The Forbidden City has a history of more than 600 years. Why is the wood not easy to rot? There are three main reasons
Every time you think of the capital, Beijing, you can associate it with the Forbidden City. The imperial palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties were the Forbidden City, which has a history of more than 600 years. It is still the largest and best preserved in the world. The most complete wooden palace palace.
The construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing began during the Ming Dynasty and was built on the model of the Forbidden City in Nanjing. It took 18 years to complete during the Yongle Period. It was listed as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 1961, and was listed as a world cultural heritage in 1987. It covers an area of 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of 150,000 square meters. There are more than 70 palaces and 9,000 houses.
The Royal Palace brings visitors an extremely shocking visual feast, with resplendent palaces, exquisite carvings and so on. I wonder if your friends have a question after playing: the Forbidden City has a history of more than 600 years, why is the construction wood not easy to rot? In fact, the reasons are mainly the following four points, let us continue to look down.
01The Forbidden City wood adopts Jinsinan
China's golden nanmu is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, and it was mainly used as the main material of royal furniture in history. During the construction of the Forbidden City, a lot of human and financial resources were spent to transport the golden nanmu from Guizhou, Yunnan and other places to Beijing.
Golden nanmu is a precious wood unique to China. It has very hard characteristics. This kind of wood is not easy to be eaten by insects, and it is not easy to age. It is extremely rare. It is worth mentioning that among all woods, Jinsi Phoebe has the lowest degree of corrosion.
02 Environmental conditions related
The Forbidden City has painted all the wooden pillars with red lacquer, and it is this lacquer that further protects against insects. At the same time, it also provides a certain foundation for wood anti-corruption. In addition, the drainage system of the Forbidden City is very good. At that time, the Forbidden City was located in the north, but the ancients could think that the drainage system was so developed. It can be seen that the ancients also exerted great wisdom in the construction. In the Forbidden City, the accumulation and spread of water occurs less frequently, thus reducing the probability of moisture rot of wood.
03Maintenance staff made a great contribution
The Forbidden City is not only the greatest building in history, but also the most complete and ancient building in China. There are not many palace buildings in the world comparable to it, so it must be preserved as much as possible. There is a professional maintenance team in the Forbidden City. Even if a stone is broken in a corner, they will try their best to repair it. In areas that many tourists cannot see, there are also professional maintenance personnel repairing them, so that the Forbidden City can be displayed more perfectly in front of the world.
Finally, the great architecture of the Forbidden City cannot be copied by future generations. At the same time, when we visit Beijing as tourists, we must pay attention to the protection of the Forbidden City. There is no piece of wood that is truly immortal and immortal, and more importantly, it is for future generations. Love and care.