① 故宮有沒有英語導游
有翻譯機 很多種語言呢 我記得好像是20還是40塊錢租金 需要100塊押金
② 北京故宮英文版導游詞
北京故宮導游詞 故宮佔地72萬平方米，其中建築面積為16.3萬平方米，南北長961米，東西寬753米，周圍有10米高的城牆環繞，還有寬52米的護城河，在四角都建有一座精美的角樓。根據1973年的統計，故宮有大小院落90多座，房屋有980座，共計8704間。明朝永樂皇帝朱棣登基不久，在永樂四年，也就是1406年下詔營建北京紫禁城。修建分為兩個階段，第一階段是從永樂四年開始備料，而第二階段就是在永樂十五年，1417年六月開始動工興建，歷時14年，在永樂十八年，1420年完工。在建造過程中，徵集了全國10萬名能工巧匠和民夫100萬人，而建築材料都來自全國各地，比如漢白玉石來北京房山，金磚來自蘇州，石灰來自河北易州，五色虎皮石來自河北薊縣盤山，殿基所用的精磚石來自山東臨清，松木多來自東北，而楠木多來自四川、雲貴、浙江等地，可見當時工程的浩大。故宮基本上是按照明中都皇宮的藍圖而修建的，布局規劃遵循了《周禮·考工計》的都城設計禮制：前朝後寢，左祖右社。大致分為南北兩個部分，南半部位前朝，北半部則為後寢。前朝是以太和、中和、保和三大殿為中心，文華殿和武英殿為東西兩翼，是皇帝舉行朝會的地方。而後寢則是以乾清、交泰、坤寧這後三殿以及東西六宮、御花園為中心，外東路、外西路的建築為主，是皇帝處理日常政務和後宮皇妃居住、祭祀的地方。左祖右社是這樣布局的：在午門外東側是皇帝祭祖的場所太廟，西側則是祭社稷的場所社稷壇。按照這種布局建築而成的故宮就是明清兩代24位皇帝的皇宮，其中明朝14位，清朝10位，統治時間總共長達五個世紀。由於它在中國歷史上的特殊地位和它精美的建築群體，所以在1987年被聯合國教科文組織收錄到了《世界文化遺產名錄》當中，成為世界上規模最大、保存最完整的宮殿建築群。現在在北京有一條貫穿南北的中軸線，被梁思成先生稱為偉大的中軸線，全長8.5公里，南起永定門，北到鍾樓，其中包括故宮在內的皇城就佔了三分之一。這條中軸線也叫做龍脈，線上的景山是內城的中心點，也是故宮的鎮山。 我們有時候還把故宮叫做紫禁城，而它的名稱是怎樣得來的呢？我國古代天文學家把天上的主要恆星分為三垣、四象和二十八星宿。三垣是太微垣、紫微垣和天市垣。其中紫薇垣居中，是天上皇帝所居住的地方，稱為紫宮。封建帝王自稱是天帝的兒子，所以他們也把自己居住的皇宮象徵為天上的紫宮。而且皇帝居住的地方戒備森嚴，不許庶民百姓接近，是絕對的禁地，又稱為禁宮，所以這里也被叫做紫禁城。這里共有四道門，分別是午門、神武門、東華門和西華門。而紫禁城的正門就是午門，因為在羅盤上，上午的代表正南，所以午門也是南大門的意思。它的平面呈「凹」字型，從漢代的門闕形制演變過來。下端有高12米的墩台，正中的墩台上面有門樓，兩側還設有鍾鼓亭，東西兩側突出的部分叫觀，上部各有廊廡13間，兩端還建有重檐攢尖方亭。中央的廣場叫闕。在明清兩代，這里是朝廷舉行頒朔大典和獻俘典禮的地方。正中開了三道門，兩側都有掖門，這種做法稱為「明三暗五」。五個門洞都有各自的用途：中門是皇帝專用的，或者皇帝大婚的時候，皇後可以從這里入宮，科考三甲也可以從這里入宮；平時，文武百官走左門，宗室王公走右門；掖門只有在大型活動的時候才開，三品以下的官員按照文東武西分別通過東西掖門，外國使節要從西掖門才可以入宮；在殿試的時候，考生分單雙號，從東西掖門中通過。 進入午門，我們首先看到的就是內金水河，它自西向東蜿蜒流過太和門廣場，上邊還有五座漢白玉石橋，就是內金水橋了。內金水河的作用不僅是故宮中排水的主要通道，也是建築和滅火的主要水源，同時還起到了點綴景觀的作用，使太和門廣場在雄渾中不失秀美。 在太和門兩旁還有兩道門，就是德昭門和貞度門。每逢皇帝出宮，都要在太和門換車，而且皇帝大婚的時候，皇後也要從太和門進入皇宮。在光緒四年的時候就發生了這樣一件事：在光緒皇帝大婚前夕，太和門突然被火燒毀了，可是大婚當天皇後要從這里經過，所以朝廷就在北京尋找了能工巧匠，連夜用綵綢還有木料搭建了一座假的太和門，才使得婚禮如期進行，而在第二年，太和門才重建完成。 過了太和門我們就進入了太和殿廣場，它面積有3萬多平方米，在每年的元旦、冬至、還有皇帝生日以及一些重大活動的時候，都要在太和殿以及太和殿廣場舉行隆重的朝禮。 現在我們面前這座宏偉的建築就是太和殿了，它和中和殿還有保和殿是建立在一個土字型的三層台基上，台基南北長230米，高8.13米，在四周圍還建有一些樓閣，其實就是清朝內務府所管轄的庫房。太和殿是故宮中最高最大的建築，面積有2377平方米，通高35.05米，面闊11間，進深5間。其實在明朝奉天殿的時候，這里市面闊9間，進深5間的大殿，到了清朝年間，將它改為了現在的大小，其實在兩側的夾室是封閉的，不能作為正殿使用，所以實際上還市面闊9間，進深5間，同時，也將它改名為太和殿。太和二字出自於《周易》中的：「保合大和」，而太和的觀念是上古天人和一觀念的延伸，強調了君臣之間，人與自然之間還有個民族之間的和諧。在太和殿的屋頂正脊上還有一個高3.36米的大吻，往下還有11個垂脊獸，在我國古代，異獸的數量越多，代表了殿宇等級越高。在殿內有72根大住支撐，當中的六根是瀝粉貼金雲龍圖案的金柱，上面支撐了藻井，再藻井當中雕刻有蟠龍，龍口中銜有軒轅鏡。軒轅二字出自於我國古代天文學中的軒轅星，意思就是軒轅黃帝之星，也是掌管雷雨之星，在殿頂上建有藻井，一是為了代表當朝的皇帝才是中華民族的正統繼承人，第二則是起到了鎮火的作用。
殿內的陳設也非常的多。金鑾寶座是明代的遺物，清朝的皇帝繼續使用。在袁復辟的時候，曾經將它換成了一個中西合璧，不倫不類類似沙發的座椅，解放以後，專家們在傢具庫中發現了原來的寶座，經過一年多的整修，終於恢復了它本來的面貌。殿內的地平床高6尺多，上面設有屏風，寶座等，在檯面上還有香亭、仙鶴等等。在皇帝上朝的時候，就要點燃檀香，烘托出一種神秘的氣氛。殿中有一隻象，身上駝著寶瓶，裡面放有五穀，寓意天下太平，吉慶有餘。而象身四腳立地，穩如泰山，象徵社會和政權的穩固。稱為太平有象。角端，是傳說中的一種神獸，象徵著當今皇帝是聖明之君。仙鶴被古人認為是一種長壽鳥，象徵著江山長存。香亭是從香爐演變而來的，放在殿中，象徵著國家安定。 在太和殿外還有很多的陳設。日 ：是我國古代的計時器，在此處標準的北京時間測量則是乾隆年間全國的標准化計量器，在乾清宮前也有一個。銅龜銅鶴都是長壽的動物，放置在這里也是寓意長壽。在故宮內有大小水缸308口，用來防火，叫做太平缸。在太和殿外的這兩個鎦金大缸，重2噸，可是上面的黃金卻被八國聯軍用軍刀颳走了。圍繞著太和殿，還有一些故事。在1908年12月，四歲的溥儀在太和殿登基，他的父親跪在寶座下，扶著他，可是溥儀卻哭喊著說：「我不再這兒，我要回家，我不再這兒，我要回家。」他的父親只好說：「別哭了別哭了，快完了。」典禮結束以後，文武百官竊竊私語說這不是個好兆頭。果不其然，三年以後，孫中山先生領導辛亥革命勝利推翻了清王朝，結束了中國的封建帝制。可是在1915年，袁竊取了辛亥革命的勝利果實，自稱「洪憲皇帝」，企圖恢復封建社會，還在太和殿搞了登基典禮，把三大殿中匾額上的滿文統統去掉了。而且還命令京城內的煤鋪把牆上的「元煤」去掉，把元宵改為湯圓。不過他只作了83天的皇帝，就在全國一片倒袁聲中死了。 中和殿在明朝的時候曾經叫做華蓋殿和中極殿，在順治年間改為中和殿，取自《禮記·中庸》「中也者，天下之大本也；和也者，天下之達道也。」殿名體現了儒家的中庸思想在明清兩代舉行大潮禮的時候，皇帝在趕赴太和殿之前，都要在中和殿稍作休息，接受官員朝賀。在遇到重大祭典的時候，還要在前一日閱覽祝文或者檢查種子農具。清朝規定每十年都要修一次皇室的家譜，也就是玉牒，在修訂好以後，就要在中和殿內讓皇帝閱覽，並舉行存放儀式。 過了中和殿，我們就來到了保和殿，明朝這里曾經叫做謹身殿，建極殿，順治年間改為中和殿，名稱來源與太和殿相同，都是保合大和之意。保和殿在明清兩代用途不同。明朝的時候，在舉行冊立大典的時候，皇帝都要在保和殿內更衣。在年底，還要在此宴請文武百官。在清朝的時候，每逢正月十五，除夕，也都要在此舉行宴會。而且這里還是清朝舉行殿試的地方。在保和殿後，有一個巨大的雲龍石雕，是艾葉青石雕刻而成的。清朝乾隆年間，將原來明代所雕刻的花紋去掉，重新雕琢。石雕高16.57米，寬3.07米，厚1.7米，重達200多噸。在石雕四周都是卷草紋，下端是海水江牙紋，中央是飛雲簇擁的九條蛟龍。製作非常精美，是難得的石雕珍品。這塊石頭是來自北京的房山，搬動這塊石頭的時候動用了很多的人力物力。不過這塊石頭為什麼會在保和殿後面，史料上是沒有記載的，根據專家推測，可能是因為這塊石頭運過來以後就放在這里，想要重新移動非常的困難，所以就放在了這里。 游覽完了前三殿，就來到了後寢區的正門乾清門。在後寢區中共有15宮，專家認為，這與天文學中的紫薇垣和八卦都有象徵性的關系。 在清朝康熙年間，乾清門就是舉行御門聽政的地方，而在西側還有一排連房，就是軍機處，他是在雍正年間設立的，直到辛亥革命爆發的時候才被廢除。軍機處是一個非常重要的機構，凌駕於內閣之上，但是當時為了防止泄密事件的發生，督察院每天都要派御史到軍機處旁邊的內務府值班，監視這里的活動。 現在大家看到的就是乾清宮了。乾清二字取自唐代韓愈《六合聖德詩》中的詩句：「乾清坤夷」，意思就是天下清和，各地平安。在明朝和清朝初年，皇帝的寢宮一直都是這里，到了雍正皇帝以後，就挪到了養心殿，從此，乾清宮九成了皇帝聽政的地方。在每年過節的時候，皇帝都要在乾清宮舉行慶典活動，清朝康熙乾隆年間，還在宮內舉行了「千叟宴」。而且「康熙智擒鰲拜」的故事也發生在這里。而且皇帝死後，必須要在這里停靈，祭奠15日，表示壽終正寢，之後才可以轉移到其他地方。在乾清宮內正中設有金漆寶座，後面還有屏風，上面刻有先帝的聖訓。在寶座上方還高懸著「正大光明」的匾額。在雍正皇帝即位以後，對於爭奪皇位的種種弊病，他發布了秘密立儲的上諭，從而改變了封建王朝公開冊禮太子的制度。此後，皇帝親自寫儲君諭旨兩份，一份兒放在這塊正大光明的匾額後邊，另一份兒則自己藏起來。在皇帝去世以後，拿出兩份詔書核對無誤以後，即可生效。 在明朝，圍繞著乾清宮還發生了三大疑案。就是壬寅宮變，紅丸案還有移宮案。壬寅宮變就是在明朝嘉靖年間，皇帝正在乾清宮中睡覺，宮女楊金英等16人一起下手，想把皇帝殺死，但是在慌忙之中卻把繩子打成了死結，所以沒有成功。結果這些人就全都被處死了，這年正好是壬寅年，所以稱為壬寅宮變。自此以後，皇帝不敢在乾清宮中居住，直到臨終前一天才回到了這里，但是當天就死了。紅丸案的發生是在明朝萬曆皇帝朱翊君死了以後，他的兒子朱常洛即位。但是不久他就病了，服用了進貢上來的紅丸，吃了一顆感覺很不錯，所以有吃了第二顆，結果就死在了乾清宮內，前後只作了29天的皇帝，所以被人們稱為一月天子。移宮案是在一月天子朱常洛死了以後，他的愛妃李妃有野心相當皇後，所以就堅持要和即將登基的皇太子朱由校一起住在乾清宮，以此要挾群臣。但是這些大臣設計把太子從她手中騙了出來，可是他還是在乾清宮不走。直到太子即位前一天晚上，大臣一起到門口斥責他，就這樣，他才被迫離開了乾清宮。 在乾清宮的後邊就是交泰殿，取自《易經》中的天地交泰，象徵著帝後生活和諧。在殿中央放有25顆寶璽，上方高懸著康熙皇帝御書、乾隆臨摹的「無為」匾額。東側陳設著我國古代人民發明的計時器——銅壺滴漏，西側陳設著大自鳴鍾一座。此在，在每年皇後的生日，皇後都要在交泰殿接受慶賀禮，就連皇太後還有皇帝都要來這里慶賀。在每年皇後到先蠶壇舉行儀式的前一天都要在這里檢閱採桑工具。
③ 去故宮玩應該注意什麼英語介紹
去年暑假，爸爸和我去參觀聞名世界的北京。
我們到達的後門，買好票，請了回一個導游，就答進了雄偉的後門。首先展現在我眼前的是一棵大槐樹。導游說：「當年崇楨就是弔死在這棵樹上的」。我們隨著導游繼續走，到了坤寧宮，坤寧宮是皇妃住的地方，這里風景優美，有許多枝繁葉茂的樹木。這些房子大約有三米高，皇後就住在靠南方向的屋子裡。對面是嬪妃住的西六宮，那裡的屋子很暗，也很小。穿過書齋，就到了乾清宮，這是皇上上早朝的地方，乾清宮的正前方擺著一張鍍金做的精美的龍椅。龍椅上刻有許多龍，有的龍雙龍戲珠，有的龍互相纏繞，真是維妙維肖。我抬頭往上一看，牆上有一塊大大的匾，匾上寫著「正大光明」四個大字，每當上朝時，「正大光明」這塊匾就面對著各位大臣，彷彿告誡這些大臣們：「凡是做事，都要正大光明的做。」我站在乾清宮中間，彷彿看到了當時的皇上和眾位大臣商議朝政時的氣勢。隨後，導游還帶我們參觀了中和殿、保和殿等地方，最後，就到達了的正門。
走出正門，我再一次回首遙望著這座古老的宮殿，心裡默默的祝願著：祝願祖國繁榮富強，一代更比一代強。
④ 關於故宮的英文介紹，口語化一點的
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The Imperial Palace is also called Forbidden City,it was first started building in 1407,and cost two hundred thousand workers for fourteen years,and,completed in 1420.All its palaces consist of 9999 rooms."9" is recognized as a favorable number in China.
These days,the Imperial Palace opens to chinese students freely on Tuesdays.There are treasures which have more than five thousand years' history.You can take a look if you are doubting.
The Imperial Palace is also called Forbidden City,it was first started building in 1407,and cost two hundred thousand workers for fourteen years,and,completed in 1420.All its palaces consist of 9999 rooms."9" is recognized as a favorable number in China.
These days,the Imperial Palace opens to chinese students freely on Tuesdays.There are treasures which have more than five thousand years' history.You can take a look if you are doubting.
This is the Palace Museum, also known as the Purple Forbidden City. It is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in China today. Under Ming Emperor , construction began in 1406. It took 14 years to build the Forbidden City.
The red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. Red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. Yellow is the color of the earth on the Loess Plateau, the original home of the Chinese people. Yellow became an imperial color ring the Tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.
The Forbidden City is rectangular in shape. It is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters wide from east west. It has 9900 rooms under a total roof area 150000 square meters. A 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9 –meter- high wall which encloses the complex.
It is believed that the Palace Museum got its name from astronomy folklore. The ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the Ziwei Yuan. The constellation containing the North Star was called the Constellation of Heavenly God and star itself was called the purple palace.
The Forbidden City is divided into an outer and an inner count. We are now standing on the southernmost part of the outer count. In front of us lies the Gate of supreme Harmony. The gate is guarded by a pair of bronze lions, symbolizing imperial power and dignity. The lions were the most exquisite and biggest of its kind. The one on the east playing with a ball is a male, and ball is said to represent state unity. The other one is a female. Underneath one of its fore claws is a cub that is considered to be a symbol of perpetual imperial succession.
The Forbidden City consists of an outer count and an inner enclosure. The outer count yard covers a vast space lying between the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Heavenly Purity. The 「three big halls」 of Supreme Harmony, Complete Harmony and Preserving Harmony constitute the center of this building group. The great three halls are built on a spacious 「H」-shaped,8-meter-high, triple marble terrace. Each level of the triple terrace is taller than the on below and all are encircled by marble balustrades carved with dragon and phoenix designs.
This area is called the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square, which covers a total of 30000 square meters. Without a single tree or plant growing here, this place inspires visitors to feel its solemnity and grandeur. In the middle of the square there is carriageway that was reserved for the Emperor. On both sides of the road the ground bricks were laid in a special way seven layers lengthwise and eight layers crosswise,making up fifteen layers in all.
1. the Meridian Gate 午門
2. the Five-Phoenix Towers 五鳳樓
3. benevolence, righteousness, rites, intelligence, and fidelity 仁、義、禮、智、信
4. the Hall of Supreme Harmony 太和殿
5. the Hall of Complete Harmony 中和殿
6. the Hall of Preserving Harmony 保和殿
7. the Palace of Heavenly Purity 乾清宮
8. the Hall of Union 交泰殿
9. the Palace of Earthly Tranquility 坤寧宮
The Forbidden City was the Chinese Imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China. It now houses the Palace Museum.
The complex consists of 800 buildings with 8,886 rooms. It covers 720,000 square metres. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties",[1] and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
⑤ 故宮英語導游詞不要太長。作業要用急急急。
各位朋友：過一會兒我們將參觀故宮博物館，現在我先為大家簡單介紹。故宮是世界上現存規模最大的古代皇家宮殿建築群，故宮又叫紫禁城。「紫」是天上君王居住宮殿的顏色，那麼人間的帝王當然要與「紫」字沾邊。「禁」是指當時那裡守衛森嚴，不要說是普通百姓，即使是高官大員沒有皇帝的召見也不能私自入城，否則就會引來殺身之禍，是皇家「禁」地，所以又稱為紫禁城，整座城池建成於1420年，位於天安門廣場北側。
故宮平面呈長方形，南北長960米，東西寬750米，全面積72萬平方米。整座紫禁城被寬52米的護城河所環繞，城牆高10米，可謂是「城高池寬」。在故宮城樓的四周各有一座被稱為九梁十八柱七十二條脊的精美角樓。故宮開四門，坐北朝南，南門為午門，即正門，北門為神武門，東為東華門，西為西華門。
整個院落分為兩大部分，即「前朝」和「後寢」。「前朝」是皇帝舉行盛大典禮的地方，以太和殿、中和殿、保和殿及東西兩側的文華殿及武英殿為主。「後寢」是皇帝及後妃、未成年的子嗣們居住的地方，主要以乾清宮、交泰殿、坤寧宮及東西六宮為主。除此之外，故宮內還有很多其它各式各樣、用途不一的大小宮殿。據說當年紫禁城共有宮殿九千九百九十九間半，夠多吧！打個比方說吧，如果一個嬰兒從哇哇墜地開始每晚住不同的房間，等他住遍所有房間後已經是一個27歲的年輕人啦！
如此規模的建築群，所用的人力、物力、財力是可想而知的，故宮自1407年開始籌建，至1420年完工，歷時十餘年。施工中徵集全國著名工匠10萬多名，民夫100萬，所用的材料也都是來自全國各地。自故宮建成後先後有明清24位皇帝在此執政。
⑥ 沈陽故宮英語導游詞（100……200單詞就行）
故宮舊稱紫禁城。是明清兩代皇宮，中國現存最大最完整的古建築群。1988年被聯合國教科文組織列為「世界文化遺產」。
故宮佔地72萬平方米，屋宇9999間半，建築面積15.5萬平方米。為一長方形城池，四角矗立、風格綺麗的角樓，牆外有寬52米的護城河環繞，形成一個森嚴壁壘的城堡。建築氣勢雄偉、豪華壯麗，是中國古代建築藝術的精華。
Formerly known as the Forbidden City Palace Museum. Is the imperial palace in Ming and Qing dynasties, China's largest and most complete existing ancient architectural complex. In 1988 by UNESCO as "World Cultural Heritage."
Forbidden City covers an area of 720,000 square meters, building half of 9999, construction area of 155,000 square meters. For a rectangular fortresses, corner stands, style Qili the turret, a wall 52 meters wide and surrounded by a moat, forming a tight barrier of the castle. Building momentum majestic, magnificent luxury, is the essence of ancient Chinese architectural art
⑦ 北京故宮有沒有英文導游講解
當然是有的，收費不低。
導游主要分為中文導游和外語導游。其主要工作內容為引導遊客感受山水之美，解決旅途中可能出現的突發事件，並給予遊客食、宿、行等方面的幫助
⑧ 12句英語作文故宮導游詞
in 1925, the Palace Museum was installed in the imperial palace of two consecutive dynasties - the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911).
The magnificent architecture, also known as the Forbidden City, and the vast holding of the imperial collections of paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, and decorative objects make it one of the most prestigious museums in China and the world at large.
In 1961 the imperial palace was designated by the State Council as one of China's foremostprotected cultural heritage sites, and in 1987 was made a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Once inside, visitors will see a succession of halls and palaces spreading out on either side of an invisible central axis.
The buildings' glowing yellow roofs levitating above vermilion walls is a magnificent sight.The painted ridges and carved beams all contribute to the sumptuous effect.Known as the Outer Court, the southern portion of the Forbidden City centers on three main halls-Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe dian), Hall of Central Harmony (Zhonghe dian), and Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohe dian)with Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence (Tiren ge) and Belvedere of Spreading Righteousness (Hongyi ge) flanking them.It was here in the Ourter Court that the emperor held court and concted grand audiences.Mirroring this arrangement is the Inner Court comprising the northern portion of the Forbidden City.The Palace of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing gong), the Hall of Union (Jiaotai dian), and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility (Kunning gong) straddle the central axis.On the east and west are residences called the Six Eastern Palaces and the Six Western Palaces.An Imperial Garden is laid out at the north end.
⑨ 故宮英文導游詞，70單詞左右。急！
這是我雲盤裡面的，所以是直接復制的，字數很多不要介意哦。也不知道你要哪部分的，你可以自己縮一下。縮減到了午門之前的內容。
FORBIDDEN CITY(紫禁城)
(In front of the meridian gate)
Ladies and Gentlemen: I am pleased to be your guide today.
This is the palace museum; also know as the Purple Forbidden City. It is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in China today. Under Ming Emperor Yongle, construction began in 1406. It took 14years to build the Forbidden City. The first ruler who actually lived here was Ming Emperor Zhudi. For five centuries thereafter, it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when Qing Emperor Puyi was forced to abdicate the throne .In 1987, the United Nations Ecational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized the Forbidden City was a world cultural legacy.
It is believed that the Palace Museum, or Zi Jin Cheng (Purple Forbidden City), got its name from astronomy folklore, The ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the Ziwei Yuan(North Star). The constellation containing the North Star was called the Constellation of Heavenly God and star itself was called the purple palace. Because the emperor was supposedly the son of the heavenly gods, his central and dominant position would be further highlighted the use of the word purple in the name of his residence. In folklore, the term 」an eastern purple cloud is drifting」 became a metaphor for auspicious events after a purple cloud was seen drifting eastward immediately before the arrival of an ancient philosopher, LaoZi, to the Hanghu Pass. Here, purple is associated with auspicious developments. The word jin (forbidden) is self-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-limits to ordinary people.
The red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. Red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. Yellow is the color of the earth on the Loess Plateau, the original home of the Chinese people. Yellow became an imperial color ring the Tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.
The Forbidden City is rectangular in shape. It is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meter wide from east west. It has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters .A 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9-meter—high wall which encloses the complex. Octagon —shaped turrets rest on the four corners of the wall. There are four entrances into the city: the Meridian Gate to the south, the Shenwu Gate(Gate of Military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Gate of military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Western Flowery Gate )to the west ,the Donghua (Eastern Flowery Gate) to the east.
Manpower and materials throughout the country were used to build the Forbidden City. A total of 230,000 artisans and one million laborers were employed. Marble was quarried from fangshan Country Mount Pan in Jixian County in Hebei Province. Granite was quarried in Quyang County in Hebei Province. Paving blocks were fired in kilns in Suzhou in southern China. Bricks and scarlet pigmentation used on the palatial walls came from linqing in Shandong Province .Timber was cut ,processed and hauled from the northwestern and southern regions.
The structure in front of us is the
FORBIDDEN CITY(紫禁城)
(In front of the meridian gate)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am pleased to serve as your guide today.
This is the palace museum; also know as the Purple Forbidden City. It is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in China today. Under Ming Emperor Yongle, construction began in 1406. It took 14years to build the Forbidden City. The first ruler who actually lived here was Ming Emperor Zhudi. For five centuries thereafter, it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when Qing Emperor Puyi was forced to abdicate the throne .In 1987, the United Nations Ecational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized the Forbidden City was a world cultural legacy.
It is believed that the Palace Museum, or Zi Jin Cheng (Purple Forbidden City), got its name from astronomy folklore, The ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the Ziwei Yuan(North Star). The constellation containing the North Star was called the Constellation of Heavenly God and star itself was called the purple palace. Because the emperor was supposedly the son of the heavenly gods, his central and dominant position would be further highlighted the use of the word purple in the name of his residence. In folklore, the term 」an eastern purple cloud is drifting」 became a metaphor for auspicious events after a purple cloud was seen drifting eastward immediately before the arrival of an ancient philosopher, LaoZi, to the Hanghu Pass. Here, purple is associated with auspicious developments. The word jin (forbidden) is self-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-limits to ordinary people.
The red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. Red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. Yellow is the color of the earth on the Loess Plateau, the original home of the Chinese people. Yellow became an imperial color ring the Tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.
The Forbidden City is rectangular in shape. It is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meter wide from east west. It has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters .A 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9-meter—high wall which encloses the complex. Octagon —shaped turrets rest on the four corners of the wall. There are four entrances into the city: the Meridian Gate to the south, the Shenwu Gate(Gate of Military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Gate of military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Western Flowery Gate )to the west ,the Donghua (Eastern Flowery Gate) to the east.
Manpower and materials throughout the country were used to build the Forbidden City. A total of 230,000 artisans and one million laborers were employed. Marble was quarried from fangshan Country Mount Pan in Jixian County in Hebei Province. Granite was quarried in Quyang County in Hebei Province. Paving blocks were fired in kilns in Suzhou in southern China. Bricks and scarlet pigmentation used on the palatial walls came from linqing in Shandong Province .Timber was cut ,processed and hauled from the northwestern and southern regions.