【正文】 側香煙繚繞，全場鴉雀無聲。站在下面向前望去：藍天之下，黃瓦生輝。為什么要建這么大的廣場呢正中為御路，左右地面鋪的磚橫七豎八，共15層，以防有人挖地道進入皇宮。
這個廣場是太和殿廣場，面積達3萬平方米。
明清兩朝曾有24個皇帝在此登基，宣布即位詔書。四個屋檐上各有一排動物，原來是釘子，用來固定瓦片用的，后來換成了神話傳說中的動物，據(jù)說可以辟邪，而且數(shù)量越多，表明建筑越重要。太和殿建在三層重疊的“工”字型須彌座上，由漢白玉雕成，離地8余米，下層臺階21級，中，上層各9級。
（經(jīng)過太和門之后）
女士們、先生們，前面的大殿叫太和殿，俗稱金鑾殿，是故宮內(nèi)最大宮殿。文淵閣西頭一間，面積雖小，僅能容納一個樓梯，但它仍是一整間。這半間房在哪兒呢？它指的便是文淵閣西頭那一小間。這樣，不僅使主要建筑更顯得高大，壯觀，而且還表現(xiàn)了宮中建筑的等級差別。
故宮中的建筑除了突出中軸線外，還用了各種手法，使宮城中各組建筑獨具特色。內(nèi)金水河沿“內(nèi)廷”西邊蜿蜒繞過英武殿、太和門、文華殿流出宮外，河上有白玉石橋，沿河兩岸有曲折多姿的白玉雕欄桿，形似玉帶。兩側的東、西六宮是嬪妃的住所，東、西一所是皇子的住所。乾清門以內(nèi)為“內(nèi)廷”，建筑布局也是左右對稱。三大殿前后排列在同一個龐大的“工”字型漢白玉石殿基上，殿基高8米，分為三層，每層有漢白玉石刻欄桿圍繞，三臺中有三層石雕“御路”。
（在太和門前）
故宮建筑分為“外朝”與“內(nèi)廷”兩大部分。河上五座橋象征孔子所提倡的五德：仁、義、禮、智、信。東邊立的為雄獅，前爪下有一只幼獅，象征皇權永存，千秋萬代。門前有一對青銅獅子，威嚴，兇悍，成了門前橋頭的守衛(wèi)者，象征著權力與尊嚴。
故宮分外朝內(nèi)廷。宮內(nèi)重要建筑都在這條中軸線上，其它建筑分東西對稱分布。
（進午門后金水橋前）
現(xiàn)在我們已經(jīng)到了故宮里面，在正式游覽之前，我先介紹一下故宮的布局和參觀路線。
關于“推出午門斬首”的說法，可能是由于戲劇午臺上及野史小說敷衍而來的。清代，皇帝舉行朝會或大祀，以及元旦，冬至，萬壽，大婚等重大節(jié)日，都要在這里陳設鹵簿，儀仗。到了清代這種活動就取消了。午門是紫禁城的正門，俗稱五鳳樓。由此也可以看出當時工程之浩大。宮殿墻壁上所用的紅色，原料產(chǎn)自山東宣化（今高青縣）的煙筒山。比如漢白玉石料來自北京房山縣，五色虎皮石來自河北薊縣的盤山，花崗石采自河北曲陽縣。故宮在施工中共征集了全國著名的工匠23萬，民夫100萬人。城南北長約960米，東西寬約760米，城上四角各有一座結構奇異，和諧美觀的角樓，呈八角形，人稱九梁十八柱，七十二條脊。
故宮占地72萬多平方米，有宮殿樓閣9900多間，建筑面積約15萬平方米。大家看到了，故宮是一級紅墻黃瓦的建筑群，為什么這樣呢？據(jù)道家陰陽五行學說認為，五行包括金，木，水，火，土，其中土占中央方位，因為華夏民族世代生息在黃土高原上，所以對黃色就產(chǎn)生了一種崇仰和依戀的感情，于是從唐朝起，黃色就成了代表皇家的色彩，其他人不得在服飾和建筑上使用。此話決無半個虛字，在1924年末代皇帝被逐出宮后這里正式開放以前平民百姓別想踏近半步，大家可以想像紫禁城過去是多么崇高威嚴，神圣不可侵犯??！
紫禁城建在北京，是有其歷史的，也因為這里是一塊風水寶地，說起來話長。帝王之家當然希望出祥瑞天象，那么用“紫”字來命名也就順理成章了。果然老子騎了青牛前來，喜便請他寫下了《道德經(jīng)》。還有一個說法就是指“紫氣東來”。因此，古人認為紫外線微垣是天帝之座，故被稱為紫宮。其中的三垣是指太微垣、紫微垣和天市垣。
故宮又稱紫禁城，究其由來，是由天文學說和民間傳說相互交融而形成的。帝王之家，自然規(guī)模宏大，氣勢磅礴，時至今日這里不僅在中國，在世界上也是規(guī)模最大，保存最完整的古代皇家宮殿建筑群。這里就是世界聞名的故宮博物館，一般大家都簡稱它為故宮，顧名思義，就是昔日的皇家宮殿。
俗話說百聞不如一見，帶著您滿心的好奇讓我們走進故宮，讓我們感悟中國文化感受中國帝王的興衰歷史。其實古代建筑是以“四柱一間”為標準的。坤寧宮以北是御花園，是皇帝及其家人
游玩的地方?；实鄣腔皟粤⒒屎蟮戎卮髢x式都在此舉行。前朝以太和、中和、保和三大殿為主體是舉行大殿、朝賀、筵宴行使權力的地方。紫色是象征這北極星的顏色，這被認為是宇宙的中心 所以又名紫禁城。至今約有六百年的歷史，先后有24位皇帝在這里統(tǒng)治全國近500年。
故宮位于北京城的中心，是明清兩朝的皇宮。 但故宮的價值可不僅僅在于此。
在北京我們游覽的第一個景點就是故宮。在北京期間我們將游覽故宮、長城、頤和園等景點。我們將會竭盡全力為大家提供最優(yōu)質的服務。大家稍作休息，請允許我自我介紹一下。 exhorting taoist doctrines. further northward is the palace of earthly tranquillity, which once served as the living room of the empresses` . the hall was later converted into a sacrificial place .through the windowpanes on the eastern wall you can see the royal bed decorated with dragon and phoenix designs. this hall has also served as the bridal chamber of monarchs.
the gate of earthly tranquilliity leads to the imperial garden (known to westerners as qianlong` s garden ),which was used by the emperor ,the empress, and the concubines. a magnificent structure stands in the middle. it is called the qin `s an (imperial peace) hall. it is the only building in the palace museum that was built in taoist style. it served as a shrine to the taoist deity. the garden covers a space of 12,000 square meters ,and is 130 meters from east to the west and some 90 meters from north to the south. there are a dozen halls, verandahs, pavilions and waterside houses in the garden . on each of the fur corner there is a pavilion dedicated to the four seasons which is different in construction style and shape. the garden also features an imperial landscape. with rare trees and exotic rockery, the imperial garden served as a model for china` s imperial parks .in all ,a total of 10strong building styles were applied.
the tall building we are now passing is the gate of military prowess, the back door of the palace museum. our visit is now drawing to a conclusion but the architectures of the palace are not . on the other side of the road is the 43meterhign charcoal hill , providing natural protection for the forbidden city. this was also an embodiment of china` s construction styleputting a pool in the front and a hill in the rear. now let` s climb up to wanchun (everlasting springs ) pavillion where we` ll have a great view of the palace museum.
篇二：英語導游詞北京故宮
北京故宮
女士們、先生們，
歡迎大家來到北京，北京是中國的首都，也是我國的四大古都之一。Cbe royal successor. this approach of secretly selecting the next emperor was adopted by emperor yongzheng of the qing dynasty. two copies of the will were prepared .one was stashed by the emperor in person ,the other was placed inside the strong box behind the plaque. after the death of the emperor, the two copies would be pared and successor would be announced. it was in this way that emperor qianglong and others have ascended the throne.
behind the hall of heavenly purity you will see the hall of union and peace , which is indentical to the hall of plete harmony. it was there that the emperor received congratulations and tributes from imperial officials on major calender occasions , a total of 25 imperial seals are stored there. in the hall, you will see a plaque with the handwritten inscription of ?176。be open and aboveboard,?177。 the palace museum serves as a living embodiment of good tradition and styles unique to china` s ancient architecture. it reflects to the full the ingenuity and creativity of the chinese working people. a carefully preserved and plete group of royal residences, the palace museum is a prominent historical and tourist site.
what we are now approaching is the main entrance to