1、TianShui is the second largest city of gansu province,located in the southeast of gansuTianshui right in the geometric center of the motherland.天水正好在祖国的几何中心天水正好在祖国的几何中心。Tianshui,used to be a town of strategic importance along the ancient Silk Road,is a historical and cultural city of the country.Fux
2、i and Nvwa,the ancestor of the Chinese people,as said,were born here.The tourist resources cover mainly the Maiji Mountain Grottoes麦积山石窟麦积山石窟,Immortal Cliff 仙人崖仙人崖,Stone Gate 石门石门,Twisting Stream 曲溪曲溪,Fuxi Temple 伏羲庙伏羲庙,Jade Fountain Taoist Temple 玉泉观玉泉观,Nanguo Temple 南郭寺南郭寺,Elephant Mountain at Gan
3、gu 甘谷大象山甘谷大象山,Water-curtain Cave at Wushan 武山水帘洞武山水帘洞 and Dadiwan at Qinan秦安大地湾遗址秦安大地湾遗址.They are scenic attractions of high grade in cultural connotation and worth of appreciation.Besides,Tianshui has many hot springs and so it is one of the best places for holiday.Xi emperor native place（羲皇故里）insc
4、ription Tianshui is the birthplace of ancient Tianshui is the birthplace of ancient Chinese culture,enjoy the award Chinese culture,enjoy the award “hometown of Emperor Xi”,visit a“hometown of Emperor Xi”,visit a sacred dragon at home and abroad sacred dragon at home and abroad.天水是中国古代文化的发祥地，享有“羲皇故里
5、”的殊荣，是海内外龙的传人寻根问祖的圣地。Fuxi Culture Festival in Tianshui，held on the lunar calendar May 13天水伏羲文化节，天水伏羲文化节，每年农历五月十每年农历五月十三日举行。三日举行。the Maiji Mountain Grottoes one of the four great grottoes The Maiji Mountain Grottoes,acquires fame because of the shape like peasant family wheat-straw stack。The cliff ri
6、ses straight from the ground,the height 147 meters,more than ten dynasties are making an idol 7200,the mural壁画壁画 more than 1300 square meters,distributes分布分布 in 194 cavernsthe Maiji Mountain GrottoesThe Maiji scenic spot(麦积山风景区)Twisting Stream 曲溪曲溪Stone Gate 石门石门石门烟雨石门烟雨the Maiji Mountain Grottoes麦积
7、山石窟麦积山石窟The immortal cliff 仙人崖仙人崖 begins in the Southern and Northern Dynasties,according to now nearly in 1600.Handed down here the common person of high skill to live in seclusion in the past in this leads a pious life,therefore famous immortal cliff.the well-known scenic spot has“the immortal to
8、deliver the lamp”仙人送灯仙人送灯,“only needle juniper Tao”净土松涛净土松涛,“immortal Shui Huguang”仙水湖光仙水湖光 and so on,its scenery concurrently north male wonderful and the south beauty,the scenery is connected,like fairyland.The immortal cliff （仙人崖仙人崖）the immortal cliff scenic area by three cliffs,five peaks,six bi
9、g temples is composed,the monastery construction or flies under the cliff in the peakThe immortal cliff由三崖、五峰、六寺所组成 寺观修建于峰顶或飞崖之下 The Fuxi Temple(伏羲庙)the state-level key cultural relic preservation organ.the state-level key cultural relic preservation organ.The Fu Xi temple faces the street construct
10、s,the courtyard layer on layer wraps,four enters four courtyards,vast profound.In the temple the historic building including the stage platform,the memorial arch,the front door,the gate inside the main gate leading to the ya men,the congenital palace,the primal chaos palace,the bell tower,the drum t
11、ower,comes crane hall altogether 10;the new construction has the dynasty room,the tablet porch,the exhibition hall and so on altogether 6.New constructs total 76 old.伏羲庙临街而建，院落重伏羲庙临街而建，院落重重相套，四进四院，宏阔重相套，四进四院，宏阔幽深。庙内古建筑包括戏幽深。庙内古建筑包括戏楼、牌坊、大门、仪门、楼、牌坊、大门、仪门、先天殿、太极殿、先天殿、太极殿、钟楼钟楼、鼓楼鼓楼、来鹤厅共、来鹤厅共10座；新座；新建筑有
12、朝房、碑廊、展览建筑有朝房、碑廊、展览厅等共厅等共6座。新旧建筑共座。新旧建筑共计计76间间 院内遍布古柏，为明代所院内遍布古柏，为明代所植，原有植，原有64株，象征伏羲株，象征伏羲六十四卦之数六十四卦之数The Fuxi Temple Jade Fountain Taoist Temple 玉泉观玉泉观 Taoism 道教道教Taoism temple 道观on the lunar calendar Jan.9th is temple fair,which called 朝观 by local people辫柏辫柏 碑石碑石Jade Fountain Taoist TempleTianshui has a pleasant climate,rich products,suitable for a variety of biological growth.天水市气候宜人，物产丰富，适合多种生物生长。Famous personFamous person
