介绍元宵节英语作文(汇集20篇)

I have a beautiful room. Although my room is very small, I love it very much. Look, there is a bed near the window. I like sunshine so my bed is set near the window. In front of the bed, there is a desk on which is several series of books. What’s more, I have plastered my bedroom wall with photos of my family. The light in my bedroom is light pink because I like this color.

我有一件很漂亮的房间。虽然我的房间很小，但是我很喜欢它。看，靠近那里有一张床。我喜欢阳光所以我的床是安在窗户边的。床前有一张桌子，桌子上摆了几套书。我还把卧室的墙都用我们家人的照片挂满了。我卧室的灯是粉红色的，因为我喜欢这个颜色。

Do you like my bedroom? If you like, come here and have a look!

你喜欢我的卧室吗?如果你喜欢，来看看吧!

My name is __________ . I am from ______________ . There are _______________ people in my family. My father works in a computer company. He is a computer engineer. My mother works in a international trade company. She is also a busy woman. I have a older sister and a younger brother. My sister is a junior in National Taiwan University. She majors in English. My brother is an elementary school student. He is 8 years old.

Because of my father, I love surfing the Internet very much. I play the on-line game for about 2 hours every day. I wish I could be a computer program designer in the future. And that is why I am applying for the electronics program in your school.

Love is sweet in the beginning,but sour in the end. 爱情先甜后来酸。

All roads lead to Roma.条条大道通罗马。

As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.自食其果。

Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.切莫过于乐观。

Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.不能以貌取人。

Failure is the mother of success.失败是成攻之母。

It′s easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮。

Labour is lihgt where love doth pay. 爱情付报酬，劳苦也轻松。

Learn to walk before you run.循序渐进。

Love is a sweet tyranny,because the lover endures his torment willingly. 爱情是可爱的虐政，情人们甘受它痛苦的折磨。

Love makes all hard hearts gentle. 爱情把一切冷酷之心变成温柔。

Love makes obedience easy. 爱情使服从变为易事。

Love makes one fit for any work. 爱情使人适合任何工作。

Love makes the world go round. 爱情使世界运转。

Love me little and love me long. 不求情意浓，但愿情义长。

Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

Love needs no teaching. 爱情无需教导。

Love not at the first look. 切莫一见钟情。

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

When love puts in,friendship is gone. 爱情进入，友情完结。

高中自我介绍英语作文一

My name is________ . There are ________(数字) people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a younger brother, he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read. Reading E- books is fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.

高中自我介绍英语作文二

My name is________ . I am from ________. There are________(数字)people in my family. My father works in a computer company. He is a computer engineer. My mother works in a international trade company. She is also a busy woman. I have a older sister and a younger brother. My sister is a junior in National Taiwan University. She majors in English. My brother is an elementary school student. He is 8 years old.

Because of my father, I love surfing the Internet very much. I play the on-line game for about 2 hours every day. I wish I could be a computer program designer in the future. And that is why I am applying for the electronics program in your school.

高中自我介绍英语作文三

My name is Li Hua. I was born in the city of Dalian, Liaoning Province. I studied in Guangming Primary School from 1984 to 1990. Then I entered

NO. 6 Middle School where I mainly learned the subjects like Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry and computer. I have been very fond of and good at English and computer ever since. Therefore I placed first in the school computer competition last year. My hobbies include swimming in summer, skating in winter as well as collecting stamps and listening to popular music in my spare time.

高中自我介绍英语作文四

I am linjiang. I was born in jilin changchun. I graduate from Henan University of Urban Construction. I started learning English since I was 15 years old.My father is a farmer . And my mother is a housewife. I am the youngest one in my family. My brother have a lot of American friends. That’s why I have no problem communicating with Americans or others by speaking English.

In my spare time, I like to do anything relating to English such as listening to English songs, watching English movies or TV programs, or even attending the activities held by some English clubs or institutes. I used to go University for a short- term English study. During that time, I learned a lot of daily life English and saw a lot of different things.

I think language is very interesting. I could express one substanceby using different sounds. So I wish I could study and read more English enlarge my knowledge.

高中自我介绍英语作文五

My name is ________. I am graduatefrom ________ seniorhigh school and major in ________. There are ________ people in my family. My father works in a computer company. And my mother is a housewife. I am the youngest one in my family.

In my spare time, I like to read novels. I think reading could enlargemy knowledge. As for novels, I could imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master. In addition to reading, I also like to play PC games. A lot of grownups think playing PC games hinders the students from learning. But I think PC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or Japanese.My favorite course is English because I think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds. I wish my English could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent English in the future

Good afternoon, teachers! My name is YangXiaodan. I`m 11

now. I`m from Class2 Grade 5 of TongPu No.2 Primary School. My English teacher is Miss Sun. She`s quiet and kind. She`s short and young. My good friend is ZhangBingbing. She`s 12. She`s tall and pretty. We`re in the same class. We both like English very much. I like painting , listening to music, playing computer games and

reading books. My favourite food is chicken. It`s tasty and yummy. I often do my homework and read books on Saturdays. This is me. Please remember YangXiaodan. Thank you very much!

The traditional stuffed turkey adorns everyDinnertable during the feast. pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, corns are some of the dishes cooked everywhere to mark the day.

家庭盛宴是感恩节期间的一个重要习俗。全家人围坐在饭桌边一起祈祷，愿上帝施与永不停息的恩惠。 这也让身处异地的亲友欢聚一堂，同庆美好时光。

Though historians don’t have an evidence to prove that turkey was eaten during the first thanksgiving dinner, the thanksgiving celebration will be incomplete without it.

传统的填制火鸡让每个餐桌生色不少，南瓜派、酸果沙司、玉米更是那天必不可少的菜肴。虽然历史学家没有证据证明在第一个感恩节时人们就吃火鸡，但没有火鸡的感恩节是不完美的。

The traditional thanksgiving parade probably started with president lincoln proclaiming it an official day. the full- dress parade is a way to display the country’s military strength and discipline. the main aim of such parades is to lift the spirits of the spectators, provide them with wholesome entertainment. in the present day, parades are accompanied with musical shows and celebrities.

感恩节那天进行的巡游仪式大概始于林肯总统时期，而且这天被宣布为法定节日。隆重的巡游仪式是显示国家军事力量和严明纪律的一个方式，但这样的巡游主要目的是振奋国人，为大众提供一个积极健康的娱乐活动。现代的巡游活动还加入音乐节目，众多名人也参与其中。

football games??watching nfl football during thanksgiving is a popular tradition. the traditional game between the detroit lions and the green bay packers continues. one of the most memorable games having been played on this day.

感恩节观看美国国家足球联盟的橄榄球比赛也是一个习俗。底特律雄狮和绿湾包装工队之间的传统比赛至今仍然保留着。其中最值得纪念的比赛之一就在感恩节这天举行

The annual Lantern Festival arrived, and I came to my grandmas house with a

happy mood.

My grandmother had already prepared the lantern for me and my sister, and I

was a smiling piggy, with a lovely appearance and a little belly. Sisters is a

small dragonfly, its wings are like real, able to move back and forth. Before

dinner, grandma asked me and my sister to shine a lantern on the granary and

corner, and grandma said that the place would not be a worm in the four

seasons.

After dinner, we again outside fireworks, daddy is holding a big fireworks,

in the middle of the yard, a ignition, scratching, see flames, the fireworks

into a golden ball, flying in all directions, so beautiful, my sister and I the

excited jumped down.

How happy I was on the fifteenth day of the first month!

一年一度的元宵节到了，我怀着愉快的情绪来到奶奶家。

奶奶早已给我和姐姐准备好的灯笼，我的是一只笑眯眯的小猪，它的样貌十分可爱，还带着一个小肚兜。姐姐的是一只小蜻蜓，它的翅膀像真的一样，能够来回扇动。晚饭前，奶奶让我和姐姐用灯笼照一下粮仓和墙角等地方，奶奶说这样照过了的地方一年四季就不会生虫了。

晚饭过后，我们又到屋外放烟花，爸爸抱出一个很大的烟花，放在院子中间，一点火，噼里啪啦，只见火光冲天，烟花变成了一个个金黄色的小圆球，飞向四面八方，真漂亮，我和姐姐激动的又蹦又跳。

今年的正月十五我过得真快乐呀!

Do you want to live in the city or the country?

I like to live in the country that the sun rises in the morning with the first golden light & the first sound from the cock.. All the animals & plants begin their life from this moment on and some of the animals begin their sleeping the new day. This is a very beautiful beginning in the world that you just can see all these in the country not in the city.

And for people , the people in the country are kind although they are ungrace-ful .that is not important that you will feel what is the realest in the friendship of people.

Are people kinder in the city or the country?

The people live in the country is kinder than the people live in the city . this is so sure that I just feel all this from my grandparents . My grandpatents both are country people. Their family is poor that they even do not have more money after they finish all their meals.but my mother was so so interested in studying. My grandparents got five children & gave the choice to study to allof them .

My name is _. come from _x. I am 16years old and am a boy .my father is a

teacher and my mother is a dancer. Every day, in their spare time they teach me

dance. I like pop music, when I dont happy, I will listen to the music with my

walkman. Oh~. My favor singers are jay and Elva. I will buy every album of

theirs. Today is my birthday, I would like you make friends with you in the

special day. With your best wishes I think I would have a wrongful day.

My best friend and I get along with each other quite well.But we are so different.He is funnier,more outgoing than I am and im more serious.He is more athletic and likes to play all kinds of sports but I am smarter on study.My friend is wilder than me and I am calmer.He is tall,thin,strong,with short hair,And sometimes he is very careless and lazy.On the other hands,I am short,fat,weak,with shorthair.He is very helpful because I am very lazy and dont want to do any sports.And I will help him with his study.

I think our friendship will last forever.

朋友

我和我最好的朋友相处的非常好,但是我们却各有不同.他比我更有趣,更外向,而我很严肃.他是运动型的,各种体育运动都很喜欢,而我更擅长于学习.

我的朋友相对狂野而我相对沉静.他又高又瘦,但是很结实,留着短发.一些时候他马虎又懒散.与他相比,我显得矮胖,而虚弱.我也是短头发.他很乐于助人,因为我很懒不想做仍和运动.我会在学习上帮助他.

我希望我们的友谊能够持续到永远.

导语：说到汕头，小编就想到汕头牛肉丸，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

My hometown is a seashore city—— Shantou.

Shantou lands place motherland southeast coastal have unique natural and humanity environment.

It is a bridge town swim the silk feelings of son Su is fish for sea love.

Shantou is also a culture city literature origin flows out length has rich content. It have fed a tide of acting another generation people its culture is immortal.

Shantou is also beautiful meal Zhi it has the varied snack of delicious food tide Shan congou is more famous world.

Again besides Shan the environment with graceful head since attracting countless visitor this travel.

after entering the program of " 115 " Shan head is more dynasty the goal of modern seashore city disdain with great efforts.

【参考译文】

我的家乡 我的家乡是一座海滨城市--汕头。 汕头，地处祖国东南沿海，有着独特的自然和人文环境。

它是一个桥乡，游子的丝丝情愫，是鱼儿对海的依恋。 汕头更是个文化之都，文学渊源流长，内容丰富。它哺育了一代又一代的潮汕人民，其文化永垂不朽。

汕头也是个美食之都，它有多种多样的美味小吃，潮汕工夫茶更是闻名天下。 再加之，汕头优美的环境，吸引着无数游人来这旅游。

而且，进入“十一五”规划后，汕头更是朝着现代化海滨城市的目标不屑努力。 汕头，我可爱的家乡，它是个美丽的神化。我爱它!

以下是由语文迷网小精心整理提供的关于高考的英语写作技巧，一起来看看吧。

一、要善于模仿

一些同学的办法往往是背一堆范文，然后再到考场上进行一个“剪切”、“粘贴”的工作，真正的模仿重点永远要放在一定的句式结构上，而非个别的词汇。有一个句式说：“…for the simple reason that…”表示某种现象的原因是什么，用在高考(课程)写作中，我们就可以拿来解释为什么自行车在中国如此的流行：“The bicycle is very popular in China for the simple reason that…”。然而，很多同学一谈到原因仍然是“…because…”。如果要表示“总是能够”的概念，很多同学提笔就会写can always，但理想的句子应该是用双重否定表示强烈的肯定，用never fail to。

二、要灵活变通

在批改过上万份同学们英语(课程)作文中，经常能发现一些将中文生硬地翻译成英文的表达法。有一句话叫做“立志如山，行道如水”，写英文作文，一定要有决心把它写好，有信心把意思表达清楚，这是“立志如山”;但关键是遇到问题时要有个灵活的态度，能像流水一样变通解决问题。有个翻译界的故事说：在某大型国际会议的招待会上，一道菜是用鸡蛋做的。与会的客人问翻译：“What is it made of”本来是非常简单的一个问题，结果翻译太紧张，忘了“egg”这个词，但是他急中生智，回答：“It is made of Miss Hen’s son.”这里，就是一个灵活变通的范例。绕道表达，是写作中应该常常运用的一种方法。

三、要细心观察

注意英语中一些表达上的习惯。比如在正式文体的写作中，很少用 “it isn’t”这样的略缩形式，而往往是一板一眼地写作 “it is not”。同理，在正式文体中的日期一般不缩写，阿拉伯数字一般会用英文表达(特别长的数字除外)。

许多同学在写作文时，习惯于把 “since” “because” “for”这样的词放在句首引导原因状语从句。事实上，在我们见到的英语报刊杂志文章中，这样的从句一般都是放在主句之后的。另外, “and”也常常被误放在一句话的开头，表示两个句子之间的并列或递进关系。其实，经常留心地道的英语文章能发现，如果是并列关系，完全可以不用连词;如果是递进关系，用 “furthermore” “what is more”更为普遍。

四、要心有全局

英文写作如果结构意识良好，应试写作就简化成为一个填空的过程了，适当地填入观点、素材，文章就自然而然立起来了。

临考在即，同学们要牢记英语写作的基本要领，特编顺口溜如下：细审题，巧构思，列要点，防遗漏。写日记，同汉语;书信，通知格式要牢记。看清图表细梳理，写人记事按顺序;完稿后查遗漏，整洁干净莫忘记。

I am from XXX a communist party official community members, I call XXXX. On December 12th XXXX to join the Chinese communist party, and in XXXX on dec. 15 in July, xxxxwill achievebecomes smooth finish school joins XXXX district branch organization of this glorious.

During the period of school I studied the financial accounting major, and the students management organization, in their constant efforts become an excellent student body President. In his work, the first learned to work, a good leader should have excellent work unceasingly, will have good interpersonal relationship.

Learn financial, enlightened life. XXX, let me understand the professional study, to be one step a footprint, the collapse of tashi. Now that Im graduating from college, but walked into the classroom society, I knew I have many insufficient place, so after learning, I will like to sit in the senior leaders, learn a lot.

In order to progress to the community, in order to reflect the progress, the streets of advanced nature of the communist party of China, let us work together!

My name is XXX, i wish to be your member one day, your english club is fomous for your amazing english. and i know your club also help people to learn english. do you hear the saying: never too old to learn? it means a person should learn knowlege till he /she is old . i have a warm heart to learn english since i touch it . please , let me be one of helpful members in your club. i am happy to hear from you.

I am a first-year student in Nanjing University. Every day, I have a very busy and full schedule.

Education is very important to students. The reason is that our achievement determines whether or not we can early out duties to our country in the future.

I get up early every morning to prepare my lessons. Then I attend classes. The last two periods in the afternoon are usually free. I spend them either on the sports ground or in the library. In the evening I try to complete all the assignments on time.

On the weekends, I like to watch TV or go to the films.

Being a student is hard work, but studying makes you a useful person and it is also full of joys when you are ahead of your classmates in all subjects.

Hi, My name is Dawn, Im from the beautiful ancient city of Kaifeng. As you can see, I am a very casual girl, and a lot of people here, like 18-year-old, I love a lot, I love guitar, love to sing love dancing, very fond of English, I am very love to watch "Prison Break", like the actor micheal clever wit.

I like making friends, and hope you will be able to and I have become good friends, I think I will, and you get along with.

导语：浪费粮食是可耻的，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack 来信询问你校开展的“光盘行动”(Clear Your Plate Campaign)的有关事宜。请根据提示给他写一封回信。内容包括：

1.“光盘行动”的目的;2.“光盘行动”后学生的变化;3. 你的体会。

注意：

1. 词数120 左右;2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jack,

I am writing to tell you something about the activity Clear Your Plate Campaign you referred to in your last letter.

Clear Your Plate Campaign is intended to reduce food waste and help students realize how important it is to save food. Before the campaign, many students, unaware of their wasting of food, bought much more than they could eat and even threw the leftovers without a second thought. But encouragingly, knowing the significance of saving food after the campaign, more and more students are beginning to buy a proper amount of food for their meals. Actually, all of them find this mere action not only save food but money as well. They believe this life style is also environmentally friendly.

Personally, it is of great benefit to join in the campaign and form a good habit of clearing the plate. And it is essential to start with ourselves and start from now. Don’t you think so?

I’m looking forward to having your opinions of the campaign.

Li Hua

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我写信是想告诉你一些关于你上次在信中提到的活动的事情。

清除你的盘子运动的目的是减少食物浪费，并帮助学生认识到它是多么重要，节省粮食。在运动之前，许多学生，不知道他们浪费的食物，买了比他们能吃的更多，甚至扔下剩菜没有思想。但令人欣慰的是，知道节约粮食的重要性的运动后，越来越多的学生开始他们的饭买适量的食物。事实上，他们都发现这种单纯的行动不仅节约粮食，而且节约金钱。他们认为这种生活方式也是环保的。

就个人而言，加入竞选活动并养成清除盘子的好习惯是大有裨益的。我们必须从现在开始，从现在开始。你不这么认为吗?

我期待着有你的意见的运动。

李华

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3.介绍光盘行动的英语作文

4.介绍红楼梦的英语作文

5.介绍英国文化的英语作文2篇

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8.介绍英国文化的英语作文

My name is xxx. I am graduate from ________ senior high school and major in ________. There are ________ people in my family. My father works in a computer company. And my mother is a housewife. I am the youngest one in my family.

In my spare time, I like to read novels. I think reading could enlarge my knowledge. As for novels, I could imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master. In addition to reading, I also like to play PC games. A lot of grownups think playing PC games hinders the students from learning. But I think PC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or Japanese.

My favorite course is English because I think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds. I wish my English could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent English in the future.

1. I have been for over five years in teh employ of an exporting company.

本人曾经前后五年被受雇于出口贸易公司。

2. I have been in the business for the last ten years, and worked as the superintendent in the personnel department.

本人在过去十年在商界担任人事部主任迄今。

3. I have had five years’ experience with a company as a salesman.

本人曾在某一公司担任推销员，前后有五年之久。

4. For the past three years, I have been in the office of the Brothers Trading Co., where I have been ad still am an accountant.

本人曾经在兄弟贸易公司服务三年，担任会计工作，现仍在职中。

5. I am twenty years of age, and have been employed for the last two years by the Green Trees Co., in teh general clerical work of the office.

我今年20岁，曾于绿林公司服务两年，担任一般文员工作。

6. I am 25 years of age, and have had two years’ experience in my present post, which I am leaving to better myself.

我今年25岁，已在目前的职位工作两年，兹为寻找更上一层楼，准备离开此职位。

7. I am nineteen years of age, female and have had two years’ experience in a company’s delivery office.

我今年19岁，女性。曾在某家公司担任收发工作两年。

8. I am just leaving school, and am eighteen years of age.

本人18岁，不久即可毕业。

9. I am twenty years of age, and am anxious to settle down to office work.

本人20岁，希望能找到一个公司，以便安定下来。

10. Since my graduation from the school two years ago, I have been employed in teh Green Hotel as a cashier.

两年前，自从离校后，在格兰酒店担任出纳员。

My name is Liyuanyuan. Im a boy and I am 12 yeas old, there are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in Zhengxin senior high school. My mother is a Chinese teacher. She teaches Chinese in the university. I have an elder brother; he is a junior middle school student and is preparing for the entrance exam. Im tall and I have a pair of big eyes. Now, I am in Grade 5, my study is not very good, but I like English, so my English is better than others. I like singing, drawing, playing basketball.

I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the English study materials. Because it also enlarges my vocabulary words. I think one day I can master English. Thank you.

我的名字叫黎圆圆，我是男孩，今年12岁，我们家有四口人，爸爸是一个化学老师，他在正心高中教化学，妈妈是个语文老师，她在大学里教书，我有一个哥哥，他是初中生，他准备参加入学考试，我很长的很高，眼睛很大，现在我已经五年级了，我学习不是非常好。

但是我喜欢英语，所以我的英语比别的科目好，我喜欢唱歌、画画、打篮球，在空余的时间我喜欢读英语故事书，有时也会上网和并下载英语学习资料，因为这样可以增加我的词汇量，我想我会掌握好英语。

I am pleased to serve as your guide today.

This is the palace museum; also know as the Purple Forbidden City. It is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in China today. Under Ming Emperor Yongle, construction began in 1406. It took 14years to build the Forbidden City. The first ruler who actually lived here was Ming Emperor Zhudi. For five centuries thereafter, it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when Qing Emperor Puyi was forced to abdicate the throne .In 1987, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized the Forbidden City was a world cultural legacy.

It is believed that the Palace Museum, or Zi Jin Cheng (Purple Forbidden City), got its name from astronomy folklore, The ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the Ziwei Yuan(North Star). The constellation containing the North Star was called the Constellation of Heavenly God and star itself was called the purple palace. Because the emperor was supposedly the son of the heavenly gods, his central and dominant position would be further highlighted the use of the word purple in the name of his residence. In folklore, the term ”an eastern purple cloud is drifting” became a metaphor for auspicious events after a purple cloud was seen drifting eastward immediately before the arrival of an ancient philosopher, LaoZi, to the Hanghu Pass. Here, purple is associated with auspicious developments. The word jin (forbidden) is self-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-limits to ordinary people.

The red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. Red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. Yellow is the color of the earth on the Loess Plateau, the original home of the Chinese people. Yellow became an imperial color during the Tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.

The Forbidden City is rectangular in shape. It is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meter wide from east west. It has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters .A 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9-meter—high wall which encloses the complex. Octagon —shaped turrets rest on the four corners of the wall. There are four entrances into the city: the Meridian Gate to the south, the Shenwu Gate(Gate of Military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Gate of military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Western Flowery Gate )to the west ,the Donghua (Eastern Flowery Gate) to the east.

Manpower and materials throughout the country were used to build the Forbidden City. A total of 230,000 artisans and one million laborers were employed. Marble was quarried from fangshan Country Mount Pan in Jixian County in Hebei Province. Granite was quarried in Quyang County in Hebei Province. Paving blocks were fired in kilns in Suzhou in southern China. Bricks and scarlet pigmentation used on the palatial walls came from linqing in Shandong Province .Timber was cut ,processed and hauled from the northwestern and southern regions.

The structure in front of us is the Meridian Gate. It is the main entrance to the forbidden City. It is also knows as Wufenglou(Five-Phoenix Tower). Ming emperors held lavish banquets here on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar year in hornor of their counties .They also used this place for punishing officals by flogging them with sticks.

Qing emperors used this building to announce the beginning of the new year. Qing Emperor Qianglong changed the original name of this announcement ceremony from ban li(announcement of calendar)to ban shou(announcement of new moon )to avoid coincidental association with another Emperor` s name, Hongli, which was considered a taboo at that time. Qing Dynasty emperors also used this place to hold audience and for other important ceremonies. For example,when the imperial army returned victoriously from the battlefield ,it was here that the Emperor presided over the ceremony to accept prisoners of war.

(After entering the Meridian Gate and standing in front of the Five Marble Bridges on Golden Water River)

Now we are inside the Forbidden City.Before we start our tour, I would like to briefly introduce you to the architectural patterns befour us .To complete this solemn, magnificent and palatial complex, a variety of buildings were arranged on a north-south axis, and 8-kilometer-long invisible line that has become an inseparable part of the City of Beijing. The Forbidden City covers roughly one –third of this central axis. Most of the important building in the Forbidden City weree arranged along this line. The design and arrangement of the palaces reflect the solemn dignity of the royal court and rigidly –stratified feudal system.

The Forbidden City is divided into an outer and an inner count.We are now standing on the southernmost part of the outer count. In front of us lies the Gate of supreme Harmony .The gate is guarded by a pair of bronze lions ,symbolizing imperial power and dignity. The lions were the most exquisite and biggest of its kind. The one on the east playing with a ball is a male, and ball is said to represent state unity. The other one is a female. Underneath one of its fore claws is a cub that is considered to be a symbol of perpetual imperial succession. The winding brook before us is the Golden Water River. It functions both as decoration and fire control .The five bridges spanning the river represent the five virtues preached by Confucius :benevolence, righteousness, rites, intellence and fidelity. The river takes the shape of a bow and the north-south axis is its arrow. This was meant to show that the Emperors ruled the country on behalf of God.

[介绍故宫的四六级英语作文