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s, the traditional way of the Chinese to calculate a “room” is that: a square enclosed by four pillars was treated as one “room” , so the hall can be said to have 55 “rooms” in total. The six columns inside are gilded and painted with coiled dragon amidst clouds, and the rest are painted red. The emperor39。s throne is placed on the dais in the center, and carved in cloud and dragon patterns and gilded. On both sides of the throne are a pair of elephantshaped incense burners symbolize universal peace and two incense burners shaped as a mythical animal 9,000 kilometers per day and speaking all the languages of nearby kingdoms. Around the throne stand a pair of bronze cranes and in front of the dais is four cloisonn233。 incense burners. The floor on the ground is paved with “Gold Bricks” , specially made in Suzhou. The Hall of Middle Harmony is a squareshaped hall with a single pyramidic roof standing behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony. This was the place where the emperor would take a short rest before he went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony for grand ceremonies. Every year before the emperor went to the Altars and Temples, the emperor would receive and read the sacrificial address here. Before the emperor went to the Altar of Agriculture for offering the sacrifice, the seeds intended for spring sowing and the ploughs were examined here, just to show the concern of the emperor for agriculture. According to the rule, the imperial genealogy should be revised every ten years. The ceremony of presenting the genealogy to the emperor for revision and approval would also be held here. Now, we e to the Hall of Preserving Harmony, the last of the three front halls. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, on each New Year39。s Eve and the 15th day of the lunar moth, banquets would be held to entertain the civil and military officials and the princes and envoys of the Mongolian nobles and other nationalities. To celebrate the princess39。s marriage, the emperor would incite the bridegroom and his father as well as their relatives who served for the imperial government to a banquet. The Imperial Palace Exam was held here once every three years in the Qing dynasty. Just behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony, there is a big Marble Rampcarved with mountain cliffs, sea waves, clouds and nine dragons. It is meters long, meters wide and meters thick, and weighs about 250 tons. 英文導(dǎo)游詞范文 _景點(diǎn)導(dǎo)游詞英文相關(guān):