丽江英文介绍

丽江英文介绍 2011-2011年第二学期 商务英语写作》科目考查卷 《 专业: 班级: 任课教师: 姓名: 学号: 成 绩: The Old Town of Lijiang The Old Town of Lijiang is also called as Dayan Old Town, which is located in Yunnan province, Lijiang city. The old town of Lijiang is also known as one of the most well-preserved four big old towns. They are Sichuan LangZhong、shanxi Pingyao、 Anhui shexian and Yunnan Lijiang. The Old Town of Lijiang is one of the two old towns which do not have the city wall because of some history reasons. It is an intact ancient city inhabited mostly by Naxi ethnic people and covers an area of 3.2 square kilometers. Geography location: The Old Town of Lijiang is on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with an altitude of 2400 meters. The whole town covers an area of 3.2 square kilometers. Nowadays, the inhabitants are about 6200 households, 25000people. The majority people are the Naxi ethnic people. The Old Town of Lijiang is surrounded by Lion Mountain in the west and by Elephant and Golden Row Mountains in the north. These mountains in the northwest shelter it from the cold wind. In 1 the southeast, there are fertile fields, which are dozens of kilometers long. The city is favored with plentiful sunlight, an east wind and clear spring water which flows in three streams and reaches every family. Their houses’ structure is built by wood. The streets are paved with the local stone slabs, which do not get muddy in the rainy season and are free of dust in the dry season. Many stone bridges and arches in the city were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Orderly roads and lanes extend to four directions from the central square. Residential houses most have a screen wall in front and some have a quadruple courtyard. Local people plant flowers in their courtyards. The Old Town of Lijiang has a long historical standing, simple and natural. The city layout is well-arranged. Lijiang habitants have absorbed the national essence of Han、Bai、Yi、and Zhang and combine with the Naxi nationality’s characteristics. History: The Old Town of Lijiang was first built in Southern Song Dynasty. In the late 13century, Kublai (the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty) was stationed here on his march into the south. In Ming and Qing dynasties, it became much larger. Lijiang is world renowned as an ancient city built in a simple and artistic style and scientifically laid out. There is a square in its center. It was listed as a national historical and cultural city in 1986. 2 Culture: The ancient traditional culture of the Naxi ethnic group is the Dongba culture, which is based on the Dongba religion. Most believers are skilled in medicine and the culture is passed on through literature and art. The Dongba language has more than 1,300 separate words, which are written in primitive pictographic characters. There are more than 1,400 types of Dongba scriptures written in these characters and they take up 20,000 volumes. The scriptures cover religion, philosophy, history, local customs, literature, art, astronomy, medicine, the calendar, geography, flora, fauna, dancing, painting and music Lijiang has many historical relics. The Old Town of Lijiang is the most complete ancient town in China. Black dragon Pool, Wufeng Building and Lijiang mural paintings are very famous in China. Lijiang is the home of murals which were painted by people from Han, Tibetan and Naxi ethnic groups in the Ming Dynasty. They cover a total area of 139.22 square meters on 55 walls of Dabaoji Palace, Liuli Hall, Dabao Pavilion and other buildings. The largest is 2.07 meters by 4.48 meters and contains 600 figures. There are many traditional festivals for Naxi people, such as Sandu Festival, Torch Festival and Stick Festival on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar year, etc. The most delicious traditional food is called Lijiang round cake. The recommended 3 food are Lijiang Liangfen, Blow pig liver, BaBa food, chicken stew tofu, and so forth. Naxi ancestors liked drinking very much. In 1986, Chinese government listed the Old Town of Lijiang as the national famous history town. In 1997, it was included in the UNESCO world heritage list. Old streets,、old bridges、Mufu old inn、Wufeng Building、 Baisa inhabitants architectural complex and Suhe inhabitants architectural complex, all of these are culture heritage. The Old Town of Lijiang is the traditional settlements with an important meaning to the minorities. It has offered precious information for the study of the history of human city construction and the development history of human nationality. The Old Town of Lijiang is valuable culture heritage for both our country and the world. Nowadays, the inhabitants still use traditional craft and material to restore and construct the buildings. The style and features are under the maximum protection of the government. All the remould activities are strictly controlled and supervised. Climate: It is because Lijiang is in the Hengduan mountains of south China that its climate vertical distribution obviously. Although Lijiang is in the plateau and the mountains are covered with snow all the year, it rains a lot and the dry wet season is very clear. The annual average temperature is in 12. 6 ~ 19.8 ?. The hottest . In contrast, the month’s average temperature is in 18.1:25.7? coldest month’s average temperature is in 1.7:4?. The local 4 temperature is warm and cool alternated, with no drastic change between summer and winter. But there is obvious demarcation between dry and wet season. The annual average rainfall is 1000mm or so, 5~10 months for rainy season, especially in July and August. The annual solar radiation is very strong because it is in the area of low latitude plateau. If you want to travel to Lijiang, you had better choose the seasons of September and October because autumn is the most beautiful season in Lijiang. The weather is very good, the sky very clear and the colorful flowers and trees flourish, flowing streams from the snow mountains into local people’s houses, so clear, cool and refreshing. Note: What you should pay attention to is that you should bring enough clothes for the temperature gap between day and night is very different. Sometimes you feel hot in the daylight and in the dawn come, you may feel much cooler. In case of catching a cough, it is necessary to bring some medicines when travelling. Moreover, it is not suitable to do some strenuous exercises, such as walking too fast. running, physical work. It is a wise choice to drink lesser wine and eat more fruits and vegetables. Outdoor’s ultraviolet rays is very strong, so you need to wear a sun hat or take an umbrella or daub some frost in order to protect the skin, esp the girls. 5