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1、2022年宋庆龄故居英文导游词Former Residence of Soong Ching LingThe Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling, late Honorary Chairman of the Peoples Republic of China, is situated at 46 North Rive Street in the Rear Lake area of the West City District. The residence was once a garden of one of the Qing Dynasty prince
2、s mansions. The area along the banks of Rear Lake is quiet and beautiful, with shady willow trees lining the streets. Water from Rear Lake has been diverted through an underground channel into a stream that winds its way through the garden.This lovely Beijing garden is elegantly laid out with rocker
3、ies and ponds set off by pines, cypresses and flowers. Winding corridors links traditional-style halls and pavilions in the garden. The tasteful layout gives the garden an atmosphere of elegant antiquity.Originally, the grounds of the mansion contained numerous buildings: the front hall, called Happ
4、iness on the Hao River Bridge, after a story from Zhuang Zi; the Pavilion for Listening to the Orioles; and the eastern hall, called the Hall for Gazing at Flowers. Linked to the South Building by a winding corridor was the Waves of Kindness Pavilion. Exquisite large rockeries were dotted with struc
5、tures such as the Fan Pavilion and the Room for Listening to the Rain. Ponds, fine rocks, shady trees, flowers and lawns all added to the enchantment of the garden. But over the years the whole garden fell into disrepair.After the founding of New China in 1949, the Party and government made plans to
6、 build a residence for Soong Ching Ling in Beijing, and decided to renovate one of the princes gardens for the purpose. New buildings wee constructed to the west of the mansions main hall to create a quiet secluded courtyard as it stands today. Soong Ching Ling moved into the mansion in 1963 and wor
7、ked, studied and lived here until she passed away on May 29, 1981.A short way inside the main gate is a grape arbor, and by it in a flowerbed stands a wooden tablet carved with a brief introduction to the history of the mansion.Walking northeast form the grape arbor, one comes to the exhibition hall
8、s. The auxiliary exhibition hall served as a guest room where Soong Ching Ling received guests from China.The first exhibition hall is divided into eight sections, each representing a period of Soong Ching Lings life. The exhibits include large numbers of photographs, documents and objects of intere
9、st depicting her childhood and student days, her marriage to Sun Yat-sen, her participation in political activities, he organization of the Association to Safeguard the Rights of the Chinese People and her support of the advocates of resistance to the Japanese invasion. Also on display is a copy of
10、one of Soong Ching Lings most famous saying, taken from her essaySun Yat-sen and His Cooperation with the Communist Party of China.Sun Yat-sens 40 years of political struggle for the Chinese nation and people reached their peak in the last years of his life. The high point of his development came wi
11、th his decision to cooperate with the Communist Party of China and work for the Chinese revolution.The second exhibition hall is divided into seven sections with the following titles: Invitation to Come to the North; One of the Founders of New China; Close Comrade-in-Arms of the Party, Beloved Leade
12、r of the People; Pioneer in Safeguarding Peace-Envoy of the Chinese people; Study; Life and Work; Great Communist Fight; and the Grief of a Nation, the Sorrow of the World.The third exhibition hall is the Childrens Hall, reflecting Soong Ching Lings great affection and concern for the youth of China
13、. She once said: Children are our future, our hope; they are our countrys most valuable asset. Included in the exhibition is a painting of a basket of longevity peaches, presented to Soong Ching Ling by the affection which the children of New China feel for her.The fourth exhibition is a small two-s
14、tory building. The ground floor contains a small drawing room and a dining room, while Soong Ching Lings study, office and living quarters are on the second floor. The bedroom, study and dining room are all arranged as they were when Soong Ching Ling lived there. The layout is simple and tasteful. Formerly, Soong Ching Ling would spend her time here playing the qin (Chinese zither), doing embroidery and writing poems and prose.