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. beijing forbidden city is the head of the world's top five palace. the forbidden city 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. the imperial palace has 8704 rooms. in 1987 the forbidden city was recognized a world cultural legacy.

it is believed that the palace museum, or zi jin cheng (purple forbidden city), got its name from astronomy folklore, the ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the ziwei yuan (north star) . the constellation containing the north star was called the constellation of heavenly god and star itself was called the purple palace. because the emperor was supposedly the son of the heavenly gods, his central and dominant position would be further highlighted the use of the word purple in the name of his residence. in folklore, the term ―an eastern purple cloud is drifting‖ became a metaphor for auspicious events after a purple cloud was seen drifting eastward immediately before the arrival of an ancient philosopher, laozi, to the hanghu pass. here, purple is associated with auspicious developments. the word jin (forbidden) is self-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-limits to ordinary people.

the forbidden city is rectangular in shape. it is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meter wide from east west. it has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters. a 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9. 9-meter—high wall which encloses the complex. octagon —shaped turrets rest on the four corners of the wall. there are four entrances into the city: the meridian gate to the south, the shenwu gate (gate of military prowess) to the north, and the xihua gate (gate of military prowess) to the north, and the xihua gate (western flowery gate ) to the west, the donghua (eastern flowery gate) to the east.

manpower and materials throughout the country were used to build the forbidden city. a total of 230,000 artisans and one million laborers were employed. marble was quarried from fangshan country mount pan in jixian county in hebei province. granite was quarried in quyang county in hebei province. paving blocks were fired in kilns in suzhou in southern china. bricks and scarlet pigmentation used on the palatial walls came from linqing in shandong province. timber was cut, processed and hauled from the northwestern and southern regions.

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北京有一座城中城，这就是举世闻名的紫禁城。现在人们叫它故宫。

去年夏天，我游览了故宫，在导游的解说下，故宫一一解开了它神秘的面纱。它是一种砖木结构的建筑。拥有九百九间半房子的故宫雄伟、壮观，红、黄是它的两种主打颜色。听爸爸妈妈说，以前，我们是可以到大殿里去的。但不凑巧，为了避免偷盗，我们只能在外面观赏，不能进入内屋。宫中的三大殿：太和殿、中和殿、保和殿，建在白玉砌成的八米高的平台上，台分为三层，每层都有汉白玉栏杆围绕，远望犹如神话的琼宫仙阁，气象不凡。

在这里，我第一次看到了日晷。它是用来测时间的，一块圆形的石板上刻着子午等十二个时辰，圆盘的中心立着一个铁杆，随着太阳转动而显示出不同的时间，我不禁惊叹古代人民的智慧。再一个大空地上，有规律的排列着四个青铜做的大水缸，它们各有三只脚，能容纳两个人。虽然有些缺损，但不失庄重。据说，这儿的水缸是用来防止宫里着火。

五百多年来，一直默默的见证着明清兴衰的历史。随着人流，我来到了故宫博物馆，它是由一间房子改造而成，陈列着明清时期保存完好的瓷器和青铜器。蓝色的图案在白底衬托下，更显庄重。经过这次游览，我对明清历史有了进一步了解。经历了五百年风雨的故宫向人类展示它的无穷魅力，展示着过去的繁荣与衰落。

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situated in the western outskirts of haidian district, the summer palace is 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from central beijing. having the largest royal park and being well preserved, it was designated, in 1960 by the state council, as a key cultural relics protection site of china.

containing examples of the ancient arts, it also has graceful landscapes and magnificent constructions. the summer palace is the archetypal chinese garden, and is ranked amongst the most noted and classical gardens of the world. in 1998, it was listed as one of the world heritage sites by unesco.

constructed in the jin dynasty (1115-1234), during the succeeding reign of feudal emperors; it was extended continuously. by the time of the qing dynasty (1644-1911), it had become a luxurious royal garden providing royal families with rest and entertainment. originally called qingyi garden (garden of clear ripples), it was know as one of the famous three hills and five gardens (longevity hill, jade spring mountain, and fragrant hill; garden of clear ripples, garden of everlasting spring, garden of perfection and brightness, garden of tranquility and brightness, and garden of tranquility and pleasure).

like most of the gardens of beijing, it could not elude the rampages of the anglo-french allied force and was destroyed by fire.

in 1888, empress dowager cixi embezzled navy funds to reconstruct it for her own benefit, changing its name to summer palace (yiheyuan). she spent most of her later years there, dealing with state affairs and entertaining.

in 1900, it suffered again, being ransacked by the eight-power allied force. after the success of the 1911 revolution, it was opened to the public.

composed mainly of longevity hill and kunming lake, the summer palace occupies an area of 294 hectares (726.5 acres), three quarters of which is water.

guided by nature, artists designed the gardens exquisitely so that visitors would see marvelous views and be amazed by perfect examples of refined craftwork using the finest materials.

centered on the tower of buddhist incense (foxiangge) the summer palace consists of over 3,000 structures including pavilions, towers, bridges, and corridors.

the summer palace can be divided into four parts: the court area, front-hill area, front-lake area, and rear-hill and back-lake area.

front-hill area: this area is the most magnificent area in the summer palace with the most constructions. its layout is quite distinctive because of the central axis from the yard of kunming lake to the hilltop, on which important buildings are positioned including gate of dispelling clouds, hall of dispelling clouds, hall of moral glory, tower of buddhist incense, the hall of the sea of wisdom, etc.

rear-hill and back-lake area: although the constructions are fewer here, it has a unique landscape, with dense green trees, and winding paths. visitors can feel a rare tranquility, and elegance.

this area includes scenic spots such as kunming lake and back lake , which presents a tranquil beauty, garden of harmonious interest , built by imitating the layout of southern china’s classical gardens, and suzhou market street, endowed with a strong flavor of the water town suzhou.

court area: this is where empress dowager cixi and emperor guangxu met officials, conducted state affairs and rested. entering the east palace gate, visitors may see the main palace buildings: the hall of benevolence and longevity served as the office of the emperor, the hall of jade ripples where guangxu lived, the hall of joyful longevity, cixis residence, the garden of virtue and harmony where cixi was entertained, yiyun house , where once lived the empress longyu, and long gallery, which measures the longest in chinese gardens.

front lake area: covering a larger part of the summer palace, opens up the vista of the lake. a breeze fluttering, waves gleam and willows kiss the ripples of the vast water.

in this comfortable area there are the eastern bank and western bank, seventeen-arch bridge, nanhu island, the largest island in summer palace, bronze ox, an imposing statue beside the lake, and marble boat, built in western style with elaborate decorations .

on the western bank float six distinct bridges amongst which the jade-belt bridge is the pretty!

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人们都说故宫是当今世界现存最大、最完整的古建筑群，世界五大宫之首都是对它的赞赏，你想看看这个令人赞不绝口的故宫吗？

闻名世界的故宫博物馆，简称为故宫，就是昔日的皇家宫殿。北京故宫位于北京市中心，是明清两代的皇宫，又称为紫禁城。由于君为天子，天子的宫殿如同天帝居住的紫宫禁地，故名紫禁城。

故宫是我国古老传统建筑的象征，它像一颗闪耀的明珠，嵌在我国首都北京。故宫位于我国北京中心，前临天安门，后倚景山，故宫里的建筑都是红墙黄瓦、画栋雕梁、金碧辉煌，在早晨的阳光照耀下、金光灿灿，说它是人间仙境都毫不过分。

故宫占地面积72万平方米，东西宽753米，南北长961米，有9999间房屋，如果一个刚出生的婴儿在每个房间都住上一夜，等他把全间房间住完后他已经27岁了，你可能要问为什么是9999间房间。因为古代人认为9字是数字中最大的，皇帝是人间最大的，所以必须用9.9的谐音为久，意为永久，所以又寓意江山天长地久，永不变色。历经600年的风雨和尘埃，这座由100万工人历时15年建成的艺术瑰宝至今仍然屹立在世界的东方。

故宫的建筑实在是无以伦比的杰作，它真是一个奇迹，我们应该为古代劳动人民能建造这么宏伟壮丽的宫殿感到骄傲和自豪。同时，我们也有责任保护这些文物古迹不受破坏，让祖国五千年的灿烂文明万古流芳。

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嗨!大家好!我是“文物古迹旅行社”的导游小谢，欢迎来自五湖四海的朋友到北京旅游，待会儿我们要去故宫参观，大家准备好了吗?旅客回答：“好!”，那么我们就出发吧!“注意!”千万要跟紧我别走丢了呦!

故宫是我们东方最大的宫殿，是明清两朝皇帝的宫殿。东西宽2500米，南北长2750米，里面有许多著名的景点，如御花园、东华门、神武门、太和殿……其中太和殿最为有名，听了我的介绍，大家大概都有些蠢蠢欲动了吧!那大家就跟着我“let‘go”上太和殿喽!

大家快看呀!眼前的太和殿多么的雄伟气魄啊!它矗立在群殿中，黄色的琉璃瓦闪闪发亮，太和殿总宽度63。9米，高26。9米，体量宏伟、造型庄重。在殿内的台基上还有铜鹤、铜龟等铜制物，在这些铜制物的掩映下，太和殿显得越发精神百倍，容光焕发了，你们说是不是呀!

好了!快到吃午饭的时间了，那么大家早上的目的地就是太和殿，在接下来的几天了，还会有更多景点等着大家，希望大家能从中获得更多欢乐!

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今年暑假，我和家人一起到期盼已久的北京旅游。7月23日早上，晴空万里，阳光明媚，我和哥哥姐姐，还有爸爸妈妈、二姨三姨一起兴致勃勃地来到故宫。天安门前，人山人海，我们和很多的游客一样，抢着时间，挤着空位，摆着姿势照相留影。跨过金水桥，穿过太和门，迎面是雄伟辉煌的太和殿。

听说故宫原先一直是明、清两代皇帝居住和办理朝政的地方，向来是不准平民百姓进去的，新中国成立以后，这儿就逐渐变成了一个人潮涌动的旅游景点，老百姓也可以大大方方地买票进去参观了。

故宫给人的感觉似乎隐藏着许多的谜，如同陈列的宝物，让我感觉特别的惊喜，特别的好奇。不知不觉中，已走过乾清宫、坤宁宫，我们一边走一边看，一路欢喜一路留影，终于来到了御花园。御花园是皇上退朝后修养身心的后花园。哇！这里真美、真大，古树参天、异石林立，到处绿树成荫、鲜花斗艳，还有许多亭台楼榭，建筑的细微做工处都显示出皇家建筑的经典、大气。我们来到了一个小池子旁，整个花池造型雅致，长宽各有5、6米，全部由汉白玉砌成，四壁都雕刻有美丽的花纹，最精彩的要数池子的内壁雕嵌着的几只栩栩如生的龙头了，它们个占一方，昂首威武，龙口处都有一个小喷嘴。导游说：四周的龙口都能喷水，齐向中心射去，形成一个水注交织、雾散珠滴的景色，池子里面盛着半池水，水清见底，水面上绿叶漂浮，翠枝傲立，开满了荷花，水中许许多多的小金鱼在荷花中穿梭着，红的、黄的、白的、黑的……，我被这美丽的景象迷住了，爸爸给我们照了很多像。

靠亭子一侧上面坐着很多游人，而且池水似乎有些浑浊不清，这些旅客他们在，他们的素质非常低，随手把垃圾一扔，他们脚下的池水里飘着许多垃圾，有塑料袋子、有饮料瓶子、还有纸屑、痰，恶心死了，这儿可是世界闻名的旅游胜地呀，天天都进进出出多少中外游客，垃圾箱离这些人只有几米远，而他们却这样随意吐痰丢垃圾，看到这些不文明的行为，我愤怒极了，心想：莲花出淤泥而不染，没想到出了淤泥，又被垃圾包围了，我叫爸爸也把这个“景色”拍了下来。

走出神武门，已是下午2点，我们结束了故宫之旅，北京故宫的确让人留恋忘返，也有许多值得回忆的地方，回到桂林，我要把故宫的伟大壮丽告诉小伙伴们，同时也会把不文明的那个事儿也跟他们说说：让我们一起来做一个文明的小公民。

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北京是我国的首都，聚集着五湖四海的风景，真是令人赞不绝口，而且，早就听说了北京故宫的宏伟壮观，里面有过二十四位皇上居住过那里，所以，今天，早早就来到了北京故宫下面。

刚刚来到城门底下，往前一看，啊？北京故宫这么多人，再看看那毒辣的太阳，该怎么进去呢？我们中竟然有的吓得不想进去了，但我还是想了解一下北京故宫的雄伟壮观。

经过了我们辛苦的等待，终于进去了，进入大门里面后，一阵微风吹了过来，树荫也来为我们遮阳，我们走在小道上，是多么的惬意。走了一段路后，映入眼帘的是五个大洞，听导游说，这五个洞叫做斩杀洞，凡是要被砍头的人都要在这里被斩杀，所以才有了这个名字。

经过了这五个洞口，我们来到了太和殿，只见这个殿外面金碧辉煌，那一砖一瓦都是无比的贵重，有的地方在太阳的照耀下闪闪发亮。再往前走走，见那屋子里的床、桌子、凳子都是由好木头、好铁、好木匠所精心打造的，没有一丝脏过的痕迹，真是令人大饱眼福、赞不绝口啊！在们旁边还有一个架子，上面还写着一个福字，我们也摸了摸福字，听导游说，摸摸它还可以给自己带来好运呢！

接下来我们参观了很多很多的皇宫，让我汲取了中国无数的历史，明白了无数深刻的道理。

我的肚子早已“咕咕”叫了，但我仍然不愿离开，我真想对它喊一声：“啊！北京故宫，我爱你！”

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