华山旅游导游词英语 篇1
Mount Hua is the highest of China’s five sacred mountains. It is 120kilometers east of Xian. It has five peaks that resemble the petals of a highest peak is 2180 meters (7085 feet).
We had had discussions about going to Mount Hua with some graduate studentsfrom Computer Science. That didn’t work out due to changes in schedules on bothsides. Also, they were planning to do the climb at night to be able to reach thepeak at sunrise. That did not appeal to us. We wanted to spend a night on themountain. Fran’s department arranged a trip for us, making reservations at thesimple hotel on the North Peak. They sent two graduate students to accompany us,though they had not been to Mount Hua before. We met them at 8:00 on Saturdaymorning and took a taxi to the train station. There we asked around and locateda mini-bus. The bus made a couple of stops. One was to see a presentation aboutthe traditional medicines grown on the mountain and a chance to buy some ofthem. It probably would have been interesting if we understood Chinese. Ourguides gave us the general outline about what was said. The other stop was aquick lunch stop.
There are two approaches to Mount Hua. [Chinese proverb: “There is one roadand only one road to Mount Hua,” meaning that sometimes the hard way is the onlyway.] The west entrance involves 10 kilometers of walking on a road before youstart climbing. We went with the east entrance, where the bus brings you to thebase of a cable car that goes up to the 1500 meter North Peak. Our plan was towalk up to the North Peak, then climb to the four other peaks the next day andtake the cable car down.
We started the climb in the early afternoon. The path consists of stonesteps with rough chain link handrails in the narrowest areas (we wore ourbicycling gloves for hand protection). Physically, it is more like climbing thesteps of a skyscraper than trails at home. However, the temperature was about 95degrees and there was not much shade. We brought lots of water, including somebottles that we froze and some Gatorade that we got at the fancy departmentstore in downtown Xian. There are plenty of refreshment stands along the waywhere you can buy bottled water, the Chinese equivalent of Gatorade, and otherdrinks or snacks at a premium price.
We reached the North Peak before 4:00 PM and rested at the hotel. Our roomwas basic, but comfortable and clean enough. Because water is scarce on themountain, there were neither showers nor sinks available for washing. In thatsense the experience felt like camping, but we were sleeping in a big tent!
After dinner at the hotel restaurant, we spent some time talking with ourguides. We were a bit surprised to find that they both think of Japannegatively, but like the U.S. It seems that Japan’s WWII behavior in China hasnot been forgotten, and is emphasized in school.
We saw a beautiful sunset and watched the sky become resplendent withthousands of stars, including the Milky Way galaxy. This was the clearest skythat we have seen in China. The fresh air at Mount Hua is a treat!
Our guides had both been planning to get up at 4:00 AM to watch thesunrise. Fran and I made sleep a priority. We did happen to wake up a bit beforesunrise (our room faced east) and went outside to watch the sky become ically, our guides missed the sunrise because they had stayed up latewatching the European soccer championships on the television in their room
The plan for the day was to climb the other four peaks, but we reserved theright to shorten the route. The first part was a steep climb to Middle r the low North Peak, all the others are at roughly 20__ meters. There werecrowds on the way to Middle Peak – mostly Chinese hikers but we did see a fewother wai guo (foreigners) as well.
We visited two Taoist temples en route to Middle Peak. Each one had analtar with incense and offerings of fruit. The friendly monks invited us to saya prayer or to send blessings to loved ones. Fran accepted their invitation. Atthe first temple, she lit incense sticks and knelt on a cushion in front of thealtar saying a silent prayer for our safe journey to the various summits ofMount Hua (the prayer was answered). At the second temple, she knelt on acushion in front of the altar and sent silent blessings to several friends whoare experiencing challenging situations in their lives at present. After eachblessing, she leaned forward and the monk struck a drum.
After Middle Peak, the crowds got much thinner. The next was East Peak,which had a steep ladder climbing rock. Fran was dubious about this ascent, butrealized that the ladder wasn’t so bad and went for it. That was a good decisionbecause we were then able to do a loop and the trails got almost empty at thispoint. After skirting the top of a cliff with a steep dropoff on both sides, wehad a pleasant walk to South Peak and West Peak. There was even a small amountof dirt trail! The summit of South Peak was the highest point on Mount Hua, soof course we asked another hiker to take a photo of our guides and us. The viewsfrom the tops of each peak were beautiful. Mount Hua and the surroundingmountains are very rugged and remind us somewhat of hiking in the southwesternUnited States or the Sierras.
We took a route that eventually brought us to the main line returning downfrom Middle to North Peak. We were happy to have ascended each of the five peaks(petals) of Flower Mountain.
By cable car (the longest in Asia), it was just 7 minutes down to the parkentrance. We caught a shuttle bus into town, then transferred to a bus forXian.
Our guides told us that we had walked up and down a total of 4000 stairs!We were glad that we did not have this information when we started. For threedays after returning home, our sore leg muscles instructed us to take theelevator to our fifth floor apartment rather than climbing the stairs.
华山旅游导游词英语 篇2
hua shan is the highest of china’s five sacred mountains. it is 120kilometers east of xian. it has five peaks that resemble the petals of a highest peak is 2180 meters (7085 feet).
we had had discussions about going to hua shan with some graduate studentsfrom computer science. that didn’t work out due to changes in schedules on bothsides. also, they were planning to do the climb at night to be able to reach thepeak at sunrise. that did not appeal to us. we wanted to spend a night on themountain. fran’s department arranged a trip for us, making reservations at thesimple hotel on the north peak. they sent two graduate students to accompany us,though they had not been to hua shan before. we met them at 8:00 on saturdaymorning and took a taxi to the train station. there we asked around and locateda mini-bus. the bus made a couple of stops. one was to see a presentation aboutthe traditional medicines grown on the mountain and a chance to buy some ofthem. it probably would have been interesting if we understood chinese. ourguides gave us the general outline about what was said. the other stop was aquick lunch stop.
there are two approaches to hua shan. [chinese proverb: “there is one roadand only one road to hua shan,” meaning that sometimes the hard way is the onlyway.] the west entrance involves 10 kilometers of walking on a road before youstart climbing. we went with the east entrance, where the bus brings you to thebase of a cable car that goes up to the 1500 meter north peak. our plan was towalk up to the north peak, then climb to the four other peaks the next day andtake the cable car down.
we started the climb in the early afternoon. the path consists of stonesteps with rough chain link handrails in the narrowest areas (we wore ourbicycling gloves for hand protection). physically, it is more like climbing thesteps of a skyscraper than trails at home. however, the temperature was about 95degrees and there was not much shade. we brought lots of water, including somebottles that we froze and some gatorade that we got at the fancy departmentstore in downtown xian. there are plenty of refreshment stands along the waywhere you can buy bottled water, the chinese equivalent of gatorade, and otherdrinks or snacks at a premium price.
we reached the north peak before 4:00 pm and rested at the hotel. our roomwas basic, but comfortable and clean enough. because water is scarce on themountain, there were neither showers nor sinks available for washing. in thatsense the experience felt like camping, but we were sleeping in a big tent!
after dinner at the hotel restaurant, we spent some time talking with ourguides. we were a bit surprised to find that they both think of japannegatively, but like the u.s. it seems that japan’s wwii behavior in china hasnot been forgotten, and is emphasized in school.
we saw a beautiful sunset and watched the sky become resplendent withthousands of stars, including the milky way galaxy. this was the clearest skythat we have seen in china. the fresh air at hua shan is a treat!
our guides had both been planning to get up at 4:00 am to watch thesunrise. fran and i made sleep a priority. we did happen to wake up a bit beforesunrise (our room faced east) and went outside to watch the sky become ically, our guides missed the sunrise because they had stayed up latewatching the european soccer championships on the television in their room
the plan for the day was to climb the other four peaks, but we reserved theright to shorten the route. the first part was a steep climb to middle r the low north peak, all the others are at roughly __ meters. there werecrowds on the way to middle peak – mostly chinese hikers but we did see a fewother wai guo (foreigners) as well.
we visited two taoist temples en route to middle peak. each one had analtar with incense and offerings of fruit. the friendly monks invited us to saya prayer or to send blessings to loved ones. fran accepted their invitation. atthe first temple, she lit incense sticks and knelt on a cushion in front of thealtar saying a silent prayer for our safe journey to the various summits of huashan (the prayer was answered). at the second temple, she knelt on a cushion infront of the altar and sent silent blessings to several friends who areexperiencing challenging situations in their lives at present. after eachblessing, she leaned forward and the monk struck a drum.
after middle peak, the crowds got much thinner. the next was east peak,which had a steep ladder climbing rock. fran was dubious about this ascent, butrealized that the ladder wasn’t so bad and went for it. that was a good decisionbecause we were then able to do a loop and the trails got almost empty at thispoint. after skirting the top of a cliff with a steep dropoff on both sides, wehad a pleasant walk to south peak and west peak. there was even a small amountof dirt trail! the summit of south peak was the highest point on hua shan, so ofcourse we asked another hiker to take a photo of our guides and us. the viewsfrom the tops of each peak were beautiful. hua shan and the surroundingmountains are very rugged and remind us somewhat of hiking in the southwesternunited states or the sierras.
we took a route that eventually brought us to the main line returning downfrom middle to north peak. we were happy to have ascended each of the five peaks(petals) of flower mountain.
cable car (the longest in asia), it was just 7 minutes down to the parkentrance. we caught a shuttle bus into town, then transferred to a bus forxian.
our guides told us that we had walked up and down a total of 4000 stairs!we were glad that we did not have this information when we started. for threedays after returning home, our sore leg muscles instructed us to take theelevator to our fifth floor apartment rather than climbing the stairs.
华山旅游导游词英语 篇3
Dear friends:
Mount Hua is located in the qinling mountain range, which lies in southernshaanxi province.
Mount Hua (hua means brilliant, chinese, or flowery; shan means mountain)is one of the five sacred taoist mountains in china. Mount Hua boasts a lot ofreligious sites: taoist temples, pavilions, and engraved scriptures arescattered over the mountain.
Mount Hua is well-known for its sheer cliffs and plunging ravines. it isknown as “the most precipitous mountain under heaven” and is probably the mostdangerous mountain in the world frequented by hikers.
Mount Hua is located 120 kilometers east of xi'an, about 3 hours from thecity centre. there are five peaks that make up the mountain: cloud terrace peak(north peak, 1613m)， jade maiden peak (middle peak, 2042m)， sunrise peak (eastpeak, 2100m)， lotus peak (west peak, 2038m) and landing wild goose peak (southpeak, 2160m). north peak, the lowest of the five, is the starting point. it hasthree ways up it: the six kilometer winding track from Mount Hua village, thecable car or the path beneath it.
next on the route is jade maiden peak. legend has it that a jade maiden wasonce seen riding a white horse among the mountains, hence the name. the hikerscan choose to take a left to sunrise peak, a fine place to enjoy the view of thesunrise in early morning (which would involve climbing the mountain in the darkas there is nowhere to stay on the mountain).
alternatively visitors could take a right to lotus peak. Mount Hua meansflower mountain, and it got the name from lotus peak, which resembles abeautifully blooming lotus flower. finally there is a gondola which taksvisitors acroa steep valley to landing wild goose peak, the highest among thefive summits. the path to the summit is characterized by steep rock faces, withobstacles including a foot-wide plank walkway fixed to a sheer rock face withonly a chain along the rock for support. the route continues with footholds inthe rock and a chain for holding. this is followed by a vertical ladder in acleft in the rock. finally there are steep stone steps. the south peak is notfor the faint of heart and is particularly dangerous in winter weather. however,the views are breathtaking. the climb to its summit makes it clear how theimpenetrable mountain repelled attackers over the centuries.
as early as the second century bce, there was a daoist temple known as theshrine of the western peak located at its base. daoists believed that in themountain lives a god of the underworld. the temple at the foot of the mountainwas often used for spirits mediums to contact the god and his underlings. unliketaishan,which became a popular place of pilgrimage, Mount Hua only receivedlocal pilgrms, and was not well known in much of the rest of china. Mount Huawas also an important place for immortality seekers, as powerful drugs werereputed to be found there. kou qianzhi (365-448)， the founder of the northerncelestial masters received revelations there, as did chen tuan (920-989)， wholived on the mountain prior to receiving immortality. in the 1230s, all thetemples on the mountain came under control of the daoist quanzhen school. in1998, the management committee of Mount Hua agreed to turn over most of themountain's temples to the china daoist association. this was done to helpprotect the environment, as the presence of monks and nuns deters poachers andloggers.
华山旅游导游词英语 篇4
Huashan is located in the Qinling Mountain Range, which lies in southernShaanxi province.
Huashan (Hua means brilliant, Chinese, or flowery; shan means mountain) isone of the five sacred Taoist mountains in China. Huashan boasts a lot ofreligious sites: Taoist temples, pavilions, and engraved scriptures arescattered over the mountain.
Hua Mountain is well-known for its sheer cliffs and plunging ravines. It isknown as “the most precipitous mountain under heaven” and is probably the mostdangerous mountain in the world frequented by hikers.
Hua Mountain is located 120 kilometers east of Xi'an, about 3 hours fromthe city centre. There are five peaks that make up the mountain: Cloud TerracePeak (North Peak, 1613m)， Jade Maiden Peak (Middle Peak, 2042m)， Sunrise Peak(East Peak, 2100m)， Lotus Peak (West Peak, 2038m) and Landing Wild Goose Peak(South Peak, 2160m). North Peak, the lowest of the five, is the starting has three ways up it: the six kilometer winding track from Huashan village,the cable car or the path beneath it.
Next on the route is Jade Maiden Peak. Legend has it that a jade maiden wasonce seen riding a white horse among the mountains, hence the name. The hikerscan choose to take a left to Sunrise Peak, a fine place to enjoy the view of thesunrise in early morning (which would involve climbing the mountain in the darkas there is nowhere to stay on the mountain).
Alternatively visitors could take a right to Lotus Peak. Huashan meansFlower Mountain, and it got the name from Lotus Peak, which resembles abeautifully blooming lotus flower. Finally there is a gondola wich takesvisitors acroa steep valley to Landing Wild Goose Peak, the highest among thefive summits. The path to the summit is characterized by steep rock faces, withobstacles including a foot-wide plank walkway fixed to a sheer rock face withonly a chain along the rock for support. The route continues with footholds inthe rock and a chain for holding. This is followed by a vertical ladder in acleft in the rock. Finally there are steep stone steps. The South Peak is notfor the faint of heart and is particularly dangerous in winter weather. However,the views are breathtaking. The climb to its summit makes it clear how theimpenetrable mountain repelled attackers over the centuries.
As early as the second century BCE, there was a Daoist temple known as theShrine of the Western Peak located at its base. Daoists believed that in themountain lives a god of the underworld. The temple at the foot of the mountainwas often used for spirits mediums to contact the god and his underlings. UnlikeTaishan, ()which became a popular place of pilgrimage, Huashan onlyreceived local pilgrms, and was not well known in much of the rest of han was also an important place for immortality seekers, as powerful drugswere reputed to be found there. Kou Qianzhi (365-448)， the founder of theNorthern Celestial Masters received revelations there, as did Chen Tuan(920-989)， who lived on the mountain prior to receiving immortality. In the1230s, all the temples on the mountain came under control of the Daoist QuanzhenSchool. In 1998, the management committee of Huashan agreed to turn over most ofthe mountain's temples to the China Daoist Association. This was done to helpprotect the environment, as the presence of monks and nuns deters poachers andloggers.
华山旅游导游词英语 篇5
西岳华山是我国著名的五大山岳之一，位于华阴市城南，海拨2200 米，北瞰黄河，南依秦岭，“远而望之若花状”(《水经注》)，故有其名。又因其西临少华山，古称太华山。为国家级风景名胜区。这里有誉为关中八景之一的"华岳仙掌"。
华山以奇险峻秀而驰名天下，自山麓至绝顶，名胜古迹极多，庙宇道观，亭台楼阁，雕塑石刻随处可见，险径奇石，鬼斧神工，更有云海劲松，引人入胜。山顶有朝阳(东峰)、落雁(南峰)、莲花(西峰)三峰，皆岿然笔立，直插云霄。三峰之下，有云台(北峰)、玉女(中峰)诸峰环侍拱卫，各具特色，显得山势雄伟，峰峦叠翠耸削。
北峰，亦称云台峰，是总辖四峰的冲要处所，山势峥嵘，三面悬绝，只有一岭南通，故险要异常。峰顶有真武宫，依山为屋，叠起层楼，隐映于苍松翠柏之间，周围山色如画，绚丽多姿。
东峰，峰顶朝阳台，、是华山观日出的绝佳境地，故称朝阳松林，东峰有甘露池、青虚洞、下棋亭、鹞子翻身等景点。据说宋太祖赵匡胤曾在这里和陈抟下棋，结果失败，而将华山输与陈抟。
南峰，又称落雁峰，是华山的最高峰，海拨2200米。四周皆松林，杂以桧柏。迤逦数里，浓阴匝地。南峰上有明代建造的金天宫也称白帝祠。峰顶有老君洞，相传道家始祖老聃隐居于此。洞北有太上皇，泉水碧绿，东注涧下，今称“仰天池”。东面崖下有石坊，称“南天门”。坊外西出有长空栈道，通至贺老石屋。南峰上还有老子峰、炼丹炉八卦池等名胜古迹。
西峰，是华山最秀丽奇峻的山峰，因峰顶翠云宫前有莲花石，形状如莲花。故称莲花峰。据传说故事《宝莲灯》中的三圣母之子沉香壁山救母之处就在西峰。翠云宫旁有一巨石中裂，形如斧劈，名斧劈石。石旁树立一柄铸铁长把大斧。峰的西北面，笔立如削，空绝万丈，人称舍身崖。此外，还有西元洞和莲花洞等古迹。
华山登山道路蜿蜓曲折，处处是悬崖绝壁，峭峰陡立，奇险异常。1985年修筑了12公里长的华山登山道，对其它险要处也设有铁链护栏保护游人的安全，使登山者感到有惊无险。1994年沿当年人民解放军智取华山道路又修筑了一条登山台阶路。1996年华山索道建成营运。“自古华山一条路”已成为历史。山上山下，风景区内，新建了旅游饭店、餐馆、商店等旅游服务设施，可以满足旅游者吃、住、行、游、购、娱等方面的需要。