介绍大理的英文.ppt

* 大理 我美丽的家乡 DaLi My beautiful hometown Dali located in the west of YuNan provence ,DaLi enjoys a long end splendid history. For five hundred years, it served as the captial of DaLi until the collapse of the empire. Dali is the ancient capital of both the Bai kingdom Nanzhao, which flourished in the area during the 8th and 9th centuries, and the Kingdom of Dali, which reigned from 937-1253. Dali was also the center of the Panthay Rebellion from 1856-1863.  The scenery of Dali Cangshan, also names the Diancang, is green because of its mountaincolor, the mountain apex acquires fame in vain. Cangshan altogether has 19 peaks. （十九峰） Dali is now a major tourist destination, along with Lijiang, for tourists from both within and outside China. Dali is one of Yunnans most popular tourist destinations, both for its historic sites and the Foreigners Street that features western-style food, music, and English-speaking business owners, making it popular among both western and Chinese tourists, who come to gawk at the foreigners. There are also multiple coffee shops, such as those in Amsterdam, where foreigners smoke marijuana that grows in the hills surrounding the town. This has caused some tourists to have an extended stay in this beautiful old town. Dali is also famous for the many types of marble it produces, which are used primarily in construction and for decorative objects. In fact, Dali is so famous for the stone that the name of marble in Chinese is literally Dali Stone (Chinese: 大理石; pinyin: dali shi).  *