紫禁城是明、清两代的皇宫,是中国现存规模最大的古建筑群。1987年被联合国教科文组织列入《世界遗产名录》。
紫禁城即故宫博物院,除了规模宏大,金碧辉煌的宫殿建筑群令人惊叹外,同时宫廷帝后的豪华生活原状陈列也让人大开眼界。另外,作为举世无双的故宫博物院,还收藏着中国历朝历代的无数珍贵文物,是我华夏5000年文明的光辉见证。
徐城北、李少白等编著的这本《叹哉!紫禁城》以问答的形式,向你介绍了紫禁城文化的方方面面。
Preface
Reality · Fantasy
Emperors and their Ministers
A Message to the Emperor on High
Empty Memories of Lingering Regret
Bearing Heaven's Will and Maintaining its Blessings
Palace Gates as Deep as the Ocean
All Gone, in the Twinkling of an Eve
Dreams that Go on Forever
The Emperor's Womeen
The Loneliness of the Forbidden City
The City of Rites
Heaven · Humans
A Winter "Yale
When Spring Flowers Bloom
Morning Light on the Forbidden City
The Stronghold of the Forbidden City
A Kingdom in a City; the Horne that Owned an thnpire
A City of Metaphors
Threading a Needle under a Bright Moon
Dressed up for Acting
Worshipping the Moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival
The Double-Ninth Festival
Home · Nation
Love in the Forbidden City
Guardians of the Palace
A Paradise in Flames
The Imperial Jade Seal
A Resting Place for Hearts
Desire and Fear
A Sprig of Pear Blossom in the Spring Rain
Mother of the Empire
A Mind as Clear as Crystal
Achieving the Impossible
Illustrations
Questions and Answers