关于北京旅游景点的英文介绍

Beijing'sScenicSpot:TheTempleofHeaven

TheTempleofHeavenwasinitiallybuiltinYongleyear18oftheMingDynasty(in1420).Situatedinthesouthernpartofthecity,itcoversthetotalareaof273hectares.WiththeadditionsandrebuildduringtheMing,QingandotherDynasties,thisgrandsetofstructureslookmagnificentandglorious,thedignifiedenvironmentappearssolemnandrespectful,itistheplaceforbothMingandQingDynasty'sEmperorstoworshipHeavenandprayforgoodharvest.ThenorthernpartoftheTempleiscircularwhilethesouthernpartissquare,impliesskyisroundandearthissquaretobettersymbolizeheavenandearth.Thewholecompoundisenclosedbytwowalls,dividingthewholeTempleintoinnerandouterareas,withthemainstructuresenclosedintheinnerarea.ThemostimportantconstructionsaretheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvest,theCircularMoundAltar,ImperialHeaven,TheImperialVaultofHeaven,HeavenKitchen,LongCorridorandsoon,aswellastheEchoWall,theTriple-SoundStone,theSeven-StarStoneandothersofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty.TheTempleofHeavenisacomprehensiveexpressionoftheuniqueconstructiontechniquesfromMingandQingDynasties,itisChina'smosttreasuredancientarchitecture,itisalsotheworld'slargestarchitecturalcomplexforworshipheaven.In1998,itwasincludedinthelistoftheworldheritagesbytheUnitedNation'sEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization.

Doyouknow?TherearefourwonderfulsoundsintheTempleofHeaven!It'sworthyourtimetostudythefourwonderfulsounds.

1.TheechofromtheEchoWall-ThereisacircularwallaroundTheImperialVaultofHeaven,thisisthefamousEchoWall.Oneperson'smerewhisperatanypointclosetothewallcanbeheardclearlyontheothersideifyoudrawyourearclosetothewall,itissoclearthatitisliketalkingonthephone.Doyouwanttoknowwhy?Thisispossiblebecausethewallisroundandhermeticallyconstructedwithsmooth,solidbricks,sothesoundwavecantransmittotheothersideviatheextremelysmoothinnercircle.

2.ThesoundoftheDialogueStone-Ifyouspeakwhilestandingonthe18thstoneinfrontofTheImperialVaultofHeaven,thesoundcanclearlypasstothenortheastcornerofthenorthsidehallandthenorthwestofthewestsidehallthatareboth36metersaway.Thesoundcanbeheardjustaswellonthestonewhenspeakingfromthecornersofthesetwosidehalls,thisiswhatwecalltheSoundoftheDialogueStone.

3.RepeatingsoundsoftheTriple-SoundStone-InfrontofthestepsleadingawayfromthehallistheTriple-SoundStone.Ifyoustandonthefirststoneandcalloutorclapyourhands,thesoundwillechoonce;onthesecondstone,thesoundwillbeheardtwice;andonthethirdstone,thesoundwillrepeatthreetimes.Henceitinheritedthename.Thisisbecausethedistancesthatthesoundwavereflectedfromtheroundwalltothestonearedifferent,thenumberofechoisalsodifferent.TakeaguesswhichflagstoneisatthecenteroftheEchoWall's?Thethirdone.Theechoactuallygetsrepeatedmorethan3times,it'sjustthesoundistooweaktobeheardafterthe4thecho.

4.ThehollowoftheHeaven'sCenterStone-ThereisastoneplateinthecenteroftheCircularMoundAltarcalledtheHeaven'sCenterStone.Shoutingaloudstandingabove,youwillhearthereverberationoftheecho.Thisisduetotherefractionofthesound.

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