Hello,everyone!
WelcometoZhangjiakou.MynameisLiujingzhen,atourguideofHappyJurneyAgency.OurdriverisMrLi,andthecarwetakeisaEastbranded,whitecoloured,withthenumber666888.Pleasepayyourgoodattentiontoit.I’mgladtoserveasyourguidetoday.Here,pleaseallowmetoexpressourhornestgreetingstoallofyouonbehalfofouragency.Now,pleasekeepyourbody-baggageingoodcareandbereadyforgettingon.
(inthecar)
Nowit’s8:00sharp,January7th,2005.Withthenewyear’shappyatmosphere,Ihopewecanhaveaenjoyableholidaytogether.Ihavetoremindyouthattheweatherinthenorthisverycold,sopleasekeepyourselveswarmenough.
Letmesaysomethingaboutourtrip.HebeiissituatedatthenorthofthelowerreachesofHuangheRiver(YellowRiver).ItscapitalisShijiazhuang.AttheSpringandAutumnPeriod,becausetheKingdomofYandominateditsnorthernarea,whiletheKingdomofZhaooccupieditssouthernarea,HebeiwascalledTheLandofYanandZhao.
NowwearegoingtoZhangjiakou,itlocatedinthenorthwestofHebei,1990kilometersawayfromBeijing,istheborderareaofBeijing.Thereare4districtsand13countiesundertheadministrationofthegovernment,Zhangjiakouhasalonghistoryandtherearemanyculturalrelicsandplacesofhistoricinterests,whicharekeptaswitnessofhistory,tellingusstoriesthatoncehappenedinthisoldland.
(getoff)
Ok,wearriveatourdestinationnow.Pleasetakeallyourbaggages,wearegoingtogetoff.Takeiseasy,wehaveenoughtime.Wouldyoupleasegiveasecondlooktothecarwetake:Eastbranded,whitecoloured.
NowthisisDajingmenGate,itlocatesinthenouthernpartofZhangjiakou.TwomountainsnamedEasternandWesternpeacestandfacingeachother..In1927,whengeneralGaoWeiyue,thesuperiorofChahaermountedit,impressedbytheplainsandmountains,hewrotedownsuchwords:大好河山.Thesefourwordsisofgreatstrength,incompliancewithDajingmen.
DajingmenGatewitnessedtheprosperityanddownfallofthefrontiertea-horsetradeintheMingDynasty.Italsomademerchantsbothhomeandabroadgatherintheleathermetropolis,i.e.Itbecameanimportantcommercialpassbecauseofthewell-knownleather,lambanddriedmushroom..
In1673,thetwelfthyearofKangxi,emperoroftheQing,WuSanguirebelled.UndertheleadingoftheemperorKangxi,thousandsofbraveQingsoldiersoutsidetheGreatWallcrossedDajingmenGateinforceandmarchedsouthward,makingafoundamentalcontributiontotherepressionofthe“ThreeRegionRebellion”.Shortlyafterthat,Geerdan,chiefofanortherntribe,ledhisarmytoinvadeanddisturbsouthwardforseveraltimes,makingasubstantiallosstothebusinessbetweenZhangjiakouandKulun,whichisWulanbatuonowadays.SotheeightbusinessmenwhohadprovidedtheQingwithconsistantarmsandsurpliesbeforeandafterQing’scrossingoftheGreatWall,andthereforeweregrantedgreathonor,wrotetoemperorKangxi,askingforasuppression.
Theemperorhadtheideatosuppressthemlongbefore,sointheyear1697,heledpunitiveexpeditionagainstGeerdaninpersonforthethirdtime.Themaintroopacrossedtheveryplace:DajingmenGate,andmarchednorthword.Thelocalpeoplegaveawarmfarewelltothearmyandservedagoodrefreshment.Finallythiswarendedwiththechief’ssuiside.Underthesuggestionofthelocalpeoplewhenheardthehappynews,aLiteratorcalledZhangZichengwrotedownsomewords:内外一统,whichmeansallaroundChinaunified.Thentheycarveditonapieceofflatcliff.Andnow,although300yesrshasgone,itremainslegibleandinagoodconditionaftersomanyyearsofcorrosionofwindandrain.ItembodiesChinesepeople’sdesireforunityofcountryandpeaceofliving.
Tillnow,ourvisitofDajingmenGateisgoingtobeover.Wishtoday’svisitbringyousatisfactionandenjoyment.
LadiesandGentlemen:nowweareonthewaytotheairport.Inthisdeparturetime,Iappreciatedeeplyourfriendship.Althoughweonlyhavespentlessthanfivedaystogether,wehavevisitedChengdeSummerResortandEastMausoleumofQing,appreciatedthebeautifulsightofBaishanggrassland,watchedtheexcellentperformanceandtastedthelocalflavour.