Highlights of the Cultural Relics and Historical Sites in Guilin（桂林文物古迹览胜）

根据桂林市建设国际旅游胜地和外宣工作的实际需要，将我社2012年初版、2015年再版的《桂林文物古迹览胜》翻译为英文版。该书系统地整理和记录了桂林地区的丰富文物古迹，以桂林文物保护与考古工作的成果为基础，精选散布在桂林各处知名度大，历史、艺术价值高的古文化遗址、古墓葬、古建筑、石刻、碑文等100余处各级文物保护单位，进行系统全面的介绍。书中详细描述了各类文物的历史背景和文化价值，并通过大量实地调查和考证，提供了丰富的第一手资料。这些文物古迹不仅是研究桂林历史文化的重要资料，也是了解中国古代社会、经济、文化发展的宝贵资源。本书将原作翔实的图文资料、准确丰富的文物信息翻译为英文，向海外读者展现桂林精品文物保护单位的本体和风貌，为海外读者了解桂林历史和文化提供便利，对海外赴桂旅游者和有意研究桂林地区历史文化的学者和文史爱好者也具有重要的参考价值。

主编林京海，1958年4月生，山东人，大专毕业。桂林市文物管理委员会办公室副主任、副研究馆员。曾任广西壮族自治区桂林市文物局局长。主要从事古代石刻和古代书画研究，其成果有《李渤石刻考》《米芾石刻及其有关问题考识》《“史书”与书学》《蔡邕批评由魏晋至唐的转变》《尺牍书疏千里面目：由〈颜氏家训〉论魏晋南朝尺牍书法》等。 副主编周有光，男，1968年2月出生，瑶族，籍贯广西荔浦，1990年7月毕业于北京大学考古专业，获历史学士学位。现任桂林市文物保护与考古研究中心书记、主任，桂林古代水利文化研究会会长，广西民族大学文物与博物馆学专业硕士校外导师，文博研究馆员。组织编撰出版《桂林文博》（刊物）《桂林文物古迹览胜》《桂林文物古迹精华图录》《桂林历史文化大典》（含大典精编版）等图书多部，撰写并发表《靖江王府考略》《桂林石刻与山水旅游》《青花瓷器与民俗宗教》等学术论文20余篇。 译者韦储学，男，1964年生，桂林电子科技大学外国语学院教授、硕士生导师。1993年7月毕业于广西师范大学外国语学院英语专业，2005年9月-2006年7月在美国华盛顿州半岛学院任高级访问学者（主要从事语言教学、文化交流研究）。研究方向：翻译理论与实践、跨文化传播与管理、应用语言学。主持、参与各级科研、教学改革研究课题20余项，主编、参编出版著作、教材/辅10余部，发表论文40余篇。 译者韦文珺，女，生于1996年7月，籍贯广西壮族自治区桂林市，2019年毕业于英国谢菲尔德大学，硕士学历，现任桂林航天工业学院大学英语教研室助教，研究方向：英语教学、翻译理论与实践，发表论文《翻转课堂在广西高校〈大学英语〉课程教学中的应用情况研究》《〈英韵三字经〉的翻译方法及跨文化探索研究》等

The City Wall of Jingjiang Fu(Jingjiang Prefecture)of the SongDynasty in Guilin The City Wall of Jingjiang Fu of the Song Dynasty in Guilin is located in the center ofGuilin City.According to \\\"The City Map of Jingjiang Fu\\\",which is engraved on the YingwuHill,Li Cengbo,the Zhizhishi(the officer in charge of the military affairs)of Guangnan,Zhu Sisun,Hu Ying,ete.,the Jinglüe Anfushi(the officer in charge of the military affairs)ofGuangxi successively built and extended Guilin City during the time from the sixth year ofhe Baoyou Period(1258)to the eighth year of the Xianchun Period(1272)of the SouthernSong Dynasty.The extended wall,with the Tiefeng Hill and the Yingwu(Parrot)Hill at itsnorth,going along the Baoji Hill to the current southern end ofYiwu Road and the northernbank of the Ronghu Lake(Banyan Lake),turning toward the Lijiang River in the east andhen turning toward the Fubo Hill,the Diecai Hilland finally getting linked with the TiefengHill,is 6000 meters long and 6-9 meters high.There were 15 various gates and a largenumber of soldier-hiding caves in the city.With the passing of time and the development ofcity construction,the city wall of Jingjiang Fu,with only the section on the Baoji Hill,thesection winding from the Yingwu Hill and the Tiefeng Hill to the Diecai Hill and the soldier-hiding caves,the section of Yiwu Road,the Ancient South Gate,the Dongzhen Gate and itswall,has survived. About 300 meters long and nearly 4 meters high,the T-shaped southern city wall onthe Baoji Hill,has a wicket at the northern end.The upper part of the southern city wallonhe Yingwu Hillhas been removed for house construction.There are two sections now inthe city wall on the Tiefeng Hill.The southern section,with a wicket in the middle,is about18 meters long,5 meters high and 5 meters thick.The northern section is about 10 metersong,5 meters high and 6 meters thick.The city wall which is built of square dressed stones along the hillside,is difficult to climb.According to the archaeological investigations,alarge number of soldier-hiding caves were built by Jingjiang Fu.The data show that withinthe 1000-meter-long city wall from the Dongzhen Gate to the southern part of Yiwu Road,8 caves were found.The present 5 soldier-hiding caves are distributed at the northern footof the Yingwu Hill,the Baoji Hill,the Tiefeng Hill,the Lize Gate and the west wicketrespectively,with different shapes,such as \\\"T\\\"shape,linear shape,\\\"L\\\"shape,etc.Thecaves are 6-7meters or 17-18 meters long,0.9-1.8 meters wide and 2.1-2.5 meters high.TheAncient South Gate and the Dongzhen Gate were the city gates built by Jingjiang Fu at theend of the Southern Song Dynasty.The Ancient South Gate,located on the northern bankof the Shanhu(Banyan Lake),was built during the time from the first year of the JingdingPeriod(1260)to the first year of the Xianchun Period(1265)of the Southern Song DynastyThe Temple of Lord Guan Yu was built on the city gate during the Zhizheng Period(1341-1368)of the Yuan Dynasty.In the eighth year of the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty(1375)when the southern city was extended,the old city walls by the Ronghu Lake(BanyanLake)and the Shanhu Lake(Fir Lake)were demolished,with only the Ancient South Gatesurviving.In the twenty-eighth year of the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty (1600),the city gate was extended towards the southem end of the city.Therefore,the northern part of thesurviving Ancient South Gate was built in the Song Dynasty while the southern part was builtn the Ming Dynasty.The Guanyu Temple,which was renamed as the Rongshu Tower in thelate Ming Dynasty,was destroyed in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.Thepresent brick-wood tower was rebuilt after 1947.The Dongzhen Gate,located at the southeastfoot of the Tiefeng Hill,is built of bricks and stones.The arch and the outer part of the wall,built of dressed stones,are filled with soil inside,and the ground is paved with wide and thinath bricks.The wall is 6.4 meters high,15.8 meters thick and the arch is 3.4 meters high.Thecity gate faces east,next to the Lijiang River,and

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