故宫的导游词作文(精彩20篇)

各位朋友，这里是故宫的正门，叫午门，意思是正午的太阳光芒四射。各位请看!在10米高的城墙上耸立着五座崇楼，楼顶飞檐翅起，从上面看就象五只展翅欲飞的凤凰，故午门又称五凤楼。它建成于公元1420年，位于端门之北，雄伟壮观。

午门的平面呈“U”字型，正楼高35.6米，门额上有“午门”二字。两厢尽头为钟、鼓楼。城门正面开三个门洞，中路供皇帝出入，东西两侧供皇室成员及文武大臣通行。在两侧的墙上，还开有两个掖门，即侧门，平时不开，唯有举行皇家考试时才开放。

下面，我再为大家讲一讲午门的作用，在明代这里是举行献俘大典的地方。所谓献俘大典是指军队凯旋而归时，皇帝在此接见功臣、将士，将士们向皇帝献上战俘，皇帝象征性地将战俘赦免，以示皇恩浩荡，像正午的太阳光照四海，颇有一种“哪里有了皇帝郎，哪里人民得解放”的意味。另外，每逢正月十五过灯节的时候，皇帝在此赐宴百官，农历十月初一，在这里颁布次年历书，每逢皇帝去太庙祭祖便击鼓，去社稷坛祭土、谷神则鸣钟。如果皇帝去天坛祭天或祈谷便钟鼓齐鸣，告知百姓们“咱们的皇帝要去天坛祭天，祈谷为民造福啦!多么伟大的皇帝呀!”界时还有乐队吹奏、擂鼓，真是名符其实的自吹自擂!

刚才咱们讲的都是发生在午门前的好事，但这里还有可怕的一面呢!各位都在电影或在小说中听到过“将某某推出午门斩首”的说法，现在我要告诉大家，这里虽是午门，但却不是砍头的地方。在明朝的时侯，这里是廷仗之所。何谓廷杖呢，说白了就是用棍“仗”打某人的屁股。为什么要廷杖呢?大家都知道皇帝是真龙天子，文武大臣对真龙要百依百顺。但凡有人敢出言不逊或顶撞皇帝，那便是犯了“逆鳞”之罪。那位“逆鳞”者就会被押到午门东北角进行廷杖，轻则皮开肉绽，重者死于仗下。挺可怕的吧!那么，今天还有受廷杖之苦的人吗?有，不过今天的廷杖是让某人“停(廷)止游览，依仗(杖)有关条例处罚”的意思。所以请大家一定要遵守有关游览规定。

中国明清两代的皇宫，又称紫禁城，地点位于北京城中心。开始建造与明永乐四年至十八年，也就是现在说的142019年至1420年，后来经过多个朝代的劳动人民细心修改，变的非常的富丽堂皇，但仍保持着原来的布局和规模，，是世界上保存的最完整、规模最大的古代木构架宫殿建筑群。最先的设计人是蔡信、阮安等，主持施工的人是蒯详、陆详等，名字里都有详哦!

我们说完了北京故宫的历史和人物建造，现在该说说外观和排列顺序了吧!

这座城设四个门，南门正中面是午门、北边是神武门、东为东华门，西为西华门，四门个建有重檐庑殿顶门楼。这座城的四个角都还布有一些结构精巧、外观秀丽的角楼。外面的墙有10米多高呢!还有护城河宽52米，够宽的吧!长3800米，整个建筑群按南北中间的中轴线为对称布局，层次分明，主次有序。

听完了一以上那些，你应该对北京故宫有些了解了吧!可能你还不知道把，连皇帝的住所都是那么井井有条!

前三殿是全宫最大的建筑群，占地面积有达8.5万平方米，是宫城的12%，后三供则为前三殿的25%，期于宫殿依次递减，主要突出前三殿、后三宫的主要地位。1961年定位中国第一批全国重点文物保护单位，已被联合过教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。

各位游客：

大家好，我叫马知行，是这一次带领大家游览故宫的导游。下面我简单的给大家介绍一下故宫：

故宫1987年被列为世界文化遗产。它又称紫禁城，是明清两代的皇宫，故宫是世界上现存规模最大最完整的古代木结构建筑群，为我国现存最大最完整的古建筑群。它始建于明永乐四年(公元1420xx年)，历时20xx年才完工，共有24位皇帝先后在此登基。

故宫占地72万多平方米，共有宫殿9000多间，最吸引人的建筑是三座大殿：太和殿、中和殿和保和殿。它们都建在汉白玉砌成的8米高的台基上，远望犹如神话中的琼宫仙阙。

游览故宫，一是欣赏丰富多彩的建筑艺术;二是观赏陈列于室内的珍贵文物。故宫博物院藏有文物100万件。

游览故宫，可以从天安门进，也可以由后门——神武门进。我们今天选择从天安门进，用半天时间游故宫，大家会玩得比较累，请各位游客要有思想准备。

下面是自由游览的时间，现在是中午12点，请大家晚上6点在神武门集中，我会在那等着各位。祝大家玩得开心，谢谢大家!

各位游客大家好！我是快旅游社的导游，我叫陈凯瑶，大家叫我小陈好了，当然也可以叫我陈导。在接下来的几天中，我将陪伴大家一起游览北京的名胜风景区。希望通过我的讲解，能够使您对北京故宫有个美好的印象，同时也希望您能对我的工作提出宝贵的意见。好，我们就开始今天的游览行程。

今天我们要参观的故宫，非常雄伟。它占地72万平方米，其中建筑面积为16.5万平方米，南北长961米，东西宽753米，周围有10米高的城墙围绕。还有穿52米的护城河，在四角都建有一座精美的角楼。根据1973年的统计，故宫有大小院落90多座，房屋有980座，共计8704间。按照这种布局建筑而成的故宫就是明清两代24位皇帝的皇宫，其中明朝有14位，清朝有10位，统治时间共长达五个世纪。

好了，现在大家自己慢慢游玩！注意，大家在游览时不要乱丢瓜果皮。祝大家玩得愉快。

Dear tourist friends

Today, let me show you around the Forbidden City.

Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City is the imperial palaceof Ming and Qing Dynasties, also known as the Forbidden City. The Palace Museumwas built from the 4th to 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, which is nowknown as 1406 to 1420. The Forbidden City in Beijing is the top five palaces inthe world. The other four palaces are the palace of Versailles in France, thepalace of Buckingham in England, the Kremlin in Russia and the White House inthe United States. The Palace Museum is 961 meters long from north to South and753 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of 725000 square meters. Thebuilding area is 15. 50000 square meters. Is the Forbidden City big enough!

It is said that there are 9999 people in the Forbidden City. Five rooms,someone has made a figurative metaphor: if someone starts living from the birth,they can live until they are 27 years old. According to 1973 experts, there are8704 rooms in the Palace Museum.

The Palace Museum has four gates. The main gate is called Meridian Gate.There are five holes in the Meridian Gate. Its plane is concave, magnificent.Behind the Meridian Gate, there are five exquisite white jade arch bridgesleading to the Taihe gate. The east gate is named Donghua gate, the west gate isnamed Xihua gate, and the north gate is named Shenwu gate. The four corners ofthe Forbidden City have exquisite turrets, which are 27 meters high. 5 meters,Cross Ridge, triple eaves, surrounded by mountains, multi angle crisscross, isthe structure of the building.

The back door is Shenwu gate, which was called Xuanwu Gate in Ming Dynasty.Xuanwu is one of the four sacred beasts in ancient times. In terms of location,the left green dragon, the right white tiger, the front rosefinch, the backXuanwu, and Xuanwu dominates the north. Therefore, the north gate of theImperial Palace is mostly named Xuanwu. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi ofQing Dynasty, it was renamed "shenwumen" because of taboo. Shenwu gate is also agate tower form, with the highest level of double eaves veranda roof, but itsmain hall has only five bay plus Gallery, no left and right forward extension ofthe two wings, so in the form of a lower level than Meridian Gate. Shenwu gateis the entrance guard for daily access to the palace. Now Shenwu gate is themain gate of the Palace Museum.

Donghuamen and xihuamen correspond to each other. There are Xiama stelesoutside the gate. The golden water inside the gate flows to the north of HenanProvince. There is a stone bridge on the top of the gate, and there are threegates in the north of the bridge. Donghua gate and Xihua gate have the sameshape, with rectangular plane, red platform, white jade xumizuo, and threecoupons in the middle. The coupons are square outside and round inside. On theplatform of the city, there is a tower with yellow glazed tiles and double eaveson the top of the hall. The tower is 5 rooms wide and 3 rooms deep, withcorridors on all sides.

The first three halls are the largest buildings in the palace, covering anarea of 8 square meters. 50000 square meters, which is 12% of the palace city,while the latter three temples are 25% of the former three palaces, which areexpected to decrease in turn, mainly highlighting the main position of theformer three palaces and the latter three palaces. In 1961, it located the firstbatch of national key cultural relics protection units in China.

Well, you can move freely. Pay attention to safety and keep the scenicspots clean. Have a good time.

歌曲“金瓦金銮殿，皇上看不见，一朝出了五门口，一个名子两只手!”游客朋友们大家好，我们今天参观的景点是北京故宫。

故宫是北京十大旅游景点之一。据说天上有紫薇星垣，是天帝的居所，皇帝以天帝之子自居，因此称自己的宫殿为紫薇宫。皇宫又是百姓的禁地称禁城，故名紫禁城。今天我们称紫禁城为故宫意为过去的皇宫。 故宫是我国文物收藏最多的博物馆。来故宫游览当然要欣赏丰富多彩的建筑艺术和陈列于室内的珍贵文物了。

接下来就让我们欣赏一下它的建筑艺术。

重重的殿宇，层层的阁楼，千门万户的宅院，扑朔迷离的小巷……仿佛永远也转不完的故宫，最初建有9999.5间房屋。古人认为天帝居住的天宫为一万间，皇帝身为天子需自我克制不能超越天帝，于是少建半间。

故宫布局左右对称，城墙四面各设城门一座，南面的午门，北面是神武门。外朝以太和殿，中和殿，保和殿三大殿为中心，可谓是天白灿烂，暗夜肃穆。而文华，武英两殿为侧翼，是皇帝举行朝会的地方，称为前朝。北半部以乾清，交泰，坤宁三宫为中心，东西又有妃嫔居住的六宫，再向外东侧是奉先殿和皇极殿，西侧是养心殿，雨花阁，慈宁宫等，最后一部分是御花园，这部分整体被称为是“后寝”或“内廷”是皇帝处理日常政务，祭祀和居住的地方。

细心的您在参观这些宏伟的建筑会发现宫殿的垂脊上有一列小兽，其用途首先是为了固定脊瓦，使脊瓦不至脱落，另外还有装饰的作用，同时也是地位的象征。

这些小兽的最前面都有一位骑着凤凰的仙人，然后依次排列的是龙，凤，狮子，天马，海马，狻猊，押鱼，獬，斗牛，小兽的后边还有一个垂兽殿后。

并不是每座宫殿上都有如此多的小兽，其中太和殿最多，九个小兽的后面还多了一个行十，再加上前导的仙人骑凤，殿后的垂兽，太和殿上的小兽共有十二个，是所有宫殿中小兽最多的。其他宫殿的小兽总是保持单数。乾清宫是皇帝的正寝地位仅次于太和殿。因此，乾清宫的小兽是九个。坤宁宫是皇帝大婚的洞房，有七个小兽，东西六宫是后妃们居住的场所，有五个小兽，其他的一些宫殿有的是三个，有的是一个，有的甚至没有。

如此浩繁的建筑，在620xx年里任凭风雨沧桑，主次的分明，左右的对称，秩序的井然，从未有过一丝一毫的改变。巧夺天工的设计，从大殿的排序到门户墙壁上的每一处装饰可谓是殚精竭虑，使这诺大的宫殿如一首跌宕起伏的华丽乐章，弹奏不息。

除了精巧的建筑外，故宫更是一座珍藏无数珍奇的宝库：上至商周，下至清末的彩陶，玉石器，青铜器，，名家书法绘画，瓷器，珐琅，文房四宝及竹木牙雕工艺品等可谓是玲琅满目。

故宫它融合着中国最古老最智慧最精彩的建筑与历史，那一砖一瓦一件一物仿佛都在倾诉着明清两朝帝王的奢华生活。建筑的奇妙，器物的精美，深沉的氛围，穿梭其中，每踏一步仿佛都在踏着六百年的故事，六百年的尘烟，六百年的浩瀚。

大家好!很欢迎大家前来游玩!我是，大家可以叫我x导。故宫清洁卫生有大家保持，请大家“高抬贵手”，不要乱扔果皮纸屑等垃圾。一会儿下车的时候，大家一定要记住车牌号。

各位朋友、女士、先生和父老乡亲们，过一会我们将要参观故宫博物馆，我先为各位做的简介。故宫是世界上现存范围最大的古代皇家宫殿建筑群。故宫也叫紫禁城，“紫”是天上君王居住宫殿的颜色，那么，人间的帝王当然要与“紫”字沾边。“禁”是指当时那里守卫森严，不要说是普通老百姓，即使是一品大员没有皇帝的召见也不能私自入城，否则就会引来杀身之祸。

故宫平面呈长方形，南北长960米，东西宽750米，总面积有72万平方万米。整座紫禁城被宽52米的护城河所环绕，城墙高10米，可谓是“城高池宽”。

故宫开四门，座北朝南，南门为午门，即正门，北门为神武门，东为东华门，西为西华门。

故宫的整个院落分为二大部分，即“前朝”和“后寝”。“前朝”是皇帝举行盛大典礼的地方，以太和殿、中和殿、保和殿及东西两侧的文华殿及武英殿为主。“后寝”是皇帝及后妃居住的地方，交秦殿、坤宁宫及东西六宫为主。除此之外、故宫内还有很多其他各式各样用途不一的大小宫殿。据说当年紫禁城共有宫殿九千九百九十九半间，够多吧?打个比方说吧，如果一个婴儿从哇哇坠地开始每晚住不一样的房间、而且不重复，等他全部住遍后，就是个27岁的小伙啦!

好了，我先为各位介绍到这里，待会我再为各位做详细补充。

朋友们好！我是火柴人俱乐部的会员，我姓许，大家就叫我许导好了。在故宫有些地方不能照相、甚至连摸也不行、不能随地扔垃圾、不能随地吐痰。

故宫占地72万平方米，其中建筑面积为16.3万平方米，南北长961米，东西宽753米，周围有10米高的城墙环绕，还有宽52米的护城河，在四角都建有一座精美的角楼。

根据1973年的统计，故宫有大小院落90多座，房屋有980座，共计8704间。明朝永乐皇帝朱棣登基不久，在永乐四年，也就是1406年下诏营建北京紫禁城。修建分为两个阶段，第一阶段是从永乐四年开始备料，而第二阶段就是在永乐十五年，1417年六月开始动工兴建，历时14年，在永乐十八年，1420年完工。

在建造过程中，征集了全国10万名能工巧匠和民夫100万人，而建筑材料都来自全国各地，比如汉白玉石来北京房山，金砖来自苏州，石灰来自河北易州，五色虎皮石来自河北蓟县盘山，殿基所用的精砖石来自山东临清，松木多来自东北，而楠木多来自四川、云贵、浙江等地，可见当时工程的浩大。

今天的游览该结束了。欢迎你们再来北京故宫玩。记住，我是火柴人俱乐部的会员许导。

各位来自世界各地的游客们，大家好!欢迎来到故宫，我是来自河南油田的王导游，下面的时间就由我带大家去细细游赏美丽的故宫。

故宫是世界上保存最完好，规模最大的古代木构架宫殿建筑群。看，此时这是故宫朝南的正门，叫做午门。午门的下面有五个拱门，正中间的门只有皇帝才能出入，即使地位很高的大臣，也只能使用两端的小门，地方上的诸侯只能使用两端最小的小门，一般的百姓连靠近故宫都不行，但是此刻谁都能够进啦!

瞧!这个建筑叫太和门。是故宫里最大的木制大门。在这儿放着一对狮子，它强悍、威武、高大，代表着皇帝的威严。

正前面的大殿叫太和殿，是故宫内最大的建筑物，并且是过去北京城最高的建筑物，你们觉得它高吗是的，它此刻一点也不高，因为北京发展很快，高的建筑物比比皆是。

好了，我的讲解告一段落，大家自由游览，30分钟后在这儿集合

各位，现在我介绍一下故宫的后半部分，即“后寝”。说通俗些，就是皇帝后妃及其未成年子女生活居住的地方。整个“后寝”分为五大部分，即中路、东路、西路、外东路及外西路，下面我分别给大家讲一讲它们各自的作用。中路上分布着最主要的建筑，有皇帝住的乾清宫，存放玉玺的交泰殿，皇后住的坤宁宫。东路、西路是皇帝的三宫六院居住的地方。外东路是为退休的皇帝修建、用以颐养天年的地方。外西路俗称寡妇院，是已故皇帝的后妃们养老的地方。

在乾清门左右，东西宫门之前各有一组建筑，东侧为奉先殿，是故宫内供奉祖先的地方，西侧为养心殿，清代自雍正后，帝王们都迁到养心殿居住，它是晚清故宫中最重要的宫殿，历史上的垂帘听政就发生在养心殿的东暖阁。过一会儿，我们就去参观，下面请各位欣赏故宫内最大的云龙石雕。

(在保和殿后云龙石雕处)

各位请看，这是故宫中最大的石雕，这块大石头重250吨，是从距紫禁城90公里外的北京房山运来的。在冬天人们就在沿途挖井，拔水成冰，把石头放在冰上拖拉，要是在其它季节就在大石头下面铺上滚木，然后再用数百人一起拉，运到这里后再加以精雕细琢才雕成了我们看到的精美作品。

(乾清门前)

各位回想一下，我们在参观过程中看到了很多对狮子，在天安门前，在太和门前，现在又见到一对，那么古人为什么要在门口摆狮子呢?把狮子放在门口有避邪之意，同时又象征着皇家的威严。那么各位猜猜看哪只是雄狮，哪只是雌狮呢?其实很容易判断。这位足下踩球，准备发点球的球星自然是雄狮;那位看着小狮子的母亲自然是雌狮。您瞧她的头偏向中路，好象在关注重着这个点球，会不会进……刚才跟大家开个玩笑，其实这雄狮脚下的球象征寰宇，即皇帝掌握着天下的命脉。雌狮脚下的小狮子象征皇帝子嗣兴旺，相传万代，后继有人。

乾清门内是清代帝王御门听政的地方，自康熙皇帝沿习至咸丰皇帝。后来，“御门听政”就变成“垂帘听政”了。

在乾清门之西有一排连房，那就是清朝大名鼎鼎的军机处，清朝的很多重要决策都出自军机处，皇帝在此与军机大臣共商国事，建筑虽不起眼，但地位显赫，相当于今天的国务院兼。

各位来自世界各地的游客们：

大家好！欢迎来到故宫，我是来自河南油田的王导游，下面的时间就由我带大家去细细游赏美丽的故宫。

故宫是世界上保存最完好，规模最大的古代木构架宫殿建筑群。看，这是故宫朝南的正门，叫做午门。午门的下面有五个拱门，正中间的门只有皇帝才能出入，即使地位很高的大臣，也只能使用两端的小门，地方上的诸侯只能使用两端最小的小门，一般的百姓连靠近故宫都不行，但是现在谁都可以进啦！

瞧！这个建筑叫太和门。是故宫里最大的木制大门。在这儿放着一对狮子，它强悍、威武、高大，代表着皇帝的威严。

正前面的大殿叫太和殿，是故宫内最大的建筑物，并且是过去北京城最高的建筑物，你们觉得它高吗？是的，它现在一点也不高，因为北京发展很快，高的建筑物比比皆是。

好了，我的讲解告一段落，大家自由游览，30分钟后在这儿集合。

(In front of the meridian gate)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am pleased to serve as your guide today。

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。 Under Ming Emperor Yongle， construction began in 1406。 It took 14years to build the Forbidden City。 The first ruler who actually lived here was Ming Emperor Zhudi。 For five centuries thereafter， it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when Qing Emperor Puyi was forced to abdicate the throne。 In 1987， the United Nations Educational， Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized the Forbidden City was 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 red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic。 Red represents happiness， good fortune and wealth。 Yellow is the color of the earth on the Loess Plateau， the original home of the Chinese people。 Yellow became an imperial color during the Tang dynasty， when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture。

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。

大家好!欢迎游客们到故宫观光游览。今天，我将带领大家游览故宫，希望游客们能喜欢我!

游客们!故宫博物院是在明、清两代皇宫——紫禁城的基础上建立的一座集古代建筑群、宫廷收藏、历代文化艺术为一体的大型综合性博物馆。紫禁城占地面积约100多万平方米，建筑面积约1万平米。故宫里一共居住过24位皇帝，第一位是明代永乐皇帝朱棣，最后一位是清代宣统皇帝溥仪，统治全国长达491年。所以说故宫的历史非常悠久呢!

游客们，请往上看，这就是午门，在古代，杀什么人都要在午门前杀呢!从午门进去，我们就可以看到内金水桥。从内金水桥过去，过一个太和门，就可以看到宫廷原状陈列的太和殿、中和殿、保和殿，是皇帝听政的地方，宏伟之极。从保和殿出来，过一个乾清门，就来到乾清宫、交泰殿和坤宁宫，传说修故宫时，是为了能天下太平，才修的这三个地方呢。过了坤宁门，就是御花园，御花园里景色秀美，有许多奇形怪状的石头，遇到这些石头时，记住留影纪念喔!

再过了顺贞门和神武门，我们的故宫之游就结束了。回头看看这雄伟的故宫，是不是有些舍不得呢?

篇二：关于介绍故宫的导游词300字

各位旅客，你们好!我是戴颖妍，是今天你们的导游。今天准备带领大家前往非常著名的故宫进行参观。

旅客们，现在，我们已经到达故宫了。人流量非常地多，请大家注意安全。门前有不少参天的大榕树，挂着红色牌子的是已经超过三百岁的百年老树。挂着绿色牌子的也有100多年的年纪了。

现在我们已经进入了故宫，请大家往前看看，这城门从前面观看，象一个大字，从后面观看，则象一个山字，它就是午门，是古代用以执行刑法的地方。

大家请看看，这是历代帝王的正殿，是各级官员每天朝拜的地方。只见玉石龙柱铺成桥，整个广场都是用白大理石拼砌而成的。

我们已经来到故宫的另一个值得观赏的地方。这里存放的都是历代帝王将相最珍贵的物品，是我国宝贵的文化遗产。请大家注意喔，千万不要试图触碰这些宝物，因为我们是有责任保护祖国的文化遗产的。

各位旅客，虽然游览的时间很短，但大家在参观过程中，对中华民族的文化风貌已有了解了。今天的旅程将要结束了，希望带给大家绕有兴味的回顾吧。

祝旅途愉快。

大家好!我是你们的导游——杨逸洲。今天，我将带你们去闻名中外的紫禁城(故宫)游览，请大家不要掉队。上车吧，祝大家旅途愉快!

大家看见那一排排的宫殿了吗?那就是紫禁城。紫禁城建于明永乐四年，也就是1420xx年，永乐十八年(1420xx年)落成。至今已有600多年的历史。紫禁城东西宽750米，南北长960米，总面积约72万多平方米，现存宫殿8700多间。

让我们进入紫禁城吧。看见了吗?那是午门，是用于举行重要典礼的场所：战争凯旋时，在此举行受俘礼;清代每年十月初一，在此举行朔典礼，向全国颁发次年的历年;立春之日，京师大兴、宛平两县的县令，将象征春耕的春牛、春山进献给当朝皇帝。午门的那三个主门洞，中间的门洞是专供皇帝出入的御门洞。旁边两个门洞是由文武大臣、宗室王公出入的。

穿过午门，那几座建在内金水河上的汉白玉石桥，都看见了吧?那便是金水桥，桥上雕刻着几十条生动的蟠龙。和午门的道理一样，中间的桥叫作御路桥，也是专供皇帝通过的。正前方，便是太和门。看见太和门前陈放着的两只青铜狮子了吗?不错，此为明代遗物，也是中国现存最大的青铜狮子。它们成双成对，左雄右雌，雄狮踏绣球，象征权利，代表寰宇一统;雌狮逗小狮，寓意子孙昌盛。

好了，让我们继续向前参观。瞧，那就是太和殿。它总占地面积达2377平方米，总高度35.05米。看到太和殿的正脊两端了吗?都装饰有仿神兽的龙形大吻。它张口吞脊，尾部上卷，背插露出剑柄的宝剑，然后锁以铁链。古代建筑师将它安置在屋上正脊处，的确降低了大殿遭遇雷击的机率。当然这不是神物显灵，而是因为锁着金属链条，几乎与现代避雷针存在异曲同工之妙!

各位游客你好，我是星星旅游社的导游，我姓姚，大家可以叫我小姚。今天，就由我来带领大家游览北京故宫，希望大家能够通过我的讲解，对故宫留下一个美好的印象。现在我们已经到了故宫里，请大家跟我来。

故宫又称“紫荆城”清明的皇宫，也是世界上最大的宫殿，占地72万平方米(长960米、宽750米)，建筑面积15万平方米，始建于公元1406，故宫在1420xx年建成，是明朝第皇帝朱始建，设计者样(1397-1481年)，字廷瑞，(苏州人)，占地面积78万平方米，用30万民工，共建了20xx年，有房屋9999间半，主要建筑是太和殿、中和殿、和保和殿也是科举考试举行殿试的地方，科举考试的一至三名分别称状元、榜眼、探花。

你看，故宫西路主要包括养心殿和西六宫，内测为永寿宫、翊清宫、诸秀宫，外侧为太极殿、长春殿、咸福宫等。这里是皇帝和后妃居住的地区之一，其中养心殿从雍正至清末，是皇帝居住和处理政务的地方，慈禧太后曾居住于诸秀宫和长春宫。

今天大家玩的开心吗? 通过我的讲解，你对故宫是不是有了一定的了解呢?接下来就可以自由活动，千万要注意安全，好了开始自由活动。

各位游客大家好啊!我姓金。大家可以叫我导或金同学都没关系，我很荣幸能够带领大家去故宫旅游。希望大家能够听我对故宫的解说。

我们现在要去故宫了。故宫可是世界文化的遗产。我们要注意的事项:不能带火种，不能带危险物品:如小刀，剪刀等危险物品。不能有乱扔垃圾，乱涂乱画等不文明的事情。

现在展现在我们面前气势宏伟的古代人民的建筑——故宫，故宫又称紫禁城。故宫的大门是南为午门也就是故宫的正门，北为神武门，东为东华门，西为西华门，这宫墙四门的角楼都是风格独特，造型绚丽的。故宫的石墙上有龙的雕刻，有双龙戏珠，龙腾虎跃，龙飞凤舞等美丽的图案。全殿面阔11间，进深5间，外有廊柱，殿内外共立72根大柱。殿高35米，殿内净空高达14米，宽63米，面积2377平方米，为全国最大的木结构大殿。我再给大家介绍介绍其他的宫殿吧!

现在大家来到的是保和殿。保和殿是皇帝宴请外藩王公，贵族和京中文武大臣 之处。你们知道乾清宫吗?不知道也没关系，现在我告诉大家乾清宫是明清皇帝居住和处理政务的地方。你们看过“还珠格格”这部电视剧吗?它就是在故宫拍的。

规划严整，气魄宏伟，壮观美丽，这就是我国的故宫。现在大家可以自由参观了。

各位朋友：

今天我们将要游览的是一处独具特色的旅游景点，它位于北京城的中心，殿宇千门万户，楼阁巍峨庄严，红墙黄瓦，金碧辉煌，素有金色的宫殿之海的美称。您一定猜到了，这就是驰名中外的故宫博物院。

故宫是明、清两面三刀代的皇宫，在这里有明清两代24个帝王登基坐殿，统治中国长达500多年。故宫含金量颗璀璨的明珠镶嵌在北京城的中心，是全城风景最美的一处景观。故宫的西北面有湖光塔景的北海公园;西面是碧波粼粼的中南海;东面有著名的商业街王府井;北面的景山为故宫的屏障。站在景山万春亭上，可以俯瞰故宫的全貌。故宫南面是特殊意义的国门，即天安门广场，它是新中国的象征，第一面五星红旗在此冉冉升起。

故宫是世界著名的旅游景观，被世界教科文组织列为世界文化遗产，它闪烁着东方文明的光辉。

故宫南北长960米，东西宽750米，面积木2万平方米，其中建筑面积15万平方米，有房屋9000余间。很多人都听说故宫有房9999间半的传说，这是因为按《易经〉中讲九是阳极之数，发九为尊，故宫是皇帝的住处自然要作到头了。故宫四周有高10米的城墙。城有四门，南面是正门午门，北为神武门，东有东华门，西有西华门。四角各有一座结构精巧别致的被称作“九梁十八柱七十二条脊“的角楼。城外有长3800米，宽52米的护城河，使故宫自成防御体系，有城中之城的美称。而其护城河长度，也已列入世界之最。

故宫从明代开始作为统治中心，但它的初建者却不是明朝开国皇帝朱元璋而是他的四儿子明成祖朱棣。故宫建在北京城南起永定门北至鼓楼长16华里的中轴线上，南北为主，左右对称，建造中遵循《周礼。考工记》中“前朝后室，左祖右社”的建造原则。故宫在建造手法上突出皇权，其基本做法是突出以前三殿和后三宫为主的中轴线，其他建筑拱卫中央。故宫的建造可以说是集全国的人力物力，木材砖瓦取自全国各地，耗费极其巨大。宫殿内墁地的砖被称作“金砖”，制作工艺极为复杂，从取土到成泥要6道工序，到成砖则需17道工序，最后还要把砖放到桐油里浸泡处理。这种砖铺在地上越磨越亮，由于制作复杂，价格昂贵，在当时一砖合一石米。年以有“金砖”之称。可以说故宫每座宫殿都浸透着人民的血汗它集中体现了我国古代建筑艺术的优秀传统和独特风格，充分反映了我国劳动人民的高度智慧和创造才能。故宫是我国保存到现在最完整，最辉煌的一组皇家建筑群，而今成为著名的旅游景点。

现在展现在我们眼前的这座红墙黄瓦，飞檐宏丽的建筑就是故宫的正门——午门。它平面呈“凹“形，上有崇楼五座，正楼是9开间的重檐庑殿顶大殿，东西是四座重檐四角攒尖顶方形亭楼，各以廊庑相连，辅翼正楼。整个建筑气势巍峨，充分体现了皇帝的威严。午门全部建筑，高下错落，左右映对，势若朱鸟展翅，翱翔天空，故又常被人称作五凤楼。正楼设有宝座，左右设有钟鼓楼，过去皇帝在太和殿举行大典时，钟鼓齐鸣，肃穆森严。

一提起午门，常令人想起“推出午门斩首示众”这句话。其实午门前并未斩过人。因为明朝行刑在西市9今西四)，清代在菜市口，但在这里却打死过人。明代有一种罚刑——廷杖，就在午门下举行。如果大臣触怒皇帝就要被批“逆鳞”。被子批“逆鳞”的大臣被子打掉乌纱帽穿上囚衣推出午门，行刑就在这御路东侧。起初只是象征性的打，主要在于对大臣的羞辱，但到后来则打人至死。正德十四年正德皇帝朱厚照要到江南选美，群臣阻谏。荒淫无度的正德皇帝不但不听，还将舒芬，黄巩等130位大臣廷仗，打死11人。这听起来确实非常残忍，不过要到传统佳节元宵节，这晨却是另一番景象，悬灯结彩赐宴百官，喜气洋洋。

进入午门就开始了宫内的游览，您看前面的河叫金水河，上面五座汉白玉石桥叫内金水桥。五座桥各有用处：正中的叫御路桥，供皇帝走，望宗室亲王走;再外面是品级桥，供文武大臣走。引金水河流过这里，除美观外还有防火作用。一方面故宫内多是木建筑，一旦失火可以用河水扑救;另一方面与我国的五行说相关，南方属火故以水克之，这种例子很多，讲解中将随时介绍给大家。由此可见，故宫不仅是集建筑艺术之大成，也是集中国传统文化之大成。前面这座门叫太和门，门前这对铜狮您能猜出雌雄吗?您猜得不错，东面的是雄狮，前脚踩一绣球，象征权力也象征统一寰宇;西面是雌狮，前脚抚弄一小乳狮，象征子嗣昌盛。门旁所立的图是故宫平面图。大家请看，故宫是由前朝和内廷两部分组成的，前朝以三大殿为主，是皇帝发布政令和举行大典的地方。三大殿后是内廷，有乾清宫，交泰殿，坤宁宫，御花园及东西六宫等，这里是皇帝处理政务，居住享乐的地方。现在故宫的陈列体系分宫廷历史遗迹陈列，东六宫，外东路及三大殿两庑等为古代文化艺术陈列。在故宫这座艺术宝库中收藏有近百万件珍贵文物，占全国700座博物馆藏品总数的六分之一，成为驰名中外的最大的博物馆。这里闪烁着中华民族5000年文化艺术的光辉。昔日的皇宫禁地今天成为人们参观游览的旅游名胜。

现在展现在我们面前的就是规模宏大，气宇轩昂的三大殿。大殿坐落在三层汉白玉石台基上。中国建筑主体是木结构，受材料限制，本身不可能很高，聪明的古代人民采用高大的石台基将大殿托起以增强气势。大家还注意到如此大的广场前没有一棵树，其原因也是为烘托三大殿的高大，故意制造一开阔的空间;另一个原因就是五行相克的体现，金木水土火五行学说中，土居中，树为木，而木克土，如果种树恐怕不利于中央统治。古人在建造故宫时可谓用心良苦。殿前三层汉白玉台阶上有铜鼎18个。露台上分列两旁的铜龟铜鹤寓意龟鹤延年。东面的日晷是古代的计时器，西面的嘉量是中国古代的标准量器，放在这里象征皇帝公正平允。殿前左右各有一对镏金铜缸，是清乾隆年间铸造成的，每缸重约2吨，也称门海，放在这里用于防火，取意缸置于土上，土生金，缸中贮水，金生水，而以水克火。正中的大殿是太和殿，就是人们常说的金銮宝殿。明朝叫奉天殿，皇极殿，清顺治二年改叫太和殿。大殿面宽11间约64米，进深5间约38米，高26。92米，加上台基高度，通高35。03米，大殿面积2377平方米，是我国现存最大的木结构建筑物。殿内宝座四周的6根大柱为蟠龙金漆大柱，金光灿灿，因为这里是宫内最神圣的地方，所以殿顶，彩绘等都采用官式建筑中最高等级。殿内金漆大柱当中就是皇帝的宝座。设在地平床上。宝座左右有对称的形容词象，仙鹤，香筒等陈设，这些都是铜胎嵌丝珐琅制品。座旁有孔雀做的扇。各位抬头请看，宝座上方是金漆蟠龙藻井，藻井为覆斗式，井中有盘龙，龙头下的圆球叫轩辕镜。相传轩辕镜为轩辕氏黄帝所造，将它悬于宝座上象征江山正统，但现在宝座与轩辕镜并不上下相对，据说是复辟皇帝袁世凯登上宝座，抬头见轩辕镜悬在头顶，怕球掉下来将他砸死，于是将宝座后移。轩辕镜下紫宸台上就是楠木金漆雕龙宝座，它是皇权的象征。太和殿内外装饰壮丽豪华，但皇帝并不是天天在这里，只有元旦，冬至，万寿节(皇帝生日)及重大庆典如册立皇后，派大将出征等日子，才来此登临宝座以示尊严。

转过太和殿，眼前这座单檐四角攒尖镏金宝顶的方形殿宇叫中和殿，明朝叫华盖殿，中极殿，顺治二年改名中和殿。大殿深广均为5间，长宽均为24。15米。皇帝到太和殿举行大典前，先在此小憩，接受内阁大臣等官员朝拜，然后再去太和殿。皇帝到天，地，日，月坛，祭祀的前一天要来此看祭文，到农家坛亲耕要先来此阅视种子，农具。清朝皇帝每10年修一次玉牒，要在此举行隆重的仪式，殿内陈列着乾隆年间的两顶肩舆，就是轿，也就是人们俗称的八抬大轿。中和殿后是保各殿，面宽9间，进兴5间。它的功用有很多，其中最值得一提的是就是殿试。这是封建科举制度中最高一级考试。被录取的进进士，前三名称鼎甲三元即状元，榜眼，探花，其他称“进士出身”或“同进士出身”能参加殿试是很不容易的，要经过童试，乡试，会试三级考试录取后才是殿试。如果一个文人在各级考试中都是第一名叫连中三元，那是很了不起的事情。我国自随代开始的科举制度一直延续到本世纪，最后一次科举在1904年就是光绪三十年举行，最后一们状元叫刘春霖，自称是第一人中的最后一人。保和殿后位于丹陛御路上的大云龙石雕，是故宫内乃至全国最大的一块石雕塑，长16。57米，宽3。07米，厚1。7米。重约250吨。产自北京郊区房山。如此大的石板在当时没有现代机械设备情况下运输极为困难，当时人们采用在路上泼水冻冰用滚木等方法进行运输。

现在我们所在的这个东西横向的广场叫乾清门广场，它是前朝与内廷的分界地带。内廷是皇帝的居住区，这座门叫乾清门，清康熙皇帝曾在此御门听政。乾清门内就是总称后三宫的乾清宫，交泰殿，坤宁宫。乾清，坤宁象征天地乾坤。乾清宫东西两面的日精门，月华门象征日月。围墙外东西六宫象征十二星辰。后面众多建筑象征众星。这些象征日月星辰的建筑均拱卫皇帝居住的象征天的乾清宫，以显示一辈子受命于天皇帝尊严。这后宫就是民间所说的三宫六院七十二妃三千佳丽所居住的皇宫内院，现面我们到里面细看。

乾清门内的这第一座大殿就是乾清宫，面宽9间，是皇帝的寝宫和日常活动的地方，一直到雍正皇帝以后才将寝宫移到养心殿。这儿是皇帝的寝宫，也是夺权斗争最激烈的地方，明代的壬寅宫变，红丸案，移宫案等宫闱大案都有发生在此。各位抬头请看宫内高悬的“正大光明”匾就是宫内斗争的产物。匾后是藏秘密立储匣的地方。有人说正大光明匾一点也不正大光明，就是因为雍正皇帝上台后有传闻，说他是串通隆科多等人篡改遗诏当皇帝的。此事真假不用深考，不过秘密立储确是由雍正朝开始。雍正上台后深感其父康熙皇帝在立储问题上几废几立，造成诸皇子明争暗斗朝臣互相倾轧，对中央统治不利，于是改为秘密方式立储。方法是事先写两份遗诏，一份带在身上，一份藏于“正大光明”匾后，皇帝晏驾后，将两份遗诏校对后再宣布继位者。乾隆等皇帝都是这样继位的。

乾清宫后是交泰国殿，它的形制与中和殿相同，这里是皇后在冬至，元旦，千秋节受贺的地方。现在这里存有玉玺25块，放置25块的寓意是从《周易》“天数二十有五”之说而来的，而且1。3。5。7。9这五个阳数之各也是25，殿内高悬的“无为”二是康熙亲笔所写，取意“无为而治”。殿内的内宫不可干政的铁牌也是康熙皇帝鉴于明亡的教训而立的，只可惜到清末依然出了安德海，李莲英等太监弄权误国。交泰殿后的坤宁宫原来是皇后的寝宫，后来皇帝移居养心殿，皇后移居体顺堂，这里成为祭神的地方。请大家到东面来，透过玻璃可以看到东暖阁内有龙凤喜床，床有有象征多子多福的百子帐，这里是皇帝大婚的洞房，一派喜气景象。

出坤宁宫我们现在来到御花园，这里是皇帝皇后休息游玩的地方。当中的大殿叫钦安殿，这是宫内惟一的道教建筑。道貌岸然家认为北方属水，所驼个殿内供的是道貌岸然教北方之神玄武大帝。这座御花园面积1。2万平方米，东西130米，南北90多米，以主建筑欠安殿为中心，左右对称，前后呼应，分布着10余座亭台楼阁曲池水榭。位于园子四角的象征春夏秋冬的万春亭，浮碧亭，千秋亭，澄瑞亭，同是亭子但形态各异还有收藏《四库全书荟要》的离藻堂，堆秀山上的御景亭等。其音点缀着苍松翠柏奇花异石，是皇家园林中的典范。规整中见变化：规整是指布局上四平八稳，变化指建筑风格变化多样，在一万多平方米范围内容纳十几种风格不同的建筑，各们倘佯其间才能细细品味。

我们现在走出的这座高大城门叫神武门，是故宫的后门，至此宫内的游览结束了，但是紫禁城的建筑并未结束，您看对面高43米的景山，它是紫禁城的屏障，与前面的金水河遥相呼应，构成中国建筑背山面水的传统格局，我们乘着游兴登上山项万春亭俯瞰故宫。看看这金碧辉煌的世界奇观。

故宫英文导游词

forbidden city(紫禁城)

(in front of the meridian gate)

ladies and gentlemen:

i am pleased to serve as your guide today.

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. under ming emperor yongle, construction began in 1406. it took 14years to build the forbidden city. the first ruler who actually lived here was ming emperor zhudi. for five centuries thereafter, it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when qing emperor puyi was forced to abdicate the throne .in 1987, the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization recognized the forbidden city was 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 red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. yellow is the color of the earth on the loess plateau, the original home of the chinese people. yellow became an imperial color during the tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.

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.

the structure in front of us is the meridian gate. it is the main entrance to the forbidden city. it is also knows as wufenglou(five-phoenix tower). ming emperors held lavish banquets here on the 15th day of the first month of the chinese lunar year in hornor of their counties .they also used this place for punishing officals by flogging them with sticks.

qing emperors used this building to announce the beginning of the new year. qing emperor qianglong changed the original name of this announcement ceremony from ban li(announcement of calendar)to ban shou(announcement of new moon )to avoid coincidental association with another emperor` s name, hongli, which was considered a taboo at that time. qing dynasty emperors also used this place to hold audience and for other important ceremonies. for example,when the imperial army returned victoriously from the battlefield ,it was here that the emperor presided over the ceremony to accept prisoners of war.

(after entering the meridian gate and standing in front of the five marble bridges on golden water river)

now we are inside the forbidden city.before we start our tour, i would like to briefly introduce you to the architectural patterns befour us .to complete this solemn, magnificent and palatial complex, a variety of buildings were arranged on a north-south axis, and 8-kilometer-long invisible line that has become an inseparable part of the city of beijing. the forbidden city covers roughly one –third of this central axis. most of the important building in the forbidden city weree arranged along this line. the design and arrangement of the palaces reflect the solemn dignity of the royal court and rigidly –stratified feudal system.

the forbidden city is divided into an outer and an inner count.we are now standing on the southernmost part of the outer count. in front of us lies the gate of supreme harmony .the gate is guarded by a pair of bronze lions ,symbolizing imperial power and dignity. the lions were the most exquisite and biggest of its kind. the one on the east playing with a ball is a male, and ball is said to represent state unity. the other one is a female. underneath one of its fore claws is a cub that is considered to be a symbol of perpetual imperial succession. the winding brook before us is the golden water river. it functions both as decoration and fire control .the five bridges spanning the river represent the five virtues preached by confucius :benevolence, righteousness, rites, intellence and fidelity. the river takes the shape of a bow and the north-south axis is its arrow. this was meant to show that the emperors ruled the country on behalf of god.

(in front of the gate of supreme harmony)

the forbidden city consists of an outer countyard and an inner enclosure. the out count yard covers a vast space lying between the meridian gate and the gate of heavenly purity. the “three big halls” of supreme harmony, complete harmony and preserving harmony constitute the center of this building group. flanking them in bilateral symmetry are two groups of palaces: wenhua (prominent scholars) and wuying (brave warriors) . the three great halls are built on a spacious “h”-shaped, 8-meter-high, triple marble terrace, each level of the triple terrace is taller than the on below and all are encircled by marble balustrades carved with dragon and phoenix designs. there are three carved stone staircases linking the three architectures .the hall of supreme harmony is also the tallest and most exquisite ancient wooden-structured mansion in all of china. from the palace of heavenly purith northward is what is known as the inner court, which is also built in bilaterally symmetrical patterns. in the center are the palace of heavenly purity, the hall of union and peace and palace of earthly tranquility, a place where the emperors lived with their families and attended to state affairs. flanking these structures are palaces and halls in which concubines and princes lived. there are also three botanical gardens within the inner count, namely, the imperial garden, caning garden and quailing garden. an inner golden water river flows eastwardly within the inner court. the brook winds through three minor halls or palaces and leads out of the forbidden city. it is spanned by the white jade bridge. the river is lined with winding, marble –carved balustrades. most of the structures within the forbidden city have yellow glazed tile roofs.

aside from giving prominence to the north-south axis, other architectural methods were applied to make every group of palatial structures unique in terms of terraces, roofs, mythical monsters perching on the roofs and colored, drawing patterns. with these, the grand contour and different hierarchic spectrum of the complex were strengthened. folklore has it that there are altogether 9,999 room-units in the forbidden city. since paradise only has 10,000 rooms, the son of heaven on earth cut the number by half a room. it is also rumoured that this half –room is located to the west of the wenyuange pavilion (imperial library). as a matter of fact, although the forbidden city has more than 9,000 room-units, this half-room is nonexistent .the wenyuange pavilion is a library where “si ku quan shu”- china `s first comprehensive anthology-was stored.

(after walking past the gate of supreme harmony)

ladies and gentlemen, the great hall we are approaching is the hall of supreme harmony, the biggest and tallest of its king in the forbidden city. this structure covers a total building space of 2,377 square meters, and is know for its upturned, multiple counterpart eaves . the hall of supreme harmony sits on a triple “h”-shaped marble terrace the is 8meters high and linked by staircases. the staircase on the ground floor has 21 steps while the middle and upper stairways each have 9.

the construction of the hall of supreme harmony began in 1406. it burned down three times and was severely damaged once during a mutiny. the existing architecture was built during the qing dynasty. on the corners of the eaves a line of animal-nails were usually fastened to the tiles. these animal-nails were later replace with mythical animals to ward off evil spirits. there are altogether 9 such fasteners on top of this hall. the number nine was regarded by the ancients to be the largest numeral accessible to man and to which only the emperors were entitled.

there was a total of 24 successive emperors during the ming and qing dynasties who were enthroned here. the ball was also used for ceremonies which marked other great occasions: the winter solstice, the chinese lunar new year, the emperor` s birthday, conferral of the title of empress, the announcement of new laws and policies, and dispatches of generals to war .on such occasions, the emperor would hold audience for his court officials and receive their tributes.

this area is called the hall of supreme harmony square, which covers a total of 30,000 square meters, without a single tree or plant growing here, this place inspires visitors to feel its solemnity and grandeur. in the middle of the square there is a carriageway that was reserved for the emperor. on both sides of the road the groud bricks were laid in a special way seven layers lengthwise and eight layers crosswise, making up fifteen layers in all. the purpose of this was to prevent anyone from tunneling his way into the palace. in the count yard there are iron vats for storing water to fight fires. in the whole complex there are altogher 308 water vats. in wintertime, charcoal was burned underneath the vats to keep the water from freezing .why so vast a square? it was designed to impress people with the hall` s grandeur and vastness. imagine the following scene. under the clear blue sky, the yellow glazed tiles shimmered as the cloud-like layers of terrace, coupled with the curling veil of burning incense, transformed the hall of supreme harmony into a fairyland. whenever major ceremonies were held, the glazed, crane-shaped candleholders inside the hall would be it, and incense and pine branches burnt in front of the hall. when the emperor appeared, drums were beaten and musical instrument played. civilian officials and generals would kneel know in submission.

the last qing emperor puyi assumed the throne in 1908, at the age of three, his father carried him to the throne. at the start of the coronation, the sudden drum-beating and loud music caught the young emperor unprepared .he was so scared that he kept crying and shouting,”i don’t want to stay here. i want to go home.” his father tried to soothe him, saying, ”it` all soon be finished .it` all soon be finished ”the ministers present at the event considered this incident inauspicious. coincidentally, the qing dynasty collapsed three years later and there with concluded china `s feudal system that had lasted for more than 2,000 years.

(on the stone terrace of the hall of supreme harmony)

this is a bronze incense burner. in it incense made of sandalwood would be burnt on important occasions. there are altogether 18 incense burners, representing all of the provinces under the rule of the sing monarchs. on either side of the hall, 4 bronze water-filled vats were placed in case of fire. next to the terrace on either side, there is a bronze crane and tortoise, symbols of longevity. this copper-cast grain measure is called ”jialiang.” it served as the national standard during the qing dynasty. it was meant to show that the imperial ruler were just and open to rectification. on the other side there is a stone sundial, an ancient timepiece. the jialiang and the sundial were probably meant to show what the emperor represented: that he was the only person who should possess the standards of both measure and time.

in the very forefront of the hall of supreme harmony , there are 12 scarlet , round pillars supporting the roof. the hall is 63 meters from east to west and 37 meters from north to south, it is 35 meters in height. in front of this architechture, there stands a triple terrace with five staircases leading up to the main entrance .it has 40 gold doors and 16 gold-key windows with colored drawings on the pillars and beams. in the middle of the hall, a throune carved with 9 dragons sits on a 2-meter-high platform. behind the throne there is a golden screen and in front of it, there is a imperial desk . the flanks are decorated with elephants, luduan(a legendary beast), cranes, and incense barrels. the elephant carries a vase on its back that holds five cereals(i. e. rice, two kinds of millet, wheat and beans),which was considered a symbol of prosperity. as ancient legend has it that luduan can travel 18,000 li (9,000 kilometers )in one day and knows all languages and dialects. only to a wise adjust monarch will this beast be a guardian.

the hall of supreme harmony is also popularly known as jinluan dian (gold bell hall or the throne hall). the floor of the hall is laid with bricks that turn it into a smooth, fine surface as if water has been sprinkled on it .the so-called golden brick, in fact, has nothing to do with gold. reserved exclusively for the construction of the royal court, it was made in a secretive, and complex way, and, when struck, sounds like the clink of a gold bar. each brick was worth the market price of one dan (or one hectoliter ) of rice.

the hall is supported by a total of 72 thick pillars .of these, 6 are carved in dragon patterns and painted with gold and surround the throne. above the very center of this hall there is a zaojing, or covered ceiling, which is one of the specialities of china `s ancient architure. in the middle of the ceiling is a design of a dragon playing with a ball inlaid with peals. this copper ball, hollow inside and covered with mercury, is known as the xuanyuan mirror and is thought to be made xuanyuan, a legendary monarch dating back to remote antiquity. the placing of the caisson above the throne is meant to suggest that all of china` s successive emperors are zuanyuan` s descendants and hereditary heirs. now you might have noticed that the xuanyuan mirror is not directly above the throne. why? it is rumored that yuan shikai, a self-acclaimed warlord-turned emperor moved the throne further back because he was afraid that the mirror might fall on him .in 1916 when yuan shikai became emperor, he removed the original throne with a western-style, high-back chair. after the foundation of the people` s republic of china in 1949 the throne was found in a shabby furniture warehouse. it repaired and returned to the hall.

(leading the tourist to the bronze vats either on the east or the west)

the water vats in front of the palaces or house were called “menhai,” or sea before the door by the ancient chinese. they believed that with a sea by the door, fire could not wreak havoc. the vats served both as a decoration and as a fire extinguisher. they were kept full of water all year round.

during the qing dynasty, they were altogether 308 vats in the palace enclosure. they were made of gilt bronze or iron. of couse, the gilt bronze vats were of the best quality. when the allied forces (britain, germany, france, russia, the united states, italy, japan and austria) invaded beijing in 1900 under the pretext of suppressing the boxer rebellion, the invaders ransacked the imperial compound and scraped and gold off the vats with their bayonets. during the japanese occupation of beijing, many vats were trucked away by the japanese to be made into bullets .

(in front of the hall of complete harmony)

the square architecture before us is called the hall of complete harmony. it served as an antechamber. the emperor came here to meet with his countiers and add his final touches to the prayers which would be read at the ancestral temple. the seeds, snowers and prayer intended for spring sowing were also examined here. the two qing sedan chairs here on display were used for traveling within the palace during the reign of emperor qianlong.

(in front of the hall f preserving harmony)

this is the hall of preserving harmony. during the qing dynasty, banquets were held here on new year` s eve in honour of mongolian and northwestern china` s xingjiang princes and ranking officials. the emperor also dinned here with his new son-in-law on the wedding day. imperial examinations were also held here once every three years. during the ming and qing dynasties, there were three levels of exams: the county and prefectural level, the provincial level and national level. the national exam was presided over by the emperor. the civil service exam in ancient china started during the han dynasty. it served the purpose of recruiting confucian scholars to the ministers and high officials. during the tang and qing dynasties reinstituted and ancient system. once every three years, three hundred scholars from all over the country came to beijing and took exams for three day and night. this system was abolished in 1905.

(behind the hall of preserving harmony)

this is the largest stone carving in the palace . it is 16.73 meters long, 3.07 meters wide and 1.7 meters thick .it weighs about 200 tons. the block was quarried in fangshan county, roughly 70 kilometers away. to transport such a huge block to beijing, laborers dug wells along the roadside half a kilometer apart, and used the groundwater to make a road of ice in the winter. rolling blocks were used in the summer. in 1760, emperor qianlong of the qing dynasty ordered the carving of the existing cloud and dragon design in place of the old one which dated back to the ming dynasty.

note : from here, the tour can be conducted via three different routes: a western route(route a), a central route (route b) or an eastern route (route c) .the commentary for each follows.

route a

ladies and gentlemen:

you have seen the three main halls of the forbidden city. now i ` d like to show you around the hall of mental cultivation and the imperial garden . the hall of mental cultivation is situated is in the western part of the innermost enclosure and is symmetrical to fengxian (enshrinement of forebears) hall in the east. this hall was built during the ming dynasty. it is a h-shaped structure consisting of an antechamber and a main building .the hall is surrounded by corridors. in front of the hall is the office of privy council.

before emperor kangxi of qing the dynasty came to power the hall of heavenly purity served as the living quarter of the emperors. emperor yongzheng chose to live in this hall and attended to every day state affairs from here .for the sake of protecting cultural relics, this hall is not open to the public .you can have a look at the inside from the door. the central hall was the audience chamber where the emperor read memorials, granted audience to officials and summoned his minsters for consultation. the western chamber of the hall was where the emperor read reports and discussed military and political affairs. the hall consists of many inner rooms and is decorated with images of buddha and miniature pagodas. on the screen wall there hangs a picture of two emperors in the han costume. in a southern room there three rare calligraphic scrolls, hence the name of the room “sanxitang” (room of three rare treasures) . the room on the eastern side is of historical interst because it was here that empress dowager cixi usurped power and made decisions on behalf of the young emperor . a bamboo curtain was used to separate them .

empress dowage cixi was born in 1835 in lu` an prefecture of shanxi province. she` s of manchurian nationality and her father was a provincial governor from south china. when she was 17 years old ,she was selected to become a concubine of emperor xianfeng and moved into the forbidden city. she gave birth to a son when she was 21years old and was made a concubine the following year. when the emperor passed away in the summer of 1861, her son ascended the throne and title of cixi, meaning “holy mother” was conferred upon her and she became the empress dowager. in that same year empress dowager cixi carried out a count coup d` etat and ruled behind the scenes with another empress dowager, ci` an, for 48 years. she passed away in 1908 at the age of 73. it was in reference to this situation that the term “attending to state affairs behind a bamboo curtain” developed .in 1912 , empress dowager longyu declared the abdication of the last qing emperor puyi. they were allowed to remain in the forbidden city for the next 13 years .the royal family was forced to move out permanently in 1924.

behind the central hall were the living accommodation of 8 successive qing emperors .three of them actually passed away here. the side rooms flanking the hall were reserved for empresses and concubines. now let` s continue with our tour. it will take us to the hall of heavenly purity , the hall of union and peace ,the palace of earthly tranquility, and the imperial garden.

route b

(inside the hall of heavenly purity)

ladies and gentlemen:

we are now entering the inner court. from the gate of heavenly purity northward lies the inner court where the emperors and empresses once lived .the hall of heavenly purity is the central hall of the inner court ,and was completed during the reign of emperor yongle of the ming dynasty. there are 10 pillars supporting the entire structure and the hall is 20 meters in height .in the center of the hall there a throne. above it hangs a plaque with an inscription that reads “be open and above-board,” written by shenzhi,the first emperor of the qing dynasty. beginning with qianlong` s reign, the name of the successor to the throne was not publicly announced .instead, it was written on two pieces of paper, one to be kept on the emperor` s person throughout his reign, and the other placed in a small strongbox that was stored behind his plaque. the box was opened only after the emperor passed away. altogether there where 4 emperors who ascended the throne in this way, namely qianlong, jiaqing, daohuang and xian feng.

the hall of heavenly purity was where the emperors lived during the ming and qing dynasties. according to tradition ,extravagant annual banquets were held here on new year` s eve in honour of royal family members. foreign ambassadors were received here during the late-qing period. two important “one thousand old men` s feasts” of the qing dynasty were also held here. all the invitees had to be at least 65 years of age.

this hall was also used for mourning services.

(inside the palace of union and peace)

this hall sits between the hall of heavenly purity and the palace of earthly tranquility, symbolizing the union of heaven and earth ,as well as national peace .it was first built in 1420 and reconstructed in 1798. the hall is square in shape ,and is smaller than the hall of complete harmony .you will see a plaque here inscribed with two chinese characters, wu wei, which were handwritten by emperor qianglong. a throne sits in the middle of the hall with a screen behind it .above the throne there hangs a caisson ,or covered ceiling. the emperor held birthday celebrations and other major events here.

in 1748 during emperor qianlong` s reign, 25 jade seals representing imperial authority were kept in this hall .no seals were allowed out of the room without the prior consent of the emperor. on each flack there is a water clock and a chiming clock.

(inside the palace of earthly tranquility)

this used to be the central hall where successive ming empresses lived. during the qing dynasty, it was converted into a place where sacrifices and wedding ceremonies were held .the room on the western side was used for sacrifices and the room on the east was the seeding chamber.

route c

ladies and gentlemen:

you have seen the three main halls of the forbidden city. now i` d like to show you around scenes of interest along the eastern route. the first is the treasure hall. this mansion is called the hall of imperial zenith. this is where sing emperor quailing lived after abdication. nearly 1,000 artifacts and treasures are on display here, among which the golden hair tower is one of the most famous. this tower is 1.53meters in height and its base is 0.53 meters in circumference .it was built under the order of emperor quailing to be used to collect fallen hair in commemoration of his mother. there is also a “day harnessing water jade hill ” on display here. yu was a legendary monarch of the remote ixia dynasty. under his leadership, the people learned how to harness the yellow river. this jade assemblage, 224 centimeters in height and 5 tons in weight, is the largest jade artwork in china. this mat was woven with peeled ivory. these artifacts are among china` s rarest treasures.

(in front of the nine-dragon screen)

this is the nine-dragon relief screen .erected in 1773,it is 3.5 meters in height and 29.4 meters in width. underneath is a foundation made of marble .the surface of the screen is laid with a total of 270 colored, glazed tiles in the design of 9 dragons ,some rocky mountains ,clouds and the sea. it was meant to ward off evil spirits the ancient chinese regarded 9 dragons, some rocky mountains, clouds and the sea. it was meant to ward off evil spirits .the ancient chinese regarded 9 as the largest numeral and the dragon as a auspicious beast .the 9 dragons are different in color and posture and all are made of glazed tiles. interestingly a piece of the third dragon from the left is made of wood. it is believe that when the nine-dragon screen was almost finished ,a piece of glazed tile was damaged .emperor qianlong was scheduled to inspect the work the following day .using quick wits, the craftsman in question molded the missing piece with clay and sailed through the imperial inspection. later ,he asked a carpenter to carve a wooden one to replace the one made of clay.

(approaching the imperial garden)

behind the palace of earthly tranquility and trading the north-south axis is the imperial garden. there are old trees, rare flowers and exotic rock formation in this garden .it cover a space of 11,700 square meters, or roughly 1.7 percent of the forbidden city. most of the structures in the garden are symmetrically arranged . however, each is different in terms of parrern and decoration. woods clumps of bamboo screen off the garden and strengthens its deep and serene atmosphere.

there main structure of the imperial garden is the qin` an hall. positioned in the central-northern part of the garden ,this hall is flanked by other halls and pavilions on the east and west. the hall sits on a marble pedestal. the taoist deity of zhenwu is enshrined here and emperor would pay homage here a quarterly basis. taoist rites were held during the reign of emperor jiajing of the ming dynasty. in front of the hall there is a cypress that is 400 years old .in all there are a dozen such rare trees in the garden, and most of them are cypresses or pines. to the northwest of the hall , there is the yanhui(sustaining sunshine) pavilion and to the northeast there lies the duixiu (accumulated refinement )hill. this hill was built over the foundation of the long- pershed guanhua (admiring flowers) hall of the ming dynasty. it is 14 meters in height and made of al kinds of rocks quarried in jiang su province. at its base stand two nstone lions, each carrying a dragon shooting water 10 meters up into the air from its mouth. there are meandering paths leading to the hilltop. at the top of duixiu hill sits the yujing (imperial viewing)pavilion. traditionally, on the day of the double ninth festival (the ninth day of the ninth lunar month ), the emperor ,his consort, and his concubines would climb up to yujing pavilion to enjoy the scenery.

at the southeastern corner of the garden is jiangxue(crimson snowy) verandah. nearby to the southwest lies yangxing study (study of the cultivation of nature) .the yangxing study was used as a royal library during the reign of emperor qianlong of the qing dynasty. the last emperor of the qing dynasty, puyi once studied english there. in front of the jiangxue verandah some chinese flowering crabapples grow. the structure got its name from the crabapples who blossoms trun from crimson to snowy white. in front of the verandah, there grows a rare flower that was brought from henna province under the order of empress dowager cixi. in the northest is chizao tang (hall of using flowery language), once used as a library where rare books were stored.

there are also specific pavilions symbolizing the four seasons .the halls of wanchun and qianqiu ,representing spring and autumn respectively ,are square in shape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bell-shape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bell-shaped ridges. the halls of chengrui and fubi,dedecated to winter and summer, are characterized by two verandahs and bridges at their bases .paths were paved with colorful pebbles and arranged in 900 different designs.

the imperial garden can be accessed through the qiong yuan (jade garden )west gate or the qiong yuan east gate. a third gate, the shunzhen(obedience and fidelity)gate, opens to the north. its doors are laid in glazed tiles and it was only used by the empress or concubines.

as our tour of the forbidden city draws to a close, i hope that i have helped you understand why the palace is a treasure of china and one of the cultural relics of the world. it is under the strict protection of the chinese government. since 1949 when the people` s rupublic of china was founded, nearly one trillion rmb was spent on its restoration and refurbishment. the forbidden city has undergone four major facelifts to date. each year, the government earmarks a large sum to gather, sort and study cultural relics. the palace now contains a total of 930,000cultural relics. well, so much for today .let` s go to reboard the coach. thank you !

女士们、先生们：

欢迎大家来到北京，北京是中国的首都，也是我国的四大古都之一。20__年奥运会的成功举办更使这座古老的城市为许多外国朋友所熟知。大家稍作休息，请允许我自我介绍一下。我是大家北京之行的地接导游员我的名字叫温辉辉，那在我身边的这位是我们的司机张师傅。我们将会竭尽全力为大家提供最优质的服务。像我一样热情好客的北京人将以他们最热情的方式欢迎世界各地发朋友来到北京。在北京期间我们将游览故宫、长城、颐和园等景点。希望古老而又时尚的北京会给大家留下一段美好的回忆。

在北京我们游览的第一个景点就是故宫。提起故宫大家首先会想到它是中国皇帝居住过的地方。但故宫的价值可不仅仅在于此。它更是我们中国历史、中国文化以及中国建筑的一个缩影。

故宫位于北京城的中心，是明清两朝的皇宫。它是世界上显存最大、最完整的宫殿建筑群。至今约有六百年的历史，先后有24位皇帝在这里统治全国近500年。故宫又名紫禁城，那是因为在封建社会皇帝拥有最高的权利因此这个地方是禁止一般人进出。紫色是象征这北极星的颜色，这被认为是宇宙的中心所以又名紫禁城。

紫禁城的建筑布局是对称的分为前朝和内廷。前朝以太和、中和、保和三大殿为主体是举行大殿、朝贺、筵宴行使权力的地方。其中太和殿是故宫中规模最大等级最高的建筑。皇帝登基及册立皇后等重大仪式都在此举行。内廷以乾清宫、交太殿和坤宁宫为主体，是皇帝的寝宫和处理日常政务的地方。坤宁宫以北是御花园，是皇帝及其家人游玩的地方。

新中国成立以来，故宫得到良好的维护。1961年，故宫被入世界文化遗产名录。如今的故宫已是中国最大文化珍藏品博物馆，收藏着几百万件珍贵文物。

现在我要问大家一个问题，故宫的房间是九千九百九十九间半吗?传说天宫的房间是一万间，人间的皇帝作为天帝的儿子，皇宫自然不能超过天宫，于是故宫便造了九千九百九十九间半。其实古代建筑是以“四柱一间”为标准的。经过古建筑专家实地调查统计，故宫所有的房间数量是8707，并非传说所言。

俗话说百闻不如一见，带着您满心的好奇让我们走进故宫，让我们感悟中国文化感受中国帝王的兴衰历史。

大家好，我叫吴文倩，大家叫我吴导吧!现在我们要游览举世无双的北京故宫。

你们看，我们来到了雄伟的故宫，故宫又称紫禁城，是明清两代的皇宫;故宫是世界上规模最大最完整的古代木结构建筑群，为我们国家最大的古建筑群。

它使建于明永乐(公元1420xx年)，20xx年才完工呢，有24位皇帝在此登基。“好了，我们现在准备去大殿里，请游客朋友们跟上队伍，千万别掉队，否则走丢了，就找不到我们了!”好，现在跟随我进入大殿，故宫有三座大殿:太和殿，中和殿和保和殿。大殿建在汉白玉砌成的8米高的台基上，远望犹如神话的琼宫仙阙。太和殿是最富丽堂皇的建筑，俗称“金銮殿”，是皇上举行大典的地方，这座殿高28米，东西63米，西北35米，有直径达1米的大柱92根，其中6根围绕御座的沥粉金漆的潘龙柱。御座设在殿内高2米的台上，前有造型，美观的仙鹤，炉，鼎，后面精雕细刻的围屏。整个大殿装饰得金碧辉煌，庄严绚丽。中和殿是皇上去太和殿举行大典前稍事休息和演习礼仪的地方，保和殿是每年除夕皇帝赐宴外潘王公的场所。游客朋友们先休息一下，观赏下这三个大殿，可以摸一摸，等下我们去内延，以乾清宫，交泰殿，坤宁宫为中心，东西两翼有东六宫和西六宫，是皇上平日办事和妃子居住的地方。

“好，今天的活动到此结束!祝大家玩得开心”

大家好!我是你们这次旅行的导游。我叫慕迎暄，今天我要带领大家游览的是北京故宫。

各位朋友，现在我们已经进入故宫。此处是故宫第一院落，首先出现在我们面前的是五座汉白玉石桥，它们象征五德，即仁 义 礼 智 信，是皇帝既美好的品质为一身的意思。金水桥下是內金水河，跨过金水桥就来到了太和门广场，这里即时明代皇帝御门听政时百官待驾的地方。

所谓“御门听政”呢?这“御门”即指太和门，“听政”即指听取政事。您可能觉得新鲜，这堂堂的皇帝放着那么多的宫殿不用，偏偏跑到这里来处理政事，是不是有点做作呀?其实这并不是皇帝故弄玄虚，而是出于无奈。

好啦，现在开始自由活动，请记住以下三点：1。不乱涂乱画。2。不乱扔垃圾。3。不在墙上刻字。祝你们旅行愉快!谢谢!