故宫节前开放新区 首次供游人观赏.

　　9月29日，故宫博物院正式新开放西部断虹桥至慈宁宫区域，将两处之间的南北向通道打开，进一步扩大了开放面积，使观众能够在参观休憩、游赏古迹的同时，更多领略到皇家宫殿的神秘精彩。

The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, opened more areas to the public on Thursday.

　　9月29日，故宫博物院进一步扩大对公众开放区域。

　　The Broken Rainbow Bridge and the Eighteen Ancient Pagoda Trees in the west of the palace compound opened to the public for the first time.

　　故宫西区的断虹桥和十八槐古迹都是首次对外开放。

　　Seventy-six percent of the Forbidden City will be open by the end of this year, and more areas are waiting to receive visitors.

　　故宫的开放面积将在今年年底前达到76%，未来将有更多区域对游客开放。

　　故宫(the Palace Museum)，也叫紫禁城(the Forbidden City)，是中国明清两代的皇家宫殿(the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty)，也是游客来北京的必游之地。北京故宫以三大殿为中心，占地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(the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world)。

　　此次新开放的区域里有断虹桥(the Broken Rainbow Bridge)和十八槐古迹(the Eighteen Ancient Pagoda Trees)等景点，故宫神秘的冰窖(the Ice House)目前正在进行准备工作，近期也将开辟为观众服务区。此外，区域内的故宫文化资产数字化应用研究所的VR演播厅(virtual reality studio)也将面向有组织的学生团体预约观看。

　　【故宫著名景点】

　　太和殿(the Hall of Supreme Harmony)

　　中和殿(the Hall of Central Harmony)

　　保和殿(the Hall of Preserving Harmony)

　　养心殿(the Hall of Mental Cultivation)

　　交泰殿(the Hall of Union)

　　乾清宫(the Palace of Heavenly Purity)

　　坤宁宫(the Palace of Earthly Tranquility)

　　翊坤宫(the Palace of Earthly Honor)

　　永和宫(the Palace of Eternal Harmony)

　　慈宁宫(the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility)

　　永寿宫(the Palace of Eternal Longevity)

　　钟翠宫(Palace of Accumulated Purity)

　　景仁宫(the Palace of Great Benevolence)

　　储秀宫(the Palace of Gathered Elegance)

　　宁寿宫(the Palace of Tranquil Longevity)

　　御花园(the Imperial Garden)

　　九龙壁(Nine-dragon Screen Wall)