故宫英文介绍的课程教学.pptx

The palace museumThe Forbidden City -----陈美均 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 it’s old name “ The Forbidden City”. What the most western people interested 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)Introduction 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 Hall of Supreme Harmony） （the Hall of Complete Harmony ） （the Hall of Preserving Harmony）Theforbidden city Sightseeig map 午 门the Meridian Gate to the south东华门 The Dong Hua Gate to the east西华门 The Xi Hua Gate to the west 神武门 The spiritual valour to the north（the Palace of Heavenly Purity） the hall of unionthe Palace of Earthly Tranquility IntroductionAmong the five greatest palaces in the world, the Forbidden City ranks first. Lying at the 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 (整体布局）Traditionally, the Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The Outer Court and Inner Court. 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 Central 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. Sta