Steve’s most recent post about 颐和园 motivated me to make a video to give you fine folks more insight into this treasure of Beijing.  It really is my favorite place to visit here, and I hope you’ll see why after watching this short video about it!  This time, I included the English translation in the video itself.  If you have any comments or suggestions about the video posts I’ve made thus far, or any requests for future posts, please feel free to comment.

NOTE: I’ve been uploading videos in HD, and in order for you to view them in HD, you have to click on the spot where it says “360p”, and change it to “720p”.  That will give you the full high definition version of the video.

北京有很多名胜. 比如故宫、和天坛等.
Běijīng yǒu hěnduō míng shèng. Bǐ rú gù gōng, hé tiān tán děng – Beijing has many tourist attractions. For example, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.

颐和园 – yí hé yuán – Summer Palace – lit Gardens of Nurtured Harmony

玩赏风景 – wán shǎng fēng jǐng – admire the scenery

麦当劳 – mài dāng láo – McDonald’s

午睡 – wǔ shuì – afternoon nap

旅行团 – lǚ xíng tuán – tour group

欣赏艺术 – xīn shǎng yì shù – appreciate art

长廊 – cháng láng – long corridor

佛香阁 – fó xiāng gé – Tower of Buddhist Incense

蓝天 – lán tiān – blue sky

美丽的昆明湖 – měi lì de kūn míng hú – beautiful Kunming Lake

中央电视塔 – zhōng yāng diàn shì tǎ – CCTV Tower

石舫 – shí fǎng – marble boat

钓鱼 diào yú – go fishing

中国传统乐器 – zhōng guó chuán tǒng yuè qì – Chinese traditional instruments

美国歌曲 – měi guó gē qǔ – American song

跳舞 – tiào wǔ – dance