旅游英語景點介紹—大理崇圣三塔 The Three Pagodas Temple of Dali

　　【簡介】崇圣寺始建于南詔豐佑年間(公元824～859年)，在大理國時期擴展為890間屋子、11400尊佛像、三閣、七樓、九殿及百廈，被稱為“佛都”。崇圣寺曾有五大重器：三塔、南詔建極大鐘、雨銅觀音銅像、元代高僧圓護大師書寫的“證道歌碑”及“佛都匾”、明代的“三圣金像”，由于年代久遠，5大重器只剩下三塔。崇圣寺于清軍圍剿杜文秀時被毀。三塔矗立于崇圣寺大門前，寺東為千尋塔，即大塔，南、北為小塔，排列成三角形。大塔名曰千尋塔，全名“法界通靈明道乘塔”。建于南詔蒙勸豐佑時期(823年—859年)，即唐長慶四年到開成四年。千尋塔高58米，為16層方形密檐式磚塔，塔內(nèi)空心，置有似“井”字形交叉木骨架，可以攀登塔頂;塔身下部為石砌臺基，高1.1米，上層臺基為磚砌須彌座，高1.9米。屬于典型的唐代建筑風格。千尋塔西，等距約70米遠的地方，有南北兩座小塔，建于大理國時期，即在五代末宋代初期，高約42米，為十級八角形密檐式空心磚塔。在主塔臺基石砌照璧上，嵌有明代萬歷年間黔國公沐英之孫沐世階書寫的“永鎮(zhèn)山川”四字。三塔處于地震頻繁地區(qū)，千百年仍巍然屹立，l961年崇圣寺三塔被列為全國文物保護單位。1979年維修三塔時，曾在千尋塔內(nèi)發(fā)現(xiàn)了寫經(jīng)、經(jīng)卷、銅鏡和金、銀、木、水晶等佛像，各種藥材共600余件。

大理崇圣三塔The Three Pagodas Temple of Dali

Today we are going to visit the three pagodas temple of Dali. Welcome, everyone!

Before we got the three pagodas temple, I would like to give you a brief introduction of Dali. Why is it called “Dali”? As we all know Dali has a long history. After the Kingdom of NanZhao, Duansiping Established the Kingdom of Dali. “li” this Chinese word refers to “manners”, indicated the hope of the king that make his country a prosperous and civilized place.

Dali is a world –famous tourist attraction. It is rich in cultural heritages and tourist resources. Dali is widely claimed as “the Oriental Switzerland”, “the Chinese Geneva” and “the Pearl on the Yunnan Plateau”. Each year, it attracts thousands of tourists both at home and from abroad to pay a visit. For example, the Cangsang mountain, Erhai lake, Dali Ancient city and the Three Pagodas are all important resorts in Dali. And we are all familiar with the saying:”wind, flowers, snow and the moon”, which refers to the snow on Cangshan mountain, the moon of the Erhai Lake, the wind of Shangguan county and the flowers in Xiaguang county. There are regarded as the best sight of Dali. We will enjoy them later.

The Bai Nationality is the chief nationality in Dali Prefecture. It has the second biggest population among the 25 ethnic minorities in Yunnan, totaling more than 1,000,000 people. The Bai people have a long history and a well-developed culture. Under the influence of the Han people, some of their customs and habits are quite similar to those of the Han people. As our bus keeps moving on towards Dali, you will see more and more houses and villiages that have a strong local colour of the Bai people.

Dali City is the capital of the Bai Autonomous Prefecture. As the largest city in the west of Yunnan, it covers an area of 1,400 square kilometers with a population of more than 450,000. In addition, Dali City is the political, economic and cultural center of Dali, as well as one of the important gateways to the Southeast Asian nations.

OK, everyone, we are now at the Three Pagodas Temple. Let’s go inside and see.來源：www.examda.com

Three Pagodas are the ancient landmarks. They have been the symbol of Dali. The temple located in the piedmont of Cangshan mountain and the near the Erhai Lake. The three pagodas are the only building of the temple. Because the temple went through the war and has been ruined. In Chinese we call it “cong shen”, which means admiring the Buddha, and this Buddha refers to the 觀音.

After cross this plaza we will be in the temple. See ,the three pagodas stand there. The major Pagoda, built during the period of NanZhao State, stands 69 meters in height and is divided into 16 tiers. Each tier is inlaid with the statues of Buddha. On its front, four Chinese characters are quite striking, meaning “Ensuring Tranquility to Mountains and Rivers Forever.” From this, we can conclude that one of the reasons to built this pagoda is to prevent disasters. This pagoda, we call it “千尋”.

I am sure you have noticed the two small pagodas. They were built at the beginning of 10th century during the period of Dali State. Each Stands 42 meters in height and is divided into 10 tiers. They are made from bricks.

The three pagodas have a history of more than 1,000 years. They have warthered the storms and earthquakes several years. Still, the three pagodas stand firm and erect. They clearly show us the exquisite and superb craftsmanship of the ancient Chinese architecture.

In recent years, the local government renovated the three pagodas. During the renovation, inside the major pagoda were found lots of treasures: Buddhist Sciptures, gold, silver, bronze and iorn wares, pearl, agate, amber, jade and some herbs, totaling more than 600 pieces.

These three pagodas make a beautiful picture. If seen from a far distance, you will have such a feeling that how can this miracle exist in this world. Every time when I saw them, I always wondered that. They are really the wonderful works made by Bai people.

This way, please, everyone. Now we can see the Statue of Yutong 觀音. It is a rebuilt one, the original one was destroyed before. This statue is different from other statues of觀音 in other places around China. What’s the difference? Please look at it clearly. It’s face looks like a woman’s face, and it’s body resembles a man’ s body. This feature can not be found in other statue.

After visiting the temple, we will go to enjoy the scenery of Cangshan mountain and Erhai Lake, Ok ,Let’s go, everyone.