用英语介绍武汉

Wuhan,composedofthethreetownsofWuchang,Hankou,andHanyang,isthecapitalofHubeiProvince.Thethreetowns,separatedbytheYangtzeandHanshuirivers,arelinkedbybridges,andbecausethesemunicipalitiesaresocloselyconnectedbywaterways,Wuhanisalsocalledthecityonrivers.BeingthelargestinlandportonthemiddlereachesoftheYangtzeRiverandamajorstopontheBeijing-GuangzhouRailway,WuhanisoneofChina‘smostimportanthubsofwaterandrailtransportationandcommunications.

Wuhanhasanoldhistoryandrichculturaltraditions.Itbegantoprosperasacommercialtownabouttwothousandyearsago,whenitwascalledYingwuzhou(Parrotbeach).Fromthefirstcenturytothebeginningofthethirdcentury,thetownsofHanyangandWuchangbegantotakeshape.DuringtheSongDynasty(960-1279),theareabecameoneofthemostprosperouscommercialcentersalongtheYangtzeRiver.BytheendoftheMingDynasty(1368-1644),HankouhadbecomeoneofthefourmostfamouscitiesinChina.Today,Wuhanisthepolitical,economic,andculturalcenterofCentralChina.ItboastsofoneofChina‘sleadingironandsteelcomplexes--theWuhanIronandSteelCorporation.Wuhanisalsoacitywithastrongrevolutionarytradition.

EastLake

ThischarmingspotisintheWuchangdistrictofthecity.Ithasavastexpanseofwater(thirty-threesquarekilometers),withwindingbanksandwillowtrees.ThesurroundingareaisdividednaturallyintoseveralscenicareasamongwhichMillstoneHill(Moshan)isthemostattractivewithflowersbloomingalltheyearround-orchidsinspring,lotusinsummer,osmanthusinautumn,andplumblossomsinwinter.ThemanybeautifulbuildingsattheedgeofthelakeincludeLandofWaterandCloud(Shuiyunxiang)whichservesasateahouse,ListeningtotheWavesTower(Tingtaoxuan),wherethevisitorcangetapanoramicviewofthelake,Poetry-RecitingPavilion(Xingyinge),LakesideArtGallery(Binhuhualang),theMemorialHallofQuYuan(340-278B.C.),infiniteSkyTower(Changtianlou)whichcanaccommodateathousandvisitorsfortea,andLuXunSquare.Theparkisdottedwithlotusandfishponds,aswellasfruittrees(pearandorange)andluxuriantbamboogroves.Thenineteen-meter-highLakeViewPavilion(Huguangge)standsonanislandinthelakeandisafinevantagepointfromwheretoviewtheentirearea.GullsandswangeesewhichgatheratEastLakeinwinterareanotherattractiontovisitorshere.

GuiyuanTemple

Thisfour-hundred-year-oldBuddhisttemplestandsinawoodedareaoftheHanyangdistrict.Thepicturesquecompoundofthetempleincludesahugehallthathousesfivehundredskillfullyscrlpturedarhatstatues,eachdifferentfromtheotherinbodilypostureandfacialexpression--sitting,sleeping,laughing,angry.Thetemplealsoboastsofarichcollectionofstonecarvings,paintings,andBuddhistscriptures.

TortoiseHill(Guishan)

Guishan,whichlookslikeahugetortoise,isinthenorthofHanyangacrosstheYangtzeRiverfromSnakeHill.WiththeHanshuiRiveralsoflowingbyinthenorth,thehillwasastrategicpointinancientwars.ItissaidthatwhenKingYuinprimitiveagecameheretotametheriver,hewasconfrontedbyawaterdemonwhomhefoughtforseveralyearswithoutsuccess.Finally,atortoisefromHeavenarrivedanddefeatedthedemon,whichturnedintoSnakeHillaremanytemples,pavilions,andterracesbuiltoverthedynasties,includingKingYu‘sRockbythesideoftheriver,KingYu‘sTemple,thecarvingsoncliffs,andtheAncientMusicTerrace(Guqintai).

SnakeHill(Sheshan)

SheshanhastheshapeofanimmensesnakewithitsheaddrinkingfromtheYangtzeRiveranditstailcuttingintotheeasternpartofthecity.ThishillusedtobeanimportantmilitaryfortresstogetherwithTortoiseHillontheoppositebankoftheYangtzeRiver.Thebest-knownsiteonthehillisperhapstheYellowCraneTower(Huanghelou),whichisassociatedwithanoldlegendaboutaTaoistpriestflyingtoHeavenonthebackofayellowcrane.RemaininghistoricalbuildingsincludetheShenxiangPagoda,YueFeiMemorialPavilion,BaobingHall,theTaoistEvergreenTemple,andYongyueTerrace,andtherearemanyimportantstonecarvingsaswell.

WuhanYangtzeRiverBridge

Completedin1957,thisengineeringmarvelis1,670meterslongandhasonelevelforautomobilesandanotherfortrains.TheconstructionofthisbridgeprovideddirectrailservicebetweennorthandsouthChinaforthefirsttime.