Why is the "modest" king's bedroom 72,000 times the area of the Forbidden City?

Owning a big, spacious house is the dream of many people, but the ancients thought that the bigger the house, the better, especially the bedroom.

Emperors in Chinese feudal dynasties are considered the supreme existence in the world, the richest such as the Ming-Qing Emperor who lived in the Forbidden City, which is known as the world's largest wooden imperial palace.

However, those who have visited the Imperial Palace (the current name of the Forbidden City) will probably find that the Emperor's bedroom is usually no more than 10 square meters in size. Why is the monarch of this world, in other respects, incomprehensible luxury, and the bedroom so "modest"? The reason stems from an ancient Chinese feng shui theory. The ancients had a saying: "A large bedroom with few people is a big bedroom". Too large a bedroom area will attract human energy. The people in the room themselves will have to use a lot of energy to fill the space. Therefore, the bigger the room, the more damage the body will take. When energy is consumed, the physical body will naturally be weak, the eyebrows will be moody, the ability to speculate will decrease, and it will be easy to make mistakes.

In addition, it is also thought that a bedroom that is too large will give birth to children. They think that each bedroom should only have an area of 15-20m2. Sleeping in a room larger than 20m2 will make it difficult for couples to have children. Because the couple themselves have to spend too much energy to fill the room space, their physical condition will deteriorate, affecting childbirth. However, this is only a belief in folklore, and in fact, there is no scientific research to prove this is true.

"Long Sang" (the bed of the ancient king and emperor) is actually not much wider than the bed of a commoner. When the emperor sleeps, he will let go of two layers of curtains on both sides. Experts who suspect the Imperial Palace point out that Beijing is located in a humid continental climate, influenced by the monsoon. Summers are ho.t and humid, winters are cold with snow and dryness. Spring is often subject to sandstorms from the Mongolian steppe. At that time, there were no modern equipment to limit the influence of the weather. Therefore, the design of the king's bedroom needs to ensure protection against cold and sandstorms. The bedroom is surrounded by a brick wall. There is also a closed wall around the yard.

In addition, the roof and walls are very thick. It both helps to retain heat in winter and limits the effects of summer heat. Those are the reasons why the emperor's bedroom is usually quite small. This design both ensures warmth and coolness and satisfies the feng shui element to help the emperor have the best health and pursue the dream of longevity.

Moreover, the small bedroom was very conducive to guarding and ensuring the safety of the Emperor at all times. The large bedroom made it difficult to mobilize soldiers to respond in time, and even created an opportunity for guests to hide and plot against the Emperor.

Stories about the mysteries of Chinese history have always been a fascinating topic for anyone. Even the Emperor's "pillow" must comply with extremely strict rules. We all know that, besides the Emperors, there are always hundreds to thousands of different concubines and this was completely allowed under feudal China, because of the strong belief that the more lovers there are, the longer the life of the emperor will be prolonged. Legend has it that the first emperor of China, the ancestor of the current Han people, once had intercours.e with thousands of white girls - an act that was contrary to the morals of the time.

By the time of the Sui Dynasty, the last king of the dynasty at that time, the Emperor Su Rong (581-618), had with him 1 queen, 2 concubines, 6 concubines, 72 concubines and more than 3000 concubines, but that was not enough to satisfy the example of this "wild emperor". According to a historian in the imperial court, the Emperor often kidnapped underage girls and placed them in a specially made chair, with the beautiful name "tr.inh chair". As soon as he sits on this chair, the keychains will be untied to tie the poor gir.l's hands and feet, and the cushion at the bottom will be raised just enough so that the Emperor can easily bestow "favors" on the gir.l.

With such intensity and large number.s, the orderly arrangement of the Emperor's "phò.ng th.e" activity schedule is considered a paramount task, in order to ensure the longevity of the head of the country. This process under the Qing Dynasty was carried out by a separate agency called the Chamber of Commerce. This agency is under the management of the Ministry of Home Affairs, specializing in recording and managing the impregnation of the king's palace.

For that reason, the first calendar meters were invented by the Chinese in the 10th century, although they were not used for the primary purpose of keeping track of time. Instead, they used these clocks to schedule, determine the frequency and timetable for the courtiers to serve the emperor. The eunuch will be responsible for looking after as well as marking the timetable after each time the Emperor is impregnated with the imperial court's red ink.

In order to manage the number of courtiers and courtesans of the royal court, a hierarchy system was built to facilitate management. Under the Tang Dynasty, this system was divided into 8 different levels identical to the eunuchs, with the Empress being considered the highest rank only after the emperor. Other concubines will be listed in turn according to their position and role:

Under the Tang Dynasty, this system was divided into 8 different levels identical to the eunuchs, with the Empress being considered the highest rank only after the emperor.

The first rank is the wif.e including: Guifei, Thuc Fei, Duc Fei, Hien Fei. The main two products include the nine frequencies: Martial Arts, Martial Arts, Martial Arts, Religious Prayers, Religious Prayers, Religious Prayers, Religious Prayers, Religious Beliefs, The main three grades include Czechoslovakia, the main four products include beauties, and the main grades have 3 levels of talents, each level of 9 people is unanimously called the twenty-seven subordinates. The main product consists of Bao Lam, the main product is the female bender, and the main product is the female concubine of three levels, each level has 27 people called the eighty concubines.

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