1、Three Gorges Tribe Scenic Spot歡送辭Welcome speechGood morning ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Three Gorges Tribe scenic spot. I am your local guide and my English name is XX. Today I am very pleased to show you around Three Gorges Tribe scenic spot. If you have any questions or problems, please dont

2、hesitate to tell me. I will try my best to help you and I hope you will have a good time here. 游程安排SchedulingIt will take us about 3 hours to visit the scenic spot. In the three hours, we will visit Dragon Stream and watch 3 performances. One is about the palace music and dancing, another is a boatm

3、an performance and the other is a crying wedding performance. 長江第一灣明月灣The first bay of the Yangtze RiverYangtze River turns 70 degrees here. There are hundreds of zigzag turns in the Yangtze River. But this one is called “the first bay of the Yangtze River. It changes the direction of the rip curren

4、t mostly. 燈影石The Shadow-play StonesThe four stones we see now are called Shadow-play Stones. The most famous stone of them is that one. It's named as NO.1 Stone along the Yangtze River. It stands at the mountain peak of the cliffs taking the form of mushroom. It weighs to more than 100 tons whil

5、e the bottom is only 200 square centimeters. Every square centimeter bears the weight of nearly half ton on average, which rates as a wonder of the world.石令牌Stone tabletPlease look at the huge stone at the mountainside. The Shipai Village where the scenic spot is located is named after it. The Stone

6、 Tablet is about 32 m high, 13 m wide, 4 m thick and 4300 tons in weight. In the Five Dynasties and the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Xiazhou Prefecture was once set up here. During the anti-Japanese war (1937-1945), Shipai became a very important battlefield. In May 1943, 100,000 Japanese invaders began

7、to attack Shipai. They attempted to gain Shipai, and then obtained Chongqing City which was the temporary capital of China. Chinese arms and people resisted the enemy in unity. Although circumstances were difficult, everybody was so brave that the enemies were defeated. One month later, the Chinese

8、army annihilated 27,000 enemies and won this battle and the temporary capital Chongqing became safe. After this battle, Japanese invader had no power to invade the west part of China. More than 10,000 Chinese army men sacrificed their lives in the battle. (巴王寨工藝作坊) Profile of the Folk Arts and Craft

9、s in the King Ba VillageI. Paper-CutPaper-cut is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. It originated from the 6th century when women used to paste golden and silver foil cuttings onto their hair at the temples, and men used them in sacred rituals. Later, they were used during festiva

10、ls to decorate gates and windows. After hundreds of years' development, now they have become a very popular means of decoration among country folk, especially women.The main cutting tools are simple: paper and scissors or an engraving knife. When you look at items made in this method carefully,

11、you will be amazed by the true to life expressions of the figure's sentiment and appearance, or portrayal of natural plants and animals' diverse gestures. II. Tujia Nationality Brocade Weaving (Brocade is called Xilankapu) "Xilankapu" is a traditional handcraft of Tujia Nationality

12、. On the weaving machines with narrow lathe, it is woven by hand, with blue, black, red, and white threads as the longitude, silk, cotton, and wool of many kinds of colors as the latitude. It is boorish and clear, with energetic structure, bright and beautiful color, and unique patterns, showing sig

13、nificant artistic effects. It is the quintessence of the folk art of Tujia. The pattern of Xilankapu usually adopts the techniques of symbolizing and abstraction, straight-line modeling, symmetrical in succession.Most of the traditional kinds of patterns are taken from the life of Tujia. These patte

14、rns are unique in design, fantastic and lifelike in modeling, and honestly reflect the life, history, folkways and customs of Tujia people. They are also a reflection of Tujia people's affection for life. Xilankapu pays great attention to the contrast and foil in color to highlight the harmoniou

15、s artistic effect colorful but not vulgar, clear, fresh and steady, and reflect Tujia's national character bold, unconstrained and natural.III. Corn SweetCorn sweet is commonly called Dabaer sweet in the Three Gorges area. Its main elements are corn, wheat germ, gingeli, walnut, peanut, jujube a

16、nd ginger. Corn sweet is a natural food with joyful flavor. It is sweet and tasty and beneficial to the health and it is a favorite food of the Three Gorges people. (巴王宮) King Ba palaceWe can see an ancient building in the mountain. That is the King Ba palace. Long time ago the Ba Nationality tribes

17、 lived here. The ancient Ba Nationality was one of the minorities in the southwest China. It died out in the Three Gorges area two thousand years ago. The construction of the Ba tribes is blockhouse or fortress. The King Ba Palace is rebuilt at the riverside of Xiling Gorge and modeled on the archit

18、ecture of the ancient Ba tribes. The Ba people worshiped at tigers and so we can also call it Tiger Castle. The King Ba Palace was the residence of the last king of the Ba tribes and his nationality after they retreated in the Three Gorges area and it was also a military fort to stand against enemie

19、s. Some Tujia Nationality people that are the descendants of the ancient Ba Nationality are still living here and later we will hear their songs and participate in their wedding performance.蛤蟆泉Toad springThis is the Toad Spring. The spring runs day and night and provides the best water for tea makin

20、g. Lu Yu, who was a famous scholar in the Tang dynasty, drunk the water from the spring and called it “the forth spring in the world. Before the construction of Gezhouba Dam and Three Gorges Dam, there was a stone like a toad by the spring. The Toad Spring is named after the stone. Although the toad

21、 is underwater, the spring still exists.往龍進溪的路上On the way to Dragon StreamWe will walk by the riverside about 10 minutes to the Dragon Stream. The statues we see along the walkway by the riverside are totems of the ancient Ba Nationality in the Three Gorges area. We are now in the Shadow-play Gorge

22、which is a part of the Xiling Gorge. The elegant Xiling Gorge is the longest in the three gorges with a total length of 76 km. The great gorge is known for the dangerous and spectacular landscape. In Xiling Gorge, there used to be many reefs and gorges. Series of gorges and reefs made water flow spe

23、edy and complex here. Xiling gorge was famous for a lot of rapids and dangerous shoals. After we built Gezhouba dam and Three Gorges dam, the water level rose up and the reefs and shoals were underwater.The three Gorges include: the Qutang Gorge which features magnificence, the Wu Gorge which featur

24、es serenity and beauty, and the Xiling Gorge which features numerous shoals and rapids.長江三峽The mysterious and splendid Yangtze Three Gorges are the exclusive ones that can provide tourists a whole long gorge tour in the world. The Yangtze Three Gorges start from Nanjin Guan of Yichang in the east, a

25、nd end to Baidi Castle of Fengjie County, Chongqing in the west. Its whole length about 192 kilometers consists of the Xiling Gorge, Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge. Its the best scenic part of the Yangtze River, as well as the best in Chinas landscape. Of all ages, its shining beauties keep attracting th

26、e eyesight from every corner of the world. The Xilang Gorge starts from the bayou of Xiangxi River in Zigui County, Yichang, Hubei Province in the west and ends to Nanjin Guan of Yichang. Its total length of 66 kilometers ranks the longest in the three gorges.After the construction of the Three Gorg

27、es Project dam, more sightseeing platforms and scenic spots have been built around the dam. In this area, there are rich tourism resources and series of scenic spots that have been built. The Three Gorges are just like a large museum of Chinese history.(船工號子表演) We are now watching a boatman performa

28、nce. In the past, there were many reefs and shoals in the gorges and boat sailing was very dangerous. Sailing down the wind, the boat can move easily and arrive at the destination quickly and the idiom “plain sailing comes into being. Sailing against the stream, the sail will be lowered down and the

29、 boat will be hauled forward by boat trackers with towlines. A punter will propel the boat in it. Boat tracking was a bright view in the Three Gorges area. But now, the tracking age has gone and it is difficult to see boat tracking in the Three Gorges area.龍進溪Dragon StreamThe stream in front of us i

30、s Dragon Stream. Standing on the bridge and looking at the mountainside on the other bank opposite the mouth of Dragon Stream, we can see a dark blue rock that stands out from the mountain. It zigzags downwards from the mountains top to the Yangtze River. When it reaches the river, its head suddenly

31、 rises, just like a giant dancing dragon flying into the stream. So the stream is named after the rock and the bridge that we are now on is called Dragon Stream Bridge.(喊高腔) Now the song we are hearing is a folk song in the mountain area. It was very difficult for people to communicate with each oth

32、er in the past. Singing was a special way of communication. The songs are always about love, everyday life and labouring. (ladies and gentlemen, watch your step please. )烏篷船Please look at the fishermen over there. In the past days, people lived in the small fishing boats with dark tarpaulin covers.

33、Fishing boats were their important living facility and residence in the river. A fishing boat consists of two cabins. The lower cabin is a sleeping room and the upper one at the end of the boat is an operation room. Everyday people fought against wind and wave in the fishing boats. They witnessed th

34、e changes of the life of the people in the Three Gorges area.扳罾Now, on the other side of the bank, we can see a fishing boat in the stream. A thick rod supports a big fishing net. The net is opening. The fisherman uses this big net to catch fish. In Chinese it is called “BanZeng. It is difficult to

35、cast so big a net that fishermen use a fishing rod to cast and collect the net easily. (水車) The waterwheels dont have any practice uses but they are a bright view in the scenic spot. The waterwheel is an ancient device that uses flowing or falling water to create power by means of a set of paddles m

36、ounted around a wheel. The force of the water moves the paddles, and the consequent rotation of the wheel is transmitted to machinery via the shaft of the wheel. In the past, they were used for crop irrigation, grinding grains, supply drinking water to villages and later to drive sawmills, pumps, an

37、d so on. 吊腳樓Please look at houses over there. This kind of house is called suspended house and it is a common building in Tujia nationality area. The houses are built around mountains. It has two storeys. The first floor is for feeding domestic animals and storing foodstuff. The second floor is for

38、living and cooking. Suspending over the ground, the house is good for protecting against attack from beasts and snakes.洗衣少女Below the suspended houses, two girls are washing clothes by mallets on slab stones. They always sing songs when washing clothes.猴山Now please look up at the mountainside before

39、us. This is the Monkey Hill and it is a good place for monkeys to live in. There are more than 200 wild monkeys in the scenic spot. We may have a look at the notice board here. (鵲橋) The bridge we are now on is called the Lover Bridge. It is a good place for lovers to meet in. If your lover is with y

40、ou right now, please go across the bridge hand in hand with him or her together.黃龍瀑The Huanglong WaterfallOutflowing from a cavern and spreading like a sector, the Huanglong Waterfall howls and pours into a deep pond. It is also called a Waterfall of Man.哭嫁Crying wedding performanceWe can see a cryi

41、ng wedding performance right now.It is a custom of Tujia nationality.A Tujia girl will cry when she gets married because she is very sad and unwilling to leave her parents.The host today will declare that there is a beautiful girl an she is going to throw a bouquet to us .If one of us is so lucky th

42、at he can catch it or is hit by it.He will be the son-in-law of Three Gorges Tribe Scenic Sport.And then he will change to wear the local traditional costume.(Several of us will be chosen to carry the bridal sedan chair and send the bride to the bridal chamber.)Now a traditional Chinese wedding is expected to be on.The host that is coming to us is the matchmaker of tod