故宮英文導游詞

女士們、先生們：

今天有幸陪同大家一道參觀，我感到很高興。這里就是世界聞名的故宮博物館，一般大家都簡稱它為故宮，顧名思義，就是昔日的皇家宮殿。自1911年清朝末代皇帝愛新覺羅.溥儀被-迫宣告退位上溯至1420年明朝第三代永樂皇帝朱棣遷都于此，先后有明朝的14位，清朝的10位，共24位皇帝在這座金碧輝煌的宮城里統(tǒng)治中國長達五個世紀之久。帝王之家，自然規(guī)模宏大，氣勢磅礴，時至今日這里不僅在中國，在世界上也是規(guī)模最大，保存最完整的古代皇家宮殿建筑群。由于這座宮城集中體現(xiàn)了我國古代建筑藝術的優(yōu)秀傳統(tǒng)和獨特風格，所以在建筑史上具有十分重要的地位，是建筑藝術的經典之作，1987年已被聯(lián)合國教科文組織評定為世界文化遺產。

故宮又稱紫禁城，究其由來，是由天文學說和民間傳說相互交融而形成的。中國古代天文學家將天上所有的星宿分為三垣、二十八宿、三十一天區(qū)。其中的三垣是指太微垣、紫微垣和天市垣。紫微垣在三垣的中央，正符合“紫微居中”的說法。因此，古人認為紫外線微垣是天帝之座，故被稱為紫宮�；实凼翘斓壑�子、人間至尊，因此他們也要模仿天帝，在自己宮殿的名字上冠其紫字，以表現(xiàn)其位居中央，環(huán)視天下的帝王氣概。還有一個說法就是指“紫氣東來”。傳說老子出函谷關，關令尹喜見有紫氣從東來，知道將有圣人過關。果然老子騎了青牛前來，喜便請他寫下了《道德經》。后人因此以“紫氣東來”表示祥瑞。帝王之家當然希望出祥瑞天象，那么用“紫”字來命名也就順理成章了�！敖�”字的意思就比較明顯了，那就是皇宮禁地，戒備森嚴，萬民莫近。此話決無半個虛字，在1924年末代皇帝被逐出宮后這里正式開放以前平民百姓別想踏近半步，大家可以想像紫禁城過去是多么崇高威嚴，神圣不可侵犯��！

紫禁城建在北京，是有其歷史的，也因為這里是一塊風水寶地，說起來話長。故宮從明永樂四年（1406）開始修建，用了14年的時間才基本建成，到今天已有570多年的歷史。大家看到了，故宮是一級紅墻黃瓦的建筑群，為什么這樣呢？據(jù)道家陰陽五行學說認為，五行包括金，木，水，火，土，其中土占中央方位，因為華夏民族世代生息在黃土高原上，所以對黃色就產生了一種崇仰和依戀的感情，于是從唐朝起，黃色就成了代表皇家的色彩，其他人不得在服飾和建筑上使用。而紅色，則寓意著美滿，吉祥和富貴，正由于這些原因，故宮建筑的基本色調便采用了紅，黃兩種顏色。

故宮占地72萬多平方米，有宮殿樓閣9900多間，建筑面積約15萬平方米。四周有高9.9米，號稱10米的城墻，墻外一周是52米寬的護城河，俗稱筒子河。城南北長約960米，東西寬約760米，城上四角各有一座結構奇異，和-諧美觀的角樓，呈八角形，人稱九梁十八柱，七十二條脊。城四周各設一門，南面的正門是午門，北門叫神武門，東門叫東華門，西門叫西華門。故宮在施工中共征集了全國著名的工匠23萬，民夫100萬人。所用的建筑材料來自全國各地。比如漢白玉石料來自北京房山縣，五色虎皮石來自河北薊縣的盤山，花崗石采自河北曲陽縣。宮殿內墁地的方磚，燒制在蘇州，砌墻用磚是山東臨清燒的。宮殿墻壁上所用的紅色，原料產自山東宣化（今高青縣）的煙筒山。木料則主要來自湖廣，江西，山西等省。由此也可以看出當時工程之浩大。

我們眼前的建筑叫午門。午門是紫禁城的正門，俗稱五鳳樓。明代，每年正月十五，午門都要懸燈賜食百官。到了清代這種活動就取消了。每年農歷十月初一，都要在這里舉行頒布次年年歷儀式，清代乾隆年間因避乾隆帝“弘歷”的名字，故將“頒歷”改稱“頒朔”。清代，皇帝舉行朝會或大祀，以及元旦，冬至，萬壽，大婚等重大節(jié)日，都要在這里陳設鹵簿，儀仗。此外，國家凡有征戰(zhàn)凱旋時，皇帝在午門接受獻俘典禮，如果皇帝親征也從午門出駕。

關于“推出午門斬首”的說法，可能是由于戲劇午臺上及野史小說敷衍而來的。實際上是明代朝廷命官犯罪，有的在午門廷杖，當然嚴重的可能也有被當場打死的。

（進午門后金水橋前）

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現(xiàn)在我們已經到了故宮里面，在正式游覽之前，我先介紹一下故宮的布局和參觀路線。故宮占地72萬多平方米，在這樣大的面積上，集各種建筑手法，建造一組規(guī)模如此宏大的建筑群，不但沒有紛雜現(xiàn)象，反而給人以結構嚴謹，色彩輝煌和布局規(guī)整的感覺，最主要的手段是建造中突出了一條極為明顯的中軸紅，這條中軸線和整座北京城有機地結為一體，北從鐘樓，南至永定門，總長度約8公里，皇家禁區(qū)苑內的部分約占三分之一。宮內重要建筑都在這條中軸線上，其它建筑分東西對稱分布。整個宮殿的設計和布局都表現(xiàn)了封建君主的“尊嚴”和對封建等級制度的森嚴。

故宮分外朝內廷�，F(xiàn)在我們在外朝的最南端正，前面是太和門。門前有一對青銅獅子，威嚴，兇悍，成了門前橋頭的守衛(wèi)者，象征著權力與尊嚴�；实圪F為天子，門前的獅子自然最精美，最高大了。東邊立的為雄獅，前爪下有一只幼獅，象征皇權永存，千秋萬代。我們眼前的這條小河，叫金水河，起裝飾和防水之用。河上五座橋象征孔子所提倡的五德：仁、義、禮、智、信。整條河外觀象支弓，中軸線就是箭，這表明皇帝受命于天，代天帝治理國家。

（在太和門前）

故宮建筑分為“外朝”與“內廷”兩大部分。由午門到乾清門之間的部分分為“外朝”，以太和、中和、保和三大殿為中心，東西兩側有文華、武英兩組宮殿，左右對稱，形成“外朝”雄偉壯觀的格局。三大殿前后排列在同一個龐大的“工”字型漢白玉石殿基上，殿基高8米，分為三層，每層有漢白玉石刻欄桿圍繞，三臺中有三層石雕“御路”。太和殿俗稱金鑾殿，是故宮最高大的一座建筑物，也是國內最高大、最壯麗的古代木結構建筑。乾清門以內為“內廷”，建筑布局也是左右對稱。中部為乾清宮，交泰殿、坤寧宮，是封建皇帝居住和處理日常政務的地方。兩側的東、西六宮是嬪妃的住所，東、西一所是皇子的住所�！皟韧ⅰ边�有為皇家游玩的三處花園——御花園、慈寧花園、乾隆花園。內金水河沿“內廷”西邊蜿蜒繞過英武殿、太和門、文華殿流出宮外，河上有白玉石橋，沿河兩岸有曲折多姿的白玉雕欄桿，形似玉帶。故宮建筑絕大部分以黃琉璃瓦為頂，在陽光下金碧輝煌，莊嚴美觀。

故宮中的建筑除了突出中軸線外，還用了各種手法，使宮城中各組建筑獨具特色。比如殿基的處理，殿頂?shù)男问�，吻獸和垂脊獸的數(shù)目，彩繪圖案的規(guī)制等等。這樣，不僅使主要建筑更顯得高大，壯觀，而且還表現(xiàn)了宮中建筑的等級差別。民間傳說故宮有房9999間半，說天上的皇宮一共有房10000間，地上的皇帝自稱“天子”，不敢與其同數(shù)，所以就少了半間。這半間房在哪兒呢？它指的便是文淵閣西頭那一小間。實際上紫禁城有房9000余間，所謂的這半間是根本不存在的。文淵閣西頭一間，面積雖小，僅能容納一個樓梯，但它仍是一整間。文淵閣樓下是藏我國第一部《四庫全書》的地方，為了照顧布局上的美觀，所以把西頭一間建造的格外小。

（經過太和門之后）

女士們、先生們，前面的大殿叫太和殿，俗稱金鑾殿，是故宮內最大宮殿。建筑面積2377平方米，重檐廡殿頂，是殿宇中最高等級，為外朝三大殿中最大的一座。太和殿建在三層重疊的“工”字型須彌座上，由漢白玉雕成，離地8余米，下層臺階21級，中，上層各9級。

太和殿始建于公元1406年，經歷了三次火災和一次兵燹的毀壞，現(xiàn)在大家看到的是清朝建的。四個屋檐上各有一排動物，原來是釘子，用來固定瓦片用的，后來換成了神話傳說中的動物，據(jù)說可以辟邪，而且數(shù)量越多，表明建筑越重要。太和殿上有9個，9是陽之極數(shù)，依次為7、5、3、1，平民百姓家是不允許有這種裝飾的。

明清兩朝曾有24個皇帝在此登基，宣布即位詔書。元旦、冬至、皇帝生日、冊立皇后、頒布法令、政令、派將出征、金殿傳臚以及賜安等等，皇帝都要在這里舉行儀式，接受文武百官朝賀。

這個廣場是太和殿廣場，面積達3萬平方米。整個廣場無一草一木，空曠寧靜，給人以森嚴肅穆的感覺。正中為御路，左右地面鋪的磚橫七豎八，共15層，以防有人挖地道進入皇宮。周圍有一些大 2

缸，是做什么用的呢？在故宮里一共有308個大缸，是用來儲水防炎的，缸下可燒炭加溫，防止冬天缸水結冰。為什么要建這么大的廣場呢·那是是為了讓人們感覺到太和殿的雄偉壯觀。站在下面向前望去：藍天之下，黃瓦生輝。層層石臺，如同白云，加上香煙繚繞，整個太和殿好像天上仙境一樣。舉行大典時，殿內的琺瑯仙鶴盤上點上蠟燭，香亭、香爐燒檀香，露臺上的銅爐、龜、鶴燃松柏枝，殿前兩側香煙繚繞，全場鴉雀無聲�；实鄣巧蠈氉鶗r，鼓樂齊鳴，文武大臣按呂級跪伏在廣場，仰望著云中樓閣山呼萬歲，以顯示皇帝無上權威與尊嚴。

清朝末代皇帝溥儀1908年底登基時，年僅3歲，由他父親攝政王載灃把他抱扶到寶座上。當大典開始時差，突然鼓樂齊鳴，嚇得小皇帝哭鬧不止，嚷著要回家去。載灃急得滿頭大汗，只好哄著小皇帝說：“別哭，別哭，快完了，快完了！”大臣們認為此話不吉祥，說來也巧，3年后清朝果真就滅亡了，從而結束了我國2000多年的封建統(tǒng)治。

（在太和殿的石臺上）

這是銅香爐，，是皇帝舉行典禮時焚燒檀香用的。這里一共有18座，代表清朝18個省。殿外左右安放四個銅缸，象征”金甌無缺“，作為貯水防火之用。臺基東西兩側各有一只銅制仙鶴和龜，是長壽的象征。這個由鉛鑄造成的器具叫嘉量，嘉量是當時量的標準器，表示皇帝公平處事，誰半斤,誰八兩，心中自然有數(shù)。對面還有一個石頭做成的器具叫做日晷，是古代的測時儀�；实鄣囊馑际牵毫亢蜁r的基準都在自己手里。

太和殿正面有12根圓紅柱，東西約63米，南北進深約37米，高35米，殿前丹陛三層五出，殿前后有金扉40個，金鎖窗16個，整個大殿雕梁畫棟，豪華富麗。殿內中央設有2米高的平臺，上面擺放著雕有9條金龍的楠木寶座。后面有金漆圍屏，前面有御案，左右有對稱的寶象、角端、仙鶴、香筒等陳列品。象馱寶瓶，內裝五谷，象征太平景象、五谷豐登。角端是我國古代神話傳說中的一種神獸，可“日行一萬八千里”，通曉四方語言，只有明君，它才捧書而至，護駕身旁。

太和殿也叫金鑾殿，為什么這么叫呢？因殿內為金磚墁地而得名。金磚墁地平整如鏡，光滑細膩，像是灑了一層水，發(fā)著幽暗的光。那么金磚真的含金嗎？其實這是一種用特殊方法燒制的磚，工藝考究，復雜，專為皇宮而制，敲起來有金石之聲，所以稱作“金磚”。燒這種磚，每一塊相當于一石大米的價錢，可見金磚雖不含金，但也確實貴重。

殿內共有72根大主柱，支撐其全部重量，其中6根雕龍金柱，瀝粉貼金，圍繞著寶座周圍。在殿中央有一藻井，是從古代“天井”和“天窗”形式演變面來，為中國古代建筑的特色之一。主要設置在“尊貴”的建筑物上，有“神圣”之意。在藻井中央部位，有一浮雕蟠龍，口銜一球（球為銅胎中空，外涂水銀），此球叫軒轅鏡，傳說是遠古時代軒轅黃帝制造的，懸球與藻井蟠龍聯(lián)在起，構成游龍戲珠的形式，懸于帝王寶座上方，以示中國歷代皇帝都是軒轅的子孫，是黃帝正統(tǒng)繼承者。它使殿堂富麗堂皇，雍容華貴。鏡下正好對著寶座，據(jù)說是袁世凱怕大球掉下來把他砸死，故將寶座向后挪到現(xiàn)在的位置。關于龍椅，這里面有段故事。1916年（民-國五年）袁世凱登基時，把原來的寶座搬走了，換了一把西式高背大椅，上飾他自己設計的帝國徽號。據(jù)說他的腿短，因而將椅座降低。新中國成立后，為了尋找那把龍椅，根據(jù)過去的一張照片，在破家具庫找到了一把破椅，經專家鑒定，這椅子就是皇帝寶座，后經修復展出。

（帶客人至太和殿東或西側銅缸處）

古人把陳設在殿堂皇屋宇前的大缸，稱為“門�！保�門海者，蓋“門前大海”之意，古人相信，門前有大海，就不怕鬧火災。因此，大缸又稱為吉祥缸。它既是陳設品，又是消防器材。在科學不民達的古代，宮中沒有自來水，更沒有消防器材。因此，缸內必須長年儲滿水以備不虞。

清代時，共有308口大缸，按其質量分類三種，即鎏金銅缸、燒古銅缸和鐵缸，其中最珍貴的是鎏金銅

缸。然而這些鎏金銅缸沒有逃脫侵略者刺刀刮體的厄運。侵略者是誰？是英、美、德、法、俄、日、意、奧八國聯(lián)軍。為了鎮(zhèn)-壓中國人民反帝的義和團運動，1900年的8月13日至8月15日，八國聯(lián)軍攻陷北京，進占紫禁城。救死扶傷和軍官們燒、殺、搶、掠，從宮中及頤和園等處動掠奪的文物在各侵略國使館區(qū)堆積如山，至今仍有大量文物被倫敦、巴黎、紐約博物館攫為已有。這一切包括眼前這口缸上的道道刮痕都已成為帝國主義侵略中國的鐵證。是偽統(tǒng)治時期，大缸被拉出宮門，裝上日本侵略軍的卡車，用去制作子彈，再反過來屠殺我國人民。

（中和殿前）

眼前這個方形建筑是中和殿�；实叟e行大典前，先到此暫坐休息，會見一些官員�；实廴ヌ�、地、日、月四壇祭祀時，前一天也要在中和殿里看祭文。每年二月皇帝到先家壇舉行親耕儀式，前一天要來這里閱視種子、農具、祝文。這里現(xiàn)在陳列的是乾隆年間的兩面三刀頂肩輿，即八抬大轎

城角

故宮的四個城角，每一個角上有一座九梁十八柱七十二條脊的角樓，建造的可好看了。這四座角摟是怎么蓋的呢？北京有這么個傳說——

明朝的燕王朱隸在南京做了永樂皇帝以后，因為北京是他做王爺時候的老地方，就想遷都北京，于是就派了親信大臣到北京蓋皇官。朱隸告訴這個大臣：要在皇宮外墻——紫禁城的四個犄角上，蓋四座樣子特別美麗的角樓，每座角樓要有九梁十八柱、七十二條脊。并且說：“你就做這個管工大臣吧，如果修蓋的不好是要殺頭的！”管工大臣領了皇帝的諭旨后，心里非常發(fā)愁，不知如何蓋這九梁十八柱、七十二條脊的角樓。

管工大臣到了北京以后，就把八十一家大包工木廠的工頭、木匠們都叫來，跟他們說了皇帝的旨意，限期三個月，叫他們一定要按期蓋成這四座怪樣子的角樓，并且說：“如果蓋不成，皇帝自然要殺我的頭，可是在沒殺我的頭之前，我就先把你們的頭砍了，所以當心你們的腦袋�！惫ゎ^和木匠們對這樣的工程都沒把握，只好常常在一塊琢磨法子。

三個月的期限是很短的，一轉眼就是一個月了，工頭和木匠們還沒想出一點頭緒、一點辦法來，他們做了許多樣型，都不合適。這時候，正趕上六七月的三伏天氣，熱得人都喘不上氣來，加上心里煩悶，工頭和木匠們真是坐也不合適，躺也不合適。有這么一位木匠師傅，實在呆不住了，就上大街閑遛去了。

走著走著，聽見老遠傳來一片蟈蟈的吵叫聲，接著、又聽見一聲吆喝：“買蟈蟈，聽叫去，睡不著，解悶兒去！”走近一看，是一個老頭兒挑著許多大大小小秫秸編的蟈蟈籠子，在沿街叫賣。其中有一個細秫秸棍插的蟈蟈籠子，精巧得跟畫里的一座樓閣一樣，里頭裝著幾只蟈蟈，木匠師傅想：反正是煩心的事，該死的活不了，買個好看的籠子，看著也有趣兒，于是就買下了。

這個木匠提著蟈蟈籠子，回到了工地。大伙兒一看就吵嚷起來了：“人們都心里怪煩的，你怎么買一籠子蟈蟈來，成心吵人是怎么著？”木匠笑著說：“大家睡不著解個悶兒吧，你們瞧”他原想說你們瞧這個籠子多么好看呀！可是他還沒說出嘴來，就覺得這籠子有點特別。他急忙擺著手說：“你們先別吵吵嚷嚷的，讓我數(shù)數(shù)再說。“他把蟈蟈籠子的梁啊、柱啊、脊呀細細地數(shù)了一遍又一遍，大伙被他這一數(shù)，也吸引得留了神，靜靜地直著眼睛看著，一點聲音也沒有。

木匠數(shù)完了蟈蟈籠子，蹦起來一拍大腿說：“這不正是九梁十八柱七十二條脊么？”大伙一聽都高興了，這個接過籠子數(shù)數(shù)，那個也接過籠子數(shù)數(shù)，都說：“真是九梁十八柱、七十二條脊的樓閣啊，”

大伙兒受這個籠子的啟發(fā)，琢磨出了紫禁城角樓的樣子，燙出紙漿做出樣型，最后修成了到現(xiàn)在還存在的角摟。

北京-故宮英文導游詞 The Fobidden City

FORBIDDEN CITY(紫禁城)

(In front of the meridian gate)

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 Educational, 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 during 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 Meridian Gate. It is the main entrance to the forbidden City. It is also knows as Wufenglou(Five-Phoenix Tower). Ming emperors held lavish banquets here on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar year in hornor of their counties .They also used this place for punishing officals by flogging them with sticks.

Qing emperors used this building to announce the beginning of the new year. Qing Emperor Qianglong changed the original name of this announcement ceremony from ban li(announcement of calendar)to ban shou(announcement of new moon )to avoid coincidental association with another Emperor` s name, Hongli, which was considered a taboo at that time. Qing Dynasty emperors also used this place to hold audience and for other important ceremonies. For example,when the imperial army returned victoriously from the battlefield ,it was here that the Emperor presided over the ceremony to accept prisoners of war.

(After entering the Meridian Gate and standing in front of the Five Marble Bridges on Golden Water River)

now we are inside the Forbidden City.Before we start our tour, I would like to briefly introduce you to the architectural patterns befour us .To complete this solemn, magnificent and palatial complex, a variety of buildings were arranged on a north-south axis, and 8-kilometer-long invisible line that has become an inseparable part of the City of Beijing. The Forbidden City covers roughly one –third of this central axis. Most of the important building in the Forbidden City weree arranged along this line. The design and arrangement of the palaces reflect the solemn dignity of the royal court and rigidly –stratified feudal system.

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 winding brook before us is the Golden Water River. It functions both as decoration and fire control .The five bridges spanning the river represent the five virtues preached by Confucius :benevolence, righteousness, rites, intellence and fidelity. The river takes the shape of a bow and the north-south axis is its arrow. This was meant to show that the Emperors ruled the country on behalf of God.

(In front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony)

The Forbidden City consists of an outer countyard and an inner enclosure. The out 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. Flanking them in bilateral symmetry are two groups of palaces: Wenhua (Prominent Scholars) and Wuying (Brave Warriors) . The three great 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. There are three carved stone staircases linking the three architectures .The hall of supreme Harmony is also the tallest and most exquisite ancient wooden-structured mansion in all of China. From the palace of Heavenly Purith northward is what is known as the inner court, which is also built in bilaterally symmetrical patterns. In the center are the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Hall of Union and Peace and Palace of Earthly Tranquility, a place where the Emperors lived with their families and attended to state affairs. Flanking these structures are palaces and halls in which concubines and princes lived. There are also three botanical gardens within the inner count, namely, the imperial Garden, Caning garden and Quailing garden. An inner Golden Water River flows eastwardly within the inner court. The brook winds through three minor halls or palaces and leads out of the Forbidden City. It is spanned by the White Jade Bridge. The river is lined with winding, marble –carved balustrades. Most of the structures within the Forbidden City have yellow glazed tile roofs.

Aside from giving prominence to the north-south axis, other architectural methods were applied to make every group of palatial structures unique in terms of terraces, roofs, mythical monsters perching on the roofs and colored, drawing patterns. With these, the grand contour and different hierarchic spectrum of the complex were strengthened. Folklore has it that there are altogether 9,999 room-units in the Forbidden City. Since Paradise only has 10,000 rooms, the Son of Heaven on earth cut the number by half a room. It is also rumoured that this half –room is located to the west of the Wenyuange Pavilion (imperial library). As a matter of fact, although the Forbidden City has more than 9,000 room-units, this half-room is nonexistent .The Wenyuange Pavilion is a library where ―Si Ku Quan Shu‖- China `s first comprehensive anthology-was stored.

(After walking past the Gate of Supreme Harmony)

Ladies and Gentlemen, the great hall we are approaching is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the biggest and tallest of its king in the Forbidden City. This structure covers a total building space of 2,377 square meters, and is know for its upturned, multiple counterpart eaves . The Hall of Supreme Harmony sits on a triple ―H‖-shaped marble terrace the is 8meters high and linked by staircases. The staircase on the ground floor has 21 steps while the middle and upper stairways each have 9.

The construction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony began in 1406. It burned down three times and was severely damaged once during a mutiny. The existing architecture was built during the Qing Dynasty. On the corners of the eaves a line of animal-nails were usually fastened to the tiles. These animal-nails were later replace with mythical animals to ward off evil spirits. There are altogether 9 such fasteners on top of this hall. The number nine was regarded by the ancients to be the largest numeral accessible to man and to which only the emperors were entitled.

There was a total of 24 successive emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties who were enthroned here. The ball was also used for ceremonies which marked other great occasions: the Winter Solstice, The Chinese Lunar New Year, the Emperor` s birthday, conferral of the title of empress, the announcement of new laws and policies, and dispatches of generals to war .On such occasions, the Emperor would hold audience for his court officials and receive their tributes.

This area is called the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square, which covers a total of 30,000 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 a carriageway that was reserved for the Emperor. On both sides of the road the groud bricks were laid in a special way seven layers lengthwise and eight layers crosswise, ma-ki-ng up fifteen layers in all. The purpose of this was to prevent anyone from tunneling his way into the palace. In the count yard there are iron vats for storing water to fight fires. In the whole complex there are altogher 308 water vats. In wintertime, charcoal was burned underneath the vats to keep the water from freezing .Why so vast a square? It was designed to impress people with the hall` s grandeur and vastness. Imagine the following scene. Under the clear blue sky, the yellow glazed tiles shimmered as the cloud-like layers of terrace, coupled with the curling veil of burning incense, transformed the hall of supreme Harmony into a fairyland. Whenever major ceremonies were held, the glazed, crane-shaped candleholders inside the hall would be it, and incense and pine branches burnt in front of the hall. When the Emperor appeared, drums were beaten and musical instrument played. Civilian officials and generals would kneel know in submission.

The last Qing emperor Puyi assumed the throne in 1908, at the age of three, His father carried him to the throne. At the start of the coronation, the sudden drum-beating and loud music caught the young emperor unprepared .He was so scared that he kept crying and shouting,‖I don’t want to stay here."

北京故宮英文導游詞2016-09-08 15:49 | #2樓

北京故宮

女士們、先生們，

歡迎大家來到北京，北京是中國的首都，也是我國的四大古都之一。2015年奧運會的成功舉辦更使這座古老的城市為許多外國朋友所熟知。大家稍作休息，請允許我自我介紹一下。我是大家北京之行的地接導游員我的名字叫溫輝輝，那在我身邊的這位是我們的司機張師傅。我們將會竭盡全力為大家提供最優(yōu)質的服務。像我一樣熱情好客的北京人將以他們最熱情的方式歡迎世界各地發(fā)朋友來到北京。在北京期間我們將游覽故宮、長城、頤和園等景點。希望古老而又時尚的北京會給大家留下一段美好的回憶。

在北京我們游覽的第一個景點就是故宮。提起故宮大家首先會想到它是中國皇帝居住過的地方。 但故宮的價值可不僅僅在于此。它更是我們中國歷史、中國文化以及中國建筑的一個縮影。

故宮位于北京城的中心，是明清兩朝的皇宮。它是世界上顯存最大、最完整的宮殿建筑群。至今約有六百年的歷史，先后有24位皇帝在這里統(tǒng)治全國近500年。故宮又名紫禁城，那是因為在封建社會皇帝擁有最高的權利因此這個地方是禁止一般人進出。紫色是象征這北極星的顏色，這被認為是宇宙的中心 所以又名紫禁城。

紫禁城的建筑布局是對稱的分為前朝和內廷。前朝以太和、中和、保和三大殿為主體是舉行大殿、朝賀、筵宴行使權力的地方。其中太和殿是故宮中規(guī)模最大等級最高的建筑�；实鄣腔�及冊立皇后等重大儀式都在此舉行。內廷以乾清宮、交太殿和坤寧宮為主體，是皇帝的寢宮和處理日常政務的地方。坤寧宮以北是御花園，是皇帝及其家人

游玩的地方。

新中國成立以來，故宮得到良好的維護。1961年，故宮被入世界文化遺產名錄。如今的故宮已是中國最大文化珍藏品博物館，收藏著幾百萬件珍貴文物。

現(xiàn)在我要問大家一個問題，故宮的房間是九千九百九十九間半嗎? 傳說天宮的房間是一萬間，人間的皇帝作為天帝的兒子，皇宮自然不能超過天宮，于是故宮便造了九千九百九十九間半。其實古代建筑是以“四柱一間”為標準的。經過古建筑專家實地調查統(tǒng)計，故宮所有的房間數(shù)量是8707，并非傳說所言。

俗話說百聞不如一見，帶著您滿心的好奇讓我們走進故宮，讓我們感悟中國文化感受中國帝王的興衰歷史。

Ladies and Gentlemen，

Welcome to Beijing.Beijing is the capital of China as well as one of the four ancient capitals in china.Many foreign friends known Beijing because of the the success of the Olympic Games. Please sit back and relax. Iam your local guide for your Beijing tour ,you can call me Amry.This is our driver Mr. Zhang.We will make every effort to provide the best quality service.Like me, Beijingers are always ready to welcome friends from all over the world with their most hospitality.During you Beijing tour we will visit the Forbidden City、Great Wall、Summer Palace and other attractions.I hope that the old as well as fashion Beijing will

leave you a good memory.

The first attraction of our tour in Beijing is the Forbidden City.The first thing people would think of when talking about the

Forbidden City is it the place where Chinese emperors used to live and hold their courts. .But the value of the Forbidden City is not limited to this.It is a microcosm of Chinese history, Chinese culture and Chinese architecture.The Forbidden City is located in center oBeijing. It was imperial palace of both Ming and Qing dynasties.With a history of over 600 years, it is the largest and most complete palace complex that still exists in the world. 24 emperors had rule the empir from here for more than 500 years. Forbidden City is also called Purple Forbidden City .In the feudal['fju:dl]封建時代的 society ,emperors had supreme至高的 power , so this residence was certainly a forbidden place . Purple was the symbolic[sim'b?lik] 象征color of the North Star which was believed to be the center of the cosmos宇宙 .So it got the name of Purple Forbidden City.

The building arrangement within the Forbidden City is symmetrical對稱的.And it is divided into two parts :the outer court and the inner court .The former is the place where emperors handled courts事物 and held different ceremonies儀式.It consists of Taihe ,Zhonghe and Baohe Halls.Taihe hall is the largest hall within the Forbidden City.It was the location where Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty Emperors hosted their

enthronement and wedding ceremonies .The inner court consists of Qianqing, Jiaotai and Kunming Halls where the emperor lived and handled day-to-day work.The lmperial Garden lies on north of the Kunming Hall. It looks like a natural picture.This is the place where the emperor and his family play.

Since the founding of new China, the Forbidden City has been well maintained.It was made part of the world cultural heritage list in 1987.Tody as the largest museum of cultural relics in China, it collected and displayed one million precious relics .

Now I want to ask you a question.How many houses are there in the Forbidden City? It was said that there were 10000 rooms in the complex of the Heaven Palace .As the son of the heaven , emperor had to build only 9999.5 rooms .Actually ,there are only 8707 rooms in the Forbidden City.

As The saying goes, seeing is believing.With curiosity, let's walk into the Forbidden City.Let's appreciate Chinese culture and feel the history of the rise and fall of the Chinese emperors.

北京-故宮英文導游詞2016-09-08 11:13 | #3樓

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 Educational, 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 during 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 Meridian Gate. It is the main entrance to the forbidden City. It is also knows as Wufenglou(Five-Phoenix Tower). Ming emperors held lavish banquets here on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar year in hornor of their counties .They also used this place for punishing officals by flogging them with sticks.

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Qing emperors used this building to announce the beginning of the new year. Qing Emperor Qianglong changed the original name of this announcement ceremony from ban li(announcement of calendar)to ban shou(announcement of new moon )to avoid coincidental association with another Emperor` s name, Hongli, which was considered a taboo at that time. Qing Dynasty emperors also used this place to hold audience and for other important ceremonies. For example,when the imperial army returned victoriously from the battlefield ,it was here that the Emperor presided over the ceremony to accept prisoners of war.

(After entering the Meridian Gate and standing in front of the Five Marble Bridges on Golden Water River)

now we are inside the Forbidden City.Before we start our tour, I would like to briefly introduce you to the architectural patterns befour us .To complete this solemn, magnificent and palatial complex, a variety of buildings were arranged on a north-south axis, and 8-kilometer-long invisible line that has become an inseparable part of the City of Beijing. The Forbidden City covers roughly one –third of this central axis. Most of the important building in the Forbidden City weree arranged along this line. The design and arrangement of the palaces reflect the solemn dignity of the royal court and rigidly –stratified feudal system.

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 winding brook before us is the Golden Water River. It functions both as decoration and fire control .The five bridges spanning the river represent the five virtues preached by Confucius :benevolence, righteousness, rites, intellence and fidelity. The river takes the shape of a bow and the north-south axis is its arrow. This was meant to show that the Emperors ruled the country on behalf of God.

(In front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony)

The Forbidden City consists of an outer countyard and an inner enclosure. The out 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. Flanking them in bilateral symmetry are two groups of palaces: Wenhua (Prominent Scholars) and Wuying (Brave Warriors) . The three great 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. There are three carved stone staircases linking the three architectures .The hall of supreme Harmony is also the tallest and most exquisite ancient wooden-structured mansion in all of China. From the palace of Heavenly Purith northward is what is known as the inner court, which is also built in bilaterally symmetrical patterns. In the center are the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Hall of Union and Peace and Palace of Earthly Tranquility, a place where the Emperors lived with their families and attended to state affairs. Flanking these structures are palaces and halls in which concubines and princes lived. There are also three botanical gardens within the inner count, namely, the imperial Garden, Caning garden and Quailing garden. An inner Golden Water River flows eastwardly within the inner court. The brook winds through three minor halls or palaces and leads out of the Forbidden City. It is spanned by the White Jade Bridge. The river is lined with winding, marble 2

–carved balustrades. Most of the structures within the Forbidden City have yellow glazed tile roofs. Aside from giving prominence to the north-south axis, other architectural methods were applied to make every group of palatial structures unique in terms of terraces, roofs, mythical monsters perching on the roofs and colored, drawing patterns. With these, the grand contour and different hierarchic spectrum of the complex were strengthened. Folklore has it that there are altogether 9,999 room-units in the Forbidden City. Since Paradise only has 10,000 rooms, the Son of Heaven on earth cut the number by half a room. It is also rumoured that this half

–room is located to the west of the Wenyuange Pavilion (imperial library). As a matter of fact, although the Forbidden City has more than 9,000 room-units, this half-room is nonexistent .The Wenyuange Pavilion is a library where ―Si Ku Quan Shu‖- China `s first comprehensive anthology-was stored.

(After walking past the Gate of Supreme Harmony)

Ladies and Gentlemen, the great hall we are approaching is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the biggest and tallest of its king in the Forbidden City. This structure covers a total building space of 2,377 square meters, and is know for its upturned, multiple counterpart eaves . The Hall of Supreme Harmony sits on a triple ―H‖-shaped marble terrace the is 8meters high and linked by staircases. The staircase on the ground floor has 21 steps while the middle and upper stairways each have 9. The construction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony began in 1406. It burned down three times and was severely damaged once during a mutiny. The existing architecture was built during the Qing Dynasty. On the corners of the eaves a line of animal-nails were usually fastened to the tiles. These animal-nails were later replace with mythical animals to ward off evil spirits. There are altogether 9 such fasteners on top of this hall. The number nine was regarded by the ancients to be the largest numeral accessible to man and to which only the emperors were entitled.

There was a total of 24 successive emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties who were enthroned here. The ball was also used for ceremonies which marked other great occasions: the Winter Solstice, The Chinese Lunar New Year, the Emperor` s birthday, conferral of the title of empress, the announcement of new laws and policies, and dispatches of generals to war .On such occasions, the Emperor would hold audience for his court officials and receive their tributes.

This area is called the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square, which covers a total of 30,000 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 a carriageway that was reserved for the Emperor. On both sides of the road the groud bricks were laid in a special way seven layers lengthwise and eight layers crosswise, ma-ki-ng up fifteen layers in all. The purpose of this was to prevent anyone from tunneling his way into the palace. In the count yard there are iron vats for storing water to fight fires. In the whole complex there are altogher 308 water vats. In wintertime, charcoal was burned underneath the vats to keep the water from freezing .Why so vast a square? It was designed to impress people with the hall` s grandeur and vastness. Imagine the following scene. Under the clear blue sky, the yellow glazed tiles shimmered as the cloud-like layers of terrace, coupled with the curling veil of burning incense, transformed the hall of supreme Harmony into a fairyland. Whenever major ceremonies were held, the glazed, crane-shaped candleholders inside the hall would be it, and incense and pine branches burnt in front of the hall. When the Emperor appeared, drums were beaten and musical instrument played. Civilian officials and generals would kneel know in submission.

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The last Qing emperor Puyi assumed the throne in 1908, at the age of three, His father carried him to the throne. At the start of the coronation, the sudden drum-beating and loud music caught the young emperor unprepared .He was so scared that he kept crying and shouting,‖I don’t want to stay here. I want to go Home.‖ His father tried to soothe him, saying, ‖It` all soon be finished .It` all soon be finished ‖The ministers present at the event considered this incident inauspicious. Coincidentally, the Qing dynasty collapsed three years later and there with concluded China `s feudal system that had lasted for more than 2,000 years.

(On the stone terrace of the Hall of Supreme Harmony)

This is a bronze incense burner. In it incense made of sandalwood would be burnt on important occasions. There are altogether 18 incense burners, representing all of the provinces under the rule of the Sing monarchs. On either side of the Hall, 4 bronze water-filled vats were placed in case of fire. Next to the terrace on either side, there is a bronze crane and tortoise, symbols of longevity. This copper-cast grain measure is called ‖jialiang.‖ It served as the national standard during the Qing dynasty. It was meant to show that the imperial ruler were just and open to rectification. On the other side there is a stone sundial, an ancient timepiece. The jialiang and the sundial were probably meant to show what the Emperor represented: that he was the only person who should possess the standards of both measure and time.

In the very forefront of the Hall of Supreme Harmony , there are 12 scarlet , round pillars supporting the roof. The hall is 63 meters from east to west and 37 meters from north to south, It is 35 meters in height. In front of this architechture, there stands a triple terrace with five staircases leading up to the main entrance .It has 40 gold doors and 16 gold-key windows with colored drawings on the pillars and beams. In the middle of the hall, a throune carved with 9 dragons sits on a 2-meter-high platform. Behind the throne there is a golden screen and in front of it, there is a imperial desk . The flanks are decorated with elephants, Luduan(a legendary beast), cranes, and incense barrels. The elephant carries a vase on its back that holds five cereals(i. e. rice, two kinds of millet, wheat and beans),which was considered a symbol of prosperity. As ancient legend has it that luduan can travel 18,000 li (9,000 kilometers )in one day and knows all languages and dialects. Only to a wise adjust monarch will this beast be a guardian.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony is also popularly known as Jinluan Dian (gold bell hall or the throne hall). The floor of the hall is laid with bricks that turn it into a smooth, fine surf-ace as if water has been sprinkled on it .The so-called golden brick, in fact, has nothing to do with gold. Reserved exclusively for the construction of the royal court, it was made in a secretive, and complex way, and, when struck, sounds like the clink of a gold bar. Each brick was worth the market price of one dan (or one hectoliter ) of rice.

The hall is supported by a total of 72 thick pillars .Of these, 6 are carved in dragon patterns and painted with gold and surround the throne. Above the very center of this hall there is a zaojing, or covered ceiling, which is one of the Specialities of China `s ancient architure. In the middle of the ceiling is a design of a dragon playing with a ball inlaid with peals. This copper ball, hollow inside and covered with mercury, is known as the Xuanyuan Mirror and is thought to be made Xuanyuan, a legendary monarch dating back to remote antiquity. The placing of the caisson above the throne is meant to suggest that all of China` s successive emperors are Zuanyuan` s descendants and hereditary heirs. Now you might have noticed that the Xuanyuan mirror is not directly above the throne. Why? It is rumored that Yuan Shikai, a self-acclaimed warlord-turned emperor moved the throne further back because he was afraid that the mirror might fall on him .In 1916 when Yuan 4

Shikai became emperor, he removed the original throne with a Western-style, high-back chair. After the foundation of the People` s Republic of China in 1949 the throne was found in a shabby furniture warehouse. It repaired and returned to the hall.

(Leading the tourist to the bronze vats either on the east or the west)

the water vats in front of the palaces or house were called ―menhai,‖ or sea before the door by the ancient Chinese. They believed that with a sea by the door, fire could not wreak havoc. The vats served both as a decoration and as a fire extinguisher. They were kept full of water all year round. During the Qing Dynasty, they were altogether 308 vats in the palace enclosure. They were made of gilt bronze or iron. Of couse, the gilt bronze vats were of the best quality. When the allied forces (Britain, Germany, France, Russia, the United States, Italy, Japan and Austria) invaded Beijing in 1900 under the pretext of suppressing the Boxer Rebellion, the invadersransacked the imperial compound and scraped and gold off the vats with their bayonets. During the Japanese occupation of Beijing, many vats were trucked away by the Japanese to be made into bullets .

(In front of the Hall of Complete Harmony)

The square architecture before us is called the Hall of Complete Harmony. It served as an antechamber. The Emperor came here to meet with his countiers and add his final touches to the prayers which would be read at the ancestral Temple. The seeds, snowers and prayer intended for spring sowing were also examined here. The two Qing sedan chairs here on display were used for traveling within the palace during the reign of Emperor Qianlong.

(In front of the hall f Preserving Harmony)

this is the Hall of Preserving Harmony. During the Qing Dynasty, banquets were held here on New Year` s eve in honour of Mongolian and Northwestern China` s xingjiang princes and ranking officials. The Emperor also dinned here with his new son-in-law on the wedding day. Imperial examinations were also held here once every three years. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were three levels of exams: the county and prefectural level, the provincial level and national level. The national exam was presided over by the emperor. The civil service exam in ancient China started during the Han Dynasty. It served the purpose of recruiting Confucian scholars to the ministers and high officials. During the Tang and Qing dynasties reinstituted and ancient system. Once every three years, three hundred scholars from all over the country came to Beijing and took exams for three day and night. This system was abolished in 1905.

(Behind the hall of preserving harmony)

this is the largest stone carving in the palace . It is 16.73 meters long, 3.07 meters wide and 1.7 meters thick .It weighs about 200 tons. The block was quarried in Fangshan County, roughly 70 kilometers away. To transport such a huge block to Beijing, laborers dug wells along the roadside half a kilometer apart, and used the groundwater to make a road of ice in the winter. Rolling blocks were used in the summer. In 1760, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty ordered the carving of the existing cloud and dragon design in place of the old one which dated back to the Ming Dynasty. Note : From here, the tour can be conducted via three different routes: a western route(Route A), a central route (Route B) or an eastern route (Route C) .The commentary for each follows. Route A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have seen the three main halls of the Forbidden City. Now I ` d like to show you around the hall of mental cultivation and the imperial garden . The hall

of mental cultivation is situated is in the western part of the innermost enclosure and is symmetrical

to Fengxian (enshrinement of forebears) Hall in the east. This hall was built during the Ming Dynasty. IT is a H-shaped structure consisting of an antechamber and a main building .The hall is surrounded by corridors. In front of the hall is the Office of Privy Council.

Before Emperor Kangxi of Qing the Dynasty came to power the Hall of Heavenly Purity served as the living quarter of the emperors. Emperor Yongzheng chose to live in this hall and attended to every day state affairs from here .For the sake of protecting cultural relics, this hall is not open to the public .You can have a look at the inside from the door. The central hall was the audience chamber where the emperor read memorials, granted audience to officials and summoned his minsters for consultation. The western chamber of the hall was where the emperor read reports and discussed military and political affairs. The hall consists of many inner rooms and is decorated with images of Buddha and miniature pagodas. On the screen wall there hangs a picture of two emperors in the Han costume. In a southern room there three rare calligraphic scrolls, hence the name of the room ―Sanxitang‖ (Room of Three Rare Treasures) . The room on the eastern side is of historical interst because it was here that Empress Dowager Cixi usurped power and made decisions on behalf of the young emperor . A bamboo curtain was used to separate them .

Empress Dowage Cixi was born in 1835 in Lu` an Prefecture of shanxi province. She` s of Manchurian nationality and her father was a provincial governor from south China. When she was 17 years old ,she was se-le-cted to become a concubine of Emperor Xianfeng and moved into the Forbidden City. She gave birth to a son when she was 21years old and was made a concubine the following year. When the emperor passed away in the summer of 1861, her son ascended the throne and title of Cixi, meaning ―Holy Mother‖ was conferred upon her and she became the Empress Dowager. In that same year Empress Dowager Cixi carried out a count coup d` etat and ruled behind the scenes with another empress dowager, Ci` an, for 48 years. She passed away in 1908 at the age of 73. It was in reference to this situation that the term ―attending to state affairs behind a bamboo curtain‖ developed .In 1912 , Empress dowager Longyu declared the abdication of the last Qing emperor Puyi. They were allowed to remain in the Forbidden City for the next 13 years .The royal family was forced to move out permanently in 1924.

Behind the central hall were the living accommodation of 8 successive Qing emperors .Three of them actually passed away here. The side rooms flanking the hall were reserved for empresses and concubines. Now let` s continue with our tour. It will take us to the Hall of heavenly purity , the hall of un-io-n and peace ,the palace of earthly tranquility, and the imperial garden.

Route B

(Inside the Hall of heavenly Purity)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are now entering the inner court. From the Gate of Heavenly Purity northward lies the inner court where the emperors and empresses once lived .The Hall of heavenly Purity is the central hall of the inner court ,and was completed during the Reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty. There are 10 pillars supporting the entire structure and the hall is 20 meters in height .In the center of the hall there a throne. Above it hangs a plaque with an inscription that reads ―Be open and above-board,‖ written by Shenzhi,the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Beginning with Qianlong` s reign, the name of the successor to the throne was not publicly announced .instead, it was written on two pieces of pa-pe-r, one to be kept on the emperor` s person throughout his reign, and the other placed in a small strongbox that was stored behind his plaque. The box was opened only after the emperor passed away. Altogether there where 4 emperors who ascended the throne in this way,

namely Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daohuang and Xian feng.

The hall of heavenly purity was where the emperors lived during the Ming and Qing dynasties. According to tradition ,extravagant annual banquets were held here on New Year` s Eve in honour of royal family members. Foreign ambassadors were received here during the late-Qing period. Two important ―one thousand old men` s feasts‖ of the Qing Dynasty were also held here. All the invitees had to be at least 65 years of age.This hall was also used for mourning services.

(Inside the Palace of Union and Peace)

this hall sits between the Hall of heavenly Purity and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, symbolizing the un-io-n of heaven and earth ,as well as national peace .It was first built in 1420 and reconstructed in 1798. The hall is square in shape ,and is smaller than the Hall of complete Harmony .You will see a plaque here inscribed with two Chinese characters, wu wei, which were handwritten by Emperor Qianglong. A throne sits in the middle of the hall with a screen behind it .Above the throne there hangs a caisson ,or covered ceiling. The emperor held birthday celebrations and other major events here.

In 1748 during Emperor Qianlong` s reign, 25 jade seals representing imperial authority were kept in this hall .No seals were allowed out of the room without the prior consent of the emperor. On each flack there is a water clock and a chiming clock.

(Inside the palace of earthly tranquility)

This used to be the central hall where successive Ming empresses lived. During the Qing dynasty, it was converted into a place where sacrifices and wedding ceremonies were held .The room on the western side was used for sacrifices and the room on the east was the seeding chamber.

Route C

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have seen the three main halls of the Forbidden City. Now I` d like to show you around scenes of interest along the eastern route. The first is the Treasure Hall. This mansion is called the Hall of Imperial Zenith. This is where Sing Emperor Quailing lived after abdication. Nearly 1,000 artifacts and treasures are on display here, among which the Golden Hair Tower is one of the most famous. This tower is 1.53meters in height and its base is 0.53 meters in circumference .It was built under the order of Emperor Quailing to be used to collect fallen hair in commemoration of his mother. There is also a ―Day harnessing Water Jade Hill ‖ on display here. Yu was a legendary monarch of the remote Ixia dynasty. Under his leadership, the people learned how to harness the Yellow River. This jade assemblage, 224 centimeters in height and 5 tons in weight, is the largest jade artwork in China. This mat was woven with peeled ivory. These artifacts are among China` s rarest treasures.

(In front of the Nine-Dragon Screen)

this is the Nine-Dragon Relief Screen .Erected in 1773,it is 3.5 meters in height and 29.4 meters in width. Underneath is a foundation made of marble .The surf-ace of the screen is laid with a total of 270 colored, glazed tiles in the design of 9 dragons ,some rocky mountains ,clouds and the sea. It was meant to ward off evil spirits The ancient Chinese regarded 9 dragons, some rocky mountains, clouds and the sea. It was meant to ward off evil spirits .The ancient Chinese regarded 9 as the largest numeral and the dragon as a auspicious beast .The 9 dragons are different in color and posture and all are made of glazed tiles. Interestingly a piece of the third dragon from the left is made of wood. It is believe that when the Nine-dragon Screen was almost finished ,a piece of glazed tile was damaged .Emperor Qianlong was scheduled to inspect the work the following

day .Using quick wits, the craftsman in question molded the missing piece with clay and sailed through the imperial inspection. Later ,he asked a carpenter to carve a wooden one to replace the one made of clay.

(Approaching the Imperial garden)

Behind the Palace of Earthly Tranquility and trading the north-south axis is the imperial Garden. There are old trees, rare flowers and exotic rock formation in this garden .It cover a space of 11,700 square meters, or roughly 1.7 percent of the Forbidden City. Most of the structures in the garden are symmetrically arranged . However, each is different in terms of parrern and decoration. Woods clumps of bamboo screen off the

garden and strengthens its deep and serene atmosphere.

There main structure of the Imperial Garden is the Qin` an Hall. Positioned in the central-northern part of the garden ,this hall is flanked by other halls and pavilions on the east and west. The hall sits on a marble pedestal. The Taoist deity of Zhenwu is enshrined here and emperor would pay homage here a quarterly basis. Taoist rites were held during the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty. In front of the hall there is a cypress that is 400 years old .In all there are a dozen such rare trees in the garden, and most of them are cypresses or pines. To the northwest of the hall , there is the Yanhui(Sustaining Sunshine) Pavilion and to the northeast there lies the Duixiu (Accumulated Refinement )Hill. This Hill was built over the foundation of the long- pershed Guanhua (Admiring Flowers) Hall of the Ming Dynasty. It is 14 meters in height and made of al kinds of rocks quarried in jiang su province. At its base stand two nstone lions, each carrying a dragon shooting water 10 meters up into the air from its mouth. There are meandering paths leading to the hilltop. At the top of Duixiu Hill sits the Yujing (Imperial Viewing)Pavilion. Traditionally, On the day of the Double Ninth Festival (the ninth day of the ninth lunar month ), the emperor ,his consort, and his concubines would climb up to Yujing Pavilion to enjoy the scenery.At the southeastern corner of the garden is Jiangxue(Crimson Snowy) Verandah. Nearby to the southwest lies Yangxing Study (study of the cultivation of nature) .The yangxing study was used as a royal library during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi once studied English there. In front of the Jiangxue Verandah some Chinese flowering crabapples grow. The structure got its name from the crabapples who blossoms trun from crimson to snowy white. In front of the Verandah, there grows a rare flower that was brought from henna Province under the order of Empress dowager Cixi. In the northest is Chizao Tang (Hall of Using Flowery Language), once used as a library where rare books were stored.

There are also specific pavilions symbolizing the four seasons .The halls of Wanchun and Qianqiu ,representing spring and autumn respectively ,are square in shape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bell-shape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bell-shaped ridges. The halls of Chengrui and Fubi,dedecated to winter and summer, are characterized by two verandahs and bridges at their bases .Paths were paved with colorful pebbles and arranged in 900 different designs. The Imperial Garden ca

n be accessed through the Qiong yuan (Jade garden )West gate or the qiong yuan east gate. A third gate, the shunzhen(Obedience and Fidelity)Gate, opens to the north. Its doors are laid in glazed tiles and it was only used by the empress or concubines.

As our tour of the Forbidden City draws to a close, I hope that I have helped you understand why the Palace is a treasure of China and one of the cultural relics of the world. It is under the strict protection of the Chinese government. Since 1949 when the people` s Rupublic of China was

founded, nearly one trillion RMB was spent on its restoration and refurbishment. The Forbidden City has undergone four major facelifts to date. Each year, the government earmarks a large sum to gather, sort and study cultural relics. The Palace now contains a total of 930,000cultural relics. Well, so much for today .Let` s go to reboard the coach. Thank you !

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現(xiàn)在咱們繼續(xù)沿著中軸線行走，面前的建筑叫做天庫，而它的正殿就是皇穹宇。皇穹宇建于明嘉靖九年，起初叫做泰神殿，到了十七年，改名為現(xiàn)在的皇穹宇，它的作用就是在平日存放圜丘壇祭祀主神的地方，所以這里也叫圜丘壇寢宮。殿內正面的圓形石臺上安放的就是皇天上帝的神牌，而前邊兩側的四個方形石臺上安放的則是八位祖先神主，還有東西配殿用來存放從祀神位。而皇穹宇三個字也分別代表了至高無上，天，宇宙的意思，更加顯示出它的神圣和至尊。

它是一座建筑藝術價值非常高的殿宇，總體呈圓形，下邊是高

2.85米的圓形須彌座，為青白石筑成，有東南西三個方向的出陛，也就是臺階，而在南向出陛還有二龍戲珠的丹陛石。上邊是藍色筒瓦單檐攢尖鎏金寶頂。而在殿內還有八根檐柱和八根金柱，大殿上架沒有橫梁承托，全都是靠各類斗拱層層上疊來支撐，步步收縮，從而形成了精美的穹隆圓頂。這里邊還運用了物理學中的杠桿原理。這組建筑不僅十分精美，而且還有回音壁和三音石，這和剛才我們說的天心石合稱天壇三大聲學現(xiàn)象�；匾舯诰褪腔蜀酚畹耐鈮�，圍墻建造的磨磚對縫，十分的平滑，是很好的聲音載體，可以傳聲，在傳遞途中對聲音損失極小，只要對著墻說話，就算相隔四五十米，見不到面，都可以清晰的聽到對方說話。而三音石則是皇穹宇大殿正前方的三塊石頭，您站在第一塊石頭上拍手可以聽到一次回音，第二塊石頭可以聽

到兩次，而第三塊就可以聽到三次回音，所以稱為三音石。在后來也有人把它叫做三才石，取天地人三才的意思。

也許您剛才就已經注意到了，天壇有非常多的柏樹，不錯，它就好像北京一個天然的氧吧。而在這許多古柏當中，有一株500余歲的檜柏，就是回音壁西墻外的這棵九龍柏。它的樹干紋理非常的奇特，布滿了溝壑，而且旋轉扭曲，好像9條蟠龍纏繞嬉戲，所以叫它九龍柏真是一點也不過分。

在游覽過了圜丘壇和皇穹宇之后，我們就即將走進祈谷壇了，而現(xiàn)在我們腳下連接兩個祭壇的就是丹陛橋，也叫做海墁大道，而它也是皇帝登上祈谷壇的唯一通道，長360米，橋面上分為三條道，中間的是神道，東邊是御道，西邊的就是王道。而它作為通道為什么又要稱為橋呢？這有兩種說法，一種是說路面南低北高，步步高升，好像與天相連接的橋；而另一種就是說路面下邊建有進牲門，類似立交橋，所以稱之為橋。說到進牲門，就是在祭祀前，牛羊都要通過橋下的一個券門被趕到500米外的宰牲亭宰殺，制成供品，所以這個通道也被叫做鬼門關，因為一進去就有死無生了。

好，回到正題，現(xiàn)在呈現(xiàn)在您面前的就是祈谷壇的完整建筑群。前面的這個石臺是具服臺，在每年孟春祈谷祭祀之前，皇帝照例還是要來到這里搭建幄次，盥洗更-衣，所以這里還有小金殿之稱。

到此，祈谷壇的主體建筑祈年殿就出現(xiàn)在我們面前了。祈年殿下的基座是三層的圓形石臺，而在正面三層石臺階中，分別裝飾著巨大的浮雕，叫做殿前丹陛石雕。從下之上內容分別是：瑞云山海，雙鳳山海，雙龍山海。各層排水孔的圖案和浮雕的內容也是對應的。東西兩旁的配殿個有九間，原來是安放從祀牌位的地方，不過在家靖年間，把它們挪到了先農壇，所以現(xiàn)在這里也就沒有什么實際用途了。而祈年殿本身就是一座極具中國特色的獨特建筑。圓形三重檐攢尖屋頂向上層層收縮，都是用藍色的琉璃瓦覆蓋，以此來象征天。頂部是鎏金寶頂，抬頭仰視，便是龍鳳藻井，中心是龍鳳成祥的圖案。而巨大的三層殿頂就是靠殿內的28根落地柱支撐的，中間的四柱名叫龍井柱，東南西北方向分別代表了春夏秋冬；而龍井柱外圍的12個紅漆金柱所分割出來的12個開間，則分別代表了一年的12個月份；外面兩環(huán)的24個開間有分別代表了一年的24個節(jié)氣；同時，這28根大柱，也代表了天上的28個星宿。據(jù)說這祈年殿是仿照古代明堂設計建造的。在感嘆殿內建筑的同時，也讓我們把注意力逐漸轉移到殿內的陳設上來。這里的陳設是按照清朝咸豐年間原狀恢復的，正面的雕龍寶座上供奉著的是滿漢合璧的皇天上帝神版，左右兩側的石臺上供奉的是清朝前八位皇帝的牌位。

和每年的祭天一樣，這里是用來祈谷的地方。在祭祀的當天，有樂隊在殿外月臺上奏樂，身穿祭服的皇帝虔誠步入神殿，向牌位行大禮，祈禱上蒼，然后把供品送到祈年門外東邊的燔柴爐和燎爐焚燒，送上天宮。祈谷禮節(jié)和祭天的差不多。

到這里，祈年殿也差不多講完了，而它還有一個附屬建筑，作用和皇穹宇差不多，也是存放祈谷壇祭祀神主的地方，就是祈年殿北側的皇乾殿。

現(xiàn)在我們從祈谷壇的東門出來，可以看到一條連檐通脊的長廊，共有七十二間，俗稱七十二連房，它不僅用來連接神廚神庫，而且也是祭祀時運送祭品的通道，在長廊的東頭，就是宰牲亭，就是前面所說過了鬼門關的牲畜要道這里來屠宰。而在長廊的東南方向，有八塊巨大的青石，稱為七星石，都是風水鎮(zhèn)石�？墒沁@里命名有八塊石頭為什么叫七星呢？原來明代在這里放的的確是七塊石頭，而最小的那一塊則是清代增添上的。關于七星石的說法每個朝代都不同。在明代，有個道士和皇帝說祈年殿的方位不好，不利于國家，所以就在這里放了象征著北斗七星的七塊石頭。而在清代，康熙皇帝為了給滿族愛新覺羅氏尋找從東北如主中原的理論依據(jù)，就派人考察山脈，發(fā)現(xiàn)泰山是長白山的余脈，所以就在原來七塊石頭的東北方有放了一小塊兒青石，象征東北長白山，如果按這種說法，那八塊石頭就應該叫做七峰東岳。

暫且不管他們怎么定論了。今天的觀光游覽就要結束了，在天壇的這段時光希望能成為您北京之游中的永恒記憶。同時也請您把天壇的祝福帶給您的家人朋友。

(Inside the South Gate of the Temple of Heaven)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Welcome to the temple of Heaven. (After self-introduction) preserved cultural heritages of China. There are basically two kinds of visitors who come here: local pensioners who do exercises here in the morning and evening and sightseers both from home and abroad. All in all, there are 12 million visitors very year. Now we are going to go along the route that leads to the alter. It will take roughly one hour. Mind you, the emperor also walked along this route to pay tribute to the God of Heaven. (Along the Southern Sacred Road leading to the Circular Mound Altar)

The largest group of architectures ever to be dedicated to Heaven, the Temple of Heaven served as an exclusive altar for Chinese monarchs during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was decreed that rulers of

successive dynasties would place altars in their own capitals to worship Heaven and pray for good harvest. But why?

The ancient Chinese believed that Heaven was the supreme ruler of the universe and the fate of mankind, and thus worshiping rites dedicated to Heaven came into being. The Heaven the ancient Chinese referred to was actually the Universe, or nature. In those days, there were specific

rites of worship. This was especially true during the Ming and Qing dynasties when elaborate ceremonies were held.

The Temple of Heaven was built in 1420 during the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty. Situated in the southern part of the city, this grand set of structures covers an area of 273 hectares. To better

symbolize heaven and earth, the northern part of the Temple is circular while the southern part is square. The whole compound is enclosed by two walls, a square wall outside a round one. The outer area is characterized by suburban scenery, while the inner part is used for sacrifices. The inner enclosure consists of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest and the Circular Mound Altar.

(Along the Imperial Passage leading from the Southern Lattice Star Gate in front of the Circular Mound Altar)

The Circular Mound Altar is enclosed by two walls, each containing four groups of Southern Lattice Star Gate, each in turn consisting of three doors, with 24 marble doors altogether. Standing on the passage facing north, you will notice that with each pair of doors on is narrower than the other. This reflects the feudal hierarchy: the wider door was reserved for monarchs, while the narrower one was used by courtiers.

On the day of the ceremony, the emperor would don his ritual costume and be ushered in by the official in charge of religious affairs. He ascended the three terraces in the forefront to pay tribute at the alter. (Atop the Circular Mound Alter)

we are now on the top terrace of the Altar, or the third terrace. Each terrace has a flight of 9 steps. At the center of this terrace lies a round stone surrounded by 9 steps. At the center of this terrace lies a round stone surrounded by 9 concentric rings of stone. The number of stones in the first ring is 9, in the second, 18, up to 81 in the 9th ring. Even the number of carved balustrades on these terraces is a multiple of 9. But why?

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