspaintings.Thereare14,800paintingsonthebeamsandlintelsofthecorridor.Theyarealldifferentfromeachother.Thepaintingscoveravarietyofsubjects.Therearenaturalsceneriessuchasflowersandbirds,mountainsandrivers.Therearefamouscharacterssuchassevensagesofbamboogrove.ThereareclassicalnovelssuchasJourneytotheWestandthreekingdoms.Therearealsofablessuchastheeightimmortalscrossingthesea.Fromhere,peopleallovertheworldcanknowmoreaboutourcultureandhistory.
（长廊边讲湖）ThislargewatersurfaceistheKunmingLake.Itisthebestpartofthesummerpalace.Coveringanareaof220hectares,theKunminglaketakesupthreequartersoftheentiregarden.Inordertocelebratethebirthdayofhismother,EmpressQianlongorderedtoshapethelakelikeapeach.InChina,peachisthesymboloflongevity.ThesightofKunmingLakeisbeautiful.Theaveragedepthofthelakeisaboutoneandhalfmeters,andmostoftheplacealongthebankiswithinonemeter,sowhenyoufallintothelakeaccidentally,youdon’thavetoworryaboutyourlife,juststandup!
（知春亭介绍）Lookatthatsmallislandonwhichthereisapavilion.ThatisthePavilionofHeraldingSpring.Peopleconsideredthatspringcomeswiththewillows.Therearemanywillowsthereontheisland.Whenspringcomes,wecanseegreenbrancheseverywhereontheisland.Thus,thepaviliongaineditsname.
（南湖岛介绍）Pleaselookatthebigislandinthemiddleofthewatersurface.Thatissouthlakeisland.Ontheislandthereisadragongodtemple.Thetempleisusedtoshowworshipforthegodofrain.Thereisalongbankonmyright.Wecallitwestbank.ItistheimitationoftheSubankofthewestlakeinHangzhou.ThewestbankandthebankconnectedwithitdivididetheKunminglakeinto3parts.Eachhasanislandbuiltonit.ThiskindofdesignwasfirstappearedintheQindynastyandhasahistoryofmorethan20__years.Becausepeoplethoughtthatthereare3fairyislandsontheeastsea.Ontheisland,thereisgrasswhichcangivepeoplelongevity.Thebiggestwishofthefeudalrulersistohaveeverlastinglife.Sotheyorderedtobuildtheimperialgardeninthisstyle.Thelongbridgeconnectedwiththeislandiscalled17-archbridge.Thebridgeis150meterslongand8meterswide.Thereare544stonelionscarvedonthebridge.
(廓如亭)Atthestartingpointofthebridgethere,wecanseeanotherpavilionstandingthere.ItisthelargestpavilionamongallsuchstructuresinChina.Itcoversanareaof130squaremeterswith40pillarssupportingit.OnmyrightisthewestbankofKunmingLake.Thereare6bridgesalongthebank.HerewecanalsoseethesightsoftheWesternHill.ItisanothertypicalmethodofChinesegarden:theborrowingmethod.TheWesternHillandthevastlakereflectthebeautifulsceneofthesummerpalaceandmakethegardenmorebeautiful.Ifyoutakeaboatandlookaround,youmayfindthebeautyofeveryaspectsofthesummerpalace.
（排云门广场）Inthemiddleofthelongcorridoristhemostsplendidarchitecturesinthesummerpalace.PaiyunDian,theHallthatDispeltheCloudsandFoxiangGe,theToweroftheFragranceofBuddha.Wearenowstandinghereatthestartingpointofthesearchitectures.Lookatthisarchway.Ithasthehighestgradeamongallsuchstructuresinthesummerpalace.OntheplaquetherearefourChinesecharacterswhichmeanthatcloudsreflecttheimperialpalace.Look,thisisPaiyunMen,theGatethatDispeltheClouds.ThetwocharactersPaiYuncomesfromanoldChinesepoetry“Whenthefairiesdispelthecloudsandemerge,thegoldandsilverterraceswillappear.”Cixicomparedherselfthefairycomingoutfromthewindsandgreetallthepeople.
（排云门上鸱吻介绍）Let’slookupatthecorneroftheroof.Therearesomesmallanimalsthere.Theyareusedtoshowthegradeofabuilding.IntheQingDynasty,themoretheanimalsare,thehighergradeofthearchitectureis.Thenumberofthemcanreachasmanyas11.
（排云殿祝寿）TheHallthatDispeltheWindswastheplacewhereCixicelebrateherbirthday.Ithasthehighestgrateinthesummerpalace.ThenhowwasitlikewhentherewasabirthdayceremonyCixiherselfsatinthethroneinsidethemainhalltoreceivethegreetingoftheothers.ThatGateiscalledtheSecondPalaceGate.EmperorGuangxuwentdownonhisbothkneesandkowtowedatthatgate.TheministersgreetedCixibetweentheSecondPalaceGateandthisarchway.Andthefirstclassofficialskneeleddownbetweenthesecondpalacegateandthisbridge,thesecondclassbetweenthebridgeandthegatewenowstandin,thethirdclassalloutsidethegate.
(德辉殿介绍)Thehallwillvisitisthehallofvirtuousglories.Nowitusedasaexhibitionhall.Youcanseealotofantiquesfoundduringtherestoration.Andafterthatwewillcometothehighestbuildinginsummerpalace----theToweroftheFragranceofBuddha.Beforewegetonthisplatform,Ithinkwewillcometoarudeclimbing.Youhavetoface100stepsbeforeyoureachyourdestination.Butdon’tworry!Wewillresthalfwayandseesomeotherscenicspots.What’smore,mindyoursteps.
(五方阁介绍)OntheleftofthetowerisWufangge,thepavilionoffivelocations.InthemiddleofitistheBaoyunge,theBaoyunbronzepavilion.Itismadeofbronze.PeopleusedtocallitBronzePavilion.Actuallyitisinthestyleofhall.WhypeoplecallitapavilionThat’smainlybecauseithadonetimelostallitswindowsashes.Soitbecameabuildingonlywithpillarsandroof,thatissomethinglikeapavilion.Nowwewillcometothenext50stepleft.Sojustcomeon!
（佛香阁介绍）ThatstructureonthehilliscalledtheToweroftheFragranceofBuddha.Itwasfirstedbuiltin1750,burneddownbytheAnglo-FranchAlliedForcein1860,andrebuiltintheyear1888accordingtoitsoriginalstyle.Itcost750,000tealsofsilverandthatmadeitthelargestprojectinthesummerpalace.Thetoweris41metershighandconsideredasthesymbolofthesummerpalace.ThereisaGuanyininsidethetower.Ithas12facesand24arms.GuanyinisconsideredtobethebenevolentGoddessofMercy.Shecanhelpthepeopleinneed.
(转轮藏介绍)OntherightofthetowerisatemplewhereemperorandempressusedtoreadBuddhascriptures.ItiscalledRevolvingArchives.Inthemiddlethereisastorystone.Thereisaarticleontheconstructionofthesummerpalaceengravedonit.Thearticleiswrittenbytheemperorqianlong.wenowcanseeahallbehindit,thatisthemainhallofthesebuildings,andyoumayfind3littlestatuesonthegirder.Thesethreearerespectivelythegodoflongevity,fortunateandhappiness.Onbothsidesofthemainhall,therearetwopavilions.Theyaretwolayersandtheinsideonecanrevolve.That’swhythegroupofthebuildingcalledRevolvingArchives.ThesetwopavilionwereusedtostoreBuddhistsctiptions.Whentheemperorandempresscomehere,theyjuststandinthepavilionandwhentheinsidelayerrevolveforacircuit,itmeansemperorandempresshavereadalltheBuddhistscipturesinit.Thenwewillcometotherealmofmultitudinousfragrance.
（众香界及智慧海介绍）therealmofmultitudinousfragranceisthemainentrancetotheseaofwisdomtemple.Itismadeofcoloredglaze.Isn’titsplendidNowwecometotheseaofwisdomtemple,itisatempleallmadeofcolouredglaze.Andisusedtoshowworshiptothebuddha’swisdom.YoucanseetherearemanydifferentsmallBuddhasculptures.Itissaidthereare1008ofthem.Sinceitisatempleallmadeofcolouredglaze,ithadn’tbeenburneddownbytheinvadingforces.Theoneweseenowhasahistoryof250years.Wearenowatthehighestpointofthelongevityhill.Wewillgotothebackofthehill,andournextscenicspotisfourgreatregions.Comewithme,wewillhaveasteepslope,andbecareful.
（听鹂馆）Nowlet’sgoaheadalongthelongcorridorandenjoythebeautifulsightoftheKunmingLakeandtheLongevityHill.ThisistheHallofListeningtotheOrioles.Thereisasmallstageinit.BeforetheGardenofVirtueandHarmonywasbuilt,EmperorandEmpressusedtowatchPekingOperashere.Nowitisthebestrestaurantinthesummerpalace.
（船坞介绍）Therearetwoboatyardinthedistance.ThebiggerboatyardisconsideredtobethelongestoneamongallthewoodenarchitechturesinChina.Aswerebuiltonthewater,theyweren’tburntdownin1860.Theyarenearly300yearsold.Thegateweseenowisthetowerofthesuyunyan,anditisusedtodefendthegarden.Herewearestandingatthejunctionofthefronthillandthebackhill.Let’sgoalongthisroadtoenjoythenaturalsceneofthehill.
（中御路介绍）ThisroadiscallZhongyuRoad.Itsuggeststhatemperorandempressusedtowalkhere.Zhongmeansthisroadwindsalongthemiddleofthehill;yumeansitisonlyreservedfortheemperorandempress.Buttheroadhasanothername:theCloveRoad.Becausemanyclovesareplantedbesidetheroad.Whenspringcomes,thefragranceoflilacisbroughteverywherebythewind.Intheyear1860,thebackofthehillwasdestroyedcompletely.AsCixiappropriatednavalfundstobuildthesummerpalace,therewasnomoneyleftwhentheprojectcametothebackofthehill.Manyoftheplantssuchasgrassesandsmalltreeswereplantedinthebeginningofthe1990s.andnowyoucanseethegreenplantseverywhere.Sometimesyoumightseethesquirrelsandpieslookingfortheirfood.
（味闲斋遗址）Later,aswegoon,wewillseeabrokencourtyardonourrighthand.ItisthesiteofWeixianZhai,oneofQianlong’slibraries.Helikeditverymuch.Eachtimehecametothesummerpalace,hewouldcamehereandreadbooks.Therewere3floorsofthisbuilding.Theywerebuilttotheterrainofthehill.Nowitremainsthelookwhenitwasburntdown.
（苏州街和四大部洲）Nowlet’skeepgoingandhavealookattheSuzhouStreetandtheFourGreatRegions.Pleaselookup.ThereisagroupofTibetanstyletemplesonthehillside.ItiscalledFourGteatRegionsandwasfirstbuiltin1758duringQianlong’sage.HeorderedtobuiltagroupofstructureslikethismainlyforstrengthenhisruleoverthepeopleinTibetandMongol.BecausemostpeopletherebelieveinLamaism.Andthisgroupofstructuresisthoughttousedasthetempleforthelamaist.Sothebuildingofthesestructuresinimperialgardenshowsthegovernment’srespecttothereligion.Unfortunately,thisgroupofstructureswasburntdownbytheinvadingAnglo-FrenchAlliedForcein1860.ThepresentonewaspartlyrestoredinthelateQingDynastyandpartlyinrecentyears.
（市庙结合）Maybeyouwillfeelstrangethatthesebuildingoftwocompletelydifferentstylebuilttogether.ButwhatIwanttoexplainisInancientChina,thedevelopmentoftemplescouldalwaysbringaboutthedevelopmentofthemarket.Soitiscommontoseethemarketandthetemplestogether.
（苏州街大致情况）Theplaceweseenowisafolk-stylemarketstreet—theSuzhouStreet.Thisstreetwasfirstbuilt28yearsafterthecompletionoftheGardenofClearRipplesduringQianlong’stimeandhasahistoryofmorethan200years.Itislocatedinthecenterofthebacklake.Thestreetis300metersinlengthandwasbuiltasariverstreet.Ithas64differentshopssuchasteahouses,workshops,restaurants,banksandsoon.
(建街缘由)HowcomesuchastreetinsideanimperialGardenWeknowthatemperorandempressledaluxuriouslifeinthepalace.Buttheynearlyhavenochancestohuntaroundinthemarket.Sometimestheyalsowishtheywereordinarypeople.EmperorQianlonghadbeentothesouthofChinafor6timesaccompaniedbyhismotherduringallhislife.Hewasdeeplyexpressedbytheculturethere,especiallytheRiverStreetthere.SohewantedtobuildaimitationinBeijing.WhenhecamebacktoBeijingfromhisfourthtriptosouthernchina,aministersuggestedheshouldbuildamarketstreetinpalace,forhismotherwastoooldtotravelthousandsofmilestosouthernchina.Thatjustmetqianlong’sidea.Soheorderedtobuildthisstreet.Itisastreetofsouthernwatervillagestyle.Theempress,concubinesandempressdowagermayboatontheriverandbuysomething.IthinkItmustbequiteainterestingexperienceforthem.Asthestreetwaslocatedinsidetheimperialgarden,ordinarypeopleweren’tabletocomein.soEunuchsandmaidsactedasthemerchantandservedinthestreet.
（历史）Unfortunately,thestreetwasalsoburntdownintheyear1860.Asisatthebackofthehill,theSuzhouStreetwasn’trestoreduntiltheresentyears.Therestorationprojectwasstartedin1987andlastedfouryears.Eachstructureherewasrestoredaccordingtoitsoriginalstyle.NowallthestaffshereinthestreetaredressedintheclothesoftheQingDynasty.Whenyoutransactinthisstreet,youcanexchangeRMBintocoppercoinsoftheQingDynastytohaveatasteofthebusinesscultureinthelate18thcentury.
InthedistancestandstheTibetanstyletemplereflectingthesouthernvillagestyleSuzhouStreet.Itisanuniquestructureinallimperialgardens.Ithasshownandisshowingisbeautyandharmonytothetouristsallovertheworld.
(结束语)Thisbringstheendofmyintroductiontothesummerpalace.HereIwillsaygoodbyetoyou.Ihopemywordscangiveyouaclearintroductionofsummerpalace.Thegateoverthereisthesecondlargestgateofthisgarden,theNorthPalaceGate.Thecommunicationoutsideisveryconvenient.Youcanfindthebusesyouneedthere.Wishyouhaveanicejourney!
Dearvisitors:
Everybodyisgood!WelcometothebeautifulSummerPalacetogosightseeing.Iamthesuntravelguide,surnamedLin,youcancallmexiaoLin.AccompanyyouvisittheSummerPalacetogethertoday,hopetobeabletospendtimehere.
TheSummerPalaceisoneoftheworldculturalheritage,isalsoabeautifulbigpark.
Dearvisitors,nowwewalkintothedoortotheSummerPalace,aroundthetemple,isthefamouslongcorridor.Youlookatthegreencolumnandredrailing,endlessblocks,atotalofmorethansevenhundredmeterslong,dividedinto273.Nowwecametothefootoflongevityhill,lookuplookup,youcanseetheBuddhaincensestandshalfwayupthemountain,yellowglazedtile.Downwardsseeagain,therowsofresplendentandmagnificentrowofcloudtemple,howspectacular!Nowweboardedthelongevityhill,standinginfrontoftheBuddhaincense,lookingdown,theSummerPalacescenerypanoramicview.Lookstraightahead,kunminglakequietlikeamirror,likeapieceofgreenjade.Lookingeast,vaguelycanseeseveralancienttowersandthewhitepagodainthecity.
Nowcomedownfromlongevityhill,cametokunminglake.Bankshaveseveraldifferentdesignsonthestonebridge,involvesnumerousweepingwillowsonbothsides.Visitorscanwalklongstonebridgeistoplayintheisland.Thereareseventeenlittletunnelinthisstonebridge,calledthemarbleseventeen-archbridgewhich.
Everybodyisgood!Mynameispresented,yourtourguide,todaywewillvisitisratedat29"worldculturalheritage"intheSummerPalace.Ihopemysincerityandenthusiasmcanbringhappinesstoyou!
Longevityhillbelongstoyanshan-oddarteries,58.59m.Buildingsandmountainbuilding,beforethelongevityhillmountain,threetoeightsurfacelayerasthecenter,fourdouble-hippedroofofBuddhaincenseofthemainbodyoflargebuildings.Fromthefootof"proutcatamaransbrainpower-computer"arched,therowscloudgate,twoofpalace,cloudtemple,DEhuitemple,Buddhaincense,andthewisdomofthesea,untilthetopofthemountainformedupinlayersofacentralaxis.
Kunminglakeisthemainlake,theSummerPalace,three-fourthsofthedominatedarea,about220hectares.Formerlakesrippling,southoflakeSimonSimon,acastleinthewest,northlookattheupsanddownsingroups;Thereisawestcausewaylake,andonthepeachwillowlines;Themarbleseventeen-archbridgewhichliesonthelake,thekunminglakeisthelargestlakeintheroyalgardensinqingdynasty.
Today,ourvisittothisend,hopepleasantsceneryoftheSummerPalace,andIcanbecomeyoutheinterpretationofwonderfulmemories!Thankyouall!
Everybodyisgood!Iamtheguidefromyou,wearegoingtovisitinBeijingforthreedays,todaywearegoingtovisittheSummerPalaceofthefamous.
Now,wehavecometotheSummerPalace.TheSummerPalacewasbuiltin1750,byBritishandFrenchtroopsburneddownin1860.In1886andhavebeenrestored.In1900,theSummerPalaceandwasseverelydamaged,theeightin1902torepairagain.DeterminetheSummerPalacein1961,thestatecouncilasoneofthefirstbatchofnationalkeyculturalrelicsprotectionunits.In1998,theSummerPalacewastheUnitedNationseducational,scientificandculturalorganizationincludedinthe"worldheritagelist".
大家好，我是阳光旅行社的导游，我姓罗，你们可以叫我小罗。很高兴能为您服务，希望您们旅行快乐。今天，我们要去美丽的颐和园游玩，它是被列入《世界名录》的皇家园林，但是在游玩的时候我给你们提几个要求：不要到处走动，以免掉队;不可以抽烟;不可以乱扔垃圾。
现在我们就进了颐和园的大门，绕过大殿，就来到有名的长廊了。看，那绿漆的柱子，红漆的栏杆，多漂亮呀!这条长廊长七百多米，分成二百七十三间，每一间的横槛上都有五彩的画。几千幅画没有哪两幅是相同的。这么特别的景色，您一定没见过吧!
WearenowintothedoortotheSummerPalace,aroundthehall,cametothefamouslongcorridor.Look,thepillarsofthegreenpaint,redpaintoftherail,howbeautiful!Thiscorridorofmorethansevenhundredmeterslong,dividedintotwohundredandseventy-threerooms,eachofthecrossonthesillhavecolorfulpictures.Notwothousandsofpaintingpictureisthesame.Suchaspecialscenery,youmusthaveneverseen!
走完长廊，我们就来到了万寿山脚下，抬头仰望就可以看见一座八角宝塔形的三层建筑耸立在半山腰上，屋顶上的琉璃瓦闪闪发光，那就是佛香阁了。下面一排排金碧辉煌的宫殿，就是排云殿了。
Walkthepromenade,wecametothefootoflongevityhill,lookupyoucanseeathreelayerarchitectureofanisepyramidstandinthehillside,theglasstilessparklingintheroof,thatisthebuddhistincense.Thefollowingrowsofresplendentandmagnificentpalace,istherowofcloudtemple.
我们现在登上了万寿山，颐和园的景色大半收在眼底。看前面那就是昆明湖了，昆明湖静得像一面镜子，绿得像一块碧玉，现在我们就去昆明湖细细游赏吧!
Wearenowonthelongevityhill,theSummerPalacelandscapemostinview.Lookatthefrontthatiskunminglake,kunminglakequietlikeamirror,likeapieceofgreenjade,nowwewillgotokunminglakefinelytouring!
看，昆明湖好大呀，它周围的堤岸也好长呀。我们现在要到昆明湖的小岛了。通向小岛的这座桥是有名的十七孔桥，这座桥有“三多”，一是桥洞多，二是狮子多，三是石柱多。看，这座桥的每根石柱上都雕刻着精美的小狮子。这么多的小狮子，姿态各异，没有哪两只是相同的，真是人间极品。
Look,kunminglakegoodbigah,bankorgrowaroundit.Wenowhavetogotokunminglakeisland.Totheislandofthebridgeisfamous,themarbleseventeen-archbridgewhichthebridgehas"sanduo",itisalittletunnel,thesecondisthelion,thethreepillarsofis.Look,thebridgehasineachpillarcarvedwithbeautifullittlelion.Somanylittlelion,differentposture,notwoarejustthesame,reallyjuicy.
颐和园到处都有美丽的景色，说也说不尽，下面请你们细细游赏吧!一会儿在这里集合。
TheSummerPalaceisfilledwiththebeautyofthescene,saidalsosaidnot,belowpleasebetouring!Collectionhereinaminute.
Armiesofpassengers,coveredcorridor,amountainemergeinfrontofus,themountainiscalledlongevityhill,58.59meters,halfwayupthehill,atriangularpyramidthreehousebuildingstandsinthere,thatistheBuddhanasalpavilion.Therowsofresplendentandmagnificentpalace,undertherowiscloudtemple.
Onthemountainsideofthelongevityhill,theSummerPalacelandscapeinhalfclosed,arethequietlikeamirrorinfront,green,likeajasperlakeiskunminglake,itaccountedforthree-quartersofthedominated.
Comingdownfromthelongevityhill,thekunminglake.Lakecenterhasasmallisland,thetipsofthetrees,wewanttotheislandbyastonebridge,thereareseventeenlittletunnelinthisstone,socalledten7bridge.Welookatbothsides,bridgerailingonhundredsofpillar,pillarareengravedalittlelion.Alionalsohavedifferentattitude,notwoarethesame.
SituatedinthewesternoutskirtsofHaidianDistrict，theSummerPalaceis15kilometers(9.3miles)fromcentralBeijing.Havingthelargestroyalparkandbeingwellpreserved，itwasdesignated，in1960bytheStateCouncil，asaKeyCulturalRelicsProtectionSiteofChina.Containingexamplesoftheancientarts，italsohasgracefullandscapesandmagnificentconstructions.TheSummerPalaceisthearchetypalChinesegarden，andisrankedamongstthemostnotedandclassicalgardensoftheworld.In1998，itwaslistedasoneoftheWorldHeritageSitesbyUNESCO.
ConstructedintheJinDynasty(1115-1234)，duringthesucceedingreignoffeudalemperors;itwasextendedcontinuously.BythetimeoftheQingDynasty(1644-1911)，ithadbecomealuxuriousroyalgardenprovidingroyalfamilieswithrestandentertainment.Originallycalled"QingyiGarden"(GardenofClearRipples)，itwasknowasoneofthefamous"threehillsandfivegardens"(LongevityHill，JadeSpringMountain，andFragrantHill;GardenofClearRipples，GardenofEverlastingSpring，GardenofPerfectionandBrightness，GardenofTranquilityandBrightness，andGardenofTranquilityandPleasure).LikemostofthegardensofBeijing，itcouldnoteludetherampagesoftheAnglo-Frenchalliedforceandwasdestroyedbyfire.In1888，EmpressDowagerCixiembezzlednavyfundstoreconstructitforherownbenefit，changingitsnametoSummerPalace(Yiheyuan).Shespentmostofherlateryearsthere，dealingwithstateaffairsandentertaining.In1900，itsufferedagain，beingransackedbytheEight-PowerAlliedForce.Afterthesuccessofthe1911Revolution，itwasopenedtothepublic.
ComposedmainlyofLongevityHillandKunmingLake，TheSummerPalaceoccupiesanareaof294hectares(726.5acres)，threequartersofwhichiswater.Guidedbynature，artistsdesignedthegardensexquisitelysothatvisitorswouldseemarvelousviewsandbeamazedbyperfectexamplesofrefinedcraftworkusingthefinestmaterials.
CenteredontheTowerofBuddhistIncense(Foxiangge)theSummerPalaceconsistsofover3，000structuresincludingpavilions，towers，bridges，andcorridors.TheSummerPalacecanbepidedintofourparts:thecourtarea，front-hillarea，front-lakearea，andrear-hillandback-lakearea.
Front-HillArea:thisareaisthemostmagnificentareaintheSummerPalacewiththemostconstructions.ItslayoutisquitedistinctivebecauseofthecentralaxisfromtheyardofKunmingLaketothehilltop，onwhichimportantbuildingsarepositionedincludingGateofDispellingClouds，HallofDispellingClouds，HallofMoralGlory，TowerofBuddhistIncense，theHalloftheSeaofWisdom，etc.
Rear-HillandBack-LakeArea:althoughtheconstructionsarefewerhere，ithasauniquelandscape，withdensegreentrees，andwindingpaths.Visitorscanfeelararetranquility，andelegance.ThisareaincludesscenicspotssuchasGardenofHarmoniousInterestandSuzhouMarketStreet.
CourtArea:thisiswhereEmpressDowagerCixiandEmperorGuangxumetofficials，conductedstateaffairsandrested.EnteringtheEastPalaceGate，visitorsmayseethemainpalacebuildings:theHallofBenevolenceandLongevityservedastheofficeoftheEmperor，theHallofJadeRippleswhereGuangxulived，theHallofJoyfulLongevity，Cixi‘sresidence，theHallofVirtueandHarmonywhereCixiwasentertained.
FrontLakeArea:coveringalargerpartoftheSummerPalace，opensupthevistaofthelake.Abreezefluttering，wavesgleamandwillowskisstheripplesofthevastwater.InthiscomfortableareatherearetheEasternandWesternBanks，theSeventeen-ArchBridge，NanhuIsland，andsoon.OnthewesternbankfloatsixdistinctbridgesamongstwhichtheJade-BeltBridgeisthemostbeautiful.
颐和园是我国现存最完好、规模最宏大的古代园林。位于北京市海淀区境内，距天安门20余公里，占地290公顷。
颐和园原为封建帝王的行宫和花园，远在金贞元元年(1153年)即在这里修建“西山八院”之一的“金山行宫”。明弘治七年(1494年)修建了园静寺，后皇室在此建成好山园。1664年清廷定都北京后，又将好山园更名为“瓮山行宫”。清乾隆年间，经过15年的修建工程，将该园改名为“清漪圆”。此时的清漪园，北自文昌阁至西宫门筑有围墙，东、南、西三面以昆明湖水为屏障，园内修建了许多亭台楼阁，桥廊斋榭，山清水秀，富丽堂皇。咸丰十年(1860年)，英法联军疯狂抢劫并焚烧了园内大部分建筑，除宝云阁(俗称“铜亭”)智慧海、多宝琉璃塔幸存外，珍宝被洗劫一空，建筑夷为一片废墟。光绪十四年(1888年)慈待太后挪用海军经费3000万两白银，在清漪园的废墟上兴建起颐和园。光绪二十六年(1900年)颐和园又遭八国联军的野蛮破坏，后慈禧又动用巨款重新修复。数百年来，这里一直是封建帝王、皇室的享乐之地，解放辟为公园。1961年国务院公布颐和园为全国重点文物保护单位。
颐和园包括万寿山、昆明湖两大部分，园内山水秀美，建筑宏伟。全园有各式建筑3000余间，园内布局可分为政治、生活、游览三个区域。政治活动区，以仁寿段为中心，是过去慈禧太后和光绪皇帝办理朝事、会见朝臣、使节的地方。生活居住区，以玉澜堂、宜芸馆、乐寿堂为主体，是慈禧、光绪及后妃居住之地。风景游览区，以万寿山前山、后山、后湖、昆明湖为主，是全园的主要组成部分。
在世界古典园林中享有盛誉的颐和园，布局和谐，浑然一体。在高60米的万寿山前山的中央，纵向自低而高排列着排云门、排云股、德辉殿、佛香阁、智慧海等一组建筑，依山而立，步步高升，气派宏伟。以高大的佛香阁为主体，形成了全园的中心线。沿昆明湖北岸横向而建的长廊，长728米，共273间，像一条彩带横跨于万寿山前，连结着东面前山建筑群。长廊中有精美柁画14000多幅，素有“画廊”之美称。位于颐和园东北角，万寿山东麓的谐趣园，具有浓重的江南园林特色，被誉为“园中之园”。
占全园总面积四分之三的昆明湖，湖水清澈碧绿，景色宜人。在广阔的湖面上，有三个小岛点缀，其主要景物是西堤、西堤六桥、东堤、南湖岛、十七孔桥等。湖岸建有廓如亭、知春亭、凤凰墩等秀美建筑，其中位于湖西北岸的.清晏舫(石访)中西合璧，精巧华丽，是园中著名的水上建筑。后山后湖，林茂竹青，景色幽雅，到处是松林曲径，小桥流水，风格与前山迥然不同。山脚下的苏州河，曲折蜿蜒，时狭时阔，颇具江南特色。在岸边的树丛中建有多宝琉璃塔。后山还有一座仿西藏建筑——香岩宗印之阁，造型奇特。苏州街原为宫内的民间买卖街，现已修复并向游人开放。拥山抱水，绚丽多姿的颐和园，体现了我国造园艺术的高超水平。
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颐和园原为封建帝王的行宫和花园，远在金贞元元年(1153年)即在这里修建“西山八院”之一的“金山行宫”。明弘治七年(1494年)修建了园静寺，后皇室在此建成好山园。1664年清廷定都北京后，又将好山园更名为“瓮山行宫”。清乾隆年间，经过2019年的修建工程，将该园改名为“清漪圆”。此时的清漪园，北自文昌阁至西宫门筑有围墙，东、南、西三面以昆明湖水为屏障，园内修建了许多亭台楼阁，桥廊斋榭，山清水秀，富丽堂皇。咸丰十年(1860年)，英法联军疯狂抢劫并焚烧了园内大部分建筑，除宝云阁(俗称“铜亭”)智慧海、多宝琉璃塔幸存外，珍宝被洗劫一空，建筑夷为一片废墟。光绪十四年(1888年)慈待太后挪用海军经费3000万两白银，在清漪园的废墟上兴建起颐和园。光绪二十六年(192019年)颐和园又遭八国联军的野蛮破坏，后慈禧又动用巨款重新修复。数百年来，这里一直是封建帝王、皇室的享乐之地，解放辟为公园。1961年国务院公布颐和园为全国重点文物保护单位。
占全园总面积四分之三的昆明湖，湖水清澈碧绿，景色宜人。在广阔的湖面上，有三个小岛点缀，其主要景物是西堤、西堤六桥、东堤、南湖岛、十七孔桥等。湖岸建有廓如亭、知春亭、凤凰墩等秀美建筑，其中位于湖西北岸的清晏舫(石访)中西合璧，精巧华丽，是园中著名的水上建筑。后山后湖，林茂竹青，景色幽雅，到处是松林曲径，小桥流水，风格与前山迥然不同。山脚下的苏州河，曲折蜿蜒，时狭时阔，颇具江南特色。在岸边的树丛中建有多宝琉璃塔。后山还有一座仿西藏建筑——香岩宗印之阁，造型奇特。苏州街原为宫内的民间买卖街，现已修复并向游人开放。拥山抱水，绚丽多姿的颐和园，体现了我国造园艺术的高超水平。
Hello,IamyourtourguidexiaoLin,todaybyIleadyoutovisittheworldculturalheritage,beautifulsceneryoftheSummerPalace,wehopeyouhaveagoodtime,playfun.
NowwehavebeentotheSummerPalace,theSummerPalaceformerlyqingyipark,builtqingdynastyemperorqianlongfifteenyearsasAD1750,Beijingintheqingdynasty,isthefamous"threemountainsfivegardens"builtinthelastone.AlsoisoneofChina'sfourbiggardens,onMarch4,1961,theSummerPalacewasannouncedasthefirstbatchofnationalkeyculturalrelicsprotectionunits,inAugust1998wasratedastheworldculturalheritage,theSummerPalaceonMay8,20xxbythenationaltourismadministrationapprovalforthestate5a-classtouristscenicspot.
TheSummerPalacegates,aroundthehall,cametothefamouspromenade.Thepromenadeis720meterslong,pidedinto273rooms,eachcrossonthesillbetweenpaintedwithcolorfulpainting,paintingthecharacter,thegrass,thelandscape,aswellassomehistoricalstoriesandmythsandlegends.