Dear friends, let me introduce myself first ….. Today I will show you around the Palace Museum, and now I will give you a brief introduction.
Located in the center of Beijing city, the City is the imperial palace of Ming and Qing dynasties, and the largest, most magnificent and well-preserved ancient royal palace in the world today. The City is also called the City. It is the highest power center for more than five centuries, and it has become an invaluable historical witness to the civilization of Ming and Qing dynasties with its garden landscape and a huge complex of 9,000 rooms containing furniture and handicrafts. In 1987, the City in B《世界遗产名录》 by UNESCO.
The Palace Museum faces south and has four doors. Dear friends, this is the main entrance of the Palace Museum, which means that the sun shines at noon. Please have a look! On the 10-meter-high wall, there are five worship buildings, with eaves and wings rising from the roof. From above, they look like five phoenixes spreading their wings, so the Wumen Gate is also called Five. It was built in 1420 AD and is located in the north of Duanmen, which is magnificent.
Dear friends, now we have entered the City. This is the first courtyard of the City. First, five white marble jade bridges appear in front of us. They symbolize the five virtues, namely benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith, which means that the emperor integrates beautiful qualities. Under the Jinshui Bridge is the Neijinshui River, and when you cross the Jinshui Bridge, you come to Taihemen Square, which is the place where hundreds of officials are waiting to drive when the Ming emperor listens to politics.
Ok, let&;s visit the Hall of Supreme Harmony where the last emperor Puyi held the grand ceremony of enthronement. Now we come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and its square, the most important courtyard in the City. This is where the royal family held the grand ceremony. Ok! You can take a panoramic view of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the distance. You can take a picture here. After a while, I will introduce the Hall of Supreme Harmony to you.
Dear friends, the Hall of Supreme Harmony in front of us is the highest-ranking building in the City. It is only used when the emperor holds a grand ceremony, symbolizing the supremacy of imperial power. It is commonly known as the Hall of Golden Throne, which is an outstanding example of the existing wooden halls in China. The Hall of Supreme Harmony was founded in 1420, and was called the Hall of Fengtian at that time. Later, it was called the Hall of Emperor. After the emperor shunzhi ascended the throne, the three halls were rebuilt and changed into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is 35 meters high, 64 meters long from east to west, and 33 meters wide from north to south, with an area of 2,377 square meters. It is eleven rooms wide and five rooms deep, and its scale is the largest in the City. The decorative painting is the highest level of golden dragon and seal. The top of the hall is the highest level of double-eaved cassock, and even the kissing beast on the main ridge of the hall is the largest in China at present. In short, it shows &”;first&”; everywhere.
After seeing the Hall of Supreme Harmony, let&;s see the Hall of Supreme Harmony again. Please have a look! Zhonghe Hall is the place where the emperor waited for the auspicious moment and took a short rest before the ceremony. Next, please come with me to visit the state banquet hall-Baohe Hall.
Dear friends, this hall is the last of the three halls in the Palace Museum, and it is called Baohe Hall. This hall is called the State Banquet Hall and Imperial Examination Room in Qing Dynasty.Since Emperor Qianlong, it has become a royal imperial examination room every four years.
All right! That&;s the end of the first three halls of the City. Now please visit the Baohe Hall and have a rest. We&;ll meet in 10 minutes.
Ladies and gentlemen, the whole courtyard of the City is divided into two parts, namely &”;the former dynasty&”; and &”;the rear bedroom&”;. The former dynasty is the place where the emperor held grand ceremonies, mainly the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, the Hall of Baohe, the Wenhua Hall and the Wuying Hall on the east and west sides. The &”;rear bedroom&”; is the place where the emperor, his concubines and underage children lived, mainly the Ganqing Palace, the Jiaotai Palace, the Kunning Palace and so on.
Dear friends, now we come to the Ganqing Palace, where the emperor lived and handled daily political affairs in the City. The Ganqing Palace is divided into three parts: the main hall, the East Warm Pavilion and the West Warm Pavilion. The main hall is the place where the emperor handled daily political affairs and met the ministers temporarily. There is an emperor&;s throne and imperial case in the hall, and a &”;fair and square&”; plaque is hung in the middle, which is the ancestral instruction of the Qing emperor and serves as the basic criterion for governing the country, cultivating oneself and leveling the world.
Because of time constraints, let&;s stop here. Now, please follow me to visit the Jiaotai Hall. Please see, this four-corner pyramidal roof hall is called Jiaotai Hall. This building is the place where the Empresses of the Ming and Qing Dynasties held birthday celebrations. On the plaque on the back wall of the hall, there is the word &”;inaction&”;, which means that I hope future generations can rule the country by virtue and implement benevolent policies in order to achieve long-term stability of the country.
Dear friends, now we have come to the Imperial Garden, the back garden of the City, which is a place for the emperors to have fun. You can take photos in front of this rockery called Dui Xiushan.
Ok, friends, the explanation of City Middle Road is over.