1、北京天安门英文导游词5篇 导游词的主旨是通过对旅游景观绘声绘色地讲解、指点、评说，协助旅游者欣赏景观，以到达巡游的最正确效果。以下是小编整理的北京天安门英文导游词5篇，欢迎阅读参考!北京天安门英文导游词(1)Tiananmen Rostrum and Square during the Ming and Qing DynastiesLadies and gentlemen:We will visit Tiananmen Rostrum and square. First, please follow me to see the Tiananmen Rostrum.Tiananmen or th
2、e Gate of Heavenly Peace is located in the center of Beijing. It was first built in 1417 and was originally called the Gate of Heavenly Succession, which served as the main entrance to the main entrance to the former Imperial City. At the end of the Ming dynasty in 1644, it was seriously damaged in
3、a war. When it was rebuilt in 1651 in the Qing dynasty, the name was changed to Tiananmen.Tiananmen Rostrum is 34. 7meters high with glistering yellow glazed tiles on the roof. Chairman Maos portrait is hung above the central entrance; there are two slogans on each side. (One is:Long live the Peopel
4、es Republic of China.“The other one is:Long Live the Great Unify of the People of Word.“It has five passages, during the Ming and Qing dynasties; the passage in the middle was especially reserved of the emperor himself. The emperor went through the central passage on the way to the altars and temple
5、s for ritual and some other religious activities.During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Tiananmen Rostrum was the place where the important state ceremonies took place, the most famous Imperial Edict Issused by Golden Phoenix“ was held on the tower.In front of the Tiananmen Rostrum is Outer Golden Rive
6、r. Spanning over the Golden River are seven arched stone bridges, knows the Golden Water Bridges. (The middle one was for the emperor only so it was called Imperial Bridge. The two bridges on each side were used by royal family members; they were called Royals Bridges. The two bridges farther out we
7、re Ranking Bridges for the civil and military officials above the third rank. The remaining two bridges in front of the Zhongshan Park to the west and the Working Peoples Cultural Bridges.)The two pairs of stone lions by the Gate of Tiananmen served as guardians in the old days. A pair of marble col
8、umns standing in front of Tiananmen Rostrum is made of white marble, sculptured with dragon design. Behind the rostrum stands another pair of marble columns. In Chinese they are called Huabiao“。 On the top of the Huabiao, a stone mythical animal squatting on the top is called Hou“。 The pair of anima
9、ls facing south were given the name Wangjungui“， in English:Expecting the emperors coming back“。(which means whenever the emperor stayed too long outside , it would warn the emperor should not to stay away too long outside. Hurry back and take care of the state affairs, we were looking forward to yo
10、ur return.) Another pair of stone animals on Huabiao facing to the Forbidden City was given the name Wangjunchu“， in English Expecting the emperors going out“。 (Which means the emperor not to spend the luxury life in the imperial palace, he should come out and get to know the sufferings of the commo
11、n people.)Tiananmen Square is situated south of Tiananmen Rostrum, 880 meters long from north to south and 500 meters wide from east to west, with a total area of 44 hectares. Tiananmen Square is the largest city center square in the world. The square has witnessed many historical events, such as :T
12、he December 9th StudentMovement“ in 1935 and the ceremony of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China on October 1st in 1949.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Tiananmen Square used to be a T“ shaped square. It was surrounded by a red wall. At that time, the offices, located on the west, were
13、for the military officers and the offices for the civil officials were on the east. In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, a gate was built right on the present side of the Chairman Maos Mausoleum and it was called the Gate of Great Ming“，served as the south gate of the imperial city. It was changed
14、 into the Gate of Great Qing“ in the Qing Dynasty. And it was again renamed as the Gate of China“ in 1912. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were two more gates built on Changan Avenue. The one on the west was called the Right Gate of Changan Avenue“ which was for the criminals, also called
15、Tiger Gate“。 The gate on the east was called the Left Gate of Changan Avenue“ for those scholars who passed the Palace Examination, it was also called Dragon Gate“。 Along the central axis in the center of the square was the Imperial Road. The Thousand-step corridor on both sides of the road and some
16、 parts at the Changan Avenue, respectively towards Tiger Gate and Dragon Gate, altogether 288 rooms.Zheng Yang Gate is located at the south part of the square which also knows as the Front Gate “。 It was one of the nine city gates in the old city of Beijing and was first built in 1420 in the early M
17、ing Dynasty. It was renovated and rebuilt several times during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The tower in front of the gate is the Arrow Tower(Jianlou)。 Originally, the gate and the tower were connected by two walls, on both sides which look like a jar shape, so it was also called Jar City.The space
18、between the Front City Gate and the Gate of Great Ming was a small square with the streets designed in a cross“ pattern, so the square was nicknamed Chess-board Street“。 There used to be some temples built for people to worship. During the Ming and Qing Dynasty the common people were not allowed to
19、walk through the Imperial City. So the Chess-board“ street became an important line of communication and thoroughfare for the residents pass from east to west.This is the introduction of Tiananmen Rostrum and Tiananmen Square during the past time. I hope it can help you to have a better understandin
20、g of this place. Thank you.北京天安门英文导游词(2)Tiananmen(the Gate of Heavenly Peace)， is located in the center of Beijing. It was first built in 1417 and named Chengtianmen(the Gate of Heavenly Succession)。 At the end of the Ming Dynasty， it was seriously damaged by war. When it was rebuilt under the Qing
21、in 1651， it was renamed Tiananmen，and served as the main entrance to the Imperial City，the administrative and residential quarters for court officials and retainers.The southern sections of the Imperial City wall still stand on both sides of the Gate. The tower at the top of the gate is nine-room wi
22、de and five room deep. According to the Book of Changes，the two numbers nine and five，when combined，symbolize the supreme status of a sovereign. During the Ming and Qing dynasties， Tiananmen was the place where state ceremonies took place. The most important one of them was the issuing of imperial e
23、dicts， which followed these steps：1) The Minister of Rites would receive the edict in Taihedian(Hall of Supreme Harmony)，where the Emperor was holding his court. The minister would then carry the decree on a yunpan(tray of cloud)，and withdraw from the hall via Taihemen(Gate of supreme Harmony)2)The
24、Minister would put the tray in a miniature longting(dragon pavilion)。Beneath a yellow umbrella and carry it via Wumen(Meridian Gate)，to Tiananmen Gate tower. 3)A courtier would be invested to proclaim the edict. The civil and military officials lining both sides of the gateway beneath the tower woul
25、d prostrate themselves in the direction of the emperor in waiting for the decree to the proclaimed.3)The courtier would then put the edict in a phoenix-shaped wooden box and lower it from the tower by means of a silk cord. The document would finally be carried in a similar tray of cloud under a yell
26、ow umbrella to the Ministry of Rites.4)The edict，copied on yellow paper，would be made known to the whole country. Such a process was historically recorded as Imperial Edict Issued by Golden Phoenix.During the Ming and Qing dynasties Tiananmen was the most important passage. It was this gate that the
27、 Emperor and his retinue would go through on their way to the altars for ritual and religious activities.On the Westside of Tiananmen stands ZhongshanPark(Dr. Sun Yat-sens Park)，and on the east side，the Working Peoples Cultural Palace.The Park was formerly called Shejitan(Altar of Land and Grain)，bu
28、ilt in 1420 for offering sacrificial items to the God of Land. It was opened to the public as a park in 1914 and its name was changed in 1928 to the present one in memory of the great pioneer of the Chinese Democratic Revolution.The Working Peoples Cultural Palace used to be Taimiao(the Supreme Ance
29、stral Temple)，where tablets of the deceased dynastic rulers were kept.The stream in front of Tiananmen is called Waijinshuihe(Outer Golden River)，with seven marble bridges spanning over it . Of these seven bridges，historical records say the middle one was for the exclusive use of the emperor and was
30、 accordingly called Yuluqiao(Imperial Bridge)。 The bridges flanking it on either side were meant for the members of the royal family and were therefore called Wanggongqiao(Royals Bridges)。Farther away on each side of the two were bridges for officials ranking above the third order and were named Pin
31、jiqiao(ministerial Bridges)。The remaining two bridges were for the use by the retinue below the third order and were called Gongshengqiao(common Bridges)。They are the one in front of the Supreme Ancestral Temple to the east and the one in front of the Altar of land and Grain to the west.The two ston
32、e lions by the Gate of Tiananmen，one on each side were meant as sentries. They gaze toward the middle axis，guarding the emperors walkway. In front of the gate stands a pair of marble columns called Huabiao.They are elaborately cut in bas-relief following the pattern of a legendary dragon. Behind the
33、 gate stands another pair of similar columns. The story of Huabiao may be traced to a couple of sources. One of the versions accredits its invention to one of the Chinese sage kings named Yao，who was said to have set up a wooden pillar in order to allow the ordinary people to expose evil-doers， henc
34、e it was originally called a slander pillar. Later it was reduced to a signpost，and now it serves as an ornament.The beast sitting on the top of the column is called hou，a legendary animal，which is said to have been a watcher of an emperors behaviour. He was doing such duties as warning the emperor
35、against staying too long outside the palace or indulging in pleasure and urging him to go to the people for their complaints or return in due time. Therefore，the two pairs of beasts were given the names Wangjunhui(Expecting the emperors coming back) and wangjunchu(Expecting the emperors going out) respectively。北京天安门英文导游词(3)Tiananmen (the Gate of Heavenly Peace)， is located in the center of Beijing。 It was first built in 1417 and named Chengtianmen (the Gate of Heavenly Succession)。 At the end of the Ming Dynasty， it was seriously damaged by war。 When it was rebuilt under the Qing in 1651，
