Purity 乾清宫It was where emperors lived and worked. Palace of Earthly Tranquility 坤宁宫 It was built for the empress (皇后). Palace of Heavenly Purity 乾清宫It was where emperors lived and worked ……

of the Lugou Bridge. According to folklore (民间传说), stone lions had magical powers. They could...的) lions would turn red or shed (流出) tears of blood when a disaster was about to happen. Stone lions were ……

of bronze and stone. Why are there so many of them?Long ago in China, people thought lions were lucky... pairs (对) of bronze lions in the palace. You can find them in front of the gates. Emperors held ……

people. The statues are usually made of stone. People believe they can scare away evil (邪恶的) spirits... ago, when lions were given to Chinese emperors as gifts, that the animal could be seen in China ……

of stone. It is very strong. If you look at it closely, you see lots of little holes in the walls. My mom told me the castle was in a war (战争) long ago. The guards (警卫) used the holes to fire4 ……

from the vault. So he asked the guards (守卫) to search the official. They found a copper coin (铜钱... said he didn’t steal anything else. Zhang ordered the guards to beat the officer.The officer ……

开头： In a small inn (酒馆), Dan picks up a red stone from the ground. A line on it reads “with my power, you can change your identity (身份) with anyone”.故事开头： In a small inn (酒馆), Dan picks up a red stone from ……

the vault. So he asked the guards to search the official. They found a copper coin (铜钱) in his headband (头巾... anything else. Zhang ordered the guards to beat him.The official didn’t give in. He said ……

that, it served as the residence (住处) and court (朝廷) of 14 emperors of the Ming Dynasty and 10 emperors... was where the supreme (最高的) power of the country laid. Emperors were born, lived, fought and died ……

the guards to make body checks.3. One copper coin.4. He used an example – “constant dripping wears away a stone”.Day 4: DACBCDay 5: 1-5 BACCD    6-10 CDACD     11-12 ……

. Fourteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing Dynasty lived and worked in it.It took... in the east. There is also a 250-ton stone in the palace. It’s the heaviest stone there. People ……

;t steal anything else. Zhang ordered the guards (守卫) to beat him. The official didn&rsquo..., there will be a thousand coins after a thousand days. Constant dripping wears away a stone (水滴石穿).” During ……

of imperial (皇家的) guards would line up outside of Tian’anmen. Considered to be the Son of Heaven...), with dragon-and-phoenix flags and imperial guards in full dress, waited outside the Forbidden ……

be held. On the big day, thousands of guards would line up outside of Tian’anmen. Seen... sedan chair (凤轿), with dragon-and-phoenix flags and guards in full dress, would wait outside ……

of a broken plate, he too began to dig. Suddenly a stone fell out of the wall, and a grey head... the guards found the old man dead, they put him in a sack. Edmond, who was in the tunnel, heard one of them ……