泰山英文导游词.pdf

泰山英文导游词

IntroductiontoMountTai

Goodmorning/afternoon,everyone.WelcometoMountTai,also

knownasTaiShan.AsoneoftheFiveGreatMountainsofChina,

TaiShaniswell-knownforitsnaturalbeauty,historicaland

culturalsignificance,andreligiousimportance.Today,Iwillserve

asyourEnglishtourguideandprovideyouwithsomeinsightsinto

thehistoryandcultureofthismagnificentmountain.

BriefHistory

TaiShanhasalonghistoryrootedinChinesemythology,dating

backtotheXiadynasty(2070-1600BCE).ItissaidthatTaiShan

wastheplacewherethegodofagriculture,Shennong,taught

peoplehowtofarm.DuringtheZhoudynasty(1046-256BCE),

TaiShanbecameapopulardestinationforemperorsandofficials

whowishedtoperformsacrificialritestohonortheirancestorsor

prayforgoodharvests.Infact,itwasduringtheZhoudynastythat

thetraditionofclimbingTaiShanstarted.

Inancienttimes,theclimbtothetopofTaiShanwasconsidereda

merit-makingpilgrimage.Itwasbelievedthatbyascendingthe

mountain,onecouldgainabetterunderstandingoftheTaoist

conceptofwuwei,orthestateofnon-action.Inaddition,the

mountainwasalsoapopularsiteforvariousreligiouspractices,

suchasTaoism,Confucianism,andBuddhism.

NaturalBeauty

Besidesitsculturalandhistoricalsignificance,TaiShanalso

boastsofitsstunningnaturalscenery.Withanelevationof1,545

meters,TaiShanisthehighestpeakinthenorthernpartofChina.

ItissurroundedbytheYellowRivertothenorthandtheplainsof

Shandongtothesouth.Thetopofthemountainfeaturesseveral

precipitouspeaks,includingtheJadeEmperorPeak,whichisthe

highestpeakofTaiShan.

OneofthemostbeautifulspotsonTaiShanisthesunriseand

sunsetviewingplatform,wherevisitorscanadmirethespectacular

viewofthesunrisingorsettingbehindthemountain.Theseaof

clouds,sh