故宫英文介绍

TheForbiddenCity（紫禁城）

Size:TheforbiddencityislocatedinthecentreofBeijingcity,itudtobetheimperialpalace

historyofabout600

years.

NameSource:Inthefeudalsociety,emperorwascommonlyconsideredthesonofGod,sohe

alwayshadthesupremepowerandhisresidencewasabsolutelyforbiddentothecommonpeople.

,itisopentothepublictoday,soyouguysare

verylucky!

Room:Theforbiddencityisrectangularinshapewithatotalspaceofabout163,000square

asapopularsayingthatithad9,999andahalfroomsintheForbiddencity.

Accordingly,thenumberisonlyahalflessto10,000becauemperoronearthdidnotdareto

fact,theforbiddencityconsistsof980buildings

with8,’samazing,right?Whatshockedmemostisthattheappearanceisnever

mainlybecautheforbiddencitywasbuiltalongthe

centralnorth-southaxisandshowgreatsymmetry.

Path:Todayourpathwayisfromsouthtothenorth,thatis,weenteredtheforbiddencityfrom

aljourneyinsideisabout2hours.

1:TheMeridianGate（午门）

Namesource:theemperorbelievedthatthemeridianlinewentthroughtheforbiddencity

anotherexplanationisthat

intheancienttimes,“meridian”means“South”.

2:ThegateofSupremeHarmony（太和门）

Function:Emperorusuallyheldhisimperialaudience,accepteddocumentsfromhisministers

andmadedecisionshere.

Thefollowingthreehallsarethemainbuildingsintheoutercourt,successively,theyareThe

HallofSupremeHarmony,theHallofMiddleHarmonyandTheHallofPrervingHarmony.

3:theHallofSupremeHarmony:（太和殿）

Theemperorexercidhisrole(重大典礼)allforgrand

ceremoniesaswellasimportantfestivalcelebrations.

4:ThehallofMiddleHarmony（中和殿）

ThenameofMiddlecomesfromtheConfuciusideaof“mean”and“impartial”.Itisaplacefor

Dynasty,theemperorusuallycamehereandexaminedthe

toolsforploughing（农耕）sthat,theemperoralsoheldceremonyof

prentingthegenealogyrevisionandapproval.

5:thehallofPrervingHarmony（保和殿）

Itisaplacefor

inQingDynasty,ion!Thereisnopillarin

itsfrontpart.

WhenyouarewalkingthroughtheGateofHeavenlyPurity（乾清门）,youhaveenteredthe

InnerCourt.

Remblingtotheoutercourt,therearealsothreemainbuildingsinside,thefirstoneyouare

eingis

6:ThepalaceofHeavenlyPurity（乾清宫）

InMingandEarlyQingDynasty,

afteremperorYongzheng,itwaschangedtobeanaudiencechamberforreceivingforeign

ambassadorsandenvoysformvassalstates.

8：thepalaceofUnionandPeace（交泰殿）

Itisaplacewhe

QingDynasty,theempressusuallycamehereandexaminedthetoolsforpickingmulberryinspring

time.

Namesource:thenameofthispalacecamefromthebookofChanges(ZHOUYI),whichmeans

theintercourofheaven&earth,harmonyofpositive&negative,aswellastheharmonybetween

emperor&empress.

7:ThepalaceofEarthlyTranquility（坤宁宫）

InMingandEarlyQingDynasty,itwasudampress’,thehallwas

completelyreconstructedbyimitatingQingningPalace(清宁宫)inShenyangaccordingtothe

Manchu’scustom.

8:TheImperialGarden（御花园）

itisabout12,000squaremeters,containingmorethan20differenttypesofbuildings,

pavilions,alsoelotsofpinetrees,cypresstreesandotherbotanies.

Undoubtedly,theImperialGardenisanidealplaceforentertainmentandrelaxation.

Ok,havea5minutesshortbreak

letis……..,pleacomebackat…….

ThelastspotistheGateofDivineProwess(神武门).Actually,thenameofthegatewas

Xuanwumenatfirst,butwhentoEmperorKangxi,ashisnameisXuanye,thegate’snamehadthe

samepronunciationwithemperor’w,itwasarioustabooformentioningthe

emperor’hegate’snamewasfinallychangedto“Shenwumen”.