北京故宮養心殿啓動百年來首次大修

One of the buildings at Beijing's Palace Museum, or Forbidden City, most closely associated with imperial life is to undergo a major renovation based on traditional construction techniques, the museum announced on Friday.

北京故宮博物院週五宣佈，故宮內與皇帝生活聯繫最爲緊密的建築之一將採用傳統建築工藝進行大修。

The Hall of Mental Cultivation, the residence of the last eight Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) emperors, was partially restored in the early 1980s. Only a certain part of it is open to the public. That part receives up to 800 visitors during daily peak hours.

養心殿是清朝(1644-1911)最後八位皇帝的寢宮，20世紀80年代曾進行過局部修復。在每天的參觀高峯時段，養心殿中可供觀衆參觀的區域滯留人數多達800人。

The project is scheduled to be completed by 2020, just in time to celebrate the Forbidden City's 600th birthday.

2020年紫禁城建成600週年之前，預計養心殿的修繕項目將完工。

The Forbidden City was China's imperial palace from 1420 to 1911. The 3,800-sq-m Hall of Mental Cultivation, built in 1537, served in part as a place for emperors to meet officials. Emperor Yongzheng (1678-1735) was the first monarch to live there, and the building witnessed the early days of the reign of the legendry Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908).

紫禁城在1420至1911年這期間，一直作爲中國的皇家宮殿。佔地3800平米的養心殿是於1537建造的，主要是用於皇帝召見官員。雍正皇帝(1678-1735)是第一位住在這裏的帝王。同時，養心殿也見證了慈禧太后(1835-1908)早年在這裏的傳奇歷史。