“景点”或“景区”一词是导游资料和导游词中经常出现的词，其原义是“风景美丽的地点（地区）”（英文是scenic spot或scenic area）；但是，现在人们习惯把所有旅游者去看的地方都称为“景点”或“景区”，我们一些导游也不加区别通译成 scenic spot 或 scenic area。深圳“中国民俗文化村是一个（荟萃中国56个民族的民间艺术、民族风情和民居建筑于一园的）大型文化游览区”。这句话有人译成“The China Folk Culture Villageis alarge-scale cultural tourscenic area(comprising one gardenassembling folk arts, local conditions and customs and local-style dwelling houses of 56ethnic groups)”。深圳民俗文化村明明是一个“文化游览区”，怎么可以说成“scenic area”？广州越秀公园中山纪念碑下有一块市政园林局竖立的中英文标志：优秀管理景点；英文是“Excellently Managed Scenic Spot”；河源苏家围客家村里有很多中英文对照的路标，写着“下一景点：某某；Next Scenic Spot:...”。中山纪念碑、苏家围的苏公祠和光化堂又怎能说是scenic spot 呢？不要以为一个单词使用不当问题不大，如果导游带团去参观的是自由市场他也说“The next scenic spot we are going to see is a free market”那就是个不小的笑话了。所以，英语里表达相当于现在人们所说的“景点”的词有很多，必须根据不同情况采取不同的译法，例如：

一、Tourist attraction（Sth. which attracts tourists）：

近年来盘龙峡已成为广东的一个热门的旅游景点。（In resent years, the Panlong Gorge has become a tourist attraction in Guangdong Province.）

二、Tourist resort（a place visited frequently or by large numbers）：

a. 北带河是一个著名的海滨避暑圣地。（Beidaihe is a well-known seaside and summer resort.）

b. 从化温泉是个疗养区。（The Conghua Hot Spring is a health resort.）

三、 Destination（a place to which a person is going or which a person wants to reach.）：

我们半小时后上车前往下一个景点。(Half an hour later, we’ll meet in the bus and leave for the next destination.)

四、 Sight（sth. worth seeing, esp. a place visited by tourists; a view of spectacle.）：

a. 去车站之前我们先看一两个景点。（Before going to the train station, we’ll see one or two sights in the city.）

b. 美国的大峡谷是世界八大奇观之一。(The Grand Canyon in the United States is one of the eight sights of the world.)

c. 羊城八景(The Eight Sights of the Goat City)

d. 景点的讲解员也称“景点导游”，英文是“establishment guide”，不能说“scenic-spot guide”。

The Panyu Lianhua is the Guangdong Province key scenery scenic spot area, is located east Fanyu the Zhujiangkou lion river bank.The Lianhua is composed by 48 red sandstone low mountains, the elevation most is high is 108 meters, the occupying a land area of 2.54 square kilometers.In which has the unicorn peak, because on the peak has resembles the lotus flower together the rock, therefore the posterity is called this mountain the Lianhua.

Lianhua tourist area

Lianhua's origin is spreading the myth story which a Goddess of Mercy provides relief.It is said, very before long time, South China Sea has an evil dragon, stirs up trouble in Zhujiangkou, submerges the paddies frequently, causes the coast inhabitant to fully suffer its evil.Just happens to meet the Guanyin Bodhisattva to pass by this place, saw with own eyes the evil dragon leaves a legacy of trouble, the life spreads the coal, is unable to restrain to show mercy, throws the place under lotus flower to the water in, suppression evil dragon.After the lotus flower enters the water to change into the megalith, becomes nearby today lotus flower Shannan fontanel the lotus rocks and flowers.The Lianhua also from this acquires fame

The Lianhua is Zhujiang Delta famous mountains, is located the Zhujiangkou lion ocean bank, the occupying a land area of 2.33 square kilometers, the maximum elevation 108 meters, are apart from the Guangzhou urban district 30 kilometers, is apart from the Hong Kong 60 nautical miles, the amphibious transportation is extremely convenient.The Lianhua is the Guangdong Province provincial level scenery scenic spot area and national AAAA level tourist area, in March, 2002 is evaluated by Guangzhou Municipal government the new century Guangzhou eight scenery - lotus peak view sea.The Lianhua history culture accumulates deeply, the Lianhua ancient quarry history may trace is apart from now more than 2200 year Western Han Dynasty times, is fifth batch of nation key cultural relic preservation organ which the State Council announces.The beginning constructs in the Ming Dynasty wanlinian between Qing Dynasty Kangxi Dynasty lotus flower tower and lotus Huacheng is the Guangdong Province provincial level cultural relic preservation organ.1994 year's end were completed Goddess of Mercy saint boundary broad in scale, with overpowering momentum, are the present foil gold Goddess of Mercy copper statue world.

The swallow crag is the entire ancient quarry ruins essence is at, meets every time the early morning or the evening, forms groups the swallow patrols the convolution in the sheer precipice between, builds the nest in the high exceed hundred foot stone seam between to build jiu, because swallow crag acquiring fame.In the scenic spot the cliff is lofty, the megalith across the sky, the imposing manner is threatening.Looks up to upwardly from the cliff trail, four sides the escarpment series confronts, the high peak stands suddenly, the broad sky is shrunk a side courtyard, the palatial megalith can under the avalanche fall probably as necessary, the dizzy god swings, is terror-stricken.Places oneself three which the cliff goes against to look at the scenery in the pavilion to take a broad view the vast lion ocean, ten thousand ton huge ship shuttle intercourse, good school of prosperous bead triangle landscape painting!

The lotus flower tower stood erect summit of in the Lianhua prominent peak, the beginning constructs in the Ming Dynasty Wanli 40 years (in 1612), had more than 400 years history.Outside the lotus flower tower 9, in 11, outside assume the star anise, the post and panel structure, inside is equipped with the spiral stairs, may go directly to the tower to go against.Has a size not entry in tower each level, the different models.The tower height 50 meters, are Lianhua's peaks.Since the ancient times, passes in and out from the lonely ocean Pearl River's ships, all as passes in and out take the lotus flower tower Guangzhou's symbol, therefore has the lotus flower tower has the provincial capital engraved pillar the fine reputation.

The spring first day of the third lunar month and the summer lotus flower festival is the Lianhua tradition festival celebrates the activity.6- in August all must conduct the scale grand lotus flower festival every year nearby the ancient quarry lotus flower fairyland, several hundred varieties and thousands of lotus flowers leave the sludge not to dye, slim and graceful, the delicate fragrance joy person, the splendid dance performance can make you surely to forget to return.Spring Festival around, in the lotus flower tower side occupying a land area of near 40 Chinese acre peach garden, several thousand peach blossom competitions open every year, young peach brilliant, brilliant purple and red, has increased the happiness traces of spring for the Lianhua, comes the tourist who watches to be continuous in admiration of somebody's fame.