Writing a proposal for saving a building

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The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Xian Tomb is the burial site for Prince Xingxian and his wife, parents of Emperor Jiaqing (reigned 1522-66). They were buried together at Mt. Songlin in present Zhongxiang County, Hubei Province. The tomb occupies an area of 136.47 hectares and is hemmed in by high walls. Started in 1519 and completed in 1540, the Xian Tomb resembles the Ming Tombs near Beijing, but it takes up more space. It is the only Ming Tomb found in southern China and is often referred to as the 15th Ming Tomb. The Xian Tomb was put under key state protection in 1985.

Construction of the Dong Tombs began in 1661. There are altogether 14 tombs containing the remains of emperors, empresses, consorts, and princesses. They include the Xiao Tomb of the first emperor of Qing, Emperor Shunzhi (reigned 1644-61), the Jing Tomb of Emperor Kangxi (reigned 1662-1722), the Yu Tomb of Emperor Qianlong (reigned 1736-95), the Ding Tomb of Emperor Xianfeng (reigned 1851-61), the Hui Tomb of Emperor Tongzhi (reigned 1862-74), and tombs of the empresses Xiaozhuang, Xiaohui, Ci‘an, Ci‘xi, and five consorts. All were erected over a span of 272 years.

Read the article and answer the following questions

1.Why are the Ming Tombs called Shisanling ?

2.Apart from Shisanling, which is the most famous Ming Tomb?

3.How many Qing emperors were buried in Hebei Province?

It is home to thirteen Ming emperors.

Xiaoling

Nine

Ｒ ead the article again and fill in the blanksThe Ming Imperial Tombs

1. Most of the Ming Tombs are Located in

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

2. The Sacred Way , which is called ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

leads to the thirteen tombs.

3. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ is the largest and best preserved.

4. The Ling’en Palace is known for its ＿＿＿＿＿＿

　 and ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

5.Xiaoling is located in the suburbs of ＿＿＿＿＿ and contains the tomb of the ＿＿＿＿ Ming emperor

Shisanling,north － west of Beijing

the Avenue of Animals

Changling

simple design

painted ceiling

Nanjing

first

The Qing Imperial Tombs:

1.The Qing Tombs are similar to the Ming Tombs in terms of ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ and the in choice of site.

2.Dongling ,located in ＿＿＿＿＿＿ Province, contains the first imperial tombs of the Manchu rulers.

3.Xiling, located in Hebei Province is ＿＿＿＿＿ than Dongling.

4.Xiling contains the tombs of ＿＿＿＿ Qing emperors.

5. Xiling has ＿＿＿＿＿＿ broad stone gates.

architecture

Hebei

smaller

four

three

True or False

1.No attention has been given to preservation of the Ming and Qing Tombs.2.All of the tombs have suffered some damage.3.Dongling has been under the protection of the state government.4.Xiaoling hasn’t been restored.5.The deadline for completing restoration of Changling and Zhaoling have been set.6.International recognition isn’t part and parcel of preserving and restoring historical sites.7.We need to take the responsibility to treasure and protect these monuments.

FT

TF

T

F

T

Preservation and recognition of the tombs

1.be equal to 2.do sth as insurance for3.be home to 4.the royal family5.in good condition6.be located in7.high-quality bricks8.in terms of9.take up10.the entrance to

和．．．相等／平等

做某事以确保．．．．．的家皇室家庭（成员）状况好位于

高质量的砖在．．．方面，以．．．形式

占据．．．的入口

１１． in recent decades１２． deliberate destruction１３． historic sites１４． under the protection of１５． invest money in doing１６． the deadline for１７． another important source 　　　 of funds

近几十年来故意破坏历史遗址

在．．．的保护下投资做．．．

．．．的最后期限

又一个资金的重要来源

Discuss the following question in groups, to list your reasons.

Do you thinkinternational recognition is helpful to protect historic sites? Why or why not?

Your group is going to research a local building that has a long history and discuss ways to preserve the building . Write a proposal for saving and protecting the building. Consider these questions :

1.Who is providing the funding for the preservation of the tombs?2.Why are the tombs included in the world heritage list?3.Which local building will your group research? Why?4.How will you find out more about tthis building?5.What are the dangers that the building faces?6.How can the building be saved and protected?7.What kind of arguments will you to convince the local government to act to save and preserve the building?8.Who will collect information and who will write up the proposal?

Write a proposal for saving and protecting the building, then report to the classmates.

1.Do Parts D1 and D2 on page 113 in Workbook 2.Read the article in Part A on page 117 in Workbook , and then write an account of the Lugou Bridge.