Why did Kangxi build his mausoleum in a deep pool?
First: This is the treasure house of Feng Shui selected by Kangxi. Although there is a deep pool, it does not affect the gas field here.
In fact, when Kangxi was looking for the mausoleum, he went through a lot of investigations. In ancient times, there was a custom called burial with the father, so the location of Kangxi's mausoleum could not be too far away from the mausoleum of Emperor Shunzhi, and it could only be chosen near the mausoleum of Emperor Shunzhi. So at that time, Kangxi sent people to find a treasure house of geomantic omen near here, and it took three years to find this treasure house of geomantic omen.
The geomantic omen here is the best in the neighborhood, but there is a deep pool. In ancient times, water actually represented wealth, so Kangxi didn't care at that time and thought it was the gathering place of dragons. Moreover, the locals actually regard this deep pool as a sacred object, thinking that there are dragons in the deep pool, so ordinary people often come to the pool to pray for rain.
At that time, Kangxi personally came here to have a look. After careful consideration, Kangxi decided to build a mausoleum here. Although it is inconvenient to have a deep pool here, since this deep pool is spiritual and contains dragons, it is a treasure house for the king, so Kangxi simply decided to build a mausoleum here.
Second: Kangxi believes that places with water can prevent theft.
In fact, the ancients regarded water as wealth, and thought that where there was water, wealth was better, so Kangxi was buried here to ensure that he could be rich and underground. But there is water next to the tomb, which will increase the difficulty of grave robbery, which is not good news for grave robbers. So Kangxi built his tomb in a deep pool, hoping that such a tomb environment would make grave robbers not think about their tombs.
After all, there are still many funerary objects after the death of ancient kings. Therefore, the emperor's mausoleum is remembered by many grave robbers. However, the environment of Kangxi Mausoleum is so complicated that it is more difficult for grave robbers to start. So Kangxi insisted on building a tomb here in order to guard against theft.