英语大赛自我介绍【精彩20篇】

I would like to apply for the post of industrial engineer, which your company offered. I feel that I am the right sort of person for the post because my qualifications and experience are really suitable for the position.

I expect to graduate in July from the Department of Industrial Engineering of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, majoring in industrial engineering. During my college years, I have worked very hard at my major courses, so as to lay a solid foundation of theoretical knowledge.

As a result, I have passed all the examinations and achieved excellent academic results in major courses such as statistics, operation researches, system engineering, business management, logistics, Statistics and Probability Theory ,Professional English, Metalworking Practice, Electrical Engineering Practice, Linear Algebra. Moreover I have passed CET-4 and National Computer Level Test-Rank Three.

Outside classroom, I was very active and took part in different social activities. In my junior year, I served as monitor of my class, and received Advanced Person of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology. Since September 2004, I worked as a part-time business controller at Angel of Ganzhou, and raised our products share by 48.28 percent by 2005. In addition, I worked rather actively and successfully in certain students societies.

All those experiences contributed much to the development and promotion of my organizing and social abilities. I wish to assure you that, if successful, I would endeavor to give you every satisfaction. It would be greatly appreciated if you grant me an opportunity of an interview. At that time, I will present my credentials.

I can be reached by phone at 13531398140 or email me at…… Enclosed please find a resume, a copy of the recommendation form and the official transcript, Thank you for your time and consideration Sincerely, Lai Haiyong

my name is gui chun zi , my english name is annabelle ; im elven years old . im a lively girl .i like reading good books and play computer games. my favorite color is purple and pink. i like eat hanburger and fruit .i dont like eat lobster. so i refuse eat lobster .

whats your name ? how old are you? lets be good friends!

作为空乘，英语能力是十分重要的，那么应该如何进行英语的面试自我介绍呢？下面就和小编一起来看看吧。 空乘英语面试自我介绍篇一：

Good morning everyone, my name is XXX.I am XX years old.I graduated from XXX.I have a dream since I was a child.I dream that one day I can fly in the blue sky like the bird. Now I have the chance to make it come true. If i can take this job. I’ll try my best to do everything well.Because I love this job.Thank you .

Hello my name isXXX.I am XX years old.I graduatedfrom XXX.I have a dream since I was a child.I dream that one day I can fly in the blue sky like the bird. Now I have the chance to make it come true. If i can take this job. I’ll try my best to do everything well.Because I love this job.

Hello my name isXXX.I am XX years old.I graduatedfrom XXX.I have a dream since I was a child.I dream that one day I can fly in the blue sky like the bird. Now I have the chance to make it come true. If i can take this job. I’ll try my best to do everything well.Because I love this job.

Good morning everyone, my name is XXX.I am XX years old.I graduated from XXX.I have a dream since I was a child.I dream that one day I can fly in the blue sky like the bird. Now I have the chance to make it come true. If i can take this job. I’ll try my best to do everything well.Because I love this job.Thank you . 空乘英语面试自我介绍篇二：

Hello everyone, my name is Lee. This is really a great honor to have this opportunity, and I believe I can make good performance today. Now I will introduce myself briefly. I am 20 years old，born in Guangdong province, south of China, and I am a senior student at Guangdong **University. My major is English. And I will receive my bachelor degree after my graduation in June. In the past four years, I spent most of my time on study. I passed CET4 and CET6 with a ease and acquired basic theoretical and practical knowledge of Language. Besides, I have attended several Speech competition held in Beijing, which really showed our professional advantages. I have taken a tour to some big factories and companies, through which I got a deep understanding of English for application. Compared to developed countries, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinary progress since 1998, our packaging industry is still underdeveloped, messy and unstable, and the situation of employees in the field is awkward. But I have full confidence in its bright future if only our economy can be kept at the growth pace still. I guess you may be interested in why I choose this job. I would like to tell you that this job is one of my lifelong goals. If I can work here,I will work hard. As to my character, I cannot describe it well, but I know I am optimistic and confident. Sometimes I prefer to stay alone, reading and listening to the music, but I am not lonely, for I like to chat with my classmates about almost everything. My favorite pastime is to play volleyball, to play cards or to surf online. From life at university, I learn how to balance study and entertainment. By the way, I was an actor in our amazing drama club. I have a few glorious memories on stage. 空乘英语面试自我介绍篇三：

My mane is......Im....years old.My weight is...kgs.and height is.....cm.I have stuied English for about ...years.At school my favourite subject is English.I often talk with my classmate in English.In my spare time I like playing bascketball and swimming.My health is very good .I think I can be fit for the job because I like this kind of work and l enjoy learning new things.I am ready to deal with people.I have much patience and care.So I think I can do the job well.At last,I hope you can give me the chance.If you choose me,you never regret for ever.

[空乘英语面试自我介绍

Good afternoon， my dear professors

I am very glad to be here for this interview. First let me introduce myself. My name is XXX， 23 years old. I come from xianyang， a beautiful city of Shaanxi Province. Majoring in Environmental science, I will graduated from the Urban and environmental department of XXX University in the coming July.

Generally speaking， I am a hard-working student. I will try my best to finish it no matter how difficult it is. In my spare time, I have broad interests like many other youngsters. Just like my father， I am open-minded ，quick in thought and very fond of football. Frequently I exchange ideas with my family during super. I like reading books, especially those about history.These work have urged me develop active and responsible characters.

I always believe that one will easily lag behind unless he keeps on learning. Of course, if I am given a chance to further my education in this famous University, I will spare no effort to master the latest knowledge in my field and make good preparation for my future profession. If possible， I will go on with my study for doctorate degree. In a word， I am looking forward to making a solid foundation for future profession after two years study here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The majority Han Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating laba rice porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The date usually falls in min-January and is a traditional Chinese festival.

Legend about the origin of this festivity abounds One maintains that over 3,000 years ago sacrificial rites were held in the twelfth lunar month when people offered up their prey to the gods of heaven and earth. The Chinese characters for the hunt and the twelfth month were interchangeable then, and ever since la has been used to refer to both. Since the festival was held on the eighth day of the last month, people later appended the number eighth , giving us the current laba.

Buddhism was well accepted in the areas inhabited Han Chinese, who believed that Sakyamuni, the first Buddha and founder of the religion, attained enlightenment on 12/8. Sutras were chanted in the temples and rice porridge with beans, nuts and dried fruit was prepared for the Buddha. With time the custom extended, especially in rural areas where peasants would pray for a plentiful harvest in this way.

There is, however, another touching story. When Sakyamuni was on his way into the high mountains in his quest for understanding and enlightenment, he grew tired and hungry. Exhausted from days of walking, he passed into unconsciousness by a river in India. A shepherdess found him there and fed him her lunch.

[高一英语作文腊八节介绍

Teachers Day

The Teachers Day will come soon.At first,I want to extend my greeting and best wishes to my dear teachers.

I still remember the year when I failed the collage entrance exmination.Iwas feeling lost,and no idea about what my life is going to be.My teachet came to me,and she said she understand how I felt inside now.She also told me its very common that students who are like me will go though a hard time. She told me that failure was a part of life, which was not the end but a new beginning. And she encouraged me to go back to the school to start a new. I was convinced in the end and decided to give another try.

Now Ive graduated from collage and got a very good job.I know all my success owns to my kind teacher. Ill work harder and never give up again.

My name is . There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistryteacher. 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 is 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.

I have a good friend.Her name is Huang Jiayan .She was twelve years

old.She is very polite and helpful.She has two big eyes,a small nose and long hair .Her hobby is singing ,dancing,read books and surfing the internet.

This is my good friend.

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

They have a small tail and fat body. They are black and white. They’re very clumsy but they can climb trees. They like to eat bamboo very much.

Look! The baby panda is under the mother panda they are sleeping. They look very lovely.

Pandas are my favourite animals.

动物园里有一些熊猫。他们看起来像熊，但他们不是熊他们生活在中国。

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

看!熊猫宝宝在熊猫妈妈的下面，他们正在睡觉。他们看起来很可爱。

熊猫是我最喜欢的动物。

introduce myself

my name is ningruoyan。i’m a china girl。i’m ten 。i’m from zhengzhou，china。do you know zhengzhou？it’s in the middle of china。our shool is a good school in zhengzhou。i’m in class4 grade4。there are 83 students in our class。i like our shool ，teachers and classmates。

i like listening to music，i hope everyone likes music as i do。music can bring you a lot of joy and happiness。

i like reading，too。in my room，there are many books。i often go to the library to read books。sometimes，i borrow some bookes from the library。

swimming is my favorite sport。if you swim in the water，you will look like a lovely fish。if you smim ，you’ll be strong。

i like myself very much！do you like？

自我介绍

我的名字叫宁若岩。我是一名中国女孩。我10岁。我来自中国郑州，你知道郑州吗？它位于中国的中部。我们的学校是郑州的一所好学校。我在四年级四班。我们班有84名学生。我爱我们的学校，老师和同学。

我喜欢听音乐，我希望每个人都像我一样喜欢音乐。音乐能给你带来很多喜悦和幸福。

我也喜欢读书。在我的房间有许多书。我经常去图书馆看书。有时还从图书馆借阅书籍。

游泳是我最喜爱的运动。如果你在水里游泳，你看起来就像一条可爱的鱼。如果你经常游泳，你会变得强壮。

我非常喜欢自己！你们呢?

[自我介绍英语作文及翻译

Tomb-sweeping Day is a Chinese Folk Festival is an important traditional festival, eight important "(spring, summer, Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid Autumn Festival, the winter solstice and, in one of the new years Eve). Tomb-sweeping Day general in April 5th of the Gregorian calendar, but the festival is very long, there are ten days before and eight days after ten days before the ten days after the two claims, the nearly twenty days are Tomb-sweeping Day.

The origin of Tomb-sweeping Day, reportedly began in the ancient emperor "Muji", later folk also follow, in this day worship graves, ancient lineage and become a fixed custom of the Chinese nation. Originally, the cold food festival and Tomb-sweeping Day are two different festivals, to the Tang Dynasty, the days of grave worship as the cold food festival. The festival is on the right day of the one hundred and five day after the winter solstice, about two days before Qingming, because of similar, so the Ching Ming and cold food into day.

Tomb-sweeping Day customs, pay attention to the fire, grave, as well as spring outing swinging Cuju, playing polo Liu inserted......

This is the origin and customs of the Ching Ming festival.

清明节是我国民间重要的传统节日，是重要的“八节”(上元、清明、立夏、端午、中元、中秋、冬至和除夕)之一

清明节一般在公历的四月五日，但其节期很长，有十日前八日后和十日前十日后两种说法，这近二十天内均属清明节。

清明节的起源，据传始于古代帝王将相“墓祭”之礼，后来民间亦相仿效，于此日祭祖扫墓，历代沿袭而成为中华民族一种固定的风俗2017介绍清明节的作文英语版英语写作。本来，寒食节与清明节是两个不同的节日，到了唐朝，将祭拜扫墓的日子定为寒食节。寒食节的正确日子是在冬至后一百零五天，约在清明前后，因两者日子相近，所以便将清明与寒食合并为一日。

清明节的风俗，讲究禁火、扫墓，还有踏青、荡秋千、蹴鞠、打马球、插柳……

这就是清明节的起源和习俗。

Datong is a city with a long history. As early as Palaeolithic age, there were ancient people living in this area. During the Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC), Datong region belonged to the Yanmen County of Zhao Kingdom. After Qin (221BC - 206 BC) unified the whole of China, the Great Wall was built west of Datong City. Datong got the name Pingcheng County that means peaceful city in Chinese because of years of harsh battle with the Hun. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589), Pingcheng was settled as the capital of Northern Wei Kingdom for 96 years and became ruinds at the year 526. After a long term of recovering, it became an important strategic county during Sui (581-618), Tang (618-907) and Five Dynasties (907-979). Liao Dynasty (916-1125) made Datong the auxiliary capital in 1044 and Jin (Kin) (1115-1234) retained it as a big city comprised of seven counties and three towns. During the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Datong belonged to Zhongshu Province and had become a ’grandiose and beautiful city’ according to the description of the Italian traveler Marco Polo. In Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Datong belonged to Shanxi Province and became Datong County during the domination of Republic of China. Datong was invaded by Japanese army in 1937 and became the capital of the so-called Northern Shanxi Self-Government. Finally in 1949, Datong was peacefully liberated.

[介绍山西大同的英语作文

根据以下要点提示写一篇60-80词的短文。

1、在学校学习汉语、英语、数学、历史和一些其他学科;

2、我学习很努力，最喜欢的学科是英语，经常找机会练习英语;

3、现在中国已经加入世贸组织wto，并且2008年奥运会将在北京举行，英语正变得越来越重要;

4、我将更加努力学习英语，将来为祖国作贡献。

I study Chinese、English、maths and History and some other subject at school.I study hard. My favorite subject is English.I often find chance to practice English.China has joined WTO and Beijing will host the 2008 Olympics,English is more and more important .I will study hard and be dedicate to my homeland.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

我有信心,因为我有这样的能力!我是善良、有耐心、外向和创造性。我是一个勤奋的学生尤其是做这件事我很感兴趣。我将尽我所能去解决任何问题,无论它有多么困难。我始终相信,你将很容易落后,除非他继续学习。

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

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

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

这就是全部。谢谢你给我这个宝贵的机会!

[介绍我自己英语作文

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

嗨，男孩女孩们，大家上午好，很荣幸能有这个机会来介绍我自己，我叫力欧，今年10岁。关于我的家庭，我家有四口人，爸爸妈妈，哥哥，还有我，我的爸爸妈妈都是很友善的人，如果你有时间欢迎来我家玩。

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

我是一个很外向的男孩（女孩），我喜欢阅读，玩游戏，听音乐，当然，我也喜欢与学校里所有的人交朋友，希望在以后的学校生活中，我能成为你们最好的朋友。

大家好，我叫XXX，我XX岁，毕业于XXX，从小就有一个梦想，有一天我能像小鸟一样在蓝天飞翔。现在我有机会实现它。如果我能接受这份工作。我会尽力做好每件事。因为我热爱这份工作。谢谢你。

你好，我叫XXX，我今年XX岁，毕业于XXX，从小我就有一个梦想。我梦想有一天，我能像鸟一样飞向蓝天。现在我有机会实现它。如果我能接受这份工作。我会尽力做好每件事，因为我热爱这份工作。

你好，我叫XXX，我今年XX岁，毕业于XXX，从小我就有一个梦想。我梦想有一天，我能像鸟一样飞向蓝天。现在我有机会实现它。如果我能接受这份工作。我会尽力做好每件事，因为我热爱这份工作。

大家好，我叫XXX，我XX岁，毕业于XXX，从小就有一个梦想，有一天我能像小鸟一样在蓝天飞翔。现在我有机会实现它。如果我能接受这份工作。我会尽力做好每件事。因为我热爱这份工作。谢谢你。

Hello . friends ;

You are warmly welcomed to our school . Im Wu Dong . Im very glad to be your guide . First ， Id like to tell you something about our school . It was set up in 1957 . The number of students is over 1200 . and the teachers about 100 . There are altogether 20classes . Besides the teaching buildings . we have a library for different kinds of subjects . and a school-run workshop .

We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon . After classes . we join in various activities . such as ball games . painting . singing and dancing .

Now let me show you around our school . This way . please .

Deng Yaping,28,is a world-famous woman player of table tennis.She comes from Henan Province. At the age of 4,she began to play ping-pong under her fathers instructions. When she was 8 years old,she won the championship in the national competition of the amateur sports school. In 1988 she entered the National Training Team. After that she won medals one after another,including gold medals in the 1 l th Asian Games Table Tennis Competition and the 41st World Table Tennis Championship and two gold medals in the 25th Olympic Games. Is she born a table tennis player? No. She is only 1.5 meters in height,which is her disadvantage. However,she overcame it by hard work and perservance.Her success proves where there is a will,there is a way.

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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