旅游英語景點介紹—麗江 Li Jiang

　　【簡介】麗江古鎮(zhèn)又名大研鎮(zhèn)，坐落在麗江壩中部，它是中國歷史文化名城中唯一沒有城墻的古鎮(zhèn)，據(jù)說是因為麗江土司(世襲統(tǒng)治者)姓木，筑城勢必如木字加框而成“困”字之故。納西族名稱叫“鞏本知”，“鞏本”為倉廩，“知”即集市，麗江古鎮(zhèn)曾是倉廩集散之地。麗江古鎮(zhèn)始建于宋末元初，至今已有八百多年的歷史。明末徐霞客的《滇游日記》曾寫麗江古鎮(zhèn)中木氏土司宮邸“宮室之麗，擬于王者”。城區(qū)則“居廬駢集，縈城帶谷”、“民房群落，瓦屋櫛比”，可見當時麗江古鎮(zhèn)已有名。麗江古鎮(zhèn)曾是明朝麗江軍民府和清朝麗江府的府衙署所在地，明朝稱“大研箱”(大研即大硯，因古城周圍群山環(huán)繞，流水縈回，外型有如一方大硯)。清朝時改稱“大研里”，在清咸豐年間(公元1860年左右)，古城大部分建筑都毀于兵燹戰(zhàn)禍。民國以后改稱“大研鎮(zhèn)”。麗江古鎮(zhèn)，因為集中體現(xiàn)了納西文化的精華，并完整地保留了宋、元以來形成的歷史風貌，1986年2月被國務院列為國家歷史文化名城。

Lijiang is a beautiful shining jewel on the Northwest Yunnan Plateau neighboring the southeast side of the an Plateau which is considered to be the "Roof of the World". It is impressive because of its scenery and lush vegetation.

Lijiang boasts of breath-taking wonderful sights such as Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and its modern maritime glacier, the only one of its kind in the southern end of the Northern Hemisphere; Tiger Leaping Gorge; the world - famous grand canyon; Lugu Lake, the cultural cradle of the "Matriarchy" of the Yongning Mosuo people in Ninglang. Lijiang Town is officially called "Dayan Town"—— "Dayan" literally means a "great inkstab", a graphic description of the town’s location on a piece of rich flatland fed by a river and surrounded by green mountains. 　There is no other town in China like Dayan which incorporates the folkways of so many people and the architectural styles of both north and south China.

The people of Naxi, while developing their land of snow-clad mountains and turbulent rivers since ancient times, have to their credit the "Dong Ba Culture" seen as one of the world wonders, a culture all-embracing while unique.

All these natural sceneries and these cultural treasures of the minority peoples have been continuously drawing tourists from all over the world and have recently vote Lijiang as one of the favorite destinations in China.

Notes:

1. Lijiang 麗江

2. Roof of the World 世界屋脊

3. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 玉龍雪山

4. Tiger-leaping Gorge 虎跳峽

5. Lugu Lake 瀘沽湖

6. Dayan Town 大研鎮(zhèn)