南京博物院英文介绍【高分悬赏！】

英语和中文翻译，（满意就采纳）

General introduction to Nanjing Museum

Nanjing Museum, covering an area of 70,000 square meters,is located at the southern foot of the beautiful Purple Gold Moutain, with Zhongshan Gate of the city on its east side and the remains of the imperial palace of the early Ming Dynasty on its west side.

Nanjing Museum , China's first comprehensive state museum,was initiated by Cai Yuanpei and president of the state Central Research Academy. It was originally planned to build three exbition halls including Humanity. Handicraft and Nature halls, but only the hall of Humanity was completed which is the current main building. It imitate the style of Liao-Dynasty architecture, with the roof covered with golden tiles and looking solemn and magnificent.

After 1949, when new China was founded, the museum entered into a new era of development. In March, 1950, it was renamed as Nanjing museum and a number of major excavation activities were conducted in following years.

南京博物院是我国最早创建的博物馆之一，是一座闻名海内外的大型历史艺术综合性博物馆，它座落于风景秀丽的紫金山南麓，东依中山门，面临清溪河，占地面积7万余平方米。

其前身是国立中央博物院筹备处，国民政府根据蔡元培和各学术团体的倡议于1933年4月在南京建立。原计划分自然、人文、工艺三馆，1937年基本建成人文馆。抗日战争爆发后内迁云南、四川。抗日战争胜利后，于1946年迁回南京。1948年冬，部分人员和藏品迁往台湾。中华人民共和国成立后，1950年3月改名为国立南京博物院。同年8月正式定名为南京博物院。徐平羽首任院长，曾昭燏为副院长。原藏自然标本、工艺标本拨交给其他有关博物院收藏。

南京博物院主题建筑是中国现代最著名的建筑学家梁思成指导下设计建造的仿辽代古典宫殿建筑。艺术陈列馆座落其左侧，亦是一座仿辽代古典建筑。两座宫殿建筑皆歇山顶，鸱
吻高耸，琉璃溢彩，五开间，飞檐斗角，华柱挺拔，主从关系得当，遥相呼应。