Brief Introduction

女士們，先生們，歡迎大家來到西安旅游，在今后幾天里，將由我來照顧大家，帶大家游覽各個景點(diǎn)并為大家具體介紹我們西安這座美麗的古城。首先我要為大家簡要地介紹一下西安。

西安市地處陜西省中部的“關(guān)中”平原。西安古稱“長安”，取“長治久安”之意。長安是著名的“絲綢之路”的起點(diǎn)。它是我國七大古都之冠，從公元前11世紀(jì)起，先后有西周、秦、漢、隋、唐等15個王朝在此建都，歷時1 100多年，是我國歷代建都朝代最多、歷時最長的都城。它與意大利的羅馬、希臘的雅典和土耳其的伊斯坦布爾并稱為“世界四大古都”。

“長安”一名起源很早，它原是咸陽屬下的一個鄉(xiāng)的名稱。長安作為京都的名稱是從漢高祖劉邦七年（公元前200年）開始的。而“西安”名稱的起用則在明洪武二年（1369年），明大將徐達(dá)進(jìn)兵奉元路時，明政府始改奉元路為西安府，“西安”之名便由此而來。

西安市下轄9個區(qū)和4個縣。這9個區(qū)分別是：城內(nèi)的新城、碑林和蓮湖3個區(qū)，東郊的灞橋區(qū)，南郊的雁塔區(qū)，西郊的未央?yún)^(qū)，東北43公里處的閻良區(qū)，還有臨潼區(qū)、長安區(qū)。4個縣則是藍(lán)田縣、高陵縣、戶縣和周至縣。

西安境內(nèi)僅國家級重點(diǎn)保護(hù)文物單位就有34處，如新石器時代母系氏族社會的半坡遺址，被列入《世界遺產(chǎn)名錄》的秦始皇陵，唐代的大、小雁塔，明代的城墻、鐘樓與鼓樓以及有近千年歷史、被稱為“石質(zhì)書庫”的西安碑林等。

西安市是陜西省省會，也是西北地區(qū)政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)和文化的中心。它是西北各省通往西南、中原及華東的門戶與交通樞紐，亞歐大陸橋隴海鐵路線（從連云港到烏魯木齊）上最大的中心城市?，F(xiàn)在，西安已經(jīng)建立起了門類齊全、龐大的工業(yè)體系，成為西北地區(qū)最大的現(xiàn)代化工業(yè)城市。

西安也是全國旅游熱點(diǎn)城市之一，旅游業(yè)發(fā)展迅速，旅游環(huán)境日益改善。旅游已經(jīng)成為西安市的支柱產(chǎn)業(yè)。西安市在全國諸多城市中首批入選“中國優(yōu)秀旅游城市”行列。

在改革開放的今天，西安這座古老的城市正煥發(fā)出青春的活力，以其獨(dú)有的魅力吸引著國內(nèi)外賓朋。

現(xiàn)在我們就去大雁塔近距離感受西安吧！

Ladies and gentlemen，welcome to Xi'an. From now on，I will take care of and guide you to visit many famous scenic spots and give you an introduction to the beautiful and ancient City of Xi'an. Now I will present some general information for you.

The City of Xi'an lies on the Guanzhong Plain in the central part of Shaanxi Province.Xi'an was once called Chang'an in the Han Dynasty.The meaning of this name is“permanent peace”.Xi'an marked the starting point of the famous Silk Road.Xi'an ranks first on the list of China's seven largest ancient capitals.From11th century BC onwards，Xi'an was the capital city for 15 kingdoms or feudal dynasties successively，including the Western Zhou，the Qin，the Han，the Sui and the Tang dynasties.It is regarded as one of the Four Ancient Cities of the World，together with Rome，Athens，and Istanbul.

The name“Chang'an”was used long ago.Formerly it used to be the name of a county under the administration of Xianyang.The name of Chang'an was first used in the 7th year of Emperor Gaozu's reign in the Western Han Dynasty（200 BC）.The name of Xi'an was first used in the 2nd year of Emperor Hongwu's reign in the Ming Dynasty（1369）.At that time General Xu Da marched his army upon Fengyuan Prefecture and the name of the Prefecture was changed to“Xi'an Prefecture”.Hence the name Xi'an.

Under the jurisdiction of Xi'an Municipality there are nine districts and four counties.The nine districts are：The three districts of Xincheng（New City），Beilin（Stele Forest）and Lianhu（Lotus Lake）are in the city proper.The other six are Baqiao（name of an ancient bridge）District in the eastern suburbs，Yanta（Goose Pagoda）District in the south，Weiyang（name of an ancient palace of the Tang Dynasty）District to the west and Yanliang District located some 43 kilometers to the northeast，Lintong District and Chang'an District.The four counties are Lantian County，Gaoling County，Hu County and Zhouzhi County.

In Xi'an，one can find a large number of historic attractions.Thirty－four of them have been listed among China's national monuments.They include：the remains of Banpo Village，a Neolithic matriarchal clan community，the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor，which is listed in The World Cultural Heritages，the Dayan Pagoda and Xiaoyan Pagoda built in the Tang Dynasty，the Bell Tower，Drum Tower and City Wall built in the Ming Dynasty，and the time－h(huán)onored Forest of Stone Tablets.

As the capital of Shaanxi Province，Xi'an is the political，economic and cultural center of the northwestern region of China.It provides a link of communication in southwest，northwest and eastern China.It is the biggest central city along the Eurasia Continental Bridge，which runs parallel with the arterial railway line from Lianyungang to Urumqi.In recent years，a vast industrial system has been established and Xi'an has developed into the largest modern industrial city in the northwest of China.

Xi'an has emerged as one of the most popular tourist cities in the country.There has been a rapid development of the tourist industry and gradual improvement of the tourist environment in Xi'an.In fact，the tourist industry has become the mainstay of Xi'an's economy，and the city is honored as one of the“Popular Tourist Cities in China”.

Today，with the implementation of the opening－up policy，Xi'an is gradually taking on a new look.With its unique charm，the city poses a great appeal to tourists both from home and abroad.

Now we will go to the Dayan Pagoda and have a closer look at Xi'an.