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英语导游口试之知识问答 What are the “Tablets of Three Consummations” in Wuhou Temple? There are two kinds of Tablets of Three Consummations, both old and new, in Wuhou Temple. The old tablet refers to the superb wisdom of Zhuge Liang, the essay of Pei Du and the calligraphy of Liu Gongchuo. While the new one represnets the superb essay of Pei Du, the calligraphy of Liu Gongchuo and the sculpture of Lu Jian. What’s the meaning of the idiom – ‘the dog in Sichuan barking at the sun’? The idiom tells a story that a puppy (doggie) in Sichuan was jittery and barked when it first saw the rising sun. This is used to indicate the often rainy and cloudy weather in Sichuan basin. It also means to make a fuss about something that one alone finds strange, out of sheer ignorance. Where did the story of the two lovers – Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenju take place? This story happened in Linqiong, now the Qionglai County in Sichuan. It is about 70 km away from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan. It is a terminal for the road between Sichuan, Yunnan, and Burma, or called ‘Linqiong Road’. It is also a land passage that was opened by Sima Xiangru, who went back home as the General of the Palace Gentlemen. This road has exerted far-reaching impacts in the history. Who are the Eight Great Men of Letters of the Tang and Song dynasties? Among them, who were from Sichuan? Eight Great Men of Letters of the Tang and Song Dynasties are the eight greatest prose writers living in Tang and Song dynasties, who are Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Su Xun, Su Zhe and Su Shi. Among them, three and a half were from Sichuan, namely, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Su Shi and Ouyang Xiu., who once lived in Sichuan before he was at the age of 16. What city is Neijiang, Zigong and Yibin known as? And why? Neijiang is dubbed as the City of Sweetness for its highly-developed sugar-making industry, while Zigong is called the City of Salt for its salt-making sector, which nearly accounts for two-thirds of that in