中国的五大古建筑

安徽 王涛涛

中国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？

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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 China's 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 Xi'an 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 than700,000laborers were used in this giant project and nearly40years were used in building the mausoleum.

●Zhaozhou Bridge

6Zhaozhou Bridge, also known as Anji Bridge, is a large stonearched 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.

Reading Check

Ⅰ.Choose the best answers according to the text

Ⅱ.Discussion

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

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Language Study

Ⅰ.Discover the useful structure in the text

It is/was said that...意为“据说……”；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________