Covering an area of 720,000 square meters, the Forbidden City in Beijing has been a symbol of imperial power and honor since ancient times, which not only witnesses the changes of the Chinese dynasty, but also presents the wisdom and fruits of labor of the Chinese nation. The Forbidden City in Beijing is not only majestic, magnificent, but also mysterious, its bricks and tiles, grass and trees have the meaning of existence and the wisdom of design, and the unparalleled architectural style with Chinese characteristics has attracted ancient and modern Chinese and foreign tourists to flock to it.
All along, the Forbidden City has a lot of historical legends and unsolved mysteries, every time I come to the Forbidden City, listening to the tour guide gushing about the historical origins of the Forbidden City, I have a sense of pride and awe, but every time I play the Forbidden City I feel exhausted, because the Forbidden City in addition to the Imperial Garden here is almost no grass, not to mention there is a shelter and a cool resting place, so why is the Forbidden City built like this, what is the mystery?
From the perspective of modern thinking, the Forbidden City belongs to the royal garden, it is impossible to ignore the green vegetation, after all, the more luxurious the garden building, the more sophisticated design and layout arrangements are needed, so after consulting the history books and asking the senior tour guide friends, I slowly had a clue.
In fact, the reason why the Forbidden City is built without grass is mainly the following aspects, first of all, the Forbidden City is a solemn and solemn place, representing the imperial power, but also the emperor's office and the place of the minister, although there is no flower and grass garden construction, here will appear a little monotonous, but such a cold and solemn majesty can better reflect the emperor's nine-five dignity, grasp the position of all people to kill the power, more deterrent.
Secondly, the Forbidden City is not born for security reasons, the Forbidden City is inhabited by the emperor and his descendants and harem concubines, is the core of power, the layout is very strict and orderly, but also a comprehensive political, economic and cultural integration of the building complex, so here are rare treasures, cultural relics and treasures are countless, more importantly, the emperor's food and living place, the existence of flowers and trees may bring financial risks, to prevent some palace people from hiding financial privately out of the palace with the convenience of their positions, on the other hand, it can also prevent assassins and thieves from hiding in it. Find an opportunity to assassinate the emperor, in order to reduce this risk, the Forbidden City is naturally as visible as possible.
Of course, all of the above are speculations we have made within a reasonable range, in fact, when visiting the Forbidden City, we can carefully observe that in addition to the intentionality of the Forbidden City, there is also a reason why the Forbidden City is difficult to feed flowers and trees, and the secret is under the floor tiles of the Forbidden City. As early as the time of the repair of the Taihedian Square, some craftsmen discovered the mystery of the forbidden city floor tiles, which was originally the political center for the emperor to deal with secrets, and the floor tiles of the Taihe Hall were still under the floor tiles, and 15 floors were laid horizontally and vertically, so that even if the seeds were sown, it was difficult to take root and sprout.
The reason why the floor tiles carry out such a design, mainly for safety considerations, the construction of the Forbidden City is very complicated, and it is rumored that in order to facilitate the handling of the crisis, the Yangxin Hall also has a secret passage, so the layers of floor tiles are also laid to prevent the secret passage built by the emperor from being discovered, or the people with hearts dig secret passages without authorization to steal secrets, and even endanger the emperor's life, so unless the builder of the palace intends to do it, the floor tiles of the Forbidden City are basically impossible to contact the soil, so it is also directly cut off the possibility that the Forbidden City will grow flowers and trees.
On the other hand, the forbidden city has been passed down for thousands of years, its construction quality and foundation are quite compact, which also depends on the construction method of floor tiles, rammed earth layer from the ground or even separated by dozens of layers of bricks, which can effectively prevent the emergence of geographical problems such as earthquakes or soil subsidence, affecting the repair and preservation of the Forbidden City in the later period.
The Forbidden City is more like a city surrounded by copper walls and iron walls, which protects the core of the entire dynasty's power and the supreme king, so the functions and activity areas of the Forbidden City are quite clearly divided, and it is also a prominent manifestation of the ancient dynastic power hierarchy, which is in line with the ancient architectural style and also reflects the maintenance of imperial power under the feudal system.
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