A Visitor’s Guide to the Chinese Museum of the Imperial Palace

故宫博物院参观指南

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peak period for business	Correct (对了)！ “Peak period for business” in Chinese is 旺季[wàngjì], and is a very common term used in business contexts. In the text, it refers to the peak visiting period for tourists. 旺: prosperous/flourishing; 季: season See the original text: 票价　　旺季：60元/人（4月1日—10月31日）　　淡季：40元/人（11月1日—次年3月31日）票价[piàojià]: ticket price 淡季[dànjì]: slack/off season for business; opposite of 旺季次年[cìnián]: next year 60元 /人: 60 yuan per person
busy time of day	Incorrect (不对)! “Busy time of day” in Chinese is 一天中最忙的(一段)时间. 旺 can be interpreted as “busy”, but 季 indicates a much longer period than a day. See if you can figure out the meaning of 旺季 from the following sentence: 每年的五月到十月是旧金山旅游的旺季(Every year from May to October is the peak period for tourists in San Francisco)。
the hot days of summer	Incorrect (不对)! “The hot days of summer” in Chinese is 夏天(季)最热的天. It does not fit in semantically. Note: the term 旺季 is the opposite of 淡季.

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watchmaker's shop	Incorrect (不对)! “Watchmaker's shop” in Chinese is 钟表店[zhōngbiǎodiàn]. It is not appropriate for a museum. 钟: clock; 表: watch
exhibit hall for clocks	Correct (对了)！ “Exhibit hall for clocks” in Chinese is 钟表馆[zhōngbiǎoguǎn]. 钟: clock; 表: watch; 馆[guǎn] literally building; here it refers to exhibit hall. Both 珍宝馆[zhēnbǎo treasure hall] and 钟表馆 are famous exhibition halls in China. See the original text: 珍宝馆：10元/人　　钟表馆：10元/人 Note: The Treasure Hall mostly exhibits collections of valuable ritual vessels, crowns, clothing, ornaments, etc., that are made of gold, silver, and jade from the Qing dynasty or earlier. The Clock Hall has one of the largest collections of mechanical timepieces from the 18th and 19th centuries in the world, with more than 1,000 pieces. The collection contains both Chinese and foreign made pieces.
the bell tower	Incorrect (不对)! “The bell tower” in Chinese is 钟塔[zhōngtǎ], which is found in temples or churches in China. 塔: tower

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half-price admission	Incorrect (不对)! “Half-price admission” in Chinese is 半价票[bànjià half price]. It is plausible, but this is not the meaning of 免票. See 半价票 in use：在中国，电影院的学生专场都是半价票(In China, student-only show times in movie theaters are half price)。
discount ticket	Incorrect (不对)! “Discount ticket” in Chinese is 减价票. 减价[jiǎnjià: reduced price; similar to the word 打折[dǎzhé given a discount], but neither is the meaning of 免票.
free admission	Correct (对了)！ “Free admission”in Chinese is 免票[miǎnpiào]. Colloquially：(儿童) 不要票. 免： exempt See the original text: 1.2米以下儿童免票参观。以下[yǐxià]: below / under; it is the opposite of 以上(above) 儿童[értóng]: children; a written form for 小孩 / 孩子; 1.2米以下儿童: children who are under 1.2 meters (not including 1.2 meters). 参观[cānguān]: visit / tour Note: 以上(above) and 以下(under) are frequently used terms for dividing ages, heights, numbers, grades, etc. For example: 18岁以上，必须买成人票；18岁以下可买学生票(People 18 and above 18 must buy an adult ticket; under 18 years old, one can purchase a student ticket)。以上 and 以下 do not include the age, heights，numbers, grades, etc. at the split. It means that 18 岁以上 does not include the age 18. If you want to include age 18, then you have to say 18岁以上, 含18岁(hán; included); 18岁以下 does not include the age 18.

A Brief Introduction to The Imperial Palace Museum (4)

ShiZi 故宫博物院1961年被国务院公布为第一批全国重点文物保护单位，1987年被联合国教科文组织列入《世界遗产》名录，2007年被评为全国首批5A级旅游景区，2008年被列为国家一级博物馆。目前，故宫每年接待中外游客近千万人，其中外国游客占到近1/5。

In 1961, the Imperial Palace Museum was proclaimed by the State Council to be in the first group of national institutions for the preservation of key cultural relics. In 1987, it was listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization [UNESCO] in the “World Heritage” directory. In 2007, it was assessed to be in the first national group of 5A-class tourist attractions. In 2008, it was classified as a first-class national museum. At present, the Imperial Palace admits close to ten million Chinese and foreign tourists each year, among which foreign tourists account for nearly one-fifth.