The palaces of the Qing Dynasty were so prosperous, why did the emperor's bedroom only have about ten square meters?

Many friends have been to the Forbidden City. As the largest palace in the world, the Forbidden City covers an area of ​​720,000 square meters and has more than 9,000 houses. But the strange thing is that the bedrooms are very small, generally no more than ten square meters. Not only are the rooms small, but the beds are also very small. They are not very different from the beds in ordinary people's homes. The emperor was rich all over the world, so of course he didn't have the money to live in a big house and buy a big bed, so why did he make his bedroom so small?

There is a saying in Feng Shui: "A house with few adults is a dangerous house. Do not live in a house with few adults." Why do you say this? Because the ancients believed that if the house is too big and there are too few people, people's yang energy will be easily absorbed by the house. Once the yang energy is missing, people's bodies will get sick. Therefore, a big house will not only cost more, but is also bad for health.

In addition to Feng Shui, the size of the palace bedrooms also has a certain relationship with the weather in the north. The climate in Beijing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties was cold, with winter temperatures generally below minus 10 degrees Celsius, which was far worse than today. Although the Forbidden City There are various measures to keep warm, such as fire pits, fire walls, floor furnaces, etc., but they still cannot withstand the cold climate in winter. The bedrooms are too big to live comfortably in summer, but it is difficult to keep warm in winter. Therefore, northern residents, from the emperor to the common people, are Keeping the bedroom relatively small is one of the important reasons for keeping warm.

In addition to the above two considerations, in terms of spatial layout, the bedroom is too spacious, which can easily give people a sense of insecurity and affect their rest. Therefore, many dignitaries in ancient times did not have bedrooms even if their mansions were huge. It is built smaller, or many tents and gauze curtains are arranged to form a layout similar to a small room. The reason is also to reduce the feeling of emptiness and make it easier to sleep. Friends who love to travel may find that whether it is a garden in Suzhou or an old residence in Guangdong, the bedrooms are relatively small, which is the result of the above reasons.

Many wealthy nouveau riche in modern society like to build huge bedrooms, and even have bedrooms with swimming pools attached. They wish they could live in a gymnasium. These practices may seem very heroic, but in fact they are ignorant and fearless. The ancients’ Wisdom is the summary of thousands of years of experience. Until existing science cannot completely falsify it, it is worth learning from.