成都市内各景点英文解说词

No.1 Wu Hou Shrine Wu Hou Shrine is located in the south suburb of Chengdu. It was built in memory of both Liu Bei (Emperor of the Kingdom of Shu in the Three Kingdoms Period) and ZhuGeliang (Prime Minister of the Kingdom). Actually, after the Han Dynasty collapsed in the early 3rd century, the state was divided into three kingdoms, Wei, Shu, and Wu. The statue now in front of you is ZhuGeliang. You can see from it that he was kind and always held a feather fan in his hand. ZhuGeliang was the military advisor to Liu Bei and helped him found the Shu Kingdom, which is today’s Sichuan. During that time, the kingdom was politically stable, and the locals lived a peaceful life. In fact, ZhuGeliang was so wise and intelligent that people honored him even more than Emperor Liu Bei. After his death, the shrine is also named “Wu Hou” originated from his title.  (153 words)

No.2 Du Fu Thatched Cottage Du Fu Thatched Cottage is located in the west suburb of Chengdu. It was built in memory of Du Fu and it used to be the former home of him. Du Fu was also known as Du Zimei. He was famous for his poetry in Chinese history. He was born in Gongxian county, Henan province, and grew up in Luoyang city. Then he went to Changan, the capital of Tang Dynasty at the age of 34. In fact, he lived at the turning point of the Tang dynasty when it began to decline. In 755AD, An Lushan Rebellion broke out, Du Fu fled the capital and came to Chengdu. The cottage now you can see was the place he lived in for 3 years and 9 months. And he died on the way back to his hometown in 770AD. Actually, Du Fu experienced a hard political and social situation. He lived in the dynasty that people were poor and emperor was fool. As a poet, he suffered a lot, so the poems he wrote always showed his dissatisfaction with the government and his great pity for the common people. He was a poet who really loved his country and concerned common people. The tablet pavilion on your right was named Shaoling Cottage, and the words on the tablet were from Prince Guo, Son of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. (228 words)

No.3 Jinsha Site Museum Now we’re at the Relics Hall. The Relics Hall houses the main part of the large sacrifice event in Jinsha Site, the only best preserved one of its kind in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties in China at present. But what does “sacrifice” mean? In ancient times, with low knowledge, our ancestors couldn’t explain some natural things, such as diseases and death. Instead, they created a “God” to take control of the world, and believed that more communication with him would be important to the survival and development of the whole nation. For this reason, the event of sacrifice was created. It became a way to communicate with the gods for good. Actually, the site used to be the capital of the ancient Shu Kingdom more than 3,000 years ago. There’re lots of remains of buildings and a great deal of jade, pottery, and gold. You can see there’re many ivories underground, and they’re used to sacrifice as well. Now we’re at No.4 Exhibition Hall. Here you can see the most famous Sun and Immortal Bird Gold Ornament and Gold Mask. The former is made of gold and placed in the central glass case under the daylight. It has been chosen as the logo of China Cultural Heritages. The latter is the best preserved one unearthed of the Late Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties in China. (227 words)

No.4 Chengdu Panda Base Welcome to Chengdu Panda Base. Now we are at the Moonlight Nursery house for the Giant Pandas. Look, there are two giant pandas playing together. Do you know how much bamboo a giant panda eats a day? 5kg, 7kg, or 10kg? Actually, for an adult panda, it eats about 17kg of bamboo stems a day or 14kg of bamboo leaves, or about 40kg of bamboo shoots. That's a lot, right? So giant pandas almost spend 12-16 hours eating bamboo each day. They eat to get nutrition and then spend about 10 hours on sleeping to save energy. (97 words)

No.5 the entrance of the alleys

Now, you’re at the Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi Alleys, as you can know from the name the place. It is composed of Kuan Alleys, Zhai Alleys and Jing Alleys, among which there are lots of traditional courtyards, or Si He Yuan. The yards were owned by some rich and famous people in the past, and they lived in here. But now, the place becomes a tourist spot that is opened to public. You can see some interesting statues half-carved on the wall showing people’s daily life in Chengdu. (88 words)

No.6 Jinli Street

Now you’re at Jinli Street, which is just supported by Wu Hou Shrine. It is a famous street in both ancient and modern time. In the past, it was one of the oldest streets in West Shu. It showed the culture of Qin, Han and Three Kingdoms Period. On the street, you can experience the most colorful Sichuan folkways and customs. On your left, there’re lots of local snacks such as San Da Pao, Tang You Guo Zi and Shuang Liu Tu Tou. Right in f