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平遥古城中英双语介绍 The Ancient City of Pingyao 平遥古城 Natural Features 自然概况 Pingyao is a small town in central Shanxi Provinceinto whose history goes back 2700 years， when itwas first built during the reign of King Xuan(827- 782BC)of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Sincethe“Province and County System by Emperor Qin in221 BC， the city has been the county seat in all thetimes. Despite so many events or incidents, it survived practically as it was in the 600 years ormore since Ming and Cling dynasties， and ranks as the only intact ancient city of Ming andCling dynasties well preserved in China. 位于山西省中部的平遥古城是一座只有2700 多年历史的文化名城。平遥古城遥古城始建于西周宣王时期(前 827---前 782）自公元前 221 年，秦实行“郡县制”以来，平遥城一直是县治所在地，一直延续至今。平遥古城历尽沧桑，但自明清以来的六白多年间，平遥城 市面积和布局基本末变，成为迄今为止国内保存最完整的一座明清时期的古代县城. The city wall stretches for about six town is protected by a city moat， boththree meters deep and wide. Outside the city is a the city， four big streetsand eight small streets radiate to join with 72 lane s. 平遥古城墙绵延约 6 公里。整个城市由 4 条深 3 米、宽 3 米的护城壕旧护，城门外面有一 座吊桥。古城内，4 条大街和 8 条小街纵横交错，连接着 72 条小巷。 Preserved in the ancient city are near 4000 traditional quadrangle re sidences of commonpeople， over 400 of which are fairly intact， in addition to the few even more cherishedhouses of Ming Dynasty and those rare proto- types of Yuan Dynasty. These shelters aretypical of northern China an d Shanxi province， specifically with the following features: of cave dwelling and quadran gle courtyard; 2. Rectangle layout with an enclosed but elaborate space; shed or flat roofed;4. Grand courtyard as a wholebut elegant inside; observing Chinese geomancy as well as other customs. 平遥古城内现今保存有近 4000 处传统的四合院民居，它们大多有百年以上的历史，其中有 400 余处保存得相当完好，还有少部分为明代和罕见的元代民居，十分珍贵。这些民居具有典型的汉民族北方居民特点，又是三晋地区民居的典型代表，其特色表现在以下几个方面：（1）是地上窑洞与四合院的完美结合；(2)有狭长的平面布局和封闭但极为卜富的院落空间；（3）屋顶多为单坡和平顶相结合;(4)民居 l 院落整体形态为外雄内秀; （5）民居中体现了丰富的中国传统风水和其他民俗内容。 So many ancient houses，city walls，streets， lanes as well as other cultural sites of Ming andQing