上海豫园英语介绍.ppt

豫园 Location Yuyuan Garden, located in the southern part of Shanghai, is a famous classic garden. It is characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming dynasty. History Yuyuan Garden or Yu Garden of Shanghai is a pearl of classical gardens in southern area of the Yangtze River built in 1559 in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) with a history of more than 400 years. It is a private garden of Pan family. As the name implies, Yu means pleasing and peace in Chinese. The founder Pan Yunduan invited the famous designer to build this garden for his parents as the tranquil place to spend their remaining years in comfort and happiness Opened up to the public in 1961, the attraction was included in the important heritage sites under state protection in 1982. During the celebration for 440 years anniversary in 1999, the former general secretary Jiang Zemin inscribed a title for the garden as Famed Garden by the Sea, which now standing in the garden for admiring. The British Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ, the US President Clinton, the German President Herzog, the Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, and other chiefs and honorable guests from other countries also had visits in Yuyuan garden during their stay in Shanghai. Crowned as Mountain Forest in the City and enjoys the saying that the surprising and beautiful sceneries of the garden top that of the southeast area, present Yuyuan Garden also includes the around streets, the marks of the garden-the Zigzag Bridge and Mid-lake Pavilion, the Exquisite Jade Rock-one of the three rocks in south of the Yangtze, as well as calligraphy and paintings of famous artists, hundreds of clay sculptures, brick carvings, horizontal inscribed boards, inscriptions and couplets of past dynasties Covering an area of 20 000 square meters, the attraction can be divided into four parts, the Eastern Area, the Western Area, The Central Area and Internal Garden. Each part owns distinguish features within several characteristics scenic spots. There are totally 48