Yuexiu Park
【Introduction】—天津新东方英语培训【The Monument to Sun Yat-nmaintain名词】--【The Sculpture of Five Goats汽车快餐】—【The City Wall of the Ming】—【The Zhenhai Tower】
【Introduction】
Yuexiu Park is the largest park in Guangzhou. It is a multipurpo public place in which many recreational and sports facilities are provided, such as stadium, swimming pool, art gallery, children’s playground and so on .Commonly known as the Yuexiu Hill, it consists of ven hills and three manmade lakes, stretching for about three kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 928 thousand square meters.
some nightsThe Yuexiu Hill is rich in ancient cultural remains. According to historical records, as early as the Qin and Han dynasties in the 3rd century B. C., it was already a place famous for its scenic beauty. Over 2000 years ago, Zhao TUO, the first king of the Nanyue Kingdom, had a special liking for the place .Every year on March the third in the Chine lunar calendar; h
e would come here to do sighteing and to entertain his officials. IN recent years, attempts have been made to ascertain that his tomb is hidden somewhere under a hill here there .In the 10th century ,when China was split into many parate states ,Guangzhou was the capital of the a small kingdom called Southern Han by historians .The fatuous and lf-indulgent ruler of this kingdom ,Liu Chang by name ,often made merry all day long in the hills ,disregarding the fact that the Song army was already advancing south to attack him. This corrupt regime was eventually destroyed in the midst of songs and dances and was incorporated into Song’s domain in 971AD.The verdant Yuexiu Hill, with its beautiful subtropical scenery and the many historical remains, has long since been a famous scenic spot in Guangzhou and was chon as one of “The Eight Sights of THE Goat-City” in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and in modern times as well.
【The Monument to Sun Yat-n 】
This obelisk was constructed in 1929 to commemorate Dr .Sun Yat-n, who was the gre
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at forerunner of the Chine bourgeois democratic revolution. (See Sun Yat-n Memorial Hall for further details about Sun Yat-n) It is built of granite blocks,37 meters high ,with a stairca leading up to the top .On the south facade of the obelisk ,the text of Sun Yat-n’s last will and testament (See appendix below) is engraved in a huge granite slab ,7 meters long and 4 meters wide .The monument was designed but a celebrated Chine architect ,by the name of Lu Yanzhi .(See Sun Yat-n Memorial Hall for details about the architect)
【concutiveThe Sculpture of Five Goats】
fly的第三人称单数The Sculpture of Five Goats on the top of this (or a hill in the park) was erected in 1959 and is the symbol of Guangzhou .It is said that a natural calamity occurred in887BC and ,as a result ,the farmland lay waste and people were starving .One day ,five celestial beings wearing robes of five colors came to Guangzhou riding through the air on goats .Each car ride a stem of rice ,which they prented to the people as an auspicious sign from famine forever and then flew back into the sky ,while the goats remained and turned
into stone ones here .Since then the area has become rich and prosperous and Guangzhou has taken its other names ,City of Goats and City of Rice Ears.
【orchardThe City Wall of the Ming】
To the north of the Sun Yat-n Monument is a part of a wall ,about 200 meters long .IT is the only part of the old city wall that remains form the Ming Dynasty dating back over 600 years.
【The Zhenhai Tower】
This red building is called Zehnhai Tower and is commonly known as the Five Storey Tower becau it has five stories .It was built by Prince Yongjia of the Ming Dynasty in 1380 during the reign of Emperor Hongwu .
Tradition says that ,one day ,when Zhu Yuanzhang, first emperor of the Ming dynasty ,was touring around the Zhong Hill in Nanjing ,capital of the Ming, an accompanying Taoivolume up什么意思
st priest suddenly pointed to the southeast and said that he saw a mass of “imperial spirit” over the a in Guangdong area and asrted that it was an omen of the birth of a new emperor .He suggested that a tower should be build in Guangzhou to suppress the sprit ;otherwi it would surely bring troubles to the Ming .The emperor was deeply convinced of the ca and ordered Prince Yongjia, the then governor of Guangzhou ,to build this tower.
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The tower now hou the Guangzhou Muum with exhibits which describe the history of Guangzhou in the 4000 years from Neolithic times until the early party of this century .The two red sand stone lions in front of the tower were carved during the Ming .In the corridor on the west are 24 inscribed stone tables left over from past dynasties and some cannons for city defen during the Ming and Qing dynasties .
A climb up to the top floor of the tower will be rewarded by a breath –taking panoramic view of the city to the south-the blue sky and the white clouds ,the red flowers and the green trees ,row upon row of buildings and the ribbon like Pearl River leisurely winding its way east into the distance .
In October 1996 ,the Zhenhai tower ,together with the Sculpture of Five Goats ,was appraid and chon as one of the 10 best tourist sights in Guangzhou .
Appendix: English Translation of Sun Yat-n’s Testament
For 40 years I have devoted mylf to the cau of national revolution, the object of which is to rai China to a position of independence and equality among nations . The experience of the 40 years has convinced me that to obtain this goal, the people must be aroud ,and that we must associate ourlves in a common struggle with all the people of the world who treat us as equals .The revolution has not yet been successfully completed .Let all our comrades follow the principles t forth in my writings “Plans for National Renovation”, “Fundamentals of National Reconstruction”, “The Three Principles of the People” and the “Manifesto of the First National Convention of the Kuomintang” and continue to make every efforts to carry them into effect. Above all, my recent declaration in favor of holding a National Convention of the People of China and abolishing unequal treaties should be carried into effect as soon as possible.
