武侯祠英文导游词

武侯祠英文导游词

Chengdu Wuhou Temple

Ladies and gentlemen,

Now we are at the entrance gate of Wuhou Temple.before we get in I should

give you some information about China’s history , which makes you have a

better understanding about the temple. China experienced a lot of

dynasties .But there is a period which is very famous .that is the Three

kingdoms Period .Ok, ladies and gentlemen I will ask you a question first

before telling you what happened in that period .Did you read a famous Chinese

classic novel begore named the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Maybe someone

did but some didn’t . Actually , this book is about what happened at that

time .

At the end of eastern Han dynasty, the emperor was very atrocious and

treated his civilians very bad .He just knew how to play and flirt with

women .His civilians were very angry with him. At last, lots of peasants

rebellions broke out .However, the generals of Han dynasty didn’t help the

bad emperor supprethat instead of taking this opportunity to establish their

own kingdoms. Thus lots of wars happened among the generals .You can imagine

the chaotic society of that time. After several years’ fighting, only three

kingdoms survived .they were Wei , Shu and Wu. Here I particularly need to

mention the Shu kingdom. Actually it was the ancient name of Sichuan province.

That’s why you can enjoy the rich culture of Shu kingdom in Sichuan province .

The temple here is to commemorate two famous persons .One is the emperor

of Shu kingdom .His name is Liu Bei .Another is Zhu Geliang, the Prime

minister of LiuBei .More details will be given to you when we get in .ladies

and gentlemen ,please look up at the horizontal board on the top of the

gate .You can see four Chinese characters, That is Han Zhaolie Miao which

means Han Zhaolie Temple in English .Han is the ancient name of Shu kingdom.

Zhaolie is LiuBei’s posthumous title the people gave .Now I know there is a

question in your mind. The temple we will visit is Wuhou Temple not Han

Zhaolie Temple . Do we come the wrong door? Absolutely not .

In Tang and Song dynasties, there were two temples belonged to Liu Bei and

Zhu Geliang respectively. Unfortunately more and more people went to Zhu’s

temple for worship. They thought Zhu’s contribution was superior to LiuBei,

the emperor. Thus fewer people went to Liu Bei’s temple. In Ming dynasty ,a member of imperial family thought that was improper coz Liu Bei was the

emperor .Zhu Geliang was only a subordinate of him .He demolished the Zhu’s

Temple and moved Zhu Geliang’s statues into Liu Bei’s. however this behavior

could not be accepted by other people ,especially those who worshiped Zhu

Geliang very much. They spontaneously built up a temple behind this one .and

called it Wuhou Temple .Gradually, people were used to call like that. Later

When we get in you will find that .

Ladies and gentlemen, now you are standing in the axis line of the

temple .You know Chain’s architecture considered symmetry .So you can find

that there is a tablet on either side .On your right is Tang Tablet. It is

also called “San Jue” tablet. San means three in English, Jue means

excellence .What are the excellence you may ask ? First one is the article

composed by the prime minister of Tang dynasty .second is the calligraphy

written by a very famous calligrapher in Tang dynasty .Third one is the

carving. That is marvelous .On your left that is Ming Tablet. Strangely you

will find that the tablet is on the back of an animal that like a tortoise.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are getting acrothe Second Gate and going to

visit LiuBei’s hall .Now you may find that on either side there is a corridor

with lots of statues .that’s right .On your right that is Ministers Corridor ;

on your left that is Generals Corridor. All of the figures are from Shu

kingdom .they did great contribution to his country .Let’s go and have a

visit .

Now the building in front you is Liu Bei’s hall. Maybe you have noticed

that there is a small room on either side of the hall .Ok let’s visit that

first from left to right .ladies and gentlemen ,the statue you see is

ZhangFei .you can see he had a black face and scaring . Actually black refers

to honesty and justice in China . it is said that he is a handsome

man .because he had a very bad temper and treated his subordinates very bad as

a result of being killed by his subordinates. The other one is Guan Yu’s room.

Let’s have a look. Guan was a general of Shu kingdom. You may ask me why Guan

Yu was dressing like a emperor? That is connected with GuanYu’ sense of honor.

People regarded him as the emperor of the sense of honor . GuanYu and Zhang