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　　Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gentlemen:

　　Welcome to China, welcome to our beautiful riverside city——Wuhan. My name is Zora. I‟m from CITS, I‟m very glad to be your guide. There is a famous saying in China, “It is difficult for two mountains to meet each other, but not for people.”By this chance, on behalf of our travel service I„d like to express my warmest welcome to your present here. Now, please allow me to introduce my team for you. This is our driver Mr.Wang, he has more than 20 years of driving experience, so you are in very safe hands. And his bus number is 4301. During the tour, If you have any questions or requests, please don‟t hesitate to lat me know. I will try my best to make your stay in Wuhan a pleasant one. I believe that all of you will return with an unforgettable memory.

　　Maybe some of you have heard of West Lake in China before, but do you know there is a poem describing the East Lake like this: “East Lake lets West Lake better than itself temporarily; it will surpass West Lake in the future.” Hearing this, you must be eager to see its beautiful scenery, right? Let‟s go now!

　　First of all, I‟d like to give you a brief introduction of our destination.The East Lake is located in the eastern suburb of Wuhan. It was announced one of by the State Council in November of 1982. It's total area is 87 square kilometers, of which about 33 square kilometers are water surface. It‟s the biggest city lake of China which is six times as large as the west lake in Hangzhou.(Formation)According to geologists and archaeologists, a long time ago, the Yangtze River overflew it‟s banks for many times, the mud and sand brought by floods silted unevenly on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. As time went by, the lower part formed today‟s East Lake. Then, what‟s it exactly we are going to see? Well, according to the natural condition and the local anecdotes, East Lake Scenic Spots can be divided into six parts along the lake, namely Listening to the Wave, White Horse, Falling Wild Goose, Moshan, Playing the Flute, and Luohong District. Today, I will show you around the Listening to Wave District.

　　After entering the door of East Lake, we are already in the Listen to Wave District. This area is surrounded by green bamboos and pine trees. It‟s a good place for you to enjoy the sounds of pine trees and waves echoing each other.

　　Continue to the east, we came to the Crystal Cove. Do you see the bluestone slope protection embedded two Chinese characters “松坡”，they were written by a famous poet named Sudongpo, meaning “the pine slope". Slab stone has a few green plants above it, some straight steep pines rock the shore,adding some verve for scenery here. poet in the Warring States period.

　　When it comes to Quyuan, there are a lot of things to say. He was born in Zigui County of Hubei Province during the Warring States Period of China. Because of his talent, he was offered a high rank by the King of the Chu State. He worked loyally for the Chu State and always concerned about common people‟s life. Because of his effort, the Chu State became more and more strong. Unfortunately, later the King of Chu State was deceived by traitor and sent him into exile. When he heard the news that the Chu State was defeated by the Qin State later, he felt very sad and drowned himself in the Miluo River in order to call on Chu people‟s patriotism. After Quyuan was exiled, he ever passed Wuhan and wrote and recited some poems on the shore of East Lake. In order to commemorate Quyuan, Wuhan people built this pavillion. Ququan made a great contribution to the culture of China even the world. In September of 1953, the world peace council held a meeting to commemorate the most famous four culture persons, among them one is Quyuan.

　　XingYin pavilion is a reinforced concrete structure, 22.5 meters high, a flat square. Inside, there are the portraits and the life profiles of QuYuan, also displaying some of his writings. The statue standing in front of us is Quyan, it‟s 6.8 meters high. Have you noticed the expression on his face? It shows loads of grief and indignation Quyuan had after being exiled.

　　After we finishing visiting the Xingyin pavilion, let‟s go forward to "the waters and skies merge in one color " , which is one of the 24 scenes of East Lake. the first sight we see is the fish pond, it is a group of buildings with the national characteristics, and the bridge here is winding and bent. East Lake‟s fresh water fish is also very abundant, totaling about 50 kinds. They are Wuchang Fish, common carps, cruician carps, black carps, etc., among these, the Wuchang Fish is the most famous and precious one. In the Yuan dynasty a man named Ma ZuChang once said "Do not miss Wuchang fish whenever traveling to the south", this shows the great reputation of Wuchang fish has been spread long time ago. After liberation, chairman MAO often came to Wuhan to inspect, mostly lived in east lake scenic area, he once tasted Wuchang fish at the restaurant here. He also wrote it in his famous poem " Swim" in 1956. The steamed Wuchang Fish is the most famous local dish of Wuhan.You can taste it later.

　　Look, the pavillion right in front us is the Changtian pavillion. It remains the Chinese traditional royal palace style. Chairman MAO and other great leaders once had a rest here and received international friends. Standing upstairs, looking up to the sky, having a distant view of surrounding area, I hope you also get great relaxion and feel peaceful from inner heart.

　　On the right side of the building is Luxun square.On the Luxun‟s Square stands the statue of Luxun. Luxun was the forerunner of China‟s new culture revolution as well as the great writer, thinker and revolutionist. He was born in 1881 and died in 1936.

　　That‟s all for the explanation to the East Lake. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. You will have another 30 minutes to have a look around the temple. If you have any problems, do let me know. I would like to repeat our bus number, 4301. Please don‟t forget it. See you later.