The summer of the eighth year of Qianlong's reign was the hottest summer in Chinese history. How hot was it?

According to historical records, the summer of the eighth year of Qianlong's reign was the hottest summer to date, with the temperature said to be as high as 44.4 degrees Celsius. At that time, the hot weather was not only limited to the Beijing area, but also areas such as Tianjin, Shanxi, Shandong and Hebei were experiencing unbearable heat. The Emperor Qianlong at that time had never experienced such a hot summer. He even wrote a short poem to lament the heat of this summer. There is a line in the poem "Hot" written by Emperor Qianlong, which expresses the bitterness of the heat. , my heart is beside Qianli. Even the emperor felt that he was suffering from the heat every day in the palace, and the common people were even more miserable. Historical records indicate that more than 11,000 people died of heat at that time, and there were still some uncounted populations. This summer claimed tens of thousands of lives.

In the early days of the rule, China's economic, political, and cultural development reached its highest peak, and its prosperity greatly exceeded that of all dynasties, including the Han and Tang Dynasties. The reason for the great development of agriculture during the Qianlong period was that the Qing government in the Central Plains valued agricultural production, rewarded land reclamation, and exempted and exempted taxes. But during the reign of Qianlong, China ushered in the hottest summer in history. It really makes us imagine that without air conditioning, people could not rely on products to achieve comfort like in modern times. With temperatures above 40 degrees, people had to live , you have to work in hot weather. In June of the eighth year of Qianlong's reign, the weather was so hot that all the water was evaporated. There was no water to drink, and everyone died of thirst. The furniture and utensils in the house, including the pots and pans, were extremely hot, and the only way to dissipate heat was through drinking water. It was also so hot at night that it was difficult to fall asleep. Moreover, ancient times were not like modern times. There were sunscreens, air-conditioned sun protection clothes, etc. In addition, people had feudal ideas and were hot and had to wear long clothes to wrap their whole bodies. It feels quite hot just thinking about it. So I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that tens of thousands of people died from the heat at that time. Some archaeologists have confirmed that it’s true. I’m very glad that I was born in the 21st century and have a good standard of living.