————來源網絡整理，僅供供參考————來源網絡整理，僅供供參考————來源網絡整理，僅供供參考廣州英文導游詞ewasdeeplyimpressedbythesixbanyantreesthengrowinginthetemple.SincethenthetemplehasbeencommonlyknownastheSixBanyanTempleandthepagoda,theSixBanyanPagoda.Nowthefacsimilesofthesetwocharacterscanstillbeseenengravedonthestonetabletinacorridorandontheslaboverthelintelofthefrontdoor.[TheHallofHeavenlyKings]TheentrancehallofthetempleiscalledTheHallofHeavenlyKingsandistheshrineforMileBuddha(Maitreya)andtheHeavenlyKings(ortheDivasasarecalledinBuddhistsutra).Thestatueinthemiddle,themanwithabigbelly,isMileBuddha,whoiscommonlyknownastheLaughingBuddhabecauseheisalwaysgrinningfromeartoear.HeisthefuturesaviorthatwilldeliveralllivingbeingstotheBuddhistparadiseafterSakyamuni'sBuddhistpowerisexhausted,andsoheisalsoknownastheFutureBuddha.ThecoupletonbothsidesisacomplimenttotheLaughingBuddha,meaningliterally:"Abigbellycanholdtheworld'stroublesthataretroublingpeople.Anopenmouthissmilingatthosewhoaretobesmiledat"Oneithersideofthehallwecanseetwostatues.TheyarethefourHeavenlyKings,whoareprotectorsofBuddhistdoctrines,witheachtakingcareofoneside-theeast,west,northandsouth.Itistheirjointeffortsthatensureharmony,peaceandprosperityoftheworld.Thefourobjectstheyareholding-a"pipa"(aChinesepluckinstrument),anumbrella,asnakeandasword-combinetomeanthatBuddhawillensureafavorableweatherforthecropssothatpeoplemayliveahappylife.(Individually,theoneplayingapipatakeschargeoftheaffairsintheEastandisassociatedwithharmony,asareallmusicians;theoneholdinganumbrella,whichisasymbolofrainthatnourishesthecrops,isinchargeofthenorthernaffairs;thethirdprotectorholdingasnakeinhishandtakeschargeoftheaffairsintheWestandisbelievedtobeabletotameallevil-doersandkeepthemundercontrol;theswordcarrier,wholooksafterthesouthernaffairs,issupposedtobeabletobringwind.)StatueatthebackoftheLaughingBuddhaisthepatronofthetemple,WeiTuoorVedabyname,whoisnumberoneamongthe32generalsunderthefourHeavenlyKings.[TheSixBanyanPagoda]TheSixBanyanPagodawasbuiltforkeepingBuddhistrelics.Accordingtotherecords,someholyashesfromBuddha'steeth,asword,abronzetripodandsomeotherBuddhisttreasuresareburiedunderthefoundationofthepagoda.Thisoctagonalmagnificentpagoda,withitsblueglazedtiles,vermilionbeams,paintedwallsandredpillarsallingoodmatch,lookslikeaflowerycolumnandsoitisoftenreferredtoasthe"FloweryPagoda".Thehighlightofthevisittothetempleistoclimbthepagoda.This57-meter-highpagodalookstohaveonly9storiesontheoutsidebutactuallyhas17storiesinside.Oneachofthe9externalfloors,therearemanyentrancesleadingtoitsinteriorbutonlyoneisaccessibletothestaircase.So,ifyouloseyourway,youjustturnaroundthecircleandyouwillfindyourwayupordown!Onthetopfloor,thereisahugebronzecolumnwith1023Buddhafigurinesinrelief.Castin1358,thisbronzecolumn,togetherwithitsattachments,weighsover5tons.[TheSakyamuniHall]Tothewestofthepagodaisthemainhallofthetemple-theSakaymuniHall.Inthishall,thestatuesofSakyamuniBuddha,AmidaBuddhaandthePharmacistBuddha(Bhaisajya-guru)areenshrined.TheyarethethreemasterBuddhasofthecentral,westernandeasternworlds.ThesethreebronzeBuddhastatues,all6metershighandeachweighing10tons,werecastin1663andarethebiggestbronzeBuddhastatuesinGuangdongProvince.OriginallytheyweresettledintheBigBuddhaTempleatHuifuXiRoadinGuangzhou.Inthe1960sduringtheCulturalRevolution,theywereregardedasvestigesoftheoldfeudalideasandweremovedoutofthetempleandputintoascrapwarehousebytherebelliousRedGuards.In1983,theywereremovedtobemountedherewhentheSakyamuniHalloftheSixBanyanTemplewasrebuilt.[TheSixthPatriarchHall]TothesouthofthepagodaistheshrineforworshipingHuiNengwhowastheSixPatriarchofChanBuddhismandfounderofthesouthsectofChanBuddhism,whichistheprevailingBuddhistsectinChina.(SeeNanhuaTempleformoredetailsaboutHuiNeng)WhatandhowisthesouthsectofChanBuddhism?Well,accordingtoBuddhistdogmas,sufferingsandmiseriesexisteverywhereinthisworldandevilsarecausedbypeople'sdesireandattachment.Andlife,aswellastime,iscyclicalandallbeingsaresubjecttothesufferingsofchangesindifferentincarnations.Thesoulmayenduremanylivesbuttheconditionofthenewlifedependsonthebehaviorofthesoulinitspreviousbody.Ifanindividualignoresopportunitiesforrightthinkingandrightaction,initsnextlifeitwillhavetopayforitspastmistake.Therefore,inordertoescapethewheeloflifeandtoescapefromsufferingandmisery,humanbeingsmusteliminatealldesireandattachment,suchasthoseformoneyandsex,whicharethecausesofallevils.ThewaytoachievethegoalofeliminatingdesireandattachmentmaydifferwithdifferentsectsofBuddhism.HuiNeng,thesixthpatriarchofChanBuddhism,madethisverysimple.Hediscardedalltheredtapesandadvocatedthat,toachievethisgoal,oneshouldonlypracticeumbilicalcontemplation,thatis,torestrainoneselffromanydesireandemotionsbyquietlysittingcross-leggedtoconcentrateone'smindontheumbilicusofone'sown,inaposturelikethatofhisstatueyoucanseeinthetemple.ThesouthsectChanBuddhistsbelievethateverybodyhasaninherentBuddhistnature,thatis,apeacefulandundistractedstateofmindthatwasoriginallyfreefromevilintentionandanxiety.ThisBuddhistnatureinhisownmindcanberealizedaslongashegivesupalldesireandattachmentand,oncehehascometorealizeit,hewillinstantlybecomeaBuddha.And,evenabutcherwhousedtokilllivingbeingseverydaycanbecomeaBuddhaaslongashedropshiscleaverandpracticecontemplationtorealizehisBuddhistnature.廣州英文導游詞：開平碉樓英語導游詞KaipingisasmallcityinGuangdongProvince,about100kilometerstothesouthwestofGuangzhou,withanareaof1659squarekilometersandapopulationof680thousand.IthaslongbeenknownasthenativelandofagreatmanyoverseasChinese,thenumbertottinguptoorevenmorethanitsdomesticpopulation.TheChinese,youknow,areanostalgicpeoplehavingastrongfeelingofwistfullongingforhome,sotheoverseasChinesefromKaiping,nomatterhowlongtheyhadbeenawayandhowfartheywereawayfromhome,wouldcomebacktobuyapieceoflandtobuildtheirhouseandtogetmarried.ThosehousesbuiltbythereturnedoverseasChineseduringthelate19thandearly20thcenturiesareallwatchtower-like,withthicksolidwalls,smallandnarrowirondoorsandwindows,andevenwithembrasuresonthewallsandanobservationtoweronthetop.YoumaywonderwhythesereturnedoverseasChinesehadtheirhousesbuiltintoastructureofawatchtower.Well,thereasonsareclear.First,publicorderatthattimewasbadandbanditrywasarealheadacheandthebetter-offreturnedoverseasChinesefamiliesnaturallybecametargetsforrobbery;second,theKaipingareaisastretchoflow-lyinglandandfoldswereafrequentoccurrence.So,thesesolidandhigh-risebuildingsweregoodbothfordefenseagainstbanditsandforrefugefromthefloods.So,“KaipingDiaolou”isapropernameofthemulti-storieddefensivecountryhousesofthereturnedoverseasChineseinKaipingCity.Builtofstone,brickorconcrete,thesebuildingsdisplayafusionofChineseandforeignarchitecturalanddecorativeforms,andreflectthesignificantroletheseemigrantKaipingpeoplehadplayedinthedevelopmentofthecountriestheyresided,inSouthAsia,Australasia,NorthAmericaandotherregionsoftheworld.KaipingDiaolouislistedbytheChineseStateCouncilasakeyculturalrelicprotectedbythestate.Itstotalnumberamountedto3,300inthepeakyearsandnowtheregisterednumberis1833,andtwentyofthebetteronesareinscribedontheWorldHeritageListbyUNESCO.Org(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization).Thesebuildingstakethreeforms:communaltowerjointlybuiltby.Severalfamiliesforuseastemporaryrefuge,residentialtowerbuiltbyindividualrichfamilyandusedasfortifiedresidence,andwatchtowerforguardingagainstbandits.Inthe1940sduringthewarofresistanceagainstJapan,someofthesetowersbecamestrongholdsforpeople'smilitia.[TheDiaolouStructuresinZiliVillage]TheDiaoloustructuresinZiliVillage,12kilometersawayfromtheKaipingcitycenter,arethemostmagnificentandbestpreserved.Thereare15inall,whicharealllistedaskeyculturalrelicsprotectedbythestate.AmongthemtheMingshilouisthebestofall.Builtin1925,itisa5-storeyedreinforcedconcretestructure,withanhexagonobservationpaviliononthetopandablockhousebuiltontheoutsidewallsateachofthefourcornersonthefifthfloor.Thishugeandimposingtowerisinstalledwithheavyirondoorsandstrongironwindows,andisluxuriouslydecoratedandwellfurnished.Otherwell-knownDiaoloustructuresaretheYinglonglouinChikanTown,theRuishilouinYan'gangTownandtheFangsheDenglouinTangkouTown.Theywerebuiltindifferentyearsbydifferentfamiliesandsoaredifferentinarchitecturalstyle.TheYinglonglou,builtduringtheJiajingReignoftheMingDynastyinthemiddleofthe16thcentury(1522-1566),istheoldestDiaoloustructureandisfreefromforeigninfluenceinarchitecturalstyle.TheRuishilou,a9一storied25-meterhighreinforcedconcretestructure,isthemostluxuryandislaidoutandfurnishedinthetraditionalChinesepattern.TheFangshiDenglou,areinforcedconcretestructurebuiltin1920bytheFangfamily,istypicaloftheDiaoloustructureasawatchtowerforitwaslocatedinanopenlandandwasprovidedwithelectricgenerator,searchlightsandguns.[TheLiGarden]AnothertouristattractioninKaipingCityistheLiGarden.Itwasaprivateresidentialgardenbuiltin1926一1936byanAmericanChinese,XieWeiLibyname.Thegarden'sname“Li”wasderivedfromthenameofitsowneranditgivesexpressiontothemeaningofaChineseidiomXiuShenLiBen,whichiswrittenonanarchwayinthegarden,meaningthatcultivatingone'smoralandcharacteristhekeytosuccessinone