中国著名旅游景点英文介绍.docx

中国著名旅游景点英文介绍

第一篇：中国著名旅游景点英文介绍中国著名旅游景点英文介绍1.TheGreatwallTheGreatWall,locatedinnorthernChina,is6,700kilometerslongandthusknownasthe“10,000-liGreatWall”.Constructionofthewallwentonformorethan2,000years,from7thcenturyto14thcenturyAD.ThewallhasbecomeasymbolofbothChina’sproudhistoryanditspresentstrength.2.ThePalaceMuseumThePalaceMuseum,alsocalledtheForbiddenCity,islocatedinthecenterofBeijing.TheimperialpalaceusedbyemperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesisthelargestandmostcompleteancientwooden-structurebuildingcomplexintheworld.ConstructionoftheForbiddenCitystartedin1406andlasted14years.24emperorswereenthronedthere.3.Zhoukoudian:HomeofthePekingManRemainsofthePekingMan(homoerectus)arelocatedontheDragonBoneHillatZhoukoudianVillage,FangshanDistrict,Beijing.Inthe1920s,archaeologistsdiscoveredthecompleteskullofPekingMan.Later,moreskullbonesaswellasstoneandboneinstrumentswereunearthed.PekingManlived690,000yearsago,duringPaleolithictimes.FindingsindicatethatPekingManknewhowtomakefires.4.Qinshihuang’sMausoleumandTerra-cottaArmyQinshihuang’sMausoleumislocatedinLintongDistrict,35kilometerseastofXi’an,capitalofShaanxiProvince.Constructionofthemausoleumlasted38yearsandinvolvedover700,000workers.Overtheyears,atotalof50,000importantculturalrelicshavebeenunearthed.In1980,twobronzepaintedhorse-drawnchariotswereunearthed.Theyarethelargestandmostcompletebronzechariotsandhorsesdiscoveredsofar.In1974,farmerswhowerediggingawellabout1.5kilometerseastofQinshihuang’sMausoleumdiscoveredthreevaultscontainingQinshihuang’sBuriedLegion.Thelargestofthethreevaultscontains6,000life-sizeterra-cottawarriorsandhorses.Thecollectionofwarriorsisoftendubbedthe“eighthwonderoftheworld”.5.TheMogaoGrottoesatDunhuangDunhuangGrottoescompriseoftheMogaogrottoes,West1,000-BuddhaCave,andYulinCave.TheMogaoGrottoes,representativeofthethreesites,arelocated25kilometerssouthwestofDunhuangCity,GansuProvince.Constructionofthegrottoesbeganin366AD.Thewell-designedgrottoesareatreasurehousecontainingpainting,sculptures,documents,andcult