故宫的英文介绍

　　formerly known as the Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing's central axis. It is the cream of ancient Chinese palace architecture.

　　Beijing Palace Museum is centered on three main halls, covering an area of 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of about 150,000 square meters. It has more than 70 palaces and more than 9,000 houses. It is one of the largest and most complete ancient wooden structures in the world.

　　Beijing Palace Museum is known as the first of the five major palaces in the world (Versailles Palace in France, Buckingham Palace in Britain, White House in the United States, Kremlin Palace in Russia).

　　It is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. In 1961, it was listed as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units; in 1987, it was listed as a world cultural heritage.

　　翻译：

　　紫禁城指的就是北京故宫。

　　北京故宫是中国明清两代的皇家宫殿，旧称紫禁城，位于北京中轴线的中心，是中国古代宫廷建筑之精华。

　　北京故宫以三大殿为中心，占地面积72万平方米，建筑面积约15万平方米，有大小宫殿七十多座，房屋九千余间。是世界上现存规模最大、保存最为完整的木质结构古建筑之一。

　　北京故宫被誉为世界五大宫之首（法国凡尔赛宫、英国白金汉宫、美国白宫、俄罗斯克里姆林宫）。

　　是国家AAAAA级旅游景区，1961年被列为第一批全国重点文物保护单位；1987年被列为世界文化遗产。