扬州英文介绍作文【精选20篇】

My name is Li Haiqing. I am a local person who is 21years old. I am from chongqing and I am of the opinion that my hometown is a beautiful city.

我的名字叫李海清。我是一个当地的人是21years老了。我来自重庆和我的看法是,我的家乡是一个美丽的城市。

Moreover, I would like to say something about my family. I have my mother ,my father,and my elder sisther,they love me very much,I know my parents have so much hops and dreams for me。So I must study well.

此外,我想说我家庭的一些事。我有我的母亲,我的父亲,我的哥哥sisther,他们都很爱我,我知道我的父母有如此多的蛇麻草和梦想,所以我必须好好学习。

I have the confidence because I have such ability! I am kind-hearted, patient, outgoing and creative. I am a hard working student especially do the thing I am interested in. I will try my best to resolve any problem no matter how difficult it is. I always believe that one will easily lag behind unless he keeps on learning.

我有信心,因为我有这样的能力!我是善良、有耐心、外向和创造性。

我是一个勤奋的学生尤其是做这件事我很感兴趣。我将尽我所能去解决任何问题,无论它有多么困难。我始终相信,你将很容易落后,除非他继续学习。

In spare time, I like reading books, surfing on the Internet, listening to music like, classic, or light music, because they can make me feel relaxed. Nobody could keep on working efficiently, therefore proper amusement is a must. In addition, I insist on do some physical training such as running, and horizontal bar as well. By doing this, I can always stay healthy.

在业余时间,我喜欢看书,上网,听音乐,喜欢音乐,古典,或轻,因为它们能使我感觉轻松。没有人能保持工作效率高,因此适当的娱乐是必须的。此外,我坚持做一些体育锻炼,比如跑步、和单杠等。这样做的话,我能够始终保持健康。

That’s all. Thank you for giving me such a valuable opportunity!

这就是全部。谢谢你给我这个宝贵的机会!

good morning, my name is jack, it is really a great honor to have thisopportunity for a interview, i would like to answer whatever you may raise, andi hope i can make a good performance today, eventually enroll in thisprestigious university in september.

now i will introduce myself piefly,i am 21 years old,born in heilongjiangprovince ,northeast of china,and i am curruently a senior student at beijing xxuni.my major is packaging engineering.and i will receive my bachelor degreeafter my graduation in june.in the past 4 years,i spend most of my time onstudy,i have passed cet4/6 with a ease. and i have acquired basic knowledge ofpackaging and publishing both in theory and in practice. besides, i have attendseveral packaging exhibition hold in beijing, this is our advantage study here,i have taken a tour to some big factory and company. through these i have adeeply understanding of domestic packaging industry. compared to developedcountries such as us, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinaryprogress since 1978,our packaging industry are still underdeveloped, mess,unstable, the situation of employees in this field are awkard. but i have fullconfidence in a pight future if only our economy can keep the growth pacestill.

i guess you maybe interested in the reason itch to law, and what is my planduring graduate study life, i would like to tell you that pursue law is one ofmy lifelong goal,i like my major packaging and i wont give up,if i can pursue mymaster degree here i will combine law with my former education. i will work hardin thesefields ,patent ,trademark, copyright, on the base of my years study indepartment of p&p, my character? i cannot describe it well, but i know i amoptimistic and confident. sometimes i prefer to stay alone, reading, listeningto music, but i am not lonely, i like to chat with my classmates, almost talkeverything ,my favorite pastime is valleyball,playing cards or surf online.through college life,i learn how to balance between study and entertainment. bythe way, i was a actor of our amazing drama club. i had a few glorious memory onstage. that is my pride.

My room Open the door,oh,the room is very beautiful!Whose room is this?It’s my room. The bed is near the window.a quilt and a doll is on the bed.What color is my bed?It’s my favourite color—purple.It’s very dreamily color.the dresser is next to the bed.There are some books and a pen on the dresser. I like watching TV.The TV is before the bed.I an lie to watch TV on the bed.I have a piano.The piano is near the TV set.Sometimes,I play the piano.And the computer is near the window.I often play the piano. This is my room.Do you like my room?What about your room?

welcome to my room Now I will introduce my room to you .Look ,the bed with a big white bear is my bed.I lay down here everyday.On the left of the bed is my desk .there is a computer ,an notebook,a pen ,a light on it .I learn konwledge every night on the desk .so nothing could seperate me with it. I love it.there is a keyboard beside the desk.I use my computer to skim and play computer games.On the wall, there are many photos.About my friends,my family ,my favourite superstars and I. love it very much

As you enter my room there is a double bed on your right side. There is navy blue bedding on my bed. I have a dresser on the other side of the room. The dresser has five drawers in it. I also have a chest on the end of my bed. The chest is filled with pitchurs. I also have a bathroom conected to my room. the bathroom has a bath and a shower. I have decerated it with the coler green. I like green because it is the coler color of the forest. I also have green drapes hanged up on the windows. That is basically what my bedroom looks like.

respected Professors:

Good afternoon! Im great honored to meet you here.Now allow me to give a brief self-introduction:

Im *******,26 years old , born in ***** city ,HeNan Province.In year 1996,I entered ********University, majoring in Machincal Designing and Producing. During those 4 yearsstudy,I worked hard and I was always active in various activities . I gained the first scholarship for four times and I joined the Communist Party at the college.After my graduation in June 2000,I worked in --------company.I got a position in the Technology Department the first year and I was involved in several internet projects, such as the one for College student Recruitment in Henan Province and the one for Computer Center in Mathmatics Department in Zhengzhou University. Owning to my hard work ,I was rewarded the Best Newcomer Prize in the year 2000. The next year, I was transferred into the Principal Customer Department, responsible for the Developing and strengthening a good relationship between the principal customers and my company .Two major customers, Henan Provincipal Department of Transportation and Henan Provincial Department of Personnel, are under my work. However,with time going on ,the more I experienced, the clearer I realized that Im really interested in the Enterprise Management .I find many enterprises have the problem of an unmatched management to its

developing speed . Im eager to learn more about management and I hope I can study further in this University. So I resigned in August , 2003 and started the way to pursuing my studies. After about half years hard work, Im finally standing before you honorable professors now. Im really excited . Though Ive sacrificed much on my way to pusuing studies, I believe its worthwhile. I believe working hard will finally be repaied .Thank you !

Dear Tony

I am very glad to hear from you.How is eveything with you?You ask me about my plan of the winter vocation.I am going to finish my homework as soon as possible so that I can have lots of free time to read more books and help my parents do some housework.I am going to learn how to cook some delicious dishes so that my parents will be happy to enjoy them.I am going to go skating and skiing with my parents because skating and skiing are my favourite winter sports.My parent will take me to visit some interesting places,such as the Summer Palace and the Forbitten City.It will be a lot of fun.I am looking forward to my winter vocation.

Good morning. I am glad to be here for this interview.First let me introduce myself. My name is XXX, 24. I come from XXXXXX,thecapital of XXXXXXXProvince. I graduated from the XXXXXX department ofXXXXXUniversity in July ,2001.In the past two years I have been prepareing forthe postgraduate examination while I have been teaching XXXXXin NO.XXXXmiddleSchool and I was a head-teacher of a class in junior grade two.Now all my hardwork has got a result since I have a chance to be interview by you.

I am open-minded ,quick in thought and very fond ofhistory.In my spare time,I have broad interests like many other youngers.I likereading books, especially those XXXX.Frequently I exchange with other people bymaking comments in the forum on line.In addition ,during my college years,I wasonce a Net-bar technician.So, I have a comparative good command of networkapplication.I am able to operate the computer well.I am skillful in searchingfor information in Internet.I am a football fan for years.Italian team is myfavorite.Anyway,I feel great pity for our country’s team.

I always believe that one will easily lag behindunless he keeps on learning .Of course, if I am given a chance to study XXXXXXin this famous University,I will stare no effort to master a good command ofadvance XXXXXX.

[面试外企英文自我介绍

Welcome to my hometown!Shanghai is my hometown.It is a modern and busy town.It has a long history.There are many big supermarkets,beautiful gardens and good factories here.It is very easy to go shopping.You can see big trees and nice flowers.There are many restaurants in Shanghai.The food tastes very delicious.You can enjoy eyery minutes of it.Many visitors come here to enjoy it.

good morning !

it is really my honor to have this opportunity for a interview,

i hope i can make a good performance today. im confident that i can succeed.

now i will introduce myself briefly

i am 26 years old,born in shandong province .

i was graduated from qingdao university. my major is electronic.and i got my bachelor degree after my graduation in the year of XX.

i spend most of my time on study,i have passed cet4/6 . and i have acquired basic knowledge of my major during my school time.

in july XX, i begin work for a small private company as a technical support engineer in qingdao city.because im capable of more responsibilities, so i decided to change my job.

and in august XX,i left qingdao to beijing and worked for a foreign enterprise as a automation software test engineer.because i want to change my working environment, id like to find a job which is more challenging. morover motorola is a global company, so i feel i can gain the most from working in this kind of company ennvironment. that is the reason why i come here to compete for this position.

i think im a good team player and im a person of great honesty to others. also i am able to work under great pressure.

dear personnel officers:

i am wumei, a junior in sichuan teacher university. i major in english and minor in japanese. i am writing to inquire the position you offered in the advertisement. here are my qualifications that prompt me to make application now.

as an english major, i have obtained skillful english writing ability and rich experience in dealing with the work requires knowledge about english background.

my interest in computer also has prompted me to forward my resume for your review. at present, i am working for the web site of shop.renren.com and in charge of the bbs program.

i am confident that i will make a successful addition to your program.

i am available if you dial the number: 13011819794.

yours sincerely,

wumei

很高兴做自我介绍，我出生在辽宁，专业是国际贸易，毕业于南开大学，我的兴趣是音乐，读书，尤其是经济类的书。

很荣幸应聘贵公司，希望能在贵公司实现我的梦想，希望能给我一次机会，谢谢。

I am very happy to introduce myself here.I was born in Liaoning Province.I graduated from Nankai University and majored in International Trade. I like music and reaing books,especially economical books. It is my honor to apply this job. I hope I can realise my dream in our company.Please give me a chance.Thank you very much

it is my great pleasure to introduce myself.i was born in LIAONING. My major is international trade. I was graduated in Nankai University. My hobby lies in the music and reading, especially like economics.

i am glad that i can take part in this interview and i am sincerely hope that i can join this company to realize my dream. please give my a chance. Thank you.

熊猫(Pandas)

There are some pandas in the zoo. They look like a bear, but they are not a bear.

They live in China. They have a small tail and fat body. They are black and white. They’re very clumsy, but they can climb trees. They like to eat bamboo very much. Look! The baby panda is under the mother panda, they are sleeping. They look very lovely. Pandas are my favourite animals.

My hometown is in Jindong District, located in central Zhejiang Jinqu basin, East Chinese Yiwu Commodity City, South China technology hardware city of Yongkang, west of Jinhua City, the advantage is obvious.

My hometown is rich in fruits and vegetables, bergamot, flower seedlings, dairy, livestock and poultry as the "one village one product" features have obvious advantages, is the "China Bergamot village", "Chinese bonsai flower seedlings of the township" and "China strawberry town", "Chinese Fujiminori grape", "China Yuzhi Mao Xiang" and "Chinese duck village", "the source of the East China white peach Township" and "South Chinese cow town", Jinhua ham, Shousheng wine reputation both at home and abroad

But what I want to introduce is that our hometown is the seedling of my hometown. Whenever you go into the Golden East, you can feel a strong fragrance of trees, a green, so happy that you are in a great mood, and very happy in your heart.

My family also has a lot of kinds of trees, trees, Lechang, Liriodendron, Michelia foveolata Michelia, gray, Yunshan, Yunshan, Hongkong Daye Prynne Prynne four beautiful flower photo, Ruyuan magnolia, Michelia Martini and so on, many.

All sides of my house are around the mountain, all around the trees, unique. In spring, the drizzle moistens the land. The trees thrive and thrive, and the rain stops. The trees float in the wind and make a lot of noise, just like listening to free music.

In summer, the sun is shining, the trees still straight, and stood there. In the summer, the trees were filled with a kind of perseverance and full of vitality. Other people are envious.

In autumn, some leaves are yellow and falling. Some of them still show their green side. They grow harder than ever before, and branches are stronger. They shelter the fallen trees. In the fall, they showed a scene of mutual help.

In winter, cold and dry to their approach, however, they were not afraid of the station, consistent from beginning to end in that place, no matter how hard the wind, they are also helpless, had slipped away from their side. The rain and snow fall on them, and they cant disturb their "hair" until the coming of spring, and they can still stick to it.

My hometown is the village of seedlings, with thousands of seedlings, so that the residents living inside can have better air and better environment.

I wish all places in the world can be as beautiful as my hometown.

Leaders, Members:

Hello, everybody ——！ （Bow）

My name is XXX, from Hunan XX, I am cheerful, honest, easy to get along with others; likes playing basketball, mountain 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. - Take this, I am grateful for the leadership, I thank you all so give me a good opportunity. （Bow）

I first arrived, there are many aspects of the knowledge you 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 to be able to work together with you for our common cause to fight!

[新入职员工英文自我介绍

I am a very outgoing girl(boy), I like reading、playing games and listening to music, of course, I also like to make friends with all the people in the school, I hope I will be your best friends in the sckooe life.

After completing my military service， I have been looking for a challenging goal for me to achieve. And I found that the Intermediate of General English Proficiency Test fits my new achievement properly.

I graduated from Taipei Commercial Junior College， majored in business administration. Instead of spending much time in playing， I devoted myself to my studies and paid attention to all meaningful things happened in daily life. By the way， I learned a lot from Mr. Wang， the professor of my business class. He is my good friend till now an often gives some appropriate suggestions toward my problem confusion.

My father is， in the same way， a good consultant to me. As he said: I am in poor education， little for you; to clarify， what he have given is far beyond his words， I do think so. I was born in a country of Ping Tung Country， farming is our career of generations. There are four people in my family， Mother is housewife and my brother is a student of an Agriculture College.

I am optimistic and active， and I am confident that I can pass the test. Thank you for your precious to read my autobiography.

关于元宵节的英文介绍

the lantern festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in february or march in the gregorian calendar. as early as the western han dynasty (206 bc-ad 25), it had become a festival with great significance. this days important activity is watching lanterns. throughout the han dynasty (206 bc-ad 220), buddhism flourished in china. one emperor heard that buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of buddhas body, and light lanterns to worship buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to show respect to buddha on this day. later, the buddhist rite developed into a grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the central plains to the whole of china.每年农历的正月十五日，春节刚过，迎来的就是中国的传统节日--元宵节。元宵主要的活动就是看灯。东汉明帝时期，明帝提倡佛教，听说佛教有正月十五日僧人观佛舍利，点灯敬佛的做法，就命令这一天夜晚在皇宫和寺庙里点灯敬佛，令士族庶民都挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐渐形成民间盛大的节日。该节经历了由宫廷到民间，由中原到全国的发展过程。

till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country. lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. "guessing lantern riddles"is an essential part of the festival.

lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. if visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. if they are right, they will get a little gift. the activity emerged

during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in the song dynasty (960-1279).

as riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

直到今天，元宵点灯的习俗仍然在中国的各地流传的，各式各样美丽的花灯在这一天都会点亮，孩子们提着自制的灯笼走街串巷，非常高兴。猜灯谜也是元宵节的一项重要活动，花灯的主人会将谜面写在灯笼上，挂在门口，如果有人可以猜中，就能得到小小的礼物。这项活动最早起源于宋朝，因为谜语能启迪智慧又饶有兴趣，所以流传过程中深受社会各阶层的欢迎。

people will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the "yuanxiao festival."yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. it is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat,

dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling. tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. it tastes sweet and delicious. what’s more, tangyuan in chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. so people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.

民间过元宵节吃元宵的习俗。元宵由糯米制成，或实心，或带馅。馅有豆沙、白糖、山楂、各类果料等，食用时煮、煎、蒸、炸皆可。起初，人们把这种食物叫“浮圆子”，后来又叫“汤团”或“汤圆”，这些名称“团圆”字音相近，取团圆之意，象征全家人团团圆圆，和睦幸福，人们也以此怀念离别的亲人,寄托了对未来生活的美好愿望。

in the daytime of the festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance,

walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged. on the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a

beautiful scene. most families spare some fireworks from the spring festival and let them off in the lantern festival. some local

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

Gooda fternoon, teachers! My name is XuLulu. I`m 11. I come from Class1 Grade 5 of TongPu No.2 Primary School. There are 4 people in my family. My father is tall. My mother is pretty.My sister has a long hair. And I`m a good student. However, my home is near the school, I often get up early. Because I must work hard. after school, I like playing computer games and reading books. I`d like to eat apples. They are sweet and healthy. And I like Tuesday best. We have English, music, computer and P.E. on Tuesdays. My math teacher is Miss Huang. Her class is so much fun. So my favourite class is math. And I like Chinese and English, too. This is me. An active girl. Please remember XuLulu. Thank you very much!

Hello!My name is Liu yi tian,my English name is Nancy,I’m a girl pupil,a good girl pupil!My favourite food is meat,I also like rice、noodles、milk、apples、oranges,and so on.I don’t like pears.I like riding my bike、skipping,I don’t like swimming.

Now, do you know me？Make friends with me quickly!

Hi， boys and girls, good morning, it is my plearsure to take this change to introduce myself, my name is ***, i am 10 years old. About my family, there are 4 people in my family, father, mother, brother and me, my father and mother are all very kind, welcome you to visit my family if you have time!

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.