The ancient monarch clearly owned the world, so why did his bedroom not exceed 10 square meters?
The emperor owned the world in ancient times, and their palace was even more magnificent, but his bedroom might be as big as that of ordinary people. In TV dramas, the emperor's bedroom is often dozens of square meters, but in history, the bedrooms of ancient emperors basically did not exceed 10 square meters.
First of all, the ancients paid great attention to Feng Shui. They believed that the bedroom is a place where Qi is gathered, because only children can gather Qi. And the emperor has dragon energy in him, so the room cannot be big. The rest of the palace was larger because the emperor was accompanied by various people when he went out, but the bedroom was different. It was just a place where the emperor rested alone. Moreover, there was no heating in ancient times. In winter, a small room can still keep heat, but a large room will be very cold.
When I visited the Forbidden City before, I discovered that the emperor’s bedroom was really very small. After visual inspection, if it were made into the current children’s room, it might be a bit compact. Only a 1.5-meter-long wooden frame bed and a table can be placed inside. You must know that Heshen's bedroom at that time was at least dozens of square meters, and the furniture was all made of high-quality golden nanmu. Just a chair would cost several million today. Maybe it's because of this that you can show that you are particularly rich. The emperor does not need to do this.
The emperor's bed was actually no bigger than the common people's. If you put down two curtains when sleeping, the bed would be even smaller. Another point is to conserve physical strength. Ancient emperors paid attention to health preservation. In order to stay healthy and live longer, they would live in a small space. Now think about it, the emperor's bedroom is only this big, why should we be extravagant and wasteful? As a young man working hard in a big city, I feel much more comfortable when I see that the emperor's bedroom is so small.