故宫是一株宏大的宫殿建筑群，是导游讲解的难点、重点。讲解过程注意按景点顺序讲解，每处景点要讲解清楚其历史沿革、建筑特点、用途和相关的历史文化知识。下面小编为大家整理了关于故宫英文的导游词，一起来看看吧：

　　第一：午门前讲故宫

　　Ladies and gentlemen:

　　The Palace Museum is located in the center of Beijing. It is also known as the Forbidden City in the old days. Actually it was the imperial palace for the emperors and served as both living quarters and the venue of the state administration in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Its name, on the one hand, comes from ancient Chinese astronomers' belief that God's abode or the Purple Palace, the pivot of the celestial world, is located in the Pole Star, at t ..........