故宫英文介绍

东华门
The Dong Hua Gate to the east
西华门
The Xi Hua Gate to the west
神武门
The spiritual valour to the north
（the Palace of Heavenly Purity）
the hall of union
• This was the highest level of the nation-wide imperial examination system and the emperor would honour the top ten successful candidates by reading the papers they had submitted
The Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿）
This is the most grandiose one.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.
• The Zhonghedian served as a place for rest for the emperor when he was on his way to hold ceremonies in Zhonghedian
The Purple Forbidden City is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in China today. It was built begin in 1406 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.And the Forbidden City was recognized as a world cultural legacy. Beijing Forbidden City is also the head of the world's top five palace.
Entering Taihemen, you will see Taihedian (Hall of Supreme Harmony) across the spacious square, which covers of 30,000 square meters. Standing on a three-tier marble terrace, this grandest timber framework ever in China is overwhelming.
Some famous halls
• The Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿） • The Hall of Central Harmony (中和殿） • The Hall of Preserving Harmony (保和殿）
The Hall of Supreme Harmony（太和殿）
The ensemble (整体布局）
• Traditionally, the Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The Outer Court and Inner Court. • The Inner Court includes the northern sections, and was the residence of the Emperor and his family, and was used for dayto-day affairs of state. • The Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation.
The Hall of Complete Harmony
(中和殿）
This temple is a place where the emperor to take a break before the ceremony and do a pre-exercise。
The Hall of Preserving Harmony
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• Baohedian, the Hall of Preserved Harmony, stands at the northern end of the threetier marble terrace. Similar in style but somewhat smaller than the Hall of Supreme Harmony ，it is larger than the Hall of Central Harmony. It was built in 1420, rebuilt in 1625 and renovated in 1765 .
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（the Hall of Supreme Harmony）
（the Hall oLeabharlann Complete Harmony ）
（the Hall of Preserving Harmony）
The forbidden city Sightseeig map
午门
the Meridian Gate to the south
Introduction
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.
(保和殿）
This was a place where the annual New Year's Eve emperors entertained the other kings. At the same time, the final imperial examination was held here.
Palace of Heavenly Purity(乾清宫）
The Hall of Union(交泰殿）
Palace of Earthly Tranquility (坤宁宫 )
The Gate of Devine Might
Gate XiHua
Gates
Gate DongHua
The Meridian Gate
the Palace of Earthly Tranquility
Introduction
• Among the five greatest palaces in the world, the Forbidden City ranks first. Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City , was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Rectangular in shape, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares.
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• In 1789, the midpoint of the Qing dynasty, Emperor Qianlong decided the final stage of the Palace Examination should be transferred from the Taihedian to the Baohedian.
The Gate of Devine Might(神武门）
The Meridian Gate（午门）
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中和殿
太和殿
乾清宫
午门马道
午门马道
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The palace museum
The Forbidden City
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Nowadays, when we talk about it, many Chinese people will call it “The Palace Museum”, but in many western countries, almost every brochure which introduces the old palace still use it’s old name “ The Forbidden City”. What the most western people interested in is to explore the mysterious atmosphere of ancient Chinese royal family that was presented in the movie The Last Emperor and oriental feudal autocratic system(封建帝制)
The Hall of Central Harmony（中和 殿）
• The Zhonghedian is located between the Taihedian and the Baohedian. These three halls, known as the Three Great Halls of the Outer Court, are on the central axis（轴） of the Forbidden City.