故宫中英文详细全解.doc

Good morning! Ladies and gentlemen: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. Beijing Forbidden City is the head of the worlds top five palace. The Forbidden City was built begin in 1406 forty o six and it took 14 years to built it. The first ruler who actually lived here was Ming Emperor Zhudi. North to south is 961 meters, and 753 meters from east to west. And the area of about 725,000 square meters. The Imperial Palace has 8704 rooms. In 1987 the Forbidden City was recognized a world cultural legacylegs. Forbidden City building Classified as outside in and inner court two parts. 太和palace中和palace and保和palace are the center of the outside in, Where the emperor would hold meeting and exercise of power. 乾清palace、交泰palace、坤宁palace are center of Inner court . Feudal emperors and princess lived here. The red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are 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 during the Tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture. Dragon, lion and other animals are a symbol of good fortune and dignity. The pine trees and cypress saprs trees and the pavilionspvljn make people feel beautiful and quiet. The Forbidden City had three large-scale maintenance. The first time was in 1949 when New China has founded. This maintenance fundamentally changed the old society, and show a magnificent scale. The second time is in 1973, people has protected the palace professional.The third time is since 2002, continued in 2020, and Open areas will increase from the current 30% to 70%. There are four entrances into the city. The Meridianmrdn Gate to the south, the Shenwu Gate (Gate of Military Prowesspras) to the north, the Donghua to the east, and the Xihua Gate to the west.Inside the 太和gate, there are太和palace、中和palace、and保和palace. These three palace are the maintain architecture of the palace museum. Their height of different shapes, and different roof forms, these seem rich and diversedavs. 太和殿：太和gate is the most grandeurrnd. And this temple area is the largest one of various in Forbidden City. This temple is the place where the emperor held a major ceremony, like the emperor ascended the throne, birthdays, weddings, New Years Day.中和殿：中和palace is located the back of the taihe temple. Where the emperor to take a break before the ceremony and do a pre-exercise。保和殿：保和palace is a place where the