故宫故宫又名紫禁城,位于北京市中心、天安门广场北1km,景山南门对面
故宫外围是一条护城河,河内是周长3km、高近10米的城墙,城墙四面都有门,南有午门,北有神武门,东有东华门,西有西华门;城墙四角还耸立着4座角楼,造型别致,玲珑剔透
故宫大体可分为两部分,南为工作区,即外朝;北为生活区,即内廷
其所有建筑排列在中轴线上,东西对称
在居住区以北还有一个小巧别致的御花园,是皇室人员游玩之所
现在故宫的一些宫殿中设有综合性展览,收藏有大量古代艺术珍品,是中国文物收藏最丰富的博物馆
TheImperialPalaceTheImperialPalace,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,islocatedinthecenterofBeijingCity,1kmnorthfromtheTiananmenSquare,rightoppositethesouthgateofJingshanMountain
OutsidetheImperialPalaceliesamoat,ontheinnersideofwhichthere‟sthecitywallwhoseperimeteris3kmwithaheightofnearly10meters
Thewallhasonegateoneachside:theMeridianGatetothesouth,theShenwuGatetothenorth,theDonghuaGatetotheeastandtheXihuaGatetothewest;besides,there‟refourexquisitelycarveduniqueturretsstandingateachcornerofthewall
TheForbiddenCitycanberoughlydividedintotwoparts:thesouthe