外滩英语导游词
【篇一:英语导游词 外滩】
the bund and environs
the bund is 1500-stretch along the huangpu river, running from the waibaidu bridge in the north to the yan’an road in the south.
that the beginning of the 19 century, the area
was a mere shallow waterfront covered with reeds. as a resule of opium war in 1840s, the bund area became the site of some of the earlist foreign settlements after shanghai was opened as one of five “treaty ports” listed in the unequal nanjing treaty imposed by foreign powers. block after block of buildings were
thbuilt in the 20 century. they houses the
embassies, hotels , clubs, companies, agencies and banks. in1930s, it was described
as the wall street in the far east for the large number of banks and financial institutions.
in 1990s,the bund area underwent a great physical transformation, followed by a renovation completed by 2010.the shanghai government also managed to highlight this area as a tourist attraction.
on the riverfront a promenade was raised to prevent the city from flooding and offer visitors a wide walkway for take photos and relaxing in front of the beautiful harbor. the promenade also sees locals doing morning exercises and lovers making good of the romantic evenings.
though the physical change on the waterfront was great, the skylines of this area didn’t change. the municipal government renovated the old buildings, highlighting them as the best tourist attractions of shanghai. known as “gallery of world architecture”, it means 23buildings in a line. they are in a variety of styles, ancient and modern, chinese and foreign. when the night falls, all the lofty buildings along
the bund, outlined with beautiful artistic lights, look like a giant crystal palace, presenting a special charm.
w
ith offering the best scenic scenes of the city, the bund is also a traffic hub in the new network. the main streets running west-east
all start at the bund. the road running along the bund is also a vital link in the city’s new highway network and about half of the traffic east of the north-south elevated road uses the bund. under the road is a vehicle tunnel constructed in 2010.
in the new century, the bund area is not confined to the former british concession but extends both southward and northward. it is evolving into one of the most popular urban resorts of shanghai. the history of the bund can be considered the epitome of the history of modern shanghai.
【篇二:外滩导游词】
外滩,位于上海市中心区的黄浦江畔,它是上海的风景线,是到上海观光的游客必到之地。外滩又名中山东一路,全长约1.5公里。东临黄浦江,西面为哥特式、罗马式、巴洛克式、中西合壁式等52幢风格各异的大楼,被称为“万国建筑博览”。
  黄浦江是流经上海市区最大的河流,黄浦江源头坐落在浙江安吉龙王山自然保护区内。由于黄浦江通江接海,受到潮汐影响,平均每天两次有明显的涨潮和退潮现象,一天内的水位落差可达4米以上,如遇天文大潮,水位落差就更大了。
  在一百五十年前,上海仅是江南沿海的一个中等县城,航运事业很不发达,人们没必要、也没能力在沿江修筑堤岸,所以除东门黄浦江岸外大部分江岸是一片自然滩地。退潮时,江水聚滞在河床中心,露出一大片滩地。涨潮时,江水又没过河滩。黄浦江是上海的主要河道。由于江宽水急,逆水而行的船只就须拉纤行走。几百年来,纤夫的足迹就在黄浦江滩踩出一条曲折多弯的小道,人们称之“纤道”,这纤道就是外滩最早的路了。
  在上海的地名习惯用词中,一般把河流的上游叫作“里”,河流的下游叫作“外”,如今天上海人习惯把虹口港上的汉阳路桥叫作“坚虹桥”,把长治路桥叫作“中虹桥”,把大名路桥叫作“外虹桥”,就是根据桥所在河流的位置来取名的。
  同样,今苏州河入黄浦江口的第一座桥叫作“外白渡桥”,依次向里的桥也俗称“里白渡桥”(今乍浦路桥)、三白渡桥(今四川路桥)。如以县城为依据时,距城近的地方称为“里”,距城远的地方称为“外”,今南市区的“里咸瓜街”和“外咸瓜街”;“里仓桥”和“外仓桥”等就是以此得名的。
  进入上海县城附近的黄浦江在陆家浜出口处形成一个急弯,于是上海人就以陆家浜为界,其上游称为“里黄浦”,下游称为‘外黄浦”。里黄浦的河滩叫作“里黄浦滩”,j简称“里滩”,外黄浦的滩地就叫作“外黄浦滩”,简称“外滩”。
  外滩位于上海的黄浦江畔。 它代表着上海的风景并且是一个上海的必须参观旅游目的地。 在19世纪后期,外滩的许多外资银行在被誉为上海的“财政街”或“东方华尔街”的外滩建立了。 因此,外滩成为了鼓励财政投资的场所。 由于外滩所富有的历史价值,在外滩拥有一小块土地不仅仅是财富的标志,更是荣誉的标志。
  外滩是这座东方大都会最著名的景观,它东起中山一路,北起外白渡桥,南至金陵东路,面对开阔的母亲河-----黄浦江,背倚造型严谨,风格迥异的建筑。由于其独特的地理位置及近百年来在经济活动领域对上海乃至中国的影响,使其具有十分丰富的文化内涵。外面
的江滩,长提,以及绿化带乃至美轮美奂的建筑所构成的街景,是最具有特征的上海景观.
上海外滩曾经是西方列强在上海的政治,经融,商务和文化中心。当年各国的领事馆大都集中在这里,外滩也是国际金融资本在中国的大本营。此外,还有西方大商贾的高级俱乐部--上海总会,还有英商亚细亚火油公司大楼。
  外滩的历史
1840年以后,上海作为五个通商口岸之一,对外开放,1845年英国殖民主义者抢占外滩,建立了英租界。1849年,法国殖民者也抢占外滩建立了法租界。自此至20世纪40年代初,外滩一直被英租界和法租界占据,并分别被叫作“英租界外滩”和“法兰西外滩”。公共租界的工部局和法租界的公董局分别为它们的最高市政组织和领导机构。
  租界俨然是一个主权区,西方列强以他们的方式经营、管理。建设租界,外滩就成了租界最早建设和最繁华之地。早期的外滩是一个对外贸易的中心,这里洋行林立,贸易繁荣。从19世纪后期开始,许多外资和华资银行在外滩建立,这里成了上海的“金融街”,又有“东方华尔街”之称。
上海外滩介绍  于是,外滩成了一块“风水宝地”。在外滩拥有一块土地,不仅是财富的象征,更是名誉的象征。商行、金融企业在外滩占有一席之地后,即大兴土木,营建公司大楼。外滩的建筑大多经过三次或三次以上的重建,各国建筑师在这里大显身手,使面积不算大的外滩集中了二十余幢不同时期、不同国家、不同风格的建筑,故外滩又有“万国建筑博览”之称。
百余年来,外滩一直作为上海的象征出现在世人面前。
  外滩基本介绍
  外滩又名中山东一路,全长约1.5公里。东面西临黄浦江,西面为哥特式、罗马式、巴洛克式、中西合壁式等52幢风格各异的大楼,被称为“万国建筑博览”。
  黄浦江是流经上海市区最大的河流,黄浦江源头坐落在浙江安吉龙王山自然保护区内。由于黄浦江通江接海,受到潮汐影响,平均每天两次有明显的涨潮和退潮现象,一天内的水位落差可达4米以上,如遇天文大潮,水位落差就更大了。
  在一百五十年前,上海仅是江南沿海的一个中等县城,航运事业很不发达,人们没必要,也没能力在沿江修筑堤岸,所以除东门黄浦江岸外大部分江岸是一片自然滩地,退潮时,
江水聚滞在河床中心,露出一大片滩地,涨潮时,江水又没过河滩。黄浦江是上海的主要河道,由于江宽水急,逆水而行的船只就须拉纤行走。几百年来,纤夫的足迹就在黄浦江滩踩出一条曲折多弯的小道,人们称之“纤道”,这纤道就是外滩最早的路了。