（英文介绍）晋祠.docx

(英文介绍)晋祠JinciTempleUPdated:2020-08-28JinciTempleinTaiyuan,ShanxiprovincePhoto/VCGJust25kilometersfromdowntownTaiyuan,JinciTempleisahistoricculturalsiteofferingfineexamplesofancientChinesearchitecture,sculpture,frescoesandinscriptions.Thetemplefeaturesaroyalgardenwithcopiouspagodatreesanda3,000-year-oldcypress,aswellaspalaces,moatedpavilionsandbridgesthatbranchoffeachother.FirstconstructedduringtheNorthernWeiDynasty(368-534),thetemplestandsinmemoryofprinceJiYuoftheWesternZhouDynasty(c.Ilthcentury-771BC)onthesiteofhiskingdom'scapital,amonumenttohiscommitmenttoimprovethelivesofhispeople.Modifiedandexpandedoversubsequentcenturies,theresultingtempleisadiversecollectionofmorethan100sculptures,bridges,terracesandbuildings.Mostofthetemple'sdozensofbuildingswerebuiltaftertheTangDynasty(618-907),primarilyusingwood,tilesandstone.Manybuildingshavebeenwellpreservedandretainanaturallookwithwoodensurfacesweatheredovermanyhundredsofyears.YiJiangHallbuiltintheSongDynasty(960-1279)PhotobyWangXThemostfamousbuildingatJinciTempleisthefive-storyYiJiangHallzbuiltintheSongDynasty(960-1279).Itisagrandstructuredecoratedwithyellowandgreenglazededgeworkandcarvedwoodendragonscoiledarounditseightsupportingpillarsofitsconvexdouble-eaveroof.InsideJinciTemplearepaintedsculpturescraftedintheNorthernSongDynasty(960-1127AD),someofthetemple'sstrongesthistoricofferings.StatuesofYiJiangzwifeofthefounderoftheWesternZhouDynasty(c.Ilthcentury-771BC),and42ofhermaidsprovideavividdepictionofmyriadSongDynastycharacteristics.JinciTemplewaslistedasanational4Atouristattractionin2001.Address:Jincitown,Jinyuandistrict,Taiyuancity,Shanxiprovince