故宫：Tour to the Forbiden CityPDF电子书下载

The Middle Route 3

The Meridian Gate　 3

The Inner Golden Water Bridge　 5

The Gate of Supreme Harmony　 7

The Hall of Supreme Harmony　 9

The Gilded Bronze Vats　 15

The Hall of Middle Harmony　 16

The Hall of Preserving Harmony　 17

The Painting Gallery　 18

The Great Stone Carving　 19

The Gate of Heavenly Purity　 20

The Bronze Gallery　 21

The Pottery Gallery　 23

The Palace of Heavenly Purity　 26

The Hall of Union and Peace　 28

The Palace of Earthly Tranquility　 31

The Imperial Garden　 32

The Gate of Military Prowess　 43

The West Route 48

The Hall of Gathering Excellence　 48

The Hall of Harmonious Universe　 51

The Hall of Assisting Earth　 52

The Hall of Everlasting Spring　 54

The Hall of All-Encompassing Universe　 56

The Hall of Supreme Ultimate　 57

The Tishun Hall　 58

The Hall of Mental Cultivation　 59

The Office of the Privy Council　 63

The East Route 67

The Hall of Cherishing Essence　 67

The Hall of Great Yang　 72

The Clock Gallery　 73

The Nin-Dragon Screen　 80

The Far East Route 80

The Hall of Imperial Zenith　 81

The Palace of Tranquil Longevity　 89

The Hall of Nature Cultivation　 92

The Qianlong Garden　 94

Tower of Pleasant Sound Yueshilou Chamber　 96

The Hall of Joyful Longevity　 98

The Hall of Sustained Harmony　 100

The Concubine Pearl Well　 101

Mysteries of the Forbidden City 104

Why did Emperor Yongle change the capital to Beijing?　 104

Why were the doornails of the Forbid-den City related to the number nine?　 105

How many concubines were there in the Forbidden City?　 105

How much do you know about eunuchs?　 106

Why were there no toilets in the Forbid-den City?　 107

Why were there no trees in the three front halls?　 108

How did the imperial palace keep cool?　 109

How did the large imperial palace keep warm?　 109

How about the lighting of the imperial palace?　 110

How did the Forbidden City drain water?　 111

Why was most architecture in yellow or red?　 112

Why did Emperor Yongzheng move to the Hall of Mental Cultivation?　 113

What happened to the concubines of the Ming Dynasty?　 113

How did emperors have meals?　 114

Do you know about sedans of the emperor?　 115

Are there really 9999.5 rooms in the Forbid-den City?　 117

How were diseases treated in the imperial pal-ace of Qing Dynasty?　 117

Do you know about the life of court maids?　 118

How was the Palace Museum founded?　 119

How many cultural relics have been collected in the Palace Museum?　 120

Do you know about the last emperor Puyi?　 120

Appendix 123

Tour Instructions　 123

Annals of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty　 125

Annals of the emperors of the Qing Dy-nasty　 126