八达岭野生动物园，是一家依山而建的大型自然生态公园，也是中国最大的山地野生动物园。动物园占地面积6000亩，位于举世闻名的八达岭长城脚下，紧邻八达岭高速公路，从北京市区乘车仅需40分钟，交通便利。园内拥有百余种近万头野生动物，是集动物观赏，救助繁育，休闲度假科普教育，公益环保险期限一体的生态旅游公园。
八达岭野生动物园包括野生动物游览区、山林观光区、生态保护区、古文化区、休闲区五大功能区。园内设计建有30处景区及一个小型水库，其中包括动物游览区20处;古迹游览区2处;表演场(馆)4处;植物观赏区1处;健身运动区2处。园内动物规模有47种达两千余只(头)。
游人可乘览车沿着蜿蜒起伏的游览线路，融入山林的海洋，从近处观赏狮、熊、虎、豹彪悍凶猛的身姿;也可在步行区欣赏长颈鹿、斑马、猕猴等多种温驯动物，与它们嬉戏。这里有中国最大的非洲狮群和威风凛凛的东北虎群，体型硕大的棕熊;娇小逗人的马来熊，有国宝大熊猫，金丝猴，扭角羚，警觉矫健的云豹，金钱豹;等级分明的野狼家族，独霸一山的猕猴群，非洲的长颈鹿，角马，白面牛羚，澳洲的袋鼠驻各种名贵的鸡，蓝白孔雀，黑天鹅，丹顶鹤，金刚鹦鹉等等。在山间旷野中建有古罗马式的动物野性恢复场，游人可惊奇地看到虎、狮、狼在捕食，进行野外生存训练的情景;在葱郁的丛林中，还有数只珍稀的白虎，让人大开眼界。
秦皇岛野生动物园位于蓝天，碧水，绿草的秦皇岛和北戴河中间的'海滨区，占地334公顷，那里的动物高达7000只。是亚洲最大的动物园，园内包含了猛兽区，飞禽区，走兽区，雏鸡区，非洲大草原……共有100种动物。
我们先观览了温顺，可爱的小动物。大猩猩的动作好有趣，它坐在地上向笼外伸出手用恳求的眼神看着大家，它好像在向我们要吃的。大家都纷纷的和大猩猩合影。我们又来到了大象区，好多人都交钱，坐在大象鼻子上拍照，大象那憨厚的样子让我们觉得它很容易亲近，虽然它体形大。我和弟弟还和猴宝宝拍了照，那猴宝宝好乖，那小手抓在我的手上可舒服了。
我们游览了温顺，可爱的动物区，接着我们乘坐小火车游览猛兽区，猛兽区有4大园，虎园，狮园。野猪园，狼园。在虎园里有几只东北虎懒懒的趴在草地里晒太阳。在狮园里，非洲狮，在草地上大滚，追逐野猪园里的猪妈妈带着小猪在森林里戏耍。有只小猪摔倒了，猪妈妈用舌头舔了舔小猪，小猪坚强的站了起来。从猪妈妈身上看到了母爱的伟大。狼园里没有几只出来玩耍，大部分都在洞里睡觉。
小火车又向非洲大草原驶去了，在那可以看见，羚羊，长颈鹿，斑马。长颈鹿的脖子那么长的原因是在20__年前，长颈鹿是吃草的，后来草慢慢得少了，长颈鹿的祖先就改吃草了由于脖子必需要伸长才吃得到树叶，所以长颈鹿的脖子那么长。我还喂了长颈鹿吃树叶，它力气好大，差点把我扯起来。斑马主要在大草原生活，喜欢独立生活黑白相间的花纹是那么漂亮。斑马一些在草地上追逐，一些在吃草，各有各的习惯。
小火车到了终点站，我们向飞禽区走去，那有天鹅，丹顶鹤……丹顶鹤在水上戏耍，溅起一朵朵小浪花。那天鹅把翅膀张开，可美了。
秦皇岛让我留念忘返!
今天，爸爸妈妈带我来到了我盼望已久的秦皇岛野生动物园。
刚一进门，首先映入眼帘的是一条小路一直通往森林的深处，小路两边长满许多高大的树木，地上是各色的小花，他们好像是迎接我们这些远道而来的客人的服务员。它们也好像在对我们说，欢迎来到秦皇岛野生动物园!
走着走着，我们看见了一个可爱的猴宝宝，我还和猴宝宝照了相，猴宝宝可真乖，那小猴抓在我手上可舒服了。我们又来到了大象区，大象的样子很憨厚的样子让我们觉得它很容易亲近，有的人坐在大象的鼻子上照相，有的摸着大象鼻子照。这时，我看见好多笼子里关着许多的猴子，这些猴子中，我还是最喜欢那只最漂亮的金丝猴。金丝猴很善解人意，当人们想为它照相时，它还把脸对着镜头，摆了个姿势呢!
我们游览了温顺，可爱的动物区，我们该坐车游览猛兽区了。我们刚到猛兽区，就听见大喇叭喊着，请关好车门窗，动物散放，不许下车，注意安全。首先我们来到虎园，我们看见几只东北虎懒洋洋的趴在草地上晒太阳。在狮园里的非洲狮，在草地上打滚，野猪园里的猪妈妈带着小猪在森林里戏耍。憨厚的熊伸手向人们要香肠，于是，我们摇开车窗，把一根香肠扔出去，它一口就吃掉了，然后，它还抬起头向人们道谢呢!接着，我们又看见了狼，狼发出了叫声，狼群的叫声让我毛骨悚然，赶紧开车离开了这儿。
我们又坐车来到了非洲大草原，在那里，我们可以看见，羚羊，斑马和长颈鹿。长颈鹿的脖子真的好长，那么高的树，它毫不费力就可以吃到树叶。斑马穿着黑白相间的衣服，有些斑马在大草原上追逐玩耍。
最后，我们的车向飞禽区奔去，那有天鹅，丹顶鹤……丹顶鹤在水上戏耍，溅起一朵朵小浪花。那天鹅把翅膀张开，可美了。
秦皇岛的野生动物园让我终生难忘!
今年暑假，我和爸爸去北戴河疗养。那里风景秀丽，气候宜人，碧海蓝天，令人心旷神怡。最令我记忆犹新的就是去秦皇岛野生动物园了。
秦皇岛野生动物园是国内最大的野生动物园，在这里，所有的动物都是散养的，它们会在离你乘坐的小火车不到3米的草丛中偷窥你，随着火车的运动，仿佛进入了大自然一般。置身于茂密的树林中，让我们和动物们亲近一下，交个朋友吧。
首先，映入眼帘的是国家一级保护动物——东北虎。看，那只东北虎漂亮极了，土黄色的虎皮镶嵌着乌黑浓密的条纹，虎头上有一个清晰可见的“王”字。也许，这身高贵的皮毛就是东北虎隐藏在茂密树林里不易被发现的武器;而头上霸气十足的“王”字也彰显了它们特殊的地位——百兽之王。
继续往前走，偌大的丛林里出现了许多狮子，它们或坐，或趴，或卧，有的闲庭信步，有的你追我赶，有的虎视眈眈。这时，一对大狮子就离我们小火车不到十米，解说员说这是“一家人”，那公狮子很大，光头就有6分米宽，身上棕色的毛又厚又长，一阵风吹来，上下起伏，美丽极了，它身材矫健、俊美，正深情款款地望着英姿飒爽，身姿秀美的母狮子，用雄浑、有力的嗓子“喔、喔”低吼了两声，微风轻轻吹拂着，阳光暖暖照耀着，啊，多么惬意的景象!
小火车继续运动，棕熊、野猪、鸵鸟、斑马、大象……相继出现，小火车上兴奋的人群不停地拿起手中的相机“咔嚓、咔嚓”拍摄着。下了小火车，我来到了鹿园。长颈鹿是吃树叶的，我想起在课本里看过，因为环境的改变，长颈鹿脖子变长，很难吃到地上的草，却很容易吃到树上的叶子，所以就从“食草”变成了“食叶”动物了。在这里找叶子不难，但小小的我怎么递给长颈鹿呢?我东张西望，忽然看到有人拿一大树枝喂，我受到启发，便用光光的枝干叉上捡来的叶子给长颈鹿吃，长颈鹿吃得津津有味，我也乐此不疲，爸爸看我玩得开心，不停地用相机留下我和长颈鹿亲近的瞬间。
这次野生动物园之旅，让我了解了许多动物知识，收获了童趣，最重要的是让我和动物认识了，亲近了，拉近了人类和动物之间的距离。我珍爱这份旅行，有机会我会再来秦皇岛，相信那时别有一番滋味在心头。
深圳市野生动物园是由企业投资兴办的市政项目。建于山清水秀的深圳西丽圳湖畔，占地面积64万平方米，总投资2.5亿人民币，于1993年9月28日正式开业，从而成为我国集动物园、植物园、科普园等多种园艺、观赏功能为一体的亚热带新型园林生态环境风景区。
野生动物园的设计、建设跳出了国内城市目前普遍采用的笼养模式，各种动物可以在开阔地带自由活动，使它们回到原来的生态环境。整个动物园划分为三个区域，即食草动物区、猛兽区、表演区(步行区)。其中猛兽区，惊险刺激;水禽湖里波光潋滟，成群的鸟禽嬉戏追逐;草食动物区里群兽徜徉;四个动物表演馆里都有精彩的演出特别是每天下午40分钟大型动物广场歌舞剧《百兽盛会》，更是代表。
中国国宝大熊猫和金丝猴、马达加斯加国宝环尾狐猴、泰国国宝亚洲象、南非国宝非洲狮、南非国宝白犀牛、澳大利亚国宝袋鼠、马来西亚国宝红毛猩猩、洪都拉斯国宝大食蚁兽、塞浦路斯国宝欧洲盘羊、巴哈马国宝火烈鸟、秘鲁国宝羊驼、印度国鸟蓝孔雀、印度国兽虎、澳大利亚国鸟鸸鹋、乌干达国鸟灰冠鹤、巴巴多斯国鸟鹈鹕、多米尼克国鸟金刚鹦鹉、丹麦国鸟疣鼻天鹅、日本国鸟绿雉、伊拉克国鸟石鸡、芬兰国鸟大天鹅、特立尼达国鸟美洲红鹮、马来西亚国鸟犀鸟、博茨瓦纳国宝斑马等二十五种以上的国宝动物将齐聚深圳野生动物园参加“国宝动物展”。
深圳野生动物园是一家放养式动物园， 建于山清水秀的深圳西丽湖畔， 园内奇异多姿的飞禽走兽，幽雅恬静的自然环境 。熊猫是非常可爱的动物， 标志性的内八字的行走方式，还有解剖刀般锋利的爪子 ，让人忍不住抱回家去
海豚伴您共舞，百兽与您狂欢!深圳野生动物园在园内投资兴建的海洋天地是集大型海洋动物表演、海洋生物展览、科普教育、休闲娱乐以及自闭症儿童康复基地等多功能为一体的现代化海洋主题公园。深圳海洋天地首期占地10万平方米，内设海洋剧场、惊险地带、互动空间、海星广场、观景平台、海洋部落等景观和商业网点，向游客展示神秘莫测、变幻万千、浪漫舒缓、绚丽多彩的海洋风情。
草食动物区里群兽徜徉，有我们熟悉的亚洲象、羊驼、 岩羊、大羚羊 、野驴、白尾牛羚、河马、梅花鹿、斑马、鸵鸟 、马鹿等。
猛兽谷：猛虎柔情，人兽和谐!虎狮站立，人入虎口，人虎千秋，爱之探戈...群虎群狮表演给你视觉上的震撼!
中型猛兽馆：该区动物成员包括黑豹 、雪豹 、缟鬣狗 、金钱豹。
每天各座表演场馆均安排多场精彩的动物表演，特别是每天下午40分大型动物广场歌舞剧《百兽盛会》，更是代表。
节目表演时间(信息仅供参考，实际以园内表演时间以当天园区公布时间为准，请各位来玩游客注意园区内表演时间公告牌。)
马戏表演 地址：马戏馆 表演时间：周一至周日12：00、15：00
欢乐的海洋 地址：海洋天地 表演时间：周一至周日：13：00、15：00、17：10
百兽盛会 地址：大型表演广场 表演时间：周一至周日：16：30
鸟类表演 地址：鸟类表演馆 表演时间：周一至周日11:00、13:30、15:00
虎跳峡 地址：猛兽谷入口 表演时间：周一至周五11：00、14：00(场馆维护周三停演) 周六、周日：11：00、13：00、15：00
大象才艺展示 地址：野象谷 表演时间：周一至周五11：00、15：00(场馆维护周二停演) 周六、周日：11：00、13：00、15：00
民俗风情互动表演 地址：爱情湖圆形舞台 表演时间：节假日、周六、周日：13：00、14：00园内放养着300多种，近万头(只)野生动物，这些动物来自全球各地，它们当中有不少属于珍禽名兽和我国一、二级保护动物，如华南虎、金丝猴、东北虎、火烈鸟、麦哲伦企鹅、长颈鹿、斑马、亚洲象、丹顶鹤、犀牛等，还有动物园自己繁殖十分珍稀的众多虎狮兽、狮虎兽。
云南野生动物园位于昆明市东北部，毗邻金殿公园，是一处以野生动物驯养繁殖、展示为主的动物园。实行自然的放养模式，滇金丝猴、亚洲象、小熊猫、绿孔雀等珍稀动物都可以近距离接触，观赏趣味十足。
沿着野生动物园正门进去，一路有黑熊山、珍稀动物区、侏罗纪公园、孔雀园、鹿园、熊猫馆和狮虎山庄等分区。顾名思义，分别是各种动物的展示区域。建议乘坐园内观光电瓶车，在车上可以看到动物们懒洋洋的在林间休憩或嬉闹。除了狮子老虎和黑熊等大型动物外，其他食草类动物都以放养为主。车行期间，不时会有一两只动物窜出来吓人一跳，野趣横生。孔雀园旁边还有大型动物表演场，可以看到各种动物的精彩表演，非常适合带小朋友来此游玩。
园内观光电瓶车的行驶路线为：总站(起点站)—天鹅湖—大熊猫馆—狮虎山庄—大型动物表演场(终点站)。可以每站下车游玩，之后上车继续前行。终点站是大型动物表演场，看完精彩的动物表演后，就可以自己随意走走，选择自己喜欢的动物区域尽情游玩。
云南野生动物园占地面积近3000亩，游玩一圈下来至少需要大半天时间。带小朋友进园游玩的话，可以适当带一些饮料和零食，毕竟游玩时间不算短。不过园内也有不少的零售点，食品和饮料都有出售，价格也还算正常，可自行斟酌。
北京野生动物园位于大兴区榆垡镇万亩森林之中，以散养、混养方式展示野生动物，设散放观赏区、步行观赏区、动物表演娱乐区、科普教育区和儿童动物园等，建有主题动物场馆32个，以现代的无屏障全方位立体观赏取代了传统笼舍观赏方式。
园区突出一个“野”字，体现一个“爱”字，在北京野生动物园动物散放区，成群的狼和牛、狮子和狒狒共同生活在一个区域，可以通过数量的控制使其在力量上达到一种动态的平衡，产生一种势均力敌的对峙效果和强烈的视觉冲击力。在步行观赏区，可以跟鹿、狍、松鼠等多种温驯动物戏耍。
北京野生动物园饲养展出的动物共计200余种10000余只，其中国家一级保护种类54种，二级保护种类62种，国外引进动物42种。在众多保护饲养和展出的动物之中;既有国宝级的金丝猴，还有世界各国几乎没有展出过的绿尾虹雉，白尾稍虹雉，棕尾虹雉。也有长颈鹿，东北虎，鬼狒狒等，置身于“森林——动物”环境之中，达到与自然的最佳融合。 游览路线有三条：南线游览区、北线游览区、中线游览区。
长隆野生动物园有着上百种珍稀动物，包括中国的大熊猫、澳大利亚的考拉和马来西亚的国宝“马来貘”。
一到那里我们先去了非洲部落。在那儿我们看见了鸳鸯戏水和马达加斯加的环尾狐猴。我还看到了“丛林发现”，便进去看了看。突然，一只猫头鹰飞来，吓了我一跳。
接下来，我们去了白虎山，一进门正巧看到白虎吃肉，它们个个都很厉害，驯兽师把肉挂到三米高之处，白虎们虎视眈眈的盯着猎物，然后纵身一跃，肉就到口了。看完了白虎表演，接着走下去就来到了花果山，那里的猴子可真多了，还有一只老猴子最搞笑，它忍不住对着大家小便，弄得大家忍不住笑了起来，笑了一阵后那只老猴子把眼瞪的圆圆的，嘴里发出奇怪的声音好像在说：“有什么好笑的?”
接下来我们去了黑天鹅亭，那些天鹅“咕咕”的叫了几声像在说：“欢迎，欢迎你们。”
然后，我们又去了青龙山，先看了侏罗纪森林，一进去先看到一个机器人在说“：想穿越到侏罗世纪吗?”在走进去一只大恐龙叫了一声恐怖的声音吓得我不敢向前，迎面碰到两只水龙在那喷水，我赶快冲过去，生怕水会射到我。进了一个山洞，那里面放着一个大恐龙不时会张大嘴巴，但这都是假的，穿过了侏罗纪森林到了青龙山的金蛇秘境，一只假蛇缠着树枝，不断的吐舌头，好像要把我吃掉，我吓的恨不得拍拍屁股马上走人。
每天下午16:30举行的大象表演最有意思。在一阵阵掌声中，节目就开始了。只见一只憨厚可拘的大象大摇大摆的走出来，好像自己是一位了不起的明星，驯兽员把香蕉、西瓜、南瓜等放在它面前。只见它用鼻子一吸，一下子就吃掉了。接着第二位可是文质彬彬的书法家哦!只见它用鼻子卷着一枝毛笔写了个“龙”字，这字写的可真不错呀!
最后我们坐上了小火车去乘车游览区，首先我们看见了一只蓝孔雀，它摇摇摆摆地走来走去。刚走了几步，就停下来，好像在炫耀自己说：“看，我的羽毛多漂亮!”过了一会儿又看到几只黑熊，虽然不多，一边吃着自己的食物还东张西望生怕别人会抢它的。又过了一会儿看见几只大老虎，其中一只站的高高的“嗷”的叫了一声说：“我是王。”还看到了河马、狮子、双峰骆驼和白耗牛...
深圳野生动物园是中国第一家放养式的野生动物园。这里的动物来自世界各地，不乏珍稀品种，例如世界罕有的狮虎兽、虎狮兽等。园内表演也很好看，大型动物歌舞剧《百兽盛会》非常精彩。周末不妨带孩子来亲子游。
动物园建于山青水秀的深圳西丽湖畔，整个动物园这些动物除来自全国各地外，还来自世界各洲，它们当中有不少属于世界珍禽名兽和我国一、二级保护动物。如大熊猫、金丝猴、华南虎、东北虎、火烈鸟、麦哲伦企鹅、长颈鹿、斑马、亚洲象、丹顶鹤、犀牛等。还有十分珍稀的狮虎兽、虎狮兽。目前，深圳野生动物园是世界上惟一拥有狮虎兽、虎狮兽的野生动物园。
整个动物园划分为三个区域，即食草动物区、猛兽区、表演区(步行区)。建议带上入门口提供的导游地图，按地图指示线路去游玩，转一圈下来基本上所有动物都能看到，时间安排会比较合理。比较值得看的点比如有猛兽谷里的那条空中长廊、熊猫馆等。
动物园的表演也值得一看，有鸟类表演、群虎群狮表演、海洋表演、百兽盛会、非常狮虎兽，其中最值得看的莫过于大型动物广场歌舞剧《百兽盛会》，具体表演时间和地点可以查看官网链接。
需要注意是的这里吃饭的地方很少，价格也颇贵，建议要去的游客自己带干粮。另外园里现在还开了小型的游乐场，如果去游乐场玩或者动物园内的喂养体验，需要另外收费，如喂老虎要一个人50元。
北京野生动物园位于大兴区万亩森林，距市区约40公里。园里饲养了两百多种动物，数量上万只，是带小朋友参观和学知识的乐园。园里很多动物都采用散养的方式，可以坐铁笼车近距离观察动物，还可以进行喂养，趣味十足。
北京野生动物园面积很大，纵深约有1.5公里，行进一圈儿约有4公里。景区的大门位于西侧，从西侧进门后有两条路线，分别为南线和北线，在南线和北线的深处都通向内部的散养区。一般的游玩路线为从南线步行进入，先游玩南线各区域。然后乘坐喂养车穿过散养区，再从北线步行游玩而出，游玩整个动物园大概需要半天时间。
从位于西侧的动物园大门进入，南线就位于左右边，沿路步行即可，南线需要步行的距离大约有1公里，这里的动物是按照一般动物园的场馆方式饲养和展览的，可以隔着玻璃观赏。主要的场馆有狮虎馆、狮狒馆、猴子馆等，可以一一观赏，还能看到狮子与狒狒共处一室的场景。
南线的尽头处是一个动物表演场，可以在此观看动物表演，有狗熊杂技、猴子骑车、狮子钻圈等项目，非常有趣。表演每次大约持续半小时时间，每天有多场，入馆之前建议先了解好表演的时间。
看过动物表演后便来到动物散养区，这里需要乘车游览。喂养车可以近距离观察动物，还可以喂养动物。游览车上一般会有备好的胡萝卜等食物，乘车经过熊、斑马、虎、狼、非洲动物等散养区域，可以隔着铁笼用食物喂养动物，近距离与动物互动，不过要注意不能把手伸出笼外，以免危险。此处乘车的时间大约半小时左右。
车行的终点即是北线的起点，这里首先有一个迷你动物散养区，可以租电瓶车进入游玩，一般租用电瓶车半小时，约需70元。这里的动物都比较安全，可以喂养羊驼、鹿等食草动物，还可以和动物互动。此处喂料需要单独购买，一桶约20元。
游玩过后便沿着北线一路向西步行游览，北线上多为鸟类展馆，可以看到火烈鸟、孔雀等多种美丽的鸟类，还有可以与人对话的鹦鹉，十分有趣。北线上有一座水禽湖，在树影时间有天鹅等鸟类在湖中漫游，环境悠然美丽。北线需要步行的距离大约1.5公里，终点处即回到了景区的大门，可以从此处离开。
除此之外，在景区大门口和动物表演区附近还有两个儿童游乐园，可以让小朋友和一些小动物接触互动，带小朋友前来的游客可以前去游玩。
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iam 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 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 er 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 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 re we start our tour, i would like to briefly introduce you to the architectural patterns befour us 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 are now standing on the southernmost part of the outer count. in front of us lies the gate of supreme harmony 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 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.
Tian'anmen(the Gate of Heavenly Peace)， is located in the center of Beijing. It was first built in 1417 and named Chengtianmen(the Gate of Heavenly Succession)。 At the end of the Ming Dynasty， it was seriously damaged by war. When it was rebuilt under the Qing in 1651， it was renamed Tian'anmen，and served as the main entrance to the Imperial City，the administrative and residential quarters for court officials and retainers. The southern sections of the Imperial City wall still stand on both sides of the Gate.
The tower at the top of the gate is nine-room wide and five–room deep. According to the Book of Changes，the two numbers nine and five，when combined，symbolize the supreme status of a sovereign. During the Ming and Qing dynasties， Tian'anmen was the place where state ceremonies took place. The most important one of them was the issuing of imperial edicts， which followed these steps：1) The Minister of Rites would receive the edict in Taihedian(Hall of Supreme Harmony)，where the Emperor was holding his court. The minister would then carry the decree on a yunpan(tray of cloud)，and withdraw from the hall via Taihemen(Gate of supreme Harmony)2)The Minister would put the tray in a miniature longting(dragon pavilion)。 Beneath a yellow umbrella and carry it via Wumen(Meridian Gate)，to Tian'anmen Gate tower. 3)A courtier would be invested to proclaim the edict. The civil and military officials lining both sides of the gateway beneath the tower would prostrate themselves in the direction of the emperor in waiting for the decree to the proclaimed.3)The courtier would then put the edict in a phoenix-shaped wooden box and lower it from the tower by means of a silk cord. The document would finally be carried in a similar tray of cloud under a yellow umbrella to the Ministry of Rites.4)The edict，copied on yellow paper，would be made known to the whole country. Such a process was historically recorded as " Imperial Edict Issued by Golden Phoenix". During the Ming and Qing dynasties Tian'anmen was the most important passage. It was this gate that the Emperor and his retinue would go through on their way to the altars for ritual and religious the Westside of Tian'anmen stands ZhongshanPark(Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Park)，and on the east side，the Working People's Cultural Palace. The Park was formerly called Shejitan(Altar of Land and Grain)，built in 1420 for offering sacrificial items to the God of Land. It was opened to the public as a park in 1914 and its name was changed in 1928 to the present one in memory of the great pioneer of the Chinese Democratic Revolution. The Working People's Cultural Palace used to be Taimiao(the Supreme Ancestral Temple)，where tablets of the deceased dynastic rulers were stream in front of Tian'anmen is called Waijinshuihe(Outer Golden River)，with seven marble bridges spanning over it . Of these seven bridges，historical records say the middle one was for the exclusive use of the emperor and was accordingly called Yuluqiao(Imperial Bridge)。
The bridges flanking it on either side were meant for the members of the royal family and were therefore called Wanggongqiao(Royal's Bridges)。Farther away on each side of the two were bridges for officials ranking above the third order and were named Pinjiqiao(ministerial Bridges)。The remaining two bridges were for the use by the retinue below the third order and were called Gongshengqiao(common Bridges)。They are the one in front of the Supreme Ancestral Temple to the east and the one in front of the Altar of land and Grain to the two stone lions by the Gate of Tian'anmen，one on each side were meant as sentries. They gaze toward the middle axis，guarding the emperor's walkway. In front of the gate stands a pair of marble columns called Huabiao. They are elaborately cut in bas-relief following the pattern of a legendary dragon. Behind the gate stands another pair of similar columns. The story of Huabiao may be traced to a couple of sources. One of the versions accredits its invention to one of the Chinese sage kings named Yao，who was said to have set up a wooden pillar in order to allow the ordinary people to expose evil-doers， hence it was originally called a slander pillar. Later it was reduced to a signpost，and now it serves as an beast sitting on the top of the column is called "hou"，a legendary animal，which is said to have been a watcher of an emperor's behaviour. He was doing such duties as warning the emperor against staying too long outside the palace or indulging in pleasure and urging him to go to the people for their complaints or return in due time. Therefore，the two pairs of beasts were given the names "Wangjunhui"(Expecting the emperor's coming back) and "wangjunchu"(Expecting the emperor's going out) respectively。
长隆野生动物世界拥有许多珍稀濒危动物，这里生活着以“十大世界珍稀动物国宝”为代表的500多种珍稀动物，包括中国的大熊猫、澳大利亚的树熊(考拉)、南非獴哥、泰国亚洲象、马来西亚马来貘、塞拉利昂倭河马等等……这些世界珍奇动物在长隆野生动物世界一流的繁育保护技术下开枝散叶，成为世界最为重要的野生动物繁育保护基地之一。
长隆野生动物世界拥有全国首创的自驾车看动物模式，自驾园区占地面积近100万平方米。在全国率先推出"与兽同行"自驾车观赏野生动物项目，在园内开辟占地面积近100万平方米自驾区观赏范围。自驾区倚山而建，围水而雕，形成了独特的自然景观。在20__年长隆野生动物世界乘车区全新升级，打造澳洲森林，美洲丛林，中亚荒漠，南亚雨林，欧洲山地五大新区!不出国门，乘车轻松穿越五大洲，看遍世界珍奇动物。在澳洲森林看过袋鼠奔跑，下一刻来到南美雨林看驼羊漫步，还有成群动物在南非高原上奔跑、狮群镇山而坐、斑马，角马长颈鹿在开阔的东非草原上穿行，世界级的野性自然之美展现无遗，动物原始风貌在这里尽收眼底!这样的壮观的体验一定让你叹为观止。
长隆野生动物世界同时也是科普基地。在长隆野生动物世界，保护动物的理念随处可见，集讲解与动于一身的动物科普驿站、图文并茂的动物说明牌、内容丰富的科普长廊、生动有趣的动物学堂、充满温情的儿童动物王国、图文并茂动物解说牌和环保知识牌，会说话的垃圾桶……使游园的客人切身感受到了保护动物、保护生态环境的重要性，游玩的同时让小朋友们理解“爱护动物，保护环境”的理念。
