Culture Corner
文化角
World Heritage Sites in China
中國的“世界文化遺產”
The official title of "World Heritage Site"
“世界文化遺產”這個正式稱號
is given by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) committee to places in the world
由聯合國教科文組織授予給
that are outstanding examples of cultural or natural history.
世界上優秀的歷史遺跡或自然風景。
There are 29 world haritage sites in China,
中國有29處世界文化遺產,
more than any other country except Italy or Spain.
比除了意大利和西班牙之外的其它任何國家都要多。
Here are 3 of them.
以下是三處世界文化遺產。
The Temple and Mansion of Confucius
孔廟和孔府
This site is located in Qufu, Shandong Province,
它位于山東曲阜,
and is a memorial to Confucius, the Chinese great educator.
,為了紀念中國偉大的教育家孔子。
The site is huge.
這個遺址面積很大。
On the grounds, there are more than 900 halls and rooms.
它有900多個大廳和房間。
But the building that people visit most is the Temple of Confucius.
但是人們參觀最多的建筑就是孔廟。
Although it was originally built in 478 B.C., the temple has been rebuilt many times.
孔廟始建于公元前478年,但是它被重建多次。
Besides the temple, visitors can enjoy the grounds outside,
除了孔廟,參觀者可以欣賞到它的外面,
where there are more than 1,000 stone tablets and over 100,000 tombs.
有1,000多座石碑和1,000多座墳墓。
The Old Town of Lijiang
麗江古鎮
This site is a few hours bus-ride away from the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan Province.
它離另一個古城云南大理有幾個小時的車程。