杭州西湖英语导游词 篇1

　　No grand-looking in the world but the Qiantang River Tide on August18th."

　　The extraordinary surging tide of the Qiantang River is a world-renownednatural wonder caused by the gravitation of the celestial body, the centrifugalforce produced by the rotation of the earth and by the peculiar bottleneck shapeof the Hangzhou Bay.

　　To the east of Zheshan Hill on the south bank of Qiantang River, there areabout 500,000 mu reclaimed-land like a peninsula to keep off the river mouth, soas to make from the hill to the outside 12th section like a large-sized bottlewith a small mouth. It is easy for the tide to come, but difficult to ebb.Hangzhou Bay\'s width is over 100km, but up to the outside 12th section isnarrowed only several kilometers. However, the river east part of the riverbedis sharply raised. In this way, it becomesthe riverbed high and water a little.As a great quantity from the Qiantang River mouth is reaching, the tide cannotbe raised equally due to narrowed-down river area. Then, it is

　　forced rear tides pushing front tides while the front tide is not fastenough, thus, one upon another, forming the most magnificent natural phenomenonin the world.

　　On the 18th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, hundredsand thousands of tourists from both abroad and at home would come here to watchQiantang Tide. A scholar in the history wrote: "The Tide comes in a little drumvoice just like a silk thread across the River at far-viewing while reachesnearby in thunder just like mountains."

　　People have been keeping the tradition of watching the Qiantang Bore sincethe Tang dynasty. During the Southern Song dynasty, the tradition was observedin an unparalleled way. On August 18 in the lunar calendar, the court arrangedmarine inspection ceremony while tide-watching and tide-teasing is going on.This date is said to be the birthday of the god of waves. With the lapse oftime, the tradition of tide-watching becomes a grand occasion. And the localpeople organize various kinds of festivals to celebrate it. When a tide-watchingfestival arrives, people come from all over the country and the world at largeto watch the wonderful natural wonder. Yanguan Town in Haining is the mostfamous site for watching the Qiantang Bore and in recent years, Xiaoshan inHangzhou comes to be regarded as another ideal place to witness the worldwonder.

　　Qiantang Tidal Bore is very dangerous and if you are not careful enough. Soyou should obey the order and arrangement of the policemen who try everything toensure your pleasant watching and your personal security.