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1、The palace museumThe Forbidden City -陳美均 NO： 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 its old name “ The Forbidden City”. What the most western people interest

2、ed 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)Introduction This is the palace museum; also know as the Purple Forbidden City. It is the largest and most well reserved imperial

3、residence in China today. Under Ming Emperor Yongle, construction began in 1406. It took 14years to build the Forbidden City. （the Hall of Supreme Harmony） （the Hall of Complete Harmony ） （the Hall of Preserving Harmony）Theforbidden city Sightseeig map 午 門the Meridian Gate to the south東華門 The Dong H

4、ua Gate to the east西華門 The Xi Hua Gate to the west 神武門 The spiritual valour to the north（the Palace of Heavenly Purity） the hall of unionthe Palace of Earthly Tranquility IntroductionAmong the five greatest palaces in the world, the Forbidden City ranks first. Lying at the center of Beijing, the For

5、bidden City , was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Rectangular in shape, it is the worlds largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. The ensemble (整體布局）Traditionally, the Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The Outer Court and Inner Court. The Inner Court includes th

6、e northern sections, and was the residence of the Emperor and his family, and was used for day-to-day affairs of state. The Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. Some famous halls The Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿）The Hall of Central Harmony (中和殿）The Hall of P

7、reserving Harmony (保和殿）The Hall of Supreme Harmony（太和殿）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. The Hall

8、 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（軸） of the Forbidden City.The Zhonghedian served as a place for rest for the emperor when he was on his way to hold

9、 ceremonies in ZhonghedianThe 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

10、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 worlds top five palace. The Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿） This is the most grandiose one.And this temple area is the largest one

11、of various in Forbidden City. This temple is the place where the emperor held a major ceremony.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(保和殿）This was a place where the annual Ne

12、w Years Eve emperors entertained the other kings. At the same time, the final imperial examination was held here.Palace of Heavenly Purity(乾清宮）The Hall of Union(交泰殿）Palace of Earthly Tranquility (坤寧宮)The Gate of Devine MightThe Meridian GateGate XiHua Gate DongHuaGatesThe Gate of Devine Might(神武門）Th

13、e Meridian Gate（午門）故宮角樓風姿美觀的斗拱中和殿 太和殿 乾清宮午門馬道午門馬道收藏文物100萬件收藏文物100萬件收藏文物100萬件Want to know more ?/ 故宮博物院 Inside The Forbidden City National Geographic ChannelHave a visitBaohedian, the Hall of Preserved Harmony, stands at the northern end of the three-tier 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 . In 1789, the midpoint of the Qing dynasty, Emperor Qianlong decided the final stage of the Palace Examination should be transferred from the Taihed