Tour of Guizhou Culture 2014 年 1 月

3 Guizhou Glance

4 section II 学科发展 section III contents section I 1. The Dragon Palace 2. Zhangjiang National Park 3. Maling River Canyon Scenic Spot 4. The Forest of Ten Thousand Peaks 5. Shizhangdong Great Waterfall 6. Sidonggou Valley Scenic Spot 7. Fanjing Mountain 8. Jiaxiu Pavilion 9. Qianling Park 10. Zhaoxing Dong Ethnic Group Village 11. The Ancient Town of Zhenyuan 12. Huangguoshu Waterfall 13. Tianxing Bridge Scenic Zone 14. Tianlong Tunpu 15. Xijiang Miao Village 16. Site of Zunyi Conference 1. Meeting Tourists Group 2. At the Hotel Front Desk 3. Hotel Service 4. Food Service 5. Festival and Performance 6. Check-out 7. Leaving for the Airport 8. Problems & Solutions 9. Dealing with Complaints 1. The Last Gunner Tribe 2. A Mysterious Dong Village 3. The Stories Behind the Batik Patterns 4. A History Book Stitched on Clothing 5. Dong Ka Lau 6. A County Beyond the Clouds 7. Ancient Songs of Jidao Miao Village 8. Silver Ornament of Miao Services Touring GuizhouCultural Landscape

Unit9 Qianling Park Text ∶ Lightspots & difficult points ∴ Simulated practice section II TOURING GUIZHOU

Watch the video and answer the following questions What does Qianling Park boast? ∶ What do you think of the popular incense in Hongfu Temple? ∵ What is Kylin Cave noted for? Link Text

♥ As a uniquely large park in the city proper and one of the noted gardens on the Guizhou plateau, Qianling Park boasts clear waters, green mountains, tranquil forests and old temples (Incense is very popular). ♥ Hongfu means to develop Buddha’s spirits and to benefit mankind. As the largest temple of Zen Buddhism 禅宗佛教 in Guizhou Province, Hongfu Temple features majesty and sobriety. Today it is rated as one of the 142 National Key Temple Scenic Areas as well as the Key Cultural Relic Preservation in Guizhou Province. Lightspots

♥ O n entering the gate, you will first see the Bell Pavilion and the Drum Pavilion on both sides. While entering the first hall named Heavenly King Hall, there stand the carved statues of Maitreya Buddha 弥勒佛 and the four Heavenly Kings, with steles of sutras 经典石碑 and huge paintings on the walls. ♥ Inside the third hall named Mahavira Hall 大雄宝殿 are gilded 镀金的 statues of Sakyamuni, the 18 arhats, and others. There’s also a jade Buddha statue that is from Rangoon( 仰光 ）, the capital of Burma 缅 甸. The statue is made out of choice jade and looks beneficent but solemn, and it stands among more than 10 other jade statues of Bodhisattva 菩萨 and Maitreya 弥 勒佛.

♥ Qianling Park, whose percentage of forest cover is over 98% because of the Qianling Mountain, is the perfect habitat for macaques, which make the mountains more spiritual. ♥ A kylin is a beast symbolizing auspice in China.

Difficult points Buddha means "enlightenment" or "the wise (big wisdom )". The Chinese people have created imaginary animals without any drawbacks, such as dragon, phoenix and kylin, which are very popular in China. the Xi'an Incident (which occurred in Xi'an on December 12, 1936 ， when Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, the Kuomintang generals influenced by the Chinese Communist Party's policy of an anti-Japanese national united front, imprisoned Chiang Kai-shek and demanded that he cease the civil war and unite with the Communist Party to fight the Japanese invaders)

Incense is burned for its sweet smell, often as part of a religious ceremony. Burnt incense is scattered on patches of ground or in the incense burner.The atmosphere was foul.

Simulate a live guide with the video. Your presentation should include the following points: ■ Hongfu Temple ■ Qianling Lake ■ Macaque Garden ■ Kylin Cave Simulated Practice