A 400-word guide to the Palace Museum

Hello, tourists. My name is Mary, and people can call me Ma Xiao. I am the tour guide who will show you around the Forbidden City this time. Let me give you a brief introduction to the Forbidden City:

The Forbidden City 1987 is listed as a world cultural heritage. Also known as the Forbidden City, it was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Forbidden City is the largest and most complete ancient wooden structure complex in the world and the largest and most complete ancient architecture complex in China. It was built in the fourth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1406) and took 14 years to complete. Twenty-four emperors successively ascended the throne here.

The Forbidden City covers an area of more than 720,000 square meters and has more than 9,000 palaces. The most attractive buildings are Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Zhonghe and Hall of Baohe. They are all built on an 8-meter-high white marble platform, which looks like the Fairy Que in Gong Qiong from a distance.

Visit the Forbidden City, one is to appreciate the colorful architectural art, and the other is to watch the precious cultural relics displayed indoors. There are 6,543,800 cultural relics in the Palace Museum.

To visit the Forbidden City, you can enter from Tiananmen Square or from the back door-Shenwumen. Today, we choose to enter from Tiananmen Square and spend half a day visiting the Forbidden City. Everyone will be tired. Please get ready.

The following are the time for free sightseeing. It's noon 12. Please meet at Shenwumen at 6 pm, and I will wait for you there. Have fun. Thank you.