中华门城堡英文导游词篇一：南京中华门城堡英语导游词zhongHuacityGatecastle nowwearearrivingatzhongHuacityGatecastle,itisashighasa5-storeyedbuild ing,veryimpressivetothevisitorstonanjing.andi’dliketomakeanintroductionoftheancientcitywallfirst.city,symbolizingthehumansocietydevelopingtowardcivilization.itisnotonly thebasicbarrio（区域）ofchinesepeople’slivingspace,butalsoanimportantwaytomakecountrystable.inthissense,nanj ingcitywallbuilt600yearsagoandbasicallypreservedwelltilltoday,isworld-cl asshumanculturalheritage.Thebuildingofthewallbeganin1366,orderedbyzhuyuanzhang,whoadoptedt hesuggestionof“buildingthehighwall“byoneofhiswisestaff(zhusheng).andt heprojecttaketotally20years.andmorethan200,000peopleof125countiesfro m5provinceinsouthernchina(jiangsu,anhui,jiangxi,hubei,hunan)wereempl oyedontheproject. nanjingcitywallwasthelongestcitywallintheworldandthecityenclosedbyitre mainedtheworld’slargestuntil17thcentury.itboasted33.676kmincircumference（周长）andthepreservationis23.743kmlong.Theheightisfrom14-26metersandthebaseofthewallis14meterswideandthetopofthewallis4-9meterswide. Greatpartofthewallbaseismadeofgraniteorrectangularslabsoflime-stone,an dbothsidesofthewallarelaidwithhugebricks.Eachbrickis45cmlong,20cmwi deand10cmthickwithaweightof15kg.Thebrickswerecementedinwithamort ar(灰泥)oflime,tongoil,glutinousricegruel.manypartsofthewallarestillingoodco ndition,itisagooddemonstrationofit’ssolidity.allthebricksweremadeinthe5provincesimentionedbefore.Forthequ alitycontrol,everybrickwasengravedwiththename,originoftheartisanandsu pervisoraswellasthedateofmakingit.Thecityhad13gatesinthemingdynasty,suchasSanshangate,jubaogate,tongji gate,taipinggateandsoon.amongallthegates,Sanshan,jubaoandtongjigatesc overing3wengchengbecauseoftheirstrategeticimportance.andHanzhonggat ecovering2wengcheng,andHongwu,Qingliang,Shengcecoveringonly1wen gcheng.amongthem,Jubaogateisthelargestandmostspecialone,whichchang editsnameintopresentzhonghuagatein1931,whenzhonghuaRoadwasconstr ucted.ThegatewasformerlycalledtheTreasureBowlGate,whichisconnectedwithan interestingstorypopularamongthelocalpeople.intheearlymingdynasty,when Emperorzhuyuanzhangstartedtobuildacitywallaroundnanjing,everythingw asdone.Butthisgatewasfailedtobebuiltaftermanyattempts.Fromhisprimemi nister,theemperorheardofapoorfishermannamedshenwanshan,whogotatreasurebowlandbecameveryrich.Thecourtdispactedpeopletocheathimoutofthe treasurebowlandburieditintothegroundasfoundationofthegate.Thegatewasf inallybuiltup.Fromthetime,thegatewasgiventhenamejubaoinchinesewhich meanstreasurebowl.infact,intherealhistory,Shenwanshanwastherichestonei nthesouthernchinainthelateY uandynasty,hedonated1/3ofthewholeexpenses tobuildthecitywall.Buthiswealthymadezhuyuanzhangangry,andbedrivento adistantandpoorplacebythecruelemperor.coveringanareaof15,168squaremeters,20metershigh,thegatehas4entrances with4doors,theopenspacebetweenthemwascalled“wengcheng“.wengisajar liketrappingstructureinancienttimes.Thegatecomplexwasusedasthedefense worksofthecity,covering3wengcheng.Behindthefirstconventionaldoublepa nelwoodendoor,thereare3other23---thickverticallyslidingstonedoors.thehe avystonedoorareliftedanddroppedwiththehelpofamechanicalwinch(绞盘).ifenemytroopsbrokethroughthefirstwoodendoor,theycouldbeseparated andtrappedinsidebythedroppingoftheother3stonedoors.Thisstrategyiskno wninchinaas“beatingdogsbehindabolteddoor”.andwecanalsofindtheration alandexquisitedesigndrainagesystemhere. Thefirstentranceisinathree-tierbuildinginwhich27tunnelsarebuilt.Thesetun nelsarespaciousenoughtoquarter.morethan3000soldiersandstorelargequant itiesoffoodandammunitions.Thesearewidehorseramponbothsides.atthetop, thereusedtobearostrumallowingacommandingview.Unfortunately,therostr umtogetherwithotherpartsofthewallwasdestroyedbytheJapaneseinvadersintheanti-Japanesewar.differentfromthesquare-shapedcitywallsofmostancientchinesecities,thewal lofnanjingfollowedthenaturaltopography(地形学)andformedanirregularshape.Bythisconstruction,naturalbarriers,suchas mountains,rivers,andlakeswereallemployedtostrengththefortificationofthe city.Thecitywallhas24gates,amongwhichonly13gatesweretheoriginalonesf rommingtimeandtherestwerebuiltoraddedfortrafficpurposelateron. nowadays,21.35kmcitywallsurvivesandisamongthepreservationlistofmonu mentsandhistoricalsitesapprovedbytheStatecouncil.Thenanjingmunicipalg overnmentplanstohavepartofthecitywallrepairedandsomeofthecitygatesren ovated.篇二：中华门城堡导游词中华门城堡各位朋友大家好，现在我们来到了“世界之最”的古城堡——中华门。