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70余年前,自从午门(Meridian Gate)的大门向普通市民开放,允许民众进入北京紫禁城后,这标志着昔日的皇家宫殿开始向故宫博物院(PalaceMuseum)的转变。这座迷宫般的皇家宫殿建筑群始建于明代(1368-1644)初期,此时正是两千余年中华帝国的“黄昏时期”。今天,任何人都可以购买门票,穿过午门(位于南北向中轴线的最南端,以前为皇帝专用),漫步在由行政和居住空间组成的广阔建筑群之中。这里曾经居住过24位中国皇帝,历时约500年(自15世纪至20世纪)。一旦进入这一空间,极少有游客会注意到建筑上剥落的朱漆或是空旷的广场上沿着地砖缝隙疯长的野
More than 70 years ago, since the gates of the Meridian Gate were opened to ordinary citizens and allowed people to enter the Forbidden City in Beijing, this marked the beginning of the transition from the former Royal Palace to the Palace Museum. This labyrinth of royal palace complex was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), at this time is the “Twilight Period” of the Chinese Empire in more than two thousand years. Today, anyone can buy tickets, walk through the Meridian Gate (located on the southernmost north-central axis, formerly dedicated to the Emperor), and stroll through the vast complex of administrative and living spaces. There have been 24 Chinese emperors who lived there for about 500 years (from the 15th to the 20th century). Once in the space, very few tourists will notice the spalling paint on the building or the empty open square along the gap between the cracks in the wild