莆田英文简介.doc

Good morning, Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to Putian. My name is Xiao Gao. You can call me Joan. I’m the local guide from China staff travel service Putian branch. Today we’ll visit the first ancestral temple---Meizhou Mazu ancestral temple. As we go, I’ll mention places of interest and talk about their history, culture or political importance. It is going to be quite a day for you. I am glad to be of service. I’m expecting your cooperation and eager to offer good service. I wish your stay a pleasant one. Thank you.Now please allow me to introduce the outline of Putian city. Putian, located in the middle of eastern coast of Fujian, including Putian and Xianyou Counties, covers an area of 3781 km2 and has a population of 3,000,000. It is on the west bank of the Taiwan Straits, on the north of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province and the south of Quanzhou and Xiamen special economic zone. Putian, called Xinghua in the past, has enjoyed a long history; Putian county was established in 568,the second year of Chen Guangda in the Southern Dynasty, and Xianyou County in 699,the second year of Shenli in the reign of Wuzhou in the Tang Dynasty. Later, both the counties were affiliated to Xinghua Region in the Song and Ming Dynasties until 1949 when they were transferred to Jinjiang Prefecture and later to Putian Prefecture. Putian City was founded in 1983. Putian is well endowed with natural resources and has cultivated a large number of talented personalities. In the past, men of letters came out from here in large numbers, bringing to it a title “cultural center by the sea”. The scenic attractions include Mazhu Temple, Guanghua Temple and Mulan Dam. Litchis are produced in large quantity here in Putian, thus it was called “The Litchi City” in the past, while sugar-canes brought about the name of “poem of sugarcane” to the land. With hosts of sports stars originating from Putian and wining their reputations all over the world, Putian acquires the title of "hometown of track-and-field men". Putian is unique for its custom and culture. The diligence of the people, the strong local accent, the strange Mazhu costumes, the Putian Opera are all full of interest; the traditonal rites and the architectural style are colorful. PuTian has special dialect. It is said that the dialect of Putian is the official language used during Tang Dynasty. After Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the war in North China, many people moved from the region of Yellow River to Fujian Province. They brought the advanced technology and culture together with the official language. In Putian City, it is isolated from the other cities. The ancient Tang language was able to pass on without large changes there. In schools, some old Chinese teachers especially prefer to read ancient poems in Putian Dialect.Putian has a coastline measuring 343.6 kilometers, making up 10.3 percent of the province's total length. Meizhou Bay is situated between Fuzhou and Xiamen harbors, and also in the middle of Shanghai and Zhanjiang, and Manila and Tokyo harbors. Xiuyu Harbor is a deep-water ice-free port capable of building more than 150 10,000-ton class berths. It is situated on a 30-kilometer length of coastline 10 meters deep. Ships of a 100,000-tonnage come and go freely, as do those of a 200,000-tonnage when the tide is high. It is one of China's four international inter-ports, as designated by the Ministry of Communications. The development of Meizhou bay and the Xiuyu Port reveals this place's prospects-a prosperous port city.Putian's pillar industries of shoe-making, brewing, electronics, garments, foodstuffs, and machinery have earned the city its epithets “Shoe City”, “Beer City”, and “Electronic City”. The city's foreign-funded Jiatong Tire Co., Ltd., ranks first nationwide in this trade in terms of sales volume, and the Fujian Xuejin Beer Group Co., Ltd., is among the top ten in its field. Putian High-tech Industrial Park, which houses 149 enterprises from 13 countries and regions, is the largest electronic calculator production base in Asia. The Xinwei Electronics Co., Ltd., produces 400,000 electronic calculators daily, and its products are sold to Southern and Western Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Russia, making up 30 percent of the international market. In 2002, Putian's GDP had an increase of 11.6 percent over the previous year, making it second in the province. Its growth in gross industrial output value and in the disposable income of its urban inhabitants is top in the province. Putian's agriculture has been industrialized, forming five major production bases in aquatic products, fruits, livestock, edible mushrooms, and vegetables. Putian is famous for its fruits, in which the loquat, lychee and the longan are the most famous. The longan features big core and thin skin, much juice anf delicious taste. It has more than 60 sorts. In the ancient it is one of the best contributes to the emperor. And now it is one of the fruits that al。