APicturesquePlaceinChina----GuilinBy:ClassOneBriefIntroduction•GuilinissituatedinthenortheastoftheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegiononthewestbankoftheLiRiver.ItsnamemeansforestofSweetOsmanthus,owingtothelargenumberoffragrantSweetOsmanthustreeslocatedinthecity.•Guilincoversanareaof27,797squarekilometers.Ithasapopulationofnearly5.08millionaccordingtothelatestcensus,753690outofwhichareurbanpopulations.Thewholecityisdividedintofivecitydistricts,tencountiesandtwoautonomouscounties.Guangxiliesinthedampmonsoonclimate,theaveragetemperaturehereis19℃annually.Sotheclimatehereiswarmandrainy,peopleenjoysplentyofsunshineandcleardivisionofthefourseasons.LocationScenicspotsinGuilinHistoryofDevelopment►GuilinwasfirstestablishedbyEmperorQinshihuang,in214BCastheGuilinShire.ItwaslocatedontheGuixiangCorridorwhichwasanimportantpassageconnectingZhongyuanandLingnan.DuringtheThree-Kingdomperiod,theWuKingdombuiltupShi'anShirehere,andfromthenonGuilinhascometobeapoliticalandtransitioncenter.TillTangDynasty,Guilinhadbecomearelativelybigcitywithgreathallsandwalls.InSongDynastyGuilinwasthecapitalofGuangnanxilu,whichgovernedGuangxiandHainanIsland.InMingDynasty,GuilinwasalsotheseatofJingjiangPrinceMansionandGuangxiThreeDepartments.In1940GuilinwasresetasacityandthecapitalofGuangxiProvince.SoGuilinhasbeenthepolitical,economicandculturalcentereversinceitsfounding.ComparisonWorld-renownedforitsbeautifulnaturallandscape,CrystalRiversandstrangely-shapedkarstpeaksandpinnacles,GuilinhasalonghistoryasbeingoneofthemostbeautifulplacesinChinaandoneofChina'smostcomfortablecitiesforhumantolivein.NowonderthefollowingtwosayingsaboutGuilinaresopopular:Guilinsceneryisbestamongallunderheaven,OnewouldratherbeanativeofGuilinthanbeagodintheHeaven.TourismJingjiangPrinces’City(靖江王城)JingjiangPrinces’CityisanotedhistoricalsiteinGuilin,GuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionofthePeople‘sRepublicofChina.ItnowfunctionsasbothGuangxiNormalUniversity(广西师范大学)andasatouristattraction.SilverCave(银子岩)SilverCaveisanationalAAAAlevelscenicspotinLipuCounty,GuilinCity,GuangxiProvinceofChina,85kmfromGuilinand18kmawayfromYangshuo.Themostthreefamousscenicareasincludesnow-mountainwithwaterfall(雪山飞瀑),musicstonescreen(音乐石屏),andJadePoolWonderland(瑶池仙境).LiRiver(Guangxi)(漓江)LiRiver(Guangxi),inGuangxi,China,isfamousforthescenery.Seven-StarCave(七星岩)SevenStarPark(七星公园)Seven-StarCaveisanextensivelimestonecavecomplexinSeven-StarPark,bothofwhicharepopulartouristattractionsinthecityofGuilininGuangxiprovinceinChina.TheearliestexplorationofSeven-StarCavedatesbacktotheTangDynasty,about1,300yearsago.CamelMountain(骆驼山)ElephantTrunkHill(象鼻山)TheElephantTrunkHillisalandmarkandtouristattractioninGuilin,Guangxi,China.ElephantTrunkHillisalsothesymbolofthecityofGuilin.Itgotitsnamebecauseitlookslikeanelephantdrinkingwater.FuboHill(伏波山)DaxuAncientTown(大圩古镇)XingpingAncientTown(兴坪古镇)DuxiuFeng(SolitaryBeautyPeak)(独秀峰)IthasacquiredafameofthePillarHoldinguptheSouthernSky“(南天一柱)becauseofitsmajesty.Theclimbtothetopissteepbuttherearegoodviewsofthetown,theLiRiverandthesurroundinghills.Clothes:zhuangspecialfabricsiscalledzhuangjinBuilding:MosthousesofancientZhuangremainsganlanformZhuangYaoCultureThetypicalhousesoftheYaoarerectangularandtheyhavestructuresmadeofwoodandbamboo.Normallyithasthreerooms:aroomandtwodormitoriesinthelateralside.Eachoneoftheseroomshasasmalloventocook.Themenandthewomencovertheirheadswithablackorredscarf.Somewomensubstitutethisscarfbyaturbanthatcanadoptdifferentforms.Thetraditionalsuitofthewomenisofbrightcolors.Theyalsodecoratetheirshirtswithdecorationsmadeoutofsilver.TheDongorKamPeopleareinternationallyrenownedfortheirpolyphonicchoirsinging(Chinese:侗族大歌),whichcanbeliterallytranslatedasKamGrandChoirinEnglish.TheKamGrandChoirhasbeenlistedbytheUNESCOasaworld-classintangibleculturalheritagesince2009.Dongchoralsongsincludenaturesongs,narratives,andchildren'ssongs.Clothes:Dongpeople'sclothingiscalledDongclothDongDELICIOUSDISHGuilinRiceNoodles桂林米粉GuilinRiceNoodles桂林米粉GuilinRiceNoodles桂林米粉WaterCiba水糍粑WaterCiba水糍粑nunvegetariannoodles尼姑素粉Guilingluepudding桂林汤圆WaterChestnutCakes马蹄糕CHESTUNTCAKE板栗糕Guilinricedumpling桂林粽子碗糕Saltyricepudding碗糕Saltyricepudding松糕trifle松糕trifleGuilinhotpot桂林火锅GuilinRiversnails桂林喝螺Picturesqueadj.图画般的Osmanthusn.木犀属植物Fragrantadj.芳香的;愉快的Censusn.人口普查Monsoonn.季风;雨季Annuallyadj.每年;一年一次Comparisonn.比较;对比;比喻Pinnaclen.高峰;小尖塔;山峰Shiren.郡Corridorn.走廊Mansionn.大厦;宅邸Limestonen.石灰岩Narrativen.叙述Explorationn.探测Majestyn.雄伟;威严;最高权威Nunn.修女;尼姑Vegetariann.素食者;素食动物adj.素食的Chestnutn.栗子adj.栗色的Triflen.蛋糕Rectangularadj.举行的;成直角的Lateraladj.侧面的;横向的Turbann.头巾Substitutev.代替Polyphonicadj.复调的Intangibleadj.无形的Thankyou