紫禁城是明、清兩代的皇宮，是中國現存規模*大的古建築群。1987年被聯合國教科文組織列入《世界遺產名錄》。
紫禁城即故宮博物院，除了規模宏大，金碧輝煌的宮殿建築群令人驚嘆外，同時宮廷帝後的豪華生活原狀陳列也讓人大開眼界。另外，作為舉世無雙的故宮博物院，還收藏著中國歷朝歷代的無數珍貴文物，是我華夏5000年文明的光輝見證。
徐城北、李少白等編著的這本《嘆哉！紫禁城》以問答的形式，向你介紹了紫禁城文化的方方面面。

Preface
Reality · Fantasy
Emperors and their Ministers
A Message to the Emperor on High
Empty Memories of Lingering Regret
Bearing Heaven's Will and Maintaining its Blessings
Palace Gates as Deep as the Ocean
All Gone, in the Twinkling of an Eve
Dreams that Go on Forever
The Emperor's Womeen
The Loneliness of the Forbidden City
The City of Rites
Heaven · Humans
A Winter "Yale
When Spring Flowers Bloom
Morning Light on the Forbidden City
The Stronghold of the Forbidden City
A Kingdom in a City; the Horne that Owned an thnpire
A City of Metaphors
Threading a Needle under a Bright Moon
Dressed up for Acting
Worshipping the Moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival
The Double-Ninth Festival
Home · Nation
Love in the Forbidden City
Guardians of the Palace
A Paradise in Flames
The Imperial Jade Seal
A Resting Place for Hearts
Desire and Fear
A Sprig of Pear Blossom in the Spring Rain
Mother of the Empire
A Mind as Clear as Crystal
Achieving the Impossible
Illustrations
Questions and Answers