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The mausoleum of Yellow Emperor is the only emperor tomb recorded in The Records of the Grand Historian,the first batch of national key cultural relics protection unit, class 5 A tourist destination, and boasts of the Number 1 mausoleum on the earth. Now, I am going to show you how to introduce the famous scenic spot.
Ladies and gentlemen, today we are goingto visit the mausoleum of Yellow Emperor. The mausoleum of Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan, founder of the Chinese nation stands at the top of Mt. Qiaoshan, north of Huangling County seat. t is the only emperor tomb recorded in The Records of the Grand Historian ,the first batch of national key cultural relics protection unit, class 5 A tourist destination, and boasts of the Number 1 mausoleum on the earth
Yellow Emperor was great tribal chief at the time towards the end of primitive society in China. He was honoured as the ancestor who had initiated Chinese civilization. He invented jade weapons, carts, boats, bows and arrows. Lei Zu, his wife, was good at raising silkworm; Cang Jie, his imperial historian, created the Chinese pictograph; Da Rao, one of his officials, worked out the first "Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch Calendar”; Ling Lun, his official composer, developed musical instruments. All of these billiant achievements put forth by Yellow Emperor are attributable to the later success of China as one of the world's four countries with an ancient civilization.
Yellow Emperor’s exploits went down in history also because he had punished the evil and the wicked, and unified the Chinese nation for the first time. In that historical age, the Chinese people labored, lived and multiplied on the vast land around the Yellow River valley. Emperor Yan and his people of the Qiang tribe inhabited the middle; Tai gao and his Yi tribe lived in the east; Chi you and his Man tribe lived in the south; and Qiang, Dee and Rong tribes lived in the north and west; Yellow Enperor and his tribe led a nomadic life then, in the northwest. Later they migrated to the middle. In a battle launched by the Man tribe led by Chi you, whose aim was to seize the middle area, Yan Di was defeated and turned to Yellow Emperor for help. The combined forces defeated chi You. At last, Yellow Emperror unified these tribes and became the first unifier of the Chinese nation after 52 battles.
Yellow Emperor was said to have lived to be 118. One day on an inspection tour to Henan, Yellow Emperor heard a sudden crack of thunder from the sky, and a yellow dragon descended in front of him. The dragon said to him,“You have accomplished your mission. Now, please return to Heaven with me.”The emperor knew he was not in a position to run counter to Heaven's will and could do nothing but mount the dragon and go wih it. When flying over Mount Qiaoshan of Shaanxi, the emperor asked the dragon to land so that he could appease his subjects. At the news, the peple hurried over and wept bitterly. Having been urged by the yellow dragon, Yellow Emperor again mounted it. But the people got tight hold of his clothes, trying to make him stay. However, the yellow dragon took him away. All that the people had left of him was his hat and his clothes, which they buried on Mount Qiaoshan in a tomb. That is how the legend goes, yet many people believe that Mount Qiaoshan is exactly where the great man's final resting place is.
The burial ground is about four square kilometers. It is surounded by mountains and rivers, and is covered with lush forest. According to statistics, there are over 60,000 one- thousand--year-old cypresses there. Anyone who reaches the top will pass a stone tablet with the inscription: “Both civil offcials and mlitary officers must demount here”. It is said that in the ancient times, those who came to pay homage would walk from this spot up to the tomb. In front of the tomb, there is a memorial pavilion with a huge stone tablet, on which Guo Moruo's calligraphy is carved. It reads “Mausoleum of Yellow Emperor". Behind the pavilion, there is another tablet with four character Qiao Shan Long Yu" (Mount Qiaoshan Dragon Carriage).
A little farther up stands the Mausoleum of Yellow Emperor facing south, right in the middle of the nountain top, which is four meters high and 50 meters in circumference. About 40 meters in front of the tomb is a 20-meter high platform with a stone tablet on one side, which says "Han Wu Xian Tai" (Han Emperor Wu Di's Praying Platform). It is said to have been built in110 B.C. for Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty to pay homage to Yellow Emperor, and to pray for good luck on his way back from an inspection tour. Since then, it has been a state ceremony to pay homage to Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum on Chinese Memorial Day. Many eulogies to Yellow Emperor by emperors of later dynasties have been passed down through the ages. Before 1949,some famous senior statesmen of the Nationalist Party, such as Yu Youren, Jiang Dingwen, and Cheng Qian, visited here. The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee sent its representatives here to honor this great man when it was in Yan’an. On the Memorial Day of 1937, Lin Boqu, entrusted by Mao Zedong and Zhu De, commander-in-chief, came to officiate at the ceremony. And now China still keep the custom to hold ceremony honoring Yellow Emperor on the Memorial Day. Here are some photos of the magnificent scenarios of the past memorial activities.
At the foot of the mountain stands a temple known as Xuanyuan Temple, where there are still some structures, ancient cypresses and stone tablets. The first thing that strikes one’s eye upon entering the gate is a huge cypress, 19 meters tall, ten meters in circumference at the bottom, and six meters in circumference in the middle. It would take more than seven people to encircle the tree with outstretched arms. Some foreign scholars call it “ father of world cypress”. Legend goes that it was planted by Yellow Emperor himself, and it could be 4000 years old.
To the north of the gate, there is a hall and a pavilion with 47 stone tablets on display. In front of the main hall of the temple stands another tall tree, known as the Cypress for Hanging Armor. It is covered with scars in regular patterns on its bark, seemingly, marked by armor; and holes could be found in the trunk, with broken nails inside. Cypress rosin flows out constantly from the holes, making this cypress unique among all the cypressses in the temple. According to the legend, Emperor Wu Di left all these marks when hanging his armor on it.
Above the door of the magnificent main hall is a large horizontal tablet with a four-charater inscription:” Ren Wen Chu Zu”(Founder of Human Civilization). Inside the hall is a gorgeous shrine for the Yellow Emperor.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are now coming the end of our today’s tour here. Thank you for your time.
-1.1 Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum 秦始皇帝陵博物院
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-1.2 Shaanxi History Museum 陕西历史博物馆
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-1.3 The Forest of Stone Tablets 西安碑林博物馆
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-1.4 Xi’an City Wall 西安城墙景区
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-1.5 The Huaqing Hot Spring 华清池景区
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-1.6 The Big Wild Goose Pagoda 西安大雁塔
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-1.7 The Tang Paradise 大唐芙蓉园
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-1.8 The Great Mosque 西安清真大寺
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-1.9 Famen Temple Buddhist Cultural Scenic Area 陕西法门寺佛文化景区
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-1.10 The Yellow Emperor’s Mausoleum 黄帝陵景区
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-1.11 Yan’an Revolutionary Heritage Site 延安革命纪念地景区
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-1.12 Mount Huashan 华山风景名胜区
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-1.13 Jinsi Grand Canyon Scenic Spot 金丝峡景区
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-1.14 Taibaishan International Holiday Resort 太白山国际旅游度假区
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-2.0 Prelude 引言
-2.1 Diced Pancake Boiled in Mutton & Beef Soup 羊肉泡馍
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-2.2 Xi'an Dumpling Banquet 饺子宴
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-2.3 Biang Biang Noodles 扯面
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-2.4 Pancake Stuffed with Marinated Pork 肉夹馍
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-2.5 Cold Noodles with Sesame Paste 麻酱凉皮
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-3.1 Shaanxi Local Specialties 陕西特色手工艺品
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-3.2 Qin Terracotta figures 兵马俑复制品
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-3.3 Stele Rubbings and Yaozhou Green ware 拓片和耀州瓷
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-3.4 Leather Shadow Puppets and Paper Cuts 皮影和剪纸
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-3.5 Shuyuanmen Cultural Street 书院门
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-4.1 The Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show 仿唐乐舞
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-4.2 The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Evening Show 长恨歌
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-4.3 The Great Tang All Day Mall 大唐不夜城
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-5.1 Meeting with a Tour Group at the Airport 机场接机
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-5.2 Welcome Speech 欢迎词
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-5.3 Brief Introduction to Shaanxi and Xi’an 陕西及西安简介
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-5.4 On the Way to the Hotel 去钟楼饭店途中
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-5.5 Check in at Bell Tower Hotel 钟楼饭店入住
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-5.6 Discuss the Itinerary 讨论行程安排
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-5.7 Change the Room 调换房间
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-5.8 Arrange the Morning Call 安排叫早
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-5.9 On the Way to the Scenic Spot 去景点途中导览
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-5.10 Having a Meal 用餐
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-5.11 Watching the Song of Everlasting Sorrow Evening Show 看《长恨歌》实景演出
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-5.12 Shopping 购物
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-5.13 Check Out 结账离店
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-5.14 Seeing the Tourists Off 机场送别
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