蓬莱阁英语导游词蓬莱阁英语导游词Ladiesandgentlemen,WelcometoPenglai.MynameisMiaoMeng.Iamverypleasedtobeatyourserviceasatourguidetoday.ThefirstsightwearegoingtovisittodayisPenglaiPavilion,whichisoneofthefourmostfamouspavilionsinChina,anditisthesymbolofthecity.Beforeoursight-seeing,I'dliketotellyousomethingaboutthecity.SituatedonthenorthcoastofShandongPeninsula,PenglaiisafamoustouristcityinChina.Ithasbeenknowasafairylandsinceancienttime.Whyisitcalledfairyland?Theremaybethreereasons.Oneisfromtheliteraturedocuments.ManyancientbooksrecordedthattherewerethreesupernaturalmountainsintheseatotheeastofChina.ThesethreesupernaturalmountainsweredescribedasPenglai,FangzhangandYingzhou.Theywereallinhabitedbyimmortals,andtherewerewonderherbsonthemountains.Somanynotedfiguresinhistorycameheretoseekimmortalityandvisitedplacesofinterest.EmperorWudiofTheHanDynastycamehereseveraltimes.Ofcoursehecouldn'tfindthesupernaturalmountains.However,heorderedtonamethissmallcityPenglai.Thesecondreasonisrelatedtothewell-knownlegend,Eightimmortalscrossingthesea.ItissaidthattheeightimmortalsgotdrunkatPenglaiPavilionandcrossedtheseawithdifferenttrickswithoutshiporboats.ThislegendissopopularinChinathatitbecomesacommonsaying,liketheEightImmortalscrossingthesea,eachoneshowinghisorherspecialfeats.Inamoment,we'llpayavisittotheEightImmortals.Thethirdreasonhassomethingtodowithanaturalphenomenon.Duringspringandsummer,miragessometimesappearabovetheseanearbyPenglai.Whenthishappens,variousstrangepavilions,terraces,housesandpedestriansseemtoappearintheskyabovetheseasurface.Theyarenowvisible,nowhidden,verymysterious.Manyvisitorscometoviewthesenaturaltricksoflightreflectioneveryyear.Andwishtodaywehadthelucktoviewthesenaturalwonders.Well,ladiesandgentlemen,perhapsyoucan'twait.Let'squicklyenterthefairylandandhaveacloselook.SpeakingofPenglaiPavilion,infact,itincludesavastgroupofancientbuildingsonalandareaof18,900squaremeters,composedofsixbuildingsandtheirattachedconstructions,includingPenglaiPavilion,Tianhoupalace,Longwangpalace,LuzupalaceandMituoTemple.Now,infrontofusisthemagnificentarchwaywhichhasthenameof'丹崖仙境',theymeanredhillandfairyland.ThesefourChinesecharacterswerewrittenbythevice-chairmanDongBiwuwhenhecameherein1964.Passingthegate,we'rereallyinfairylandnow.Howdoyoufeeleverybody?Wouldyouliketohaveyourpicturestakenhere?Afterthatarchway,wenowseethreegatesfromwesttoeast.NowpleaseenterthefirstgatewhichistoLongwangPalace.NowwecanseeinthemiddlesitsLongwangortheDragonKing,withhiseightfollowersstandingbyonbothsides.ItwassaidthattheDragonKingwasinchargeofrainandhasthepowertocontrolthesea.Soeveryyearmanypeoplecameheretosendtributetohimtoprayforsafetyandharvestingfisheryonthesea.Andwhentherewasadrought,thecountymagistrate,takinghispeoplealongwithhim,cameheretoworshiptheDragonKingandaskhimtobemercifultomakesomerain.Atfirst,manypeoplecametoworshiptheDragonKing,buteventually,anothernewseagoddnesstooktheplaceofhim.ThatwastheGoddnessenshrinedinTianhouPalace.Shallwegoandvisither?Nowladiesandgentlemen,we'reinthefrontcourtyardofTianhouPalace.HereisanoperahousewhereperformancesaremadeeveryyearduringtheTempleFair.ItissaidthatJanuary16thonChineselunarcalendaristhebirthdayofTianhou.PeopleinPenglaihavelongenjoyedthecustomofgatheringforthetemplefaironthisday.ComingfromalldirectionstoTianhouPalace,theyburnjossstickstoworshiptheseagodness,toprayanddrawdivinationsticks,ortodonatemoneyforpeaceandhappiness.Farmersfromnearbycountrysideorganizeoperasandyange,apopularruralfolkdancehereforperformanceonthestageoftheoperahouseoronthesquareinfrontofthepavilion.Thisistheoccasionwhenhugecrowdofpeoplegathersforfunandentertainment.Ok,everybody.Afterseeingtheoperahouse,let'senterthemainpalace.Itwasfirstbuiltin1122intheSongDynasty,andrebuiltin1837afterbeingburnt.ItissaidthatTianhouisagoddnesswhowasinchargeofthesea.Peoplethatliveintheseasideareas,includingthepeopleofTaiwan,areallpiousfollowersofher.HereinPenglaisheiscalledSeaGoddness,butinherhometown,Fujianprovince,she'saffectionatelycalledMazu.TherealnameofTianhouwasLinmo,andshewasbornatMaizhou,Fujianprovincein960intheNorthernSongDynasty,anddiedattheageof28.Itwassaidthatshewasunusualwhenshewasyoung,andshebecamegodnessafterdeath.Shealwayshelpedpeoplewhowereindangeronthesea,soshewaspraisedbypeopleandwasconferredthetitleofTianhoubyEmperorsKongxiandQianlongintheQingDynasty.Nowinfrontofusisatwo-storywoodenpavilion.Yes,thisistheveryfamousPenglaiPavilion.Itwasfirstbuiltin1061andhasbeenrebuiltmanytimesduringtheMingandQingDynasties.ItisoneofthefourfamouspavilionsinChina.ThatthreeChinesecharactersare蓬莱阁,theywerewrittenbythefamouscalligrapherTiebaooftheQingDynasty,andyou'llhaveachancetohavealookathisotherworksinsidethepavilioninamoment.Let'sgoin.lookatthosestatuefigures,whoarethey?Canyouguess?Yes,they'rethewell-knowneightimmortals.They'renowsittingatasquaretabledrinking.ThatsquaretableiscalledbaxianzhuoinChinese.Maybetheyhavebeenheredrinkingfordecades.Nowlet'sgoupstairsandenjoythebeautifulsceneryhere.Whataview!Thesea'swideandblue,dottedwithseveralsailingboatsandsomegreenis