酒店工作面试英文自我介绍范文(精品20篇)

本人毕业于**师范学院幼师专业，今年22岁，有爱心和责任心，对于不同阶段的幼儿，能针对小朋友因材施教。

我先后在****师范大学附属幼儿园、****幼儿园和***外国语学校幼稚园这三所幼儿园分别实习过一到两个月，后又在****外国语学校小学部实习一个月，在幼儿园实习任教期间，有耐心能和小朋友一起完成学习和游戏，并在生活上主动关心和帮助。不仅教会小朋友学习课本上的知识，而且还注重培养他们的学习兴趣，在组织活动中培养团队的合作能力及各方面能力让每位小朋友都能充分的展示自己，发挥出自己的优势。在工作中我积极进取，吃苦耐劳，在实践中成长很多，丰富了我的专业，学到了更多更实用的知识，也深得老师领导的好评。在以后工作过程当中，我还要不断学习和完善自己。请领导给我一次机会，我会用实际行动去证明我的能力！

My name is ***, I born on August 21, I am twenty-five years old.My hometown is Beijing, the capital of China. I graduated from Beijing Language and Culture University.my major is teaching Chinese as a second language. After graduation in 2006, I worked as a Chinese teacher of Grade 3 and 4 in KANCHABABURI Yuqiao school in Thailand.As a gril of leo constellation,I am enthusiastic,outgoing,open minded and kind-hearted and faithful.

Hi, my name is XXX, I 19 years old this year, Im from x, I love of reading and the Internet, I am a outgoing person, like making friends. In this university, I will actively participate in various activities to eich my university life, I will also constantly exercise oneself, let oneself become more mature.

professors： it is my great pleasure to be here. my name is **** , graduated from ****department of **** university.during my four-year study in the university as an under-graduate student, i have built up a solid foundation of professional knowledge, as well as a rich experience of social activities. i am a determined person, always willing to achieve higher goals. whats more, i am good at analysis, with a strong sense of cooperation. all of these led me to the success of passing the first round of the entrance examination to the masters degree. personally, i am very humorous and easy-going, enjoying a good relationship among my classmates. in my spare time, i like to read books regarding how to be myself and how to deal with problems. music and movies are my favorite entertainments. as for my sport interest, i could not deny my greatest interest is football. playing this game brings me a lot of glory, happiness and passion. all in all, wuhan university, with a highly qualified faculty and strong academic environment is the university i have long admired. i believe that i am a very qualified applicant for admission into your master of it program and can contribute to the enrichment or diversity of your university. thank you for your attention!

房地产销售工作是要和不同阶层的人打交道，要深入了解房地产的地态，行业行情。所以在你想进行这个行业来挑战自己时，就必须要先了解到很多关于本行业的知识，这样在做房地产销售时成功的机率就加大许多。

1，应聘之前，你要先对你应聘的房地产公司有一定的了解（包括该房地产公司的实力，背景。以及房地产的地理位置，环境和配套设施以及销售情况....等等都有大概的了解，做到胸有成竹）。

2，应聘之前，你还要了解房地产目前的情况和未来的发展趋势。

3，应聘之前，你要注意形象，要衣着得体大方，要显示出你的气质与众不同。

4，应聘之前，你要预想招聘人会问你哪一些的问题，想好了答案才能对答如流。

5，销售人员要与不同层次的客户打交道，因此语言的沟通能力也是非常重要的。应聘时对方会提出这些问题，这就要看你是否懂得掌握了人性和心理学.....

6，买房的客户有一些非常迷信风水，因此你应聘时对方也许会问你一些关于风水方面的知识，你应该在应聘前涉及一下，做到有备无患。

当你准备充分，你就充满自信，应聘的成功率就高了许多！！祝你顺利！！！

各位考官您们好！

我叫***，毕业于****学校****专业，选修***。

在学校期间，主修的专业课有***（此处添加应聘职位相关专业课或说成选修课为应聘职位所需课程，尤其重要。然后介绍通过系统学习，自己掌握了那些技能，具有哪些能力）。根据所学的知识，也参加过一些具体项目的实施，比如学院独有的精品课***，在其中负责**主模块或者担任**组长工作，应用了****（应聘相关的课程）技能及**知识等，取得了xxx什么样的成果。并在实践中，加深了对***的认识，提高了此类工作的实际操作能力。

另外，在学校中也参加过一些社团活动，比如**（此处最好说1—2样如学院周年校庆活动或院运会），在其中加强了和同学们的交流，全方面认识了团队协作的带来的效率，对团队合作和责任感有了新的感受和知识。

个性上，首先是比较诚实、乐观、热情。其次，具有团队精神，踏实努力，很强的责任心。

在这里应聘贵公司的**职位，是想将自己的所学得以应用，并在这里学习成长。希望有这样的机会，在这个职位上发挥自己的能量。

我的情况大概就是这样，请问有什么其他方面想要了解的么？我会如实一一回答您的提问。

谢谢！

尊敬的各位面试官：

大家上午好！今天能够站在这里参加面试，我感到非常地荣幸，希望我的表现能够得到各位面试官的认可。下面介绍一下我的基本情况，我叫XXX，X族，党员，X年X月出生于XX。X年X月毕业于XXX，获法学学士学位，X年X月进入XX工作，主要负责处理公司涉及的法律事务、办公室秘书工作以及公司内部刊物的撰稿、编辑、出版工作。

两年的工作当中，由于工作职责的缘故，我接触过很多不同的人和事，处理过合同纠纷、劳动纠纷，也处理过对外接洽，安抚职工的工作，承担过一些大学时候没有接触过的工作，两年的工作实践，使我的专业技能以及接人待物能力有了很大的提高，也明白了很多做人做事的道理。就这一点讲，我应该感谢我现在的单位为我提供这样一个平台。随着社会阅历的增长，我对自己有了更加准确的定

The Palace Musieum is also known as "forbbitom City which was built in 1408 . it took 14 years for twenty thousand workers to finish the constraction. it covers an area of 720000 square meters. And it is also one of the five greatest imperial palaces in the world.

There are 9999 rooms in the whole Palace. In China the figure 9 is traditionally considered a lucky one.

Nowadays, every Tuesday the palace is open to Chinese students without charge.

In the Palace, there are treasures with history of 5000 years. It is a must for the visitors both home and abroad. I have been very happy since I knew that you would come to Beijing for travelling. Please let me know when you arrive here so that I will be ready to be your guide.

[介绍故宫的英文作文

Leaders, Members:

Hello, everybody ——！ （Bows）

My name is XXX, from Hunan XX, I am cheerful, honest, easy to get along with others; likes playing basketball, climbing and running.

I am very pleased and honored to join the “XX” to the family, where not only provided me with a growth exercise, showing a good platform for self, but also for giving me the chance to meet more new colleagues, new friends. - To take this, I am very grateful to all the leaders, thank you all so give me a good opportunity. （Bow）

I first arrived, there are many aspects of the knowledge I need to learn, but also hope in future we can work great weekend!

I believe that through our mutual understanding and mutual understanding, we will not only become a career go hand in hand with the struggle of his comrades, life will be like-minded, woe friend.

Finally, I would like and we can work together for our common cause and work hard!

Thanks everyone! （Bow）

各位老师好，很高兴站在这里自我介绍，希望给魏老师能够喜欢我。我，一个五官端正，一头短发的小女孩，充满了自信与活力。书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟是我的座右铭，我能行是我前进的动力。我曾经与汤姆。索亚一同体验着那些历险的过程；鲁滨逊那智慧与顽强令我深深折服。曾经与邱少云一同体验被火足足烧了半小时的痛苦；雷锋那钉子精神令我敬佩。我爱读书，爱其中的人生哲理，爱其中的精华，爱那些曲折的故事情节。每到有空闲的时间，我就像一只饿狼，贪婪的吸吮着书本中的精华。

在班级里，我是同学们的小老师，好玩伴。每当有什么问题，同学们都会来请教我这个不是老师的老师。别忘了，我可是班里的女中豪杰呢！每次考试都在班级前5名，别人都没有能力夺走。

刚开学时，我在同学们的眼中只不过是一个又矮，又有点胖的小姑娘。都不相信我在考试中能取得好成绩，但是，我的心目中有无数个我能行在促使我一步步脚踏实地的前进着。在考试中取得了第3名的好成绩，令同学们刮目相看。

我的课外生活十分充实，比如说：声乐、钢琴、英语等等。这不，最近还学了黑管。在声乐课上，由于我知道一些乐理常识，成为了老师最得力的助手。但在练习发音的时候，音太高了，对于才上二年级的我，想唱上去简直可以和登天相比了。但心里怀着一颗永不服输的心的我，回到家之后，拿起镜子，看口形，练方法，真是功夫不负有心人，我成功了。声乐达到了五级水平。

弹钢琴需要一个字韧。需要你有一颗持之以恒的心，弹的时候手指要有柔韧性。对我来说，弹钢琴是一种乐趣，在我手指尖下跳动出来的一个个音符，就像是一个个活泼可爱的小矮人在欢快的舞蹈。我爱弹钢琴，弹钢琴能够陶冶我的情操，能够使我忘记一切烦恼。把弹钢琴当作是一种乐趣的我终于靠我能行三字取得了一系列的成绩。在第八、九、十届星海杯比赛中荣获二、三等奖。全国少二电视艺术大赛上获得优秀奖。

要想把英语学好，就得有扎实的基本功。而这些基本功就是一个个绕口的单词。假设英语是一栋楼房，那么单词就像是一块块砖瓦，砖瓦砌不好，楼房怎么能盖的起来？所以，单词必须要学习。在一个个凉快的夜晚，小朋友们尽情地在星空下玩耍，嬉戏。我在此时此刻正在背单词、练发音。因此，我的英语成绩才会像现在这样好。

爱拼才会赢，告诉自己：我能行！

[小升初面试自我介绍_900字作文

good morning everyone!

im nickole. im 24. i graduated from hunan normal universaty on shuda campus. my major is english education. after graduation, i have worked for one year in li yang听kids engish. my students are between 5 and 12 years old.

im outgoing and open-minded. in my spare time, i have broad interests. such as reading, surfing the internet, listening to music and even chatting with foreign friends online if possible. i like children very much. i think children are active, innocent and pure. with them, i feel very relaxed, plesant and younger. therefore, i learned a lot from my one year working experence.

teaching children english is very interested but it is also challeging. because children are always active, even sometimes very naughty. so teachers need a lot of patience to deal with children. the most important that i have learned from my one year teacing experence is that a teacher should have the kind of听the mind that always wants to go on learning. teaching is a job at which one will never be perfet. if i have the chance, i will try my best to be a good primary english teacher.

尊敬的各位园长及各位老师：

你好！

我叫&&，我性格开朗，天生有一颗坦然，善良的心，在校专业技能良好，思想积极向上，通过几年来的学习，对幼教工作有了更大的信心。

我热爱孩子，我的性格和年龄是我从事行业的优势，我想要找一份幼师的工作，毕竟这几年我一直学习学前教育专业，还是希望能成为一名优秀的幼儿教师，虽然我是应届毕业生，不过在之前我也去幼儿园实习过，工作过，就是想多增加个人的经验，总结怎样更好的使幼儿快乐的学习，怎样保护好幼儿等。

希望给予幼儿的是最好的教育。希望您能给我一次机会，你将会看到一个更优秀的我，我会好好努力，为教育事业做贡献。谢谢！

尊敬的各位考官、各位评委老师：

我叫xxx，毕业于xxx大学。本人工作方面：做事勤奋诚恳，自信上进，喜欢交往，致学以用。在学习方面：专业基础扎实，虚心，好学钻研，努力提高自身素质，善于接受新鲜事物，善于学习新兴技术和新的方法。心理方面：自我调节能力较好，有耐受。个人亲和力较好，善于沟通和交流。

对于医学，我有着深厚的感情。学医五年，我被这一门学科深深地迷住了，细读医理，不禁酣畅雀跃，精研医案，往往拍案叫绝，掩卷沉思，常感豁然开朗之妙，临床印证，时有立竿见影之功。

在追求知识的同时，我努力完善自己的人格。在别人眼中，我工作勤恳，为人坦诚，思想活跃，吃苦耐劳，维护集体利益，有敬业精神，与人为善，尊重他人。我深深懂得有高尚的道德观和完美人格的重要性，我也深信自己能做得更好。

我的自我介绍完毕，谢谢大家!

Hello, my professors.It’s a fine day today,and i’m very pleased to meet you here.First of all,i’d like to introduce myself to you.My name is ***,my hometown is ***,which is a really beautiful city.Even when i was a young boy,i was very interested in biology science.Every one may have a dream,and i still remember that my dream is to be a biology scientist (just like ZHU KE ZHEN).I liked to make wonders just like,where are we from?Where are we going in the universe?And then i would find the answers in book by myself.Still today i think that interest is the best teacher in one’s whole life (and knowledge comes from practice).

Second, i will introduce my major in the university.My major is Biological Engineering in *** University.It has a great relationship with biology scince.Their relationship can be shown with an example: Just like a river,biology science,which often finds new discoveries and theories, is at the head of the river.And my major,which lays more stress on practical use, seems to be at the end of it.When both of them interact well enough,the discovries and theories in biology science can be soon turned into products in all of the modern industry.

Four years’ university education gives me a lot of things to learn,a lot of chances to try,and a lot of practices to improve myself.It teaches me not only what to study and how to think,but also to see the importance of practical ability (such as doing expriment as much as possible). In the university life,i have made many good friends.They help me improve my study and research ability, do ererything just like a man,and often give me good example to follow.

Besides what i have introduced myself above,i also have many interests in my spare time.I like playing football,which is an effective way i think to improve my body health,and it can teach me how to join in a group and deal with other people.Drawing and writing is another favor to me.

Above all,i choose the major in order to broad my view in biology scince,and enhance my research ability.I will do my best to join the new group and be good at postgraduate study.

你好,我的教授。今天天气很好,我很高兴在这里见到你。首先,我想介绍一下自己。我的名字是* * *,我的家乡是* * *,这是一个非常美丽的城市。甚至当我还是个小男孩时,我非常感兴趣的生物学的科学。每一个人可能有一个梦想,我仍然记得,我的梦想是成为一个生物学科学家(就像朱可甄)。我喜欢让奇迹一样,我们从哪里来?在宇宙中我们要去的吗?然后我将自己的书中找到答案。时至今日我认为兴趣是最好的老师在一个人的整个人生和知识来自实践。

第二,我将介绍我的专业在这所大学。我的专业是生物工程在* * *大学。它与生物学scince有很大的关系。他们的关系可以用一个例子所示:就像一条河,生物科学,经常发现新的发现和理论,在河的头。和我的专业,这将更注重实际应用,最后似乎是。当他们两人充分交互,discovries和理论生物学科学可以很快变成了产品在所有的现代工业。

四年的大学教育给了我很多的东西要学,很多的机会去尝试,和大量的实践来提高自己。不仅教我如何学习,如何思考,但也看到实践能力的重要性(例如做实验尽可能的)。在大学生活中,我认识了很多好朋友。他们帮助我提高我的学习和研究能力,做ererything就像一个人,经常给我学习的好榜样。

除了上面我介绍我自己,在我的业余时间我还有许多利益。我喜欢踢足球,我认为这是一个有效的方法来提高我的身体健康,它可以教我如何加入一组和处理他人。绘画和写作对我来说是一个忙。

最重要的是,我选择的主要以广阔的我的观点在生物scince,和提高我的研究能力。我将尽我所能加入新的团体和善于研究生学习。

我的名字是......我…岁了，我的体重是…kgs.and高度.....厘米。我学习英语大约…年学校我最喜欢的科目是英语，我经常和我的同学用英语交谈。在我的业余时间，我喜欢打篮球和游泳。我的健康状况很好。我想我能适合这份工作，因为我喜欢这项工作，我喜欢学习新的东西。我准备好对付的人。我有很多的耐心和关怀，所以我想我可以做的好。最后，我希望你们能给我这个机会，如果你选择我，你永远不会遗憾永远。

[国航空乘英语自我介绍

各位老师下午好，我叫xxx,来自xxx大学xxx学院xxx专业。从进入大学开始我就把能进入北航深造作为自己的梦想。所以我今天能在这里参加面试，我感到很高兴，也很激动。因为我离我的梦想很近。

刚入学的时候，我听说有几个07级的学长学姐保研到了北航，从那以后我就以他们为榜样，希望自己也能像他们一样。

大一的时候，我学习很努力，天天穿梭于教室和图书馆之间，大一结束后我的成绩是专业第一名。

大二的时候，我参加了学院的学生工作，负责组织和协调整个学院的寒暑假社会实践活动。这一年我也参加了学校学院的各种活动，结交了许多好朋友，在和老师同学的交流过程中，我也成长了许多，学会了很多做人做事的道理。当然，在这个过程中，我的积极表现也受到了老师和同学的好评，获得了一些奖项，包括"优秀共青团干部""社会实践先进个人"等，而且我也积极向党组织靠拢，于去年的十月份成为中国共产党预备党员。

大三的时候，我主要任务是学习专业知识参加一些学术活动，所以我辞去了学生工作，专心学习专业知识，这一年我主要学习了自动控制、嵌入式系统开发等知识，完成了相应的课程设计，通过这些专业知识的学习，我更加确定了自己在自动化专业的发展方向。由于大三成绩是专业第一，最近我已经取得了国家奖学金的推荐名额。

在科学研究方面，我主要参加了三个项目：

第一个是北京市科研创新项目，在这个项目中，我们设计并制作了一个无线供电系统，并将其应用在无线鼠标上，使现在广泛应用的无线鼠标抛弃了使用电池的烦恼，从电路设计焊接，到应用测试，我收获的不仅是硬件方面的专业知识，还有团队合作和解决困难的能力等等。

第二个项目是大三结束后，我去了大连东软软件集团实习，在这次实习中，我作为团队的负责人和技术员，带领团队完成了linux下局域网聊天软件的开发，从需求分析，到设计编码，再到测试，我了解了一个商业软件的开发流程，也学会了如何做好一个项目的负责人。

第三个是网站现在正在做的嵌入式说话人识别系统的开发，目前已经实现pc机环境下的识别，正在制作ui以及向目标板移植。

在个人技能方面，我一次性通过了英语四六级，听说读写都还ok,计算机方面，初步掌握了c语言，c++,能熟练应用办公软件和多媒体处理软件，通过了计算机基础综合技能认证。

如果能如愿以偿的进入北航，我打算在硕士阶段有以下规划：首先，进一步了解我的研究方向，认真补充专业知识；同时希望能够跟着老师接触一些项目，用项目驱动学习。希望自己到最后能够自己带项目。另外如果有机会的话，希望能够在北航继续深造，攻读博士学位。

I think that since the admission, the school has to comply with the rules and regulations, has a good ideological and moral quality, outstanding performance. Have a strong collective sense of honor and sense of responsibility, adhere to the principle of practical work for things.

I thought the correct Chikunailao can have lofty ideals and great goals, the importance of personal moral cultivation, the adoption of a healthy life style, helpful, concerned about national affairs.

In school, I have been studying hard and assiduously, through systematic study and master a solid foundation of knowledge. As a good learning style and a clear learning targets, had received "outstanding member", "Miyoshi students" and other honors, has teachers and students of the affirmative, the study set a good example. After school hours, I actively participated in physical training, enhance physical fitness, loves labor and actively participate in the schools cultural and sports activities, to participate in social practice, inherit and carry forward the spirit of arduous struggle, also participated in the schools literature and calligraphy Association , Eiching the after-school life, in all its aspects have been improved accordingly.

"Bao Jianfeng from Grounding out, plum blossom-to the bitter cold," I firmly believe that through continuous learning and efforts to become a ideals, morality, culture, and discipline of students, with outstanding achievements meet the challenge, for the community I am a lifetime contribution to the construction of the power

hello !!! boys and grils

my name is forest , i 12 old , my is girl .my family have a three people .my is youngest than other two and i is oldest of the tow.my father and my monther very love me,i love them too.i at my family very happily. i love my family very much, and you?

i have a big eyes and a big mouth . i have a short between hair.

i have a lot of hobbies ,for example : ilike play football , basketball , badminton , table tennis , i like draw a paintings, watercolours and landscapes,i like is it .and you?

now, i in a six grade. i like chinese class very much, it very fun ,i love go chinese class. my best like p.e. it very happy. and you?

my dream is to be a computer engineer when i grow up, because i very like playing computers. and you?

i study very hard , i very like study .

one day , is a summer holiday . i and my mother and my father together clambing mountian ,my father and my mother suddenly listenning:"oh!!! hlep me!! help me !!you say :"why???" i say to you :"because my suddenly lie down ."

[小学英文作文：自我介绍

亲爱的同学们：

你们好！在火热的九月看到火热的你们，此时我的心情是非常高兴和激动的。今天是新学期第一节课，从这一学期开始，将由我担任你们班的班主任。我想啊，现在大家最关心的就是我这个新老师是一个什么样的老师，对吧？那我就先自报家门了。我姓陈，豪是我的名字。你们可以叫我陈老师，我这个人生活上很随和，但是要求却很严格。很开心成为你们的班主任，很开心在这里遇见你们！看到你们朝气蓬勃的面孔，让我想起在学校学习的日子，从你们的身上，我看到了我们祖国的未来。你们是祖国的花朵！你们是祖国的栋梁！

同学们，你们知道天鹅吗？天鹅能飞得更高是因为他们拥有矫健的翅膀，你们要远航，就得有知识。这学期我担任你们的班主任，在课堂上我们是师生，在课外我们是朋友。你们对我有什么不满，可以提出来，我一定改正。我喜欢在课堂上大胆发言的同学，你们都很聪明，不要害怕说错，因为你们是来这里学习的，假如什么知识你都会了，那你就不是学，而可以教了。再说，即使是老师也会有犯错的时候，不是吗？

良好的班集体是需要大家共同努力构造的。少了班上任何一个同学的努力都不行，为了把我们这个班集体办得更好，在这里我向大家提出一些最起码的要求。第一，认真遵守学校学习纪律。第二，要认真遵守学生手册的规则。至于具体的班规，将由同学们一起讨论，民主投票决定。

同学们，让我们一起携手共同努力把我们这个班建设成为一个民主管理、班风严谨和学习氛围浓厚的先进班集体！

谢谢大家！

各位老师，下午好：

今天能够在这里参加面试，有机会向老师们请教和学习，我感到非常荣幸，同时通过这次面试也可以把我自己展现给大家。

我是这次面试的第*号考生XX，蒙族。2009年7月，我毕业于***大学****学院****专业，在大学的四年里，我学习了经济学，管理学、金融学和法律的基础知识。大学期间表现优秀，曾获得院级优秀假期社会实践论文。20XX年寒假，我曾在福利院和养老院进行假期社会实践，帮助残疾儿童补习功课，照顾孤寡老人的一些生活起居。在这个期间，我提高了与人沟通的能力，同时培养了良好的服务的意识。

我性格开朗为人坦率，有责任感。同时我态度严谨、认真。银行的工作通常比较琐碎，我的优点是能够把琐碎的事情专心致志的做好。我的基本人生观是乐观奋斗，这种人生观使我通常比较重视精神生活，比如：合作无间的工作伙伴和认可我的 工作环境。

爱因斯坦曾经说过：“对一个人来说，所期望的不是别的，而仅仅是他能全力以赴和献身于一种事业。”我认为这份工作能够实现我的人生价值，希望老师们能够认可我，给我这个机会，谢谢。

What strikes one first in a birds -eye view of Beijing proper is a vast tract of golden roofs flashing brilliantly in the sun with purple walls occasionally emerging amid them and a stretch of luxuriant tree leaves flanking on each side. That is the former Imperial Palace, popularly known as the Forbidden City, from which twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for some 500 years——from1420 to 1911. The Ming Emperor Yong Le, who usurped the throne from his nephew and made Beijing the capital, ordered its construction, on which approximately 10,000 artists and a million workmen toiled for 14 years from 1406 to 1420. At present, the Palace is an elaborate museum that presents the largest and most complete ensemble of traditional architecture complex and more than 900,000 pieces of court treasures in all dynasties in China.

Located in the center of Beijing, the entire palace area, rectangular in shape and 72 hectares in size, is surrounded by walls ten meters high and a moat 52 meters wide. At each corner of the wall stands a watchtower with a double-eave roof covered with yellow glazed tiles.

The main buildings, the six great halls, one following the other, are set facing south along the central north-south axis from the Meridian Gate, the south entrance, to Shenwumen, the great gate piercing in the north wall. On either side of the palace are many comparatively small buildings. Symmetrically in the northeastern section lie the six Eastern Palaces and in the northwestern section the six Western Palaces. The Palace area is divided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Palace. The former consists of the first three main halls, where the emperor received his courtiers and conducted grand ceremonies, while the latter was the living quarters for the imperial residence. At the rear of the Inner Palace is the Imperial Garden where the emperor and his family sought recreation.

The main entrance to the Palace is the Meridian Gate(1), which was so named because the emperor considered himself the "Son of the Heaven" and the Palace the center of the universe, hence the north-south axis as the Meridian line going right through the Palace. The gate is crowned with five towers, commonly known as the Five-Phoenix Towers(2), which were installed with drums and bells. When the emperor went to the Temple of Heaven, bells were struck to mark this important occasion. When he went to the Ancestral Temple, it was the drums that were beaten to publicize the event.

Beyond the Meridian Gate unfolds a vast courtyard across which the Inner Golden Water River runs from east to west. The river is spanned by five bridges, which were supposed to be symbols of the five virtues preached by Confucius——benevolence, righteousness, rites, intelligence, and fidelity(3).

At the north end of the courtyard is a three-tiered white marble terrace, seven meters above the ground, on which, one after another, stand three majestic halls; the Hall of Supreme Harmony(4), the Hall of Complete Harmony(5), and the Hall of Preserving Harmony(6).

The Hall of Supreme Harmony, rectangular in shape, 27 meters in height, 2,300 square meters in area, is the grandest and most important hall in the Palace complex. It is also Chinas largest existing palace of wood structure and an outstanding example of brilliant color combinations. This hall used to be the throne hall for ceremonies which marked great occasions: the Winter Solstice, the Spring Festival, the emperors birthday and enthronement, and the dispatch of generals to battles, etc. On such occasions there would be an imperial guard of honor standing in front of the Hall that extended all the way to the Meridian gate.

On the north face of the hall in the center of four coiled-golden dragon columns is the "Golden Throne", which was carved out of sandalwood. The throne rests on a two-meter-high platform with a screen behind it. In front of it, to the left and right, stand ornamental cranes, incense burners and other ornaments. The dragon columns entwined with golden dragons measure one meter in diameter. The throne itself, the platform and the screen are all carved with dragon designs. High above the throne is a color-painted coffered ceiling which changes in shape from square to octagonal to circular as it ascends layer upon layer. The utmost central vault is carved with the gilded design of a dragon toying with pearls. when the Emperor mounted the throne, gold bells and jade chimes sounded from the gallery, and clouds of incense rose from the bronze cranes and tortoises and tripods outside the hall on the terrace. The aura of majesty created by the imposing architecture and solemn ritual were designed to keep the subjects of the "Son of the Heaven" in awe and reverence.

The Hall of Complete Harmony is smaller and square with windows on all sides. Here the emperor rehearsed for ceremonies. It is followed by the Hall of Preserving Harmony in which banquets and imperial examinations were held.

Behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony lies a huge marble ramp with intertwining clouds and dragons carved in relief. The slab, about 6.5 meters long, 3 meters wide and 250 tons in weight, is placed between two flights of marble steps along which the emperors sedan was carried up or down the terrace. It is the largest piece of stone carving in the Imperial Palace. Quarried in the mountains scores of kilometers southwest of Beijing, this gigantic stone was moved to the city by sliding it over a specially paved ice road in winter. To provide enough water to build the ice road, wells were sunk at very 500 meters along the way.

The three halls of the Inner Palace are replicas of the three halls in the front, but smaller in size. They are the Palace of Heavenly Purity(7), the Hall of Union(8), and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility(9).

The Palace of Heavenly Purity was once the residence of the Ming emperors and the first two of the Qing emperors. Then the Qing Emperor Yong Zheng moved his residence to the Palace of Mental Cultivation and turned it into an audience hall to receive foreign envoys and handled the state affairs. The promotion and demotion of officials were also decided in this hall. After the emperors death his coffin was placed here for a 49-day period of mourning.

The Palace of Union was the empresss throne room and the Hall of Earthly Tranquility, once a private living room for the empress, was partitioned. The west chamber served religious purposes and the east one was the bridal chamber where the newly married emperor and empress spent their first two nights after their wedding.

The Imperial Garden was laid out during the early Ming dynasty. Hundreds of pines and cypresses offer shade while various flowers give colors to the garden all year round and fill the air with their fragrance. In he center of the garden is the Hall of Imperial Peace, a Daoist temple, with a flat roof slightly sloping down to the four eaves. This type of roof was rare in ancient Chinese architecture. In he northeastern corner of the garden is a rock hill, known as the Hill of the Piled-up Wonders, which is topped with a pavilion. At the foot of the hill are two fountains which jet two columns of water high into the air. It is said that on the ninth night of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the empress would mound the hill to enjoy the autumn scene. It is also believed that climbing to a high place on that day would keep people safe from contagious diseases.

The six Western Palaces were residences for empresses and concubines. They are kept in their original way for show. The six Eastern Palaces were the residences for them too. But now they serve as special museums: the Museum of Bronze, the Museum of Porcelain and the Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the northeastern-most section of the Inner Palace are the Museum of Traditional Chinese Paintings and the Museum of Jewelry and Treasures where rare pieces of imperial collections are on display.

Now the Forbidden City is no longer forbidding, but inviting. A visit to the Palace Museum will enrich the visitors knowledge of history, economy, politics, arts as well as architecture in ancient China.