The Forbidden City has not accumulated water for 600 years? Refuse the rumor: Three times a year in spring, summer, and autumn are required to clear the hidden ditches | Cining Palace | dredging
A few days ago, an online short video shot the picture of the water accumulated in the rainstorm of the Palace Museum, which questioned the function of the drainage system of the Palace Museum. Some people also say that the Forbidden City has not been flooded for 600 years. Is it true that the severe flooding in the Forbidden City is caused by modern technology?
The reporter interviewed the staff of the Forbidden City, stating that during the Ming and Qing dynasties, hidden ditches were opened for dredging in March each year. Currently, the Forbidden City conducts dredging three times a year in spring, summer, and autumn, with a considerable number of times. Why does the Cining Palace still accumulate water? It's not that modern technology cannot clear the sediment, but that the staff discovered products that only modern society has in the underground ditch: plastic bottles, plastic bags, towels, and even clothing, which block the drainage of the ditch. After dredging, the drainage is now smooth.
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In historical documents, it is often found that the entire area of the Forbidden City has roof leaks, collapsed walls, and courtyard waterlogging. For example, in the fourth month of the lunar calendar in the eleventh year of the Guangxu reign, the area from Donghuamen to Xihuamen was filled with water "several feet long". However, after the water accumulated, everyone's approach was to quickly find the blockage point, clean it up, and quickly restore its drainage function.