上海年度導游現(xiàn)場考試景點講解(英文版)

1、1 / 6上海2009年導游現(xiàn)場考試景點講解：人民廣場英文導游詞Brief:Peoples Square is the biggest public square in Shanghai. It is an awesome area to vi sit while inShanghai and it a sgreat place to go and see how the people of Shangh ai are.It is the citycenter of politics, economy, culture and art with a group of magnificent b

2、uildings like museum, the exhibition hall, and the grand theater.The crystal-like theater is especially beautiful at night with lights on.History:In concession days, together with People Psrk next door, it was a racecourse.After liberati on in 1949, the no rther n part of the racecourse was built in

3、 to todayPe ople Park andthe southern part, into the PeopleSquare.Location:Located in downtown Shanghai, the People Square is the largest public square.Tran sportati on:Under the Square is a large central Metro station where the No.1 and 2 metro lines meet.Within the station itself are two modern ma

4、rketplaces: one features popular stores fr om the HongKong, and the other is the Dimei underground market.FountainIn the center of the square is a 320 sq. meter fountain，named the“Lightf the Hu angpu River It . isthe first giant music -synchronized dancing fountain in the countr y. Red, blue and yel

5、low sculpturesin the fountain portray a beautiful, glowing display, creating a grand sight for those who visit the area.2 / 6There are two small squares beside the central square. The east square is called the Rising SunSquare; the west is called the Bright Moon Square.Tran sportati on:Under the Squ

6、are is a large central Metro station where the No.1 and 2 metro lines meet.Within the station itself are two modern marketplaces: one features popular stores fr om the HongKong, and the other is the Dimei undergroundmarket.Pige onsSouthwest of the square is a beautiful blue and white home for pigeon

7、s! Thousands of pigeons fly fromtheir house to the Squares lawn to meet tourists each day. Their coming promotes a feeling of peaceand serenity to all that visit the area.Spots brief:To the north of the Square stands a grand building, the City Hall (the Municipal Gove rnment Building ofShanghai).The

8、 Shanghai Museum is located south of the Square and directly faces the City Hall.The beautiful Shanghai Grand Theatre is situated in the northwest part of the Square, and is close tothe Government Building.To the northeast of the Square is the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall.Shanghai Gallery

9、.Shanghai MuseumBrief:Shanghai Museum is a must-see for foreign visitors to Shanghai.Shanghai Museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, Chinese calligraphy andtraditional paintings.Locatio n:3 / 6The Shanghai Museum is situated in the heart of People Square. Opposite to the

10、 Cit y Hall and issurrounded by the moon and sun Corridor.History:It was built in the 1930s, formerly occupied by Zhong Hui Bank owned by a Shanghai celebrity Yueshe ng Du. In 1952, it was con verted into a museum. The new museu m buildi ng waserected in September 1994 and most of the facilities wer

11、e in stalled in 1995. It was entirely opened onOctober 12 in 1996. The five big gilt characters on the lintel were written by Yi Chen, the first mayor ofShanghai after the founding of new China.With a collect ion of over 120,000 pieces of cultural relics in 12 categories, in cludi ng b ronze, cerami

12、cs(pottery and porcelain ware), calligraphy, paintings, jade and ivory w are, numismatics, furniture, sealcarvings, sculptures, arts and crafts and costumes of Chinese minorities, Shanghai Museum isespecially famous for its collection of bronzes, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy. And there is als

13、o a special gallery of donated r elics and threetemporary exhibition halls.With a collect ion of over 120,000 pieces of cultural relics in 12 categories, in cludi ng b ronze, ceramics(pottery and porcelain ware), calligraphy, paintings, jade and ivory w are, numismatics, furniture, sealcarvings, scu

14、lptures, arts and crafts and costumes of Chinese minorities, Shanghai Museum isespecially famous for its collection of bronzes, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy. And there is also a special gallery of donated r elics and threetemporary exhibition halls.Appeara neeAs you view Shanghai Museum from

15、a distanee in PeopleSquare, you will find thatthe building itself is a work of art, featuring multiple orientations, multi-visualanglesand many distinctive characteristics. The elegant tionalcultural themes with moder n tech no logical d top section to symbolize heave n and a square g the Chinesetraditional expression of“aoundmeters high with sever floors, two are underground andfive above, covering a total area of 38,000 sqm.Shan ghai Museum has in stalled adva need security and fire alarm s