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Lesson 9 The Imperial Palace译文

The Imperial Palace

The Imperial Palace Built in the early fifteenth century(1406-1420 A.D.), it is also called the Palace Museum or the Old Palace. As you pass through Tian An Men Gate you will enter a walled courtyard. Although you cannot see them, on either side of this courtyard are many gardens and halls. Of particular interest if you have time might be the Imperial Ancestral Temple, which is to the right, and the Sun Yat-Sen Park, on the left.

故宫

故宫建于15世纪早期（公元1406-1420年间），又称为故宫博物馆或古皇宫。穿过天安门城楼，你会看到一个四周都修筑了围墙的庭院。高大的城墙阻挡了人们的视线，其实在庭院两侧有很多花园和殿堂。要是你有兴趣也有时间，你可以去看看古太庙，位于中山公园的右侧。

Covering an area of 175 acres(72 ha.), the Palace is enclosed by walls over 35ft.(10.4m.) high and surrounded by a moat 57 yd.(52m.) wide. Today this moat is still full of water. Four watchtowers are placed, one at each corner. Used as the imperial palace by both the Ming and Qing Dynasties(1368-1911 A.D.), the Imperial Palace is the largest and most complete group of ancient buildings standing in China. The halls and palaces which comprise the Imperial Palace are all built of wood and brick. With a total of over nine thousand rooms, most of the Palace had undergone some reconstruction to repair damage caused by fire and other ravages of time during the long years of its history. Throughout you will find typical masterpieces of ancient Chinese architecture. Two notable examples are the ingeniously constructed watchtowers and the magnificent Hall of Supreme harmony.

故宫占地面积175英亩，城墙高10.4米，护城河宽达52米。今天护城河仍然河水充盈。城墙四角有瞭望塔，明清时代（公元1368-1911年）的皇宫就设在这里。故宫是中国至今保存完好的最大的古建筑群。宫殿和殿堂是砖木结构，共有9000多间房屋，大部分宫殿在历史上都遭受过火灾洗劫，大多进行过修葺重建。它们都是中国古代建筑的杰作。瞭望塔和太和殿便是两个巧妙建筑的典型。

To further insure the Imperial Palace would be given special protection, in 1961 the Chi nese government decreed that the entire area be considered one of China’s “most important historical sites.”

为更好保存故宫建筑，会采取特殊的防护措施。1961年中国政府就宣布整个宫殿建筑为中国“最重要的历史遗迹”。

The palace Museum, with four gates, has its main entrance to the south, known as the Merdian Gate. This is the gate you will approach as you continue along the cobbled roadway from Tian An Men. The Imperial Palac is divided into two ceremonial areas: the Outer Palace and the Inner Court. Through the Meridian Gate and across the Golden Water Bridge, one comes to the Gate of Supreme Harmony, the main gate of the Outer Palace. The main buildings in the Outer Palace are the Hall of supreme Harmony, the Hall of Complete Harmony, and the Hall of Preserving Harmony.

故宫博物院有四道大门，主入口是南面的午门。长长的鹅卵石铺就的道路从天安门一直延伸至此。整个故宫分为两个部分：外朝和内廷。经过午门，穿

过金水桥，就来到了太和门，这是外朝的主门。外朝还包含了中和殿和保和殿。(from the Official Guidebook of China)

来自中国官方旅行指引书

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