介绍狗用英文精品20篇

Hi, Good afternoon everyone :

My name is *** .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 u raise , and I hope I can make a good performance today .Now let me introduce myself briefly .

I am *** years old . I graduated from “*** University”in *** . And then I got a higher degree in“ *** university ” in *** . 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 . Its 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 .Weve 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 !

[英文自我介绍面试英语教师

Things about Me

Iam Andrea。Perhaps the word "average" can best describe me。 I am of average height， average weight and of average complexion。 I have a thin face， double-lid eyes and a pointed nose。My hair is black， short and straight。I have never worn my hair long。I look like both my mother and

my father， but I have inherited their best parts。

lam a teacher， and I like my job。 I believe her or his students can sometimes teach a teacher。 Actually I have learnt a lot from my own teaching experience and my students。 One particularly good thing about being a teacher is that I am learning something new each day and thus XXX progress each day。 This is wonderful。 Of course the income is modest， but on the other hand， quite stable。 I keep growing all the time。 I find great rewards both monetarily and mentally。

I have many hobbies: reading books， raising pets， XXX dresses， etc。 I like volleyball very much， but I can＇t play it very often， because it is a team sport。 It is difficult to get enough people to play volleyball with me。 It＇s a shame。 I derive great pleasure out of my hobbies。

Generally speaking， I am open， honest and easy-going。 I hate hypocrisy and injustice。 Fairness is very important to me。 I try to be fair in everything I do。 I have great appreciation for physical and spiritual independence。 I am a bit disorganized and impatient sometimes。

I don＇t have many friends， but I do have a few。 I have both male and female friends。 We do sports together， go shopping together; and we exchange our views and ideas and share happiness and sadness。 Of course we help each other if necessary。 I always consider myself a lucky person。 I am lucky in my family， I am lucky in my career， I am lucky in my friendship， I am lucky in many things。 In one word， I am lucky in life。 I am really grateful for all these。

自我介绍

我叫安德里亚。也许“平凡”一词最能形容我。我中等身材，不胖也不瘦，不白也不黑。我有一张瘦削的脸，双眼皮，翘鼻子，我乌黑的头发又短又直，我从未留过长发。我长得既像妈妈又像爸爸，不过我继承了他们的优点。

我现在是一名教师，我热爱我的工作。我认为，一个老师有时也能从他(她)的学生那儿学到知识。事实上，从我的教书经历，从我的学生们那里，我学到了许多许多。当老师特别好的一点就是每天我都在学习新的东西，并因此而每天取得进步。这真是棒极了。当然，收入并不高。然而，换个角度看，收入却是相当稳定的。我一直都在不断进步成长，在金钱方面与精神方面我都得到丰厚的回报。

我的兴趣爱好广泛，比如：读书，养宠物，制作服装，等等。虽然我非常喜欢打排球，但是由于这是一项团队运动，我不能经常去打。要找到足够多的人同我一起打排球是很难的。真遗憾!兴趣爱好给我带来无穷的乐趣。

总的说来，我是一个外向、诚实而随和的人。我对任何虚伪和不公正都深恶痛绝。我极为珍视公平公正，对于所做的每一件事，我都尽力做到公平。我崇尚物质上和精神上的独立。不过，我有那么一点儿不善计划，有时还会急躁、没耐性。

我朋友不多，却颇有几个相知好友，其中有男性也有女性。我和朋友们一起进行体育运动；一起逛街购物。我们交换各自的观点看法，共享欢乐，分担忧愁。当然，如若需要，我们必定相互帮助。我一直都觉得自己是一个幸运的人。在家庭

方面、在事业上、在交友方面、在许许多多方面，我都是幸运的。总之，我的生活是幸运的，我真的非常感激这一切的一切。

[英文自我介绍及翻译

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.

Hello!   My name is ANYJOB, from ANYJOB, my personality is bright, honest, easy to get along with people; Likes playing basketball, mountain climbing and running.

I am very happy and honored to join “ANYJOB” this big family, not only gave me a growth to display themselves and exercise good platform, I also have the opportunity to meet more new colleagues, new friends. - take this, I thank you very much for your leadership, thank you can give me a such a good chance.

I first came here, there are many aspects of knowledge need to everybody to learn, but also hope in the later work we can comments!

I believe that through our mutual understanding between each other and understanding, we will not only become a career has gone hand in hand with the struggle comrades, but a life in the same camp, share weal or woe friend.

Finally, I would like to and everybody a for our common cause to try hard to struggle!   Thank you!

My name is ***. ** is my given name. *means sweet and* means person, so my name means a sweet-tempered girl. I actually am! But you can call me June, for your convenience, j-u-n-e, its similar to my Chinese name Jun. I am from Enping, a small city in the southwest of Guangdong Province, near HongKong and Macao. Maybe you have never been there before, its well known for the hot springs there.

In 2003, I got the highest score in the College Entrance Examinations in my city and entered Zhongshan University. My major is Computer Science. My GPA ranks in the top 40% among all students, but I have stronger C programming skills than many others. Also, I was the first one to learn Java in my class.

I was chosen by a teacher of mine to participate in his project. The project was about a LAN chat room, and I developed the instant messaging system in it. I was the only female student in this project team.

Besides study and the project, I worked in the Student Union for two years, first year as a member, next year promoted to be the General Secretary. My colleagues describe me as a reliable and considerate person.

IBM is top on my job hunting list for of the reasons you hear every day. I look forward to joining a famous company as it means good training, good pay, and good people to work with, just like you gentlemen!

[计算机英文自我介绍作文

Good morning/afternoon：

It is really my honor to have this opportunity for a interview. I hope I can make a good performance today.My name is xx. I am 20 years old，born in a little village in Southern Zhejiang. My parents are farmers,and I am the only child. Though not well-to-do，the family always be hopeful. My major is engineering technology. I will graduate in July，2011. I have some hobbies like listening to music，swimming，and especially seeing western movies.

In the passed two years，I have learned some practical skills and gained some major certificates. I paid more attention to learn Engling，and I have passed CET4 in my efforts. I am looking forward to becoming a member of your company . Thankyou!

狗是一种很可爱的动物，乖巧，忠诚，很讨人喜欢。

狗的种类很多，狗的头一般是比较尖的，两只眼睛炯炯有神，鼻子黑乎乎的，长舌头，天热时一般会伸出舌头来散热。狗的耳朵很大，走路时一扇一扇的，好像在扇扇子。狗的尾巴很短，一般是卷着的。狗的奔跑速度很快，往往能给侦破工作节省很多时间。

狗是一种家畜，嗅觉异常灵敏，甚至可以说，离他是十几米远的食物，它不用看，凭闻就能找到。办公人员常常利用狗的这一特点来进行侦察、搜捕之类的活动。狗的听觉也绝不亚于任何一种哺乳动物。在夜深人静的夜晚，听到一丁点儿动静，就会“汪汪”大叫，是小偷无法下手。狗的生活场所很随便，往往只要一块暖和点儿的布就行。有是为主人守一晚上门，在家门口也能睡着。狗的食物一般是家常便饭，当狗还是比较喜欢吃肉，一有肉吃，哪怕只是根骨头，也会高兴的活蹦乱跳，活像中了五百万彩票似的。

狗是一种很忠诚的动物，但时常有一些人把狗当作是卑鄙下流的象征，我想这是一种对狗的人格的侮辱。狗，可以称得上是世界上对主人最忠诚的动物。发生火灾、地震时，狗往往会先救主人正是因为狗的这种无比的忠诚，许多人才养狗来看门。

狗一般一年一产，每次大约五、六胎。刚产下小崽后，母狗只允许主人来看。如果是外人，母狗就是拼了命，也会保护自己的儿女的。正是因为狗的种种特征，才会受到广大人民的热烈欢迎，广泛应用于看门、侦察、捕猎等活动中。

How are you, I call XX.This year is 22 years old.Graduate from XXXX college.The profession is a calculator multimedia.I am one is bright, optimism, there is the person of responsibility.A fondness for plays basketball, computer, listen to music, etc..Thankful your company gives me this the opportunity of the personal interview!

你好，我叫XX。今年22岁。毕业于XXXX学院。专业是计算机多媒体。我是一个开朗，乐观，有责任心的人。爱好打篮球，电脑，听音乐，等。感谢贵公司给我这次面试的机会！

After lunch, I went shopping with my parents.

In a small shop, mother was trying on clothes. There is a pet dog in the shop. It has white long curly hair, big eyes, very pretty and lovely.

At first I was a little scared, as long as it came to me, I drove it away. One of my brothers picked it up and I thought it was so lovely that I touched it. Brother put it down, let him down, it obediently down. Let it stand up and stand up obediently. We were chasing dogs.

The pet dog is so cute. I really want to have a pet dog!

The owner has a kitten and a puppy. Kittens often bully puppies, and bullying the dog when the special unreasonable.

Why did the kittens unreasonable? Because the cat mother never educated the kitten, the kitten is willing to do what, do not want to do nothing. If the kitten made a mistake, the cat mother could not see it. Cat mother is also too busy now.

Once, the puppy honestly eating, kittens went over, first grab the dogs food, the puppy did not say anything, the kitten also used the claws to catch the puppy. Kittens at the beginning is to take a claw to catch, after a while, see the dog did not respond, to open the left and right, even with two claws caught. While catching the side also called, as if to show their own mighty. And once again, the kitten is not unreasonable. At that time the weather was so hot that the puppy stood in front of the fan. Kittens in order to comfortable some, ran over the dog hit the side. The puppy wants to go, but the kitten is angry, chasing the dog bite.

After the kittens bully the puppy, the little animals begin to sympathize with the puppy and punish the kitten. Some animals take the cat when the cat is not, in its bed put thorns. There are many small animals no matter what to play with, as long as the kitten came to see, we immediately disbanded, who do not play with the kitten

good morning, everyone!it is my great honor to attend the interview.My name is XX. I am from XX university ，my majoy is biological engineering .I hope you can know more about me through the introduction of myself.

I have served as the monitor in class and the vice-chairman of student union during the school time. And I have got honors such as national scholarship, the excellent student of school, outstanding student cadres, etc. I do well on work which are from teachers in school . i am also participate in various activities

and social practice.and this provide me a good platform for contacting society in future.at the same time I trained to handle interpersonal relationships .in the spare time of studying and working ，I have attended the training out of class and have passed the national senior nutritionists and middle band of jiangsu English oral test, got the social approval certificates.

On Scientific research, I have finished the project of the “science and technology supermarket”in school.And the project imbursed by the jiangsu province college students innovation fund is performing now. besides，I have published two articles in core journals .

In this four years, i have made great progress not only mastering the professional knowledge, but also cultivating various ability, I believe that these will benefit me significant in study as well as work in future .

I think everything should be done with great enthusiasm .We should cherish every opportunity and be diligence! Hope you can give me this opportunity, I believe I will do better .

Thank you!

[英文的自我介绍怎么写

Hello， nice to meet you.

My name is xxx. I am a sophomore studying in Beijing institute of petrochemical technology. My hobbies are varied from individual to group activities. Such as XXX XXX XXX XXX.

The main reason of applying to be Olympic volunteer of 20XX is that I think this will be my unforgettable and GREat experience in my whole life. This is the first time to hold Olympic Games in china， for every Chinese person， this Olympic game is very important and memorable. Besides， Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. As a citizen of Beijing， I feel very proud. Although I am only a graduate， I think that I must actively contribute to the Olympic Games. Unnumbered people want to be Olympic volunteers， but they have no opportunities.

I am so lucky that I am a graduate， and I have opportunity to work for Olympic. My heart tells me that I cannot lose this GREat opportunity. I have geographical conditions that I live in Beijing and I study in Beijing. I have no reason to give up this opportunity to be Olympic volunteer. Furthermore， I can learn and get exercises in many respects， for example， my language skills， communication skills， association skills and ability to deal with matters of sudden urgency. Of cause I may have opportunity to meet my dream sport stars who are XXX， XXX and XXX.

All in all， this experience has great influence on my future life and I have a lot of confidence.

[英文自我介绍志愿者

The dog is like a "copycat". As soon as I come back, it will "bark" ran over, lifted up front, back up and ran over, trailing behind me. Only bones and frisbee can attract its attention. But you cant carry frisbee and bones every day! For example, once I went to the interest class, and this sticky dog followed me into the classroom of interest class. The whole class laughed loudly, and I couldnt help it.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

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。

My name is. There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a younger brother; he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read. Reading E- books are fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.

my name is chenXX,i was born in 1987 and come from the the famous scenic spot ---lunshan,jiujiang.my major in university is customs declaration and international freight.during my study in university,i went to the training of national Customs Officer,cargo agent,declarant,assiatant logistician and Documentation Specialist ,and got all the certificates.and i also win many scholarships.i have a lot of professional knowledge which made be able to work efficiently. My individuality can be described as an honest, a strong sense of duty, positive and passional,and work well under heavy pressure.i hope that i had the honor to join in your company.

my name is ...i was born in1987 and I m from the beautiful famous jiujiang in lushan. during the time in school ,my major subject is customs declaration and international freight

during the time in school I have got many kinds of rewards, and I have passed the exanms of national Customs Officer,cargo agent,declarant,assiatant logistician and Documentation Specialist . I am a person with rich knowledge of my major,and i am honest .I m also very hot-hearted ,I am vrey lively and I have strong resposibility of my job .I can bear lots of pressure

I hope i can be a member in your company.

This is my self introduction ,thanks!

as an international trade specialized student, i know the importance of english in english learning, so i have been high-standard requirements themselves. through their own efforts, to xx passed cet band 4 and again to xx points passed cet6. in spoken english i have been in the exercise myself, and reached a certain level. in addition, i also laid a japanese primary basic. not only in english, as the rest of course also study hard. in six semester four times won the scholarship, and once passed the national computer rank examination (level 2).

moreover i took an active part in social practice activities, and to exercise their professional skills, increase their professional knowledge, and has achieved good results. through a series of stratified activities, i also gradually grasp the people contacts and communication skills, learning how to make ourselves in a harmonious interpersonal relationships. through studies i deeply realize the theory instruction practice meaning, and really in the code yourself. in learning and activities of remaining i also actively enrich himself, reading, rich knowledge, and grasped certain of the computer application skills enough to handle the job requirement.

believe after three years study the lives of hone, already will i hammer become a moral decently, strong-willed, high ideals and soaring aspirations, has the enterprising spirit and team cooperation spirit of excellent college students. believe i have knowledge and competence can completely fit for any difficult work, environment of hard did not prevent completed i finish work. if i am lucky to become a member of your company, i will put all the youth and enthusiasm exert into work, obtain due grades for the development of the company, and contribute their efforts.

[外贸公司应聘英文自我介绍

hello,Lucy:

l glad to meet you,do you have in holidays? I have been in the holidays now.this winter is warmer,so I want to visit the zoo for finding themes how to have winter-asleep in winter.because of the zoo nearby my home.

these are the first things,

the second is in the national to search some friends for learning English.because my English is very bad.

but I will hard work at it.then I will can speak freedly with you for well.

can you help me in studying English?

please plus this QQ number ___,its my QQ s number.I wish you become my good friend.okay?

I am waiting for your answer.

your friend:wudou

20th January

Good afternoon, teachers! My name is YangXiaodan. I`m 11 now. I`m from Class2 Grade 5 of TongPu No.2 Primary School. My English teacher is Miss Sun. She`s quiet and kind. She`s short and young. My good friend is ZhangBingbing. She`s 12. She`s tall and pretty. We`re in the same class. We both like English very much. I like painting , listening to music, playing computer games and reading books. My favourite food is chicken. It`s tasty and yummy. I often do my homework and read books on Saturdays. This is me. Please remember YangXiaodan. Thank you very much!

ome time ago, my cousin gave me a pet dog named Niuniu, this puppy is very cute, with long, curly hair on the head, wearing a brown bow, staring watery eyes staring ahead, a foreign lady temperament.

Niuniu is fun. She shakes hands with people. Shes a very intelligent puppy. As long as you say you shake hands and pat his paws, hell lift your paws and shake hands with you. Which one do you want to hold, it will lift?.

This is my pet dog, Niu Niu. I like it very much.

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.