北京故宫导游词作文

　　LadiesandGentlemen：
　　Iampleasedtoserveasyourguidetoday。
　　TalsoknowasthePurpleForbiddenCity。ItisthelargestandmostwellreservedimperialresidenceinChinatoday。UnderMingEmperorYongle，constructionbeganin1406。Ittook14yearstobuildtheForbiddenCity。ThefirstrulerwhoactuallylivedherewasMingEmperorZhudi。Forfivecenturiesthereafter，itcontinuedtobetheresidenceof23successiveemperorsuntil1911whenQingEmperorPuyiwasforcedtoabdicatethethrone。In1987，theUnitedNationsEducational，ScientificandCulturalOrganizationrecognizedtheForbiddenCitywasaworldculturallegacy。
　　ItisbelievedthatthePalaceMuseum，orZiJinCheng（PurpleForbiddenCity），gotitsnamefromastronomyfolklore，TheancientastronomerspidedtheconstellationsintogroupsandcenteredthemaroundtheZiweiYuan（NorthStar）。TheconstellationcontainingtheNorthStarwascalledtheConstellationofHeavenlyGodandstaritselfwascalledthepurplepalace。Becausetheemperorwassupposedlythesonoftheheavenlygods，hiscentralanddominantpositionwouldbefurtherhighlightedtheuseofthewordpurpleinthenameofhisresidence。Infolklore，becameametaphorforauspiciouseventsafterapurplecloudwasseendriftingeastwardimmediatelybeforethearrivalofanancientphilosopher，LaoZi，totheHanghuPass。Here，purpleisassociatedwithauspiciousdevelopments。Thewordjin（forbidden）isselfexplanatoryastheimperialpalacewasheavilyguardedandoffexplanatoryastheimperialpalacewasheavilyguardedandofflimitstoordinarypeople。
　　Theredandyellowusedonthepalacewallsandroofsarealsosymbolic。Redrepresentshappiness，goodfortuneandwealth。YellowisthecoloroftheearthontheLoessPlateau，theoriginalhomeoftheChinesepeople。YellowbecameanimperialcolorduringtheTangdynasty，whenonlymembersoftheroyalfamilywereallowedtowearitanduseitintheirarchitecture。
　　TheForbiddenCityisrectangularinshape。Itis960meterslongfromnorthtosouthand750meterwidefromeastwest。Ithas9，900roomsunderatotalroofarea150，000squaremeters。