嘉峪关关城英语导游词 篇4

　　Jiayuguan City is 6 kilometers southwest of Jiayuguan City. It is locatedin the middle of the narrowest valley of Jiayuguan. The highest terrain is Jiayumountain. The city walls on both sides of the city pass cross the desert Gobi, 8kilometers to the north and 7 kilometers to the south, connecting with the firstpier in the world. It is dominated by the western end of the Great Wall in theMing Dynasty, and has been the first pass in Hexi since ancient times.

　　Guancheng was built in the fifth year of Hongwu (1372) of Ming Dynasty. Ittook 168 years (1372-1539) from the beginning to the completion of a completepass. It is the most dangerous one among more than 1000 passes under thejurisdiction of nine towns along the great wall of Ming Dynasty, and it is stillwell preserved.

　　In March 1961, it was listed as the first batch of key cultural relicsprotection units in China by the State Council. Because of the precipitousterrain and majestic architecture, it is known as "the world's majestic pass"and "even the border lock Yin".

　　Jiayuguan is composed of inner city, outer city and moat. It is closelyfortified and connected with the Great Wall, forming a military defense systemof five li, one flint, ten li, one pier, thirty Li, one fort and one city.

　　At present, Guancheng is dominated by the inner city, with a perimeter of0 meters, an area of 25000 square meters, and a height of 10.7 meters. It isrammed with loess, and its west side is covered with brick walls, which ismajestic and solid.

　　There are two gates in the inner city, the east gate is "Guanghua gate",which means Ziqi rises to the East and Guanghua shines; the west gate is"Rouyuan gate", which means to keep the western border stable.

　　There is a three story hilltop building on the platform. The East and Westgates are surrounded by an urn, and the west gate is surrounded by a Luocheng,which is connected with the north and south walls of the outer city. There is a"Jiayuguan" gate leading to the outside of the gate, and a Jiayuguan building isbuilt on it.

　　There are also 14 archery towers, enemy towers, turrets, attics and gatetowers on the inner wall of Jiayuguan. There are guerrilla general's mansion,Jingting and Wenchang Pavilion in the inner wall of Jiayuguan. Outside the eastgate, there are related temples, archways and theatres.

　　The whole building is exquisitely arranged and vigorous, echoing theShanhai Pass, which is "the first pass in the world" thousands of milesaway.