作文：我最喜欢的城市（英文）

西安英文景点介绍

　西安，古称长安、镐京，现为陕西省省会、副省级市、国家区域中心城市（西北），是国务院批复确定的中国西部地区重要的'中心城市，下面就是我为大家带来的西安英文景点介绍，希望能够帮到大家！

　 西安英文景点介绍

　大雁塔 Great Wild Goose Pagoda 小雁塔 Small Wild Goose Pagoda 秦始皇兵马俑博物馆

　Museum of Emperor Qinshihuang’s Tomb Figures of Soldiers and Horses 秦始皇陵 The Tomb of Emperor Qinshihuang 鼓 楼 The Drum Tower 钟 楼 The Bell Tower

　西安城墙 The Xi’an Circumvallation 华清池 The Huaqing Pond 法门寺 The Famen Temple

　黄河壶口瀑布 The Huanghe Hukou Waterfall 大唐芙蓉园 Lotus palace of Tang Dynasty Xi'an: Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)

　The Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta),is a Buddhistpagoda built in 652 AD during the Tang Dynasty and originally had five storiesThe original construction of rammed earth with a stone exterior facade eventually

　collapsed five decades later but was rebuilt by Empress Wu Zetian in 704AD who added five more stories A massive earthquake in 1556 heavily damaged the pagoda and reduced it by three stories to its current height of seven stories One of the pagoda's many functions was to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from Indiaby Xuanzang, a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translatorXuanzang is a prominent Buddhist figure mostly known for his seventeen year overland trip to India and back, which is recorded in detail in his autobiography and a biography, and which provided the inspiration for the epic novel “Journey to the West”

　The pagoda is built on the premises of the Temple of Great Maternal Grace (Da Ci'en), originally built in 589 AD and then rebuilt 647 AD by the Tang Emperor Gaozong in memory of his mother EmpressWende Before the gates of the temple stands a statue of Xuanzang North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda

　Surrounding Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming, especially the square north of the Da Ci'en Temple Covering about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus 20,000 square meters (239206 square yards) of water area, it holds many records: in Asia, it is the biggest Tang-culture square, the biggest fountain and waterscape square, and the largest-scale sculptures area In the world, it has the most benches, the longest light-belt, and the largest-scale acoustic complex

　The entire square is composed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, gardens and tourist paths There you can taste real Chinese culture and traditions and fully enjoy the truly attractive views With reliefs on the theme of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, 200-meter-long (656-foot-long) sculpture groups, 8 groups of sculpted figures, 40 relievos on the land, and 22 styles of musical fountains, it has become a must-see when you visit Big Wild Goose

　The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses

　One of the most significant archaeological finds in the world, this

　16,300-square-meter excavation reveals more than 7,000 life-size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations (3 pits)

　The terracotta warriors and horses, created about 2,200 years ago, were found in 1974 on the east side of the tomb of the First Emperor Qin Shihuang (259 BC - 210 BC) near Xi'an

　Emperor Qin Shihuang had Ying as his surname and Zheng as his given name In 221 BC, when he unified the whole country, named himself Shihuang Di and carried on the hereditary system

　To protect against harassment by the Hun aristocrats Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the Great Wall be built The Bell Tower (Zhonglou)

　Centrally located on the Xi'an The original City Bell Tower was constructed in 1582 and situated in the west, but on its reconstruction in 1739, the tower was relocated to its present site A Ming dynasty bell weighing approximately 1476 tons hangs in the tower, but no longer chimes to inform residents of the time of day Visitors have the chance to inspect up-close a number of smaller bells

　Although the site itself is more of a landmark than an attraction, it is frequently enlivened with local performances Visitors interested in local music should visit the site in the morning and early afternoon

　Originally, the tower had a number of entrances, but today, it only has one accessible entrance located on Bei Dajie close to the Admission Ticket Office

　Xi'an: Drum Tower (Gulou)

　The Drum Tower was built in 1380 during the early Ming Dynasty, and got its name from the hugedrum located within the building In contrast to the Bell Tower ,where bell was stricken at dawn, drum was beat at sunset to indicate the end ofthe day

　There are twenty-four drums in the northand south sides of the Drum Tower These drums standfor the Twenty-four Solar Terms, a form of weather

　calendar created by theChinese in order to guide the agricultural production The Xi’an Circumvallation

　The Xi’an Circumvallation site is located at the center of xi’an city with the form of a rectangular The circumvallation, with its wall height of 12 meters, bottom width of 18 meters and top width of 15 meters, consists of 4 city gates: changle gate to the east, anding gate to the west, yongling gate to the south and anyuan gate to the north Its east wall has the length of 2590 meters, west wall of 26312 meters, south wall of 34416 meters and north wall of 3241 meters It was constructed on the basis of the tang imperial city and under the strategic consideration of defense The thickness of the wall is larger than its height and is very solid that cars can run on it The existing circumvallation was built during

　1373-1378 with the history of more than 600 years It is one of the most

　famous wall construction in China’s history after the middle ages as well as the most preserved ancient one in China Small Wild Goose Pagoda

　The Small Wild Goose Pagoda, sometimes Little Wild Goose Pagoda (Chinese: 小雁塔; pinyin: Xiǎoyàn Tǎ), is one of two significant pagodas in the city of Xi'an, China, the site of the old Han and Tang capital Chang'an The other notable pagoda is the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, originally built in 652 and restored in 704 The Small Wild Goose Pagoda was built between 707–709, during the Tang Dynasty under Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (r 705–710) The pagoda stood 45 m (147 ft) until the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake The earthquake shook the pagoda and damaged it so that it now stands at a height of 43 m (141 ft) with fifteen levels of tiers[1] The pagoda has a brick frame built around a hollow interior, and its square base and shape reflect the building style of other pagodas from the era[1]

　During the Tang Dynasty, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda stood across a street from its mother temple, the Dajianfu Temple Pilgrims brought sacred

　Buddhist writings to the temple and pagoda from India, as the temple was one of the main centers in Chang'an for translating Buddhist texts[1] The temple was older than the pagoda, since it was founded in 684, exactly 100 days after the death of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (r 649–683)[1] Emperor Zhongzong had donated his residence to the building of a new temple here, maintaining the temple for 200 monks in honor of his deceased father Gaozong[1] The temple was originally called the Daxianfusi or Great Monastery of Offered Blessings by Zhongzong, until it was renamed Dajianfusi by Empress Wu Zetian in 690

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