Ladiesandgentlemen,
WelcometoWuhan.MynameisLiBo.IamfromWuhantravelservice.IwillbeyourlocalguideduringyourstayinWuhan.Thisisourdriver,MrZhang.HisbusnumberisWH12345.Onbehalfofmytravelagency,wehopeyouhaveanicejourneyhere.Ifyouhaveanyspecialinterest,plesetellyourtourleader,andhewilllerusknow.Myjobistosmoothyouway,careforyourwelfare,trymybesttoansweryourquestion,andbeyourguideandinterpreter.Iwilltrytodomylevelto"warmtheceeklesofyourheart".Wehighlyappreciateyourunderstandingandcooperation.
TodaywewillvisittheEastLake.TheEastLakeislocatedintheeastensuburbofWuhan.ItwasannouncedoneofChina'skeyscenicspotsbytheStateCouncilinNovemberof1982.Itstotalareais87squarekilometers,ofwhichabout33squarekilometersarewatersurface.It'sthebiggestcitylakeinChinawhichissixtimesaslargeastheWestLakeinHangzhou.
Accordingtogeologistsandarchaeologist,alongtimeago,theYangtzeRiveroverflewitsbanksformanytimes,themudandsandbroughtbyfloodsonthesouthernbankoftheYangtzeRiver.Astimewenton,thelowerpartformedtoday'sEastLake.In1950,thecentralgorermentmadeaplantodeveloptheEastLakeandsetupthemanagementofficeofEastLake.
TheEastLakeiscomposedofsixtouristdistricts-ListeningtotheWaves,MoshanHill,LuojiaHill,FallingWildGoose,WhiteHorseandFlutePlayingDistricts.
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TheListeningtotheWavesDistrictislocatedonwestshoreoftheEastLake.Theshoreisplantedwithpinetrees,metasequoiatreesandbamboos.Whenthewindcomes,thesoundofpinetreesandwavesechoeachotheroveradistance,sothedistrictgotitsname.Thedistrictconsistsofalotscenicspotsandfacilities.Now,Iinviteyoutojoinmeandintothetour.
First,weareintheplacewhereiscalledtheListeningtotheWaveChamber.TheListeningtotheWaveChamberissurroundedbygreenbamboosandwavesechoingeachother.
Continueeast,wegettoanotherplace,theMoonEnjoymentPavilion.Itisanidealplaceforyoutoenjoythemoon.ItgotitsnamefromtheChinesepoem"Thenearerapavilionliestowater,theearliersomeonestandingonthepavilioncanenjoythemoon".
TheWaterCloudPavilionissituatedontheplainshoreoftheEastLake.Whenyouclimbuptothesecondfloor,youwillfindthattheflowingcloudintheskyconnectswiththewateroftheEastLake.Inaddition,behindthepavilionthereisalsowater.Sothiskindofscenerywillmakeyouimaginethatyouseeminthehometownofwaterandcloud.
InfrontofthePoem-ChantingPavilionisthestatuaofQuYuanwhowasthegreatpatrioticpoetofancientChina.NowletmegiveyouabriefintroductionofQuYuanwasborninZiguiCountryofHubeiProvinceduringtheWarringStatesPeriod.Becauseofhistalent,hewasofferedahighrankbytheKingoftheChuState.HeworkedloyallyforChuStateandalwaysconcernedaboutcommonpeople'slife.Becauseofhiseffort.theChuStatebecamemoreandmorestrong.Unfortunately,later,theKingoftheChuStatewasdeceivedbytraitorandsenthimintoexile.WhenheheardthenewsthattheChuStatewasdefeatedbytheQinStatelater,heleftverysadanddrownedhimselfinMiluoRiverinHunanprovinceinordertocallonChupeople'spatriotism.InordertocommemorateQuYuan,Wuhanpeoplebuiltthispavilion.QuYuanmadeagreatcontributetothecultureofChina.InSeptemberof1953,theWorldPeaceCouncilheldameetingtoconmemoratethemostfamousfourculturepersons,amongthemonewasQuYuan.
Atlast,wewillgototheLuXun'ssquare.OntheLuXun'sSquarestandsthestateofLuXun.LuXunwastheforerunnerofChina'snewculturerevolutionaswellasthegreatwriter,thinkerandnevolutionist.Hewasbornin1881anddiedin1936.
Wellladiesandgentlemen,herewego,nowalongthepathtoreturnto,soweonceagainenjoythebeautyoftheEastLake.Andyoucantakephotoesalongtheroad.
That'sallexplanationfortheEastLake.Myfriends,thetimehasgoneveryquicklyandourtripisdrawingtoaclose.It'sapitytosaygoodbye.Pleaseallowmetakethisopportunitytothankyoufouyourcooperationandunderstanding,andifyoucomebackinthefuture,Ihopetoseeyouagainandbeyourguideagain.