Changle Palace Museum reveals ancient ice storage

时间：2007-06-14 08:40:41

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Chinanews, Xi'an, June 14 - The No.4 and No 5 ruins in the Changle Palace Museum were opened to the general public recently, including an ancient royal ice storage, which for the first time reveals how ancient Chinese kept and used ice.

 

The Changle Palace is located in the northeast of the ruins of Changan, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 24). It was first the office of Hangaozu, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, and then the residence of the empress dowager. It covered nearly 1/6 of Changan in area. The excavation1 project for the No.4 and No 5 ruins in Changle Palace was launched in 2003, and completed in 2005. Nowadays, the ruins are encompassed2 by glass, through which the visitors can see the ruins clearly.

 

The major part of the No.5 ruins should be an ice storage, as its walls are extraordinarily3 thick as thermal4 insulator5. The ancient people collected ice cubes from frozen river in winter, and kept them in the ice storage. Thus in summer, the royal members could enjoy cool drinks and fresh food.

 
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1 excavation RiKzY     
n.挖掘，发掘；被挖掘之地
参考例句：
  • The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
  • The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。
2 encompassed b60aae3c1e37ac9601337ef2e96b6a0c     
v.围绕( encompass的过去式和过去分词 )；包围；包含；包括
参考例句：
  • The enemy encompassed the city. 敌人包围了城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I have encompassed him with every protection. 我已经把他保护得严严实实。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
3 extraordinarily Vlwxw     
adv.格外地；极端地
参考例句：
  • She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
  • The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。
4 thermal 8Guyc     
adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的
参考例句：
  • They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
5 insulator b50xs     
n.隔离者；绝缘体
参考例句：
  • Few substances can equal fur as an insulator.作为绝缘体很少有其他材料能与动物皮毛相媲美。
  • A loose mulch acts on the surface as an insulator.疏松的覆盖物在土壤表面起了隔热的作用。

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