“象鼻山”中英雙語導游詞

(象鼻山)

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Elephant Trunk Hill scenic spot. Now, let me introduce it to you. Please follow me. Elephant Trunk Hill, which is also just called Elephant Hill, is located at the confluence of Peach Blossom and Lijiang Rivers. This place is Guilin's emblem. The hill's summit is 220 meters above sea level and it rises 55 meters above the river's water surface. The hill is made up of pure limestone deposited in the bottom of the sea 360 million years ago. Its shape is solitary, straight and steep, while its rock is old. There is a water moon cave between the elephant trunk and the legs resembling a bright moon floating on the water. This is the famous scene“Water Moon of Elephant Hill”integrating the clear hill, beautiful water, fantastic cave, charming rocks and reflection into one beautiful image. For a thousand years and through many dynasties it has inspired famous poets to write verses and is now a must-see spot for tourists visiting Guilin. It is said that in ancient times, a divine being traveled to Guilin with his subordinates. One of their elephants became ill because the load he had to carry was too heavy. When this animal was left to die near the Lijiang River, the kind-hearted local people took good care of it and it recovered soon. The elephant was delighted with the place's beautiful scenery and kind people and naturally decided to stay there to help the farmers harvest their crops. As soon as the divine being heard about this, he sent his soldiers to take the elephant back. These troops and the local villagers fought against each other for three days and nights, with neither side securing a clear victory. So the divine being stealthily stabbed the elephant to death in the heart while it was drinking water near the river. From then on, the image of the elephant was left in the river.

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女士們，先生們，歡迎來到象鼻山風景區(qū)?，F(xiàn)在讓我介紹一下象鼻山，請跟我來。象鼻山簡稱象鼻山，位于桃花江與漓江的交匯處。桂林的城徽即以象山為標志。象山海拔220米，高出水面55米，由13億6千萬年前海底沉積的純石灰?guī)r組成。山形孤拔陡峭，巖石古蒼。在象鼻與象腿之間有一水月洞，有如一輪明月靜澤水上，形成著名的“象山水月”。此景集清山、秀水、奇洞、美石、倒影于一體，成為歷代詩人吟詠不絕的對象，是游人至桂的必游之地。相傳遠古時候，天帝帶了天臣神獸南巡到桂林，天象因馱運過重病倒，被遺棄在漓江邊。后來，它被漓江人醫(yī)治康復，見這里山美水美人更美，不愿重返天堂，便留下來為民耕作。天帝得知，馬上派出天兵天將來捉拿。他們大戰(zhàn)三天三夜，不分勝負。天將趁雙方歇戰(zhàn)，大象到江邊喝水之時，偷偷抽出利劍，從象背插入象心，把它刺死在水邊。從此，天象的英姿就長留人間。