西安大雁塔英文介绍及西安小吃英文翻译[整理]

西安大雁塔英文介绍及西安小吃英文翻译[整理]

西安大雁塔英文介绍及西安小吃英文翻译[整理] 大雁塔英文介绍

As the symbol of the old-line Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is

a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.

It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4

kilometers (2.49 miles) from the downtown of the city. Standing

in the Da Ci'en Temple complex, it attracts numerous visitors for

its fame in the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of

construction, and its new square in front of the temple. It is rated

as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA

Tourist attraction can be divided into three parts:

the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Da Ci'en Temple, and the North

Square of Big Wild Goose Wild Goose

PagodaOriginally built in 652 during the reign of Emperor

Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it functioned to collect

Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch

ng started off from Chang'an (the ancient Xian),

along the Silk Road and through deserts, finally arriving in India,

the cradle of Buddhism. Enduring 17 years and traversing 100

countries, he obtained Buddha figures, 657 kinds of sutras, and

several Buddha relics. Having gotten the permission of Emperor

Gaozong (628-683), Xuanzang, as the first abbot of Da Ci'en

Temple, supervised the building of a pagoda inside it. With the

support of royalty, he asked 50 hierarchs into the temple to

translate Sanskrit in sutras into

Chinese, totaling 1,335 volumes, which heralded a new era in

the history of translation. Based on the journey to India, he also

wrote a book entitled 'Pilgrimage to the West' in the Tang

Dynasty, to which scholars attached great built

to a height of 60 meters (197 feet) with five stories, it is now 64.5

meters (211.6 feet) high with an additional two stories. It was said

that after that addition came the saying-'Saving a life exceeds

building a seven-storied pagoda'. Externally it looks like a square

cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist

construction. Built of brick, its structure is very firm. Inside the

pagoda, stairs twist up so that visitors can climb and overlook the

panorama of Xian City from the arch-shaped doors on four sides

of each storey. On the walls are engraved fine statues of Buddha

by the renowned artist Yan Liben of the Tang Dynasty. Steles by

noted calligraphers also grace the for the reason why

it is called Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there is a legend. According

to ancient stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for one

of which eating meat was not a taboo. One day, they couldn't find

meat to buy. Upon seeing a group of big wild geese flying by, a

monk said to himself:

'Today we have no meat. I hope the merciful Bodhisattva will

give us some.' At that very moment, the leading wild goose broke

its wings and fell to the ground. All the monks were startled and

believed that Bodhisattva showed his spirit to order them to be

more pious. They established a pagoda where the wild goose fell

and stopped eating meat.

Hence it got the name 'Big Wild Goose Pagoda'.Da Ci'en

TempleDa

Ci'en Temple is the home of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In 648,

to commemorate the dead virtuous queen, royalty ordered the

building of a temple named 'Ci'en' (Mercy and Kindness), for

which the status and scale far exceeded all others. Today, with an

area of 32,314 square meters (38,648.5 square yards), one

seventh of the original area, it

still retains its the temple, there stands a

statue of hierarch Xuanzang, the meritorious hierarch. Walking

on and across a small bridge, visitors will see the gates of the

temple. With guarding lions, the temple seems stately for lions

were said to function as ng the temple you will

see two buildings-Bell Tower in the east and Drum Tower in the

west. Inside the Bell Tower hangs an iron bell 15 tons (14.76 gross

tons) in weight. It was molded in 1548 in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Along the central axis are arranged the Hall of Mahavira,

Sermon Hall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Hall of Xuanzang

Sanzang. In the Hall of Mahavira are three carved statues of

Sakyamuni, and 18 arhats as well as Xuanzang. The Sermon Hall

is where Buddhist disciples would listen to a sermon. A bronze

statue of Amitabha is dedicated and a Buddha statue is collected

by Xuanzang as oblation. The Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang is north

of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In this hall are Xuanzang's relic and a

bronze statue of a seated Xuanzang. The inner wall is chiseled

with murals depicting this hierarch's story. Renowned as the

contemporary Dunhuang Buddhist

storehouse praised by UNESCO, it is the biggest memorial of

Square of Big Wild Goose PagodaSurrounding

Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the scenery is also quite charming,

especially the square north of the Da Ci'en Temple. Covering

about 110,000 square meters (131563 square yards) plus 20,000

square meters (23920.6 square yards) of water area, it holds many

records: in Asia, it is the biggest Tang-culture square, the biggest

fountain and waterscape square, and the largest-scale sculptures

area. In the world, it has the most benches, the longest light-belt,

and the largest-scale acoustic entire square is

composed of waterscape fountains, a cultural square, gardens

and tourist paths. There you can taste real Chinese culture and

traditions and fully enjoy the truly attractive views. With reliefs

on the theme of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, 200-meter-long

(656-foot-long) sculpture groups, 8 groups of sculpted figures,

40 relievos on the land, and 22 styles of musical fountains, it has

become a must-see when you visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

西安小吃名称中英文

常用地名钟楼 Bell tower 大雁塔 Big wild goose pagoda

兵马俑 Emperor Qin's terra-cotta warriors and horses 回民街

HUI minority street

经典小吃羊肉泡馍 cruded pancake in mutton soup 凉皮 cold

rice noodles 汤圆 sweet dumpling

肉夹馍 chinese hamburger 中式早點烧饼 Clay oven rolls

油条 Fried bread stick 韭菜盒 Fried leek dumplings 水饺 Boiled

dumplings 蒸饺Steamed dumplings 馒头Steamed buns 饭团 Rice

and vegetable roll 蛋饼Egg cakes咸鸭蛋 Salted duck egg 豆浆

Soybean milk 饭类稀饭 Rice porridge 白饭Plain white rice 油饭

Glutinous oil rice 糯米饭 Glutinous rice

卤肉饭 Braised pork rice 蛋炒饭 Fried rice with egg 地瓜粥

Sweet potato congee 面类馄饨面 Wonton & noodles

刀削面Sliced noodles 麻辣面Spicy hot noodles

麻酱面Sesame paste noodles 鴨肉面Duck with noodles

鱔魚面 Eel noodles 乌龙面 Seafood noodles

榨菜肉丝面Pork , pickled mustard green noodles

牡蛎细面Oyster thin noodles 板条Flat noodles 米粉Rice

noodles 炒米粉 Fried rice noodles 冬粉 Green bean noodle

汤类鱼丸汤 Fish ball soup 貢丸汤 Meat ball soup

蛋花汤 Egg & vegetable soup 蛤蜊汤Clams soup

牡蛎汤Oyster soup 紫菜汤Seaweed soup 酸辣汤 Sweet & sour

soup 馄饨汤 Wonton soup 猪肠汤Pork intestine soup

甜点糖葫芦Tomatoes on sticks长寿桃 Longevity Peaches

芝麻球 Glutinous rice sesame balls麻花 Hemp flowers

冰类地瓜冰 Sweet potato ice 紅豆牛奶冰Red bean with milk

ice

八宝冰 Eight treasures ice 豆花Tofu pudding

果汁甘蔗汁Sugar cane juice酸梅汁 Plum juice

杨桃汁 Star fruit juice 青草茶Herb juice

点心牡蛎煎 Oyster omelet臭豆腐 Stinky tofu (Smelly tofu)

油豆腐 Oily bean curd麻辣豆腐 Spicy hot bean curd 虾片

Prawn cracker 虾球 Shrimp balls春卷 Spring rolls

蛋卷 Chicken rolls碗糕 Salty rice pudding

筒仔米糕 Rice tube pudding 红豆糕 Red bean cake

绿豆糕 Bean paste cake糯米糕Glutinous rice cakes 萝卜糕Fried white radish patty芋头糕 Taro cake 肉圆 Taiwanese

Meatballs水晶饺Pyramid dumplings 肉丸 Rice-meat dumplings豆干 Dried tofu

其他当归鸭Angelica duck槟榔 Betel nut火锅 Hot pot

肉羹汤 Pork thick soup 鱿鱼汤Squid soup 花枝羹 Squid thick

soup