旅游英语景点介绍—广州越秀公园 Yuexiu Park

　　【简介】越秀公园主体越秀山以西汉时南越王赵佗曾在山上建“朝汉台”而得名。园内有古之楚庭和佛山牌坊，古城墙、四方炮台、中山纪念碑、孙中山读书治事处碑、伍廷芳墓、明绍武君臣冢、海员亭、五羊石像、五羊传说雕塑像群、球形水塔等景点。越秀公园是广州最早的公园之一，也是广州规模最大的综合性公园。民国时期，孙中山先生提出要把越秀山建成一座大公园。广州解放后这一构想得到了实现。越秀公园是山的公园，越秀山属白云山余脉，东西部延约3公里，海拔70余k米。历史上又名粤秀山、越王山。明代永乐年间，山上曾建观音阁，所以民间又常称之为观音山。越秀山是广州的风水宝地，从地理形态看，广州负山带海，北倚五岭余脉九连山，南临伶仃洋;左有罗浮山，右有青云山作为“朱雀”、“玄武”拱卫并延伸至广州的白云山和越秀山。

yuexu park is considered to be one of the central parks in guangzhou city; recently it has been nominated as the scenic park of guangzhou. there are only eight certified scenic parks in guangzhou.

it acts as a natural defense in the northern part of the guangzhou city together with bai yun mountain. with height of more than 7000m above sea level, it is also historically known as yue (guangdong) xiu mountain, yue wang mountain. during the ming dynasty, in the reign of yong le, guan yin temple was built on this mountain hence it is also called guan yin mountain.

during the early west han dynasty, yue xu mountain was known to offer pilgrimage to many people, but then in the early 20th century, dr sun yat sen, suggested that yue xu should be turned into a grand park which was only realized after the liberation of china in 1949.

now, yuexu park is known for providing immense and comprehensive cultural recreation. it consists of one main hill, yue jin gang, 7 small hills guihua gang, muhe gang, yu gang, etc. and baixiu, nanxiu, dongxiu artificial lake. its total area is 860,000 sqm. its afforestation rate is at 92%. it is also a host to famous historical architectural site like zhen hai building, ming gu wall, square cannon site, dr, sun yat sen's monument etc. historical sites and ancient trees were also built and planted respectively around wu yang temple, hall of chinese idioms, a place of relaxation with trees, and bamboos, garden of flowers, art gallery, museum, recreational area, swimming pool, playground, restaurants, kiosk, states, building and pavilion etc. for people to rest and relax, making it a pleasurable experience to visit the park. the park also provides other amenities, to complete the wonderful experience, for visitors. there are many pathways for people to use to visit the places within the park. every year it also hosts a flower market festival. about more than 10 million people comprising of foreigners and locals visit this park every year,

since the yuan dynasty, yue xu mountain is considered to be a good scenic park in guangzhou. recently it also has been nominated as one of the ten best scenic parks. its zhen hai building and five ram statues are nominated for the ten best scenic sites.