You should know that the Forbidden City, which can be visited by ordinary people today, was a well-known Forbidden City in ancient times, because it was once the exclusive palace of the royal family, and ordinary people absolutely had no chance to enter here. However, with the sound of a gunshot from the Xinhai Revolution, the feudal emperor who ruled the Forbidden City for more than 600 years was finally driven off the stage of history, and this land full of curiosity of the people finally opened its arms to ordinary people.
In the more than 600 years since the construction of the Forbidden City, there has been a legend in the folklore that a large snake has been hidden in the Purple City for 600 years and is still guarding the Forbidden City. Many people think that this is just a strange talk of folk rumors, because the snake that can survive for 600 years must have become a sperm, which is just a joke after people's tea and dinner. However, this is not the case, this "great snake" is a real being, and its real identity is the Jinshui River that surrounds the Forbidden City.
The shape of the Jinshui River is curved and winding, and it does look like a big snake that snakes and snakes, and it has existed since the beginning of the forbidden city, so from the perspective of time, it has indeed guarded the forbidden city for 600 years. From the perspective of function, the "big snake" of Jinshui River is very important for the protection of the Forbidden City, and it can be said that it is precisely because of its existence that the Forbidden City can shine to this day. The protection of the Jinshui River for the Forbidden City is mainly two, the first is to fight fires. We know that the Forbidden City is mostly made of wood, so it is easy to catch fire if you are not careful. Therefore, in ancient times, once a fire broke out in the Forbidden City, then people were able to obtain water from the Jinshui River in time to extinguish the fire.
The second point is that the Jinshui River is the most important drainage system of the Forbidden City. It should be known that the construction of the Forbidden City is not completely flat, it was set at the beginning of the construction of the corresponding slope, so once it rains, a large amount of rainwater will converge into the Jinshui River. First, the Jinshui River can obtain water, and the excess rainwater will be drained through the Jinshui River, so as to ensure that the wooden buildings of the Forbidden City will not be eroded and kept dry to avoid decay.
However, with the renewal of protective measures today, the role of the Jinshui River has not been as good as before, but in this magnificent royal court, the Jinshui River still has its status. As a model of ancient architecture, the setting of Jinshui River is far more than this, and the wisdom reflected in it is also worth learning from modern architecture.