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第一篇：少林寺英语导游词
Fellow guests, we now must visit the tour the place are Chinese zen place of origin ----- Shaolin Temple. The Shaolin Temple beginning constructs at Northern Wei Dynasty too and 19 years (the A.D. 495 years) settle the Indian Buddhist priest postscript by Yuan Hongwei to depend on Shan Biji to found, because it is located Yu Shaoshi in the mountain jungle, therefore "Shaolin Temple". The Northern Wei Dynasty filial piety prosperous three years (the A.D. 527 years) Buddha's 28th generation of bodhi reaches touches the lasted three years to arrive Shaolin Temple, the biography zen, affects enormously. Therefore, Shaolin Temple is called by world Buddhism as "the imperial sacrifices courtyard", and in this foundation rapid development, after specially Tang tenth day three sticks monks rescued Li Shimin to obtain the Tang dynasty highly to take, to win "world first checked" the fine reputation.
The present Shaolin Temple not only because its ancient god dense Buddhism article alias raises the world, but is more renowned at home and abroad because of its exquisite few forests time, "the Chinese time crown world, the world Wugong leaves the few forests". Here is the few forests martial arts place of origin, the few forests martial arts also are the universally acknowledged Chinese martial arts orthodox school school.
Shaolin Temple scenic area or one of our country famous tourist attractions. In 2000, the Shaolin Temple scenic area first batch is recognized by the national travel agency for our country at present the highest-level ----4A level traveling area.
The Shaolin Temple scenic area often is hospitalized including Shaolin Temple, Tallin, at the beginning of the ancestor hut, two ancestors huts, reaches touches the hole, ten sides , the martial arts hall and so on the main scenic site.
Now we first saw is Shaolin Temple often is hospitalized.
Shaolin Temple often is hospitalized is Shaolin Temple's core, is manages the buddhist priest and the deacon monk carries on the Buddhist ceremony activity the place, the total area more than 30,000 square meters, is seven enters the construction. Now we first saw is:
Entrance: The entrance is Shaolin Temple's front door, this is the Qing Dynasty constructs, in 1975 overhauled, on "Shaolin Temple" three characters were clear Emperor Kanghsi kiss the book, on had "treasure of the Kanghsi imperial brush" the side to print.
The entrance palace stair next two sides stone lion is the Ming Dynasty engraves vertically, namely has demonstrated the Buddhism style, also is symbolizing the town evil and is propitious, outside the entrance two sides also have the the Ming Dynasty construction thing each.
Everybody looked that, in the entrance palace niche for a statue of Buddha consecrates is the big stomach Maitreya religion Buddha name welcomes guests Buddha, his benign countenance, smiles welcomes your arrival. We are called Maitreya religion Buddha "the solemn grave entrance happy to look the glory illuminates, laughs welcomes the coming person to pray for heavenly blessing extremely happy is infinite".
Behind the entrance palace niche for a statue of Buddha consecrates is the Bodhisattva, the person protects buddhist law Jin'gang, it grasps the Jin'gang valuable pestle, protects temple Buddha, the law, the monk three treasures security.
We looked the entrance road two sides have many stele carvings, the personal Shaolin Temple stele forest, since these all have been the Tang Song's famous primitive stele carvings. Stele forest is the kind cloud hall former site, presently for the Shaolin Temple tablet porch, it not only is recording the temple prosperity and decline condition, moreover in history, carving, artistic aspect, also has the very high research value, the Shaolin Temple stele forest and the tablet porch total has stele carving 108.
Stele forest west side is the hammer spectrum hall, here winding corridor week 42, it used the clay sculpture and the woodcarving and so on vividly had demonstrated the Shaolin Temple martial arts origin, the development, exercised martial arts, the essence repertoire, the national defense function, the monk soldier fights content and so on mark, martial arts activity, altogether Chen unfolded 14 groups of 216 hammers spectra picture. Has meditates, runs after circles Buddha, eight sections of brocades, the small red fist, the scarlet fist, passes the arm fist, Luo Hanquan, the illustrious positive fist, practices the basic skills, 13 sticks monk rescues Qin Wang, the hill buddhist priest holds commander-in-chief to go to battle, the month spatial master even Japanese pirate as well as the vulgar family disciple practices the fist to practice martial arts and so on. The slang stated that, In the hammer spectrum hall five minutes, come out a body few forests merit, everybody may practice the few forests merit according to these cast postures.
The Son of Heaven palace we now saw was second enters constructs the Son of Heaven palace, the Son of Heaven palace original construction three is burned down in 1928. This was in 1982 repairs, outside palace gate two big Jin'gang, the biography will be "humph", "Kazak" two, the responsibility protects the Buddhist doctrine. The main hall inside models is four great heavenly gods, also called four big Jin'gang, their responsibility inspects the all living things good and evil behavior, helps the distressed, falls the lucky world. The people according to the four great heavenly gods the combination characteristic, the implication "the good crop weather".
is entire temple central construction, is the Buddhist priest carries on the Buddhist ceremony activity the important place, this palace and the Son of Heaven palace three are equally burned down in 1928 by the warlord. This was in 1985 reconstructs. This palace is the surface extravagant five double-eaved roofs rests Shan Shi to construct. In the palace center consecrates is present world Buddha ---- Buddha Tathagata buddha, left for passes Buddha ---- East only colored glaze world pharmacist Buddha, right for future Buddha ----- west extremely happy world Amida Buddha, the palace west gable will hang models is , after the screen wall the wall will hang models is the view world sound. Shaolin Temple to here about respectively models with other temple different occupying has reaches touches the founder and is been called the Shaolin Temple stick technique founder to tighten that Luo king. Moreover, has under two big columns among this palace also to have the unicorn statue, had indicated zen Buddhism is China's -like Buddhism which completely sinicizes.
the first two sides construction for the clock, the drum two buildings, southeast is a bell tower, southwest is a drumtower, the original construction destroyed in 1928 warfare, in 1994 carried on has repaired, they were the temple fixed construction. We often said are the temple monk daily life and carry on the Buddhist ceremony activity one kind of signal.
In front of the bell tower this stele carving is "Emperor the Lofty Mountain Shaolin Temple Tablet" is named "Li Shimin Tablet", it engraves stands founds a nation for 16 years to Emperor Xuanzong in Tanh dynasty (the A.D. 728 years). Directly is person and so on Li Shimin Shaolin Temple seat of honor temple host teaches the article, commended the Shaolin Temple monk to help Tang to still Wang Shichong's meritorious military service, was right the fifth line to have the Li Shimin own handwriting to initial "the world people" two characters, the stele carving "too Emperor Zong Wen the imperial book" seven large brush-written Chinese characters is Emperor Xuanzong in Tanh dynasty Li Longji the imperial book. Back engraves is Li Shimin "Bestows Shaolin Temple Bai Guzhuang the Imperial Book ", recorded 13 sticks monks to rescue Qin Wang's story, also was the historical basis which the movie "Shaolin Temple" photographed.
"Li Shimin Tablet" the north is "a Hill Zen master Line of Solid Tablet", has recorded Shaolin Temple Cao Dongzong the 24th generation of biography law Zen master's experience and inspires the few forests zen again the merit. Its back is " All sorts of people Tablet", above the quarter has Buddha, the road, the meek Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism picture, this tablet had reflected Mt. Songshan is Buddha, the road, the meek Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism gathers together the place, has manifested the Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism confluence important thought. Again we saw toward the north was the clear Qian Long 15 years (in 1750) vertically engraves "Qian Long Imperial Tablet". The inscribed text is a poem with five characters per line: Tomorrow will gaze the mountain, tonight will sleep the few forests, the heart according to six imperial sacrifices static, the temple will be deep according to Wanshan, sets up the ancient customs to keep the sound, the earth deities evening does cloudyly, will be supposed to teach half crag rain, will send my night of window to recite.
the palace tightens that Luo palace, reconstructed in 1982, in modelled tightens that Luo Wang is the Shaolin Temple unique protection god. Here had demonstrated tightens that Luo Wang , the Dharmakaya, should the body three kind of different images.
West the side and tightens that Luo palace relatively is six . Was in 1982 reconstructs, in the palace directly consecrated is the situation to the Bodhisattva, the Manjusri Bodhisattva, the goddess of mercy, the Pu virtuous Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva, two sides consecrated are at the beginning of the zen the ancestor reach touch, two ancestors brightly may, three ancestors monks Can, four ancestors say the letter, five ancestors greatly endured, six ancestors are bright energy, the personal six ancestors did obeisance the Goddess of Mercy. West six west wall is the large-scale painted sculpture "reaches touches only treads on turns over to the chart".
The Buddhist scriptures Chinese style pavilion also named the court of law, the Ming Dynasty constructs, destroys in 1928, in 1994 reconstructed, it was the temple monk Buddhist scriptures view place. In the white marble which presents as a gift in 1996 likes for a Shaolin Temple's Burmese country disciple. Has a big iron saucepan under the Buddhist scriptures Chinese style pavilion platform, is the the Ming Dynasty ten thousand all previous years casting, it is said the Shaolin Temple buddhist priest uses for the small pot at that time which the stir-fried dish uses, was allowed to imagine from this pot to the Shaolin Temple duplicate then prosperity and prosperous.
The Buddhist scriptures Chinese style pavilion east and west wings respectively are east the meditation room, west the reception room, east the meditation room is a place which meditates for the Buddhist priest, west the reception room presently for receives the guest the place.
The side is Shaolin Temple abbot/abbess the monk (also is abbot) the daily life, the life, director's place. The Qian Long 15 years on September 29, Qian Long travels for pleasure when Mt. Songshan once in this lodgings. Side entrance Zhong Weiyuan a generation of casting, this clock only can in encounter in the emergency case only then to strike it, plays reports to the police the role.
Reaches touches the pavilion name to set up the snow pavilion. In the palace center consecrates is the copper nature reaches touches , two sides respectively are two ancestors are bright may, three ancestors monks Can, four ancestors say the letter, five ancestors greatly endure. In the palace is hanging "the snow India heart bead" four characters is Emperor Qian Long the imperial topic. Said reaches touches the pavilion also to have a moving story. According to the Buddhism classics records: After reaches touches arrives Shaolin Temple, some Chinese eminent monk god light also follows to come, modestly to reaches touches seeks for advice, reaches touches the rejection, the god light certainly is not discouraged. Reaches touches to the pit hole faces the wall to meditate, the god light stands after that, reaches touches the temple to attend to the Buddhist ceremony, the god light also with returns to the temple, the god light to reaches touches the intensive care, always is together. To Zen master's every action and every movement, the heart pleased takes orally, like this day after day, year after year. A.D. a 536 years winter night, reaches touches in reached touches the pavilion to meditate sits in meditation, the god light stands as before outside the pavilion, by now under the space got up the heavy snow, the heavy snow submerged the god light double knee, the god light still, as soon as moved also motionless, after second days early reached higher authorities to touch decide, saw the god light to stand in the snowy area, asked him: "What do you stand in the snowy area do?" The god light replied: "Asks skilled worker really to teach method." Reaches touches said that, "Wants me to pass on the law to you, only if the day is prosperous ."
God photolysis Italy, extracts abstains the knife, has struck off from already the left arm, the blood seven red white snows, have reached immediately touch the heart movement, then has bequeathed the god light the clothes earthen bowl Buddhist musical istrument, the achievement passing on method certificate, and names for it is "is bright may". We now said "clothes earthen bowl true line" the idiom story is the source to this. "Breaks the arm asks the law" the story also continuously for the imperial sacrifices to be on everybody's lips. At the same time, for commemorates two ancestors to be bright may set up the snow to break the arm to obtain the Buddhist doctrine, the people called "reaches touches the pavilion" is "sets up the snow pavilion".
Reaches touches pavilion is the Manjusri palace, in the palace consecrates is the Manjusri Bodhisattva, gets down everybody to follow me to visit the Shaolin Temple highest main hall, certainly also is the most precious palace.
Thousand Buddhist temple hall thousand Buddhist temple hall is Ming Dynasty construction, is the Shaolin Temple courtyard last the construction, the other name adjoins the Lu Chinese style pavilion, the palace high 20 meters, the area 300 square meters, is in the temple most Buddhist temple hall, in the palace center consecrates is adjoins the Lu Buddha (namely Buddha Buddha's Dharmakaya) on to be hanging "law India high to raise" the inscribed horizontal tablet is clear Emperor Qian Long the imperial book, the palace , northwest, on three walls is 500 Luo Han Dynasty which the Ming Dynasty draws up adjoins the Lu large-scale color painting, stems from the Ming Dynasty not to have hand of picture Italy famous painter to be fine, the design boldly has the very high artistic research value. We looked toward the place on that, in the palace in the brick shop bottom surface has 4 rows of 48 stations piles pit, they are the foot pit ruins which all previous years Shaolin Temple monk practices boxing , we may become fewer the forest time from these foot pits .
Thousand Buddhist temple hall east side is the Goddess of Mercy palace other name hammer spectrum palace, in the palace consecrates Guanyin, namely goddess of mercy. In the palace on the wall is clear center later period plan Shaolin Temple
West thousand Buddhist temple hall is the repositry for buddhist scriptures, among the palace consecrates is Ksitigarbha, stands in the Ksitigarbha south side is the reply elder, north the side is a bright buddhist priest, in the palace the north and south both sides wall plan is "ten palaces Mr. Yan", west side the wall plan is "24 filial piety charts".
Fellow friends, ask everybody to return according to the old route, our below visits is the country key cultural relic preservation organ ---- Shaolin Temple Tallin.
The Shaolin Temple Tallin is all previous dynasties Shaolin Temple eminent monk's tomb, the total area 14,000 square meters, in 1996 the State Council announced for the national level key cultural relic preservation organ. Tallin extant Tang, Song, the gold, Yuan, are bright, clear each generation of bricks and stones grave tower 240, Tang tower 2, the Song tower 2, the Chinta 10, the Yuan tower 46, bright tower 148, other the tower which are unclear for the clear tower and Song Dynasty. The Shaolin Temple Tallin is in our country extant ancient tower group the scale biggest, the quantity most ancient towers group, here tower high generally below 15 meters, is different from a level to seven levels, Ming Ta height, the size, the level, the construction are according to the buddhist priest before death in Buddhism's status, the Buddhist studies attainments, the quantity, the prestigious height, the economical condition and the historical condition decides.
The Shaolin Temple tower Lin Zhongdi famous tower includes: Tang Zhenyuan seven years (A.D. 791 years) the law played the Zen master tower, the Song three years (in 1121) ordinary tower, Jin Zhenglong two years (in 1157) west Tang tower, bright Wanli eight years (in 1580) confident pinnacle, clear Kanghsi five years (in 1666) the other shore tower, after a Yuan generation () the chrysanthemum hut elder tower which (in 1339) built to a Yuan five year and so on. Tallin was studies our country the ancient architecture history, the carving, the calligraphy, the artistic history and the religious culture precious buried treasure.
Under we continue to at the beginning of ancestor hut visit.
Now for everybody simply introduced at the beginning of ancestor hut, initially the ancestor hut is located Shaolin Temple five under, in on the Shaolin Temple temple behind hillside, is the descendant disciple which reaches touches reaches for the commemoration touches faces the wall to construct. Area 7,760 square meters, at the beginning of ancestor hut main hall for Song Dynasty model wood construction construction, now for national level key cultural relic preservation organ. Now we go to two ancestors huts visit while the place rope way.
Two ancestors huts are located in the Shaolin Temple earthen bowl jade peak, it is the Shaolin Temple highest construction, is two ancestors is bright may construct, because its and at the beginning of ancestor hut north and south south isologue therefore calls the hut. After the fable two ancestors were bright may set up the snow cliff once to convalesce in this.
Reaches touches the hole to be located Shaolin Temple northwest five on, the pit hole deep approximately 7 meters, the height 3 meters, the width 3.5 meters, from the A.D. 527 years to 536 years, reach touch face the wall for nine years in this, finally becomes the fruits of virtue, the biography zen, becomes in the Buddhism history the great pioneering work. Here has ten sides which the Ming Dynasty constructs, both sides the hole on the precipice has many place carved stone which all previous dynasties celebrity stays behind.
Receives us to visit the Shaolin Temple opposite ten sides .
The Shaolin Temple opposite few brooks river Nanan is the cubic meter of stone , constructed in seven years (in 1512), clear along governed for ten years to repair, was the temple courier's lodge, is a place which the good foot Buddhist priest stayed, in 1958 collapsed, in 1993 repaired. The newly built ten sides and past were different, was group of new Buddhism imperial sacrifices scenery ----- 500 Luo Hantang.
Ten Fang Naizheng about four corners ten positions.
Four: East constructs has, west, south, north four Shan Yanxie the mountain type palace.
Four corners: Constructs has the spring, the summer, the fall, the winter four each characteristic scenery circle.
Ten sides designs exquisite, plain is elegant, it is one of Shaolin Temple main scenic sites.
Good, fellow tourists, Shaolin Temple's visit must finish, welcome everybody to have the opportunity to arrive Shaolin Temple to visit the traveling again, studied the fist , thanks.
第二篇：
尊敬的各位游客，我们现在游览的是北京的故宫。故宫是明清两朝皇帝的宫殿。是我国列入《世界遗产名录》的景点之一。
大家看这边，这就是我们的目的地了——故宫。请大家下车参观吧!瞧，故宫多么宏伟壮观阿!它是由23万民工和军工，经过了14年的时间才建成的这规模宏大的宫殿。它是东方最早的宫殿，有9999间屋子。是世界上最大的宫殿群。
宫殿所在地区称皇城。东西宽2500米。南北长2700米，皇城由高大坚固的城砖砌成的，四面都有门：东——东华门;西——西安门;南——天安门;北——地安门。皇城内包含了宫苑(北海、中海、南海)。太庙、社稷坛以及皇家所建寺观等建筑。非常壮观。
宫城世称紫禁城。在皇城里，南北长约960,米，东西约760米，矩形平面。宫城四周是用砖头砌的城墙，死角还有美丽的角楼，城墙也是四面开门的。东——东华门;西——西华门;北——神武门;南——午门。午门建在高俊雄伟的城座上，下面是午门了，气象威猛森严，是颁诏的地方。
紫禁城里，大致分内延和外朝两个区。外朝是皇帝处理国事的地方，有太和殿、中和殿、保和殿。三个大殿。每个都筑在洁白的白玉台基上，可想而知，有多么珍贵呀!
整个宫城最北一区是皇家花园——颐花园。园中有钦安殿。这里有苍松翠柏，名花异草，怪石伏立，泉水喷珠，是故宫中最亲切自然之处。故宫的美景多得很!我说也说不尽，还是请大家自己细细游览吧!
第三篇：英文开场白导游词
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to Hubei. My name is**, I am from hubei hailian travel service. I will be your local guide during your stay in Hubei. This is our driver, Mr Wang. His bus number is FH123**.On behalf of my travel agency, we hope you have a nice journey here. If you have any special interest, please tell your tour leader, and he will let us know. （What do you need to be put to me, I will solve all.Today, we began to Golden Summit Mountain trip, right?）My job is to smooth your way, care for your welfare, try my best to answer your question, and be your guide and interpreter. I will try to do my level best to “warm the cockles of your heart”。 We highly appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
第四篇：少林寺英语导游词
Ok, ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please? Well, I see, everyone of you is in pretty good shape today, right? I guess maybe you had sweet dreams last night. And now, let me tell you a good news, that is today we are going to visit a famous tourist attraction which you have been expecting for a long time. That is The Shao-lin Monastery.
First let me give you some general ideas. The shaolin monastery was first completed in 495, during the reign of Northern Wei Dynasty. In 527, Bodhidharma, the disciple of Sakyamuni of the 28th generation came here to practice Zen creed. As it was concealed in the thick woods of the shaoshi hill, it was given the name Shaolin Monastery meaning “temple in the woods of Shaoshi Hill”. As you know, the shaolin monastery is widely known not only for its ancient and mysterious Buddhist culture, but also for its martial arts, that is Kungfu in Chinese, which enjoys a tradition of some 2000 years. So that’s the saying “Chinese Kungfu taking the first place under the heaven” and “the best kungfu originating from shaolin monastery.” In the year 2000, the temple sightseeing zone was designated to be one of the 少林寺英语导游词-grade tourist attraction of China by the National Tourism Administration
Please take your valuable things along with you and get ready to get off the bus.
Well, here we are! Now we’re standing in front of the Front Gate Hall. Please look up at the plaque hanging above the lintel, and you’ll find the plaque bears three Chinese characters, Shaolin Si, the name of the tempel. This is said to be handwritten by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. This work is very precious because the emperor seldom wrote.
Ok please follow me. Just now, we have visited the Front Gate Hall, steles, ginkgos, and the Hall of the Heavenly Kings, and now, we are just in the principal hall in the temple, the Hall of Mahavira. This hall is enshrined with three main Buddhas in the central part. They are Sakyamuni Buddha sitting in the middle and Pharmacist Buddha of the Eastern Glazed World and Amitabha Buddha from the Western Paradise sitting on both sides. Along the gable walls, sit 18 Buddhist Arhats, who were enlightened Buddhist monks. On both sides in front of the Hall of Mahavira, stand the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower symmetrically. They were rebuilt in 1994 used to report hours for the temple. Normally the bell is used in the morning, while the drum, in the afternoon, hence the saying “morning bell and afternoon drum”. In front of the Bell Tower is the stele called “the Stele of Li Shimin” telling the story about how the monks from the Shaolin Monastery rescued Prince Li Shimin from being pursued and attacked by Wang Shichong during the late Sui Dynasty. Li Shimin, who later became the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wrote the inscriptions on the stele personally,and left with a signature of Shi min on the stele.
Ok please come with me, we are going to the next hall. So now, the pavilion in front of us, not like the Zangjing ge and the Abbot’s rooms we visited just now, enjoys a moving story. It’s named Dharma’s Pavilion or Lixue Pavilion, that is “Standing in the snow” in English. It says: After Boddhi Dharma came to China, many Chinese Buddhist believers wanted to be his followers, and Shengguang was the most prominent of all of them. He always followed him whenever and wherever he went and served Dharma whole-heartedly. But Dharma didn’t agree to accept Shengguang as a disciple. Shengguang didn’t loose heart and became even more steadfast. On a snowy night, he begged as usual with Budhidharma outside, standing in the knee-high snow. The master set forward a prerequisite: he would not meet his demand unless it would snow in red flakes. Shengguang drew out the sword and cut off his left arm and stained the snowy ground. Bodhidharma was so moved that he passed his mantle, alms bowl and musical instruments on to Shengguang and gave him a Buddhist name of Huike. He was regarded as the secend founder of the Zen sect. Emperor Qianlong wrote a phrase on a plaque in commemoration
Alright everyone, now we are in the last hall, Pilu Hall, also called a Thousand Buddha Hall. It’s also the largest structure of the Shaolin Monastery. This is just the highlights of the sightseeing zone. So until now, the visit in the Shaolin Monastery is almost over. I think you may have some questions about the temple, or you want to take some photos. So, please do remember, you have half an hour. After half an hour we will gather at the Front Gate Hall, and make sure you’ll be there on time. And then we are going to the Pagoda Forest. Thank you for your attention!
第五篇：故宫英文导游词
Lying at the center of Beijing， the Forbidden City， called Gu Gong， in Chinese， was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum， it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Rectangular in shape， it is the world‘s largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9，999 buildings. The wall has a gate on each side. Opposite the Tiananmen Gate， to the north is the Gate of Devine Might (Shenwumen)， which faces Jingshan Park. The distance between these two gates is 960 meters， while the distance between the gates in the east and west walls is 750 meters. There are unique and delicately structured towers on each of the four corners of the curtain wall. These afford views over both the palace and the city outside. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section， or the Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. The northern section， or the Inner Court was where he lived with his royal family. Until 1924 when the last emperor of China was driven from the Inner Court， fourteen emperors of the Ming dynasty and ten emperors of the Qing dynasty had reigned here. Having been the imperial palace for some five centuries， it houses numerous rare treasures and curiosities. Listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1987， the Palace Museum is now one of the most popular tourist attractions world wide.
Construction of the palace complex began in 1407， the 5th year of the Yongle reign of the third emperor of the Ming dynasty. It was completed fourteen years later in 1420. It was said that a million workers including one hundred thousand artisans were driven into the long-term hard labor. Stone needed was quarried from Fangshan， a suburb of Beijing. It was said a well was dug every fifty meters along the road in order to pour water onto the road in winter to slide huge stones on ice into the city. Huge amounts of timber and other materials were freighted from faraway provinces. Ancient Chinese people displayed their very considerable skills in building the Forbidden City. Take the grand red city wall for example. It has an 8.6 meters wide base reducing to 6.66 meters wide at the top. The angular shape of the wall totally frustrates attempts to climb it. The bricks were made from white lime and glutinous rice while the cement is made from glutinous rice and egg whites. These incredible materials make the wall extraordinarily strong.
Since yellow is the symbol of the royal family， it is the dominant color in the Forbidden City. Roofs are built with yellow glazed tiles; decorations in the palace are painted yellow; even the bricks on the ground are made yellow by a special process. However， there is one exception. Wenyuange， the royal library， has a black roof. The reason is that it was believed black represented water then and could extinguish fire.
Nowadays， the Forbidden City， or the Palace Museum is open to tourists from home and abroad. Splendid painted decoration on these royal architectural wonders， the grand and deluxe halls， with their surprisingly magnificent treasures will certainly satisfy "modern civilians".
