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　　Hello, everyone. Welcome to our travel agency. My name is Zhang Chengxuan.Please call me Zhang Daohao. We are about to arrive at our destination. Let meintroduce our terminal, Longmen Grottoes. Longmen Grottoes, located in LuoyangCity, Henan Province, is a milestone of grotto art in China. There are two hugeGrottoes: Dongshan grottoes and Xishan grottoes.

　　The most spectacular one is Xishan grottoes Here we are. Tourists, pleasefollow me. Don't lose me. Look, that's Xishan grottoes. It's very beautiful.Let's go this way first. It's called Qianxi temple. Why is it called thisstrange name? Qianxi temple is named for its continuous stream of water. Themain Buddha in this one is Bodhisattva, with two disciples, two Bodhisattvas,two heavenly kings and so on. Let's go further Now, our place is called Binyangcave, also known as Binyang three caves, which are North cave and middle cave.South hole, three holes.

　　Next, we went to Fengxian Temple, the most famous place in LongmenGrottoes. Lushenafo is the most famous. He is more than ten feet tall. He isreally the best.

　　Finally, I would like to remind you not to damage cultural relics. Litter,goodbye!

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　　Good morning ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please? Fromyour smiling faces, I know that you may have sweet dreams last night, right? Ok,I have some news even exciting, that is, today we’re going to visit the LongmenGrottoes, which you have been expecting for a long time.

　　So now let me give you a general introduction first. Around 13 km south ofLuoyang, there are two picturesque hills confronting each other with the YiRiver flowing northward between them, connected by an arched stone bridgeresembling a natural gate tower. This is the right place named Longmen, wherethe well-known Longmen Grottoes is located.

　　The grottoes, which earn the fame of one of the Three Treasure Houses ofStone Sculpture in China, were created over 1500 years age. The Longmen Grottoeswas first known in the year 493 AD, when Emperor Xiaowen moved his capital toLuoyang from Datong, Shannxi Province, which marked the initiation ofdevelopment and expanse of Buddhism in Central China. It prolongs for 1000meters from north to south. According to the statistics conducted in recentyears, there are 2300 caves and niches with over 100000 Buddhist figures. Inaddition, more than 2800 tablet inscriptions and some 40 Buddhist pagodas werepreserved in or out of the caves.

　　Now, we’ve got to the grottoes. Please get off the bus. Here is the QianxiTemple. It was built in the early Tang Dynasty around 640 AD. It has altogether7 Buddhist statues inside, of which, Buddha Amitabha is sitting in the centralwith 2 of his favorite disciples, 2 Bodhisattvas, and 2 Heavenly Kings.

　　Please come with me. Now we are in front of the Bin yang Caves. The Binyang Caves consist 3 large caves, the North, the Middle and the South caves. TheMid and the South Bin yang Caves were built under Emperor Xuanwu for practicingthe merits and virtues for his diseased parents, late Emperor Xiaowen and lateEmpress Dowager(遗孀) Wenzhao in 500 AD. While the North Bin yang cave was addedfor the late Emperor Xuanwu by a eunuch(太监) in the palace named Liu Tang in508AD.

　　In the West Hill of Longmen, there are several “the most” caves to feastyour eyes. Just now, we visited the Ten-thousand Buddha Cave with 15000 Buddhistimages, which has the most Buddha images, and the Lotus Cave with 2cm-highBuddha images, which are the tiniest Buddha images.

　　And now, we’ve come to another “most”, the Fengxian Temple. So whathighlights can we see here? I’ll show you. One day in 655AD, Empress Dowager WuZetian cried in the palace. Emperor Gaozong asked her why she was so unhappy.She said: “Do you think I am beautiful?” the Emperor answered: “Of course, youare the most beautiful lady under heaven!” the Empress said: “but sooner oflater I would be ugly. Beauty cannot last long.” The Emperor Gaozong at oncemade the best artist in the palace paint a beautiful portrait of Empress Wu. Butshe still cried, she said: “the portrait is beautiful, but after hundreds ofyears, it will rot and disappear.” The Emperor Gaozong suddenly saw the light.He issued an edict(法令) that a stone statue must be carved at once. Hearing thisedict, Empress Wu was so pleased that she donated 20000 strings(串) of cash coinsfor her cosmetics(化妆品) and also attended the consecration(献祭仪式) of the chiefBuddha when the construction was thoroughly completed in order to shorten thetime of the project. So the main Buddha Losana was carved according to EmpressWu’s appearance.

　　That is the legend. Now we see, the Buddha Losana is 17.14m high with itshead 4m, each ear 1.9m, and flanked by 2 symmetrical disciples, Bodhisattvas,Heavenly Kings, and Great Men of Strength on both sides. The chief Buddha givesyou an impression of dignified manner, magnificent looking, wise, farsighted andkind nature. Looking around the overall arrangement, we would rather say thatthe Fengxian Temple is a scene of a grand imperial court than a spot ofBuddhism. Generally speaking, the Fengxian Temple is the most magnificent andartistic among all the shrines of the Tang Dynasty and as well as an example ofsuccess in integrating politics with Buddhism in ancient China.

　　Ok everyone, now you can take photos here. Or you can ask questions thatyou don’t understand. After 15 minutes we will gather right here. See youthen.

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　　Welcome to Longmen Grottoes.They are located in the south of LuoyangCity.They are between Mount Xiang and Mount Longmen and face Yi River.LongmenGrottoes，Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famoustreasure houses of stone inscriptions in China.The grottoes were started aroundthe year 494 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 A.D.)moved the capital to Luoyang.Work on them continued for another 400 years untilthe Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 A.D.).The first caves of Longmen wereexcavated in 494，the 12th year of the Northern Wei Dynasty Xiaowen Emperor'sreign.The grottoes extend for some 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from northto south.They contain over 2,300 holes and niches，2,800 steles，40 stupas，1,300caves and 97,000 sculptured figures that have survived the test of time.Most ofthese works date from the Northern Wei Dynasty and the flourishing age of theTang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.).Lots of historical materials concerning art, music,religion, calligraphy, medicine, costume and architecture are stored in theLongmen Grottoes.

　　Fengxian Temple

　　Fengxian Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and it is the largest grottoin Longmen Grottoes with a width of 36 meters (about 118 feet) and a length of41 meters (about 136 feet).There are nine major figures of various facialappearances and temperaments in the temple that were built in accordance withBuddhist rites by the artists.The most impressive figure is the statue ofVairocana Buddha sitting cross-legged on the eight-square lotus throne.It is17.14 metres (about 56 feet) high;the head alone is four meters (about 1 3 feet)high，and the ears are nearly 2 meters (about 6 feet) long.Vairocana meansilluminating all things in the sutra.The Buddha has a well-filled figure，asacred and kindly expression and an elegant smile.According to the record on theepigraph，the Empress Wu Zetian together with her subjects took part in theceremony of Introducing the Light (a Buddhist blessing that the Buddha opens thespiritual light of himself and shares it with others).At the sides of Vairocanathere are two statues of Vairocana Buddha’s disciples，Kasyapa and Ananda，wearingprudent and devout expressions. The figures of Bodhisattvas and Devas can alsobe found in the temple.Some have dignified and genial expressions，while othersare majestic and fiery. The various appearances and delicate designs are therepresentations of the Tang Empire’s powerful material and spiritual strengthand the wisdom of its people.

　　Wanfo cave

　　The Wanfo Cave which was completed in 680，is a typical cave of the TangDynasty of two rooms and square flat roofs.Its name is due to the 15,000 smallstatues of Buddha chiseled in the southern and northern walls of the cave.Themain Buddha Amida sits on the lotus throne，having a composed and solemn face.Thewall behind Amida is carved with 54 lotuses，upon which there are 54 Bodhisattvasin different shapes and with various expressions.In addition，very pretty andcharming lifelike singers and dancers are also chiseled on the wall.The singersare accompanied by various kinds of instruments and the dancers dance lightlyand gracefully to the music，giving the cave a lively and cheerful atmosphere.A85 centimeter high statue of Kwan-yin holding a pure bottle in his left hand anda deer’s tail―a symbol of brushing off the dust in Spirit―in right hand is oncave’s southern outsider wall.This figure is well designed and is regarded asthe Longmen Grottoes’best example of a Tang Dynasty Bodhisattva statue.

　　Guyang Cave

　　Guyang Cave is the oldest cave in Longmen Grottoes.There are three tiers ofniches on the northern and southern wall of the cave，in which are hundreds ofstatues，and most of the statues are engraved with the names of the artists，thedates and the reasons for carving them.The sculptures are of diverse shapes andpatterns that are representations of the Gandhara Art style after the grotto arttransmitted to Luoyang. A stature of Sakyamuni is situated in the middle and isnearly 8 meters (about 26 feet) high. Nineteen of the most famous TwentyCalligraphies are found in Guyang Cave. The Twenty Calligraphies represent theWei style steles, which are the Longmen Grottoes’ basic stele calligraphies.

　　Binyang Cave

　　After constructing the Guyang Cave, the royalty of the Northern Wei Dynastycarved out a series of larger scale caves, which are the northern, southern, andmiddle Binyang Caves. The middle cave took the longest time to complete (from500 to 523) and is the only one of the three finished during Northern Weiperiod. There are 11 big statues in the cave. Sakyamuni is of dignified andserene appearance, while this disciple and Bodhisattva are of slender figure andelegant look, which are the typical style of the late Northern Wei Dynasty. Thefloor is engraved with lotus patterns and on the rooftop is a flourishing lotusflower relief.

　　Lotus Cave (Lianhua Cave)

　　Chiseled grottoes on the base of the natural limestone caves are also seenin Longmen, and the Lotus Cave is one of them. Unlike the sitting statues,Sakyamuni is of standing figure, showing that he has trudged a long distance todevelop Buddhism from India to China. A huge relief of a well sculpted lotusflower is engraved on the dome, with a seed bud in the center and petals ofhoneysuckle patters circling around. Around the lotus are six flying musicianswith vivid gestures, as if they are dancing along with the melodies of themusic.

　　Xiangshan Temple

　　Xiangshan Temple，which is ranked the first among Longmen Grottoes’tentemples，is situated in the middle mountainside of the East Hill.The East LongmenHill is teeming with spices and is therefore very fragrant smelling.It’sname，Xiangshan, means“Fragrant Hill”in Mandarin.The temple was also namedXiangshan Temple.The present Xianshan Temple was reconstructed during the QingDynasty in 1707 and this work was based on the old Temple’ design.In20xx，Xiangshan Temple was expanded on the basis of the Qing Xiangshan Temple byLongmen Grottoes Administration, with a newly constructed Bell and DrumTower，Wing Room，as well as Halls of Mahavira and Nine Persons. In addition, thebelfry, Hall of Arhats, Emperor Qianlong’s stele and palace, Wing-room, JiangJieshi and Song Meiling’s Villa, along with the stairs, plank roads and templewalls have all been rebuilt and restored.A new gate was constructed south of thetemple.The temple takes on a new look today, and it is really a rare scenicworld cultural landmark.

　　Bai Garden

　　The Bai Garden is located on Pipa Peak north of East Longmen Hill(Xiangshan Hill) and was

　　reconstructed by Tang Youzeng of the Qing Dynasty in 1709.The temple issurrounded by green pine trees and cypress, looking solemn and serene. It wasdesignated a key site for protection at the state level by the State Council in1961. The tomb of Bai Juyi is a round mound of earth, 4 meters high, with acircumference of 52 meters.In front of the tomb stands 2.8-meter-hightombstone，which reads，“The Tomb of Bai Juyi”.Bai Juyi’s family was originallyfrom Taiyuan in Shanxi Province and then moved to neighboring ShaanxiProvince.He lived from 772 to 846 A.D.，and his style name was Letian. Bai Juyiwas one of the Tang Dynasty’s most outstanding poets and enjoyed great literaryfame both in and outside of China.He held a number of high government posts andinstructed a prince during his later years. After retiring，he came to Luoyangand made good friends with“Nine Persons of Xiangshan Hill”，who often composedand sang poems at the Longmen Grottoes. Meanwhile，he donated money for theconstruction of Xiangshan Temple. When Bai Juyi died, he was buried, inaccordance to his will, in the present Bai Garden.The important scenic spots inthe Bai Garden are the Tingyi, Cuiyue, Bai, and Songfeng Pavilions, Letian Hall,Bird’s Head Gate, Pipa Peak, Bai Juyi’s Tomb, Wogu Tablet, Poem Corridor, andDaoshi Reading Room.As a garden constructed according to style of the TangDynasty, it is both a tourist resort and a good place to pay homage to the greatpoet.

　　In addition, there is Prescription Cave that has about 140 prescriptionsengraved on the walls，showing the achievements of ancient Chinese medicine.Someof the prescriptions are still used today.Other caves and temples like XiangshanTemple, Huangfu Cave, and Qianxi Temple can also be found at the LongmenGrottoes.

　　Well, my friends，Longmen Grottoes’s visit nearly come to an end，and I haveto say goodbye to you a11.Anyway I am very glad to have spent such a happy andunforgettable day with you. Welcome you to come here again for sightseeing.Thankyou all! Have a happy journey! Goodbye!

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　　Ladies and gentlemen，

　　Hello, Confucius said, has the friend to come from the distantplace,delight. Today, I am precisely have this kind of feelings toreceive fellowfriends the arrival.

　　Luoyang, is the historical famous city which the Chinese and foreigniswell-known. She has glorious historical, bright cultural and themultitudinouscultural relic historical site. In order to cause fellowguests at Luoyang periodcan has the further understanding to thisancient city historical culture and thehistorical site, is riding ina carriage the scenic spot visit on the way, ILuoyang's history andthe Longmen Grottoes approximate situation, will make thesi-mp-leintroduction to everybody. Luoyang is located west Henan Province,theYellow River middle reaches Nanan. Because of is situated at northshore theLuohe river to acquire fame, Italy is positive for the Luoriver water.

　　Luoyang in the history once was the city which the multitudinousdynastyfounds a capital, is known to be "nine faces the ancientcapital". In this morethan 1,000 years historical perpetual flow,Luoyang once the long time tookChinese the politics, cultural, theeconomical center. Today, we visit the worldfamous Longmen Grottoesthen are one of multitudinous cultural relic historicalsites.

　　The Longmen Grottoes, in the Luoyang Nanjiao's Dragon Gate mountainpaplace,are apart from the urban district 12.5 kilometers, too and19 years opens cuttingfrom Northern Wei Dynasty, up to now some morethan 1,500 years history, it withthe Dunhuang Mogao Caves, the Datongcloud hillock rock cave, together hascomposed our country famousthree big rock caves art treasure house.

　　Dragon Gate, in the Spring and Autumn Period Warring States timecalled"Iraq Xiangshan (Dongshan) (Xishan) the thing confrontswith Longmen Mountain,the Iraqi water from the average, has formed agrand gate Latter because is inthe Sui and Tang dynasties empiresouth, also calls Dragon Gate.

　　So-called "rock cave", is the hole which opens cutting on the cliffcliff isstraight, perhaps natural forms the pit hole, with hides orstores food and thething. As early as in primitive society, thepeople have used the natural pithole description zoomorphism and thelife scene, however by the phenomenonappears and the placewhich as the buddhist, the clergy worships buddha and leadsa piouslife, actually is starts Buddhism after ancient India to appear.

　　As a result of wooded mountain lonesome and quiet, mystical, rock cavewarmin winter and cool in summer, the rock cave uses the templeconvenience accordingto Shan Diaozao which the bricks and stonesbuilds to be more durable than,therefore appeared the collectionbuilding, the drawing, the vulture in ancientIndia has chiselled artto accomplish This kind of art, does missionarywork theactivity along with the clergy to spread to our country theborder area and theinland, with our country national characteristicsand the traditional each kindof artistic technique style fusionconnection, becomes our country one kind ofunique carving, thecolored drawing on pottery craft. We must look today theLongmenGrottoes are one of in our country multitudinous templegrouptreasures.

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　　Located in the west park of the park, also called Luo Spring in ancienttimes, the BaoTu Spring has a long history of more than 3500 years, According tohistorical records, HuangongKing of the Lu State, met with King of the Qi Stateat Ouo in 694 BC. In the Northern Wei Dyansty, it was called Eying Springbecause of the Eying Temple by the spring. In the North Song Dynasty, Zeng Gong,a famous writer, wrote an article entitled records of two halls in Qiprefecture, in which the spring was formally called the baoTu spring. In theJinDynasty, a stele was erected by the spring, saying that the BaoTu Spring wasfirst among the 72 famous springs.

　　The two small pavilions Xi Quan and Ni Lan , built during the Song and MingDynasties, were restored to the right and left of the compound galleries inorder to display cultural relics.

　　Now you please look at the car window, the car is from Sani living sideafter the stockade.Tsaitsu said, it was necessary to brief you Yi housing.

　　Yungang Caves, one of China’s four most famous "Buddhist Caves Art TreasureHouses", is located about sixteen kilometers west of Datong, Shanxi Province.There exists 53 caves, most of which are made during the Northern Wei Dynastybetween 460 and 494 AD, and over 51, 000 stone sculptures. It extends onekilometer from east to west and can be fallen into three major groups.

　　Let`s start with milk tea,The host minces the tea and put it in a kettle toboil it .When the kettle starts boiling with a gurgling sound, the host poursthe fresh milk into it .Thus the herdsman coming in from a snowstorm will warmup immediately after having such a cup of milk tea. A bowl of milk tea,stir-fried rice ,several piece of a dry milk product and some lamb is regardedas a delicious meal by the ordinary Mongolian herdsman. Milk products includethe skin of boiled milk, milk curd, milk wine ,cheese ,butter and so on .Theformal meal may be served with meat and a flour-base product.

　　The first group (including Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3 and Cave 4) are at theeastern end separated from others. Cave 1 and Cave 2 have suffered from rigorsof time and the weather. Cave 3, an afterthought after the Northern Wei Dynasty,is the largest grotto among Yungang caves.

　　Tours normally begin from the second group ranging from Cave 5 to Cave13.Yungang art manifests its best in this group. Cave 5 contains a seated Buddhawith a height of 17 meters. In Cave 6, a 15-meter-high two storey pagoda pillarstands in the center of chamber and the life of the Buddha from birth to theattainment of nirvana is carved in the pagoda walls and the sides of the cave.The Bodhisattva was engraved in Cave 7. The rare seen Shiva Statue in Yungangwith eight arms and four heads and riding on a bull is illustrated in Cave 8.Cave 9 and Cave 10 are notable for front pillars and figures bearing musicalinstruments. Musicians playing instruments also appear in Cave 12. Cave 13 hasthe Buddha statue with a giant figurine supporting its right arm.

　　And after visiting these wonderful spots, we can have a rest, and maybesome of you want to have a bath in the hot spring. I suggest you do so, becausethe water here can cure disease which based on medical reasons.

　　The rest caves belong to the third group. Cave 14 has eroded severely. Cave15 is named as the Cave of Ten Thousand Buddha. The caves numbered 16 to Cave 20are the oldest complex and each one symbolizes an emperor from the Northern WeiDynasty and the subject of "Emperor is the Buddha" is embodied. The caves fromNo. 21 onward are built in the later times and can not compare to their betterpreserved counterparts.

　　The shrine is constructed cling to mountains and has front and back twoparts. Now we play a small game: count the stone steps, later I’ll tell you asecret. How many steps there are? Yes, 51 steps! So when Han Yu came toChaozhou, he was 51-year old. When Han Yu was to Chaozhou, he was impressed bythe beautiful scenery and hospitality of local people. You see that tree? Beforeit was an oak tree there, which was planted by Han Yu himself. People say moreflowers in the oak tree, more well-educated students are. But in Qing Dynasty,this magic oak tree died, so people planted this tree instead.

　　The Dripping Water Cave, about 3 km northwest of the village, is a verypopular destination, possibly because of the fact that Mao allegedly spent 11days here in the early days of the Cultural Revolution Years (1966-76),contemplating the unknown.

　　South leaves east the fontanel courtyard to fold namely for the daystreet.Day street, space downtown, rich poetic sentiment place.Travels to the Eastalong the day street, center north has a workplace, on the inscribed horizontaltablet the topic has " LooksWu Shengji " This is hands down Kong Zi and Yan Yuansees WuGuochang outside the gate a white horse's place. North the work placehasthe Kong Zi temple.