朗閣海外考試研究中心

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An educational visit

When it comes to an educational visit I made, I want to talk about the visit I made to the Terra-Cotta Warriors outside Xi’an city, which is a sensational tourist attraction in China.

I visited the place 2 years ago with my parents, and I learned a lot about the Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and why he decided to duplicate (=reproduce) his army.

The city of Xi’an has gained fame since the time 30 years ago when a farmer dug a hole and found tons of different statues buried under his field. It turned out to be the tomb of one of our famous Emperors－－ Qin Shi Huang, who was the first to unite the Chinese Kingdom and played a very important role in Chinese history.

Before he passed away, this emperor decided to be buried with a whole army of soldiers in order to protect himself in his afterlife and to make sure that he would have people to rule over. He was afraid of what could happen to him after death. He called for thousands of peasants (=farmers) to carve an impressive number of statues, representing soldiers and horses. They were all placed in lines all around his tomb.

The terracotta figures are life-sized. They vary in height, uniform and hairstyle in accordance with rank. Most of them originally held real weapons such as spears（矛）, swords, or crossbows（弩）. The figures were also originally painted with bright pigments, variously colored in pink, red, green, blue, black, brown, white and lilac. The colored lacquer finish（上漆）, individual facial features, and actual weapons used in producing these figures created a realistic appearance.

Many archeologists (=historians) have done research there to explore the secrets of the Qin Dynasty. They have dug many statues out of the dirt, but not everything because they’re worried that pollution and high temperatures will destroy the sculptures.

The visit really impressed me a lot not only because of the visit itself, but also because of the things I learned from the visit. This place reveals the splendor (= beauty + grandeur) of past dynasties, as well as the beauty of our Chinese imperial heritage (= heritage from our emperors). It’s really worth a visit!

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{背景知識}

兵馬俑（Terracotta Army; Terra-cotta Figures; soldier and horse figures）是古代墓葬雕塑的一個類別。古代實(shí)行人殉，奴隸是奴隸主生前的附屬品，奴隸主死后奴隸要為奴隸主陪葬，是殉葬品。兵馬俑即制成兵馬（戰(zhàn)車、戰(zhàn)馬、士兵）形狀的殉葬品。

秦始皇陵兵馬俑坑是秦始皇陵的陪葬坑，位于陵園東側(cè)1500米處。秦始皇兵馬俑陪葬坑坐西向東，三坑呈品字形排列。最早發(fā)現(xiàn)的是一號俑坑，呈長方形，東西長230米，南北寬62米，深約5米，總面積14260平方米，四面有斜坡門道，左右兩側(cè)又各有一個兵馬俑坑，現(xiàn)稱二號坑和三號坑。俑坑布局合理，結(jié)構(gòu)奇特，在深5米左右的坑底，每隔3米架起一道東西向的承重墻，兵馬俑排列在過洞中。

1974年3月，在陵東的西楊村村民抗旱打井時，在陵墓以東三里的下和村和五垃村之間，發(fā)現(xiàn)規(guī)模宏大的秦始皇陵兵馬俑坑，經(jīng)考古工作者的發(fā)掘，才揭開了埋葬于地下的2000多年前的秦俑寶藏。

秦始皇兵馬俑陪葬坑，是世界最大的地下軍事博物館，也是世界考古史上最偉大的發(fā)現(xiàn)之一。1978年，法國前總理希拉克參觀后說：“世界上有了七大奇跡，秦俑的發(fā)現(xiàn)，可以說是八大奇跡了。不看秦俑，不能算來過中國。”從此秦俑被世界譽(yù)為“八大奇跡”，目前已挖掘出3個俑坑。

A public event you attended

Speaking of a public event, I want to talk about the annual Weifang International Kite Festival I attended two years ago. Known as the kite capital of the world, Weifang holds the international kite festival during April 20 to April 25 every year in Shandong Province, attracting lots of kite flyers and millions of enthusiasts worldwide.

Before the festival had started, there was an opening ceremony, which included a lot of traditional artistic performances and fabulous fireworks. The venue was a huge soccer stadium that seated about 80,000 people, including about 40,000 plastic chairs in the stadium floor! The kite flyers from 40 different countries were each escorted across the stage in front of the crowd, and each escort carried a large sign showing the kite flyer's home country.

During the opening ceremony at the stadium, there was a fabulous show on stage that consisted of 10,000 dancers, acrobats, drummers, and also some of Chinese popular singers. Besides, colorful traditional activities such as dragon-boat racing, fishing contest, and lantern show added a special flavor to the whole festival.

And of course, there was nothing cooler than the exciting kite-flying performances. The unlimited imagination created kites of all shapes and sizes. Each colorful kite was an outstanding works of intelligence and brilliant conception. You could see centipede with many sections and legs（多足多節(jié)的蜈蚣）flying high, colorful butterflies dancing up and down and dragon shuttling in the sky. The view was spectacular!

Till now, Weifang International Kite Festival has been held successfully for 25 years in a row. The annual kite festival offers an exposition of kite arts and crafts to millions of people throughout the world. It is also a platform for trade and commercial development and a great opportunity for culture express.

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{背景知識}

濰坊國際風(fēng)箏節(jié)是一年一度的國際風(fēng)箏盛會，一般定于每年4月20日至25日在風(fēng)箏都濰坊舉行。1984年舉辦第一屆濰坊風(fēng)箏節(jié)以來，吸引著大批中外風(fēng)箏專家和愛好者及游人前來觀賞、競技和游覽。1988年，第五屆國際風(fēng)箏會將濰坊定為“世界風(fēng)箏都”。在第六屆風(fēng)箏會上成立了國際風(fēng)箏聯(lián)合會，其總部設(shè)在濰坊。同時，濰坊國際風(fēng)箏節(jié)又是與發(fā)展外向型經(jīng)濟(jì)相結(jié)合的盛會，期間舉辦濰坊市對外經(jīng)濟(jì)技術(shù)貿(mào)易洽談會，吸引著大批中外客商前來洽談貿(mào)易，技術(shù)交流和觀光游覽。

濰坊國際風(fēng)箏節(jié)不但是交流風(fēng)箏技藝的節(jié)日，也是了解風(fēng)箏民俗文化的好機(jī)會。整個濰坊風(fēng)箏節(jié)期間伴有豐富多彩的民間傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)活動。傳統(tǒng)的民族花燈展覽，在夜幕下呈千姿百態(tài)，栩栩如生；民族焰火，以其絕妙的燃放技巧，展現(xiàn)歷史戲劇故事場景，令人不勝激動和贊嘆。