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Good morning! My name is Zhang Yuan. Can I begin?

Attention please. Ladies and gentleman, welcome to beautiful city, Nanjing. I am the guide Zhang. Today, we are going to visit *****. On the way to ****, let me introduce our beautiful city, Nanjing.

Nanjing is the capital city of Jiangsu Province and the provincial political, economic and cultural center; she is located in the lower reaches of Yangtze River, southwest of the province. The population of its urban area is about 3 million.

Nanjing is one of the historical and cultural cities rectified by the state. She bears the reputation of the capital of Wu, Easter Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen, Southern Tang, Ming, Taiping Kingdom and Republic of China subsequently. Nanjing is a place of celebrities and humanities, with a splendid cultural heritage. The attraction of Nanjing consists in the combination of rich natural and cultural heritages. With many a relics of the Republic of China era in particular, Nanjing is recognized as the museum of modern Chinese history.

DR. SUN YATSEN’S MAUSOLEUM

Among all the historical and cultural attractions in Nanjing, the most favored highlight is Dr. Sun Yaten s Mausoleum. Dr. Sun Yatsen s Mausoleum sits on the southern slope of the purple Mountain in the eastern suburb of the city. The construction began on March 12, 1926 and was completed in 1929 when the remains of Dr. Sun Yatsen was transported from Beijing and buried at the present site on June, 1.

Dr. Sun Yatsen, also named Sun Wen or Sun Zhongshan, is considered as the forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution. Dr. Sun Yatsen is a great man because he devoted 40 yeas of his life to pursuing his dream to overthrow the feudal monarchy and build a progressive, united and democratic Republic of China.

Why was Dr. Sun Yatsen buried in Nanjing instead of in his hometown or Beijing where he died? The mausoleum site was first recommended to Dr. Sun Yatsen by the abbot of Linggu Temple for its good geomantic omen. One day in April, 1912, he went hunting at the site of present mausoleum with his friends. Dr. Sun Yatsen was really so amazed by the beautiful environment that he said to them: “I wish I could be bestowed a piece of land by people and be buried here after my death”. He once again expressed this desire in his sickbed in 1925. The architect named Lu Yanzhi. Dr. Sun Yatsen s Mausoleum is designed in the shape of a liberty bell, intending to remind people never to get self-contented. The park of mausoleum covers an area of 800000 square meters. The whole architecture, from the gateway to the main entrance, tablet pavilion, memorial hall and the tomb vault, lies on the north-south axis with 392 steps and 10 platforms in between. The buildings are all constructed with natural granite and marbles and covered by blue glazed-title roofs.

Opposite to the bronze incense-burner off the square, stands the 12-meter high gateway of three arches with Dr. Sun Yatsen s handwriting “Fraternity” carved on its front top. The 480 meters long Tomb Avenue, lined with pine, gingko and maple trees, leads to the main entrance tower roofed by blue-glazed tile. Under the front eave of the tower, Dr. Sun Yatsen s motto “The world belongs to people” can be seen. Walking through it, the first building one will see is the tablet pavilion which houses a huge tombstone which is engraved with “Premier Dr. Sun is buried