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长城英文导游词（1）

InthenorthofChina，thereliesa6，700-kilometer-long(4，161-mile-long)ancientwall.Nowwell-knownastheGreatWallofChina，itstartsattheJiayuguanPassofGansuProvinceinthewestandendsattheShanhaiguanPassofHebeiProvinceintheeast.AsoneoftheEightWondersintheworld，theGreatWallofChinahasbeethesymboloftheChinesenationanditsculture.

LotsofbeautifullegendsandstoriesabouttheGreatWalltookplacefollowingalongtheconstruction，andsincethattimethesestorieshavespreadaroundthecountry.Thosethathappenedduringconstructionareabundant，suchasMengJiangnu‘sstoryandthelegendoftheJiayuguanPass.MengJiangnu‘sstoryisthemostfamousandwidelyspreadofallthelegendsabouttheGreatWall.ThestoryhappenedduringtheQinDynasty(221BC-206BC).

IttellsofhowMengJiangnu‘sbitterweepingmadeasectionoftheGreatWallcollapse.MengJiangnu‘shusbandFanQiliangwascaughtbyfederalofficialsandsenttobuildtheGreatWall.MengJiangnuheardnothingfromhimafterhisdeparture，soshesetouttolookforhim.Unfortunately，bythetimeshereachedthegreatwall，shediscoveredthatherhusbandhadalreadydied.Hearingthebadnews，shecriedherheartout.HerhowlcausedthecollapseofapartoftheGreatWall.ThisstoryindicatesthattheGreatWallistheproductionoftensofthousandsofChinesemoners.

AnotherlegendabouttheJiayuguanPasstellsofaworkmannamedYiKaizhanintheMingDynasty(1368BC-1644BC)whowasproficientinarithmetic.Hecalculatedthatitwouldneed99，999brickstobuildtheJiayuguanPass.Thesupervisordidnotbelievehimandsaidiftheymiscalculatedbyevenonebrick，thenalltheworkmenwouldbepunishedtodohardworkforthreeyears.

Afterthepletionoftheproject，onebrickwasleftbehindtheXiwongcitygate.Thesupervisorwashappyatthesightofthebrickandreadytopunishthem.HoweverYiKaizhansaidwithdeliberationthatthebrickwasputtherebyasupernaturalbeingtofixthewall.Atinymovewouldcausethecollapseofthewall.Thereforethebrickwaskeptthereandnevermoved.ItcanstillbefoundtheretodayonthetoweroftheJiayuguanPass.

Inadditiontotheabove-mentionedstoriesabouttheconstructionoftheGreatWall，therearealsoplentyofstoriesaboutcurrentscenicspots.AfamousoneisthelegendoftheBeaconTower.ThisstoryhappenedduringtheWesternZhouDynasty(11thcenturyBC-711BC).KingYouhadaqueennamedBaoSi，whowasverypretty.KingYoulikedherverymuch，howeverBaoSineversmiled.

AnofficialgaveasuggestionthatsettingthebeacontoweronfirewouldfrightentheKing‘ssubjects，andmightmakethequeensmile.KingYoulikedtheidea.ThesubjectswerefooledandBaoSismiledatthesightofthechaos.LaterenemiesinvadedWesternZhou，KingYousetthebeacontoweronfiretoaskforhelp.Nosubjectscametohelpbecausetheyhadbeenfooledoncebefore.Thus，KingZhouwaskilledbytheenemyandWesternZhoucametoanend.

BeautifulstoriesandlegendsabouttheGreatWallhelptokeepaliveChinesehistoryandculture.IneachdynastyafterthebuildingoftheGreatWall，manymorestorieswerecreatedandspread.

长城英文导游词（2）

LadiesandGentlemen:

WewillvisitthesymbolofChina'scivilization-theGreatWall.Itisoneofthefamous,grandandsplendidancientconstructionwondersintheworld.ItisjustlikeagiantdragoninthenorthernpartofChina.

ConstructionoftheGreatWallfirstbeganintheseventhcenturyBC.AtthattimeitwasalsocalledSpringandAutumnWarringStatesPeriod.ThefirstwallthatappearedinChinawasbuiltbyKingdomQiandKingdomChu.Atthattime,thekingdomsinordertodefendthemselvesagainsttheinfringingenemyfromownterritoriesforself-protection.ThesehighwallsweretheprimitivetypeofthepresentdayGreatWall.

InChinesehistory,large-scaleconstructionoftheGreatWallwasconcentratedinthreedynasties,theyareQin,HanandMingdynasties.

In221BC,QinShihuangunifiedChina;hedecidedtolinkupalltheseparatedhighwallsbuiltbydifferentkingdomsintotheGreatWall.TheQinGreatWallstartedfromLintao,GansuProvinceinthewestandendedinLiaodong,LiaoningProvinceintheeast,over500kilometerslong.

Thesecondlarge-scaleconstructionontheGreatWallwascarriedoutduringtheHanDynasty.ApartfrommaintainingandutilizingtheQinGreatWall,theybuiltanouterGreatWallabout500kilometerstothenorthoftheQinGreatWallinordertowardofftheHuns.TheyalsohadtheGreatWallectendedtowardsthewestforanother5000kilometerslong.TheHanGreatWallstartedfromLiaodongintheeasttotheLopNurLakeinXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,withatotallengthof10,000kilometers.

Thelastlarge-scaleprojectontheGreatwallwascarriedoutintheMingDynasty.ThatisbecausethedethronedMongolYuanrulerstillhadtheremnantforcesandoftenmadecounterattacktoBeijing,aswellasthethreatsofnewlyraisedethnictribeof“NvZhen”。SostartedfromthefirstyearafterZhuYuanzhangestablishedtheMingDynasty.Thewholeprojecttookmorethan200yearstoplete.ThetotallenthoftheMingGreatWallwasmorethan6,000kilometersfromYaluRiverinLiaoningProvinceintheeasttoJiayuguanPassinGansuProvinceinthewest.Itpassesninecities,provincesandautonomousregionsofLiaoning,Hebei,Tianjin,Shanxi,InnerMongolia,Shanxi,NingxiaandGansu.

TheGreatWall,weseetoday,inBeijingismainlytheMingGrestWall.Therewasa20-kilometerlongvalleynamed“Nankou,Juyongguan,ShangguanandBadaling”。JuyongguanPasswasoneoftheimportantpassesalongthevalley,andalsooneofthemostfamouspassesoftheGreatWall.Thename“Juyong”inChinesemeans“aplaceofpoorlaborers”。

TodaywewillvisittheBadalingGreatWall,itisabout75kilometersnorthwestofBeijing,anditisthebest-preservedpartoftheGreatWall.BadameansinEnglish“convenienttransportationtoalldirections”。ItusedtobemoreimportantthanJuyongPassinthedefenceofBeijing.TheBadalingGreatWallaverages7.8metershigh,6.5meterswideatitsbase,and5.8meterswideonthetop,wideenoughforfivehorsesortensoldierswalkingabreastonthewall.

ThehighestpointatBadalingisabout800-1,000metersabovethesealevel.HereatBadalingsectioniswithsinglesidebattlementswhiletheparapetisontheotherside.Theouterofthewallistoppedwithcrenellatedbattlements,whichisabout2metershighandwithasquaresizedholebelowforshoutingarrowsandalsoforkeepingawatchovertheenemy,whiletheparapetsabout1meterhighisontheinnerside.

Buildingsonbothsidesofthewallatthemandingpoints,thetopofthemountainsortheturnsarebeacontowers.Thebeacontowerswereusedformakongsignalofwarningmessageswhentheenemywassighted.Fireswerelitonthetopofthebeacontowersatnightandthesmokesignalsindaytime.Andthenumberofthefireandsmokesignalscouldsignifythenumberofinvadingenemies.

Thewatch-towersarelovatedatregularintervalsontheGreatWallforwatchingovertheinvadingenemy,anditisusuallyoftwostories.Thegroundfloorwasusedtostoreweaponsandhadanumberofwindowforarchers.Theupperfloorhasbattlements,peep-holesandapperturesforarchers.

TodaytheGreatWallhaslostitssignifivanceindefendingtheenemy,butinancienttimestheGreatWallwasnotnolyastrongdefensiveprojectbutalsoplayedaveryimportantroleinmilitary,economyandservedasalinkinpromotingharmoniousrelationshipamongthenationalitiesforthewholecountry.Today,theGreatWallhasbeeafamoustouristattractionintheworld.