求职时的英语自我介绍【精品20篇】

My home town is a beautiful place。 It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice。

我的家乡是一个美丽的地方。它坐落在一条宽阔的河流和丰富的鱼和米饭。

But in the old days it was a poor and backward little town。 Many people had no work。 They lived a hard life。

但是在过去它是一个贫穷落后的小城镇。很多人没有工作。他们过着艰苦的生活。

In 1949 my hometown was liberated。 Since then great changes have taken place there。 The streets have been widened。 Factories， schools， hospitals， cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another。 The life of the people is greatly improved。

1949我的家乡解放。自那时以来发生了巨大的变化。街道已拓宽。工厂，学校，医院，电影院和剧院如雨后春笋般涌现出来。人民的生活大大改善。

I love my hometown。 All the more I love its people。 They are working hard so as to make it still richer and more beautiful。

我爱我的家乡。所有我爱的人。他们正在努力工作以使它更丰富、更美丽。

Ann is one of my friends. She is my classmate. She always dress in blue. I don’t known whether is because of her that my favorite color is blue. She is cute and naive. Our teachers always praise her in front of the class for her excellent study and great personality. I like stay with her. So does she. She likes drawing pictures. To be a painter in the future is her dream. I know she will realize her dream on day.

安是我其中一个朋友。她是我的同学。她总是穿蓝色的衣服。我不知道是否是因为她，我最喜欢的颜色是蓝色。她很可爱也很单纯。我们老师总是在全班面前表扬她，因为他优异的学习和良好的性格。我喜欢和她待在一起。她也喜欢和我待在一起。她喜欢画画。她的梦想是将来成为一个画家。我知道总有一天她可以实现她的梦想。

I come from a rural area of Yingkou, Liaoning Province.

My hometown is a beautiful place. It is surrounded by mountains. The fields are fertile and the agriculture here is well-developed. The climate is comfortable. The people in my hometown are very friendly, hardworking and honest. we get along with each other very well.

I love my hometown very much.so,whenever I speak of it I ’m always full of pride.

That’s all. Thank you.

Hi， everybody！My name is …. I study in  changan  central  primary  school  大家好，我叫… 我在长安中心小学学习

I  am in Class 4 Grade 1  I like English very much. 我在一年级4班，我很喜欢英语

I study English everyday ,  I read books ,I listen to the tapes and watch videos我每天都学习英语。我读英语书, 听英语磁带，看英语光碟

My name is xxx.  I am from xx.  There are people in my family.  My father works in a computer company.  He is a computer engineer.  My mother works in a international trade company.  She is also a busy woman.  I have a older sister and a younger brother.  My sister is a junior in National Taiwan University.  She majors in English.  My brother is an elementary school student.  He is 8 years old.

Because of my father, I love surfing the Internet very much.  I play the on-line game for about 2 hours every day.  I wish I could be a computer program designer in the future.  And that is why I am applying for the electronics program in your school.

Nian Gao:The northerners eat Jiao Zi, but southerners like to eat Nian Gao, which translates to "New Year Cake". In Chinese, Gao is a homonym for high. Nian Gao is also called Nian Nian Gao, which is a homonym for "higher each year", symbolizing progress and promotion at work and in daily life and improvement in life year by year.

Nian Gao is a sweet, sticky, brown cake made from rice flour and sugar, a kind of glutinous white cake in the shape of rectangle. Often given as a gift, it is delicious when steamed, fried, fried with eggs or even eaten cold.

Given the importance of food in Chinese culture, it is not surprising that food plays a major role in Chinese New Year celebrations. "Lucky" foods are served through the two week Chinese New Year celebration, also called the Spring festival.

Dear Sir,

I am a graduate in 2012, graduating from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. I was noticed your company is looking for a CFO and I am writing to candidate for this position. I was major in financial management in college and minor in Business. I studied very hard in school and I was perfect in my courses. I ranked top three in my college. Moreover, I took part-time jobs in summer holidays and I had an internship in a company before, which brought me great practical experience. I know your company aims to internationalization and I am sure what I learned in school would help me to be qualified to this position. The following is my resume in details that will help you to know me better. I’m looking forward to your positive reply. And Best wishes for you and your company.

Sincerely yours,

Christ

尊敬的各位领导：

你们好!

我是xx师范大学外语学院英语系xx级的一名学生，即将于明年七月完成本科学业，真正地步入社会，开始人生的新一段征程。

上 大学后，我最郑重地告诉自己的一句话是：学通你的专业，利用它为你的人生开辟道路。于是我以交际英语为方向，首先侧重于打好基础，从听、说、读、写几方面 训练基本技能，在达到自如地运用英语的基础上，我涉猎了英美概况、英美文学、语言学等相关专业知识。同时，我还自学了部分经贸英语知识，这些努力不仅使我 的专业水平每年都有相应提高，而且扩展了视野、丰富了头脑，并使我于大二时以良好的成绩通过了英语专业四级考试，还将于明年三月参加专业八级测试。

深知语言交际作用的重要性，我特别注重学以致用。除了积极地、有选择地参加院、校组织的活动外，我还时常参加英语角，陪同外国访问团，翻译一些资料，在课外辅导班做兼职教师等。这让我有机会结交了很多朋友，丰富了阅历，而且感到生活更加充实。

我 没有任何引人注目的特长，也不善于领导人，所以三年多来只是通过尽心尽职地学习和工作而得到了大家的认可，但有一点我绝对可以保证，了解我的人也定会认 可，那就是只要我接手的事，我一定会付出百分之百的精力去做好，凭着这股劲儿和几年来的知识经验，我的第一次试讲被指导教师作为典范讲评，我在今年九月的 实习中获得优异成绩。

大学四年里，有收获也有遗憾，但欣慰的是，这些经历使我学会了冷静、执着，使我变得愈加独立、坚韧;教我学会在人生的 坐标上寻找适合自己的位置，并不断调整和完善自我;更让我意识到要勇于在人生的不同阶段迎接新的挑战。所以当又一次走到人生的十字路口时，我诚挚地希望能 加入你们这群充满生命力、竞争力和挑战力的精英当中，在各方英才的领导和帮助下，为公司的再度发展和腾飞推波助澜!

祝贵公司事业蒸蒸日上!

此致

敬礼

自荐人：xxx

xxxx年xx月xx日

My mother was my first teacher. All the memories of my childhood are in one way or another connected with mother. I can still remember clearly the days when she told me stories, played games with me and taught me simple maths.

Mother has some good qualities. As a primary school teacher, she is kind to all her students. And she love her work.I have seen her working at her desk late at night when I wake up many times. She is a responsible teacher. As her daughter I also learn a lot from her. She is indeed a good mother.

I love my mother. And I want to be a person like my mother.

我的妈妈是我的第一位老师。我童年所有的记忆都或多或少跟我的妈妈有联系。我仍然还记得她给我讲故事，跟我做游戏,教我做简单的数学题的那些日子。

妈妈有许多优秀的品质，作为一名小学教师，妈妈对所有的学生都非常好的，她热爱本职工作。有好多次，当我深夜睡觉几次醒来，还见她在书桌旁工作，她是一个负责任的老师。作为她的女儿，我从她身上也学到了许多。实际上，她也是一位称职的母亲。

我爱我的妈妈，我希望自己也能成为一个像她那样的人。

Sir or madam,

Good morning. I am glad to be here for this interview. First let me introduce myself. My name is ***, **years old. I come from ******,the capital of *******Province. I graduated from the ******* department of *****University in **** ,****.In the past *** years I have been prepareing for the postgraduate examination while I have been teaching *****in NO.****middle School and I was a head-teacher of a class in junior grade two.Now all my hard work has got a result since I have a chance to be interview by you .

I am open-minded ,quick in thought and very fond of history.In my spare time,I have broad interests like many other youngers.I like reading books, especially those about *******.Frequently I exchange with other people by making comments in the forum on line.In addition ,during my college years,I was once a Net-bar technician.So, I have a comparative good command of network application.I am able to operate the computer well.I am skillful in searching for information in Internet.I am a football fan for years.Italian team is my favorite.Anyway,I feel great pity for our country’s team.

I always believe that one will easily lag behind unless he keeps on learning .Of course, if I am given a chance to work ****** in this famous corporation,I will stare no effort to master a good command of advance ******.

Thank you!

I have several friends. Wang Lin is my best friend. He is eleven yearsold. He comes from Beijing.Wang Lin came here three years ago. He came with his parents. His father is an engineer and his mother is a middle school teacher. He has no brothers or sisters. He is the only child of his parents.We are classmates at school, so we see much of each other.He is fond of English and I am good at maths. We always help each other. Both of us have made great progress in our studies.We have made up our minds to study harder and win success in our studies.

[我的朋友英语作文5篇

My favorite little animal is a chicken.

Just, my house downstairs 307 to raise a few chicks. Every day when we pass by, these chicks are leaning on the head to see us miles.

The chicks are full of hairy and cute. A golden feather like a golden dress. The chicks have a pair of pointed mouths. Round eyes to see people when it is quite spirit of it

I did not see their ears, but chicks could not have ears. If there is no ears, then we walked over, how they will be wiped out toward our head look at us?

Mother said, just hatched chicks can only eat small grains, can not eat millet or corn, but also often give them water. If there are small insects to eat them, they will grow more air.

I like these lovely chicks too much But Mom and Dad said that now can not raise, do not raise well, they will die.

With the progress of the times, we have made a great change in China, and the night dinner is a good witness.

The words at the end of twentieth Century, on every new years Eve every family all at home with a big "blessing" word, in a small square table placed on delicious food, a family of three sat at the table, eating reeky meals, laughing and talking. "Its another year, Im going to be a year old again!" One wearing glasses, wearing a white tunic grandfather holding a cigarette said with a smile. The opposite wearing flower jacket grandmother holding chopsticks, answered: "yes, my son grow up, we are old." "Dad, mom, you are still young, not so fast..." After only listening to a young man in a black suit, the two old men laughed. Dont look at this years night meal simple, simple, in fact it is very warm. This is a warm years dinner.

The evening meal in the early twenty-first Century was quite different from that in the past. This time they came to the hotel, and hotel, there is a lively scene. Look, a bright ribbon hanging on the wall, a large "Fu" word in the middle. A pair of couplets is especially attractive: Happy Spring Festival and auspicious new year. Hengpi: good luck in everything. Look at the table again, and the delicacy is full of the table. Two men, the father and son, sit at the round table and raise their glasses. The son says, "Dad, Ill give you a cup and wish you health." Dad laughed and said, "good, good." After talking about his neck, he drank the wine at one breath, and the son drank the glass too. The wife holds the little baby in the middle of the sleep. Look, the little guy is asleep in her mothers arms. My mother stood beside my father, smiled and said: "Oh, today is really happy ah!" Oh, this is a happy dinner.

Todays night dinner is simply not the same as before. Son drove white to "fly", carrying on elderly parents, wife and children have grown up, smiling. The son said, "Dad, mom, now living conditions are good, high technology everywhere." Mom and dad nodded frequently and said, "yes, yes!" Under the "flying number", it is a high building with different shapes, triangular and rectangular shapes. Oh, this is a high tech years dinner.

The day and night, the better and better, reflects the change of our China and wishes China more prosperity and prosperity.

Hello! My dear friends! First, let me introduce myself to you. My name is

Wu Dongxiang and my friend usually calls me Kina. Im a 20-year-old girl who

comes from Guilin Guangxi China. It’s known to all, Guilin is a beautiful city

in China. Have you ever been to Guilin? If the answer is no, don’t worry about

it. Please come on, I am very glad to be you guide .Welcome to our city!

In my college, I majored in Tourism and English. I want to be a tour guide

when I graduate from my college. Because Im a lovely girl and I like to travel

to different places. I have about ten courses to learn this term. What about

you?

I have a lot of hobbies. In my spare time, I often go sightseeing, play

badminton and go out running. Sometimes go shopping or stay at home. I also like

reading and planting flowers. Do you have the same hobby with me? If you want to

talk with me, please send me an E-mail. My E -mail: kinakl920@126.I m looking

forward to seeing you!

Hello, everyone! My name is ~~. I, a girl with short hair, is smart and

beautiful. What’s more, it is surfing the Internet that is my hobby. Besides, I

do well in my study, which, in teachers opinion, is what my classmates want to

do as well as me .On the other hand; I am not what I used to be, for I never did

sports in the past. But now, I like take exercise, which can make me healthy.

And my hobbies help me think about good things in my life .Seeing blue sky, I

feel it good to live on the earth! So, it is I who am a good girl in daily

life!

介绍自己的英语作文篇20

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Now, it’s my turn. My

name is Edgar, a high school student. I am much honored to be here to give you a

speech. Also its a good chance for me to improve my English. I hope I can make

a good performance today. The topic of my speech is "After studying here".

Before I came here, I can never imagine that I can learn so much knowledge

about other countries, which cant be got from my books in school. Three months

ago, I took my first class. Unfortunately, I felt so embarrassed, because I even

cant speak any words, though I know I really love English.

After that, I took some of my tutors advice and previewed the lesson that

I’ll learn. What’s more, in every class, I JUST try my best to say as much as

possible. Now, I can only remember it’s a really hard time. What’s worse, I had

to go to my high school and went there at the same time.

After several weeks, I began to get used to the atmosphere in web .At least

Im not afraid to speak in front of my tutor and foreign teachers.

During web’s period, I found I had improved a lot, both physically and

mentally. For example, how to be a confident person, how to plan for my future.

And the most important is that I have learnt how to communicate with others,

which is a necessary skill. Nowadays studying is not the only thing that we high

school students should do, there are some more important things we have

ignored.

First, I am grateful for my parents. They have spent so much money for me,

but never ask for anything in return. I really know how hard it is to work on

such living conditions.

Now it’s time to introduce my tutor sally. It was she that led me to the

right studying here. It was she that helped me deal with all kinds of annoying

things. Also there are some other teachers that I appreciate, especially Laura

and Anita. Of course, I like to take foreign teachers classes. Anyway, thanks

all of you!

I know I am young; there is a long way in my life. I have to face the

difficulties and solve them by myself. But I know I must keep on my dream, I

agree that If you put your mind to, you can accomplish anything.

I know I’m not the best ,but I’m the most diligent one，I hope you can

remember me, an ordinary boy.

To introduce myself（介绍我自己）

Hello,every one!（大家好）

My name is **** . （我叫****）

Im a 15 years old boy. （我是一个15岁的男孩）（具体情况自己改）

I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.（我住在美丽的Rizhao城）（你可以把Rizhao改成自己家乡的城市的名称的拼音）

Im an active ,lovely and clever boy.(我是一个活跃的可爱的聪明的男孩）

In the school , my favourite subject is maths . （在学校，我最喜欢数学）

Perhaps someone thinks its difficult to study well .（也许有些人认为这很难学）

But I like it.（但我喜欢他）

I belive that if you try your best, everything can be done well.（我相信每件事付出努力就会有害结果）

I also like sports very much.（我也很喜欢运动）

Such as,running,volleyball and so on. （像跑步、排球等等）

Im kind-hearted.（我很热心）

If you need help ,please come to me .（如果你需要帮助，就来找我）

I hope we can be good friends!（我希望我们能成为好朋友）

OK.This is me .A sunny boy.（好了，这就是我，一个阳光男孩）

[英语自我介绍作文模板

lu xun is my favourite writer. he is one of the most famous writers in china. he wrote a lot of literary works.he was thin and not tall. he always wore a long old coat in that time.

at first, he wanted to be a doctor and save people’s lives. so he learned medicine, but later he found the chinese were in sensitive when they faced the oppression of their enemies. so he began to write articles to wake the people up. lu xun wrote some famous novels, he attacked the social mores in that time, and in his works, many persons were known very well, such as “ah q”“kong yi ji”.

i like lu xun because i also want to be a great writer like him. i like reading and writing, and i often write some articles in my free time. though i don’t have good literary talent or a large vocabulary, i spend lots of time reading and writing to improve my writing skills.

lu xun is my hero, i will learn more from him. i believe i can be a great writer like him in the future.

as it is known to us all ,luxun is a famous chinese writer. he is not only a writer, thinker, but also the founder of chinese literature . he wrote many classic novels and his stories, which are translated many languages, were made into film,such as the true story of ah q and the new years sacrifice,which deeply showed peoples suffering in the old days.

because of his achievement to chinese literature, chairman mao spoke highly of him. besides, some of his works were selected into the text books in high school and university. i think youll gain a lot from reading his works.

I Love spring very much! when spring comes,many flowers come out,and all the trees become green! we can do a lot now ! Every day is funny,and this is very good ! we can fly the kites in the field and we also could playing outside on the ground! Its very beautiful outside! If we have a camera,we can take a lot of photos!

[介绍春天的英语作文

英语面试时最好的自我介绍，好不容易找到这么好的版本希望对将要参加面试的同学有帮助!以下就是小编整理的 面试时用英语自我介绍文章，一起来看看吧！

Good morning ! It is really my honor to have this opportunity for an interview, I hope i can make a good performance today. Im confident that I can succeed. Now i will introduce myself briefly I am 26 years old,born in shandong province . I was graduated from qingdao university. my major is electronic.and i got my bachelor degree after my graduation in the year of 2003. I spend most of my time on study,i have passed CET4/6 . and i have acquired basic knowledge of my major during my school time. In July 2003, I began work for a small private company as a technical support engineer in QingDao city.Because Im capable of more responsibilities, so I decided to change my job. And in August 2004,I left QingDao to BeiJing and worked for a foreign enterprise as a automation software test engineer.Because I want to change my working environment, Id like to find a job which is more challenging. Morover Motorola is a global company, so I feel I can gain the most from working in this kind of company ennvironment. That is the reason why I come here to compete for this position. I think Im a good team player and Im a person of great honesty to others. Also I am able to work under great pressure. That’s all. Thank you for giving me the chance.

自我介绍(self-introduction)

1.Good morning. I am glad to be here for this interview. First let me introduce myself. My name is ***, 24. I come from ******,the capital of *******Province. I graduated from the ******* department of *****University in July ,2001.In the past two years I have been preparing for the postgraduate examination while I have been teaching *****in NO.****middle School and I was a head-teacher of a class in junior grade two.Now all my hard work has got a result since I have a chance to be interview by you . I am open-minded ,quick in thought and very fond of history.In my spare time,I have broad interests like many other youngsters.I like reading books, especially those about *******.Frequently I exchange with other people by making comments in the forum on line.In addition ,during my college years,I was once a Net-bar technician.So, I have a comparatively good command of network application.I am able to operate the computer well.I am skillful in searching for information in Internet.I am a football fan for years.Italian team is my favorite.Anyway,I feel great pity for our country’s team. I always believe that one will easily lag behind unless he keeps on learning .Of course, if I am given a chance to study ****** in this famous University,I will stare no effort to master a good command of advance ******.

2.Good afternoon .I am of great hornor to stand here and introduce myself to you .First of all ,my english name is ...and my chinese name is ..If you are going to have a job interview ,you must say much things which can show your willness to this job ,such as ,it is my long cherished dream to be ...and I am eager to get an opportunity to do...and then give some examples which can give evidence to .then you can say something about your hobbies .and it is best that the hobbies have something to do with the job. What is more important is do not forget to communicate with the interviewee,keeping a smile and keeping your talks interesting and funny can contribute to the success. I hope you will give them a wonderful speech .Good luck to you ! 3.good morning, my name is jack, it is really a great honor to have this opportunity for a interview, i would like to answer whatever you may raise, and i hope i can make a good performance today, eventually enroll in this prestigious university in september. now i will introduce myself briefly,i am 21 years old,born in heilongjiang province ,northeast of china,and i am curruently a senior student at beijing XX uni.my major is packaging engineering.and i will receive my bachelor degree after my graduation in june.in the past 4 years,i spend most of my time on study,i have passed CET4/6 with an ease. and i have acquired basic knowledge of packaging and publishing both in theory and in practice. besides, i have attend several packaging exhibition hold in Beijing, this is our advantage study here, i have taken a tour to some big factory and company. through these i have a deeply understanding of domestic packaging industry. compared to developed countries such as us, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinary progress since 1978,our packaging industry are still underdeveloped, mess, unstable, the situation of employees in this field are awkard. but i have full confidence in a bright future if only our economy can keep the growth pace still. i guess you maybe interested in the reason itch to law, and what is my plan during graduate study life, i would like to tell you that pursue law is one of my lifelong goal,i like my major packaging and i wont give up,if i can pursue my master degree here i will combine law with my former education. i will work hard in thesefields ,patent ,trademark, copyright, on the base of my years study in department of p&p, my character? i cannot describe it well, but i know i am optimistic and confident. sometimes i prefer to stay alone, reading, listening to music, but i am not lonely, i like to chat with my classmates, almost talk everything ,my favorite pastime is valleyball,playing cards or surf online. through college life,i learn how to balance between study and entertainment. by the way, i was a actor of our amazing drama club. i had a few glorious memory on stage. that is my pride.

[ 面试时用英语自我介绍

I have two puppies in my house. One is white, one is gray. White called Pippi, it is very naughty so called Pippi. Gray called obediently, it is well behaved so it is called obediently. But I liked Pippi.

Pippi it loves to sleep and eat asleep. But it heard someones footsteps, but also how diligent, it will be barking, tell us that someone came. But when I came, it not only shouted, but also came out to meet me. It is very obedient, we call it out to play, it goes out to play, as long as we called Pippi at the door, it will soon run back.

Pippi its appetite ok, give it anything to eat, as long as not bad things can be. Pippi it is a big variety, and our geese like.

Whenever I am very sad when it will run over to coax me, accompany me to play. Every time I am happy when it will be happy. Its unhappy when ill take it out to play. It was happy when I was happy.

This is my dog my favorite puppy skin. Okay, yes, forget what Phi Phi sleeps like. It sleeps like people, most of them are legs straight to the right lying, it is like a sleep will be snoring.

导语：英国是欧洲西北部的一个国家，也是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国最大和人口最多的组成国。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

England is a nation in northwest Europe and the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total population of the United Kingdom, whilst the mainland territory of England occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. Elsewhere, it is bordered by the North Sea, Irish Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and English Channel.

England was formed as a country during the 10th century and takes its name from the Angles — one of a number of Germanic tribes who settled in the territory during the 5th and 6th centuries. The capital city of England is London, which is the largest city in the British Isles, capital of the United Kingdom and one of the worlds Global Cities.

England ranks as one of the most influential and far-reaching centres of cultural development in the world;it is the place of origin of both the English language and the Church of England, was the historic centre of the British Empire, and the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

The Kingdom of England was an independent state until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union resulted in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Englands National Day is St Georges Day (Saint George being the patron saint), and it is celebrated annually on 23 April.

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英国是欧洲西北部的一个国家，也是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国最大和人口最多的组成国。它的居民占英国总人口的83%以上，而英国大陆的领土则占大不列颠岛南部的三分之二，与苏格兰接壤，北面与威尔士接壤。在其他地方，它与北海、爱尔兰海、大西洋和英吉利海峡接壤。

十世纪，英国形成了一个国家，并以盎格鲁人的名字命名，这是一个日耳曼部落中的一个，他们在第五和第六世纪定居于该领土。英国的首都是伦敦，它是不列颠群岛中最大的城市，是英国的首都，也是世界城市之一。

英国是世界上最具影响力和影响深远的文化发展中心之一，是英国语言和英国教会的发源地，是大英帝国的历史中心，也是工业革命的发祥地。

英国王国是一个独立的国家，直到1707年5月1日，当时的联邦行动导致了与苏格兰王国的政治联盟，建立了大不列颠王国。

英国的国庆节是圣乔治纪念日(圣·乔治是守护神)，每年4月23日庆祝。

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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