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The Forbidden City

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The Forbidden City

This advanced reading article is about The Forbidden City (故宫) in Beijing.

If you go, try to schedule a time when it is NOT a Chinese holiday: this way it will be less crowded.

故宫Gù gōng

北京Běi jīng故宫Gù gōng是shì中国Zhōng guó明清Míng Qīng两liǎng代dài的de皇家huáng jiā宫Gōng殿diǎn,旧称jìu chēng为wéi紫禁城Zǐ jìn chéng,是shì中国Zhōng guó古代gǔ dài宫廷gōng tíng建jiàn筑zhǔ的de精华jīng huá。

北京Běi jīng故宫Gù gōng以yǐ三Sān大dà殿diǎn为wéi中心zhōng xīn,占地zhàn dì面miàn积ji72万mò平方米píng fāng mǐ,建jiàn筑zhǔ面miàn积ji约yāo15万mò平方米píng fāng mǐ,有yǒu大小dà xiǎo宫Gōng殿diǎn七十qī shí多duō座zuò,房屋fáng wū九jǐu千qiān余Yú间jiān。

是shì世界shì jiè上shǎng现存xiàn cún规guī模mō最zuì大dà、保báo存cún最为zuì wéi完wán整zhěng的de木Mù质zhǐ结jiē构gǒu古建gǔ jiàn筑zhǔ之一zhī yī。

故宫Gù gōng博物院bó wù yuàn是shì一yī座zuò特殊tè shū的de博物馆bó wù guǎn,成立chéng lì于Yú1925年Nián,建立jiàn lì在zài紫禁城Zǐ jìn chéng的de基jī础chǔ上shǎng。

近几年jìn jǐ nián,在zài人rén们men头tóu脑nǎo中Zhōng陈chēn旧jìu甚至shèn zhì略微lu:e4 wēi显得xiǎn de古板gǔ bǎn的de故宫Gù gōng开始kāi shǐ活huó跃yuě起qǐ来lái。

一yī部bù《我wǒ在zài故宫Gù gōng修xiu文物wén wù》让ràng普pú通人tōng rén了解liǎo jiě到dào故宫Gù gōng背běi后Hòu的de工匠gōng jiàng精神jīng shén,《 国家guó jiā宝藏bǎo zàng》恢hui弘hóng的de气势qì shì与yú现代Xiàn dài科技kē jì结jiē合gě,让ràng人rén们men见jiàn识shí到dào大国dà guó风fēng范fǎn。

故宫Gù gōng文Wén创chuǎng,依yi托tuo悠you久jǐu的de故宫Gù gōng历lì史Shǐ,发fā掘juē新Xīn的de产品chǎn pǐn形xíng态tài,将jiāng古老gǔ lǎo与yú现代Xiàn dài结jiē合gě,将jiāng历lì史Shǐ与yú商Shāng业Yè叠diē加Jiā。

故宫Gù gōng口红kǒu hóng,故宫Gù gōng项Xiàng链liǎn,故宫Gù gōng台历tái lì等等děng děng,被bèi人rén们men广为guǎng wéi使shǐ用yòng。

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