Why are there more than 200 water tanks in the Forbidden City? It's not feng shui, it's for other purposes.

In fact, it is to prevent the palace from flowing. What is running water? Actually, there is a fire. In ancient times, people paid attention to taboo. There was a saying that they were afraid that shouting "fire" would add fuel to the fire, so they deliberately avoided the word fire and renamed it "walking water". And in ancient times, buildings were made of wood, especially in such a big place as the Forbidden City. Once a fire breaks out, it will be extremely harmful if it is too late to put out the fire.

Only the number of recorded fires has exceeded 20 times from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Maybe there are still small fires in the meantime that have not been recorded. Disasters caused by fires are endless, such as several forest fires in modern times, which have caused us heavy losses. The more fires occur, the more intelligent people learn. Even in ancient times when there were not so many tricks, wise ancients would think of some ways to put out fires and prevent fires.

The Forbidden City covers an area of 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of 6.5438+0.5 million square meters and 307 water tanks, which is not too much on average. These water tanks are different from ordinary people's pottery water tanks. These water tanks are all painted with gold powder and locked with golden dragons, showing the royal style everywhere. These water tanks have an auspicious name, called auspicious tanks.

Of course, it is also called Menhai. At ordinary times, these doors are all clear water and guarded by special personnel. Make sure the door and the sea are full, and the clear water inside must be clear. In winter, these doorways will be put on thick "winter clothes" to prevent freezing damage, and a fire will be made at the bottom of the tank, so that the water in the doorways will be liquid all year round, so that in case of fire, water can be taken in time to put out the fire.