The Forbidden City:A General Survey 故宫概况 1
The Middle Route 中路 10
The Meridian Gate 午门 11
The Inner Golden Water Bridge 内金水桥 15
The Gate of Supreme Harmony 太和门 17
The Hall of Supreme Harmony 太和殿 19
The Gilded Bronze Vats 鎏金铜缸 26
The Hall of Middle Harmony 中和殿 28
The Hall of Preserving Harmony 保和殿 29
The Painting Gallery 绘画馆 31
The Great Stone Carving 云龙石雕 32
The Gate of Heavenly Purity 乾清门 34
The Bronze Gallery 青铜器馆 35
The Pottery Gallery 陶瓷馆 39
The Palace of Heavenly Purity 乾清宫 44
The Hall of Union and Peace 交泰殿 47
The Palace of Earthly Tranquility 坤宁宫 50
The Imperial Garden 御花园 53
The Gate of Military Prowess 神武门 65
The West Route 西路 67
The Hall of Gathering Excellence 储秀宫 69
The Hall of Harmonious Universe 体和殿 74
The Hall of Assisting Earth 翊坤宫 76
The Hall of Everlasting Spring 长春宫 79
The Hall of All-Encompassing Universe 体元殿 82
The Hall of Supreme Ultimate 太极殿 83
The Tishun Hall 体顺堂 85
The Hall of Mental Cultivation 养心殿 86
Office of the Privy Council 军机处 92
The East Route 东路 94
The Hall of Cherishing Essence 钟粹宫 95
The Hall of Great Yang 景阳宫 101
The Clock Gallery 钟表馆 104
The Far East Route 外东路 109
The Nine-Dragon Screen 九龙壁 111
The Hall of Imperial Zenith 皇极殿 113
The Palace of Tranquil Longevity 宁寿宫 122
The Hall of Nature Cultivation 养性殿 127
The Qianlong Garden 乾隆花园 129
The Tower of Pleasant Sound Yueshilou Chamber 畅音阁，阅是楼 131
The Hall of Joyful Longevity 乐寿堂 133
The Hall of Sustained Harmony 颐和轩 137
The Concubine Pearl Well 珍妃井 138
Mysteries of the Forbidden City 故宫之谜 141
Why did Emperor Yongle change the capital to Beijing? 明朝永乐朱棣为什么要迁都北京？ 142
Why were the doornails of the Forbidden City related to the number nine? 紫禁城的门钉为什么多用“九”数呢？ 143
How many concubines were there in the Forbidden City? 紫禁城的皇帝有多少妃嫔？ 143
How much do you know about eunuchs? 皇宫太监知多少？ 145
Why were there no toilets in the Forbidden City? 紫禁城过去为什么不设厕所？ 146
Why were there no trees in the three front halls? 故宫前三殿为什么不种树？ 147
How did the large imperial palace keep warm? 昔日皇宫如何取暖？ 148
How did the imperial palace keep cool? 昔日皇宫怎样消暑？ 149
How about the lighting of the imperial palace? 皇宫夜间如何照明？ 150
How did the Forbidden City drain water? 紫禁城内如何排水？ 151
Why was most architecture in yellow or red? 紫禁城建筑为什么多用黄色和红色？ 152
Why did Emperor Yongzheng move to the Hall of Mental Cultivation? 雍正皇帝为什么把寝宫移至养心殿？ 153
What happened to the concubines of the Ming Dynasty? 您知道明代妃嫔的归宿吗？ 154
How did emperors have meals? 皇帝如何用餐？ 155
Do you know about sedans of the emperor? 您想子解皇帝乘坐的轿子吗？ 157
How were diseases treated in the imperial palace of Qing Dynasty? 您知道清宫如何治病用药吗？ 158
Are there really 9,999.5 rooms in the Forbidden City? 故宫的房屋真有九千九百九十九间半吗？ 159
Do you know about the life of court maids? 您想了解宫女的生活吗？ 160
How was the Palace Museum founded? 故宫博物院是怎样成立的？ 161
How many cultural relics have been collected in the Palace Museum? 故宫到底收藏有多少文物？ 162
Do you know about the last emperor Pu Yi? 您了解末代皇帝溥仪吗？ 163
Tour Instructions 游览须知 168
Annals of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty 明朝皇帝纪年表 172
Annals of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty 清朝皇帝纪年表 173
中文 174