神农架英文导游词.docx

神农架英文导游词 【篇一：神农架英文导游词】 神农架英文导游词 shennongjia scenic area the shennongjia district in remote northwestern hubei has the wildest scenery in the province. with heavily forested mountains of fir, pine and hemlock -including something rare in china, old-growth stands -the area is known as a treasure trove of more than 1300 species of medicinal plants. indeed, the name for the area roughly translates as ‘ shennong’s ladder’ to commemorate a legendary emperor, shennong, believed to be the founder of herbal medicine and agriculture. according to the legend, he heard about some special plants growing up high on a precipice, so he cut down a great tree and used it to climb to the site and reach the plants, which he added to his medical collection. as part of a more modern legend, shennongjia is also famous for the sightings of wild, ape-like creatures - a chinese equivalent of the himalayan yeti or the north american bigfoot. the stories are interesting, but the creatures seem to be able to distinguish between peasants and scientists -molesting the former and evading the latter. nevertheless, there is a small base station set up in the reserve with displays of ‘evidence’ of sightings. more real, but just as elusive perhaps, are species of leopard, bear, wild boar and monkey (including the endangered golden snub-nosed monkey) that reportedly inhabit the area.foreigners are only allowed into the area of the shennongjia district near the town of muyuping, 200km northwest of yichang. there are two high peaks in the area, shennongjiashan at 3105m and laojunshan at 2936m. it’s a 10-hour bus ride to muyuping from yichang, or you can take a boat to xiangxi (five hours) on the three gorges and from there it’s a 90km ride to muyuping. from muyuping you will have to hire a car to get into the reserve. banbiyan banbiyan, 5 kilometres from liaowang tower, is famous for its stone forest and for sightings of the so-called wild man, the chinese yeti. the bamboo that covers the mounta