大学英语基础 Unit 8.pptVIP

Unit 8 Chaozhou I. Lead in :General introduction II. Clear the way :Language points III. Discussion V. Proper Expressions IV. Additional Knowledge Lying in the middle and lower reaches of the Hanjiang River of Guangdong Province, Chaozhou is a famous national historical and cultural city in South China. It is higher in the north and lower in the south with hills and mountains covering 65% of the whole city, mostly in the north of Raoping and Chaoan counties. I. Lead in :General introduction North of the city are mainly mountains, while the middle are hills and the Hanjiang alluvial plain. Starting from Fengshun County, the Hanjiang River runs to the sea via Chaoan County. The Huanggang River runs through the whole county of Raoping from north to south.Hills here are not tall but marvelous; rivers are not surging, but with beautiful scenery. with Jinshan Mountain in the north, the Penholder Mountain in the east, the Calabash Mountain in the west and the Hanjiang River in the south, Chaozhou is a city surrounded by three mountains and a river. The well known historic sites are the Xiangzi Bridge, which is a key cultural relics site under the state protection and one of the top four ancient bridges, the other three are the Zhaozhou Bridge, the Luoyang Bridge and the Lugou Bridge; the Xus mansion of the princesss husband, which is a rarely seen mansion architecture of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and one of the Three Treasures of the ancient architecture of Chaozhou; the Kaiyuan Temple in Chaozhou, which is one of the only four extant Kaiyuan temples in China and one of the big four temples of Chaozhou; the Hanwengong Memorial Temple which is the oldest and best preserved one in China; I. Lead in :General introduction the Thai-style Buddhist temple with the largest land area of the like in China; the Beige Buddhist Lantern which originated in the Song Dynasty and being one of the eight major scenic spots of Chaozhou; The relics of the