北京三号航站楼英文导游词Word格式.docx

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北京六大景点英文导游词

FoRBiddEnciTY（紫禁城）

（infrontofthemeridiangate）

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.

manpowerandmaterialsthroughoutthecountrywereusedtobuildtheForbiddencity.atotalof230,000artisansandonemillionlaborerswereemployed.marblewasquarriedfromfangshancountrymountPaninJixiancountyinHebeiProvince.GranitewasquarriedinQuyang

countyinHebeiProvince.PavingblockswerefiredinkilnsinSuzhouinsouthernchina.BricksandscarletpigmentationusedonthepalatialwallscamefromlinqinginShandongProvince.Timberwascut,processedandhauledfromthenorthwesternandsouthernregions.

ThestructureinfrontofusisthemeridianGate.itisthemainentrancetotheforbiddencity.itisalsoknowsaswufenglou（Five-PhoenixTower）.mingemperorsheldlavishbanquetshereonthe15thdayofthefirstmonthofthechineselunaryearinhonoroftheircounties.Theyalsousedthisplaceforpunishingofficialsbyfloggingthemwithsticks.

Qingemperorsusedthisbuildingtoannouncethebeginningofthenewyear.QingEmperorQianlongchangedtheoriginalnameofthisannouncementceremonyfrombanli（announcementofcalendar）tobanshou（announcementofnewmoon）toavoidcoincidentalassociationwithanotherEmperor&

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sname,Hongli,whichwasconsideredatabooatthattime.Qingdynastyemperorsalsousedthisplacetoholdaudienceandforotherimportantceremonies.Forexample,whentheimperialarmyreturnedvictoriouslyfromthebattlefield,itwasherethattheEmperorpresidedovertheceremonytoacceptprisonersofwar.

（afterenteringthemeridianGateandstandinginfrontoftheFivemarbleBridgesonGoldenwaterRiver）

nowweareinsidetheForbiddencity.Beforewestartourtour,iwouldliketobrieflyintroduceyoutothearchitecturalpatternsbeforeus.Tocompletethissolemn,magnificentandpalatialcomplex,avarietyofbuildingswerearrangedonanorth-southaxis,and8-kilometer-longinvisiblelinethathasbecomeaninseparablepartofthecityofBeijing.TheForbiddencitycoversroughlyone–thirdofthiscentralaxis.mostoftheimportantbuildingsintheForbiddencitywerearrangedalongthisline.Thedesignandarrangementofthepalacesreflectthesolemndignityoftheroyalcourtandrigidly–stratifiedfeudalsystem.

TheForbiddencityisdividedintoanouterandaninnercount.wearenowstandingonthesouthernmostpartoftheoutercount.infrontofusliestheGateofsupremeHarmony.Thegateisguardedbyapairofbronzelions,symbolizingimperialpoweranddignity.Thelionswerethemostexquisiteandbiggestofitskind.Theoneontheeastplayingwithaballisamale,andballissaidtorepresentstateunity.Theotheroneisafemale.Underneathoneofitsforeclawsisacubthatisconsideredtobeasymbolofperpetualimperialsuccession.ThewindingbrookbeforeusistheGoldenwaterRiver.itfunctionsbothasdecorationandfirecontrol.Thefivebridgesspanningtheriverrepresentthefivevirtuespreachedbyconfucius:

benevolence,righteousness,rites,intelligenceandfidelity.Therivertakestheshapeofabowandthenorth-southaxisisitsarrow.Thiswasmeanttoshowthat