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1、乌镇西栅英文导游词导语:乌镇西栅是一个景区,西栅(zhà)位于浙北桐乡市杭嘉湖平原上的乌镇,以原汁原味的水乡风貌和千年积淀的文化底蕴成为江南古镇中的佼佼者,是一个5A级景区。 篇一、乌镇西栅英文导游词InthetranquillittlevillageofWuzhen,thelighthangsovertheDongShiRiverinasoftsummerpallour,asthoughthecloudsaremakingadeliberateefforttoprotectthereside
2、ntsfromsunburn.Alongtheriver,aselectgroupofday-trippersenjoyacruiseaboardapole-steeredbarge.I’mhighlyprivilegedtobevisitingtheverylastofChina’sancient“watertowns”tobeopenedtovisitors.Whentheauthoritiesopenedthe1,300yearoldriverinesettlementofWuzhento
3、visitorsinearly2001,theyweredeterminedtoavoidthetackymixoftouristrestaurantsandkitschsouvenirshopsthathasswampedotherestuarytownssuchasZhouzhuang(whichalsoliesintheYangtzeRiverdelta).Wuzhen’soldbuildings,anarchitecturalsymphonyofstone,woodandtiles,ha
4、vebeenpreservedratherthanrestored,andlovinglymaintainedratherthantartedup.Theresultisaplacethatisasheerjoytoexploreonfoot.Wuzhenisstillalivingtown,wheredailylifegoesonlifegoesonasithasforthelastthousandorsoyears.Coppersmiths,wood-carverandsilk-spinne
5、rsworkattheirage-oldcrafts.Bicyclerickshawdriversexchangestoriesastheywaitforpassengers.Peoplecartwater,cookmeals,andtendtheirgardens,eachflower-plotthesizeofapostagestamp.ThetownsfolkofWuzhengatherinthetownsquarearoundmid-day-talking,smokingorplayin
6、gmah-jongg.Theyseemlaidbackandcontented.Mostofall,theyseemtoenjoyobservingthepassingparade,whichprovidesaconstantsourceofamusement.Istartedtowonderwhetheritwasthetownorthestrangeforeignvisitorslikemyselfthatwasthemainattraction.Westernvisitorsarestil
7、lararityhere.Wuzhenliesinthefarnorth-eastofZhejiangprovince,about90minutesbyroadfromShanghai.Thename“watertown”isespeciallyapt;besideslyingontheGrandCanal,thesettlementiscompletelyencircledbytworivers-theDongShiandasmallertributary,whichmeetataT-junc
8、tion.Nomatterwhereyoustand,waterprovidesthebackdrop,theraisond’êtreofthewholetown.About250familiesusedtoliveintheoldquarterofWuzhen.However,followingthe“restoration”ofthetown,manytownsfolkhavebeenmovedouttothe“new”Wuzhen,anattractivelylandscapedbutot