古文化街的建筑总面积有2.2万平方米，古建筑高低错落、蜿蜒曲折，一阁一檐皆有讲究。
Firstofall,onbehalfoftheyouthtravelagency.MynameisLinYuan.I'matourguideofCYTS.YoucancallmeXiaoLin.
Thisisourdriver,MasterWang.Hehasrichdrivingexperience.Youcanrestassured.Wewilldrivetoguwenhuastreet,havedinnerat12:30noon,visitGuloucommercialstreetintheafternoonandreturntothehotelat5pm.Inthefollowingtouractivities,pleasecooperatewithme.Iwillalsoprovideyouwiththebestservice.Finally,Iwishyouahappyandsmoothtour.
Noticethatwearegoingtotheancientculturestreet.Letmegiveyouabriefintroduction.ItisacommercialstreetwithTianjinlocalcharacteristics.IntheYuanDynasty,withthedevelopmentofwatertransportationandtheappearanceofTianhoupalace,peoplebegantosettledownaroundthepalaceandgraduallyformedamarket.IntheQingDynasty,itachievedunprecedentedprosperity.Ancientculturestreetattractstouristsathomeandabroadwithitsuniquefourflavorsof"Chineseflavor,Tianjinflavor,ancientflavorandculturalflavor",arousingTianjinresidents'admirationforexcellentfolkculturaltraditions.
Nowit's9:30andwe'llbebackontimeat12:00.PleaserememberthatthecarwetookwasDaewoocarofSouthKorea,withthelicenseplatenumberofJinat8210andthewords"TianjinCYTS"atthebottomrightofthefrontwindow.OK,pleasetakeyourvaluablesandgetoffinorder.
TheancientculturestreetiscenteredonTianhoupalace,whichisdividedinto"GongbeiStreet"and"gongnanStreet".Nowweareatthecornerofgongnanstreet.Assoonaswecomehere,wecanseethegrandarchwayofQingDynasty.ThereisalsooneatthecornerofGongbeistreet.Theyareexquisiteandmagnificentinshape,whichnotonlyachievestheeffectof"winningthefirstplace",butalsosetsofftheantiquebuildingsintheancientculturestreetwithelegantbeautyanddistinctlayers.
Welookedupandsawontheplaquethefourwords"hometownofTianjin".ItwasherethattheJinpeoplewhoruledthenorthintheJinDynastyestablishedtheearliestZhiguvillageinTianjin.Today,Tianjinurbanareaisalsotakingthisasthecenter,graduallydevelopedandformed.ItplaysaveryimportantroleintheformationofTianjin.ItiswelldeservedtobecalledthehometownofTianjin.
TheplaqueontheNorthfloorsays"Gushangartgarden".Theancientculturestreethasastrongartisticatmosphereintermsofarchitecturalstyle,shopdecoration,plaques,coupletsandbusinesscommodities.Therefore,itisveryappropriatetocallitan"artgarden"inGushang.Inaddition,whenweentertheshopsonthestreet,wewillseethatundertheeavesoftheshop'sfacade,thereareSovietstylecolorpaintingsoftheQingDynastyinFangjian,andeachonehasplotandallusion.Youmayaswellguesswhatthepaintingsare.Well,let'swalkintothisancientstreettoappreciateitsuniqueancientarchitectureandculturalcharacteristics.Pleasefollowmeclosely.
WhatweseenowistheMountainGateofTianhoupalace."Firsttherewasheaven,thentherewasthepalace,andthentherewasTianjincity."ThisisTianjinPeople'spopularandvividviewofurbandevelopment.Tianhoupalace,commonlyknownas"NiangniangPalace",wasbuiltin1326,thethirdyearofTAIDINGinYuanDynastyandrebuiltinthefirstyearofYongleinMingDynasty.ItistheoldestexistingbuildinginTianjin.TogetherwithMazutempleinMeizhou,FujianProvinceandChaotianPalaceinBeigang,Taiwan,itisknownastheworld'sthreeQueen'spalace.TianhoupalaceisdedicatedtoLinMo,whowasborninxianlianggang,PutianCounty,FujianProvinceinSongDynasty.Itissaidthatshewasintelligentwhenshewasyoung.Attheageof15,shewasproficientinmedicaltreatmentandoftencrossedtheseatorescuefishermenindistress.Shecouldalsoobservethechangesofthewindandthecloudsandpredicttheweather.Shewashonoredasagoddess,andlaterwasgrantedtheTitleofPrincessofheaven.Afterthat,shebecametheGodofthesea.
Iwonderifyouhavefoundthisproblem.InChina,templesgenerallyfacesouth.However,Tiantianpalaceisanexception:itfaceseastfromtheWest.Thisisbecausesomeshipsatthattimehadnotimeorotherreasonstodock.IftheQueen'spalacewouldsitfacingtheHaiheRiverfromthewesttotheEast,theboatpeopleandmerchantswouldbeabletoworshipthequeenonboardandprayforpeace.Nowlet'sgoinsideandvisitTianhoupalace.Everybodyfollowme.
Assoonaswecameinfromthemountaingate,thefirstthingwesawwasthebellanddrumtowersonbothsides.Thisisthebelltower.ItandtheoppositedrumtowerwereoriginallybuiltintheYuanDynasty,buttheywererebuiltmanytimeslater.Itcanbesaidthattheyhavegonethroughmanyvicissitudes.Weseethatthereare66cranesonthisclock,whichsymbolizegoodluck.Youcanknockthem.KnockitahundredShun,twoRuyi,threeAnkang.
Wearenowinthefronthall,andtheoneinthemiddleisWangLingguan,thehighestrankingTaoistDharmaprotector.Thepeoplepraisedhimforsayingthat"threeeyescanseethingsintheworld,andonewhipcanwakepeopleup.".ThefourmenonbothsidesofhimwerethefourservantsofempressTienHou.Theyhadgoodeyes,pleasantears,goodandevil.
Onceuponatime,thetemplecameout,andnowwecometothemainhall.Itismadeupofthreebuildings.Thefrontoneisarollingshedhangingonthetopofthemountain,threeroomswideandoneroomdeep;themiddleoneisasevenpurlinsingleeavesveranda,threeroomswideandthreeroomsdeep;thebackoneisaFengweihall,alsoarollingshedhangingonthetopofthemountain,oneroomwideandoneroomdeep.ThemainhallisnotonlytheoldestbuildinginTianjin,butalsooneoftheearliestbuildingsinChina.Youcanseethatinthemiddleofthisisempressdowager.Herfront,back,leftandrightareherfourmaids.Usually,thereisconstantincensehere.Manypeoplecometoworshipempressdowagerandprayforpeace.
Let'stakealookatthenorthandsouthsidehallsonbothsidesofthemainhall.
Thisisnanpeidian.ItisdedicatedtothefolkgodsofTianjin.ThisisGrannyWang.Itissaidthatsheisawitchwhogoestothecountrysidetoseeadoctor.Sheisalwaysbasedoncharity.ItissaidthattouchingGrannyWang'shandcancureallkindsofdiseases.
Comeoutfromthepalaceofheavenafterheaven,hereisthesquareinfrontofthepalace.Infrontofitisthetheaterusedtoperformforgods.InfrontofthePalaceSquare,therearealsoexclusiveshopslikeyangliuqingnianpaintingandclayfigurineZhang.Intherestofthetime,youcanvisitandshopfreely,andyoumustpayattentiontosafety.Finally,IwouldliketosaythatitisstillatthecornerofSouthStreettogetbacktothebusbefore12o'clock.OK,nowwecandisband.
Dearfriends,thistouriscomingtoanend.Iwanttosaygoodbyetoyou.Thankyouverymuchforyoursupportformywork,sincerelysaysorryfortheunsatisfactoryplacesinmywork,andhopeyoucanputforwardyourvaluableopinions.Finally,Iwishyouallgoodhealthandgoodwishesinyourfuturelife.