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1、四川乐山大佛英语导游词 四川乐山大佛英语导游词1Tourists, today we are visiting the largest stone statue of Maitreya in the world - Leshan Buddha.Leshan Giant Buddha is located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, surrounded by Minjiang River, Qingyi River and Dadu River, which are collectively referred to as the three ri

2、vers of Leshan.Its height is 71 meters; its shoulder is 24 meters; its ears are 7 meters long, and each ear can penetrate two people; its eyes and mouth are 3.3 meters long; its eyebrows and nose are 5.6 meters long. Surprisingly, the diameter of its head is 10 meters, which is as high as a five sto

3、ry building! But its fingers are 8.4 meters long, not to mention compared with the big Buddha, even compared with the fingers of a big Buddha, you are very small. Its knee to instep length is 28 meters, and its foot width is 8.5 meters. If people stand next to each other, each foot can stand more th

4、an 100 people! There are 1021 bun on the head of Leshan Giant Buddha. People say it: the mountain is a Buddha, the Buddha is a mountain.Leshan Giant Buddha was built in 713 ad. it can be calculated that it has been standing here for more than 1200 years!The rock on both sides of Leshan Giant Buddha

5、is called red sandstone, which is a kind of easily weathered rock. Why can Leshan Buddha be preserved for 1200 years? It is located on the shady slope of the west of Lingyun, with dense trees and stable geological structure.Leshan Buddha was built by a monk named Haitong. At that time, the Minjiang

6、River was full of water, often drowning passers-by. As soon as monk Haitong had the heart to look down on it, he raised a huge sum of money to build the Leshan Giant Buddha, hoping that it could withstand the turbulent river. At that time, a rich man wanted to get this huge sum of money. When Haiton

7、g knew what he thought, he said to the rich man: Id rather dig my eyes out than give you this money. Seeing that the rich man didnt believe it, he dug out his eyes with both hands. The rich man was so scared that he gave up his mind. Later, Haitong called on many people to build Leshan Buddha. In th

8、is way, it took 90 years to build the Leshan Giant Buddha.Thats all for todays introduction. I hope my introduction will leave a deep impression on you.四川乐山大佛英语导游词2Ladies and gentlemen, today, we are going to Leshan Buddha. My name is Yang Hongjian. You can call me director Yang.How big the Leshan G

9、iant Buddha is! The Giant Buddha is 71 meters high, 14.7 meters high, 10 meters wide, 1021 hair bun, 7 meters long ears, 5.6 meters long nose, 5.6 meters long eyebrows, 3.3 meters long mouth and eyes, 3 meters high neck, 24 meters wide shoulder, 8.3 meters long fingers, 28 meters from knee to instep

10、, 8.5 meters wide instep, and more than 100 people can sit on the feet.It is said that once upon a time, there was a monk named Haitong. He saw that the depth of the Dadu River was rapid and the waves were surging. He often engulfed the boats and harmed the people. So he called a lot of masons to bu

11、ild the Leshan Giant Buddha. After the Leshan Giant Buddha was built, Haitong had a lot of money, so an official in Jiazhou came to force Haitong to give money. Haitong said: its hard to get rid of the Buddhas wealth. We can see how Haitong respects Buddha!Lets see, the smooth lake and the tall and

12、majestic Leshan Giant Buddha make people feel as if the Leshan Giant Buddha is looking at you on the other side.Leshan Buddha is also very magical, just like the real Buddha. Leshan Buddha reappears the rare mysterious halo of Buddha light. At 9:43 a.m. on May 7, 20_, a halo suddenly appeared over t

13、he Leshan Buddha, where the dark clouds had not yet faded. Around the rising sun, a colorful ring with a diameter of about 300 meters and an inner infrared purple appeared, and the color was bright and dark from time to time. Its hard to meet thousands of people in a thousand years. Around 11 oclock

14、, the halo began to shine brightly, and tourists from all over the world praised the wonders of the day. Many people put their hands together and closed their eyes to pray for the good fortune brought by the Great Buddhas journey. At noon, the light of Buddha gradually faded away. The whole Buddha l

15、ight phenomenon lasted more than three hours.Thats all for todays tour. Please get on the bus and have lunch.四川乐山大佛英语导游词3Dear touristsHello everyone! Welcome to Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Spot for sightseeing!Dear tourists, what we are seeing now is the world-famous millennium old Buddha - Leshan Gi

16、ant Buddha. It is located in qiluan peak at the east foot of Emei Mountain in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China. It is the largest stone Maitreya Buddha in the world. It was built in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of 1200 years.Leshan Giant Buddha is 71 meters high. Its shoulders are 24 meter

17、s wide. Its head is 10 meters in diameter. Its ears are 7 meters long. Its mouth is good. Its eyes are 3.3 meters long. Its eyebrows and nose are 5.6 meters long. Its neck is 3 meters high. Its finger is 8.3 meters long. It can stand more than 100 people with one hand. It is 28 meters from knee to i

18、nstep. Its feet are 8.5 meters wide. There are 1021 hair buns on its head. Leshan Giant Buddha is magnificent, people describe it as: mountain is a Buddha, Buddha is a mountain.Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you about the three manifestation of Leshan Giant Buddha!In 1962, during the three years

19、of natural disasters, countless people died. The river at the foot of Leshan Giant Buddha was flooded with starving people. The Giant Buddha could not bear to witness the human tragedy and closed his eyes in pain. In 1976, the leaders of Mao, Zhu, and Zhou died. The Tangshan earthquake killed and in

20、jured 100000 people. The Buddha complained about injustice and showed anger. In 2000, Chinas accession to the WTO and its successful bid for the Olympic Games were accompanied by many happy events, and the Buddhas head was shining with auspicious light.Leshan Giant Buddha is a great miracle in China

21、.四川乐山大佛英语导游词4The city of Leshan is less than one hours ride from the Baoguosi Monastery at the foot of Mt. Emei.Leshan is the home of the Giant Buddha at the conflueence of the Min,Dadu and Qingyi rivers.It qualifies as the largest Buddha in a sitting posture in the world .You must board a riverboat

22、 for the best view of the Giant Buddha.The massive Buddha was carved out of a cliff face more than a thousand years ago, but now it is still well preserved in good shape, with his full and serene face.The Buddha is the largest Buddha in China,towering to 71m,with his 14.7m head,and 24m shoulders.The

23、 Buddhas ears are 6.72m long, insteps 8.5m broad, and a picnic could be conducted on the nail of his big toe, which is 1.5m long.This carving project was begun in 713.Each summer at that time the Min,Dadu and Qingyi rivers flowed down.As the ghree rivers met,turbu-lent waves strucd each other hard,b

24、oats capsized and boatmen vanished.There was a Buddhist monkby the name of Haitong in Lingyun Hill,who saw the situation and was determined to carve a giant Buddha out of the cliff face, hoping that the Buddhas presence would subdue the swift currents and protect the boatmen .Haitong started travell

25、ing along the Changjiang river and other areas in China to collect funds for the gigantic carving. Once an evil official attempted to obtain by force the money collected by Haitong.The monk refused him in strong terms.He said,d rather gouge out my eyes than give a penny to you,The official shouted i

26、n anger,gouge your eye out now!Haitong resolutely dug out one of his eyes.The monks behavior in protecting the funding so greatly encouraged sculptors and other construction workers that the carving work went on smoothly. Unfortunately Haitong died before the completion of his lifes work .However, t

27、his work continued due to the support of the local people as well as Weigao and Zhangchou Jianqing,the local top military commanders. The word took up 90 years until 803 when it was completed.Since then the Buddha has watched over the river traffic for more than a thousand years to offset the large

28、number of serious accidents in the river. Modern Chinese question whether safer boat gravel is due to his presence or to sime later-day dredging.As you get close to the Buddha,we can find out some scattered holes im rows around the Buddha.They are remains of so Called the Giant Buddha Pavilion . It

29、was a nine-storied building set up during the Tang Dynasty to shelter the Buddha.It was renamed as the Lingyun Pavilion with 13 stories during the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately it was destroyed by a war during the Ming Dynasty. Since then the Buddha remains outside in the open space.The Giant Buddha h

30、as lasted over a thousand years, and still survives in good shape.Why? First of all, according to the studies on the ancient construction of the Buddha,the cliff face the Buddha occupies enjoys topographical advantages. It is on the southern side of the hill,where verdant trees grow so well as to pr

31、otect rocks and slope from erosion.Secondly although the Buddha seats bordering on the confluence of the three rivers, the immense statue is carved into the cliff face inside the hill,which alleviate the severe damage by wind and water erosion.Finally there is a water-drainage system,hidden from vie

32、w.The system starts with 1021 fastened hairs, which conect one another at the bace of the bead .The end of the hairs inter-links the shoulders,joining the simple-patterned robe pleats carved on the body.The hairs,shoulders and pleats naturally reveal a complete system that carries away the entire su

33、rface water on the body, where the water disappears underground.It is worth making several passes at the Buddha.From the ferry pier on the island,you climba steep road and through Lingyun Temple to a vantage point for viewing the buddha.You can go to the top,opposite the head, and then descend a sho

34、rt zigzag stairway carved into the cliff to the feet for the top,oppoosite the head,and then descend a short zigzag stairway carved into the cliff to the feet for the different perspective viwepoints.A local boat passes by for a frontal view, which reveals two guardians in the cliff side, not visibl

35、e from land,Wuyou Buddhist Monastery can be reached in 15 minutes by footpath from the Buddha,which is also from the Tang Dynasty with Ming and Qing renovations,Its layout is very similar to the other monasteries as we mentioned before.Walking along up Wuyou Hill,you can enjoy the quiet and beartifu

36、l scenery, The top of Wuyou Hill affords you a vision of an emerald-green tree forest, glazed golden tiles of the monastery roofs and the distant rivers.四川乐山大佛英语导游词5Emei Mountain lies seven kilometers southwest of Emeishan City and is one of the four mountain ranges in China that Buddhists consider

37、sacred. It was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1996. The mountain stretches more than 200 kilometers from south to north. Its main peak, Wanfo Top, is 3,099 meters above sea level. Since ancient times Emei Mountain has been described as Beauty Under Heaven. Temples were built as early

38、as the Eastern Han Dynasty (25220) and Buddhism was introduced to the mountain during the Jin Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties there were more than 150 temples.A legend claims that the mountain was where Samantabhadra gave lectures on Buddhism and most temples house a statue of Samantabhadra.

39、 The main scenic spots on the mountain include the Baoguo Temple, Wannian Temple, Fohu temple, Qingyin Pavilion, Heilongjiang Tunnel, Hongchun Platform, Xianfeng Temple (Jiulao Cave), Xixiang Pond and Golden Summit. These places are at different altitudes and have different climates. Temperatures at

40、 the top of mountain are 15 degrees lower than at the foot. Emei Mountain is a well-known natural museum with more than 3,000 specimens of plants and 2,000 types of animals including groups of monkeys that appear on the mountain roads and fascinate the tourists.Baoguo Temple sits at the foot of the

41、mountain at the entrance and exit of the mountain area. The temple was built during the reign of Ming Emperor Wanli(15731620). About 15 kilometers from the Baoguo Temple is Wannian Temple, one of the main temples in the mountain area. Wannian Temple, or the Temple of Samantabhadra as it was known be

42、fore the Ming Dynasty, was built during the reign of Emperor Longan of the Eastern Jin dynasty (397401). It has no beams and houses a bronze statue of Buddha Samantabhadra mounted on a six-toothed white elephant cast in 1980, the fifth year of the Northern Song Dynasty. The statue is 7.3 meters high

43、 and weighs 62 tons. Xianfeng Temple is situated a the foot of the Jiulao Peak and the old halls were built with tin sheets and iron tiles. The intact halls were rebuilt in 1779. Fohu Temple is located one kilometer west of Baoguo Temple and at the foot of Fohu Hill. It is one of the largest temple

44、in the mountain area. Rebuilt in 1651, it covers an area of 13,000 square meters and is accessible from the highway. At the Golden Summit, the pinnacle of the mountain area 3,065 meters above sea level, is Puguang Hall of Temple. It was constructed during the Eastern Han Dynasty and has been rebuilt

45、 several times after being struck by lightning. The Golden Summit is an ideal place to view the sunrise, the sea of clouds, the Buddhist lights and Sacred lamps.The Giant Buddha on the east bank of Mingjiang River in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, rests his feet where three riversthe Minjiang, Qingy

46、i and Dadujoin. The Buddha faces Emei Mountain across the river and at its back is the western slope of Lingyun Mountain. Standing at 70.7 meters with shoulders 24 meters wide it is an impressive sight. A water drainage system reduces erosion by rain and slows weathering.The statue was begun in 713 and completed in 803. To the right of the statue a plank road with nine turns was built and it is now famous as the nine-turn plank road; it goes from the bottom to the top.四川乐山大佛英语导游词