Indiaisanancientcivilizationwithrichculturalheritage(遗产),anditsculturalheritagehassomethingtodowithallmajorreligionsoftheworld.HerewetakealookatsomeofthetopheritagedestinationsinIndia.
SunTemple,Konark
AsthenamesuggeststhistempleisallaboutthepowerofthesunGod.Ahugechariot(二轮战车)drawnbysevenhorsesandtwelvepairsofwheelsreflecttheimportancewhichancientpeopleplacedonthepowerofthesun.Thepicturesofanimalsandhumansgivethisplaceaspeciallook.
ChurchesGoa
GoaistheonlyIndianstatewhichwasunderthePortuguese(葡萄牙人),sothesceneinGoaisdottedwith(点缀着)Portuguesestylechurches.SomeofthefamouschurchesincludethechurchofSaintCatherine,churchofSaintAugustineandchurchofsaintFrancisofAssisi.Thesechurchesexhibitbeautifulpaintingsandflowerdesignswhichmakethemamustvisit.
AjantaandElloraCaves
ThesecavescontainwelldesignedpaintingswhicharewidelyregardedasthemostoutstandingworksofBuddhistreligiousart.
TajMahal,Agra
BuiltonthebankoftheYamunaRiver,itisanexcellentbuilding.Thewritingandpaintingsontheoutsidestructureprovidethefinestexamplesoftheoutstandingstyleofbuildings.
Sanchi
SanchiisaUNESCOworldheritagesitewithnumerousBuddhisttemplesdatingbacktotheseventhandeighthcenturies.
OnyourvisittoIndia,besuretovisitsomeoftheseheritagedestinations.AnIndianjourneyisnotwonderfulwithoutexperiencingthebeautyoftheseheritagedestinations.
小题1:Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?