As the only ancient civilization in the world that has survived to this day, in our Chinese history, we have left many buildings that deserve our amazement, the most famous representative of which is nothing more than the Forbidden City located in Beijing. As the palace of successive emperors, there are actually many stories that happened in the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City is composed of many palaces, in these palaces, the Yangxin Hall in ancient times, generally the emperor's office place, so the structure here will usually be more different than other places, one of the characteristics is that the Yangxin Hall has been wet. Why has the Yangxin Hall of the Forbidden City always been damp? Experts also wondered about this problem, until after lifting the floor tiles, they discovered the mystery inside, and they also admired the wisdom of the ancients.
Historically, because the Yangxin Hall was used as an office space, the emperor spent most of his time on the Yangxin Hall. In ancient times, the emperor's power was very large, so according to general thinking, the place where the emperor worked should be very comfortable. But what is strange is that the Yangxin Hall is not what we think, and it also gives others a dark and damp feeling. You know, the Yangxin Hall is in the north, so the environment should be boring, why is this so? It was not until the renovation of the Forbidden City was carried out later that this doubt was answered.
Due to the long time, the Forbidden City needs to be regularly overhauled to avoid the collapse of the house due to aging and cause harm to others. Once, when the renovation was being carried out, the expert accidentally lifted up a piece of the floor tiles of the Yangxin Hall, but found that under these floor tiles were dense pipes, and these pipes were also filled with water vapor. At this time, the experts finally understood that the reason why the Yangxin Hall was wet all year round was because of the existence of these pipes. Why has the Forbidden City Yangxin Hall been damp? After lifting the floor tiles, experts discovered the mystery.
So what are these pipes for? In fact, the role of these pipes is very simple, its role is equivalent to the current floor heating. In ancient times, there was no air conditioning, so the temperature could not be adjusted, but the winter in the north was very cold, so what should we do? Therefore, in order to ensure that the temperature of the Yangxin Hall remains unchanged, so these pipes will appear here, and people will provide heat to the Yangxin Hall by injecting hot water, so that the Yangxin Hall can keep warm. However, this method also has drawbacks, if there is no hot water injection, the water in the pipe will begin to evaporate, and the Yangxin Hall will become wet.
In ancient times, science and technology were not developed, and it was very remarkable to be able to ensure the temperature in this way, and experts also admired the wisdom of the ancient working people. In addition to these pipelines, there are many places in the Forbidden City that we praise. The number of houses and the number of styles make us feel admired. Moreover, there are many cultural relics in the Forbidden City, which is a major representative of our Chinese architecture.
We Chinese are full of talents, this is only part of their wisdom, and perhaps there are other more powerful things waiting for us to discover. In 1987, the Forbidden City has become a world cultural heritage, which is a testimony to our country's history. Every year, many foreign tourists come to China to see the Forbidden City with their own eyes. As descendants of China, we also have the obligation to protect the Forbidden City.