西安及周边著名景点英语简介
西安几大著名旅游景点介绍(英文)
大雁塔Great Wild Goose Pagoda
小雁塔Small Wild Goose Pagoda
秦始皇兵马俑博物馆Museum of Emperor Qinshihuang’s Tomb Figures of Soldiers and Horses
秦始皇陵The Tomb of Emperor Qinshihuang
鼓楼The Drum Tower
钟楼The Bell Tower
西安城墙The Xi’an Circumvallation
华清池The Huaqing Pond
法门寺The Famen Temple
黄河壶口瀑布The Huanghe Hukou Waterfall 大唐芙蓉园Lotus palace of Tang Dynasty 大雁塔Xi'an: Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta),is a Buddhistpagoda built in 652 AD during the Tang Dynasty and originally had five stories、The original construction of rammed earth with a stone exterior facade eventually collapsed five decades later but was rebuilt by Empress Wu Zetian in 704AD who added five more stories、A massive earthquake in 1556 heavily damaged the pagoda and reduced it by three stories to its current height of seven stories One of the pagoda's many functions was to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from Indiaby Xuanzang, a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator、Xuanzang is a prominent Buddhist figure mostly known for his seventeen year overland trip to India and back, which is recorded in detail in his autobiography and a biography, and which provided the inspiration for the epic novel “Journey to the West”、The pagoda is built on the premises of the Temple of Great Maternal Grace (Da Ci'en), originally built in 589 AD and then rebuilt 647 AD by the Tang Emperor Gaozong in memory of his mother EmpressWende、Before the gates of the temple stands a statue of Xuanzang、
大雁塔北广场North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Surrounding Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming, especially the square north of the Da Ci'en Temple、Covering about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus 20,000 square meters (23920、6 square yards) of water area, it holds many records: in Asia, it is the biggest Tang-culture square, the biggest fountain and waterscape square, and the largest-scale sculptures area、In the world, it has the most benches, the longest light-belt, and the largest-scale acoustic plex、The entire square is posed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, gardens and tourist paths、There you can taste real Chinese culture and traditions and fully enjoy the truly attractive views、With reliefs on the theme of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, 200-meter-long (656-foot-long) sculpture groups, 8 groups of sculpted figures, 40 relievos on the land, and 22 styles of musical fountains, it has bee a must-see when you visit Big Wild Goose
秦始皇兵马俑The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
One of the most significant archaeological finds in the world, this 16,300-square-meter excavation reveals more than 7,000 life-size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations、(3 pits) The terracotta warriors and horses, created about 2,200 years ago, were found in 1974 on the east side of the tomb of the First Emperor Qin Shihuang (259 BC - 210 BC) near Xi'an、Emperor Qin Shihuang had Ying as his surname and Zheng as his given
