自然概况
Set on the coast some 280 kilometers east of Beijing,the seaside holiday resort of Beidaihe is famous not only as a tourist center and as a good place to recuperate after illness,but also as one of the best places in the world to see migratory birds.
北京东面280公单处的沿海城市、避署胜地北戴河,不仅因其为旅游中心和康复疗养场所而著名,也因其为世界卜观赏鸟类的最佳地点之一而闻名于世。
Beidaihe is a district belongs to Qin Huangdao City. It has a moderate area of about 70.3 square kilometers with a permanent of population of 60 000 people.However, its picturesque scenery and agreeable climate make it a world-famous summer resort.
北戴河是秦皇岛市的一个区,面积不大,只有70. 3平方公里;人口不多,只有6 万居民‘然而北戴河那如诗如画的风景和四季如春的宜人气候却使它成为世界著名的避暑胜地。
China's Yanshan Mountain Range winds its way thousands of miles from the west to the eastern seaboard. It sends a number of waterways like the Henghe, Daihe,Yanghe and Luanhe rivers down to the Bohai Sea at Beidaihe. They create a vast area of wetlands,mud-banks,and lagoons with rich feeding and good places for birds to rest. Here migratory routes come together like great seasonal flocks of birds linking northeast Asia with south China,Indo-China,Australia and even far off east Africa.
我国的燕山山脉从西到东,沿着海岸线绵延数千公里,漫长曲折,将许多水路如恒河、戴河、阳河和滦河都经北戴河而流人渤海。这些蜿蜒的河流形成了具有丰富营养的大片沼泽、泥滩和泻湖,非常适合鸟类的栖息和生活。这里汇集了许多候鸟迁徙线路,让季节性迁移的巨大鸟流让东北亚和中川南方、印度支那、澳大利亚甚至是更远的东非都连接在了一起。
Nature has richly endowed Beidaihe with bird species and of the 1198 found in China,416 have been recorded at Beidaihe. This is a part of the world that plays host to 18 species of gulls,3 of swans,and 6 of cranes.
大自然赐给北戴河最理想的鸟类家园,这里有着品种最多的鸟群在中国所已发现的1198种鸟中,其中有416种可以在北戴河见到。这里还饲养着世界上18种海鸥,3种天鹅和6种天鹤的一个地区。
Beidaihe has enjoyed a good reputation since 1893.It was then that a British engineer help build a railway line recognized that with its low hills,beaches and sea breezes,the headland was an ideal place to escape the summer heat of the interior. On his recommendation,the first holiday makers arrived. Beidaihe,until then a poor fishing village,quickly became popular with diplomats,merchants,missionaries,and well一 ott Chinese
北戴河自1893年起就名扬四海当时,正在帮助修铁路的位英国工程师发现了这个地力一山岭低缓,沙滩松软,海风温柔,是个避科消夏的理想呷角之地。在他的建议下,第一批度假者来到了这里。随着大批外言传教士、外国官员, 富商大贾以及有钱的中国人来此购买土地,修建别墅,原本一个穷困小渔村的北戴河打那以后迅速发展起来。
Since the first two parties of Chinese bird enthusiasts visited Beidaihe in 1999, more and more domestic visitors have joined bird watching groups going there on vacation.
自从1999年两批中国鸟爱好者到访过北戴河以后,越来越多的国内游客都加人到假期观鸟团的行列。