南京景点英文介绍

NanjingFacts

NanjingissituatedinthehillyareasofNanjingandZhenjianginthelowerreachesofYangtzeRiver,at32:03Nand118:46E.ItborderswiththeYangtzeRiverDeltatotheeastandthehillyareasofSouthAnhuitothewest,adjacenttothewaternetworkofTaihuLakeinthesouthandtheJianghuaiPlaininthenorth.WiththegoldenwaterwayYangtzeRiverflowingthroughthecity,itis380kmfromtheYangtzeRiverestuarytothesea,andabout300kmtoShanghai,thelargestcityofChina.

AdministrationZones

NanjingisthecapitalofJiangsuProvince,nowhasunderitsjurisdictionelevendistrictsofXuanwu,Baixia,Jianye,Gulou,Qinhuai,Xiaguan,Yuhuatai,Qixia,Jiangning,LuheandPukouandtwocountiesofLishuiandGaocun.Thetotalareais6598squarekilometers,including4728squarekilometersasurbanarea,anditstotalpopulationis6.4million.

History

Nanjing,anancientcapitalofChina,enjoysaworldwidereputationforitshistoryandculture.ArchaeologicalfindingsshowthathumanancestorslivedinNanjingareaaround300,000yearsago,andprimitivevillagestookshape6000yearsago.Theseinhabitantsweretheoriginallocalpeople.Fromthenon,peoplelivedandmultipliedinthisareagenerationaftergeneration.

In472B.C.,underGoujian(KingofStateYue)'sorder,acityhistoricallycalledYueCitywasbuiltonthesiteofRainFlowerTerrace.ThatistheearliestrecordofcityconstructioninNanjingarea,andbynowithasahistoryof2,470years.DuringtheThreeKingdomsPeriod,Dongwu(EasternWu)moveditscapitaltoNanjing-calledJianyethen,in229A.D..Thereafter,dynastieslikeDongjin(EasternJin),Song,Qi,Liang,Chen,Nantang(SouthernTang-inFiveDynastiesPeriod),Ming,TaipingHeavenlycapitalKingdomandRepublicofChinainturn,establishedtheircapitalhere.Inthepast1,700years,Nanjinghasachieveditsfameasanancientcapitaloftendynasties.Dynastieswaxedandwaned,thusleftrichlegacyofancienttimes.Abundanthistoricrelicsdatebacktomanystirringstoriesandepiclegendsofthepast.

DuringMingDynasty,Nanjinggotitspresentnameforthefirsttime.Overthelongperiodofhistory,ithadothernameslikeMoling,StoneCity,Jianye,Jiankang,Baixia,Shangyuan,Shenzhou,Jiangning,Jiqing,YingtianandTianjing.Itsnamemightbedifferent,yetthecityitselfkeptbeingoutstandingforitsancienthistory,brilliantculture,beautifulsceneryandgreatachievements-therefore,itholdsanimportantplaceinChinesehistory.

Confucius[k�0�5n’fu∫j�0�5s孔子]temple[templ寺庙]&theQinhuairiverscenic[si:nik风光]area[ε�0�5ri�0�5地带]

孔庙和秦淮河风光带

1:TheConfuciustemple,located[lou’keitid位于]attheQinhuaiRiverscenic[si:nik风景的]area,

孔庙位于秦淮河风光带

2:isawell-knowntourist[tu:rist旅游者]resort[ri’zэ:t常去度假的地方]oftheancientcapitalNanjing.

她是古都南京闻名的旅游度假地。

3theriverbanksofQinhuaiareknownforConfuciusTemple

秦淮河因孔庙而闻名。

4andjointly[d3эintli连带地]calledtheConfuciustemplearea.

因此也叫夫子庙地区。

5theConfuciustempleisnodoubt[daut怀疑]themostfamous.

孔庙无疑是最著名的

6Thetempleistheplaceforpeopletopayworship[w�0�5:∫ip崇拜]toConfucius.

庙是供人们崇拜孔子的地方

7:TheConfuciustemplehereinNanjingwasfirstbuiltin1034

孔庙在南京第一次建于1034。

8andrebuilt[ri:blt重建]in1986

重建于1986年

9Thetempleweoftenmentioned[men∫�0�5n提出]shouldinclude[inklu:d包括]threearchitectural[a:kitekt∫�0�5r�0�5建筑]complexes[kэmpleks群，综合体]:

我们常提的孔庙应该包括三个建筑群：

10thetempleofConfuciuswiththehallofgreatachievements[�0�5’t∫i:vm�0�5nt大成]asthemain[mein主要的]body,

孔庙及主体建筑大成殿

11thepalace[p�0�3lis宫殿]oflearningandtheimperial[impi�0�5ri�0�5l帝国]examination[igz�0�3mi’nei∫�0�5n考试]center.

学宫和国家考试中心。