一篇英语自我介绍（实用20篇）

Canton Tower,as a new landmark,located in the new CBD and the Pearl River landscape axis,lying in the geometric center of Guangzhou city.Canton Tower is 125 meters away from the south bank of Pearl River,facing the Haixinsha Island and Zhujiang New Town.In the year 2004,Information Based Architecture won the international competition,in which 13 of the worlds largest architectural offices participated,with a stunning and challenging design.IBA collaborated with Arup,the global design and business consulting firm developed the concept design.In later stages,IBA cooperated mainly with the local Chinese offices of Arup and a Local Design Institute.

My Englis teacher is a tall woman with long hair, big eyes。 She is very kind ,she always help us do a lot of useful things ,If we are in trouble ,she always help us to solve the problem .I love my English teacher,and I will never forget her.

我的英语老师有着高高的个子长头发，大眼睛。她非常的善良，她总是给我很大的帮助，如果我们有了麻烦，她总是帮助我们解决，我爱我的英语老师，永远不会忘记她。

I am a girl who loves life, is positive, optimistic and conscientious. In the study and life of high school, I not only learned a lot of knowledge, but also improved in all aspects. In the face of difficulties, I never go back, always start my mind, try to solve the problem and overcome the difficulties. And every solution to a problem, to overcome a difficulty, all of my confidence has been promoted. I believe that as long as there is enough confidence and double efforts, we will be able to overcome all kinds of difficulties and difficulties and lead to the other side of success. In the course of high school learning, I can take every course seriously, preview carefully, and review actively. When you have a problem, ask your classmates and consult your teacher. I will constantly improve the learning methods, find the most suitable learning methods, adjust the study plan, and arrange the time. I think of learning as a knowledge, to enrich my music, and to be full of interest in it.

I like music very much. I actively participate in chorus in school. In chorus team, we cooperate with each other, and compete for school, get excellent results, and win honor for school. And I am also very good at playing the guzheng, and I have won national awards. Through participating in the school choir, I deeply realized that doing anything requires not only enthusiasm, but also the spirit of conscientious and responsible and the spirit of cooperation with others. For individual competitions, it is necessary to take serious treatment, and more importantly, to practice more, so that it will not be unfamiliar.

Good morning/afternoon, my name is Yang Haiyan , you can call me Yanzi.

It is really a great honor to have this opportunity for an interview, I will answer whatever you may raise, and i hope i can make a good performance today.

Now I’d like to introduce myself briefly. I am 20 years old, Born in Shandong province. I grow up in a sweet family, composed of my dad, mom, brother and myself. The reason I want to be an airhostess is I like the feeling flying in the sky like a swallow. I am an optimistic and confident girl. I have full confidence for creating a bright future, and I believe I can do well in CAAC. I believe punctuality and diligence are crucial for career; therefore I will try my best.

Although I just graduated from school, I have confidence to create my future. Soaring in the sky as an airhostess has been a dream for me since childhood. This is why Im longing for a job on a plane, and this is why Im standing here for this interview. I hope my application will be granted, so that I can devote my best service throughout the world as a airhostess member of CAAC.

Thats all. Thank you for listening.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties . In the Zhou Dynasty, people hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent in the Tang Dynasty that people enjoy and worship the full moon. In the Southern Song Dynasty , however, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion. When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silver moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties , the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration becomes unprecedented popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances. However, the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them.

Good morning Sir, (What will you say if it is a woman?)

I am glad to be here for this interview. First, let me thank you for finding time in the midst of pressing affairs.

I am 25 years old and I am local. (I live locally sounds better) I am seeking an opportunity to work with XXX as Sales. (IN sales or As a Sales representative/whatever)。My professional experience and my awareness of your unparalleled reputation have led me to want to work for your company.

I have a bachelor degree with a major in Mechanical and Electrical field.(pause) Graduated from the XXX university in 20xx. Over the past three years, I have worked with XXX Co.,Ltd as Sales (again, in sales or as a sales man/person/rep?) who responsible (with responsibility mainly) for the market of Hunan. During this period, I have learnt much. I learned the values of teamwork and commitment, how to win, how to work hard, how to concentrate and focus on goals, and how to balance my time and priorities. Additional experience in other fields such as graduation practice in factory and commercial negotiation also reinforces my value to your company.

I enjoy thinking, enjoy learning, enjoy working, (and I am )able to bear work pressure.

In my free time, I often participate (in) activities such as table tennis (and) badminton.

I am expecting to become your colleague on some day. (More tactful to say ’I would love to become you colleague/join the company)

Because being offhand in advance, let’s leave it at that. (This sentence makes no sense. ’Being offhand’ means to be rude, inconsiderate, ill-mannered so I don’t think that is whay you mean! In advance of what? ’Let’s leave it at that’ is a command, it sounds rather abrupt and ill-mannered to me, again I don’t think this is what you meant. How about ’I would love to join your company and you would not regret giving me this opportunity.’ and just finish with a smile!)

Thanks.

[外企面试英语自我介绍

hi, good afternoon everyone :

my name is xxx .and i am from no.*** overseas chinese middle school of *** .it is really a great honor to have this opportunity for an interview . i would like to answer whatever you may raise , and i hope i can make a good performance today .now let me introduce myself briefly .

i am xxx years old . i graduated from “*** university”in *** . and then i got a higher degree in“ xx university ” in xx . i have worked for *** years since i graduated from the university .and i have been a headteacher for *** years .

being a teacher is tired but excited . having taught for so many years , i think i am experienced in teaching field . i have ever got much honor in teaching , but still i think i need a new environment to challenge myself .

i am open—minded , quickly thoughs and skillful in searching for information on internet . i can operate computer well . in my spare time, i have broad interests .such as reading ,surfing the

internet ,enjoying music ,writing some articles on my blog and even chatting with foreign friends online if possible .

i always believe working hard can bring us more opportunities . to be the best one is a little bit hard. but “trying all my best

“ always can cheer me up .to succeed or fail is not the only thing . it’s in how we face and invaluate ourselves .this is the chance we take , and this is what weve worked for all our lives . shining like a shooting star at night , and always smile at life .we’ve got to

give it all . someday when we turn back for what the footprint we have left , time will record the victory in our heart . so “ try all my best ” --- this is the motto of mine .

ok !so much .thank you !

[英语教师自我介绍面试

Im 8 years old, and Im in grade three in elementary school, and Im short. The round head is like a big ball. The hair on the head is black and short, and my father says Im very smart. Under the long eyebrows, the eyes are big. Small nose, inlaid in the eyes and mouth in the middle, the shape is beautiful. I love wearing the coat and shorts of Jingle cats.

I am a pupil who is not afraid of suffering and is very brave. Im very active and fond of making friends. New classmates, new neighbors, none of them are not my friends. The unknown children, I will soon become acquainted with them, become new friends. I want to make people in the world happier!

I love all kinds of sports: running, jumping, climbing ladders, hanging bars and table tennis....... Among all these sports, my favorite is playing table tennis!

Do you like me? If you like, make friends with me!

The schools campus activities are rich and colorful, learn to sing folk songs, learning folk dancing, the squadron will show --- in this one activity, I love the most is the May 31st meeting of the group in the water cube, the harvest and the feeling of campus activities.

At about 5 that day, we came to the Olympic swimming pool, the National Swimming Center (Water Cube). After all, the team will begin. The first chorus singing songs, and is the first grade student initiation ceremony. The representatives of the first grade students went to the stage in an energetic manner, and presented the garlands to 55 minority students, accompanied by the team song, and the minority nationality classmates wore a red scarf for the first grade students. After the ceremony, the minority students met with us to greet each other. "I am the Dong nationality, my name is Huang training Festival.". "Minority partners do self introduction, and simply introduce their own nation." After listening to them, I was surprised.

I didnt even hear about so many ethnic groups. Let alone understand their customs. I should learn more and have more knowledge. Several ethnic minority partners also performed a show for us, including a unique style of dance, a lot of distinctive songs, and so on. This time I really know the minority people, they have their own custom, unique singing and dancing. Though I cant understand the dialect in the song, I still feel it has an unknown and special beauty. Though I dont know the dance, I still feel the dance is very graceful. I deeply comprehend the colorful national culture and the profound and profound national culture. The performance was over, then, all the students of our present for minority students Oh performed 5 of this folk dance. The dance was very beautiful, and the students of the minority nationalities jumped with us. For a time, we all merged into the dance. With the beautiful songs, the team will end this time. In order to celebrate Childrens Day, we also watched the drama Beijing legend.

I like this national activity, it makes me know a lot of knowledge, and it has brought me a lot of joy.

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed:"We hold these truths to be self-evident:that all men are created equal."

Mr.Kings dream of all men created equal is mine too.When I hear his speech,I come to know thatI have the same dream that people should work together and live together like brothers.Nobody will take advantage of others,with less work but more income.But no,Mr Kings dream remains as a dream even after so many decades since he left us.Look,people who have more houses want to keep them all for themselves,although there are so many people who do not even have a room to stay in.On the other hand,many people ,who have nothing,do not want to work harder to earn something on their own.They just complain that all men are not created equal.

So,if we look close at human beings,we will realize that Mr.Kings dream will be a dream for a long,long time.Still,I admire him because at least he has a great dream,which is leading many people to treat others better.

Every Chinese, who experienced 1980s, will remember forever the day November 6th 1981 when the China National Womens Volleyball Team defeated the Japan National Team (the so-called "Toyo Women Magic") with 3 to 2 at the 3rd World Womens Volleyball Cup in Osaka Japan. Thats the first world title for China Womens Volleyball Team. Everyone was shocked by this news. At that time, China had just been out of the "Cultural Revolution". When the news was broadcasted, people burst into joyful tears.

Their victory was the result of all the former volleyball players effort. In 1965,a famous coach of Japan was invited to China to help train the China National Womens Volleyball Team. Seeing both the players conscientious and spirit and the support from the Chinese people, he exclaimed, "Im sure that the China National Womens Volleyball Team will become strong!"

In 1982, the China National Womens Volleyball Team won the gold medal again at the World Womens Volleyball Championships in Peru under the leadership of Yuan Weimin.

In August 1984, the China National Womens Volleyball Team defeated successively the Japan National Team and the US National Team with 3 to 0, and won the gold medal again at the 23rd Olympic Games, which realized the "Triple Crown" dream at the world matches. The pride head coach of Japan National Team said, "Defeating China National Team is equal to block the Yangtze River. Both are impossible." The American coach said, "I hope our children will play basketball as well as the Chinese girls."

The elder players gradually retired after 1985. Then Lang Ping, the World No.1 Spiker at that time, was named the captain. She and her teammates went to Japan to join in the 4th World Cup, and won the title for the 4th time without losing any match.

Two years later, the China National Womens Volleyball Team came to the 14th World Womens Volleyball Team Championships. Though the famous players, such as the "Iron Girl" Cao Huiying, the "Iron Hammer" Lang Ping, the "Wall of Tian An Men Rostrum" Zhou Xiaolan, and the "Quick Attacker" Zhang Rongfang, had retired, the Chinese girls still won the gold medal by their strength and wisdom. The "Penta Crown" shocked the world. What a miracle!

The "Penta Crown" is not only a great honor, but also an ever spur. It has become the spirit of the China National Womens Volleyball Team. At present, the China National Womens Volleyball Team has become a symbol of striving and competing in Chinese peoples hearts.

As the fast development of other countries volleyball career, the China National Womens Volleyball Team had lost parts of their advantages for a period. In early 1995, Lang Ping, the former core player of the "Penta Crown" team, became the head coach of the Chinese National Team. Though its very hard to train these young players in such a short time, she made it. The China National Womens Volleyball Team won the bronze medals at the 7th World Cups at the end of 1995. Then they won the silver medals at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, and the gold medals at the 13th Asian Games in 1998. The China National Womens Volleyball Team became the No.1 in Asian again. Whats more, they made a greater miracle at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. These young girls defeated the rival in a very disadvantaged situation and won the gold medals finally, which were the bestaffirmation for their previous hard work.

Along with Reform and Opening up Policys carrying on and the Spirit of the National Womens Volleyball Team, volleyball had spread in all parts of China. You can find people playing volleyball everywhere, not only in the residential areas and the countryside, but also in schools and factories. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games render a nationwide movement of body-building in China. Meanwhile, it serves more chances for the sports events development including the volleyball in China.

自我介绍是向别人展示你自己的好与不好，有时别人通过你自己的介绍，会产生对你的第一印象是怎么样的。以下是有个性的英语自我介绍的语句，希望对你有所帮助！

1.   I love laughing.我是个爱笑的人。

2.   I work a lot.我工作很长时间。

3.   I’m a gym rat.我是个健身控。

4.   I’m bubbly.我是个活泼的人。

5.   I’m easy-going.我是个随和的人。

6.   I’m really funny.我是个很搞笑的人。

7.   I’m very sarcastic.我是个很爱讽刺的人。

8.   I’m down to earth.我是个脚踏实地的人。

9.   I don’t watch television.我不怎么看电视。

10.   I don’t take life too seriously.我不喜欢把生活搞得太严肃。

11.   I have wide tastes in music.我喜欢很多不同类型的音乐。

12.   My favourite author is Proust.我最喜欢的作家是普鲁斯特。

13.   I love exploring the city.我喜欢探索城市。

14.   I love hanging out with my friends. 我喜欢和朋友们出去玩。

15.   I love travelling and want to go again. 我喜欢旅行，好想再去旅行啊。

16.   I like to stay in with a glass of wine and a DVD. 我喜欢待在家里，边喝酒边看DVD。

17.   Mature，dynamic and honest．思想成熟、精明能干、为人诚实。

18.   Excellent ability of systematical management．有极强的系统管理能力。

19.   Ability to work independent1y，mature and resourcefu1．能够独立工作、思想成熟、应变能力强。

20.   A person with ability plus flexibility should app1y.需要有能力及适应力强的人。

21.   A stable personality and high sense of responsibility are desirable.个性稳重、具高度责任感。

22.   Work well with a multi-cultural and diverse work force.能够在不同文化和工作人员的背景下出色地工作。

23.   Bright，aggressive applicants.反应快、有进取心的应聘者。

24.   Ambitious attitude essential．有雄心壮志。

25.   Initiative，independent and good communication skill．积极主动、独立工作能力强，并有良好的交际技能。

26.   Willing to work under pressure with leardership quality．愿意在压力下工作，并具领导素质。

27.   Willing to assume responsibilities.应聘者须勇于挑重担。

28.   Mature，self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills.思想成熟、上进心强，并具极丰富的人际关系技巧。

29.   Energetic，fashion-minded person.精力旺盛、思想新潮。

30.   With a pleasant mature attitude.开朗成熟。

31.   Strong determination to succeed．有获得成功的坚定决心。

32.   Strong leadership skills．有极强的领导艺术。

33.   Ability to work well with others.能够同他人一道很好地工作。

34.   Highly-motivated and reliable person with excellent health and pleasant personality.上进心强又可靠者，并且身体健康、性格开朗。

35.   The ability to initiate and operate independently.有创业能力，并能独立地从业。

36.   Strong leadership skill while possessing a great team spirit.有很高的领导艺术和很强的集体精神。

37.   Be highly organized and effecient．工作很有条理，办事效率高。

38.   Willing to learn and progress．肯学习进取。

39.   Good presentation skills.有良好的表达能力。

40.   Positive active mind essential．有积极、灵活的头脑。

41.   Ability to deal with personnel at all levels effectively。善于同各种人员打交道。

42.   Have positive work attitude and be willing and able to work diligently without supervision。有积极的工作态度，愿意和能够在没有监督的情况下勤奋地工作。

43.   Young，bright，energetic with strong career-ambition.年轻、聪明、精力充沛，并有很强的事业心。

44.   Good people management and communication skills. Team player.有良好的人员管理和交际能力。能在集体中发挥带头作用。

45.   Able to work under high pressure and time limitation.能够在高压力下和时间限制下进行工作。

46.   Be elegant and with nice personality.举止优雅、个人性格好。

47.   With good managerial skills and organizational capabilities.有良好的管理艺术和组织能力。

48.   The main qualities required are preparedness to work hard, ability to learn, ambition and good health.主要必备素质是吃苦耐劳精神好、学习能力优、事业心强和身体棒。

49.   Having good and extensive social connections.具有良好而广泛的社会关系。

50.   Being active, creative and innonative is a plus.思想活跃、有首创和革新精神尤佳。

51.   With good analytical capability.有较强的分析能力

[一句有个性的英语自我介绍

Jinan is in locate northern latitudes 36 degrees 40 cent,east longitude 117 degree.Jinan is in South of Mount Taishan and North of Yellow River.there is belonging to warm temperate zone greatly six sex monsoon weather area,clear all the year round,sunshine full in Jinan.The year average air temperature is 14 Celsius degrees,the year average rainfall is 650-700 millimeters.

Jinan is called "Quan Cheng（泉城）"and is coast in Chinese the east economic big province-Shandong the provincial capital of the province.Jinan is a whole province politics,economy,culture,science and technology,education and banking center.Jinan is also a national approval of the coast open city and vice- province class city.The benefit goes down south to govern six areas,one County class City,the total area is 8227 square kilometers,population 5,960,000,among them downtown population 2,600,000.Helping the south is one of the city of"national city comprehensive real strenght 50 strong" and"whole country invest hard environment 40 excellent.

What I expect for city life is not just about drink bars, shopping mall, entertainment center etc, although they are indeed better than the facility in the rural areas. What I expect for city life is a clearer environment, not only in the surroundings but also in peoples spirit. I hope the people around me are all good mannered with politeness and courtesy, there is no quarrel, no battle, people treat each other with respect. I hope there would be no traffic jam as in Beijing our country capital today where traffic jam happened everyday, which make the citizens feel depressed and great pressure.

I have a lovely bedroom. there is a bed in my bedroom. there is a desk near my bed. there is a pink doll on my bed.

I sleep with it every night. there is a big window in my bedroom. the yellow lamp is on my desk .Every evening, I do my homework under the lamp. I have a big shelf in my bedroom. there are many books on the shelf. I like reading very much.

Do you like reading? You can borrow the books from me if you like?

My bedroom is so nice. I like it.

The qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. But the qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work, it is more a festival of commemoration.

The qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness.

This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased. Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served.

The Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival was usually one day before the qingming Festival. As our ancestors often extended the day to the qingming, they were later combined.

On each qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices. Traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed. The customs have been greatly simplified today. After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet.

In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere.

People love to fly kites during the qingming Festival. Kite flying is actually not limited to the qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day, but also at night. A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are called "gods lanterns."

The qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, the qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.

Shanxi Province got its name due to its location to the west of Taihang Mountain.Shanxi neighbored on Hebei,Henan,Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia & Autonomous Region.It is located to the east of the Yellow River,and is also known as Hedong.Shanxi belonged to Jin State in Spring and Autumn Period,so it is abbreviated in Jin.Shanxi occupies an area of 156,000 square kilometers (about 60,000 square miles) and has a population of over 32 million,including its minority ethnic population.Its capital is Taiyuan City.

When to go

Being at a high altitude,Shanxi Province has a cold and dry climate and has an annual rainfall of between 400-600 millimeters.The province is also frequently plagued by sandstorms,especially in the spring,so it is often useful to bring along both sunglasses and a hat when visiting.Generally speaking,the provinces climate is the best between May and October.

History

Shanxi is one of the birth places of Chinese civilizations with a long history and traditional culture.As early as one hundred million years ago,the ancestors of the Chinese lived and propagated in this region.Legend tells us that the Yellow Emperor,founder of the Chinese nation,once lived in Shanxi for a certain period.Today,many Neolithic sites from that period can still be seen dotted across the vast expanse of the province.

What to see

Shanxi is endowed with an abundance of cultural sites from its long history.Most of the ancient structures were built before the Liao and Song Dynasties.So it is the reason why Shanxi is often called the Chinese Ancient Architecture Museum.The more obvious of these include:the Buddhist wonder of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong City,the ancient city of Pingyao which was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO in 1997,the oldest and tallest ancient wooden pagoda in China,the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County and the remote Shuanglin and Jinci Temples,which are well worth the long journeys for the visitors.

Of course,there are a number of natural magnificent and beautiful places that can also be seen in Shanxi.The most famous of them include Wutai Mountain with the longest and most prestigious history in the four most well-known Buddhist holy lands of China,the whistling rage of the Yellow Rivers Kettle Spout waterfalls (Hukou Waterfalls) and one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China - Mt Hengshan.

I am a 10 years old boy. Smart and handsome.

I am proud of myself. Because I can get perfect scores in Chinese, math and English. It is not good enough, I am also proud of being an elder brother. That is a Friday evening, my baby brother was crying all the time. My parents were both cooking for dinner. I said to my mum, let me look after this little thing. My mum said, Are you sure you can?  Yes ,believe me I can. I answered. Then mum went to the kitchen. I went towards my baby brother.  Oh baby, dont cry. I will sing a song for you I carried him and sing songs for him. After a while, he was asleep. I was so tired. My parents were happy and praised me a good boy.

This is my first time to look after my baby brother and I feel proud of myself.

Autumn girl walked the silent footsteps, the beautiful autumn to the world.

She waved a magic wand, the green rice fields into a golden. Far from the field, the field like a golden carpet; field, the channel side, a small river, that tree green cypress, is embroidered on the carpet on the green side; ridge, grass, grow all kinds of Colorful flowers, is embedded in the carpet on the color of pearls. The cool autumn wind blowing, blowing on the rice, the rice thrown the golden waves; blowing in the trees, leaves fluttering leisurely fall, like butterflies dancing in the fields. I stand on the ridge, you listen, the wind blowing rice "rustling" sound, between the grass, the insects "tweeted" sound, the branches, the birds "grumble" sound, with our childrens laughter Sound, merged into a ensemble; like a symphony, played the harvest of the movement.

I love autumn, more love the field of autumn. Because she is full of joy, full of hope, full of vitality.

Hello, everyone!My name is Winnie. Im a 15 years old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.  Im an active, lovely, and clever girl. In the school my favorite subject is math. Perhaps someone thinks its difficult to study well. But I like it. I believe that if you try your best, everything can be done well.  also like sports very much. Such as, running, volleyball and so on. Im kind-hearted. If you need help, please come to me.I hope we can be good friends!  OK. This is me .A sunny girl.

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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