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推荐故宫的英语作文
北京故宫是明清两代的皇家宫殿，
旧称为紫禁城，位于
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推荐故
宫的英语作文
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What strikes
one first in a bird's -eye view of
Beijing
proper
is
a
vast
tract
of
golden
roofs
flashing
brilliantly in the
sun with purple walls occasionally
emerging
amid them
and
a
stretch
of
luxuriant tree
leaves
flanking
on
each
side.
That
is
the
former
Imperial
Palace,
popularly
known
as
the
Forbidden
City,
from which twenty-four emperors of the
Ming and Qing
Dynasties ruled China for
some 500 years
——
from1420
to 1911. The Ming Emperor Yong Le, who
usurped the
throne from his nephew and
made Beijing the capital,
ordered
its
construction,
on
which
approximately
10,000
artists
and
a
million
workmen
toiled
for
14
years
from
1406
to
1420.
At
present,
the
Palace
is
an
elaborate museum that presents the
largest and most
complete ensemble of
traditional architecture complex
and
more than 900,000 pieces of court treasures in all
dynasties in China.
Located
in
the
center
of
Beijing,
the
entire
palace
area, rectangular in shape and 72
hectares in size, is
surrounded
by
walls
ten
meters
high
and
a
moat
52
meters
wide. At each corner
of the wall stands a watchtower
with
a
double-eave
roof
covered
with
yellow
glazed
tiles.
The
main
buildings,
the
six
great
halls,
one
following the other, are
set facing south along the
central
north-south axis from the Meridian Gate, the
south entrance, to Shenwumen, the great
gate piercing
in
the
north
wall.
On
either
side
of
the
palace
are
many
comparatively small
buildings. Symmetrically in the
northeastern section lie the six
Eastern Palaces and
in the northwestern
section the six Western Palaces.
The
Palace area is divided into two parts: the Outer
Court and the Inner Palace. The former
consists of the
first
three
main
halls,
where
the
emperor
received
his
courtiers and conducted grand
ceremonies, while the
latter
was
the
living
quarters
for
the
imperial
residence.
At
the
rear
of
the
Inner
Palace
is
the
Imperial
Garden
where
the
emperor
and
his
family
sought
recreation.
The main
entrance to the Palace is the Meridian
Gate(1),
which
was
so
named
because
the
emperor
considered
himself the
the
Heaven
Palace
the
center
of
the
universe,
hence
the
north-south
axis
as
the
Meridian
line
going
right
through
the
Palace.
The
gate
is
crowned
with
five
towers,
commonly known as the Five-Phoenix
Towers(2), which
were installed with
drums and bells. When the emperor
went
to
the
Temple
of
Heaven,
bells
were
struck
to
mark
this
important
occasion.
When
he
went
to
the
Ancestral
Temple, it was the drums that were
beaten to publicize
the event.
Beyond the
Meridian Gate unfolds a vast courtyard
across
which
the
Inner
Golden
Water
River
runs
from
east
to
west. The river is spanned by five bridges, which
were
supposed
to
be
symbols
of
the
five
virtues
preached
by
Confu
cius
—
—
benevolence
,
righteousness,
rites,
intelligence, and fidelity(3).
At
the
north
end
of
the
courtyard
is
a
three-tiered
white marble terrace, seven meters
above the ground,
on
which,
one
after
another,
stand
three
majestic
halls;
the Hall of Supreme
Harmony(4), the Hall of Complete
Harmony(5), and the Hall of Preserving
Harmony(6).
The
Hall
of
Supreme
Harmony,
rectangular
in
shape,
27
meters in height, 2,300 square meters in area, is
the grandest and
most
important hall
in
the
Palace
complex.
It
is
also
China's
largest
existing
palace
of
wood
structure
and
an
outstanding
example
of
brilliant
color
combinations.
This
hall
used
to
be
the
throne
hall
for
ceremonies
which
marked
great
occasions:
the
Winter
Solstice, the Spring
Festival, the emperor's birthday
and
enthronement,
and
the
dispatch
of
generals
to
battles,
etc.
On
such
occasions
there
would
be
an
imperial guard of honor
standing in front of the Hall
that
extended all the way to the Meridian gate.
On
the
north
face
of
the
hall
in
the
center
of
four
coiled-
golden dragon columns is the
which was
carved out of sandalwood. The throne rests
on a two-meter-high platform with a
screen behind it.
In
front
of
it,
to
the
left
and
right,
stand
ornamental
cranes,
incense
burners
and
other
ornaments.
The
dragon
columns
entwined
with
golden
dragons
measure
one
meter
in diameter. The throne itself, the
platform and the
screen are all carved
with dragon designs. High above
the
throne is a color-painted coffered ceiling which
changes in shape from square to
octagonal to circular
as
it
ascends
layer
upon
layer.
The
utmost
central
vault
is
carved
with
the
gilded
design
of
a
dragon
toying
with
pearls.
when
the
Emperor
mounted
the
throne,
gold
bells
and jade chimes
sounded from the gallery, and clouds
of
incense rose from the bronze cranes and tortoises
and tripods outside the hall on the
terrace. The aura
of majesty created by
the imposing architecture and
solemn
ritual
were
designed
to
keep
the
subjects
of
the
The
Hall
of
Complete
Harmony
is
smaller
and
square
with windows on all
sides. Here the emperor rehearsed
for
ceremonies.
It
is
followed
by
the
Hall
of
Preserving
Harmony in which
banquets and imperial examinations
were
held.
Behind
the Hall of Preserving Harmony lies a huge
marble
ramp
with
intertwining
clouds
and
dragons
carved
in
relief.
The
slab,
about
meters
long,
3
meters
wide
and
250 tons in weight, is placed between two flights