西湖两分钟演练

Welcome to West Lake. Before we begin with names and dates, please look across the water towards the surrounding hills. Then notice the causeways, islands and buildings. The view brings natural features together with additions made by people over many generations.

欢迎来到西湖。开始讲名称和年代前，请先望向湖面与周围群山，再注意堤、岛和建筑。这幅景色把自然要素与人们历代增添的营造结合起来。

That relationship helps explain the term cultural landscape. The West Lake Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2011. The recognition concerns the landscape and its cultural meaning; it does not mean that the lake or every building was created in that year.

这种关系帮助我们理解“文化景观”。杭州西湖文化景观于2011年列入世界遗产名录。这是对景观及其文化意义的认可，不代表湖或每座建筑都形成于那一年。

The Su Causeway gives us a practical example. During the Northern Song period, Su Shi was both a poet and an official in Hangzhou. He oversaw work to remove mud from the lake bottom, and that mud was used to build a route across the water.

苏堤提供一个实际例子。北宋时期，苏轼既是诗人，也曾在杭州任职。他主持清除湖底淤泥的工程，淤泥又被用来修建穿过湖面的通道。

So the story is about more than a poet admiring scenery. Work on the water changed how people could move through the landscape and see it. As you follow the line of a causeway, imagine the changing relationship between water, trees and the hills beyond.

所以这个故事不只是诗人欣赏风景。水利工程改变了人们穿行和观看景观的方式。目光沿着堤道延伸时，请想象水、树木与远山之间不断变化的关系。

Stories add another layer. The White Snake is a famous folk legend associated with places around the lake, including Broken Bridge. Its characters and events belong to storytelling, not a historical record. The real places allow visitors to connect that imagined world with a landscape they can experience.

故事又增添一层含义。白蛇传是与断桥等西湖地点相关的著名民间传说，人物与事件属于故事，不是历史记录。真实地点让游客把想象世界与亲身体验的景观联系起来。

The traditional Ten Scenes also ask us to notice conditions: spring dawn, autumn moonlight, lingering snow or evening bells. Their names are invitations to imagine different experiences, rather than promises about today’s weather. Even without snow or moonlight, we can observe how a viewpoint frames the lake.

传统西湖十景也邀请我们注意条件：春晓、秋月、残雪或晚钟。景名邀请我们想象不同体验，并不保证今天的天气。即使没有雪或月光，也可以观察一个取景点怎样呈现西湖。

Which detail interests you most: the open water, the causeways or the buildings? We can explore one of those connections in more depth. After your questions, let us regroup at the stopping point shown here and continue at a pace that everyone can comfortably follow.

你最感兴趣的是开阔水面、堤道，还是建筑？我们可以深入了解其中一种关联。问答后，我们在这里指出的停留点重新集合，再以大家都能舒适跟上的节奏继续。