导游英语教程Unit 2 Guangzhou.ppt

Unit Two Guangzhou * * Lead-in: General Introduction Guangzhou, the South Gate of China, is a prosperous metro- polis full of vigor. Guangzhou is the capital city of Guangdong, and the center of its political, economic, scientific, educational and cultural life. Sui (Ears of Rice) is short for Guangzhou and the City of Ram (Yang Cheng) is also an alias of Guangzhou. The kapok is the city flower and the kapok tree is the city tree of Guangzhou. Guangzhou is located in the middle south of Guangdong Province, north of the Pearl River Delta. It lies close to the South China Sea, Hong Kong, and Macau. Zhujiang (The Pearl River), the third largest river of China, runs through Guangzhou and is navigable to the South China Sea. Situated in such an excellent geographical region, Guangzhou is called Chinas South Gate. Covering an area of 7434. 4 square kilometers (2870 square miles), Guangzhou is home to more than 11 million people, including a 3. 7 million transient population. With the open- ing of China to the outside world, a large number of people from other regions of China swarmed into Guangzhou, one of the first “open” cities in China. This has accelerated its economic development. Guangzhou is a famous historical city. In ancient days, Guangzhou was the capital city for three Chinese dyna- sties: the Nan Yue (South Yue), the Nan Han (South Han) and the Nanming (South Ming). Thus it has been put in the list of the 24 most famous historical cultural cities and become a tourist destination. You can not Understand most Chinese cities deeply until you know their history. This is true of Guangzhou. Many historic sights include: the Western Han Nanyue Kings Tomb Museum, the Zhenhai Tower and the Sun Yat-sen Me- morial Hall tell us the 2, 000-year history of Guangzhou. Today, Guangzhou retains its ancient customs, but is also a large city full of vigor and current fashions. You can find