上海豫园英文导游词.doc

上海豫园英文导游词 Location: Yuyuan Garden, located in the southern part of Shanghai, is a famous classic garden. It is characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming dynasty. History: 1. Pan Yunduan, once an official of Sichuan Province, there is another saying that he was a treasurer, had the garden built to please his parents. The garden’s name “Yu” means “Pleasing one’s parents”. 2. The construction started in 1559 but went on and off for lack of money and did not complete until twenty-eight years later. 3. Some businessmen bought it at a low price and later make it the City God Temple’s West Garden. During the Opium War and the Taiping Revolution, it was occupied and experienced a lot of disasters, so it lost much of its former grandeur. After the liberation of Shanghai, the people’s government makes many renovations to Yuyuan Garden and it opened to public at last in 1987 with a totally new look. Main spots: Before entering: There is a beautiful lotus pond. Across the pond is a bridge with a pavilion in the middle which is called the Mid-Lake Pavilion. It was rebuilt in 1784 and was converted into a teahouse 80 years ago. The old teahouse is one of the most famous in Shanghai, and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Bill Clinton among others. By the teahouse is a nine zigzag bridge. Don’t miss the Mid-Lake Pavilion Teahouse next to the entrance of the Yuyuan Gardens and now one of the most famous teahouses in China, visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Bill Clinton among others. Six scenery area: One: The Huge Rockery scenic area. Zigzag bridge: A zigzag bridge is one method for garden building. It slows down visitors’ pace so that they may enjoy the scenery leisurely and it also enables them to have a different view whenever they make a turn. Why nine zigzag? It is because “nine” is the biggest digit before ten and is a lucky number. On special occasions such as the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th of January of the lunar calendar, celebrations are hel