3. World Landmarks : The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is in the center of
Beijing, China. This palace is where 24
emperors of Ming and Qing lived and
ruled China for more than 500 years. It
was the the center of Chinese government.
Now, it is where the Palace Museum is. The Forbidden City was built in 1406 to 1420.
There are 980 buildings with 9,900 rooms. It is 720,000 square meters wide. Most of
the buildings were built with wood and stone. The Forbidden City is the world’s
largest and most complete palace and ancient building in China and the world.
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4. "" In the Forbidden City, people can
go and see the art, buildings, and
ancient items from the Ming and Qing
times. People can also see buildings
built like the Forbidden City in other
parts of East Asia and other parts of the
world. In the middle of the Forbidden
City, there is a throne to show the power of the emperors.
Nuerhachi (1559-1626) started building the throne room called the
Imperial Palace. His son Huangtaiji (1592-1643) finished it. They
were both emperors of the Qing. The Forbidden City was
forbidden to people who did not live there, so it was built with
really big stones.
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"" To get the stones to the Forbidden City for building,
Beijing’s builders used ice roads. During the winter, it
would be so cold that the roads would be covered with
ice when builders poured water on it. The ice roads
were 70 kilometers
long or 43 miles. The teams of 46 or more men
pulled the stones across the ice roads. This was a
great way to fix the problem of bringing stones to
the Forbidden City for building. The Chinese
knew what they were doing.
http://www.china.org.cn/english/kuaixun/74855.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131104-china-ice-road-forbidden-city-culture-science/
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6. The Forbidden City - Vocabulary
1.ancient /ˈeɪnʃ#nt/ adjective
" something that belongs to a time long ago in history.
-I went to the museum and saw an ancient
necklace that was over 1000 years old.
2.emperor /ˈɛmp#r#r/ noun
" a man who is the only leader of a number of countries or lands.
-Some countries have kings and queens while others have emperors
and empresses.
3.forbidden /fɔrˈbɪdn/ adjective
"something you cannot do or talk about.
-At this school, it is forbidden to leave the school
during lunch.
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7. 4.government /ˈgʌv#rnm#nt/ noun
" people who control a country or place and
make the laws for it
-The government made a new law to protect
everyone’s health.
5.palace /ˈpælɪs/ noun
" a large building where the king, queen, emperor, or
empress lives
-Today I went on a tour of the palace where the king
and queen used to live.
6.rule /rul/ verb
" to control a country and the people who live there
-The king will rule for many years and then his son will
rule after him.
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8. 7.throne /&roʊn/ noun
"a special chair that a king, emperor, or important person sits on
-The snow queen made a throne out of ice but it was too hard
to sit on it.
8.winter /ˈwɪnt#r/ noun
" the coldest season of the year between fall and
spring.
-When the leaves fall off the trees and the weather turns
cold, I know that winter is coming.
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