紫禁城
2005-1-1
民族摄影
夏至，旅舜 编
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The Forbidden Give which is called the Palace Museum now occupies the central part of Beijing Municipality and was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties Its construction began in 1 406，so it has a history of nearly 600 years over the years after its completion，24 emperors ruled the country from here for nearly 500 years. With many halls and pavilions，the Forbidden City looks resplendent and magnificent.It occupies an area of over 720，000 square meters with some 9，000 bays of hall sand rooms. There are magnificent rear halls，quiet pathways，secret places where important matters were discussed and an imperial garden for the emperor and his family as well as imposing halls and open squares. The Forbidden Citv is divided into two parts：the outer court and the inner court. The fofiner is the place where emperors handled court affairs and held diffe：rent ceremonies.It consists of Tai he，Zhong he and Bao he halls，and to either side in front of these halls the Wenhua Hau and Wuying Hall are on the east and west respectively.The inner court consists of Qianqing，Jiao tai and Kunning palaces where the emperor lived and attended to State affairs. The Imperial Garden lies north ofthe Kunning Palace where green pines，exotic flowers andrare stones. pavilions and two-storied houses，ponds and waterside pavilions look like a natural picture.
