Chinese National Geography, Places of Historical and Cultural Interest
Chinese Culture Bilingual Reading Materials: Places of Historical and Cultural Interest in China
Stories of Chinese Culture - A Bilingual Series: Places of Historical and Cultural Interest in China, written by Zhu Yifei, Wang Hanchang, translated by Sun Li Wu Yiyuan, published by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 1996 first edition, 1999 third printing, 5.10" x 8" 646 pages ISBN 7810099949
Places of scenic and cultural value in China are a precious part of the world's cultural heritage. Under two successive government decrees, 62 cities and towns in the country have been designated as China's Distinguished Historic Cities and over 40 scenic spots with great natural charm have been designated as national parks or natural reserves. Each of these paces may be compared to a richly endowed museum of culture as well as a museum of natural history where visitors may feast their eyes on landscape and scenery of a haunting beauty and historic relics and architecture of unsurpassable artistic and aesthetic value.
In this book will be found descriptions of 50 of the country's scenic attractions that lie scattered in the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the direct jurisdiction of the central government in the country. By the use of one or several mythical stories, historical legends or popular traditions, each description presents what is interesting in the world of nature with respect to each individual place against that larger background formed by it peculiar cultural history, referring in the process to facets of social conditions, economic reality, historical processes, religious beliefs, ethnic relationships, folklore, architectural achievements, garden design, ecological study, aesthetic theories and artistic and literary creations. Readers who have already been to the places described may have their memories refreshed and some of their hastily-gained impressions sorted out. Those who have not yet visited them may have their curiosity and imagination kindled.Table of Contents
Preface
Foreword
1 The Altar of the Earth and Harvests
2 Eternal Sorrow over Ying Tai
3 Tianjin-the Bridge to Heaven
4 The Imperial Summer Villa at Chengde
5 The Sea View from a Top Jieshi Hill
6 The Three Memorial Edifices of Confucius in Qufu
7 Penglai the Fairyland
8 Temple to the God of War in Xiezhou
9 Kaifeng-Capital of Ten Dynasties
10 A Rival to the Seven Wonders of the World-the Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin Mausoleum
11 The Beacon Fires of Mount Li
12 The Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum on Bridge Hill
13 Shanghai-the City of Shen
14 Mount Xi, Mount Hui and the Second Spring under Heaven in Wuxi
15 The Leaning Pagoda on Tiger Hill
16 The Bells of Cold Mountain Temple
17 Enjoying the Moon on Lingyan Hill
18 West Lake of Hangzhou
19 The Tomb and Memorial Temple of Yue Fei
20 The Thrilling Sight of the Tidal Bore at Haining
21 Buddhist Kingdom on the Sea
22 Huang Shan-a Mountain with Four Unique Scenic Features
23 The Ancient Music Terraces at Gaixia
24 Historic Sites on Mount Langya
25 The Rock Where Poet Li Bai Makes a Grab at the Moon
26 Visiting the Historic Sites in the Jinggang Mountains
27 A Shangrila in Ancient China
28 Temple-Mausoleum of King Shun on Mount Jiuyi
29 Meditations on the Ancient Battleground of Chi'Bi
30 Guangzhou-City of Flowers
31 Star Lake of Zhaoqing
32 The Incomparably Beautiful Landscape of Guilin
33 Mount Ali, Glittering Pearl on the Island of Taiwan
34 Garden on the Sea-Gu'Lang'Yu
35 Ultima Thule-the Off-Your-House Peak on Hainan Island
36 The Three Gorges on the Yangtze River
37 The Memorial Temple of Zhang Fei
38 Lake Dian and Lake Erhai of Yunnan
39 Xi'Shaung'Ban"Na-a Subtropical Region in Southwest China
40 The Yellow Fruit Tree Waterfall-Ten Thousand Silky White Cascades Descending from the Skies
41 Lhasa the Ancient City
42 Paradise on a Plateau-Qinghai Lake
43 Lake of Heaven and Flaming Mountain in Xinjiang
44 The Mausoleum of Genghis Khan
45 The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang
46 The Singing Sand Slope South of Yinchuan
47 Harbin-City of Ice
48 The Five Connecting Lakes in the Far North
49 The Changbai Mountain and the Three Treasures of Northeast China
50 The Old Palace of Qing in Shenyang
Translators' Note中国文化胜迹故事
中国文化胜迹故事
作者：朱一飞
ISBN：7810099949
出版社：上海外语教育出版社
出版日期：2000-1-1本书从中国无数文化历史胜迹中选择了50处有代表性的旅游景点，用神话传说、历史故事和民间习俗等，将令人神驰的自然景观与特定的人文景观编织在一起，富知识性、可读性和趣味性于一体。
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