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国子监是中国古代隋朝以后的中央官学，为中国古代教育体系中的最高学府，又称国子学或国子寺。

北宋庆历三年(公元1043年)，范仲淹参政"庆历新政"，应天府书院升为南京(今商丘)国子监学，与东京(今开封)、西京(今洛阳)的国子监并列为北宋最高学府。

明朝时期行使双京制，在南京和北京分别都设有国子监，设在南京的国子监被称为"南监"或"南雍"，而设在北京的国子监则被称为"北监"或"北雍"。南京国子监始建于东吴永安元年(公元258年)，到明永乐年间，规模宏大，延袤十里，灯火相辉，盛况空前，当时邻邦高丽、日本、琉球、暹罗等国"向慕文教"，不断派留学生到南京国子监学习。北京国子监始建于元朝大德十年(公元1320xx年)，是中国元、明、清三代国家管理教育的最高行政机关和国家设立的最高学府。

西周时期国家的最高学府称为"太学"， 汉武帝设置"太学"也是承袭了传授儒家经典最高学府的功能。

永安元年(公元258年)东吴景帝孙休创建国学，设太学博士制度，诏立五经博士，为建业太学之滥觞。

西晋晋武帝咸宁四年(278)初立国子学。这是中国古代教育史上在太学之外另立国子学之始。《晋书·卷二十四·职官志》记载:"咸宁四年(278)，武帝初立国子学，定置国子祭酒、博士各一人，助教十五人以教生徒。博士皆取履行清淳，通明典义者，若散骑常侍、中书侍郎、太子中庶子以上，乃得召试。"国子学限五品官以上贵族子弟方可入学。但国子学在西晋并不景气，尤其是西晋末年以后，时兴时废。

晋武帝司马炎统一全国之后，建业太学中断。

晋武帝死后，中原"八王之乱"，以王导、谢安为首的大族，于320xx年簇拥着西晋皇族琅邪王司马睿，仓促南渡至建邺(史称"永嘉南渡")，建立起偏安江左的东晋王朝，并在鸡笼山下建立建康太学。

西晋末(320xx年)，因为晋愍帝的名字叫司马邺，为了避他的名讳，又把建邺县改称建康县。

后宋、齐、梁、陈先后在建康建立太学。

刘宋时期，元嘉十五年(438)，宋文帝召雷次宗至京师，令国子学开馆于鸡笼山，聚徒百人教授。

刘宋末年，祖冲之回到建康，担任谒者仆射的官职祖。祖冲之花了较大的精力来研究机械制造，重造指南车，发明千里船、水碓磨等等，是我国南朝机械工程专业之最早肇始。祖冲之算出圆周率的真值在3.1415926和3.1415927之间，相当于精确到小数第7位，简化成3.1415926，成为当时世界上最先进的成就。

北齐改国子学称之为"国子寺"。隋平陈以后，实行抑制江南地方势力的政策，摧毁六朝宫苑，漫天大火，烧炎千里，建康城全部被平毁，建康太学中断。

隋开皇初年，决定国子寺辖国子学、太学、四门学、书学、算学。开皇十三年(593) 国子寺不再隶属太常，成为独立的教育管理机构，复名国子学。大业三年(607)改称国子监，监内设祭酒一人，专门管理教育事业，属下有主簿、录事各一人，统领各官学，如国子学、太学、四门学、书学、算学。各官学的博士、助教、生员皆有定额。据《隋书·百官志下》记载:博士:"国子、太学、四门各五人，书、算各二人，"助教:"国子、太学、四门各五人，书、算各二人，"学生 :"国子一百四十人……"。国子学与太学并立，是专门研习儒家经典的经学学校。

唐承隋制，武德元年(618)唐设国子学，学额300人，学生皆为贵族子弟，教师24人。贞观元年(627)唐将国子学改称国子监，同时成为独立的教育行政机构。监内设祭酒一人，为最高教育行政长官。设丞一人，主簿一人，负责学生学习成绩和学籍等具体事宜。唐代曾几易国子监之名，曾改称司成馆、成均监，神龙元年(705) 又复其名。据《旧唐书·高宗本纪》载:"凡六学，皆隶于国子监。"所谓六学，即国子学、太学、四门学、律学、书学和算学。

唐朝以后，中国进入五代十国的大分裂时期。这一时期，蒋州又一次成为南唐的都城。920xx年，杨行密被封为吴王，以扬州为国都，史称"杨吴"。后来权臣徐温操纵了吴国的军政大权。920xx年，徐温兼任异州刺史，由他养子徐知诰具体负责军政事务。937年，徐知诰代吴称帝，定都金陵，并改金陵为汗宁府，国号唐，史称"南唐"。939年，徐知诰称自己是唐明皇第六子永王的后裔。南唐的宫城设在金陵城的中央，大体上位于今洪武路一带，设南唐金陵太学。

宋沿唐制，分设西京国子监(今河南省洛阳市)、东京国子监(今河南省开封市)，增辖武学。宋代国子监亦屡易其名，有时称国子监，有时称国子学，其职能具有二重性，一是作为官学最高管理机构，二是生徒就学的最高学府。如北宋著名学者程颐曾任判西京国子监，胡瑗曾以直讲名义兼判东京国子监。宋太宗端拱二年(989)曾改国子监为国子学，淳化五年(994)又改国子学为国子监，名称反复变化。招收七品以上官员子弟入学，称国子生或监生。宋初无定额，后规定200人为限。但实际数量很少，故可插班补缺或旁听。国子学设判监事总管学校，由直讲教授经业和训导德行。

北宋庆历三年(公元1043年)，范仲淹参政"庆历新政"，应天府书院升为南京(今商丘)国子监学，与东京(今开封)、西京(今洛阳)的国子监并列为北宋最高学府。范仲淹提出"精贡举、择官长"等十项改革主张，改革当时教育系统，应天府(今河南省商丘市)先行实施改革，一改当时崇尚辞赋的浮浅学风，重经义、重时务、重实际。

辽代的中央官学中亦设有上京国子学、中京国子学、东京国子学、西京国子学和南京国子学。其中除南京国子学外，其他均无明文可考。金代的国子学于海陵王天德三年(1151)始创，规定词赋、经义学生百人，限宗室、外戚亲属及诸功臣三品以上官吏的兄弟或子孙入学。另外在金世宗大定十三年(1173)设有女真国子学，限金人子弟优秀者入学。

元代分设国子监管辖国子学。蒙古国子监管辖蒙古国子学，蒙古国子学于元世祖至元八年(1272)创立，入学资格限于随朝蒙古、汉人百官等，学习内容主要是以蒙古文译写的《通鉴节要》，并兼习算术，学成考试，量才授官。回回国子监管辖回回国子学，回回国子学于元世祖至元二十六年(1290)创立。入学资格限于公卿大夫及富民子弟，学习内容以"亦思替非"文学为主，目的是培养诸官衙译史人才。元代又设有汉文国子学。所学课程有《孝经》、《小学》、《论语》、《孟子》、《大学》、《中庸》、以及《诗》、《书》、《礼记》、《周礼》、《春秋》、《易》等。

明朝国子监创于明太祖初定金陵之时，即改应天府学为国子学。后太祖建都南京，重建校舍于鸡鸣山下，改学为监，故称国子监。

1320xx年，建元大德十年，北京国子监始建，初称为北平郡学，至今已有720xx年的历史，是元、明、清三代的国家最高学府及教育行政管理机构。

1393年，洪武二十六年，南京国子监学生已增加到8000多名。

1420xx年，永乐二年，北平郡学复称国子监。永乐十八年(1420)，明迁都北京，改北京国子监为京师国子监，于是明代国学有南北两监之分(亦称南北两雍)。

1420xx年，永乐二十年，达9900多人，盛况空前。当时邻邦高丽、日本、琉球、暹罗等国"向慕文教"，不断派留学生到国子监学习。但此种盛况为时不久，正德以后日衰。

1650年，南京国子监改为清江宁府学。

清因明之旧制，世祖始修葺北京国子监。据《清史稿·选举志》记载:"世祖定鼎燕京，修葺明北监为太学。顺治元年，置祭酒、司业及监丞、博士、助教、学正、学录、典簿等官。设六堂为讲习之所，曰:率性、修道、诚心、正义、崇志、广业。一仍明旧"。乾隆年间，国子监祭酒仿宋名儒胡瑗苏湖教法，分经义、治事二斋教学，"严立课程，奖诱备至"，力主经世致用，曾使国子监出现"师徒济济，皆奋自镞砺，研求实学"的可嘉景象。但清朝末期日趋腐败，使学校成为科举的附庸，监生多纳粟入学，为科名声利而学，致于积重难返。

1920xx年，南京清江宁府学在四牌楼江宁府学基础上建立三江师范学堂。

1920xx年12月6日(光绪三十一年)，清末改革学制，设置学部，国子监裁废，其教育行政功能并入学部，国子监的历史使命便告结束。

1956年，北京国子监辟为首都图书馆。

1998年，辟雍对外开放北京国子监。

20xx年，首都图书馆迁出。

20xx年，北京国子监和孔庙成立北京孔庙和国子监管理处。为历史文化类旅游景区。

北京国子监坐落在北京东城区安定门内国子监街( 原名成贤街)15号，与孔庙和雍和宫相邻。是全国重点文物保护单位，国家2A级景区，国子监街两侧槐荫夹道，大街东西两端和国子监大门两侧牌楼彩绘，是北京仅存的建有四座牌坊的古建街。

北京国子监作为古代中央大学，历来倍受国家重视，多有修建，尤其经明永乐、正统年间分别进行的大规模修缮和清乾隆年间增建辟雍后，形成了今天的建筑规模和格局，占地面积为2万7千多平米。

主要景观

北京国子监建筑坐北朝南，中轴线依序为集贤门、太学门、琉璃牌坊、辟雍、彝伦堂、敬一亭。主体建筑两侧有"二厅六堂"、御碑亭、钟鼓楼等，形成传统的对称格局。前院东侧有敬持门与孔庙相通，构成"左庙右学"，是我国现存唯一一所古代中央公办大学建筑。

国子监大门名集贤门。门内东西两侧有井亭。二门名太掌门，门内左为钟亭，右为鼓亭。门北甬道中有一座琉璃牌坊，高大华美，三门四柱七座，是北京唯一一座专为教育设立的琉璃牌坊。

牌坊正背两面刻有"圜桥教泽"、"学海节观"，均系乾隆皇帝御书。牌坊上覆黄色琉璃瓦，以示皇家向学重教的传统。坊内左右为黄琉璃瓦重檐碑亭。北为主体建筑辟雍。

集贤门

集贤门，国子监的大门，门内院子东西设有井亭，东侧的持敬门与孔庙相通。

太学门

进入国子监的第二门，太学门。进入后就是国子监的第二进院落。里面有琉璃牌坊，辟雍和彝伦堂。

琉璃牌坊

走过太学门，就是国子监二门内大型琉璃坊牌坊，他是北京唯一一座专门为教育而设立的牌坊。正反两面横额均为皇帝御题，是中国古代崇文重教的象征。位于集贤门内，是三间四柱七楼庑殿顶式琉璃牌坊，乾隆四十八年(1783年)。正面额书"圜桥教泽"，阴面为"学海节观"，彩画华美，是北京唯一不属于寺院的琉璃牌坊。

琉璃牌坊辟雍

琉璃牌坊辟雍，建于清乾隆四十九年，是国子监的中心建筑。建于中轴线中心一座圆形水池中央的四方高台上，是一座方型重檐攒尖顶殿宇。四面开门，设台阶六级。辟雍周围环绕著长廊，四面架设精致的小桥横跨水池使殿宇与院落相通，这种建筑形制象徵著天圆地方。乾隆皇帝之后，每逢新帝即位，都要来此做一次讲学，称为“临雍讲学”，以示中央政府对高等教育的重视。六堂，是位於辟雍左右两侧的33间房，合称为六堂，分别为:率性堂、诚心堂、崇志堂、修道堂、正义堂、广业堂，是贡生、监生们的教室。

彝伦堂

彝伦堂内的王码学校彝伦堂，位于辟雍以北，元代名为崇文阁，明代永乐年间予以重建并改名为彝伦堂，早年曾是皇帝讲学之处，兴建辟雍之后，则改为监内的藏书处。

敬一亭

敬一亭，位于在彝伦堂之后，是国子监的第三进院落。建于明嘉靖七年，设有祭酒厢房和司业厢房和七座御制圣谕碑，是国子监祭酒办公的场所。

十三经刻石碑

共190座，原立于东西六堂，现珍藏于国子监与孔庙的夹道内。这些石经包括《周易》、《尚书》、《诗经》、《周礼》、《仪礼》、《礼记》、《春秋左传》、《春秋公羊传》、《春秋谷梁 传》、《论语》、《孝经》、《孟子》、《尔雅》十三部，计63万多字，为我国仅存的一部最完整的十三经刻石。我国石刻经书始于汉代，该部石经由蒋衡书写刻于乾隆年间，故又有乾隆石经"之称。

国子监是元明清三代国家设立的最高学府和教育行政管理机构，又称“太学”“国学”。它始建于元代至元二十四年(公元1287年)，明代永乐，正统年间曾大规模修葺和扩建，清乾隆四十八年又增建“辟雍”一组皇家建筑，形成现在的规制。国子监整体建筑坐北朝南，为三进院落，占地面积二万七千多平方米。中轴线上依次排列着集贤门(大门)、太学门(二门)、琉璃牌坊、辟雍殿、彝伦堂、敬一亭。古代在国子监读书的学生称为“监生”。国子监不仅接纳全国各族学生，还接待外国留学生，为培养国内各民族人才，促进中外文化交流，曾起到积极的作用。国子监主体建筑经历700多年依然保存完好，是唯一保存完整的古代最高学府校址，国子监以其悠久的历史，独特的建筑风貌，深厚的文化内涵而闻名于世。

孔庙占地220xx平方米，有三进院落。中轴线上得建筑依次为先师门、大成门、大成殿、崇圣祠。前院东面有碑亭、神厨、省牲亭、井亭;西面有碑亭、致斋所，并有持敬门与国子监相通。两侧排列着198通元、明、请三代进士题名碑，刻有51624名进士的姓名、籍贯、名次，是研究我国科举制度的珍贵实物资料。大成门外有乾隆石鼓和与之有关的两座清代石碑。中院的主要建筑为东西庑和13座御碑亭;后院崇圣祠独立成院，集合成北京孔庙完整的古建筑群体。

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北京故宫，位于北京市中心，是明清两朝皇帝的宫殿。从明朝永乐五年，公元142019年起，明成祖朱棣集全国匠师，征用二、三十万民工、军工，经过2019年的时间，建成了这组东方最大的宫殿群。故宫规模巨大，总面积72万平方米，共有大小房屋9999间，先后有27位皇帝住在这里。

游客们，故宫南边的第一道门就是闻名遐迩的天安门。朱红的墙面，同样鲜红的琉璃瓦双层屋顶，还有墙下的五扇拱形门以及墙上毛主席那英姿勃发的头像，构成了天安门的大概外貌。这里不仅是故宫的南大门，还是新中国成立过了天安门，我们便可以远远望见一条大河。幽清的河，弯弯曲，一眼望不到头，好似一条极长的青丝带。这条河叫金水河，是人工开凿的，据说是为了防御进攻的敌人，类似于一座城的护城河。金水河上有五座用大理石砌成的桥，叫五龙桥。踏着桥面的条砖，扶着桥边的栏杆，似乎能感觉到那时的时代气息。

过了金水河、五龙桥，再通过太和门，然后走上一小会路，我们就来到了皇帝讨论国家大事，召见群臣的太和殿。太和殿有两层顶，都用黄色的琉璃瓦铺好，在阳光的照耀下熠熠生辉。屋檐下，有十几根红柱支撑，再往下就上一个高大洁白的汉白玉台基。太和殿进深37.2米，宽63.9米，高26.9米，汉白玉台基高8.1米。在殿前开阔的台基上，依次整齐地陈列着日晷、嘉量、铜龟、铜鹤等。大殿正上方，有一块金边蓝匾，上书“太和殿”三个金光闪闪、苍劲有力的大字。殿内排有18根金柱，每一根金柱上都雕有千姿百态、栩栩如生、活灵活现的金龙，那架势，似乎要一跃而起，飞向苍穹。还有那闪着光彩夺目的龙椅，真是富丽堂皇。太和殿后面，还有皇帝上朝前休息的中和殿与举行最高级别科举考试的保和殿。再往后过了乾清门，我们就来到了内廷，就是宫人们的生活区。主要有皇帝住的乾清宫，皇后住的坤宁宫，太上皇住的宁寿宫、皇太后住的慈宁宫以及妃嫔们住的东六宫与西六宫等等。

我们再往后走，就到了故宫最北的地方，叫御花园，园中有钦安殿。这里有苍松翠柏，名花异卉，怪石伏立、泉水喷珠，是故宫内最亲切自然之处。

出了最北的地安门，也就结束了这故宫的参观。我祝大家参观愉快!谢谢大家!

请进到天王殿，这位面朝我们笑的是大肚弥勒佛。在他成佛前，本是中国古代的一位高僧。他总是面带微笑的去帮助每一位需要帮助的人。如果你拂摸他的大肚子，他将给你的一生带来平安和健康。好了，现在让我们看看这两边的四大天王。我们根据他们手持法器的不同，将他们寓意为：风调雨顺。这是讲他们能保佑人们获得好收成。这位是护法韦驮，他看上去很威武，他是忠勇的化身。

穿过天王殿到中院，呈现在我们面前的是大慈真如宝殿。它建于明万历年间，至今已有四百多年，建材上用的是金丝楠木这是一种珍稀的木材。在它上没有刷任何的彩漆，全是楠木的本色，同时不会被虫咬。据说这种木材只长在中国南方的原始森林里。金丝楠木"大慈真如宝殿"面阔五间，重檐大式做法，上顶覆盖着黑色琉璃瓦剪金边，与金丝楠木本色的殿面装饰十分协调，给人以庄严、古朴的感觉。殿前有高大宽敞的月台，由汉白玉石栏环绕着月台与大殿。

我们走进大殿，初进时您会感到有一丝的凉意，这是因为大殿的地是由花岗岩筑成的。大慈真如宝殿内供奉三世佛以及十八罗汉像。中间的是释迦摩尼佛，是他创建的佛教。东边的是药师佛，他掌管东方静琉璃世界，他能保佑人们一生健康。西边的是弥勒佛，是未来世界的接引佛，他掌管西方极乐净土的。在大殿两边的是十八罗汉，他们是佛祖的学生。在其中有一位古代中国的高僧，他就是玄奘(zàng)法师，大约在一千多年前他只身从印度取回了真经。西天禅林喇嘛庙，从华藏界码头、华藏界牌楼、天王殿山门、天王殿、大慈真如宝殿、华严清界、七佛塔亭到琉璃阁，整体建筑，自南向北，层层升高，格局规整，气势非凡，是北海内又一处佛教圣地，是游览、观光的重要场所。

尊敬的各位游客朋友们：

我们将游览的是北京故宫，请大家保持清洁!

故宫占地72万平方米，期中建筑面积为16。3万平方米，南北长961米，东西宽753米。根据1973年的统计，故宫有大小院落90多座，房屋980座，共计8704间。

故宫在1420xx年六月开始动工兴建，历时20xx年，在永乐十八年，1420xx年完工……

你们知道故宫有几个门吗?还是让我告诉你们吧!故宫有四个门，正门名为午门，午门有五个洞。期平面为凹形，宏伟壮丽。午门后有五座精巧的汉白玉拱桥通往太和门。东门名东华门，西门名西华门，北门名神武门。说了这么多，你们一定对故宫了解些了吧……

故宫的景色真是太多了，我说也说不尽了，你们还是细细游览吧!

女士们、先生们:

进了故宫，大家首先看见的就是人……为什么这么多人来到这里呢?因为明朝永乐年间，一百万劳工花了十四年的时间修筑起来的故宫是世界是最大的宫殿，非常有名，每天都有数万名游客来这里观光。

故宫的面积约是天-安-门广场的两倍，比凡尔赛宫殿还大，是日本平安神宫的十倍左右。故宫的历史开始于570年前，请大家把思绪拉回到570年前来游览故宫吧!

这个建筑是故宫朝南的正门，叫作午门。午是正晌午时的午，是位于正中的意思。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，也只能使用两侧的门;地方上的诸候只能使用最两端的小门。这些都是根据身份，等级来严格规定的。过去，只有皇后在结婚的时候，才能从午门进入一次，其它女性一律禁止出入午门。当然现在是谁都可以进啦。过去对皇帝的心腹都是这样严厉，一般百姓就更不用提啦。连靠近故宫都不行。所以，这个故宫又被称作紫禁城。紫是紫色的紫。过去有天帝之子，老子住的地方当然也得是紫色的宫殿才中!于是，用了个紫字。禁就是禁止入内的禁字，也就是禁止随便进放的意思。

这正中的路是皇帝专用的。这条但是故宫的中轴线，也是整个北京城的中轴线。北京的主要建筑大多都沿着这个中轴线而建，两边的建筑也多是对称的。皇帝的宫殿位于这中轴线的中间，显示着”普天之下，唯我独尊”。这条路是用大理石铺成的。请看，这大理石路比两边的路高出一块儿来。当皇帝将走这段路时，还要在上面铺上地毯之类的东西，这样就高了。所以纵然皇帝身材短小，在这上面一走，也显得高大伟岸!

皇帝是了不起的”爷们儿”，这中间的门也是了不起的”爷门儿”。每当皇帝经过这中间的门时，都要敲响大钟、大鼓伴奏才行。皇帝就这样迈着步子:咚咚---咚咚咚咚---咚---咚真戳威严无比!皇帝打心眼儿里感觉到:看!还是老子伟大!下面，我们大家也假装当回皇帝，体会一下皇帝走路的感觉吧!

(在太和门前)这个建筑叫太和门，是故宫里最大的木制大门。在这个大门的前面，放有一对狮子，这是明代用青铜的。狮子强悍，吼声震天，使百兽惧怕，放在这里，代表着皇帝的威严。那里有个石头做的像邮筒似的东西，那是大臣，诸候求皇帝时，要写申请书放在里边，由皇帝的仆人转达给皇帝:”万岁，此人求见，可以吗?””好。””是，遵命。”就可以有进了。如果皇帝狱:”不行!”那求见的人就会被撵走。和它相对称的那边，还有一个石头做成的东西，它的形状像一个大印，象征着皇帝的权力。也就是说:老子的权力坚如磐石，不管世间有何变动，老子的权力永远不变!

(经过太和门之后)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。皇帝下令:任何人的房子也不能高出老子的房子。所以京城只好建了平房，北京过去曾被称为”平房之都”，下边的广场是太和殿广场，为什么要建这么大的广场呢?如果不建这个广场或是建个小广场，那么，人们就不会感觉到太和殿的雄伟壮观。只有建这么大的广场，站在这里向对面看去:蓝天之下，黄瓦生辉。再加上下面白色的石台，给人以豪华绚烂之感。举行大典的时候，皇帝坐在太和殿正中的御座;文武百官跪伏在广常那时还要往石台上的大鼎里放入绿叶松枝燃烧，弄得烟雾缭绕，太和殿直就像云中楼阁一样，文武百官仰望着云中楼阁呼万岁，坐在御座上的皇帝感觉是多么良好，就可想而知啦。

(在太和殿广场)尽管故宫周围有十米高的城墙和52米宽的护城河，皇帝还是担心有人挖地道钻进故宫暗杀他，吓得睡不好觉，，绞尽脑汁想了个办法，就是把广场用十五层砖横、竖交叉地铺严实了，才终于放下心来。从这件事也可以看出，当时的权力斗争是何等激烈!当然在大典时，文武百官三呼万岁，但皇帝还是怀有戒心:这里面，这家伙，那家伙，说不定哪个家伙想暗杀老子，不注意哪行!这广场的砖层大约有三、四米深。

(在太和殿的石台上)这个由石头做成的东西叫嘉量，嘉量是当时的标准度量衡，表示皇帝公平处事，谁半斤，谁八两，心里自然有数。对面还有一个石头做成的东西，叫作日晷。发音和日记一样，但不是日记，是用来看时间的石头表。皇帝的意思是:重量和时间的基准都在老子这里。

那边有鹤和龟，”千年仙鹤，万年龟”，是长寿的象征。不过，中国和日本不同，是颠倒过来说的，叫作”万年仙鹤，千年龟”。为什么说法不一样呢?大概是过去日本的留学生在中国学了词句之后，乘船归国途中，由于船的颠簸使头脑产生混乱，记颠倒了。还有许多例子，如:日本讲良妻贤母，中国讲贤妻良母;日本讲平和，中国讲和平;日本讲-法政大学，而在中国叫作政法大学。文章的意思完全一样，但只是顺序不同，大概就是乘船颠簸所致。那鹤和龟不单是一种装饰物，也是一种香炉。它们的背都盖着盖儿，每当大典时，就把盖掀起来，放入檀香燃烧，那烟就从它们的嘴里缓缓溢出，就好像它们都在吞云吐雾一样。

请大家从石台上回头看广常我们进了故宫之后还没有看见过树。为什么在这么宽阔的地方连一树都不种呢?……不是为了防止暗杀，而是为了制造气氛。如果种了树，郁郁葱葱一片绿，鸟儿在上面又唱又叫的，就会呈现出生活的气息。如果不种绎，就会产生庄严的气氛。我们来想像一下:过去大臣、诸候要见皇帝时，全都得从天-安-门走着进来，走在宽阔的路上看着高大的建筑，在庄严肃穆的气氛中，大臣、诸候就会越走越感到压力沉重，当走到皇帝面前时，就会自然地双腿打着哆嗦跪下来了。

中国历史上最后一个皇帝---爱新觉罗.溥仪三岁时当上皇帝的，他即位时的御座就在太和殿的正中。现在开始五分钟自由活动，五分钟后在那凉快的地方集合。

Hello, all of you, welcome to the the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Ill give you a brief introduction to the scenic spots here today.

Please follow my footsteps. We are in front of the famous the Imperial Palace Museum. Well, stepped into the gate, a temple - temple we came to the Imperial Palace to the three largest Ting hall, folk known as "jinluandian". It was built in Ming Yongle for eighteen years, in 1420, and in the thirty-four years of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi was rebuilt in 1695. How much is the height of the Taihe temple and how much area is it? Yes, its about 35 meters tall, with an area of 2377 square meters, almost 55 classrooms, and 72 columns supporting all the weight. Its the tallest building in the the Imperial Palace. You see! Which was decorated with beautiful decoration, the middle of a throne, the throne is arranged between 6 Panlong Kim, to highlight the status of the emperor overweening. The Jiulong throne is made of gold from the nanmu Carving Dragon, and it is fine.

Everyone goes right together, and the front comes to the hall of neutralization. The plane and Temple Square, yellow glazed four cuanjian Ding, can be sent! Do you know that? When the emperor is here, marking the play book offering pro.

All of us go along with me, the most prominent in this space is the stone carving of Yunlong. This is the largest stone carving in the the Imperial Palace. The stone length is 16. 57 meters, 3 wide. 07 meters, 1 thick. 7 meters, weighing up to more than 200 tons! You can take a closer look at a look around the stone, engraved with lotus pattern, the lower water Jiang Ya, intermediate carved with nine dragons and foil Cloud State dragon, Yunlong true to life, fine carving.

This is the end of todays explanation, and you can visit it by yourself. I want to remind you: notice that anything can never be touched by hand in order to protect the rare relics. Well gather here in 20 minutes. Bye! I wish you all a good time.

大家好，我叫胡大洋，是你们的导游，今天我们参观北京故宫，旧称紫禁城，于明代永乐十八年(1420xx年)建成，是明、清两代的皇宫，无与伦比的古代建筑杰作，世界上现存最大、最完整的木质结构古代建筑群。

为了使我们的故宫保持干净、整洁，我在这里提以下几点要求：第一不要乱扔垃圾，垃圾应放入指定的垃圾桶里;第二不要在墙上乱涂乱画。

请各位配合遵守!

好了，现在我们正走向午门。

午门中有五洞，其平面为凹形，宏伟壮丽;午门后有五座精巧的汉白玉拱桥，通往太和门，太和门有广阔的大庭院，当中有弧形的内金水河，随河宛转，形似玉带。

故宫里最吸引人的地方：太和殿。

太和殿俗称“金銮殿”，是紫禁城内面积最大的一座。

檐角有10只精美的走兽(龙、凤、狮子、天马、海马、斗牛等)，属中国古代建筑之特例，整个大殿装饰得金碧辉煌，庄严绚丽，皇帝即位、生日、婚礼、元旦等都在这里庆祝。

谢谢各位，祝大家玩得开心!

大家好!我是本次导游，大家一定都知道北京的故宫吧?没错!北京故宫是享誉世界的历史遗产，是明、清两代的皇宫，也是世界现存最大、最完整的古建筑群。被誉为世界五大宫之首。它位于北京市中心，旧称紫禁城。接下来就让我带大家去游览一番吧……

由天安门进入，穿过一片青砖铺地的广场，便到达紫禁城的正门——午门。故宫有4个门，正门名午门，东门名东华门，西门名西华门，北门名神武门。午门俗称五凤楼，穿过午门，有广阔的大庭院，在3万多平方米开阔的庭院中，有五座精巧的汉白玉拱桥通往太和门。到了太和门，就进入了故宫的 “外朝”，故宫的建筑依据其布局与功用分为“外朝”与“内廷”两大部分。外朝以太和、中和、保和三大殿为中心，是皇帝举行朝会的地方，也称为“前朝”。过桥经过太和门便是雄伟的太和殿。这座殿堂有着一段曲折的故事，听说它被天火焚毁过三次，也修好过三次，而且更神奇的是整座宫殿的建造居然没有一颗钉子!内廷以乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫后三宫为中心，两翼为养心殿、东、西六宫，绕过内廷，我们最后来到了御花园，御花园里栽满了奇花异草。一路走来，会闻到一阵阵淡淡的花香。是封建帝王与后妃居住所。

游览故宫，可以从天安门进，也可以由后门——神武门进经太和殿、中和殿、保和殿，穿过乾清门，便进入内廷，内廷分中路、东路和西路三条路线。如果是半日游，这三条路线只能游一条，一般可走中路。走中路可看乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫、嫔妃所住的地方和御花园。一般来说，用半天时间游故宫，比较吃力，想要知识更广，大家就再细细去游赏吧!

“各位先生、女士们，大家好!我姓关名羽潇，是红星闪闪旅行社的一位导游。首先预祝大家旅途愉快!好，此刻大家看我身后的那扇朱红的大门就是故宫的正门了。故宫处在北京市城区中心是明清两代的皇宫，也是当今世界现存规模最大、建筑最雄伟、保存最完整的古代皇家宫殿，好了此刻已经到了停车场，先介绍到这儿请大家下车吧!”

各位请看!这便是故宫的正大门午门。它建成于1420年，它的名字是用来斩头的吗?其实它还有一个作用就是在士兵出征之前，们也就是此刻的‘领导’在这儿诸如鼓舞士气并下达命令之类的……，好!那我们就到故宫里面吧。

各位朋友，在我们眼前的就是闻名中外的三大殿：太和殿、中和殿、保和殿。此时先来看看太和殿，它高有33米，从东至西长有64米，从南至北宽有33米，面积为2377平方米。太和殿是在皇帝上早朝和举行盛大典礼的地方，它的规模为紫禁城内大殿第一，正背上的吻兽的体积也是我国目前最大的。总而言之，处处显示它的“第一”的思想体现。看完了太和殿让我们一齐去中和殿。中和殿是皇帝在大典前等待吉时、稍事休息的地方。下面请朋友们自由参观一下当时的国宴厅保和殿。十分钟后我带领大家游览最后一个景点：交泰殿。

大家休息够了吗?此刻我们就去交泰殿，殿里有康熙皇帝的御笔，在北京只有两幅康熙帝的真迹，另一幅就在大和的家恭王府。请看，眼前这一座四角攒尖的建筑物就是交泰殿，我们走进去看一看吧，您们看到后墙扁额上有“无为”二字了吗?那就是康熙御笔，“无为”的意思并不是没有作为，而是期望后代能够以德治国，施以仁政，以图国家长治久安。

“好了，亲爱的游客朋友们，本次北京故宫之旅就圆满结束了。此时我期望各位若干年之后还能来找我，我必须为大家再次讲解，朋友再见。”我微笑地向游客们告别。

大家好，我是北京旅行社的导游，名叫成思瑶，欢迎来自济南的朋友来到北京参观故宫，我会陪同大家一起游览故宫，大家在参观的过程中有疑问的地方可以问我。

故宫建于公元1406年，南北长961米，东西宽763米，面积约723600平方米，大小院子有90多座，房屋有980多座，共计7078间。故宫的前半部分建筑形象是严肃、庄严、壮丽、雄伟的，以象征皇上的至高无上。后半部分叫内廷，则富有生活气息，建筑多事自成院落，有花园、书斋、馆榭、山石等。

现在我们马上就到乾清宫了。乾清宫是内廷的正殿，高20米，殿的正中央有宝座，内有“正大光明”匾，两头有暖阁。清康熙前此处为皇帝居住和处理政务之处。清雍正后皇帝移居养心殿，但仍在此处批阅奏折、选派官吏和召见下臣。请大家注意，在解散之后，不要随便触摸这些古老的文物，以防破损。

下面我们要去御花园，请大家排好队。

御花园里有高耸的松柏，珍贵的花木、山石和亭阁。御花园原名叫宫后苑，占地11000多平方米，有建筑20余处。以钦安殿为中心，园林建筑采用主次相辅、左右对称的格局，布局紧凑，古典富丽，可以说是保存的古亭中最为华丽的花园了。注意事项：如果大家有垃圾，请及时扔到垃圾箱里，不要丢在故宫里。

谢谢大家今天的参观，再见！

Welcome to Jiuhua Mountain. Im Niu Niu, todays tour guide. Li Bai, anancient poet, once said, "once upon a time, on the Jiujiang River, you could seeJiuhua peak from afar. The river is covered with green water, showing ninehibiscus. " Its a famous poem. Today, Id like to lead you to have a goodexperience of the unique beauty of Jiuhua Mountain

Two days ago, a heavy rain just passed, arousing the clouds and fog ofJiuhua Mountain. So, we can walk up the mountain path through the clouds andfog. You can see the forest of fir and bamboo on both sides of the mountainroad, and the spring is gurgling. From a distance, Tiantai peak is like a silversword standing in the clouds. Looking up at the rooftop, the peak is shrouded inclouds, and the mountain path is winding, like a ribbon falling from theclouds.

We are still halfway up the mountain. It seems that many tourists are verytired. Lets stop and have a rest. If you can take photos, its also verybeautiful. Is there a place where the holy mountain lives? If we have enoughrest, we will continue, because the panoramic inspiration of Jiuhua Mountain ismore beautiful, but if you want to see the panoramic view of Jiuhua Mountain,you must climb the mountain, So in order to make the trip worthwhile, lets gotogether and refuel together.

After a lot of hard work, we finally reached the top of the mountain. Takea deep breath. Do you think the air is very fresh? And you can listen to thepines and springs there and look around. But you can see the boundless sky. Thepeaks of Jiuhua Mountain are like lotus flowers looming in the sea of clouds.Its beautiful to see the distant view and the great river!

Standing there, you still feel like an immortal. Its rare to have suchfresh air. You have to take a few deep breaths. Lets enjoy the beauty of JiuhuaMountain now.

九华山古称陵阳山、九子山，因有九峰形似莲花，唐天宝年间(742∼756)改名九华山。为皖南斜列的三大山系(黄山、九华山、天目山)之一。位于安徽省池州市青阳县境内，西北隔长江与天柱山相望，东南越太平湖与黄山同辉，是安徽“两山一湖 ”(黄山、九华山、太平湖)黄金旅游区的北部主入口、主景区。方圆120 公里，总面积334平方公里，最高峰海拔1342米，中心位置九华街地理坐标为东经 117°，北纬30°。

九华山主体由燕山期花岗岩构成，以峰为主，盆地峡谷，溪涧流泉交织其中。山势嶙峋嵯峨，共有99峰，其中以天台、天柱、十王、莲花、罗汉、独秀、芙蓉等九峰最为雄伟。十王峰最高，海拔1342米。主要风景集中在100平方公里的范围内，有九子泉声、五溪山色、莲峰云海、平冈积雪、天台晓日、舒潭印月、闵园竹海、凤凰古松等。山间古刹林立，香烟缭绕，古木参天，灵秀幽静，素有「莲花佛国」之称。现存寺庙78座，佛像6000余尊。著名的寺庙有甘露寺、化城寺、祇园寺、旃檀林、百岁宫、上禅堂、慧居寺等，收藏文物达千余件。山中还有金钱树、叮当鸟、娃娃鱼等珍稀动植物。

南朝时，以此山奇秀，高出云表，峰峦异状，其数有九，故号九子山。唐天宝年间诗圣李白曾数游九华山，睹此山秀异，九峰如莲花，触景生情，在与友人唱和的《改九子山为九华山联句并序》中曰：“妙有分二气，灵山开九华”，因此“九子山”改为“九华山”。李白吟九华山诗云：“昔在九江(长江)上，遥望九华峰，天河挂绿水，秀出九芙蓉。我欲一挥手，谁人可相从?君为东道主，于此卧云松。”其中“天河挂绿水，秀出九芙蓉”诗句成为描绘九华山秀美景色的千古绝唱。

唐代刘禹锡观山时赞叹：“奇峰一见惊魂魄”，“自是造化一尤物”。“江边一幅王维画，石上千年李白诗”。九华山间，遍布深沟峡谷，垂涧渊潭，流泉飞瀑，气象万千，宛如一幅清新自然的山水画卷。它处处有景，人移景换，清代时概括有“九华十景”。对外开放后，新辟八大景区，百余处新景点。新老景点交相辉映，自然秀色与人文景观相互融合，加之四季分明，时景、日出、晚霞、云海、雾凇、雪霰，佛光等天象奇观，美不胜收，令人赞叹不已，流连忘返。素有“东南第一山”、“江南第一山”之誉。

现在大家请跟我进入进南锣鼓巷南口东面的第一条胡同，是炒豆胡同。炒豆胡同西口不远77号门旁，标有东城区重点文物保护单位的牌子，上写“僧王府”。僧王府是清代僧格林沁的王府。僧格林沁是蒙古科尔沁旗人，1825年袭封科尔沁郡王，1855年晋封亲王。他能征善战，但在历史上却是个毁誉参半的人物。1859年在大沽海战中他督军奋战，大败英法联军。1863年后又受命剿捻，在山东、河南、安徽镇压捻军。1865年5月，率部在山东曹州与捻军激战中阵亡。死后，其子伯彦诺谟诂承袭亲王爵，因而这一带的老住户，还称这所府址为“伯王府”，伯王曾任御前大臣，做过光绪的“谙达”(老师)，教光绪骑射。

原僧王府规模很大，前门在炒豆胡同，后门在板厂胡同，纵跨两个胡同。王府分中、东、西三路，各有四进。其中东路除正院外，还有东院四进，组成一个很大的建筑群。

民国后，府第被亲王的后代逐渐拍卖，被分成了许多院落。现在的炒豆胡同71号至77号(单号)，板厂胡同30号至34号(双号)，都是原王府的范围。

炒豆胡同西口,是僧格林沁家的祠堂，也是一组很大的建筑。祠堂和王府建在一条胡同，在清朝是不多见的。现在这里被改建为“侣松园宾馆”。像这样幽静秀雅、古香古色的四合院宾馆，在北京也是不多见的。

大家顺着南锣鼓巷跟着我再往北走，东边的第三条胡同是东棉花胡同。进口不远路北就是中外闻名的中央戏剧学院。作为我国学习舞台和影视表演的顶级学府，其占地面积真不算大，包括实验剧场，只占东棉花胡同和北兵马司胡同之间西部的一部分。但是，庙不在大，有神则灵。这里培养了我国一代代的话剧与影视明星。陈宝国、陈道明、姜文、巩俐、章子怡……都曾在这里学习生活。

这里原是靳云鹏旧宅。说到这里大家一定好奇靳云鹏是何许人?靳云鹏(1877-1951)，早年毕业于北洋武备学堂，在云南任清军19镇总参议。后受袁世凯信任，任山东都督。1919年后任段祺瑞政府陆军总长、代理国务总理。

靳云鹏买下这里后，拆除了部分四合院，建了几座西式楼房。1921年年底，靳云鹏辞职后，长期在天津居住。上世纪60年代，院里仍有几处旧楼，当时作为办公楼和单身教师宿舍。又过去了40年，旧建筑已全部拆除，靳宅早已无迹可觅。

来自世界的游客，你们好!欢迎来到故宫，我姓王，就叫我王导好了，今天我们一起来参观故宫。

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1420xx年至1420xx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。大家看四面就是宫，而且宫墙四边都建有高大的城门，南为午门也就是故宫正门，北为神武门，东为东华门，西为西华门，这宫墙“门”的角楼都是风格独特，造型绮丽的。现在请跟我一起去故宫最大的宫殿太和殿看看!这时是明、清皇帝召见百官，发号施令，举行庆典的地方。

全殿面阔小间，进深5间，外有廊柱，殿内外共有72根大柱，殿高35米，殿净空高达14米，宽63米，面积为2377平方米，为全国最大的木构大殿。让我们来看看其它的宫殿吧!这是中和殿是为帝王去太和殿途中的演习礼仪之地。保和殿是皇帝请外藩王公和京中文武大臣这处。我们再来看看文华殿，它是明代皇太子读书处。你们看过《还珠格格》这部电视剧吗?它就是在故宫里拍的。

好了，故宫介绍好了，大家可以自由参观，可是我要提醒大家注意保持故宫环境，遵首“六不”规范，不抽烟、不乱扔垃圾等。再见，下次来故宫一定要来找我哦!

天坛公园在北京城的南部，是古代皇帝用来祭祀天神的地方。周末，我和妈妈坐着地铁来到了天坛公园。公园里面有可以租用的电子导游，妈妈给我租了一个戴在身上，所以下面我讲的知识好多是听电子导游讲的!

我们首先到的是“圜丘”。圜丘坛上面是圆形的，下面的院子是正方形的，这表示“天圆地方”。圜丘坛一共有三层，每一层都相隔九个台阶，最上面一层铺着光滑的大理石地砖，地砖有九圈套在一起，每一圈铺的地砖都是九的倍数，我和妈妈沿着最外圈的地砖走着数了一遍，正好是八十一块地砖。

然后我们就来到了神奇的“回音壁”。回音壁整个是一个圆形的院子，中间有个宫殿，它神奇的地方在于你从院子的一边发出声音，就会听到三声回声，还可以从院子的另一边发出相应的声音，这都可以当作古代的电话用了，呵呵!

最后我们来到了宏伟壮丽的“祈年殿”。祈年殿就是古代皇帝祭祀天神的地方，每年春天皇帝都会在这儿祈求老天给老百姓一个风调雨顺的天气，然老百姓能够吃饱穿暖。祈年殿里面有两只飞翔的蝙蝠，妈妈说蝙蝠在古代代表着“福气”，所以它们在这儿可以快乐的成长，因为它们是“神兽”啊!

逛完天坛公园，我心里想：“我以后长大了也要建一个像天坛一样壮观的地方!”

大家好!我是邱林，我很荣幸担任北京天坛的导游，有不懂的可以随时来找我帮忙，现在我们继续沿着中轴线行走，面前的建筑叫做天库，而它的正殿就是皇穹宇。皇穹宇建于明嘉靖九年，起初叫做泰神殿，到了十七年，改名为现在的皇穹宇，它的作用就是在平日存放圜丘坛祭祀主神的地方，所以这里也叫圜丘坛寝宫。殿内正面的圆形石台上安放的就是皇天上帝的神牌，而前边两侧的四个方形石台上安放的则是八位祖先神主，还有东西配殿用来存放从祀神位。而皇穹宇三个字也分别代表了至高无上，天，宇宙的意思，更加显示出它的神圣和至尊。

它是一座建筑艺术价值非常高的殿宇，总体呈圆形，下边是高2。85米的圆形须弥座，为青白石筑成，有东南西三个方向的出陛，也就是台阶，而在南向出陛还有二龙戏珠的丹陛石。上边是蓝色筒瓦单檐攒尖鎏金宝顶。而在殿内还有八根檐柱和八根金柱，大殿上架没有横梁承托，全都是靠各类斗拱层层上叠来支撑，步步收缩，从而形成了精美的穹隆圆顶。这里边还运用了物理学中的杠杆原理。这组建筑不仅十分精美，而且还有回音壁和三音石，这和刚才我们说的天心石合称天坛三大声学现象。回音壁就是皇穹宇的外墙，围墙建造的磨砖对缝，十分的平滑，是很好的声音载体。

位游客：

大家好!我叫张卓文，是此程游客的导游。我将带领大家浏览颐和园，希望大家旅游愉快。

颐和园位于北京，是一个美丽的大公园。进了颐和园的大门，绕过大殿，就来到了有名的长廊。绿漆的柱子，红漆的栏杆，一眼望不到头。这条长廊有七百多米长，分成273间。每一间的横槛上都有五彩的画，画着人物、花草、风景，几千幅画没有哪两幅是相同的。

走完长廊，就来到了万寿山脚下。抬头一看，一座八角宝塔形的三层建筑耸立在半山腰，那就是佛香阁。登上万寿山，站在佛香阁的前面向下望，颐和园的景色大半收在眼底，葱郁的树丛，掩映着黄的绿的琉璃瓦屋顶和朱红的宫墙。正前面，昆明湖静得像一面镜子，绿得像一块碧玉。向东远眺，隐隐约约可以望见几座古老的城楼和城里的白塔。

从万寿山下来，就是昆明湖。昆明湖围着长长的堤岸，堤上有好几座式样不同的石桥。游人走过长长的石桥，就可以去小岛上玩。这座石桥有十七个桥洞，叫十七孔桥;桥栏杆上有上百根石柱，柱子上都雕刻着小狮子。这么多的狮子，姿态不一，没有哪两只是相同的。

快乐的时光总是短暂的，今天就浏览到这里。谢谢大家对我工作的支持，欢迎再来颐和园，再见!

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 !

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。

在天安门城楼前面的这一条河，被称为金水河。那这里为什么被称为金水河呢?因为这条河是从北京的西北方向被引过来的，而在阴阳五行中，西属金，北属水，所以这条河命名为金水河，而河上的7座汉白玉桥，就是金水桥。其中最旁边的这两座桥叫做公生桥，分别对应着太庙和社稷坛，也就是现在的劳动人民文化宫和中山公园。而中间的这座是御路桥，是皇帝皇后专用的，它旁边的两座是皇族桥，供宗室王公行走，在旁边的两座是品级桥，只有三品以上的官员才可以通过。

在金水桥前面，左右各有一个石狮子。左边的是雄师，右边的是雌狮。我们是如何分出雌雄的呢?因为雄师脚踩的是绣球，而雌狮则是幼狮。现在为了保护文物，这对狮子已经被围栏保护起来了。在天安门前后各有一对华表，其实华表的原名叫做诽木，是皇帝为了表示自己能够采纳意见和接受意见而设立的，逐渐演变成了今天的华表。它的顶端的异兽叫做吼，北华表上的叫做望君出，意思是为了让皇帝出宫体察民情，而南端的 则叫望君归，意思是皇帝不要留恋宫外的花花世界，应该及时回宫处理政务。

现在请大家向后转，在我们身后，就是天安门广场。在明清时候，这里是成T字型的，中间是南北走向的御路，在御路两侧，建有千步廊，两边都有廊房110间，到了长安街南侧，在随着红墙向东西两侧延伸，有廊房34间，所以千步廊共有228间廊房。而在御路的最南端明代时是大明门，清朝则改为大清门;东西两侧的门分别是长安左门和长安右门，也分别称为龙门和虎门，因为在科考之后，黄榜在长安左门公布，考中的进士要从这里进入皇城，所以称之为龙门，而虎门的来由则是每年霜降以后，朝廷都要对犯人进行审查，而审定的犯人则被带出长安右门，等于落入虎口，所以称为虎门。而订立这些，都是与五行有关。

在我国古代，有文东武西之说，所以在千步廊东西两侧就是五府六部的所在地。在广场东侧，现在的历史博物馆一带，基本上都是中央文职机关，而西侧，也就是人民大会堂一带，则是五军都督府和特务锦衣卫。为了方便这些官员进入皇城，所以就在龙门虎门外各建了一道南北走向的大门，东公生门和西公生门。

潭柘寺距今已有1700多年历史，是北京最古老的古寺。+寺院坐北朝南，背倚宝珠峰，周围有九座高大的山峰呈马蹄形环护，宛如在九条巨龙的拥立之下。高大的山峰挡住了从西北方袭来的寒流，因此这里气候温暖、湿润，寺内古树参天，佛塔林立，殿宇巍峨整座寺院建筑依地势而巧妙布局，错落有致，更有翠竹名花点缀期间，环境极为优美。

潭柘寺规模宏大，寺内占地2.5公顷，寺外占地11.2公顷，再加上周围由潭柘寺所管辖的森林和山场，总面积达121公顷以上。殿堂随山势高低而建，错落有致。北京城的故宫有房9999间半，潭柘寺在鼎盛时期的清代有房999间半，俨然故宫的缩影，据说明朝初期修建紫禁城时，就是仿照潭柘寺而建成的。现潭柘寺共有房舍943间，其中古建殿堂638间，建筑保持着明清时期的风貌，是北京郊区最大的一处寺庙古建筑群。

整个建筑群充分体现了中国古建筑的美学原则，以一条中轴线纵贯当中，左右两侧基本对称，使整个建筑群显得规矩、严整、主次分明、层次清晰。其建筑形式有殿、堂、阁、斋、轩、亭、楼、坛等，多种多样。寺外有上下塔院、东西观音洞、安乐延寿堂、龙潭等众多的建筑和景点，宛如众星捧月，散布其间，组成了一个方圆数里、景点众多，样式多样，情趣各异的旅游名胜景区。潭柘寺不但人文景观丰富，而且自然景观也十分优美，春夏秋冬各有美景，晨午晚夜情趣各异，早在清代，“潭柘十景”就已经名扬京华。

如今的潭柘寺，殿宇巍峨、庭院清幽，殿、堂、坛、室各具特色，楼、阁、亭、斋景色超凡，古树名木、鲜花翠竹遍布寺中，假山叠翠、曲水流觞相映成趣，红墙碧瓦、飞檐翘角掩映在青松翠柏之中，殿堂整齐、庄严宏伟。已故中国佛教协会会长赵朴初先生曾写联赞曰：“气摄太行半，地辟幽州先。”

潭柘寺不仅以古迹众多、风景优美吸引着四海宾朋、八方游客，而且近几年还修建了现代化的旅游服务设施，实行交通、住宿、餐饮、游览、娱乐、购物的一条龙服务，使景区成为享誉中外的旅游胜地。1997年，经北京市政府批准，僧团进驻，潭柘寺恢复了宗教活动。