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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)The Dong Hua Gate to the east IntroductionAmong the five greatest palaces in the world, the Forbidden City ranks first. Lying at t

3、he center of Beijing, the Forbidden 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 Cour

4、t. The Inner Court includes the 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 Cen

5、tral Harmony (中和殿） The Hall of Preserving 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

6、 China is overwhelming. 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（軸） of the Forbidden City. The Zhonghedian served as a place for rest for the empe

7、ror when he was on his way to hold 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 i

8、s 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 worlds top five palace. Palace of Heavenly Purity(乾清宮）The Gate of Devine Might(神武門）The Meridian Gate（午門）中和殿中和殿 太和殿太和殿 乾清宮乾清宮午門馬道午門馬道午門馬道午門馬道收藏文物收藏文物100萬(wàn)件萬(wàn)件收藏文物收藏文物100萬(wàn)件萬(wàn)件 . 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. This was the highest level of the na