1、My Hometown Jining IntroductionofJiningJiningcityislocatedatthecenteroftheGrandCanalintheSouthwestoftheShandongprovince.Itsagoodplaceforyoutorelaxyourselfandgetclosetonaturebecauseofitscomfortableclimateandbeautifulenvironment.ItsagoodplaceforyoutoeducateyourselfforyoucanwalkintoConfuciushometownand
2、feeltheConfucianismbyyourself.Itsalsoagoodplaceforyoutounderstandourlonghistorybecausealotofbeautifulstorieshappenedhere.Nowpleaseletmeintroduceyouthecharmingcity.I will show you First Qufu Three Kongs：Temple of Confucius 孔庙 Confucius Mansion 孔府 Confucian Cemetery 孔林Second Weishanhu Lake and Liangsh
3、anTemple of Confucius The complex is the second largest historical building complex in China.It covers an area of 16,000 square meters and has a total of 460rooms.The main part of the temple consists of 9 courtyards arranged on a central axis（轴线）,which is oriented（定的方位）in the north-south direction a
4、nd is 1,3km in length.Temple of ConfuciusMain buildings:The Kuiwen Hall(奎文阁）The Xing Tan Pavilion(杏坛）The Dacheng Hall(大成殿）The Hall of Confucius wife(寝殿）The shengji Hall(圣迹殿）The Dacheng Hall Its the most principal building and served as the principal place for offering sacrifices(祭品)to the memory of
5、Confucius.It is supported by 28 richly decorated pillars(柱子),the 10 columns(圆柱)on the front side of the hall are decorated with coiled dragons.Apricot Platform It commemorates Confucius teaching his students under an apricot treeKong Family mansionThe descendants of Confucius lived in the Kong famil
6、y mansion located to the east of the temple.They were in charge of tending to the temple and cemetery.Today,the mansion comprises 152 buildings with 480 rooms,which cover an area of 12,470 square metres.In particular,they were in charge of conducting religious ceremonies on occasions such as plantin
7、gs,harvests,honoring the dead,and birthdays.Cemetery of Confucius郭沫若曾说：“这是一个很好的自然博物馆，也是孔氏家族的一部编年史”。The Cemetery of Confucius lies to the north of the town of Qufu,the oldest graves found in this location date back to the Zhou Dynasty.The original tomb standing here in memory of Confucius on the bank
8、 of the Sishui River.Tombs for the descendants of Confucius and additional stela(石碑)to commemorate him were soon added around Confucius tomb.More than 10,000 mature trees give the cemetery a forest-like appearance.Cemetery of ConfuciusInternational Confucius culture festival国际孔子文化节国际孔子文化节Each year a
9、t Qufu and at many other Confucian temples a ceremony is held on September 28 to commemorate Confucius birthday.国际孔子文化节Weishanhu LakeWeishanhu LakeAs the largest fresh-water lake in the northern part of our country,Weishan Lake is like a long and narrow ribbon（带）带）,lying in the boundary of Shan Dong
10、 and Jiang Su Province.The lake is surrounded by woods,reeds（芦苇（芦苇）,and lotuses ponds（荷花池塘）（荷花池塘）;fishing boats float beneath sunsets as smoke rises from kitchen chimneys（烟囱）烟囱）and fishing girls play the traditional lute（传统琵琶传统琵琶）.It is a scene almost pictured perfect.Among which,miles of dazzling l
11、otuses are the highlights in the lake.Natural resourcesWeishanhu Lake is rich in natural resources.There is profusion of fishes,shrimps（小虾米）,aquatic plants,birds etc.It is not exaggerated to call it the natural museum.SpecialitySpecialitySpeciality八百里水泊梁山Mount Liang was located at the extreme north
12、of what became known as the eight hundred li moorage of Mount Liang.梁山好汉It is known that bandit（强盗）were active in the area during the Northern Song,Some of the bandits on Mount Liangshan preyed（掠夺s）electively upon the rich and became known as“righteous bandits”(yi fei 義匪).Legends（传奇故事）about the hero
13、es of Mount Liangshan,which provided the basis for the Water Margin（水浒传）,probably formed from this historical context.Apart from understanding the legendary story of heroes and educated by thought of humanism,you can also appreciate the dramatic（戏剧性）performance imitated the scene at that time.Meanwhile,you can eat meat boldly and drink wine generously.Welcome to jiingThats all Thank you
