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清明上河园英文导游词MillenniumCityPark(QingmingRiversideLandscapeGarden):HaveyoueverdreamedofgoingbackintimetoNorthernSongDynasty(960-1127)inChinaandsavortheprosperityandcultureofthoseyears?Ifso,cometoMillenniumCityPark(alsocalledQingmingRiversideLandscapeGarden)locatedintheoldcityofKaifeng(theformerBianjing)inHenanProvince.Findyourselfinthespectacularscenerythereandyouaresuretorealizethatdream.MillenniumCityParklocatedonthewestbankofDragonPavilionLakeisagrandculturalgarden.Itcoversanareaof600mu(about98acres),andtheconstructionareaismorethan30,000squaremeters(about7.4acres).Thebuiltareaconsistsofseveralarchitecturalcomplexeswhicharere-creationsbasedonthefamoustwelfthcenturypaintingbyZhangZeduanof'TheQingmingFestivalbytheRiverside'.Thispictureisapaintedscrollwhichis525cm(about17feet)inlengthand25.5cm(9.5inches)inwidthdepictinglifealongBianRiverduringtheQingmingFestival.Thescenesinthispaintingarehighlydetailedandthespectacleismagnificent.Therearelargenumbersofpeopleandbuildings.Thepeopleareshowninavarietyofcontemporaryclothesthatindicatetheirsocialstandingandoccupations.Thelivelythrongincludesmanyanimalsanditisnotdifficulttoimaginethesoundsinthestreetsceneswherethepeoplearecrowdedandnoisy.Wecanalmosthearsomeonebargainingwithashopownerwhileothersarecheeringentertainers.ThepictureislikealivesymphonyoflifeduringtheSongDynasty(960-1279).WhenyouentertheMillenniumCityPark,astatuewhichis16meters(about52feet)tallcomesintoview.ThisfigureisnoneotherthantheartistZhangZeduan,whoholdshisfamousdrawingof'TheQingmingFestivalbytheRiverside'.NowwecanfindthesescenicspotssuchasCityGateTower,RainbowBridge,distinctiveshopsandotherswhicharere-createdintheParkaccordingtothescenesinthepainting.Let'sfirstvisittheimperialgardenofthepark.Allthepalacesandgardenshavebeencarefullyarranged.Standinginsidethegardensandvisiblefromoutside,arethepavilionandthepagodawhileinthedistanceawaterfallcomesintoview.Amongtheseamajesticpavilionof31.99meters(about105feet)willdrawourattention.Fromitsappearance,youwillexpectittohavefourfloorsbutactuallythereareanotherthreefloorshiddeninside.Itissotallandseemstobeabletotouchtheclouds.ThisishowitgotthenameofFuyun(whiskingthecloud)Pavilion.ItwasalsotheplacewhereimportantroyaldocumentsandtraditionalChinesepaintingandbooksarestoredduringtheSongDynasty.AnotherscenicspotcalledRainbowBridgeisawell-knownfeatureinthePark.Itisareplicaofoneofthetenancienttimberbridges.Thebridgeis5meters(about16feet)high.Thefirstbridgewasbuiltin1050,andreconstructedin1998.Four9meter(about29feet)highcolumns,twoateitherendofthebridge,replicatethepolesthatwereweathervanesatthetimeoftheSongDynasty.Awhitecranesitsonadiskatthetopofeachcolumnandtheyturntofaceintothewind,indicatingitsdirection.AteachendoftheRainbowBridgeyouwillfindmanyperformancesaboutfolkcustom.Astaffofabout1,000employedinthegardenwearingdifferenttraditionalclothesputonperformancesforthevisitorsfrom9:00amto22:00pm.Onthestreetsyoucanfindacrobats,puppetshows,cockfightingandevenamarriagescene.Whileintheparkyouwillhavetheopportunitytoseeexhibitsoffolkcustomsandtraditionalcraftsrangingfromhandembroideryanddisplaysofwoodcutpicturesandofficialporcelainandsoon.Attheendofyourtrip,youcanbuylocalsouvenirsforyourfriendsandfamily.OneofthedistinctivethingsyouwillencounterwhenvisitingtheParkliesinparticipation.YoucanplayaroleinatraditionalChinesemarriageandrealizeyourdreamofbeingaNumberOneScholarintheimperialexaminationsofancienttimes.Theseactivitiesaresuretobringthepastaliveandaddtoyourenjoymentandinterest.ThewholelandscapeinMillenniumCityParkreflectsaneternalthemeofharmonybetweenmanandnature.Itisaplacewhereyoucanrelaxandgaininspiration.