颐和园导游词（合集20篇）

Everybody is good! My name is presented, your tour guide, today we will visit is rated at 29 "world cultural heritage" in the Summer Palace. I hope my sincerity and enthusiasm can bring happiness to you!

The Summer Palace is one of the most vast imperial gardens in the world, is Chinas largest, protect the most complete existing royal garden museum. Was built in 1750, formerly qingyi park. Qianlong, jiaqing and daoguang and xianfeng emperor palace garden. In 1860 by British and French troops burned down. In 1886, emperor guangxu reconstruction on the original base according to the original size, two years later renamed the Summer Palace, the empress dowagers remaining land. In December 1998, UNESCO listed in the "world heritage list".

Park is mainly composed of longevity hill and kunming lake, two big scenery to, lake between the mountains, a pavilion, table, floor, palaces, temples, pagodas, waterside pavilion, pavilion, veranda, long beach, stone bridge, stone fat place full of national features of classical architecture, veranda, the countrys longest promenade, the distant mountains near water, become an organic whole repeatedly has the very high artistic value

Longevity hill belongs to yanshan -odd arteries, 58. 59 m. Buildings and mountain building, before the longevity hill mountain, three to eight surface layer as the center, four double-hipped roof of Buddha incense of the main body of large buildings. From the foot of "prout catamarans brainpower-computer" arched, the rows cloud gate, two of palace, cloud temple, DE hui temple, Buddha incense, and the wisdom of the sea, until the top of the mountain formed up in layers of a central axis.

Kunming lake is the main lake, the Summer Palace, three-fourths of the dominated area, about 220 hectares. Former lakes rippling, south of lake Simon Simon, a castle in the west, north look at the ups and downs in groups; There is a west causeway lake, and on the peach willow lines; The marble seventeen-arch bridge which lies on the lake, the kunming lake is the largest lake in the royal gardens in qing dynasty.

Today, our visit to this end, hope pleasant scenery of the Summer Palace, and I can become you the interpretation of wonderful memories! Thank you all!

尊敬的女士，先生们：

你们好!今天，我们来游览着名的风景名胜区，颐和园，希望大家旅途愉快!

颐和园在北京西北部海淀区境内，是我国保存最完整、最大的皇家园林，也是世界上着名的游览胜地之一，属于第一批全国重点文物保护单位。

颐和园的面积达290公顷(4350亩)，其中水面约占3/4。整个园林以万寿山上高达41米的佛香阁为中心，根据不同地点和地形，配置了殿、堂、楼、阁、廊、亭等精致的建筑。山脚下建了一条长达728米的长廊，犹如一条彩红把多种多样的建筑物以及青山、碧波连缀在一起。整个园林艺术构思巧妙，在中外园林艺术史上地位显着，是举世罕见的园林艺术杰作。

请大家在游览时注意事项：不要在墙上乱涂乱画乱刻，不要乱丢果皮纸屑，不要随地大小便!

著名的颐和园主要是由昆明湖和万寿山两部分组成。总面积290多公顷。万寿山上依山而建的佛香阁、铜亭，临湖畔建的千米长画廊、昆明湖中的十七孔桥和石舫等都是大家必到的景点。颐和园坐落在北京西郊，离城约10公里。

颐和园前山的正中，是一组巨大的建筑群，大家看这自山顶的智慧海，往下为佛香阁、德辉殿、排云殿、排云门、云辉玉宇坊，构成一条明显的中轴线。在中轴线的两边，又有许多陪衬的建筑物。顺山势而下，又有许多假山隧洞，大家可以上下穿行。这是颐和园的后山，其设计格局则与前山迥然而异。前山的风格是宏伟、壮丽，而后山则是以松林幽径和小桥曲水取胜。

大家来看这边，颐和园的大门，它称为东宫门。以东宫门内的仁寿殿为中心的一组建筑物，是当时的政治活动区。仁寿殿原名勤政殿，是皇帝坐朝听政的大殿。慈禧、光绪曾多次在此召见群臣，接待外国使节。现在央部还保存着清代的原来陈设。展前陈设的铜龙、铜凤、铜鼎等，雕制均极精美。仁寿殿之北，有一组戏园建筑。为德和园、颐和园，古代各种建筑形式应有尽有。

大家知道吗?排云殿，是前山最宏伟的一组宫殿式建筑群，是慈禧在园内过生日时接受贺拜的地方。长廊，一共有273间，全长728米。它北靠万寿山，南临昆明湖，在长廊上漫步，可以欣赏湖山的景色，而且长廊的每根枋梁上都绘有彩画，可供观赏。

请大家过来，这就是仁寿殿，是慈禧、光绪在颐和园居住期间朝会大臣的场所，殿内陈列着许多贵重文物。乐寿堂，是慈禧在园内居住的地方。室内的陈设，基本上保持当年的面貌。庭院里栽种了几株珍贵的玉兰，并点缀着一块名为青芝岫的巨大的山石。

请大家看，这就是十七孔桥，长150米，宽8米，是园内最大的一座桥梁。桥的造型优美。它西连南湖岛，东接廊如亭，不但是前往南湖岛的唯一通道，而且是湖区的一个重要景点。颐和园共有各种建筑3000多间，游览颐和园，除了园林以外，观赏各种古代建筑物也是重要的内容。

这条蜿蜒曲折的西堤犹如一条翠绿的飘带，萦带南北，横绝天汉，堤上六桥，婀娜多姿，形态互异。烟波浩淼的昆明湖中，宏大的十七孔桥如长虹偃月倒映水面，涵虚堂、藻鉴堂、治镜阁三座岛屿鼎足而立，寓意着神话传说中的“海上仙山”。

在这美丽的颐和园，位于山水清幽、景色秀丽的北京西北郊，原名清漪园，始建于公元1750年，时值中国最后一个封建盛世——“康乾盛世”时期;1860年的第二次战争中，清漪园被英法联军烧毁;1860年，清政府挪用海军军费等款项重修，并于两年后改名颐和园，作为慈禧太后晚年的颐养之地。从此，颐和园成为晚清最高统治者在紫禁城之外最重要的政治和外交活动中心，是中国近代历史的重要见证与诸多重大历史事件的发生地。

今天的游玩到此结束，感谢大家参观世界着名的旅游胜地颐和园，祝大家愉快，希望大家能把游览颐和园的快乐心情带回去和家人一起分享，请走好!

大家好!我是你们的导游，我叫林荣楸，你们可以叫我林导。欢迎大家今天来我们首都参观风景如画的颐和园，同时我也在这里声明一下，对于如此迷人的风景，我们不应该在这里乱涂乱画。

大家请跟随我的脚步，不要掉队呦!

看，那就是颐和园的长廊。在穿越长廊的途中，你们将会看到成千上万、栩栩如生的人物或风景画。长廊不仅画多，这里的风也很清爽。大家可以在这里欣赏风景或者在长廊休息一会儿。

好了!休息的时间结束了，大家请尾随我来到下一个景点――万寿山。

登上万寿山，我们可以看到许多迷人的风景。不过登山的时候要小心翼翼，否则会是惨不忍睹的事故。

登上万寿山，我们就会看到宏伟的佛香阁，站在佛香阁顶上往下远眺，一大半的颐和园景色就尽收眼底，实在是美不胜收啊!在佛香阁下面还有一座金碧辉煌的排云殿。站在排云殿前面，迎着风，眺望着远方，你就会觉得这里如人间仙境一般。虽然说这里并不是人间仙境，但这里却含溢着泰山之雄、黄山之奇、桂林之秀丽。

大家欣赏我们万寿山的景色后，请协助有序的跟随我下山，不要推，不要挤，也不要大呼小叫。

下了万寿山，我们就来到昆明湖。昆明湖的湖水清澈见底，绿的像一块无瑕的翡翠，中间还立着一座壮观的十七孔桥，昆明湖就是因十七孔桥而出名，湖水清波荡漾，一条小船轻轻地划过，给那寂静的昆明湖添了一点睛之笔。

快乐的时间总是短暂的，颐和园的旅程即将结束了，能你们的导游，我林荣楸三生有幸。在这里我郑重的对所有的游客们说;“谢谢!谢谢你们对颐和园的喜爱与尊重。我希望下次我还能够当你们的导游。再见!”

大家好!我是天国旅游社最优秀的一位导游，今天，我带领大家去游览被列入世界文化遗产的颐和园!

我们已经到达了目的地——颐和园了!现在，我带你们去最有名的长廊。

这条长廊共有700多米长，分成273间。那绿漆的柱子，红漆的栏杆，一眼望不到头。每一间的横栏上都有五彩的画，有人物、花草、风景，几千幅画。还没有哪两幅是相同的。下面，我带大家在万寿山下游览一下!

我们现在在万寿山下。大家看!上面有一座八角宝塔形的三层建筑耸立在半山腰上，那黄色的琉璃瓦闪闪发光，那就是佛香阁，还有一座金碧辉煌的宫殿，那就是排云殿!

现在，我们又来到了十七孔桥上，为什么叫它十七孔桥呢?因为这座桥下有十七个大孔。看!桥墩上有无数根石柱，柱子上雕刻着小狮子，上千只，没有哪两只是相同的，只只栩栩如生!

现在，大家可以在小岛上自由活动一下!

好了!由于时间关系，我们的旅程该结束了!谢谢大家，再见了，希望大家以后能再来细细游赏这美丽的颐和园!

大家好!欢迎你们来到颐和园，我是你们的导游，希望我们可以一起度过一段美好的时光。我先自我介绍一下，我叫，大家可以叫我小X。

颐和园，位于北京西北郊，原是清代的皇家园林和行宫。颐和园主要由万寿山和昆明湖组成，占地290.8公顷，其中水面占地四分之三。清朝乾隆皇帝诗曰“何处燕山最畅怀，无双风月属昆明”来赞美昆明湖。颐和园的构思之巧妙，建筑之精致，集我国园林艺术之大成，有“皇家园林博物馆”之称颐和园导游词稿导游。

我们现在来到的是颐和园的长廊。这条长廊有七百多米长，分成273间。每一间的横槛上都有五彩的画，分别画着人物、风景和动植物，几千幅画，没有哪两幅是相同的。

请到这边来，这就是万寿山。看，立在半山腰上的八角宝塔形的三层建筑，那就是佛香阁，黄色的琉璃瓦还在闪闪发光呢!下面的一排排金碧辉煌的宫殿，就是排云殿

大家小心上山。现在我们到了佛香阁了，从这里向下看，那葱郁的树丛，掩映着黄的绿的琉璃瓦屋顶和朱红的城墙。现在大家向正前方看，昆明湖静的多像一面镜子，绿的多像一块碧玉呀!游船、画舫在湖面上慢慢滑过，几乎一点痕迹都不留。大家再向东远眺，是不是隐隐约约可以望见几座城楼和城外的白塔呢?

现在我们就来到昆明湖了。大家看那座横跨湖上的石桥，桥上有十七个桥洞，所以叫十七孔桥;桥栏上的石柱有几百根，大家有兴趣的话可以数数，每根柱子上都雕刻着小狮子，栩栩如生，活灵活现。

各位游客，你们好，今天我们要游览的是闻名天下的颐和园，希望通过我的介绍，大家能满载而归，因为旅游不仅是享受，还是一次学习，现在我们出发，希望大家珍惜保护这里的环境。

首先我们来到了长廊，这条长廊很有名，请仔细观赏，看!绿漆的柱子，红漆的栏杆，一眼望不到头。横槛上还有五彩的画。长廊共有728米，分成273间，一共有14000多幅画，是世界上最长的画廊。关于其中一幅画，还有一个动人的故事：刘备，诸葛亮，在新野大败后，移驻樊城。曹操为了报仇，亲率大军杀奔樊城。诸葛亮料定抵挡不住，便劝刘备放弃樊城，渡过汉江退住襄阳，城中百姓宁死相随刘备，于是关羽安排船只，疏导百姓渡江，百姓扶老携幼，号泣而行，刘备见此情景，心中十分悲痛。刘备到了南岸，见江北岸还有许多百姓，急令关羽催船，速去渡百姓过江，直到百姓快渡完了，才上马离去。携民渡江使刘备爱民的名声大振。下面我们就去佛香阁参观一下，佛香阁是颐和园的主体建筑，也是设计非常成功的，原来设计是一个塔，后来改为阁。接下来我们来参观一下石舫。唐太宗曾说过皇帝如船，百姓如水，水可载舟，亦可覆舟。这里修石舫，表达了封建帝王希望江山永固的愿望。看完石舫，我们又来到戏楼，这座戏楼专为慈禧太后六十大寿而建，公元1891——1895年修建，历时4年，花费了71万两银子建成的，整个戏楼结构复杂，设计巧妙，建筑宏伟，堪称戏楼一绝，是我国现存历史最久、规模最大的戏楼。颐和园的昆明湖也很美，水面占颐和园的四分之三，水面如镜，水碧如玉，十分美丽。

今天的介绍结束了，希望您再细细游赏，因为美丽的颐和园景物奇多，我说也说不尽，大家看也看不完。下面如果您有兴趣，就可以自由观赏了，但要保护颐和园的环境，谢谢大家!

尊敬的游客们：

大家好!

我是你们的导游刘轩羽，大家可以叫我小刘。下面，我将带领着大家去参观我国著名的皇家园林——颐和园。

大家请看，这就是颐和园著名的长廊，这条长廊可不一般，它有七百多米，一眼望过去，好像没有尽头。这长廊分成一间一间的，一共有273间。每一间都是绿漆柱子，红色栏杆。横槛上都有一幅五彩的画，这些画画着人、花草、风景。273间，间间不同。

走完长廊，大家跟着我来到闻名遐迩的万寿山，抬头一望，一座八角的宝塔形三层建筑耸立在半山腰上，黄色的琉璃瓦闪闪发光，这就是佛香阁。在佛香阁下面又是一排排的宫殿。

大家请顺着我手指的方向看，有一个湖泊，那就是昆明湖，湖中央有一座石桥，叫十七洞桥。桥栏杆上有几百根柱子，每根柱子上都有石刻的小狮子，可是没有两个狮子的姿势是相同的。颐和园不愧为世界著名的皇家园林呀!

尊敬的游客们，我们的旅程就要结束了，希望我的讲解能给您留下深刻的印象，颐和园之旅也能给您带来美好的回忆。祝大家身体健康，阖家欢乐，万事如意，你我有缘再相见!

各位游客大家好，我是长龙旅行社的导游员，我姓张，今日就有我来带领大家共同游览这个清代的皇家园林颐和园。期望我的讲解能够令各位满意，使我们共同度过这一完美的时光。请大家在游览时注意事项：不要在墙上乱涂乱画乱刻，不要乱丢果皮纸屑，不要随地大小便!

我们此刻即将前往的就是颐和园，最早在辽金时代的时候，皇帝就已经开始在北京修建皇家园林了。

各位朋友，此刻我们来到了长廊，它东起邀月门，西止石丈亭，全长728米，共273间。由于长廊的地基是随着万寿山地势高低而起伏的，所以廊身的走向是以昆明湖北岸的弯曲而变化的，在地势高低和变向的连接点上，还建有四个亭子代表春夏秋冬，分别是留佳寄澜秋水和清遥，设计十分的巧妙。长廊是我国园林中最长的游廊，也有画廊之称。这是因为在廊中共有苏式彩绘1.4万多幅，并且很少重复。

各位旅客，一天的游玩就要结束了，颐和园之行必须给大家留下了深刻的印象，愿大家记住这完美的一天。

颐和园英文导游词

good morning ladies and gentlemen:

my name is . i’m very honored to be youre guide. i do hope all of you could like my guiding and enjoy everything on your pleasant day. this morning we are going to visit the summer palace. the summer palace is located on the northwest suburbs of beijing, about 20 kilometers away from the center of the city. so it will take us about 1 hour to get there. before we arrived at the summer palace, i would like to introduce you a brief introduction of the woderful imperial garden. the summer palace is the most beautiful and the largest imperial garden existing in chinan, and it is the best-preserved imperial garden in the world. in 1998, it was placed on the list of world cultural heritage by the unesco.

the summer palace was first built as an imperial garden at the beginning of 12th century in the jin dynasty. the construction continued to the yuan and ming dynasties. in the qing dynasty, the building of imperial gardens reached its culmination. during emperor qianlong’s reign, the famous ‘three hills and five gardens’ were built on the northwest suburbs of beijing. the summer palace was a part of it and at that time was called the garden of clear ripples. in 1860, the anglo-french allied forces invaded beijing. the ‘three hills and five gardens’ were burnt down to ashes.

in 1888, the empress dowager cixi spent the navy fund having the garden of clear ripples rebuilt. and then she renamed it the garden of nurtured harmony (summer palace).

in 1900, the allied forces of eight powers invaded beijing. the summer palace was once again severely damaged. it was rebuilt again in 1902.

in 1924, the last emperor puyi was driven out of the palace, after that, the summer palace was turned into a public park.

ladies and gentlemen, please look over there, in front of us is an archway. it is called “emptiness and the collection of excellence”, and it is the first scenery of the summer palace. the two chinese words on the front side of the archway mean emptiness and refer to everything in nature and in the scenery. the two words on the back side mean collection of excellence and refer to the tranquility of the beautiful scenery just within the garden.

(outside the east palace gate)

now, we have arrived at the east palace gate. it’s the main entrance of the summer palace. on top of the gate there is a plaque with three chinese characters ‘the summer palace’ in emperor guangxu’s handwriting. the gate that we are now entering was used by the emperor, the empress only in the old days.

(inside the east palace gate)

now we are inside the summer palace. in front of us is the second gate of the summer palace— the gate of benevolence and longevity. the annex halls on both sides were used for officials on duty and the offices of the privy council. well, before we start our tour in the garden, i will briefly introduce you the layout of the summer palace and our tour route. o.k., ladies and gentlemen, may i have your attention please? let’s look at the map together, from it we can see the summer palace covers an area of 290 hectares, which the lake occupies the three-fourths. the whole garden can be divide into three parts: the area was for political activities, resting places of the emperor and empress, and sightseeing areas. our tour will start from the area of the political activities, and end off the marble boat. on the way, we will visit the main constructions of the summer palace, such as the hall of jade ripples, the hall of happiness and longevity, the long corridor, the hall of dispelling clouds and so on. it will take us about two hours to visit the summer palace. please attention, we won’t walk back and our driver will pick us up at the north gate. should you get lost or separated from the group, please meet us at the north gate.

ok, everyone, let’s start our tour from the emperors’ office --- the hall of benevolence and longevity. follow me please.

(inside the courtyard of the benevolence and longevity)

passing through the gate of benevolence and longevity, we have already entered the courtyard of the hall of benevolence and longevity. the huge rock in front of us is taihu rock. it was quarried from taihu lake in jiangsu province, so it was known as taihu rock. please look around the courtyard and you can see there are four grotesque shaped rocks placed in each corner of this courtyard, representing the four seasons of the year. the taihu rocks are usually used as decoration for beautifying gardens and they are thin, crease, leak and penetration in characters.

the bronze mythical animal behind the taihu rock is known as suanni or some people call it qilin. according to ancient chinese mythology, the dragon had nine sons, but none of them became a real dragon. suanni was one of the nine sons of the dragon. it was an auspicious animal that could avoid evil spirits in ancient lengeds. suanni has the head of dragon, the antlers of dear, the hooves of ox and the tail of lion.

(in front of the hall of benevolence and longevity)

this grand hall is the hall of benevolence and longevity. it was first built in 1750. the name of this hall taken from a book entitled ‘lun yu’ by confucius doctrine means, “ those who are benevolent can enjoy a long life.” this hall was the place where emperor guangxu and empress dowager cixi held audience and handled state affairs when they were in the summer palace. for protecting the historical cultural relic, we couldn’t enter the hall. so i would like to briefly introduce you the decorations in the hall of benevolence and longevity. the arrangement of the hall has been left untouched. in the middle of the hall stands an emperor’s throne carved with nine dragons on design. there are two big fans on both sides behind the throne which are made of peacock feathers. behind the throne there is a big screen with red sandalwood frame and glass mirror inlaid. on the mirror there are 226 chinese characters of the word ‘longevity’ written in different styles. there are two scrolls on each side of the wall with a big chinese character ‘longevity’ written on it. it was said that the word ‘longevity’ written by empress dowager cixi. there are 100 bats painted at the background of the scroll symbolizing happiness.

well, please look up the two pairs of incense burners in the shape of a dragon and a phoenix in front of the hall. they were used to burn incense sticks to create the appropriate atmosphere. in the old days, the dragon and phoenix were the symbol of the emperor and empress. according to ritual, the dragons should be placed in the center while phoenixes were to either side in front of the hall.however, here, the dragons are off to the sides and the phoenixes are in the middle. this was a product of the end of qing dynasty when empress dowager cixi handled state affairs behind the screen.

(at the entrance of garden of virtuour harmony)

we are now visiting the garden of virtuous harmony, where emperor qianlong and empress dowager cixi were entertained with bejing opera performances. it mainly consists of the dressing house, the grand theater building and the hall of pleasure smile. the grand theater building was known as the ‘cradle of beijing opera’ was uniquely laid out and magnificently decorated. there are 7 exhibition halls with articles of daily use on display here.

(in front of the grand theater building)

this is the grand theater building. of the three main theater buildings of the qing dynasty, the grand theater building is the tallest and largest one. the other two are changyin pavilion in the forbidden city and qingyin pavilion in the mountain resort in chengde. the grand theater building, a three-storied structure, has a double roof with upturned eaves. it is 21 meters high and 17 meters wide. performances could be staged simultaneously on three levels. the top one was a symbol of happiness, the middle level was emolument level and the bottom stage was named longevity stage. each level has the entrance and the exit. there are some trapdoors in the ceiling and below the floor for ‘celestial being’ to fly down from the sky and the ‘devils’ to appear from the earth to set off a certain atmosphere on the stage. there is also a well and five ponds built under the stage for a good effect of water scenes. the stage is open to three sides.

well, please look at the construction that stands right opposite the grand theater building, it’s the hall of pleasure smile. the empress dowager cixi used bo sit inside the hall to watch and enjoy the peking opera.

(a lakeside walk from the garden of virtuous harmony to the hall of jade ripples)

we are now standing in the middle of a rockery behind the hall of benevolence and longevity. it appears that there’s nothing special ahead. however, after we clear the rockery, we will reach kunming lake. this is an application of a specific style of chinese

gardening.

now, we are walking along the bank of the kunming lake. look over there, not far away in the lake there is an islet. it’s called the spring heralding islet. the pavilion on the islet is called the spring heralding pavilion. a number of willow trees and peach trees were planted on this islet. in early spring, when the ice begins to melt, peach trees are red in pink blossoms, willow trees turn a tender green signaling that the early spring has returned. hence the name ‘heralding sping pavilion’.

(in front of the hall of jade ripples)

this group of special and quiet courtyard dwellings is the hall of jade ripples. the words “jade ripples” came from a verse “gentle ripples gushing out of jade spring”, which refers to the rippling water in the lake. it was first used by emperor qianlong to attend to state affairs. in the late qing dynasty, it was where emperor guangxu was put under house arrest.

this hall is a hallmark of the movement of 1898. emperor guangxu was emperor dowager cixi’s nephew. after emperor tongzhi died, emperor dowager cixi made her nephew, who was at that time four years old a successor in order to continue her hold on imperial power. she ‘handled state affairs behind the screen’. after emperor guangxu ‘managed state affairs personally’ at the age of 19, a political conflict occurred between the conservatives and the reformers. in 1898, the reform movement took place with the aim of sustaining the core principles of the qing dynasty while reforming outdated laws. the movement lasted for103 days until it was suppressed by empress dowager cixi. it was called the ‘hundred-day reform’. after the reform failed, emperor guangxu was put under house arrest here. for the strict control of him, empress dowager cixi ordered to build many brick walls in the front, back, and on the right and left of the hall of jade ripples. at that time the hall was entirely sealed up, just like a prison. today only the hidden walls in the east and west annex room still maintain its original appearance. it is open to visitors as the relic related to the 1898 reform movement.

(in front of the chamber of collecting books)

this is the chamber of collecting books. in chinese, it’s called “yi yun guang”. “yun” was a kind of fragrant weed. in ancient times, it was usually used as termite repellent in rooms where books were stored.in the emperor qianlong’s reign, the purpose of the hall was for collecting books. later it was converted into a residence. there used to be the residence of guangxu’s empress longyu, and his favorite concubine zhenfei.

(in the hall of happiness and longevity)

this group of courtyard is the hall of happiness and longevity. it was the major architectural structure in the living quarters and the residence of empress dowager cixi. the whole compound was basically made of wood, which is ideal for ventilation and lighting. with its quiet and tasteful layout, the hall of happiness and longevity made life very easy and convenient. in front of the hall of happiness and longevity there is a huge rock placed in the middle of this courtyard named “qing zhi xiu” and nicknamed as “family bankruptcy rock”. this huge rock was discovered in fangshan district by a ming official mi wanzhong. he wanted to transport it to his own garden “shaoyuan”. in the old days, transporting such rock was very difficult. after spending all his money to ship it, he still could not succeed in doing this. the big rock was then left on the roadside somewhere near liangxiang county, 30 kilometers southwest of beijing. hence it was nicknamed “family bancruptcy rock”. later emperor qianlong discovered it and transported to the garden of clear ripples and laid in front of the hall of happiness and longevity. the colorful glass chandeliers hanging inside the hall was introduced from germany in 1903. it is one of the earliest electric lights in china.

(in front of the gate of inviting the moon of the long corridor)

ladies and gentlemen, you may have visited some of the best museums in the world, such as the louvre in france and the museum of great britain. now i will show you a special gallery in the palace—the long corridor. in 1990, the long corridor was listed in the guinness book of world records as ‘the longest painted corridor’ in the world’. it would be a pity if we leave the summer palace without visiting the long corridor and the marble boat. now, here we go, the long corridor first!

(strolling along the long corridor)

the long corridor starts from the gate inviting the moon to the shizhang gate. it is 728 meters long and consists of 273 sections. the long corridor is one of the major structures of the summer palace. since the corridor was designed to follow the physical features of the southern slope of longevity hill, four multiple-eaved, octagonal pavilions ( retaining the goodness pavilion, living with the ripples pavilion, autumn water pavilion, clear and far pavilion) were placed at bends and undulation, they represent four seaons of a year. thus visitors will hardly notice the rise and fall of the terrain. as a major part of the architectural style of the summer palace, the long corridor serves as an ingenious connector between the lake and the hill. scattered buildings on the southern slope were linked to create a unified complex.

the long corridor is the longest covered veranda in any chinese garden. on the purlins and beams of the covered veranda, there are over 14,000 suzhou style paintings. among them, there are 546 color paintings relating to the scenes of west lake in hangzhou, zhejiang province. beside the colorful paintings of natural scenery, there are also scenes of flowers, birds, fish, insects, mythology and figures. the paintings of figures are mainly adapted from ancient chinese classical literature, such as ‘pilgrimage to the west’, ‘the romance of the three kingdoms’, ‘the western chamber’, “water margin’, and ‘the dream of the red mansion’.

(in front of the gate of dispelling clouds)

now we are approaching the central part of the structures on the lakeside slope, the tower of buddhist incense within the hall of dispelling clouds. the central axis line starts from the wharf next to the lake to the sea of wisdom on top of the hill. the main architectural structures here are the gate of dispelling clouds, hall of dispelling clouds, tower of buddhist incense and the sea of wisdom, which altogether form a splendid three-dimensional landscape. the layout of this group of architectures was based on scenes described in buddhist sutras. this group of structures are among the most magnificently constructed here in the summer palace. this is a good place to taking photos, we will stay here for about 15 minutes.

now we are walking continuely along the long corridor, the next scene we are going to visit is marble boat.

look over there! halfway up the slope there stands the hall of listening to orioles. it was the place for emperor and empress to enjoy opera and court music. it is said the singing of orioles is very pleasing. before the garden of virtuous harmony was built, empress dowager cixi enjoyed opera and music here. now the hall is one of the most famous restaurants in china, featuring imperial dishes and desserts.

this is the famous marble boat. a famous scientist of china’s eastern han dynasty once said, “water can float the boat, but it can also tip it over.” a prime minister of tang dynasty wei zheng once used these words to persuade li shimin, the emperor of the tang dynasty. he said people are water and the emperor is the boat. people can support a good emperor. however, they also can overthrow the dynasty. emperor qianlong built this huge boat in the garden in order to make the allusion concrete. on one hand, emperor qianlong encouraged himself to run the country well. on the other hand, he wanted to show that his rule of the qing dynasty was as firm as the marble boat and there was no fear of overturning the boat. the marble boat was the place for emperor qianlong to sample tea and enjoy the scenery of kunming lake. emperor qianlong once came here to engage in the freeing of captive animals. in the times of qianlong, the marble boat was a chinese styled stone boat with a chinese style wooden superstructure on the top of it. when it was rebuilt in the times of guangxu, a foreign and chinese elements mixed resulting in two wheels to be added to the boat, one on each side. the floor was paved with colored bricks. all of the windows were inlaid with multiple-colored glass. a big mirror was installed on the superstructure for viewing rain.

our tour is drawing to a close after we visited the marble boat. today we only visited the major scenic spots of the summer palace. i have left other spots of interest for your next visit. i will now show you out through the ruyi gate. our coach is waiting for us outside the gate. i do hope you enjoyed today’s tour. thank you.

各位旅客们：

大家好!欢迎大家来到这古色古香的北京颐和园。我是本次的导游，我叫王荟茹，大家可以叫我王导。游览时注意要跟紧我，不要走丢了，而且不要损坏文物。希望在这几天能够玩得开心、吃得满意、住得舒服。

北京的颐和园历史悠久，美不胜收，规模宏大。而且还被列入了《世界遗产名录》。进了颐和园的大门，绕过大殿，我们就来到了有名的长廊。大家看!绿漆的柱子，红漆的栏杆，一眼望不到头。这条长廊有700多米长，分成273间。在每一间的横槛上还有五彩的画，画有人物、花草、风景，几千幅画中没有哪两幅是相同的。

走完长廊，我们就来到了万寿山脚下。大家往高处看，一座八角宝塔形的三层建筑耸立在半山腰上，黄色的琉璃瓦闪闪发光，那就是佛香阁。下面的一排排金碧辉煌的宫殿，就是排云殿。

登上万寿山，站在佛香阁的前面向下望，颐和园的景色大半收在眼底，葱郁的树丛，掩映着黄的绿的琉璃瓦屋顶和朱红的宫墙。正前面，昆明湖静得像一面镜子，绿得像一块碧玉。游船、画舫在湖面慢慢地滑过，几乎不留一点痕迹。向东远眺，隐隐约约还可以望见几座古老的城楼和城里的`白塔。

颐和园的景色说也说不尽，逛也逛不完。有些景点还需要细细游赏，大家还可以在颐和园里自由地漫步游玩。

大家记住，不要随地吐痰，不要随手扔垃圾，不要损坏文物!再次祝大家玩得开心!

各位游客：大家好!欢迎大家到颐和园景区观光游览，今天我有幸和大家一起参观，我姓王，大家可以叫我小王，或叫我王导，望各位能在这里度过一段美好的时光。

北京的颐和园是一座皇家林园，是一个宏伟的古典园林。

我们现在夸进大门，绕过大殿，就来到了著名的长廊。你们看，这绿漆的柱子，再看看这红漆的栏杆，真是一眼望不到头。这条长廊有七八米长，分成二百七十三间。真多啊!每间都有好看的画，你看这人物、花草、风景，没有一幅相同，你有没有为古代人民的智慧而赞叹呢?我是十分钦佩的哦!

不知不觉我们一走到了长廊的尽头，大家朝前看，那就是万寿山，再抬头向上看，那座坐落在半山腰的八角塔形的三层建筑?那就是佛香阁，黄色的琉璃瓦闪闪发光。

下面请大家随我一起去游览一下昆明湖吧!瞧，这昆明湖多美啊，它静得好像在一面大镜子，绿得像一块碧绿的圆盘，游船画舫在它面上滑过，几乎不留一点儿痕迹。

时间如流水，快乐的时光就是短暂。今天就该和大家说再见了。下面的时间，请大家自己游览观光。提醒大家千万要注意安全，不要独自一人行走，要三五成群结伴而行，另外请不要随地乱扔垃圾，做一个文明游客，为我们的&ldqu;世界遗产&rdqu;增添光彩!祝大家玩得开心，玩得尽兴。再见!

大家好：

我叫邓启华，很荣幸做你们的导游，今天，我带你们去参观的是著名的世界文化遗产之一——“颐和园”。

我们现在来到了有名的长廊，这条长廊有七百多米长，分成273间。请抬头仰望，每一间横槛上都有五彩的画，画着美丽的风景、人物、花草，几千幅画没有哪两幅是相同的。大家可以细细观赏。请你们抬头看，这就是万寿山。看!那一座八角形的三层建筑就是佛香阁。下面那金碧辉煌的宫殿，就是排云殿。请大家看我的右边，这就是昆明湖，那一条石桥叫做十七孔桥，因为它有十七个桥洞，所以叫做十七孔桥。

下面的时间就由大家自由掌握。但是提醒大家注意：要注意安全，不要乱涂乱画，别乱扔垃圾。

各位尊敬的游客：大家好！我就是这次旅程的导游。我姓王，大家可以叫我王导。今天，我们要去的一个景区是清代的皇家园林，是什么呢？没错，就是颐和园。我们的大巴离景区还有十几公里远，大家可以先休息一下。”

“各位！颐和园到了！我们走进大门绕过大殿，就来到了远近文明点的长廊了。这条长廊有七百多米长，有23间。大家知道吗？每一间的横槛上都有五彩的画，画着人物、花草、风景，这么多幅画没有哪两幅是相同的。”

“走完长廊后，我们就来到了万寿山脚下。大家请往上看！一座八角宝塔形的三层建筑耸立在半山腰上，那就是佛香阁，那里是站在高处鸟瞰颐和园全景的最佳地方。下面那一排排金碧辉煌的宫殿，是排云殿。现在，大家就跟我去山上向下望望吧！”

“现在，我们在佛香阁的前面，大家向下望，有一个很大的湖，对不对？它就叫‘昆明湖’，它静得像一面镜子，绿得像一块碧玉。下面，我们就近距离的观察一下吧！”

“昆明湖的两岸栽满了垂柳，昆明湖围着湖心岛，大家走过长长的石桥，就可以去小岛上玩了。那座石桥叫十七孔桥，大家相信吗？十七孔桥的栏杆上，有上百根石柱，柱子上都雕刻着小狮子，那些小狮子形态各异，没有一个是相同的！大家可以去仔细的观察一下！由于时间的关系，我就不陪伴大家了，欢迎各位再次光临我们的旅行社，再见！”

各位游客，大家好!欢迎来到中国现存最完整、规模最大的皇家园林——颐和园。首先，我们一起来了解美丽的颐和园长廊吧!

颐和园的长廊东邀月门，西至石丈亭，全长728米，共273间。由于长廊的地势随着万寿山的高低而起伏，所以廊身的走向是以昆明湖北岸的弯曲而变化的。长廊中间建有象征“春夏秋冬”四座八角冲檐的亭子。

长廊不仅是中国园林中最长的游廊，而且还是一条五光十色的画廊。廊间的每根枋梁上都绘有彩画，共1400余幅，色彩鲜明，富丽堂皇。它的长度和丰富的彩画在1990年时被收入了《吉尼斯世界记录大全》。

各位游客，我的介绍到此结束。俗话说：百闻不如一见。大家要想对颐和园的长廊有一个深刻的了解，还需要根据自己的兴趣，在游览的过程中得到一个较大的收获，留下一个美好的记忆。

大家好，我是康康旅行社的一名导游，很高兴今天由我带领大家参观颐和园。你们可以叫我李导。

出发前我要给大家几个温馨提示：第一，请不要在园内乱涂乱画，要保护环境，做文明游客。第二，因为我们要去昆明湖游玩，所以请大家注意安全!接下来让我们踏上快乐的旅程!

圆明园是清代皇家花园和行宫。这里错落有致地配置了大量殿、堂、楼、阁、廊、亭等精致的建筑。我们现在到达的第一站是颐和园长廊，大家看这儿有红漆的柱子，绿漆的栏杆，全长728米，共273间，每根栏杆上的横槛上都有一幅美丽的画，画上有花草、树木、人物、动物。这些画中没有哪两幅是相同的，即使是花卉植物，依然形态各异，姿态万千。游客们大家一定看得眼花缭乱吧!请大家在这里参观两小时，两小时后，我们再在这里集合，前往下一站——万寿山。

现在我们就站在万寿山脚下，大家向上看，那一排排金碧辉煌的宫殿，就是排云殿。

现在，我们来到了昆明湖，远处是堤岸小岛，湖上有一座桥，桥上有十七个孔，每根柱子上都雕刻着十几只小狮子，它们惟妙惟肖，憨态可掬，这就是十七孔桥。

谢谢大家对我的支持和信任，如果大家还想参观我国的名胜古迹，就到康康旅行社来找我吧。我一定会给您最好的服务!

大家好!我是蝴蝶旅行社的导游，你们的导游就是我。我叫闲听落叶。在这次旅途中，请大家不要往地上扔垃圾，自觉坚持卫生。期望能你们这次旅途愉快!

今日我们来到了颐和园，北京的颐和园是个美丽的大公园。颐和园有：长廊、万寿山、佛香阁、排云殿、昆明湖、

十七孔桥和小岛等美丽的景色。

我们首先来到了有名的长廊，这条长廊共有七百多米长，分成273间。瞧，绿漆的柱子、红漆的栏杆，，一眼望不到头。每一间的横槛上都有五彩的画，你相信吗?几千幅画中没有哪两幅是相同的。

此刻我们登上了万寿山的山顶，那里能够观测颐和园的全部景色。正前面的昆明湖静得像一面镜子。再向下望，就看见了八角宝塔形的佛香阁和一排排金碧辉煌的排云殿。

从万寿山下来，就走到了昆明湖边。看见湖中心那个小岛了吗?走过十七孔桥就能够去小岛上玩。十七孔桥上有上百根石柱，每个石柱上都有形态各异的小狮子，这么多的小狮子，也没有哪两只是相同的。

颐和园到处都有美丽的景色，我说也说不尽，请你们慢慢游赏吧!

北京的颐和园是美丽的皇家公园是乾隆皇帝游江南的时候，被西湖的美景所吸引而造的御用公园。颐和园美伦美奂，巧夺天工，是近代工匠的杰作。

首先我参观了颐和园的长廊，长廊的两边，有许多不同的故事画，有西游记、有封神榜、三国……

走完万长廊，你会看见一个巨大的人工湖--昆明湖。湖边是万寿山，万寿山上有个佛香阁，佛香阁是当年慈禧太后拜佛用的。登上万寿山，昆明湖的里的船，就像池塘里的落叶，很小很小。昆明湖是仿西湖而造，它的面积是西湖的两倍。

湖边还有大理石做的石船、美丽的苏州街、长长的十七孔桥等等，我都把它们留在了我的相机里了。

离开颐和园的时候，妈妈还给我买了一本邮集，邮集里有一个手掌大小的印章，仔细一看，才知道今天是颐和园--清漪园建园二百五十周年纪念日，我真高兴极了!

各位游客：

大家好！欢迎大家来颐和园游览，我是这里的导游——张银甲，大家叫我小张就行了。这次很荣幸给大家当导游，下面就让我们细细游览吧！

现在，我们已经来到颐和园，请各位一定跟上队伍，不要掉队。我们现在在一条长廊里，这条长廊非常有名，它有着红漆的柱子，绿漆的栏杆，一眼望不到头，这条长廊有七百多米长，二百七十三间，大家请往上看，每一间都有五彩的画。

我们现在在万寿山下，让我们登上万寿山吧！万寿山的顶上是佛香阁，下面是排云殿。我们就细细观赏吧！一会儿我们在昆明湖集合。

我们现在的位置是昆明湖，围着它的长长的堤岸上有好几座石桥，湖中心有一个小岛，你们可以去那里游玩，那边有个桥叫七十二孔桥，下面有七十二个桥洞，桥栏上有上百根石柱，上面雕刻着小狮子，它们姿态不一，没有两个是一样的。好了，你们可以自由的游览了。

今天真荣幸给你们当导游，希望下次还能为你们服务！

各位先生、女士你们好。这天，我带大家到北京颐和园游玩，首先，我先来介绍颐和园的历史。

颐和园原名清漪园，位于北京海淀区西郊，距市中心12公里。它是中国现存最大的一座皇家园林。

颐和园在历史上曾遭到两次严重的破坏。1860年被英法联军烧毁，后重新修建，并改名为颐和园。1900年再次遭到八国联军的破坏，1902年重修，即成此刻规模。

大家清往左看，看到了吧？这就是我国着名的颐和园。颐和园主要由万寿山、昆明湖两大风景区组成，面积290公顷，其中水域面积约占四分之三。这座古典园林素以规模宏伟、娇丽多姿而享有盛名。

好了，此刻我们来到颐和园着名的长廊。大家看到许许多多的画没有？这条长廊一共长729米分成273间。每一间都有画。几千幅画没有两幅是相同的。其中，镇廊之宝《桃花源记》更是有名了：它是陶渊明的到表作。还有许许多多的画，大家能够慢慢欣赏。

游完长廊，我们就应看看别的呀！大家看，我们来到听鹂馆，这个馆子原名慈禧小戏院，建于乾隆期间，因为被八国打灭，之后重建。就成为了颐和园的着名一景听鹂馆。大家先伸出头来看看吧！好了，听鹂馆我就不多介绍了，大家慢慢观赏吧。

好了，我的介绍就是这么多，大家慢慢游览我们美丽的颐和园吧！

尊敬的各位游客，我们即将要游览的是颐和园。颐和园是秦代皇家园林的行宫，是我国重点文物保护单位，已经列入《世界遗产名录》。游览时请大家自觉保护它的清洁。

我们首先来到的是颐和园有名的长廊。看，绿漆的柱子，红漆的栏杆，多美啊!这长廊有七百多米长，共有273间。每一件的横槛上都有五彩的画。你们相信吗?几千幅画没有哪两幅是相同的。

现在我们已经登上了万寿山山顶，这里是欣赏颐和园全景的最佳位置。正前面就是昆明湖，游人常说像镜子，像碧玉。不知你们是否有同感?

颐和园到处有美丽的景色!

颐和园英文导游词【最全】

颐和园，中国清朝时期皇家园林，前身为清漪园，坐落在北京西郊，距城区十五公里，占地约二百九十公顷，与圆明园毗邻。它是以昆明湖、万寿山为基址，以杭州西湖为蓝本，汲取江南园林的设计手法而建成的一座大型山水园林，也是保存最完整的一座皇家行宫御苑，被誉为“皇家园林博物馆”，也是国家重点旅游景点。下面是由小编为大家带来的关于颐和园英文导游词，希望能够帮到您！

颐和园英文导游词

the tour will take 4-6 hours. the route is as follows:

out side the east gate-side the east gate –in front of the hall of benevolence and longevity- in front of garden of virtuous harmony-in front of the grand theater building- a lakeside walk from the garden of virtuous harmony to the hall o jade ripples- in front of the o jade ripples- in front of the yiyunguan (chamber of mortal being)-hall of happiness and longevity- in front of the yaoyue (chamber of mortal beings)-hall of happiness and longevity-in front of the yaoyue(inviting the moon ) gate of the long corridor- strolling along the long corridor- visiting an exhibition of cultural relics- in front of the hall of dispelling clouds- inside the hall of dispelling clouds- atop the tower of buddhist incense- on a hilltop leading from the back door of the tower of buddhist incense- on a hilltop leading from the back door of the tower of buddhist incense- inside the garden of harmonious interest –outside the south gate to suzhou shopping street- atop the stone bridge inside the suzhou shopping street –on the road from the south gate of suzhou shopping street- on the road form the south gate of suzhou shopping street to the marble boat- in front of the ruins of the garden of complete spring –along the lakeside by the marble boat-boating on the kunming lake-leaving out through the east gate.

(out side the east gate)

ladies and gentlemen: welcome to the summer palace.(after the self-introduction of the guide -interpreter) i hope this will be an interesting and enjoyable day for you .

during our tour, you will be introduced to time honored historical and cultural traditions, as well as picturesque views and landscapes.

the construction of the summer palace first started in 1750. at that time, the qing dynasty was in its heyday and china was a powerful asian country with vast territories. the monarch in power then was emperor qianlong. with supreme power and large sums of money, he summoned skillful and ingenious artisans from all over the country to carry out this construction work in honor of his mother `s birthday. after 15 years and one seventh of the nation` s annual revenue spent, the garden of clear ripples was completed and served as a testimony to china` s scientific and technological achievements. in 1860, this vast royal garden was burnt down along with the yuanming yuan (garden of perfection and brightness) by angol-french allied forces. in 1888, empress dowager cixi reconstructed the garden on the same site and renamed it the garden of nurtured harmony (summer palace). characterized by its vast scope and rich cultural embodiments, the summer palace has become one of the most famous tourist sites in the world. this is the main entrance to the summer palace-the east gate on top of the eaves of the door there is a plaque bearing a chinese inscription which means garden of nurtured harmony” , whose calligrapher was emperor guangxu. the gate that you are now entering was used exclusively by the emperor, the empress and the queer mother. all others used the side doors.

(inside the east gate)

the summer palace can be divided into two parts: longevity hill and kunming lake .the whole garden covers an area of 290 hectares, of whih three- fourths consists of a lake and rivers .this imperial garden features 3,000 room-units and covers an expanse of 70,000 square meters with more than 100 picturesque spots of interest. the layout of the summer palace includes three groups of architectures: palaces where the emperor attended to state affairs, resting palaces of the emperor and empress, and sightseeing areas. entering the east gate we will come the the office quarters. entering the east gate we will come to the office quarters. the annex halls on both sides were used for officials on duty. this is the gate of benevolence and longevity. above the door there is a plaque bearing the same name in both chinese and manchurian characters. the gigantic rock in the foreground is known as taihu rock, or eroded limestone, quarried in jiangsu province and placed here to decorated the garden. on the marble terrace sits a bronze mythical beast, known as qilin or xuanni . it was said to the one of the nine sons of dragon king. a point of peculiar interest is that it has the head of a dragon, antlers of a deer, the tail of a lion and hooves of a ox, and is covered with a unique skin. it was considered an auspicious creature that brought peace and prosperity. this grand hall is the hall of benevolence and longevity. it was built in 1750 , and was known as the hall of industrious government. emperor qianlong ruled that the halls where monarchs attended to state affairs would be named after them . after the rebuilding of the summer palace, the hall was renamed, suggesting that benevolent rulers would enjoy long lives. the arrangement of the hall has been left untouched. in the middle of the hall stands a throne made of sandalwood and carved with beautiful designs. in the background there is a screen carved with nine frolicking dragons. on either side of the throne there are two big fans made of peacock feathers, two column-shaped incense burners, crane-shaped lanterns and an incense burner assuming the form of luduan, a mythological animal which was suppose to have the power to prevent fire. the small chambers on eight side were where the emperor qianlong and empress dowager cixi rested and met officials on formal occasions. on the verandah in the foreground of the hall there are bronze statues of dragon and phoenixes which served as incense burners on major occasions. they are hollow and smoke comes through holes on their backs. also on the veranda are tai ping (peace) bronze water vats made during the reign of emperor qianlong. as a precaution in case of fire, a fire was lit underneath the vats in the winter to keep the water in them from freezing.

(at the entrance of garden of virtuous harmony)

we are now visiting the garden of virtuous harmony, where emperor qianlong and empress dowager cixi were entertained with beijing opera performances. it mainly consists of the dressing house, the grand theater building and the hall of pleasure smiles. the grand theater building known as the cradle of beijing opera” was uniquely laid out and magnificently decorated. on september 10, 1984, the garden of virtuous harmony opened its doors to visitors. there are also 7 exhibition halls with articles of daily use on display here. the staff here put up court dresses of qing dynasty in order to give the visitor a more vivid impression.

(in front of the grand theater building)

this building is 21 meters in height and 17 meters in width and features three tiers of tilted eaves and stages. all of the stages are connected to a raise ,and a winch is installed at the top. a well and 5 ponds were sunk under the ground stage. there are trapdoors in the ceiling for fairies to descend, as well as on the floor for demons to surface. the underground passages also served as a means of improving resonance and making the performers` voices more audible .of the three main theater building of the qing dynasty, the grand theater building is the tallest and the largest. the other two are changyin (fluent voice ) pavilion in chengde, an imperial summer resort. the building played a major part in fostering the birth and development of beijing opera: since the completion of the grand theater building, many performances were held in it in honor of the empress dowager cixi.

(a lakeside walk from the garden of virtuous harmony to the hall of jade ripples)

we are now standing in the middle of a rockery behind the hall of benevolent and longevity. it appears that there` s nothing special ahead. however, after we clear the rockery, we will reach kunming lake. this is a application of a specific style of chinese gardening. not far away in the lake there is a islet. it is filled with peach and weeping willow trees and serves as a ideal place to appreciate the scenery. the pavilion on the islet is called zhichun (understanding spring) pavilion and is chardcterized by four- edged, multiple eaved roofs.

(in front of the hall of jade ripples)

this group of special and quiet courtyard dwelling is the hall of jade ripples. it was first used by emperor qianlong to attend to state affairs. it was also where emperor guangxu of the late qing dynasty was kept under house arrest. this hall is a hallmark of the reform movement of 1898, emperor guanxu was empress dowager cixi` s nephew. after emperor tongzhi died, empress dowager cixi made her nephew, who was at that time four years old a successor in order to continue her wielding of power behind the scenes. when emperor guanxu was 19 years old ,empress dowager cixi relinquished power to him but continued to exert considerable influence. in 1898, the reform movement took place with the aim of sustaining the corn principles of the qing dynasty while reforming outdated laws. the movement lasted for 103 days until it was suppressed by empress dowager cixi. the emperor` s six earnest reformists were beheaded and emperor guangxu was placed under house arrest which lasted for 10 years .all the back doors were sealed and a brick was was put up behind the wooden partition on each side of the two annexes of the courtyard. emperor guangxu was closely watched by eunuchs. the wall remains intact for tourists to see.. dynasty while reforming outdated laws. the movement lasted for 103 days until it was suppressed by empress dowager cixi. the emperor` s six earnest reformists were beheaded and emperor guangxu was placed under house arrest which lasted for 10 years .all the back doors were sealed and a brick was was put up behind the wooden partition on each side of the two annexes of the courtyard. emperor guangxu was closely watched by eunuchs. the wall remains intact for tourists to see. (in front of yiyunguan (chamber of mortal beings) this was where empress and empress dowager of china` s feudal system. however, emperor guanxu was not the last emperor of the qing dynasty. the last in the line was emperor puyi, who ascended the throne in 1908 at the age of three, too young to be married . in 1912, he was forced to abdicate. during the short reign of emperor puyi. empress longyu handled state affairs on his behalf in the name of empress dowager. in 1911, a revolution led by dr. sun yat-sun succeeded, and the year after, empress longyu announced the abdication of the last emperor of china.

(in the hall of happiness and longevity)

the aged empress dowager cixi was so fond of the summer palace that she decided to live here from april through october of every year. this group of buildings served as her residence. this group of courtyard dwellings consists of a forecourt and a backyard with annex courts on each side .the whole compound was basically made of wood, which is ideal for ventilation and lighting . with its quiet and tasteful layout, the hall of happiness and longevity made life very easy and convenient. no wonder one of empress dowager cixi` s pleasure boat. on the pier there is a tall lantern post. flanking the staircase leading to the main entrance of the hall, there are bronze cranes, deer and vases, symbolizing universal peace. the interior layout is the same as the imperial court, with throne, a large table and incense burners placed in the middle. at mealtime, eunuchs-in –waiting would make a gigantic table out of this table and empress dowager cixi would dine on 128 courses. because of this more than 1,800 tales of silver would be spent each month on meals. on the east side of the living room is the cloak room. the bedroom in on its west. in front of the yaoyue (inviting the moon ) gate of the long corridor the famed long corridor is ahead. facing kunming lake and in the foreground of longevity hill, the long corridor stretches from yaoyue (inviting the moon ) gate to shizhang (stony old man) pavilion. it is 728 meters in length and consist of 273 sections and connects four octagonal pavilions. in 1990 ,it was listed in guinness book of world records.

(strolling along the long corridor)

the long corridor is one of the major structures of the summer palace .since the corridor was designed to follow the physical features of the southern slope of longevity hill , four multiple-eaved, octagonal pavilions (beauty-retaining pavilion, enjoy-the ripples pavilion, autumn water pavilion and clarity distance pavilion) were placed at bends and undulation. thus sightseers will hardly notice the rise and fall of the terrain. as a major part of the architectural style of the summer palace, the long corridor serves as an ingenious connector between the lake and the hill. scattered buildings on the southern slope were linked to creat a unified complex. this corridor can also be called a corridor of paintings ”: there are more than 14,000 paintings on its beams. some of them are of birds, flowers and landscapes of the west lake in hangzhou, zhejian province. others present scenes from literary classics. the majority of the landscape painting were done under the order of emperor qianlong, who preperred the scenery of south china.

(by the door leading to the exhibition of cultural relics)

this group of temple-shaped structures are known as qinghua (clarified china) hall ,also known as arhat hall during the reign of emperor qianlong. the original hall burned down in 1860. after it was reconstructed, it was renamed. qinghua hall is now used as a exhibition hall displaying rare cultural relics collected in the summer palace. the hall consists of 6 exhibition rooms with tens of thousands of articles of treasure on display in turn. among the exhibits there are bronze ware, porcelain, jade assemblages from the ming and qing dynasties, and rare and paintings. there is also a gigantic stone slab, which is more than 3 meters in height and width. it bears the handwritten inscriptions of emperor qianlong is commemoration of the suppression of a rebellion in the xinjiang region. only this slab survived when the angle-french allied forces set fire to the summer palace.

(in front of the gate of dispelling clouds)

now we are approaching the central part of the structures on the lakeside slope, the tower of buddhist incense within the hall of dispelling clouds. the hall of dispelling clouds was where numerous palatines kowtowed to empress dowager cixi. it was surrounded by galleries and flanked by annex halls. in the forecourt there is a pool and marble bridges . starting from the lakeside, there lies in succession a memorial archway, the gate of dispelling clouds, the hall of dispelling clouds and the tower of buddhist incense. all of these structures are built on a central axis and each is taller than its predecessor. this was designed to give prominence to the last structure, the tower of buddhist incense, which was a symbol of imperial power. the layout of this group of architectures was based on scenes described in buddhist sutras. this group of structure are among the most magnificently constructed here in the summer palace.

(inside the hall of dispelling clouds)

the original buildings on this site were burned down by the anglo-french allied forces in 1860. a new set of structures was built during the reign of emperor guanxu, and was called the hall of dispelling clouds, suggesting that it was a fairyland. the hall was built on a high terrace, and has 21 room. inside the hall are a throne, screens, tripods and mandarin fans. on a platform you will see bronze dragons, phoenixes and tripods. at the foot of the platform there are four bronze water vats, the ancient form of fire extinguishers. the 10th day of lunar october was ,empress dowager cixi` s birthday. on that day ,she sat on the throne here to receive congratulations and gifts. now we are going to pay a visit to the highlight of the summer palace- the tower of buddhist incense. what we are now standing on is a stone terrace which is 20 meters in height. it has a semi housed stairway of 100 steps, you will live for 100 years. so, let` s go !

(in the front of the tower of buddhist incense)

an octagonal structure with three storeys and quadruple eaves, the tower of buddhist incense is the very center of the summer palace, and is one of the masterpieces of ancient chinese architecture. the tower is 41 meters in height, and is buttressed by 8 solid pillars made of lignumvitae logs. with its complex structure, ingenious layout, towering terrace and convincing grandeur, the tower of buddhist incense was artfully set out by the imperial gardens and beautiful scenery surrounding it .the tower overlooks kunming lake and other picturesque spots within an area of tens of kilometers .on the west side of the tower stands baoyunge (precious cloud pavilion). it is made of bronze and is7.5 meters in height and 270 tons in weight. it resembles its wooden counterparts in every detail. it is one of the largest and most exquisite bronze pavilions still on existence in china. lamas prayed here during the reign of emperor qianlong in honor of the monarchs and their families. at the turn of the century 10 bronze windows were spirited abroad. in 1992 an american company bought the windows and returned them intact to china.

(on a hilltop leading from the back door of tower of buddhist incense)

now we can see the long and snaking western causeway and a shorter dike that divides kunming lake into three areas that contain south lake island, seaweed-viewing island and circle city island. the three island represent three mountain in ancient chinese mythology, i. e. penglai, fangzhang and yingzhou. this peculiar method of incorporating a lake a three mountains within a single garden was a brainchild of emperor wudi of the han dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, bearing testimony to feudal monarchs` s longing for longevity. as the legend goes many heavenly elixirs grew on the three mythical islands. using artificial building techniques, the ancient chinese built this masterpiece based on the myth to make the mythical on appear to be accessible to humans.

(inside the garden of harmonious interest)

setting a garden within a larger garden has been one of china traditional architectural styles. the garden of harmonious interest serves as a fine example of this. this garden was built under the order of emperor qianlong and modeled after the jichang garden (garden of ease of mind )at the foot of mount huishan, jiansu province. it was renamed by his son emperor jiaqing in 1811. the existing garden was rebuilt by emperor or guangxu. empress dowager cixi used to go fishing here. the garden features 10 waterfront platforms, pavilions and halls as well as hundreds of galleries with all of its structures facing the lake and pools, the garden of harmonious interest is basically a garden of waterscape. spanning the vast expanse of the lake and pools are five bridges, each quite different from the others. the most famous of them is the bridge known as knowing –the fishing-bridge.” it is said that more than 2,500 years ago during the warring states period, two philosophere named zhuang zi had an interesting argument by the side of a pond. zhang said, ”fish swim to and fro in the water. what happy fish!” hui asked , ”you are not a fish. how do you know they are happy? ” zhuang replied, you are not me .how do you know i don’t know? ” hui signed, i am not you ,therefore, i don’t know you . and you are not a fish ,so how do you know that fish are happy? ” zhang said, you ask me how i know fish are happy, why do you keeping me the same question?” although the garden of harmonious interest was designed after jichang garden, it not only absorbed the original designs, but exceeded it .

(outside the south entrance to suzhou shopping street)

now lets have a look at longevity hill. on the back slope of the hill stands a group of architectures. the centerpiece of structures there are known as the four continents and are dedicated to buddhism. this group was laid out and arranged in accordance with buddhist cosmology. aside from a main shrine and structures embodying the four continents, there are eight towers representing minor continents. the shrine is surrounded by four lamaist pagodas and between the major and minor continents, there two platforms representing the sun and the moon. the qing authority attached great importance to buddhism. to further strengthen ties with the ethnic minorities who practiced buddhism, the monarchs incorporated both han and tibetan styles of architecture into this group of temples. further north at the foot of the four major continent lies the suzhou shopping street. built along the back lake of the summer palace, this street stretches about 300 meters and features more than 60 stores. it includes restaurants, teahouses, pawnshops banks, drugstores dye houses and publishing houses. in order to recreate the atmosphere of ancient times, visitors will have the chance to exchange their money to ancient style chinese coins for use here. storefronts are trimmed with traditional signboards and ornaments. the commercial culture of the mid-18th century has thus been recreated.

(atop the stone bridge inside the suzhou shopping street)

visitors may be surprise to see that this shopping street is almost the same as that in south china. as a matter of fact, this street was designed after the shops along the canals in suhzhou. originally known as emperor` s shopping street, it was built during the reign of emperor qianlong. after making several inspection tours to south china and being duly impressed by its commercial prosperity, emperor qianlong ordered the construction of this street. the imperial shopping street was burnt down by anglo-french allied forces in 1860. the site remained desolated until 1987, when reconstruction began. it was opened to the public in september 1990. with commercial culture as its hallmark, the suzhou shopping street is a vivid representation of china` s traditional cultures.

(on the road from the south fate of the suzhou shopping street to the marble boat)

this is the hall of pines. from it to the west we can walk to the marble boat. the path we aree taking stretches between longevity hill and back lake. monarchs and their cohorts used to stroll along it .hence it was named central imperial path. along this path you will see lilacs all around. hence, this road is also known as the path of lilac.

(in front of the ruins of the garden of complete spring)

quite a few unique structures were burnt down during the reign of emperor qianlong, among which the garden of complete spring was one of the most famous. the ruined and desolate courtyard by the roadside was its original site, it remains to be restored. this group of structures cover an area of 4,000 square meters and features a number of halls built on three different levels. all of the structures were connected with galleries and stone staircases. with its natural and ingenious combination of pavilions, a hall, galleries and rooms, the garden of complete spring serves as a fine model for other gardens. emperor qianlong frequently visited this compound.

(along the lakeside by the marble boat)

now we have returned from the back of longevity hill to the front. there is the famous marble boat. this structure is 36 meters in length and its body was made of marble. on top of it is a two storeyed structure. the floor was paved with colored bricks. all of the windows are inlaid with multi-colored glass and the ceiling was decorated with carved bricks. the drainage system channels rain water down through four hollow concrete pillars and into the lake through the mouth of dragon heads. according to a book written by emperor qianlong, the boat was used for enjoying the scenery and was supposed to be symbolic of the stability of the qing dynasty. halfway up the slope there stands the hall for listening to orioles . the ancient chinese liken the warble of an oriole to beautiful songs and melodies, hence the name of the hall which used to be a theater. now the hall is one of the most famous restaurants in china, featuring imperial dishes and desserts. it is a must for many foreign visitors to have lunch here when then come to beijing. more than one hundred heads of state worldwide have dined here and the late premier zhou enlai has held banquets here in honor of state guests. (sightseers who want to try the restaurant can go boating after they eat. those who do not can go abroad right away. those who do not feel like taking the boat can stoll along the long corridor to the outside of the east gate). (boating on kunmin lake) we are now going to enjoy the lakeside scenery from a pleasure boat. as a main part of the summer palace, kunming lake covers an area of 220 hectares, or three fourths of the combined space of this summer resort. this natural lake is more than 3500 years old. this lake was originally called wengshan lake. in 1749 emperor qianlong ordered the construction of qingyi garden, the predecessor of the summer palace. involving nearly 10,000 laborers, the lake was expanded and turned into a peach-shaped reservoir, the first of its kind for beijing. from 1990 to 1991, the beijing municipal government ordered the first dredging of the lake in 240 years .involving 200,000 men and hundreds of dredgers and other tools, a total of 625,600 cubic meters of sludge was dredged and 205 bombs dropped by the japanese during the anti-japanese war were removed. the summer palace set a precedent for sightseeing by boat. there used to be a large imperial flotilla, of which the kunming merry dragon” was the most famous. it was destroyed by the anglo-french allied forces in 1860. to make the tour of the summer palace a more pleasant one, a large pleasure boat tai he ” (supreme harmony )was built. this double –decked boat is 37.09 meters long,8,59 meters wide and 10.49 meters high. it can travel at a speed of 9 kilometer per hour. small pleasure boats are also available to tourist. another major spot of interest on the western causeway is jingming (bright view ) hall. both its front and rear face the lake. this structure also features three two- storeyed halls of varying heights. our tour is drawing to a close as we approach the shore. today we only visited the major scenic areas of the summer palace. i have left other spot of interest for your next visit. i will show you out through the east gate. i hope you enjoyed today` s tour. thank you .good-bye and good luck.