How much attention is paid to the "water" in the Forbidden City? What are their uses?

We all know that the Forbidden City is a very magical place, so magical that even its water is so particular. So how particular is the water in the Forbidden City? What is the use of this water? Let me analyze it for you next.

First of all, when talking about water in the Forbidden City, the first thing that comes to our mind is the Jinshui River. In fact, the Jinshui River is also divided into the inner Jinshui River and the outer Jinshui River. What we are talking about at this time is the inner Jinshui River. The Inner Golden Water River in the Forbidden City presents a very soft arc as a whole. If we can climb the city wall and overlook the Forbidden City, we will find that the Inner Golden Water River is like five rainbows on the river. It is not only very beautiful, but also conveys It shows the rulers' high respect for benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust.

We all know that there have been many heavy rainstorms in the Forbidden City over the years. Just the heavy rainstorm in Beijing in 2016 that I can remember has already destroyed many people. Urban streets instantly turned into a world of floods, but even such a modern urban drainage system is not as effective as the 600-year-old Forbidden City. The outside world has turned into a world of floods, but the drainage in our Forbidden City is still very smooth, without any problems. Signs of being submerged.

So why is the Forbidden City able to form such a wonderful drainage system? In fact, the terrain of Beijing gradually becomes lower from north to south, so once a flood occurs, the moat of the Forbidden City can easily release floods from the southeast. The floods will not enter the palace. In case of heavy rains, the inland rivers will also flood. It plays a very important role. The inner and outer rivers are connected to each other, so the drainage system of the Forbidden City is very good.