Why are there more than 2 water tanks in the Forbidden City? It's not feng shui, but other uses.
In fact, it is to prevent the palace from "running water". What is running water? In fact, there is a fire. In ancient times, people paid attention to taboo, and there was a saying that they were afraid that shouting "fire" would make the fire worse, so they deliberately avoided the word fire and renamed it "walking water". Moreover, in ancient times, buildings were made of wood, especially in such a large place as the Forbidden City. Once a fire broke out, it would be extremely harmful if it was too late to put out the fire.
The number of recorded fires has been more than 2 times since the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Maybe there are some small fires that have not been recorded during this period. The disasters brought by fire are endless, such as several forest fires in modern times, which have caused us heavy losses. The more times fires occur, the smarter people learn. Even in ancient times when there were not so many tricks, smart ancient people would think of some ways to put out fires and prevent fires.
The Forbidden City covers an area of 72, square meters, with a building area of 15, square meters and 37 water tanks, which is not too much on average. These water tanks are different from ordinary people's pottery water tanks. These water tanks are coated with gold powder and have golden dragons as locks, which shows the royal style everywhere. These water tanks have an auspicious name, called auspicious tanks.
of course, they are also called the gate sea. Usually, these doors and seas are full of clear water, and they are guarded by special personnel. Make sure that the doors and seas are full and the clear water inside must be clear. In winter, these doorways will be put on thick "winter clothes" to prevent them from freezing, and a fire will be lit at the bottom of the tank to make the water in the doorways liquid all the year round, so that water can be taken in time to put out the fire in case of fire.