LadiesandGentlemen,
WelcometoWuhan.MynameisflwIamfromshiyantravelservice.IwillbeyourlocalguideduringyourstayinshiyanThisisourdriver,MrWang.HisbusnumberisWH12345.Onbehalfofmytravelagency,wehopeyouhaveanicejourneyhere.Ifyouhaveanyspecialinterest,pleasetellyourtourleader,andhewillletusknow.Myjobistosmoothyourway,careforyourwelfare,trymybesttoansweryourquestion,andbeyourguideandinterpreter.Iwilltrytodomylevelbestto“warmthecocklesofyourheart”.Wehighlyappreciateyourunderstandingandcooperation.
Todaywe’llvisitthefamoussacredplaceofTaoism-----TheGoldenPalaceofWudangMountain.ItisnotonlyoneofthefirstbatchnationallevelscenicspotsofChinabutalsotheheritageoftheworld.
AftersomeeffortsWehavereachedthemainpeak.Itsaltitudeis1612meters.TheGoldenPalaceislocatedhere.StandinginfrontoftheGoldenPalace,youcanhaveapanoramicviewofthebeautifulsceneofWudangMountain,asfaras400kilometers.Allthepeaksarestoppingatthestaticmoment,justlikeragedwaves,whichwonderfullyadvertisesthemajorityprestigeandloftyimperialpower.
TheGoldenPalace,withaheightof5.45metersandflyingeavesdecoratedbydragon,phoenix,seahorse,andimmortals,isthehighestoneintheancientChineseconstructiongrade.Bronzeconstructed,theGoldenPalacewasgildedbygoldoutside.Allthepartsweresoperfectmatchedthatthereiswithoutanycrevice.Enduringabout600years’windandrain,thunderandlightening,coldwinterandhotsummer,theGoldenPalaceisstillshiningasifitwasnewlybuiltup.Hence,theGoldenPalace,nationaltreasure,notonlypresentsthewonderfulChineseancientarchitectureskills,butalsorevealsthewisdomofChinesepeopleandancientscientificlevel.
TheGoldenPalaceistheintegrationofintelligenceandcreativity,andalsothedisplayofartandbeauty.TheinsidewallsoftheGoldenPalacewerelightlycarvedwithsoftfloatingcloudslines.Purplemantel,cleanandsmooth,reflectsagentleandharmoniouscolor.ThestatuesofEmperorZhenwu,GoldBoyandJadeGirl,andtheGeneralsofWaterandFirearebeingworshippedinsideoftheGoldPalace,withdelicateportrayanddistinctpersonality.
GoldenClockPavilionandJadeDrumPavilionareinfrontoftheGoldenPalace.Onthetwosidesofthepalace,therearelothouseandstamphouseforpilgrimstodrawlotsandstamptheholymark.BehindthosehousesisParent’sPalace,whichistheholyplaceforpilgrimsshowingrespecttoZhenwu’sparents.
Wewillgetbacktothestationbytramrail.Youhaveenjoyedtheviewofthepeaksagain.Nowlet’sgetonthebus.
Wehaveappreciatethesceneryaswellasitsculture.Itisnotonlyamountainbutalsoaheritagefullofourancestors’wisdom.
YourcurrentvisittoChinaisdrawingtoaclose.Iwouldliketosayafewwordsbeforeyouleavethiscountry,thoughIamnotaspeech-maker.Timehaveelapsedsoquicklyandyouhavevisitedseveralscenicspotsinthiscity.Thetimewestayedtogetherwasrathershortandreallythesurfacewasonlyscratched.WhattheChinesepeoplecall“lookingattheflowersonthehorse’sback.”Everyoneinthegrouphasbeenverycooperative,friendly,understandingandpunctual.ThatiswhatIwitnessedandexperienced,andasanationalguide,itwasmuchappreciated.
Partingissuchsweetsorrow.Happytomeet,sorrytodepart,andhappytomeetagain.Wishyouhaveanicejourneyhome.Goodbye.