Overlooking Beijing, why is there a piece missing from the northwest corner?

In fact, there are several reasons, such as craftsman's mistakes, frequent earthquakes in geographical locations, and folk superstitions related to stars, which have special significance.

First, human factors.

In the 1950s, the geographer Hou said that when the city walls were designed according to rectangular drawings, craftsmen tried their best to fix the symmetrical lines of the design patterns on the Palace Museum, thus showing the emperor's supreme central position. However, due to natural reasons, they finally bypassed the Palace Museum. In order to avoid being beheaded, craftsmen had to cancel a corner from here. At that time, the pool area was relatively large, and later.

Second, caused by the earthquake

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the old capital was always destroyed by earthquakes, and every earthquake would collapse the northwest corner. This reason was finally explained by Mr. Feng Shui. The foundation here is unstable and there may be active faults. There is no way. The emperor was also afraid of natural disasters, so he shrank this corner back to the city wall to avoid these active faults. Then there was an earthquake, and a new corner stood still. It can be seen from here that the former Feng Shui master can be on an equal footing with the present geography.

Third, the special meaning

Old Beijing was called the Forbidden City in ancient times. They think that the Forbidden City is the residence of the Emperor of Heaven, and the stars guard it. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, this palace was usually called Wei Zi, which means great wealth and great wealth. There are examples of this statement. The Forbidden City has seven red gold roofs, which are among the five palaces. In ancient times, people would call this the Big Dipper. The Forbidden City is a palace in the sky, representing the place that the emperor wants to go most.

There must be a reason why the wall of Beijing is missing a corner. No matter what causes it to become like this, it can only exist in people's memory. The ancient city of Beijing has long since disappeared. Once this precious thing in ancient history is lost, it can never be found again.