Good evening, Ladies and gentlemen, it’s my great honor to be your local guide. Today, we are going to visit the Chengdu Wuhou Temple. before we get in I should give you some information about China’s history , which makes you have a better understanding about the temple. China experienced a lot of dynasties .But there is a period which is very famous .that is the Three kingdoms Period .Ok, ladies and gentlemen I will ask you a question first before telling you what happened in that period .Did you read a famous Chinese classic novel named the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Maybe someone did but some didn’t . Actually , this book is about what happened at that time.
At the end of eastern Han dynasty, the emperor [ˈempərə] was very atrocious [əˈtroʃəs] 残暴的and treated his civilians百姓 very bad .He just knew how to play and flirt [flɚt]调情，玩弄 with women .His civilians were very angry with him. At last, lots of peasants[ˈpɛzənt]农民 rebellions [riˈbeliənz] 反抗broke out .However, the generals将军 of Han dynasty didn’t help the bad emperor suppress 镇压that, instead of taking this opportunity to establish their own kingdoms. Thus lots of wars happened among the generals .You can imagine the chaotic [keɪˈɑ:tɪk]
一片混乱的society of that time. After several years’ fighting, only three kingdoms survived .they were Wei , Shu and Wu. Here I particularly need to mention the Shu kingdom. Actually it was the ancient name of Sichuan province. That’s why you can enjoy the rich culture of Shu kingdom in Sichuan province .
The temple here is to commemorate [kəˈmɛməˌret] 纪念two famous persons .One is the emperor of Shu kingdom .His name is Liu Bei .Another is Zhu Geliang, the Prime minister of LiuBei .More details will be given to you when we get in .ladies and gentlemen ,please look up at the horizontal [ˌhɔ:rəˈzɑ:ntl] 水平的board on the top of the gate .You can see four Chinese characters, That is Han Zhaolie Miao which means Han Zhaolie Temple in English .Han is the ancient name of Shu kingdom. Zhaolie is LiuBei’s posthumous [ˈpɒstjʊməs] 死后的title the people gave .Now I know there is a question in your mind. The temple we will visit is Wuhou Temple not Han Zhaolie Temple . Do we come the wrong door? Absolutely not .tablet英文
In Tang and Song dynasties, there were two temples belonged to Liu Bei and Zhu Geliang r
espectively各自的. Unfortunately more and more people went to Zhu’s temple for worship尊敬. They thought Zhu’s contribution was superior [su:ˈpɪriə(r)]较高的 to LiuBei, the emperor. Thus fewer people went to Liu Bei’s temple. In Ming dynasty ,a member of imperial [ɪmˈpɪriəl]皇家的 family thought that was improper不合适的 because Liu Bei was the emperor .Zhu Geliang was only a subordinate [səˈbɔ:rdɪnət]部下of him .He demolished摧毁 the Zhu’s Temple and moved Zhu Geliang’s statues [s'tætʃu:z]雕像 into Liu Bei’s. however this behavior could not be accepted by other people ,especially those who worshiped Zhu Geliang very much. They spontaneously [spɔnˈtenɪəslɪ]自发的 built up a temple behind this one .and called it Wuhou Temple .Gradually, people were used to call like that. Later When we get in you will find that .
Ladies and gentlemen, now you are standing in the axis [ˈæksɪs]轴线line of the temple .You know Chain’s architecture [ˈɑ:rkɪtektʃə(r)]建筑学 considered symmetry [ˈsɪmɪtri]对称美 .So you can find that there is a tablet碑 on either side .On your right is Tang Tablet. It is also called “San Jue” tablet. San means three in English, Jue means excellence卓越 .What are the excellence you may ask ? First one is the article composed创作 by the prime minist
er of Tang dynasty .second is the calligraphy [kəˈlɪɡrəfi]书法 written by a very famous calligrapher in Tang dynasty .Third one is the carving雕刻. That is marvelous非凡的.On your left that is Ming Tablet. Strangely you will find that the tablet is on the back of an animal Do you know what is the animal carrying the tablet? Turtle乌龟? No! It is called “Bi Xi” 赑屃（bìxì）霸下. Legend said, Dragon has 9 sons, and the sixth is Bi Xi. For Bi Xi is very strong, people let him carry the stele.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are getting cross over Second Gate and going to visit LiuBei’s hall .Now you may find that on either side there is a corridor 走廊with lots of statues雕像 .that’s right .On your right that is Ministers大臣 statues ; on your left that is Generals statues. All of the figures are from Shu kingdom .they did great contribution to his country .Let’s go and have a visit .
Now the building in front you is Liu Bei’s hall. Maybe you have noticed that there is a small room on either side of the hall .Ok let’s visit that first from left to right .ladies and gentlemen ,the statue you see is ZhangFei .you can see he had a black face. Actually blac
k refers to honesty and justice in China . it is said that he is a handsome man .because he had a very bad temper and treated his subordinates very bad as a result of being killed by his subordinates. The other one is Guan Yu’s room. Let’s have a look. Guan was a general of Shu kingdom. You may ask me why Guan Yu was dressing like a emperor? That is connected with GuanYu’ sense of honor. People regarded him as the emperor of the sense of honor . GuanYu and Zhang Fei are sworn宣过誓的，感情极深的 brothers of Liu Bei. There is a hall only to commemorate the three brothers in Wuhou Temple . More details will be given to you when we get there .Let’s enter in Liu Bei’s hall. The statue is the biggest one among the others. In the novel, Liubei is characterized by his big ears. It is believed the one who owns a pair of big ears always has good fortune. Do we have any big ears around? Oh, yah! He is our lucky star. The board holding in the King’s hands is called “Yu Gui”. It is made of jade [dʒed]玉. The 7 dippers on it stands for the highest power. Liubei died in 62, governing the state for 2 years only. His son “A Dou” Liuchan carried on for 40 years. At the right side of him standing the statue of his grand son Liu Chen,So at the left side should be the statue of his son. But, where is it? When State Wei invading侵略 Shu,
Liu Chen tried to persuade his father A Dou fight to the last, and not to give up. But his father didn’t listen to him. The moment Wei army broke into Chengdu. Liu Chen killed his family and then suicide[ˈsu:ɪsaɪd]自杀. But his father A Dou was living happily after given in, and totally forgot the shame. From him comes the saying: “too happy to remember Shu”乐不思蜀. People
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