英语--厦门导游词.doc

厦门导游词 Overview Of Xiamen Touristry Also known as Egret Island and Garden on the Sea, Xiamen is one of the most livable cities in China. There are World Architecture Museum--Gulang Island, the beautiful Wanshi Botanical Garden, the mystical South Putuo Temple (or Nanputuo Temple), the historic spot of Hulishan Fortress, the Island Ring Road alongside the sea and Tong’an Tianzhushan Forest Park. They attract more and more visitors from home and abroad every year. ? 1. Xiamen Natural Reserve for Rare Marine Species?? Covering 330.88 square kilometers of the sea area of Xiamen City, the country-level Xiamen Natural Reserve for Rare Marine Species is a major habitat for lancelets--Class B Wild Water Animals under Prior Protection of the State. Lancelet is?a typical species between the invertebrate and the vertebrate and of great significance in the research of animal evolution and the teaching of zoology.? ? Chinese white dolphins (Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins) Conservation Area It extends northward from No. 1 wharf--Songyu, 35 square kilometers of western sea area southward from Gaoji Seawall, and 20 square kilometers of sea area on the line of Zhongzhai, Wutong, Aotou and Liuwudian at the mouth of Tong’an Bay, with a total area of about 55 square kilometers. ?? Egrets Conservation Area It includes Dayu Island, Jiyu Island and their beach areas. It primarily protects the Ardeidae birds such as Chinese Egret, Reef Heron, Egret, Large Egret, Intermediate Egret, Black-crowned Night Heron, Chinese Pond Heron, Grey Heron, Cattle Egret etc and their natural living environment. Lancelets Conservation Area With a total area of 63 square kilometers, it includes four sea zones of Huangcuo, that from Nanxian to Shibaxian, Xiaodeng Island and Crocodile Island.? 2. Xiamen Yuanlin Botanical Garden?? As an AAAA-level national scenic zone and a major scenic resort of the country, it is located amid Wanshi Mountain at the southeast corner of the mainland of Xiamen City. It was firs