Five famous ancient buildings in China中国的五大古建筑

王涛涛

中國建筑具有悠久的历史传统，也取得了光辉的成就。下文中的建筑，你了解多少呢？

1Great old buildings reflect wisdom and efforts of ancient Chinese working people. Below is a list of the five famous historic buildings in China.

The Great Wall

2The Great Wall is one of the greatest buildings in China. The chief part of the Great Wall began to be constructed by Emperor Qin Shi Huang to keep out nomadic（游牧的）tribes from the north. The best?preserved section of the Great Wall was built during the Ming Dynasty. Today it is a powerful symbol of Chinas enduring strength.

The Forbidden City

3The Forbidden City in the center of Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial palace and ancient building complex in China. Most of the buildings were built with wood， roofed with yellow glazed tiles（瓦片）and built on blue?and?white stone foundations， looking solemn （庄严的） and brilliant.

The Potala Palace

4Situated on the Red Hill in central Lhasa， the Potala Palace was built in the 7th century in the Tang Dynasty during the reign of Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo. It is considered a model of Tibetan architecture.

The Mausoleum（陵墓） of Emperor Qin Shi Huang

5The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang is located about 35 kilometers from Xian City. It is the biggest imperial mausoleum in ancient China. Qin Shi Huang started building it as soon as he came into power. It was said that more than 700，000 laborers were used in this giant project and nearly 40 years were used in building the mausoleum.

Zhaozhou Bridge

6Zhaozhou Bridge， also known as Anji Bridge， is a large stone?arched bridge designed by ancient architect Li Chun. The bridge is located on the Xiao River in Zhao County， Hebei Province. It is the largest and oldest stone?arched bridge in the world. It took 11 years to complete the bridge during the Sui Dynasty.

ReadingCheck

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text

Detail 1. What can we learn about the Great Wall from the second paragraph？

A. It was firstly built during the Ming Dynasty.

B. It showed Chinas powerful strength.

C. It was the biggest ancient building in China.

D. It took 11 years to complete the construction.

Detail 2. Which historic building will you choose if you want to visit an imperial

palace in ancient China？

A. The Great Wall.

B. Zhaozhou Bridge.

C. The Forbidden City.

D. The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.5787786A-CAFC-4D5D-812F-A1868A60CD94

Detail 3. What can we learn about Zhaozhou Bridge from the last paragraph？

A. It is a large wood?arched bridge.

B. It was designed by architect Li Chun.

C. It took about 40 years to finish the project.

D. It is located on the Xiao River in Anji.

Inference 4. Where can the text be found？

A. In an art magazine.

B. In a geography book.

C. In a research paper.

D. In a travel guidebook.

Ⅱ. Discussion

What other great ancient buildings in China do you know？ Please search for more in-formation about them and share it with your classmates.

LanguageStudy

Ⅰ. Discover the useful structure in the text

It is/was said that...意为“據说……”;be used in意为“被用于……”。

It was said that more than 700，000 laborers were used in this giant project and nearly 40 years were used in building the mausoleum. 据说，这项巨大的工程使用了70多万人，花费了近40年的时间。

Ⅱ. Complete the following phrases according to the text

1. 紫禁城 the_____City

2. 布达拉宫 the Potala______

3. 古代中国________China

4. 一……就…… as_________as

5. 石拱桥_________bridge

6. 持久的力量__________strength

7. 坐落于 （be）________at/in/on

8. 被……看作是 be known________5787786A-CAFC-4D5D-812F-A1868A60CD94