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Unit 7 Old Town of Lijiang
In this unit, you will learn how to:
introduce the old town of Lijiang to tourists.
2. show tourists around the Old Town of Lijiang.
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Match the Chinese scenic sites with their English terms.
1. 城 墙 A. residential house
2. 木 府 B. city wall
3. 三眼井 C. totem column
4. 石拱桥 D. Sifang Street
5. 四方街 E. three-eye well
6. 民 居 F. Mu’s Mansion
7. 图腾柱 G. stone arch bridge
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Look at the following picture and try to collect some information about it
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These travelers have long dreamed of visiting Lijiang, an ancient town famed for the charms of its natural views, unique culture and buildings. They are now standing at the entrance of the Old Town.
... ... 文本略
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Key sentence patterns and phrases:
1. take shape of... 呈……形状,以……形式出现
2. resistance to... 抵抗……
3. brim with... 充满……
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In 1997, Lijiang was listed as a __________________________.
The ____________ in the Old Town of Lijiang may rank top in China.
_________________ shows how the local people give careful attention to firefighting.
As the center of the town, _____________ takes the shape of a square official seal.
_____________ reflects the building style of the Central Plains in the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties and the Naxi people’s sense of wisdom and innovation.
Fill in the blanks.
World Cultural Heritage Site
the Dragon Column
345 bridges
Sifang Streets
Mu’s Mansion
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1. The Old Town of Lijiang has no city walls. ( )
2. The water in the lower pool of the “three-eye well” is for drinking.
( )
3. Sifang Street used to be the market center on the Ancient Tea-horse Caravan Road. ( )
4. Mu is the family name of a Naxi chieftain. ( )
5. The matriarchal system of the Mosuo people is one of the “three living fossils” in Lijiang. ( )
F
Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
T
T
T
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Suppose you are a tour guide. You have half a day to show a group of tourists around the Old Town of Lijiang. Work out a tour route and make a presentation.
Information Corner
1. The Ancient Tea-Horse Caravan Road ranges from the snowfield over 6, 000 meters above sea level to the green oasis with an elevation of only 200 meters, crossing over three climatic zones, involving 28 ethnic groups. Because of its mystery, people named it as the “Tea-Horse Caravan Road”. In the past years, the forefathers of horse drivers carried tea and agricultural products, enduring hardships among the areas of snowfield of Tibet, Yunnan and Sichuan.
Information Corner
2. The Central Plains refer to the regions in northern China in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the cradle of Chinese civilization.
3. UNESCO is the abbreviation of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Tips
1. The best season to travel in Lijiang is autumn.
2. If you lose your way in the Old Town of Lijiang, you can easily find the entrance of the town by walking up any of streams. Likewise, you can easily go into the center of the town by walking down the streams.
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