广东省英文导游词——开平碉楼（5篇范例）.docx

广东省英文导游词——开平碉楼（5篇范例）

第一篇：广东省英文导游词——开平碉楼KaipingDiaolou——Thewatchtower-likeHousesinKaipingCity【What&HowisKaiingDiaolou】—【OutstandingDiaolouStructures】—【TheLiGarden】Goodmorning!Ladiesandgentlemen:Thismorningwe’lldrive1.5hourstovisittheunique“Diaolou”housesinKaipingCity.YoufellpuzzledwhenhearingthewordDiaolou,don’tyou?NowletmetellyousomethingaboutthecityofKaipingaswellsawhatandhowthesehousesare.【What&HowisKaiingDiaolou】KaipingisasmallcityinGuangdongProvince,about100kilometerstothesouthwestofGuangzhou,withanareaof1659squarekilometersandapopulationof680thousand.IthaslongbeenknownasthenativelandofagreatmanyoverseasChinese,thenumbertottinguptoorevenmorethanitsdomesticpopulation.TheChinese,youknow,areanostalgicpeoplehavingastrongfeelingofwistfullongingforhome,sotheoverseasChinesefromKaiping,nomatterhowlongtheyhadbeenawayandhowfartheywereawayfromhome,wouldcomebacktobuyapieceoflandtobuildtheirhouseandtogetmarried.ThosehousesbuiltbythereturnedoverseasChineseduringthelate19thandearly20thcenturiesareallwatchtower-like,withthicksolidwalls,smallandnarrowirondoorsandwindows,andevenwithembrasuresonthewallsandanobservationtoweronthetop.So,“KaipingDiaolou”isapropernameofthemulti-storieddefensivecountryhousesofthereturnedoverseasChineseinKaipingCity.Builtofstone,brickorconcrete,thesebuildingsdisplayafusionofChineseandforeignarchitecturalanddecorativeforms,andreflectthesignificantroletheseemigrantKaipingpeoplehadplayedinthedevelopmentofthecountriestheyresided,inSouthAsia,Australasia,NorthAmericaandotherregionsoftheworld.YoumaywonderwhythesereturnedoverseasChinesehadtheirhousesbuiltintoastructureofawatchtower.Well,thereasonsareclear.First,publicorderatthattimewasbadandbanditrywasarealheadacheandthebetter-offreturnedoverseasChinesefamiliesnaturallybecametargetsforrobbery;second,theKaipingareaisastretchoflow-lyinglandandfoldswereafrequentoccurrence.So,thesesolidandhigh-risebuildingsweregoodbothfordefenseagainstbanditsandforrefugefromthefloods.KaipingDiaolouislistedbytheChineseStateCouncila