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英文旅游景点介绍文章

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  随着经济和文化全球化进程的不断推进,旅游业也开始进入了全球化时代。下面是学习啦小编带来的英文旅游景点介绍文章,欢迎阅读!

  英文旅游景点介绍文章1

学习啦在线学习网   香格里拉旅游景点英语介绍

  In the year 1893, James Hilton described an eternally peaceful and quiet place among mountains in the East—— "Shangri-La" in one of his novels for the first time. In the novel "Lost Horizon", an English diplomat Conway and his brother Gorge scattered the English citizens and helped them leave the dangerous region. On their way home,their plane washijackedand fell down into the mountain in the an region. Some lucky survivors were taken to Shangri-la where Conway found lots of fantastic things in such a state founded nearly 200 years ago, in which the local people lived up to more than one hundred years old and lived peacefully and harmoniously with the other people, animals and everything here. The place was called "Shangri-La" by the local folks。

  James Hilton located "Shangri-La" in a mysterious valley which was surrounded by snowcapped mountains; near where there were snow-clad peaks, blue lakes, broad grassy marshlands, and lamaseries, Buddhist nunneries, mosques, Catholic Church, the human beings and the nature were in perfect harmony, several religions and varies of nationalities exited at the same time; the temples looked splendid in green and golden; though people contacted the outer world by caravan for a long time, many foreign experts and scholars had come here to investigate and remained much relics……

  Obviously, that is not only a beautiful scenery, but also a kind of artistic conception.

  With the novel and the film coming out, Shangri-La became very famous in western countries. Later, a Chinese named Guo Huonian used the name of this place and set up "Shangri-La" Hotel Group which has become one of the most successful hotel group in the world.

学习啦在线学习网   At the same time, people didn’t give up looking for the legendary Shangri-La. Up to the end of this century, they finally have found——

学习啦在线学习网   After inspecting and proving on many aspects, people found that Diqing Prefecture, the only an region in Yunnan, China, has striking similarity with what’s described in the tale regarding either on natural scenery or people’s way of living. Therefore, the name of "Diqing?ǎShangri-La" spreads worldwide.

  英文旅游景点介绍文章2

  石林旅游景点英语介绍

学习啦在线学习网   The Stone Forest lies about 80 miles to the southeast of Kunming. A geological phenomenon, the Stone Forest was a vast expanse of sea during the Paleozoic era——some 270 million years ago. Later, the movement of tectonic plates altered the earth’s crust, causing the sea to recede and its limestone bottom to appear, thereby forming land.Due to the constant seeping ofrain through the cracks in the limestone, some of the stone formation dissolved and the fissures broadened, producing a group of great sculptures of different shapes, all molded by nature.

学习啦在线学习网   In the midst of the forest, there is a huge rock screen on which two words——Stone Forest——are engraved in official script (in a calligraphic style typical of the Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.). Among the scenic sights is the "Sword Peak Pond" with jadeite-colored water so clear that one can see the bottom of the pond. Other astonishing sights include "Figure of Ashima," "Shi Ba Xiang Song" (its name originating in the Chinese love story, "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai"), and "Lotus Peak."

学习啦在线学习网   The splendor of the Stone Forest is enhanced by the local customs of the native Sani people (who are part of the Yi minority). Sani people are industrious and hospitable——and unconstrained. Sani women are expert at spinning, weaving, and embroidering. They like to wear rainbow-colored headgear and bright-colored dresses. The young people especially are very good singers and dancers. Every day at sunset, under the moonlight, boys and girls gather at the village platform. While the boys play the three-stringed plucked instruments, the girls clap their hands and dance the strong-rhythmed traditional "A’Xi (Ah-shi) Dance in the Moon" with great enthusiasm. If you happen to witness the event, you will be invited to join in the festivity.

学习啦在线学习网   Note that every lunar year, on June 24th, the Sani people celebrate their national festival——the Torch Festival. On that day, the entire Stone Forest is permeated with a celebratory atmosphere. There are traditional performances of wrestling and bull-fighting. Finally, when the land is enveloped in the curtain of night, the young men (holding torches in their hands) run after the young women to propose marriage in the light of colored lanterns.

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学习啦在线学习网   尼亚加拉大瀑布英文介绍

  Niagara falls comprises three distinct cataracts. the tallest are the american and bridal veil falls on the american side, separated by tiny luna island and plunging over jagged rocks in a 180ft drop; the broad horseshoe falls which curve their way over to canada are probably the most impressive. they date back a mere twelve thousand years, when the retreat of melting glaciers allowed water trapped in lake erie to gush north to lake ontario. back then the falls were seven miles downriver, but constant erosion has cut them back to their present site. the falls are colorfully lit up at night, and many say they're most beautiful in winter, when the grounds are covered in snow and the waters turn to ice.

学习啦在线学习网   The best views on the american side are from the prospect point observation tower (daily; 50¢), and from the area at its base where the water rushes past; terrapin point on goat island in the middle of the river has similar views of horseshoe falls. the nineteenth-century tightrope-walker blondin crossed the niagara repeatedly near here, and even carried passengers across on his back; other suicidal fools over the years have taken the plunge in barrels. one survivor among the many fatalities was the englishman bobby leach, who went over in a steel barrel in july 1911 and had to spend the rest of the year in hospital. that practice has since been banned (though a couple of maniacs did it in summer 1995 and came away with minor bruises), for reasons which become self-evident when you approach the towering cascade on the not-to-be-missed maid of the mist boat trip from the foot of the observation tower (summer mon-fri 10am-5pm, sat & sun 10am-6pm; .50; 716/284-4233). from goat island, the cave of the winds tour leads down to the base of the falls by elevator to within almost touching distance of the water (mid-may to late oct; .50). a combination pass for these and other attractions costs . rainbow helicopter tours (716/284-2800) are a more expensive proposition at per person for a ten-minute ride. to check the view out from niagara falls, ontario, it's a twenty-minute walk across the rainbow bridge to the canadian side (25¢ each way; bring id, and check with us immigration officials before heading across), where you get an arguably better view, bigger crowds and even more tawdry commercialism. driving across is inadvisable: the toll for a car is just 75¢, but parking on the other side is upwards of .

  As you look on in awe, reflect that you're seeing only about half the volume of water - the rest is diverted to hydroelectric power stations. the full story of this engineering feat is related at the free niagara power project visitors center in nearby lewiston (july & aug daily 9am-6pm; sept-june daily 10am-5pm; 716/285-3211). with your own transportation it's also possible to trace the inhospitable niagara gorge two miles along the dramatic robert moses parkway to the whirlpool rapids, a violent maelstrom swollen by broken trees and other flotsam.

  Ten miles east of niagara falls, the town of lockport takes its name from the series of locks that raise and lower boats some 65ft at the western end of the erie canal. you can see the impressive flight of locks from the pine street bridge, or up close on canal boat tours (may - nov daily at 12.30 & 3pm, also 10am on sat; ; 716/693-3260).

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