英文介绍陕西.ppt

The Culture of Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China  By Zhou yue 2014.02 GeographyShaanxi is located in the very heart of China .Belong to the middle reaches of the Yellow River and upper of the yangtze river. Xi’an marked the start of the famous Silk Road that linked China with central Asia and the Roman Empire. And it served as the first capital of a unified China and capital of 13 dynasties in history, including the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties. Xi’an was called “ Changan” in ancient times, which means Everlasting Peace. Famous Cities Attractions 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. (total in 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 Xian. Emperor Qin Shihuang had Ying as his surname and Zheng as his given name.?In 221 B.C., when he unified the whole country, named himself Shihuang Di and carried on the hereditary system. To protect against harassment by the Hun aristocrats. Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the Great Wall be built. The Xi’an Circumvallation site is located at the center of xi’an city with the form of a rectangular. The circumvallation, with its wall height of 12 meters, bottom width of 18 meters and top width of 15 meters, consists of 4 city gates: changle gate to the east, anding gate to the west, yongling gate to the south and anyuan gate to the north. Its east wall has the length of 2590 meters, west wall of 2631.2 meters, south wall of 3441.6 meters and north wall of 3241 meters. It was constructed on the basis of the tang imperial city and under the strategic consideration of defense. The thickness of the wall is larger than its height and is very sol