英语导游词15篇.docx

第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 英语导游词15篇 英语导游词3英语导游词6英语导游词9英语导游词12英语导游词13英语导游词14　　ladies and gentlemen:　　historical records trace the construction of the origin of the wall to defensive fortification back to the year 656 b.c. during the reign of king cheng of the states of chu. its construction continued throughout the warring states period in the fifth century b.c. walls，then，was built separately by these ducal states to ward off such harassments. later in 221 b.c. the most e*tensive reinforcements and renovations were carried out in the ming dynasty (1368--1644) when altogether 18 lengthy stretches were reinforced with bricks and rocks. it is mostly the ming dynasty wall that visitors see today.　　the great wall is divided into two sections，the east and west，with shan*i province as the dividing line. the west part is a rammed earth construction，about　　5.3 meters high on average. in the eastern part，the core of the wall is rammed earth as well，but the outer shell is reinforced with bricks and rocks. the most imposing and best preserved sections of the great wall are at badaling and mutianyu，not far from beijing and both are open to visitors.　　the wall of those sections is 7.8 meters high and 6.5 meters wide at its base，narrowing to 5.8 meters on the ramparts，wide enough for five horses to gallop abreast. two-storied watch-towers are built at appro*imately 400-meters internals. the top stories of the watch-tower were designed for observing enemy movements，while the first was used for storing grain，fodder，military　　equipment and gunpowder as well as for quartering garrison soldiers. thehighest watch-tower at badaling standing on a hill-top，is reached only after a steep climb，like climbing a ladder to heaven.　　there stand 14 major passes (guan，in chinese) at places of strategic　　importance along the great wall，the most important being shanghaiguan and jiayuguan. yet the most impressive one is juyongguan，about 50 kilometers northwest of beijing.　　known as ti