故宫导游词英文简单

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1、故宫导游词英文简单　　lyingatthecenterofbeijing，theforbiddencity，calledgugong，inchinese，wastheimperialpalaceduringthemingandqingdynasties.nowknownasthepalacemuseum，itistothenorthoftiananmensquare.rectangularinshape，itistheworld‘slargestpalacecomplexandcovers74hectar

2、es.surroundedbyasixmeterdeepmoatandatenmeterhighwallare9，999buildings.thewallhasagateoneachside.oppositethetiananmengate，tothenorthisthegateofdevinemight(shenwumen)，whichfacesjingshanpark.thedistancebetweenthesetwogatesis960meters，whilethedistancebetweent

3、hegatesintheeastandwestwallsis750meters.thereareuniqueanddelicatelystructuredtowersoneachofthefourcornersofthecurtainwall.theseaffordviewsoverboththepalaceandthecityoutside.theforbiddencityisdividedintotwoparts.thesouthernsection，ortheoutercourtwaswhereth

4、eemperorexercisedhissupremepoweroverthenation.thenorthernsection，ortheinnercourtwaswherehelivedwithhisroyalfamily.until1924whenthelastemperorofchinawasdrivenfromtheinnercourt，fourteenemperorsofthemingdynastyandtenemperorsoftheqingdynastyhadreignedhere.hav

5、ingbeentheimperialpalaceforsomefivecenturies，ithousesnumerousraretreasuresandcuriosities.listedbyunescoasaworldculturalheritagesitein1987，thepalacemuseumisnowoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsworldwide.　　constructionofthepalacecomplexbeganin1407，the5th

6、yearoftheyonglereignofthethirdemperorofthemingdynasty.itwascompletedfourteenyearslaterin1420.itwassaidthatamillionworkersincludingonehundredthousandartisansweredrivenintothelong-termhardlabor.stoneneededwasquarriedfromfangshan，asuburbofbeijing.itwassaidaw

7、ellwasdugeveryfiftymetersalongtheroadinordertopourwaterontotheroadinwintertoslidehugestonesoniceintothecity.hugeamountsoftimberandothermaterialswerefreightedfromfarawayprovinces.ancientchinesepeopledisplayedtheirveryconsiderableskillsinbuildingtheforbidde

8、ncity.takethegrandredcitywallforexample.ithasanmeterswidebasereducingtometerswideatthetop.theangularshapeofthewalltotallyfrustratesattemptstoclimbit.thebricksweremadefromwhitelimeandglutinousricewhilethecementismade