-1History2Architecture3Collections4Landmarks5Protection6Impact目录CONTENTS
全英文介绍中国故宫TheForbiddenCity,alsoknownasthePalaceMuseum,islocatedinthecenterofBeijing,China.Itisthelargestandbest-preservedancientwoodenarchitecturalcomplexintheworld.Itwaslistedasoneofthefirstbatchofkeynationalculturalrelicsprotectionunitsin1961andwaslistedasanationalkeytouristattractionin1987
HistoryPART.1
HistoryTheForbiddenCitywasbuiltontheordersofEmperorYongleoftheMingDynastyandwascompletedin1420.Ithasahistoryofmorethan600years.ItwasthecapitaloftheMingandQingdynastiesformorethan500years.ItisasymbolofChinesefeudalsocietyandrepresentsthehighestlevelofChineseancientbuildingtechnologyatthattime
ArchitecturePART.2
Architecture7TheForbiddenCityhasanareaof720,000squaremeters.Ithasmorethan9,900buildings.ThebuildingsinthePalaceMuseumaremainlywood,stone,brick,tileandothermaterials.Theshapeandcolorofthebuildingsareveryexquisite,withahighartisticvalue.ThelayoutofthePalaceMuseumisstrictandorderly,withacleardivisionoffunctions.Themainbuildingsaresymmetricallyarrangedalongthecentralaxis,whichisafeatureofChinesetraditional宫殿建筑风格
CollectionsPART.3
CollectionsThecollectionsofthePalaceMuseumincludemorethan1millionobjects,includingpaintings,calligraphy,ceramics,jade,bronzeandotherobjects.ThesecollectionsaremainlydisplayedinthePalaceMuseums100-plusexhibitionhalls.ThePalaceMuseumhasmanynationalfirst-classmuseumsandcollectionswithuniquefeatures.Amongthem,thecollectionofjadeinthePalaceMuseumisoneofthelargestintheworldthecollectionofimperialsealsinthePalaceMuseumisoneofthebestinChina
CollectionsandthecollectionofancientChinesepaintingandcalligraphyinthePalaceMuseumisoneofthemostrepresentativeinChina