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北京故宫英文导游词

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　　北京故宫英文导游词【1】

　　EnteringtheMeridianGate,therearefivemarblebridgesontheInnerGoldenWaterRiver,shapedlikeabow.

　　Thefivemarblebridgesjustlooklikefivearrowsreportingsymbolicallytoheaven.

　　ThefivebridgesweresupposedtorepresentthefivevirtuespreachedbyConfucius-benevolence,righteousness,rite,intelligenceandfidelity.

　　AcrosstheInnerGoldenWaterBridge,wegettotheGateofSupremeHarmony.

　　DuringtheMingandearlyQingdynasties,herewastheplacewheretheemperorgavehisaudience,accepteddocumentsfromhisministersandmadedecisionshere.

　　TherearetwobronzelionsguardinginfrontoftheGateofSupremeHarmony.

　　Themalelionwasusuallyputontheleft,playingwithanembroidereddesignball,whichissaidtoshowtheemperorssupremepower.

　　Theotheroneontherightisthefemalelion,playingwithalioncubwithitsleftpawsymbolizingprosperityoftheroyalfamilysoffsprings.

　　AcrosstheGateofSupremeHarmony,wecometotheHallofSupremeHarmony.

　　Heretheemperorheldgrandceremoniessuchastheemperorsenthronementceremony,theweddingceremony,dispatchedgeneralstothebattles,andtheemperorreceivedthesuccessfulcandidatesoftheimperialexaminationetc.

　　Also,theemperorheldgrandfeastseachyearonNewYearsDay,Wintersolsticeandhisownbirthday.

　　TheHallofSupremeHarmonyis35.

　　5metershighwithdoublelayeredroofthatrepresentsthehighestconstructionrankofall.

　　Now,letsascendthestairsandmoveontolookatarticlesindisplayontwosidesofthehall.

　　Onthetoplayeroftheterracestandsasundialontheeastanimperialgrainmeasureonthewest.

　　Thesundialisanancienttimemeasureoratime-measuringapparatususedintheolddays.

　　Thesundialtellsthetimebyseeingtheshadowofthemetalpinonthesundial,whichhasaninclinationangleof50degreeswiththegraduationonit.

　　Thegrainmeasurewasusedasthenationalstandardmeasureinagricultureintheolddays.

　　Boththegrainmeasureandthesundialweresymbolsoftheemperorsjusticeandrectitude.

　　Therearetwopairsofincenseburnersintheshapeofbronzedragon-headedtortoisesandbronzecranesplacedoneachside.

　　Theyarebothsymbolsoflongevity.

　　WhenyoulookupthebuildingintheForbiddenCity,youcanseemythicalanimalstatuesontheeavesofeachbuilding.

　　Originally,thereusedtobebigwoodennailsontherooftopreventthetilesfromslidingdown.

　　Latertheywerereplacedbyglazedtiles,whichwereshapedintomythicalanimalstatuesforbetterbeautification.

　　Theyaresymbolsofauspiciousnessandpeace,andpeoplebelievedthattheyarecapableofsubduingfireandwardingoffevilspirits.

　　InsideoftheHallofSupremeHarmony,youcanseethegildedcaissonceilinghighabovethethronewithamagnificentsculptureofacurlingdragonplayingwithahugepearwascalled“XuanyuanJing”，representingorthodoxsuccession.

　　Thishallissupportedby72giantcolumnsinside.

　　Intheolddays,thetraditionalwayoftheChinesetocalculatea“room”isthat:

asquareenclosedbyfourpillarswastreatedasone“room”，sothehallcanbesaidtohave55“rooms”intotal.

　　Thesixcolumnsinsidearegildedandpaintedwithcoileddragonamidstclouds,andtherestarepaintedred.

　　Theemperorsthroneisplacedonthedaisinthecenter,andcarvedincloudanddragonpatternsandgilded.

　　Onbothsidesofthethroneareapairofelephant-shapedincenseburnerssymbolizeuniversalpeaceandtwoincenseburnersshapedasamythicalanimal9,000kilometersperdayandspeakingallthelanguagesofnearbykingdoms.

　　Aroundthethronestandapairofbronzecranesandinfrontofthedaisisfourcloisonnincenseburners.

　　Theflooronthegroundispavedwith“GoldBricks”，speciallymadeinSuzhou.

　　TheHallofMiddleHarmonyisasquare-shapedhallwithasinglepyramidicroofstandingbehindtheHallofSupremeHarmony.

　　ThiswastheplacewheretheemperorwouldtakeashortrestbeforehewenttotheHallofSupremeHarmonyforgrandceremonies.

　　EveryyearbeforetheemperorwenttotheAltarsandTemples,theemperorwouldreceiveandreadthesacrificialaddresshere.

　　BeforetheemperorwenttotheAltarofAgricultureforofferingthesacrifice,theseedsintendedforspringsowingandtheploughswereexaminedhere,justtoshowtheconcernoftheemperorforagriculture.

　　Accordingtotherule,theimperialgenealogyshouldberevisedeverytenyears.

　　Theceremonyofpresentingthegenealogytotheemperorforrevisionandapprovalwouldalsobeheldhere.

　　Now,wecometotheHallofPreservingHarmony,thelastofthethreefronthalls.

　　IntheMingandQingdynasties,oneachNewYearsEveandthe15thdayofthelunarmoth,banquetswouldbeheldtoentertainthecivilandmilitaryofficialsandtheprincesandenvoysoftheMongoliannoblesandothernationalities.

　　Tocelebratetheprincesssmarriage,theemperorwouldincitethebridegroomandhisfatheraswellastheirrelativeswhoservedfortheimperialgovernmenttoabanquet.

　　TheImperialPalaceExamwasheldhereonceeverythreeyearsintheQingdynasty.

　　JustbehindtheHallofPreservingHarmony,thereisabigMarbleRampcarvedwithmountaincliffs,seawaves,cloudsandninedragons.

　　Itis16.

　　57meterslong,3.

　　07meterswideand1.

　　7metersthick,andweighsabout250tons.

　　北京故宫英文导游词【2】

　　LadiesandGentlemen:

　　Iampleasedtoserveasyourguidetoday.

　　Thisisthepalacemuseum;alsoknowasthePurpleForbiddenCity.

　　ItisthelargestandmostwellreservedimperialresidenceinChinatoday.

　　UnderMingEmperorYongle,constructionbeganin1406.

　　Ittook14yearstobuildtheForbiddenCity.

　　ThefirstrulerwhoactuallylivedherewasMingEmperorZhudi.

　　Forfivecenturiesthereafter,itcontinuedtobetheresidenceof23successiveemperorsuntil1911whenQingEmperorPuyiwasforcedtoabdicatethethrone.

　　In1987,theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganizationrecognizedtheForbiddenCitywasaworldculturallegacy.

　　ItisbelievedthatthePalaceMuseum,orZiJinCheng（PurpleForbiddenCity）,gotitsnamefromastronomyfolklore,TheancientastronomersdividedtheconstellationsintogroupsandcenteredthemaroundtheZiweiYuan（NorthStar）.

　　TheconstellationcontainingtheNorthStarwascalledtheConstellationofHeavenlyGodandstaritselfwascalledthepurplepalace.

　　Becausetheemperorwassupposedlythesonoftheheavenlygods,hiscentralanddominantpositionwouldbefurtherhighlightedtheuseofthewordpurpleinthenameofhisresidence.

　　Infolklore,theterm”aneasternpurplecloudisdrifting”becameametaphorforauspiciouseventsafterapurplecloudwasseendriftingeastwardimmediatelybeforethearrivalofanancientphilosopher,LaoZi,totheHanghuPass.

　　Here,purpleisassociatedwithauspiciousdevelopments.

　　Thewordjin（forbidden）isself-explanatoryastheimperialpalacewasheavilyguardedandoff-explanatoryastheimperialpalacewasheavilyguardedandoff-limitstoordinarypeople.

　　Theredandyellowusedonthepalacewallsandroofsarealsosymbolic.

　　Redrepresentshappiness,goodfortuneandwealth.

　　YellowisthecoloroftheearthontheLoessPlateau,theoriginalhomeoftheChinesepeople.

　　YellowbecameanimperialcolorduringtheTangdynasty,whenonlymembersoftheroyalfamilywereallowedtowearitanduseitintheirarchitecture.

　　TheForbiddenCityisrectangularinshape.

　　Itis960meterslongfromnorthtosouthand750meterwidefromeastwest.

　　Ithas9,900roomsunderatotalroofarea150,000squaremeters.

　　A52-meter-wide-moatencirclesa9.

　　9-meter—highwallwhichenclosesthecomplex.

　　Octagon—shapedturretsrestonthefourcornersofthewall.

　　Therearefourentrancesintothecity:

theMeridianGatetothesouth,theShenwuGate（GateofMilitaryProwess）tothenorth,andtheXihuaGate（GateofmilitaryProwess）tothenorth,andtheXihuaGate（WesternFloweryGate）tothewest,theDonghua（EasternFloweryGate）totheeast.

　　北京故宫英文导游词【3】

　　Ladiesandgentlemen:

　　ThePalaceMuseumislocatedinthecenterofBeijing.

　　ItisalsoknownastheForbiddenCityintheolddays.

　　ActuallyitwastheimperialpalacefortheemperorsandservedasbothlivingquartersandthevenueofthestateadministrationintheMingandQingdynasties.

　　Itsname,ontheonehand,comesfromancientChineseastronomersbeliefthatGodsabodeorthePurplePalace,thepivotofthecelestialworld,islocatedinthePoleStar,atthecenteroftheheavens.

　　Hence,astheSonofGod,theemperorshouldliveinthePurpleCity.

　　Ontheotherhand,exceptforpalacemaids,eunuchsandguards,ordinarytheForbiddenCityandthePurpleCity.

　　Ittook14yearstocompletethemagnificentpalace.

　　Constructionbeganin1406andfinishedin1420.

　　Thefollowingyear,in1421thecapitaloftheMingDynastywasmovedfromNanjingtoBeijing.

　　StartingfromthethirdemperoroftheMingDynastyZhuDitothelastemperoroftheQingDynastyPuYi,altogether24emperorslivedhereforatotalof491years.

　　14ofthenwereMingemperorsand10wereQingemperors.

　　TheForbiddenCitycoversanareaof72hectareswithatotalfloorspaceofabout163,000squaremeters.

　　Itisrectangularinshape,960meterslongfromnorthtosouthand750meterswidefromeasttowestwitha10-meterhighcitywallsurroundedandencircledbya52meter-widemoat.

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