少林寺英文导游词

少林寺

Good morning，ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Shaolin Temple for sightseeing. I''m your tour guide .........I know some of you have seen the movie "Shaolin Temple" . The temple is well- know to the world for this Kongfu movie. But in China it it also famous for Zen Buddhism.. Zen Buddhism禅宗and Shaolin Kongfu少林功夫,are the two main attractions of the Shaolin Temple. Hope you can enjoy the charm of them during your visit here. All right，let's go！

While walking into the temple, i'd like to give you an account of it. Shao Lin temple is located at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain and got its name from its location. Shaoiin Temple was built in 495 DC in the Northern Wei Dynasty by Xiaowen Emperor for the Indian monk Patuo跋陀. In 527 DC, another India monk named Da Mo came here and originated 开创Zen Buddhism and Shaolin Kung Fu. During the Tang Dynasty, a monk of Shaolin Temple saved emperorTaizong with Shao lin Kung Fu. So Shao lin Kung Fu was promoted greatly by the government.From then on Shao Lin Kung Fu became famous. And so did the temple.

The main buildings in Shao Lin Temple are the stone tablets,the Tower Forest ,Conven of Chuzu,, Da Mo Cave and Martial Arts Hall and so on.少林寺景区包括少林寺常住院、塔林、初祖庵、达摩洞、武术馆等主要旅游景点today we'll see the two key spots --Da Mo Cave and Martial Arts Hall

All right, here we are at the Da Mo cave where Da Mo did meditation and originated Zen Buddhism. Now you may wonder what the meaning of Zen Buddhism?Zen means meditation. Zen Buddhism believes one can achieve enlightenment through meditation. It is said the monk Da Mo came to the Shaolin Temple in 527 AD from india. He faced the wall of a stone cave and sat alone in meditation for nine years, and finally developed Zen sects of Buddhism. After nine years of meditation in the cave, his shadow even printed on the wall of the cave.

Da Mo is not only the founder of Zen Buddhism but also the father of the Shaolin Kung Fu. Da Mo developed a sect of Arhat Boxing in order to relax himaself after sitting in meditation for hours. Later his piscriples made it a must for very monk. This is the origin of the Shaolin Kung Fu. fNow Shaolin Kungfu has became a kind of traditional precious heritage, and at the same time a special sport of great value.

Now let's come to the Martial 武术arts Hall to enjoy the performance of Shaolin Kungfu, which will broaden your outlook and let you have a taste of the charm of Shaolin martial arts.

After watching the Shaolin Kungfu ,our sightseeing is drawing to a close, hope you have enjoyed it.