介绍北京的英语导游词
篇一：北京六大景点英文导游词
FoRBiddEnciTY(紫禁城)
(infrontofthemeridiangate)
LadiesandGentlemen:
iampleasedtoserveasyourguidetoday.
Thisisthepalacemuseum;alsoknowasthePurpleForbiddencity.itisthelargest andmostwellreservedimperialresidenceinchinatoday.UndermingEmperorY ongle,constructionbeganin1406.ittook14yearstobuildtheForbiddencity.Th efirstrulerwhoactuallylivedherewasmingEmperorzhudi.Forfivecenturiesth ereafter,itcontinuedtobetheresidenceof23successiveemperorsuntil1911wh enQingEmperorPuyiwasforcedtoabdicatethethrone.in1987,theUnitednatio nsEducational,ScientificandculturalorganizationrecognizedtheForbiddenc itywasaworldculturallegacy. itisbelievedthatthePalacemuseum,orziJincheng(PurpleForbiddencity),gotit snamefromastronomyfolklore,Theancientastronomersdividedtheconstellat ionsintogroupsandcenteredthemaroundtheziweiY uan(northStar).Theconst ellationcontainingthenorthStarwascalledtheconstellationofHeavenlyGoda ndstaritselfwascalledthepurplepalace.Becausetheemperorwassupposedlyt hesonoftheheavenlygods,hiscentralanddominantpositionwouldbefurtherhi
lklore,theter m―aneasternpurplecloudisdrifting‖becameametaphorforauspiciousevents afterapurplecloudwasseendriftingeastwardimmediatelybeforethearrivalofa nancientphilosopher,Laozi,totheHanghuPass.Here,purpleisassociatedwith auspiciousdevelopments.Thewordjin(forbidden)isself-explanatoryastheim perialpalacewasheavilyguardedandoff-explanatoryastheimperialpalacewa sheavilyguardedandoff-limitstoordinarypeople. Theredandyellowusedonthepalacewallsandroofsarealsosymbolic.Redrepre sentshappiness,goodfortuneandwealth.YellowisthecoloroftheearthontheLo essPlateau,theoriginalhomeofthechinesepeople.Yellowbecameanimperialc olorduringtheTangdynasty,whenonlymembersoftheroyalfamilywereallowe dtowearitanduseitintheirarchitecture. TheForbiddencityisrectangularinshape.itis960meterslongfromnorthtosout hand750meterwidefromeastwest.ithas9,900roomsunderatotalroofarea150, 000squaremeters.a52-meter-wide-moatencirclesa9.9-meter—highwallwhi chenclosesthecomplex.octagon—shapedturretsrestonthefourcornersofthe wall.Therearefourentrancesintothecity:themeridianGatetothesouth,theShe nwuGate(GateofmilitaryProwess)tothenorth,andtheXihuaGate(Gateofmili taryProwess)tothenorth,andtheXihuaGate(westernFloweryGate)tothewest, thedonghua(EasternFloweryGate)totheeast. manpowerandmaterialsthroughoutthecountrywereusedtobuildtheForbidde ncity.atotalof230,000artisansandonemillionlaborerswereemployed.marble
wasquarriedfromfangshancountrymountPaninJixiancountyinHebeiProvin ce.GranitewasquarriedinQuyang
countyinHebeiProvince.PavingblockswerefiredinkilnsinSuzhouinsouthern china.Bricksandscarletpigmentationusedonthepalatialwallscamefromlinqi nginShandongProvince.Timberwascut,processedandhauledfromthenorthw esternandsouthernregions. ThestructureinfrontofusisthemeridianGate.itisthemainentrancetotheforbid dencity.itisalsoknowsaswufenglou(Five-PhoenixTower).mingemperorshel dlavishbanquetshereonthe15thdayofthefirstmonthofthechineselunaryearin honoroftheircounties.Theyalsousedthisplaceforpunishingofficialsbyfloggi ngthemwithsticks. Qingemperorsusedthisbuildingtoannouncethebeginningofthenewyear.Qin gEmperorQianlongchangedtheoriginalnameofthisannouncementceremony frombanli(announcementofcalendar)tobanshou(announcementofnewmoo n)toavoidcoincidentalassociationwithanotherEmperor'sname,Hongli ,whichwasconsideredatabooatthattime.Qingdynastyemperorsalsousedthis placetoholdaudienceandforotherimportantceremonies.Forexample,whenth eimperialarmyreturnedvictoriouslyfromthebattlefield,itwasherethattheEm perorpresidedovertheceremonytoacceptprisonersofwar. (afterenteringthemeridianGateandstandinginfrontoftheFivemarbleBridges onGoldenwaterRiver)
nowweareinsidetheForbiddencity.Beforewestartourtour,iwouldliketobriefl
