旅游英語景點介紹—廣州越秀公園 Yuexiu Park

　　【簡介】越秀公園主體越秀山以西漢時南越王趙佗曾在山上建“朝漢臺”而得名。園內(nèi)有古之楚庭和佛山牌坊，古城墻、四方炮臺、中山紀念碑、孫中山讀書治事處碑、伍廷芳墓、明紹武君臣冢、海員亭、五羊石像、五羊傳說雕塑像群、球形水塔等景點。越秀公園是廣州最早的公園之一，也是廣州規(guī)模最大的綜合性公園。民國時期，孫中山先生提出要把越秀山建成一座大公園。廣州解放后這一構(gòu)想得到了實現(xiàn)。越秀公園是山的公園，越秀山屬白云山余脈，東西部延約3公里，海拔70余k米。歷史上又名粵秀山、越王山。明代永樂年間，山上曾建觀音閣，所以民間又常稱之為觀音山。越秀山是廣州的風(fēng)水寶地，從地理形態(tài)看，廣州負山帶海，北倚五嶺余脈九連山，南臨伶仃洋;左有羅浮山，右有青云山作為“朱雀”、“玄武”拱衛(wèi)并延伸至廣州的白云山和越秀山。

yuexu park is considered to be one of the central parks in guangzhou city; recently it has been nominated as the scenic park of guangzhou. there are only eight certified scenic parks in guangzhou.

it acts as a natural defense in the northern part of the guangzhou city together with bai yun mountain. with height of more than 7000m above sea level, it is also historically known as yue (guangdong) xiu mountain, yue wang mountain. during the ming dynasty, in the reign of yong le, guan yin temple was built on this mountain hence it is also called guan yin mountain.

during the early west han dynasty, yue xu mountain was known to offer pilgrimage to many people, but then in the early 20th century, dr sun yat sen, suggested that yue xu should be turned into a grand park which was only realized after the liberation of china in 1949.

now, yuexu park is known for providing immense and comprehensive cultural recreation. it consists of one main hill, yue jin gang, 7 small hills guihua gang, muhe gang, yu gang, etc. and baixiu, nanxiu, dongxiu artificial lake. its total area is 860,000 sqm. its afforestation rate is at 92%. it is also a host to famous historical architectural site like zhen hai building, ming gu wall, square cannon site, dr, sun yat sen's monument etc. historical sites and ancient trees were also built and planted respectively around wu yang temple, hall of chinese idioms, a place of relaxation with trees, and bamboos, garden of flowers, art gallery, museum, recreational area, swimming pool, playground, restaurants, kiosk, states, building and pavilion etc. for people to rest and relax, making it a pleasurable experience to visit the park. the park also provides other amenities, to complete the wonderful experience, for visitors. there are many pathways for people to use to visit the places within the park. every year it also hosts a flower market festival. about more than 10 million people comprising of foreigners and locals visit this park every year,

since the yuan dynasty, yue xu mountain is considered to be a good scenic park in guangzhou. recently it also has been nominated as one of the ten best scenic parks. its zhen hai building and five ram statues are nominated for the ten best scenic sites.