湖北省博物馆英文导游词

Goodmorningladiesandgentlemen;

Today,wewillgotovisitHubeiProvincialMuseum.Onthewaytothemuseum,I‘dliketoshowapresenttoexpressmywarmestwelcometoyou.Youmaywonderwhatthepresentis.Wellletmeintroduceittoyou.Themusicyouaregoingtolistentoistheveryg,pleaseenjoythemusic.

Haveyoueverlistenedtothemusic?Andwhatmusicalinstrumentisusedtoplaythebeautifulmelody?

That’stheserialbells,yeartheyreturnwithunforgetablememory.

Thebuildingwithredwallandgreentiersbeforeusistheverymuseum,tructedin1953,themuseumisthecenterforcollecting,studying,than700,eisacollectionof100,000booksonhistory,archaeology,erelicsprovidepreciousmaterialdataforstudyingthedevelopmentofhistory,culture,art,scienceandtechnologyinancientChina.

SituatedinthemiddlereachoftheYangtzeRiver,rlyas2,000,000yearsago,albellsarethemostpreciousandgreatestofthemall.

Areyoufamiliarwiththehistoryoftheserialbells?

Itissaidthatitistheoldestmusicalinstrumentkeptintheworld.Yousee,ourancestorsalreadyknewhowtousemusictoenrichtheirlivessolongago.

Luckilyindeed,ourarchaeologistsdiscovereditbyaccidentandthusdisplayedthemarvelousancientcivilizationofChuStateinfrontus.

In1978,asoldierdiscoveredalargetombwhenbuildinghishouse.Itwasreallyagreatsurprisetodiscoveritatthattime.Afterwards,archaeologistsexcavatedtheseserialbellsonthesamesps220squaremeters,20metrosdeep,eburiedalivewiththedeadwereallfemale,werein21coffins.

Besidestheserialbells,morethan7,000otherhistoricalculturalrelicshavebeenunearthed,suchasbronzeware,ancientmusicalinstrument,weapons,goldenware,jadeware,paintedware,woodenware,ofthemareuniquearttreasureandtheyweredeliberatelymade.

Whatisespeciallyworthmentioningistheancientmusicalinstrument,suchasserialbells,stonechimes,drums,25-stringedpluckedzither,aretotally8types,makethetomblooklikeanancientconcerthall.

ajorinstrument,64serialbellsareputinthemiddleroom,nbeconcludedthatserialbellsareZenhouyi’sfavorite,forhisbodywasplacedinthewestroom.

Asweesee,thesebigbellsareshapedlikeround-bottomedbaskets;smallonesarelikewarmingparehungin3layersfromthewindingbellshelfthatis13meterslong,asstrongasnewlycast.

Ok,rmanyyearsofresearch,ompassesveryside,oughburiedfor2,400years,tonlycanbeusedtoplaywithtoproducescoreswiththesamemelody,esemusicalpieces,suchasIntoningThreeTimesBeforeLeavingYangPass,TheMoonOnTheSpringRiver,andforeignpieces,suchasChristmasEve,canbeplayedonit,evenBeethoven’foreignsongscutin,efamousviolinist,Menuinpraisedit,‘ver,themusicalinstrumentsinancientGreeceweremadeofwood,what’smore,weareabletoenjoythesoundoftheinstrumentof2,000years\'historyfromthetombofChuState.

Actually,whoeverenjoysthemusicplayedontheserialbellswillbesurprisedatthegreatachievementmadebythepeopleofChuStateinthefieldsofmusic,culture,smelting,andcasting.

Accordingtothehistory,canbeprovedbytherelicsinthetomb.

Doyouknow,inChina,amaleandafemalemandarinducksarethesymboloflove,ouseetheboxhere?describeaveryvividsituation;somepeoplearestrikingbells,pictureisveryprecious,forwecanknowhowtheseinstrumentsshouldbeplayed,especiallytheserialbells.

uknowwhy?Oh,efoundanewcompany—dn’theedtheothermandarinduck,forwhathereallylovedwasmusic.

Well,isthetourists’favorite?

Themusicplayedontheserialbells.