介绍西安的英语作文（汇编20篇）

Sakura is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. Cherry fruit (known as sakuranbo) come from a different species of tree.

Sakura, a well-known and ubiquitous symbol of Japan, are represented on all manner of consumer goods, including kimono, stationery, and dishware. Cherry blossoms are an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, and as such are frequently depicted in art. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", as well as a number of pop songs. "Sakura" is also a common Japanese female name.

Sakura is indigenous to the Himalayas and east Asia. Some trees can be found in China and Korea but the largest number and variety of sakura, more than 305 species, can be seen in Japan. Many of them were artificially hybridized or grafted by the Japanese many centuries ago.

"On the other hand, in China, cherry blossom is the symbol of feminine dominance, female beauty and sexuality. Additionally, the cherry blossom is the Chinese symbol of feminine principle and it also symbolizes love in the language of herbs. Interestingly, cherry blossom is the flower of the April in China, whereas in Japan, it is wisteria." Spring flowers of Japan

Japans most beloved variety is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem. The flowers bloom, and usually fall within a week, before the leaves come out. Therefore, the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. The variety takes its name from the village of Somei (now part of Toshima in Tokyo). It was developed in the mid- to late-19th century at the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Somei Yoshino is so widely associated with cherry blossoms that jidaigeki and other works of fiction often depict the variety in the Edo period or earlier; such depictions are anachronisms.

Other categories include yamazakura, yaezakura, and shidarezakura. The yaezakura have large flowers, thick with rich pink petals. The shidarezakura, or weeping cherry, has branches that fall like those of a weeping willow, bearing cascades of pink flowers.

Annually, the Japanese Meteorological Agency and general public track the sakura zensen, or Cherry-Blossom Front. Nightly forecasts follow the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in January, and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. Then it proceeds north, arriving in Hokkaidō a few weeks later. Japanese pay close attention to these forecasts. They will go to parks, shrines and temples with family and friends and hold a "flower viewing party" known as hanami. Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of sakura, and for many, it is a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful view. Hanami custom in Japan dates back to many centuries ago. It is witten in Nihon Shoki that the Hanami festival were already held in the 3rd century.

Most Japanese schools and public buildings have sakura trees outside of them. Since the fiscal and school year both begin in April, in many parts of Honshū, the first day of work or school will coincide with the cherry blossom season.

Goodafternoon, teachers! Today, I`m veryhappy to make a speech here. Now, let me introduce myself. My name isZhuRuijie. My English name is Molly. I`m 12. I come from Class1 Grade 6 ofTongPu No.2 Primary School. I`m an active girl. I like playing basketball.Because I think it`s very interesting. I`d like to eat potatoes. They`re tasty.My favourite colour is green. And I like math best. It`s fun. On the weekend, Ilike reading books in my room. I have a happy family. My father is tall andstrong.My mother is hard-working and tall, too. My brother is smart. And I`m agood student. My dream is to be a teacher, because I want to help the poorchildren in the future. Thank you for listening! Please remember me!

Everybody is good, my name is called He xuan, my English name is called Angle. Everybody knew that Angle is the angel meaning, I hoped that I forever can look like the angel equally happily, joyful, is carefree all day! I in the sixth grade, faced with rose the middle school now, father and mother, grandfather paternal grandmother, teacher schoolmates place the very big expectation to me, I will certainly not disappoint their expectation, will study diligently, passes an examination junior middle schools key class! In the future will become social a person of great ability and tremendous potential, will make the contribution for the motherland!

中文：

大家好，我的名字叫何璇，我的英文名字叫Angle。大家知道吗，Angle是天使的意思，我希望我永远都会像天使一样开开心心，快快乐乐，整天无忧无虑的!我现在上六年级了，面临升中学了，爸爸妈妈，爷爷奶奶，老师同学都给我寄予很大的期望。我一定不会辜负他们的期望，努力学习，考上初中的重点班!将来成为社会的栋梁之才，为祖国做出贡献!

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 accounting .every one may have a dream,and i still remember that my dream is to be a accountant .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 .my major is accounting in *** university.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 accounting ,and enhance my research ability.i will do my best to join the new group and be good at postgraduate study.

First tell me about my weakness, my weakness is in learning is very sloppy, the class is not listening, have time to do little affectations; Class I seldom raise your hand to answer questions, dont write homework seriously, always so so, a homework there are many wrong topic, few of the topic.

I like to dance, because every time the holiday I let my mother sent me to learn to dance, since then I fell in love with the dance, dancing can bring me happiness and laughter; Would it be possible for me to have a quick response; Can also give me joy of the dream.

I like singing, because singing throat is good to me, since then I fell in love with singing. Singing has a characteristic is singing and dancing.

But, I have a bad habit, every day home from school homework slowly, always let mom and dad would be angry.

Ha ha, this is me, a little girl who love singing, dancing.

From now on, I must get rid of all these bad temper, do a study seriously, to do things, not careless good students, teachers and students, please help me, supervision and I, thank the teacher and classmates for help, let me get rid of the bad habit.

先说说我的缺点吧，我的缺点就是在学习上非常的马虎，上课的时候一点也不认真听讲，有时光做小动作;上课的时候我很少举手回答问题，写作业的时候一点都不认真，总是马马虎虎的，一写作业就有许多的错题，没有几个对题。

我喜欢跳舞，因为每当放假的时候我就让妈妈送我学跳舞，从那时起我就爱上了跳舞，跳舞可以给我带来快乐和欢笑;可以让我反应快;也可以给我带来快乐的梦想。

我喜欢唱歌，因为唱歌对我的嗓子好，从那时起我就爱上了唱歌。唱歌有一个特点就是可以边唱歌边跳舞。

可是，我有一个坏毛病，每天放学回家都慢慢地写作业，老是让爸爸妈妈生气。

哈哈，这就是我，一个爱唱歌、跳舞的小姑娘。

从现在起，我一定要把以上这些不好的毛病都改掉，做一个学习认真，做事不马虎的好学生，请老师和同学们帮助我，监督我，谢谢老师和同学的帮助，让我改掉这个坏毛病。

Hello everyone！ My name is Amy, this year twelve years old, I am from Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, the first primary school, is the sixth grade students.

You see, I am slim, so I round face, the nose is not high but it is the most important, because I protect their eyes, so my face is not a small pair of glasses.

I am warm and generous hospitality and a love of helping others, remember that in an emergency evacuation drill, we are reading poetry, suddenly broadcast rang, the students rush out of the classroom, in the course of my run, the students saw his feet twisted, he left behind. The other students, have run to the playground, to see this scene, I quickly ran back to the past, to help him up, I helped him, we went to the playground, and afterwards, the teacher praised me for the disciplinary board, not only that, but also let the students to learn from me do you know? At that time my heart.

I am good at skateboarding, write a soft brush, and speak English, my English is not good, in an English exam I ranked second last time, I felt very unhappy, I encourage myself to Study hard to win glory for the class, then, although I did not get the first, but I am not discouraged, I have tried my best.

I also have a very great dream. When a pilot is flying, he can fly his own airplane one day and fly freely in the blue sky. What an exciting and happy thing it is!

i am xx . i was born in . i graduate from senior high school and major in english. i started learning english since i was 12 years old. my parents have a lot of american friends. that’s why i have no problem communicating with americans or others by speaking english.

in my spare time, i like to do anything relating to english such as listening to english songs, watching english movies or tv programs, or even attending the activities held by some english clubs or institutes. i used to go abroad for a short- term english study. during that time, i learned a lot of daily life english and saw a lot of different things.

i think language is very interesting. i could express one substance by using different sounds. so i wish i could study and read more english literatures and enlarge my knowledge.

[酒店面试英语的自我介绍

My Favourite Teacher

Hello,my name is Jie. I have many good teachers, but my favourite teacher is Miss Li. She is a very good teacher.

She is very young, but her English is very good. She teaches us English every day. Her class has so much fun.She sings songs with us, plays games with us. We are so happy . And we learn English well. Our English are very very good.So I like her very much.

She likes reading books and playing sports. After class, Miss Li often plays sports with us. We are very happy. We all love her very much.

This is my favourite teacher.She is a good teacher .I like my English teacher very much. What about you?Do you have a good teacher, too?

我最喜欢的老师

嗨，我的名字叫杰。我有许多好老师，但我喜欢的老师是李老师。她是一个很好的老师。

她很年轻，但她的英语很好。她每天教我们英语。她的课堂很有趣。她跟我们一块唱歌，和我们一起玩游戏。我们非常快乐幸福。我们英语学得很好。我们的英语是非常好的。所以我非常喜欢她。

她喜欢读书和运动。下课后，李老师经常和我们一起运动，我们很高兴。我们非常喜欢她。

这就是我最喜欢的老师。她是一个好老师。我非常喜欢我的英语老师。你呢?你也有一个好老师吗?

Sichuan is located in the Upper Yangtze Valley in the southwestern part of the country. The second largest of the Chinese provinces, it covers an area of 220,100 square miles (570,000 square kilometres). Szechwan is bordered by the provinces of Kansu and Shensi to the north, Hupeh and Hunan to the east, and Kweichow and Yunnan to the south and by the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west and the province of Tsinghai to the northwest. It is the most populous province in China. The name Szechwan means “Four Streams” and refers to the four main tributaries of the Yangtze River, which flows through the province. The capital, Cheng-tu, is located in the centre of the province.

From economic, political, geographical, and historical points of view, the heart and nerve centre of Szechwan is in the eastern basin area, commonly known as the Sichuan, or Red, Basin. Its mild and humid climate, fertile soil, and abundant mineral and forestry resources make it one of the most prosperous and economically self-sufficient regions of China. The area has been seen by some as China in a microcosm and is often viewed as a country within a country. The Chinese call the basin Tien Fu Chih Kuo, which literally means “Heaven on Earth”.

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.

动物园里有一些熊猫。他们看起来像熊，但他们不是熊他们生活在中国。

他们有一个小尾巴和胖胖的身体，它们是黑白相间的，他们很笨拙，但他们能爬树，他们非常喜欢吃竹子。

看!熊猫宝宝在熊猫妈妈的下面，他们正在睡觉。他们看起来很可爱。

熊猫是我最喜欢的动物。

Everyone has a really good friend or Zhixin Ren, so I have a friend like her grown very ordinary, very pure, performance is also very good, she is adorable, but her character is very cheerful, I particularly like him.

He helped me a lot of busy, I have once physical education class, careless, wrestling has. Her to send me to school medical room, and she still takes care of me and asked if I have things to buy me water to drink, I am very grateful to her, so呀was my best friend.

翻译：每个人都有一个真心的好朋友或者是知心人，我就有一个这样的朋友，她长得很普通，很纯洁，成绩也很好，她是个活泼可爱的人，她的性格非常开朗，我特别喜欢他。

他帮我很多的忙，有一次，我上体育课时，一不小心，摔跤了。是她把我送进校医室的，她还很照顾我，问我有没有事，给我买水喝，我非常感谢她，所以呀是我最好的朋友。

i come from china.i am 13.i am a lively girl.my name is wang ting,and my english name is linda.i am keen on sports,because it can make me strong.i also like reading book,because i can learn some knowladge.i like reading best.i enjoy it when i was a child,i think it has many attractions.my ambition is to be a teacher in poor mountain region schools,the children there cannot go to school for theyre so poor.they are so clever and lovely,it is really a pity if they cannot go to school.so i want to help them.thank you

[自我介绍初中英语作文

Dalian is located at the southern tip of Northeast China, bounded by the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea to the west, south and Shandong Peninsula across the sea, connected to the north and northeast of the mainland is a peninsula surrounded on three sides by the sea city.

China has three Peninsula, Shandong Peninsula, Leizhou Peninsula, Liaodong Peninsula. Liaodong Peninsula is referred to here. Because it is a peninsula city, it has the characteristics of the marine climate. She no winter cold, summer without heat. Especially in the summer, Dalian has become a desirable summer resort.

June 5, 2001 granted the United Nations only in Dalian in China, Asia, the second "World Environment 500" city. Jiang said that Dalian is "Northern Pearl", the State Secretary for Tourism to Dalian positioning "romantic."

Beautiful waterfront

If you plane to the plane arrived in Dalian, even when the birds eye view over the city of Dalian in the south with the sea between the sorrowful elegant Weigela is a long coastal road is a great viewing Ben Thanh line is not even the tourists will not come to the place even if only a day trip.

Good morning, Dear Professors:

It’s my honor to introduce myself. My name is XXX, I am fromXXCountyXXProvince, December XXXX I was born in a poor family, and my parents are farmers, I love and respect them very much.

We were delight with my becoming a fresh man in September 1997. Luckily, I was permitted to be a graduate student after 4 years colorful life on campus. I received my Bachelor degree20XX inXX Institute of Science and Technology, then a Master degree20XX inXX University of Science and Technology.

For those 7 years my major was Die Design. Before I received my Master degree, I had done the subject of XXXXXXXXXXX. For the past 3 years, I have been inXXXXXXCollege, where I have been and still am a teacher. I teach students Machine Design etc. I have published more than 10 first-author papers.

That’s all, thanks!

Im so excited tonight. When you do your homework, you have to go to the light meeting. Mom had no choice but to take me. I went to the streets with great interest, and there were lanterns hanging in the sea. There are lanterns, rabbit lights, monkey lights, chicken lights, and lotus lanterns... They shine in the moonlight, and my eyes are dazzled. The streets were decorated with lights and decorated. By the way, there are not only all kinds of colorful lights, but also colorful neon lights.

Shopping arcade etc.service, brand stores to attract a lot of customers, the store down the street a wide variety of goods, uncle have to wear a suit, the aunt wear jewelry, and kids love to eat ice-sugar gourd and pearl milk tea. People came to the street in high spirits to watch the night scenes.

I seemed to enter the world of man and lamp.

扬州是一座历史名城。下面是小编整理分享给大家的介绍扬州的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读鉴赏。希望大家喜欢！

Yangzhou (simplified Chinese: 扬州) is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, Peoples Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huaian to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south. Historically it is one of the wealthiest of Chinas cities, known at various periods for its great merchant families, poets, painters, and scholars.

Geography and climate

Rivers: the Yangtze River, Jinghang Canal, Baoshe River, Datong River, Beichengzi River, Tongyang Canal, Xintongyang Canal, Baima Lake, Baoying Lake, Gaoyou Lake, Shaobo Lake.

Local landscape: Slender west lake, Ge garden, He garden, Da ming temple, Phoenix island, etc. Subtropical monsoon climate with humid changeable wind; longer winters for about 4 months, summers 3 months and shorter springs and autumns, 2 months respectively; frost-free period of 222 days and annual average sunshine of 2177 hours. Average temperature: 15 °C annually; the hottest in July of 27.6 °C and the coldest in January of 1.7 °C; maximum temperature of 39.8 °C and minimum 19 °C

The annual average precipitation is 1,030 mm, and about 45 percent of rainfall is concentrated in the summer. The rainy season known as "plum rain season" usually lasts from mid-June to late July. During this season, the plums are ripening, hence the name plum rain.

Cuisine

Yangzhou dishes may be one of the reasons why the people of Yangzhou are so infatuated with their city. They have an appealing color, aroma, taste and appearance. The original color of each ingredient is preserved after cooking, and no oily sauce is added, so as to retain the fresh savor of the food.

In Yangzhou all dishes, whether cheap or expensive, are elaborate. Cooks will not scrimp on their work, even with Zhugansi (stewed sliced dry bean curd), a popular dish that costs only a few yuan. Dry bean curd is made by each restaurant that serves it, so the flavor is guaranteed. The cook slices the 1-cm-thick curd into 30 shreds, each one paper-thin but none broken, and then stews them for hours with chopped bamboo shoots and shelled shrimps in chicken soup. In this way the dry bean curd shreds can soak up the flavor of the other ingredients, and the soup is clear but savory. It is not only Yangzhou cooks but also the ordinary people who are conscientious about cooking.

[介绍扬州的优秀英语作文

The traditional stuffed turkey adorns everyDinnertable during the feast. pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, corns are some of the dishes cooked everywhere to mark the day.

家庭盛宴是感恩节期间的一个重要习俗。全家人围坐在饭桌边一起祈祷，愿上帝施与永不停息的恩惠。 这也让身处异地的亲友欢聚一堂，同庆美好时光。

Though historians don’t have an evidence to prove that turkey was eaten during the first thanksgiving dinner, the thanksgiving celebration will be incomplete without it.

传统的填制火鸡让每个餐桌生色不少，南瓜派、酸果沙司、玉米更是那天必不可少的菜肴。虽然历史学家没有证据证明在第一个感恩节时人们就吃火鸡，但没有火鸡的感恩节是不完美的。

The traditional thanksgiving parade probably started with president lincoln proclaiming it an official day. the full- dress parade is a way to display the country’s military strength and discipline. the main aim of such parades is to lift the spirits of the spectators, provide them with wholesome entertainment. in the present day, parades are accompanied with musical shows and celebrities.

感恩节那天进行的巡游仪式大概始于林肯总统时期，而且这天被宣布为法定节日。隆重的巡游仪式是显示国家军事力量和严明纪律的一个方式，但这样的巡游主要目的是振奋国人，为大众提供一个积极健康的娱乐活动。现代的巡游活动还加入音乐节目，众多名人也参与其中。

football games??watching nfl football during thanksgiving is a popular tradition. the traditional game between the detroit lions and the green bay packers continues. one of the most memorable games having been played on this day.

感恩节观看美国国家足球联盟的橄榄球比赛也是一个习俗。底特律雄狮和绿湾包装工队之间的传统比赛至今仍然保留着。其中最值得纪念的比赛之一就在感恩节这天举行

描写妈妈的英语作文：我的妈妈

My mother

My mother’s name is nancy. She has long hair, two big eyes My mother likes sports and shopping. Her favourite sports are football and yoga. And her favourite food is ice cream. She also likes dogs and cats.

My mother is a high school techer, she works very hard and does very well in the school.

My mother also concerns my study. She always helps me study and play the piano. She is very glad when I make progress.

My mother loves me very much. And I love my mother too!

描写妈妈的英语作文：我的妈妈

My mother

My mother is very kind and beautiful although she is not tall.She is 42 years old this year.She is a nurse,so she is always very busy day and night.But she loves her job,and she often takes care of her patients.Of course,she also likes singing,dancing,cooking and shopping,but she almost no time to do them.

Oh,I love my mother.

描写妈妈的英语作文：我的妈妈

I have a great mother. She cares much about me in my life and study.

In the morning, she gets up early to make breakfast for me. When I was little, she prepared my schoolbag. But now, she tells me to do it by myself. Because she thinks I have been old enough to do it. Besides, she always checks my homework. When I finish my homework, she checks it and points out the mistakes. She is very careful and helps me a lot.

I love my mother.

I am Ma Yuanhao. Now let me tell you something about my family. My family has seven people in it, my father, my mother, my brother, my sister, my uncle, my grandfather and I. My grandfather is a driver. He drives a bus. He works in Beijing. He has two kids. They are my father and my uncle.

My father and my uncle are both office workers. They are in the same office. My brother is a policeman. He is tall and strong. He works in Shenyang.I am a student. My sister is a student,too. We are in the same school, but in different grades. My mother is a nurse. She works in a hospital. We live in Beijing now with my parents.

I often have bread and milk for breakfast. I like eating hamburgers, too. And for lunch, I usually have some chicken with vegetables and rice. Jiaozi is my favorite food. I usually have Jiaozi and an apple for dinner. I think I can eat healthily.

My mother cooks very well. She often cooks nice food for us.

I love my family!

I was a tiger boy, and everyone would laugh and say, "look, how nice the boy is!" Remember to learn taekwondo, teachers and brothers affectionately call me: big head, rain not worry!

I grow so well, because I can eat specially, composition self-introduction. When I devour the meat, my mother will say I am a little beast. Besides meat, I also have a taste for fruit. I like to eat crooked bananas, red apples, yellow oranges and very individual tomatoes. One of my favorite oranges is the yellow one. I remember grandmas little fruit stand on the front door, filled with all kinds of fruit, but grandma always kept me at home. Just can walk that day, I finally catch a chance and staggered came to the fruit stand, enjoy a little enough, then holding the rounded belly home with grandma go to pay, is really very ah!

Although I am very strong, but not a bit clumsy, running, I can always take the lead; The popular skateboard I also play very well; A year ago, I began to learn badminton, and the progress was obvious.

I am also more able to calm down, thanks to the three years of calligraphy training, not only let me write a beautiful brush calligraphy, but also developed a stubborn perseverance. I love it. In the past six months, I have read books such as the terrible science, journey to the west and Hans Christian Andersens fairy tales.

I, a sunny boy, would you like to make friends with me?

I am pleased to serve as your guide today.

This is the palace museum; also know as the Purple Forbidden City. It is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in China today. Under Ming Emperor Yongle, construction began in 1406. It took 14years to build the Forbidden City. The first ruler who actually lived here was Ming Emperor Zhudi. For five centuries thereafter, it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when Qing Emperor Puyi was forced to abdicate the throne .In 1987, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized the Forbidden City was a world cultural legacy.

It is believed that the Palace Museum, or Zi Jin Cheng (Purple Forbidden City), got its name from astronomy folklore, The ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the Ziwei Yuan(North Star). The constellation containing the North Star was called the Constellation of Heavenly God and star itself was called the purple palace. Because the emperor was supposedly the son of the heavenly gods, his central and dominant position would be further highlighted the use of the word purple in the name of his residence. In folklore, the term ”an eastern purple cloud is drifting” became a metaphor for auspicious events after a purple cloud was seen drifting eastward immediately before the arrival of an ancient philosopher, LaoZi, to the Hanghu Pass. Here, purple is associated with auspicious developments. The word jin (forbidden) is self-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-limits to ordinary people.

The red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. Red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. Yellow is the color of the earth on the Loess Plateau, the original home of the Chinese people. Yellow became an imperial color during the Tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.

The Forbidden City is rectangular in shape. It is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meter wide from east west. It has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters .A 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9-meter—high wall which encloses the complex. Octagon —shaped turrets rest on the four corners of the wall. There are four entrances into the city: the Meridian Gate to the south, the Shenwu Gate(Gate of Military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Gate of military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Western Flowery Gate )to the west ,the Donghua (Eastern Flowery Gate) to the east.

Manpower and materials throughout the country were used to build the Forbidden City. A total of 230,000 artisans and one million laborers were employed. Marble was quarried from fangshan Country Mount Pan in Jixian County in Hebei Province. Granite was quarried in Quyang County in Hebei Province. Paving blocks were fired in kilns in Suzhou in southern China. Bricks and scarlet pigmentation used on the palatial walls came from linqing in Shandong Province .Timber was cut ,processed and hauled from the northwestern and southern regions.

The structure in front of us is the Meridian Gate. It is the main entrance to the forbidden City. It is also knows as Wufenglou(Five-Phoenix Tower). Ming emperors held lavish banquets here on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar year in hornor of their counties .They also used this place for punishing officals by flogging them with sticks.

Qing emperors used this building to announce the beginning of the new year. Qing Emperor Qianglong changed the original name of this announcement ceremony from ban li(announcement of calendar)to ban shou(announcement of new moon )to avoid coincidental association with another Emperor` s name, Hongli, which was considered a taboo at that time. Qing Dynasty emperors also used this place to hold audience and for other important ceremonies. For example,when the imperial army returned victoriously from the battlefield ,it was here that the Emperor presided over the ceremony to accept prisoners of war.

(After entering the Meridian Gate and standing in front of the Five Marble Bridges on Golden Water River)

Now we are inside the Forbidden City.Before we start our tour, I would like to briefly introduce you to the architectural patterns befour us .To complete this solemn, magnificent and palatial complex, a variety of buildings were arranged on a north-south axis, and 8-kilometer-long invisible line that has become an inseparable part of the City of Beijing. The Forbidden City covers roughly one –third of this central axis. Most of the important building in the Forbidden City weree arranged along this line. The design and arrangement of the palaces reflect the solemn dignity of the royal court and rigidly –stratified feudal system.

The Forbidden City is divided into an outer and an inner count.We are now standing on the southernmost part of the outer count. In front of us lies the Gate of supreme Harmony .The gate is guarded by a pair of bronze lions ,symbolizing imperial power and dignity. The lions were the most exquisite and biggest of its kind. The one on the east playing with a ball is a male, and ball is said to represent state unity. The other one is a female. Underneath one of its fore claws is a cub that is considered to be a symbol of perpetual imperial succession. The winding brook before us is the Golden Water River. It functions both as decoration and fire control .The five bridges spanning the river represent the five virtues preached by Confucius :benevolence, righteousness, rites, intellence and fidelity. The river takes the shape of a bow and the north-south axis is its arrow. This was meant to show that the Emperors ruled the country on behalf of God.

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