Brief Introduction
女士们，先生们，欢迎大家来到西安旅游，在今后几天里，将由我来照顾大家，带大家游览各个景点并为大家具体介绍我们西安这座美丽的古城。首先我要为大家简要地介绍一下西安。
西安市地处陕西省中部的“关中”平原。西安古称“长安”，取“长治久安”之意。长安是著名的“丝绸之路”的起点。它是我国七大古都之冠，从公元前11世纪起，先后有西周、秦、汉、隋、唐等15个王朝在此建都，历时1 100多年，是我国历代建都朝代最多、历时最长的都城。它与意大利的罗马、希腊的雅典和土耳其的伊斯坦布尔并称为“世界四大古都”。
“长安”一名起源很早，它原是咸阳属下的一个乡的名称。长安作为京都的名称是从汉高祖刘邦七年（公元前200年）开始的。而“西安”名称的起用则在明洪武二年（1369年），明大将徐达进兵奉元路时，明政府始改奉元路为西安府，“西安”之名便由此而来。
西安市下辖9个区和4个县。这9个区分别是：城内的新城、碑林和莲湖3个区，东郊的灞桥区，南郊的雁塔区，西郊的未央区，东北43公里处的阎良区，还有临潼区、长安区。4个县则是蓝田县、高陵县、户县和周至县。
西安境内仅国家级重点保护文物单位就有34处，如新石器时代母系氏族社会的半坡遗址，被列入《世界遗产名录》的秦始皇陵，唐代的大、小雁塔，明代的城墙、钟楼与鼓楼以及有近千年历史、被称为“石质书库”的西安碑林等。
西安市是陕西省省会，也是西北地区政治、经济和文化的中心。它是西北各省通往西南、中原及华东的门户与交通枢纽，亚欧大陆桥陇海铁路线（从连云港到乌鲁木齐）上最大的中心城市。现在，西安已经建立起了门类齐全、庞大的工业体系，成为西北地区最大的现代化工业城市。
西安也是全国旅游热点城市之一，旅游业发展迅速，旅游环境日益改善。旅游已经成为西安市的支柱产业。西安市在全国诸多城市中首批入选“中国优秀旅游城市”行列。
在改革开放的今天，西安这座古老的城市正焕发出青春的活力，以其独有的魅力吸引着国内外宾朋。
现在我们就去大雁塔近距离感受西安吧！
Ladies and gentlemen，welcome to Xi'an. From now on，I will take care of and guide you to visit many famous scenic spots and give you an introduction to the beautiful and ancient City of Xi'an. Now I will present some general information for you.
The City of Xi'an lies on the Guanzhong Plain in the central part of Shaanxi Province.Xi'an was once called Chang'an in the Han Dynasty.The meaning of this name is“permanent peace”.Xi'an marked the starting point of the famous Silk Road.Xi'an ranks first on the list of China's seven largest ancient capitals.From11th century BC onwards，Xi'an was the capital city for 15 kingdoms or feudal dynasties successively，including the Western Zhou，the Qin，the Han，the Sui and the Tang dynasties.It is regarded as one of the Four Ancient Cities of the World，together with Rome，Athens，and Istanbul.
The name“Chang'an”was used long ago.Formerly it used to be the name of a county under the administration of Xianyang.The name of Chang'an was first used in the 7th year of Emperor Gaozu's reign in the Western Han Dynasty（200 BC）.The name of Xi'an was first used in the 2nd year of Emperor Hongwu's reign in the Ming Dynasty（1369）.At that time General Xu Da marched his army upon Fengyuan Prefecture and the name of the Prefecture was changed to“Xi'an Prefecture”.Hence the name Xi'an.
Under the jurisdiction of Xi'an Municipality there are nine districts and four counties.The nine districts are：The three districts of Xincheng（New City），Beilin（Stele Forest）and Lianhu（Lotus Lake）are in the city proper.The other six are Baqiao（name of an ancient bridge）District in the eastern suburbs，Yanta（Goose Pagoda）District in the south，Weiyang（name of an ancient palace of the Tang Dynasty）District to the west and Yanliang District located some 43 kilometers to the northeast，Lintong District and Chang'an District.The four counties are Lantian County，Gaoling County，Hu County and Zhouzhi County.
In Xi'an，one can find a large number of historic attractions.Thirty－four of them have been listed among China's national monuments.They include：the remains of Banpo Village，a Neolithic matriarchal clan community，the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor，which is listed in The World Cultural Heritages，the Dayan Pagoda and Xiaoyan Pagoda built in the Tang Dynasty，the Bell Tower，Drum Tower and City Wall built in the Ming Dynasty，and the time－honored Forest of Stone Tablets.
As the capital of Shaanxi Province，Xi'an is the political，economic and cultural center of the northwestern region of China.It provides a link of communication in southwest，northwest and eastern China.It is the biggest central city along the Eurasia Continental Bridge，which runs parallel with the arterial railway line from Lianyungang to Urumqi.In recent years，a vast industrial system has been established and Xi'an has developed into the largest modern industrial city in the northwest of China.
Xi'an has emerged as one of the most popular tourist cities in the country.There has been a rapid development of the tourist industry and gradual improvement of the tourist environment in Xi'an.In fact，the tourist industry has become the mainstay of Xi'an's economy，and the city is honored as one of the“Popular Tourist Cities in China”.
Today，with the implementation of the opening－up policy，Xi'an is gradually taking on a new look.With its unique charm，the city poses a great appeal to tourists both from home and abroad.
Now we will go to the Dayan Pagoda and have a closer look at Xi'an.
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