中西文化交流——开平碉楼(英文版)解说词.docx

中西文化交流——开平碉楼(英文版)解说词

第一篇：中西文化交流——开平碉楼(英文版)解说词CulturalcommunicationfromKaipingDiaolou1、KaipingisasmallcityinGuangdongProvince,about100kilometerstothesouthwestofGuangzhou,withanareaof1659squarekilometersandapopulationof680thousand.2、KaipingDiaolouislistedbytheChineseStateCouncilasakeyculturalrelicprotectedbythestate.Itstotalnumberamountedto3,300inthepeakyears（最高纪录年份）andnowtheregisterednumberis1833.3、Thesewell-preservedtowersarealsoelegantandbeautiful,andhavebeennominatedfortheinclusioninUNESCO’s（联合国教科文组织）listofWorldHeritage（遗产）sitessince2004.Anditwaslistedasaworldculturalheritagelistin2007.4、5、Theyaredifferent，andcanbepidedintothreetypes:communaltowers,residentialtowersandnightwatchtowers.communaltowers：arejointlybuiltbyseveralfamiliesforuseastemporaryrefuge(避难)residentialtowers：arebuiltbyinpidualrichfamilyforlivenightwatchtowers：usedasfortified（防御）residence,andwatchtowerforguardingagainstbandits(土匪).6、KaipingDiaolouisthewitnessforcultureoftheearlyChineseimmigrants.IthaslongbeenknownasthenativelandofagreatmanyoverseasChinese,andChinesepeoplehavingastrongfeelingofwistfullongingforhome.sotheoverseasChinesefromKaiping,nomatterhowlongtheyhadbeenawayandhowfartheywereawayfromhome,wouldcomebacktobuyapieceofland、tobuildtheirhouseandtogetmarried.7、YoumaywonderwhythesereturnedoverseasChinesehadtheirhousesbuiltintoastructureofawatchtower.Well,thereasonsareclear.First,publicorderatthattimewasbadandbanditry（土匪）wasarealheadacheandthebetter-offreturnedoverseasChinesefamiliesnaturallybecametargetsforrobbery;second,theKaipingareaisastretchoflow-lyinglandandfoldswereafrequentoccurrence.So,thesesolidandhigh-risebuildingsweregoodbothfordefenseagainstbanditsandforrefugefromthefloods.8、KaipingDiaoloucontainfollowCharacteristicsBuiltofstone,brick（砖）orconcretethicksolidwallssmallandnarrowirondoorsandwindowsEmbrasures（炮眼）onthewallsobservationtoweronthetop8、ThestylesofKaipingDiaolouabsorbmanywesternarchitecture.Gothicarchitecture（哥特式建筑）Architecturalfeatures：PointedArch（尖肋拱顶）、FlyingBut