The 600-year-old palace complex of the Forbidden City, once the royal residence of China's Ming and Qing dynasties, blends the best of traditional Chinese architecture and artIt is known as one of the "five palace complexes in the world".
Nowadays it has become a museum open to the public, attracting many Chinese and foreign tourists to visit, but this popular attraction,Closing at 5 p.m. every day, this seemingly ordinary operation, but there is an unsolved mystery behind it.
The Forbidden City, a monument with a history of more than 600 yearsSince the day it was opened, it has been accompanied by various legendsThese legends have cast a veil of mystery over the Forbidden City, and have also become a great pleasure for the outside world to explore the history of the Forbidden City.
The most well-known is the rumor that the Forbidden City is haunted, there are dozens of folk versions, and there are countless of them.
According to one tourist's recollection, he once visited the Forbidden City at nightCame to the famous "Zhenfei Well".After standing quietly by the well for a while, he suddenly heard a gentle cry, the voice was lingering and compassionate, as if it came from the bottom of the well, and when the crying stopped, he looked into the well, but found nothing.
Another visitor claimed that he had inadvertently witnessed an ancient scene between the walls of the Forbidden CityA group of palace maids dressed in Qing Dynasty palace costumes walked solemnlyHolding the dim palace lantern, the scene was like going back in time, very terrifying, and when he caught up and wanted to take a closer look, those palace maids were gone, leaving only the hazy light shadow that penetrated the wall.
In addition to the rumors of "human ghosts", there are also various stories of "moving ghosts" in the Forbidden City.
One folk saying is that there were once Forbidden City workers patrolling at nightI saw a monster in the shape of a rat quietly wandering around the courtyardThis creature known as the "Town Palace Beast" runs so fast that its pursuers never catch its tracks.
Some employees said that they often found neatly stacked bedding on the stage, butThere was no one in the surveillance footage
Of course, these legends are difficult to verify after all, and they have been questioned by many people, and the post-90s and post-00s generally do not believe in such rumorsChoose a rational and scientific attitude.
The Forbidden City has also officially denied the theory of "haunting" and explainedThe closing of the Forbidden City at 5 o'clock is not related to supernatural eventsSo what exactly is the reason?This has to start with an incident that happened in the Forbidden City in 1959.
On an ordinary evening in August 1959, after the Forbidden City was closed, Tian Yihe, the security guard in charge of night patrols, began his routine work, when he walked to the Palace of Nourishing HeartsSuddenly, it was found that the glass cover had been shattered, and the historical relics inside were missing.
This is a big deal, any one of the cultural relics in the Forbidden City is priceless, and losing any of them will cause huge lossesTian Yihe was suddenly shocked and hurriedly reported to **.
After receiving the report, the police quickly arrived at the scene to investigateThe scene was full of glass shards, and the cultural relics were emptyThe scene was very messy.
After careful inventory by cultural relics experts,A total of 8 national treasures were stolen, including multiple Ben ByThe precious gold booklet personally annotated by Emperor Kangxi,andA royal sword encrusted with various colored gemstones
The value of these cultural relics is as high as 1.5 billion yuanThe amount and value are shocking, and this astronomical figure immediately attracted great attention from all walks of life.
* Quickly launch a large-scale investigationAt first it was suspected that it might be an insiderHowever, after repeated investigations and interrogation of the staff, no suspicion was found, so this possibility was ruled out.
The case was in a mystery, and when he was at a loss, a security guard finally remembered that he had seen it the night beforeA suspicious black shadow wandered around the hall**Immediately lock on to this clue for further investigation.
Subsequently, ** launched a nationwide pursuit, using various means to lock down the whereabouts of the criminals, in Beijing,They visited all the antique markets, fearing that the thieves would sell the rare relicsAt major stations, they also laid a wide net to check every suspicious person.
Just when the investigation entered a bottleneck, ** found two suspicious young people on a train bound for Xinjiang, one of whom actually had stolen cultural relics in his luggage.
After severe interrogation,The young man, Wu Qinghui, confessed that he had improvised the theftIt turned out that he hid in the toilet after the museum was closed and shoplagered late at night, which directly led to a significant adjustment of the opening hours of the Forbidden City.
According to the investigation of the case, the main reason why Wu Qinghui was able to successfully steal is thatThere are loopholes in the security and management of the Forbidden City
For example,The Forbidden City's monitoring equipment malfunctions when it rains, it was raining heavily on the night of the crime, and no footage of the suspect was recorded.
In addition,The security guards in charge of patrolling also failed to do their dutyThe original rule of patrolling every 30 minutes has long been abolished, and the security guards were playing cards at the time of the theft without noticing, and due to various management problems, Wu Qinghui was able to spend the night in the Forbidden City to carry out the theft.
In the aftermath, the Forbidden City triggered a reflection on the protection and management of cultural relics, and the relevant departments realized that they must fundamentally improve security measures and plug management loopholes to ensure the safety of national treasures, and one of the important decisions wasAdvance the opening hours of the Forbidden City to 5 p.m.
In the past, the closing time was 6 p.m., which made it difficult for the staff to carefully inspect each area when clearing the site, and failed to find Wu Qinghui's hiding behaviorClosing time an hour earlier gives patrol officers ample time to conduct a thorough investigationMake sure to clear all visitors before locking the gate.
This not only strengthens the security of the Forbidden City, but also makes the management personnel more familiar with each part of the ancient building, which is conducive to the protection of cultural relics in the future.
At the same time,It also conveys to the public its determination to protect national treasuresIt is understood that the value of these cultural relics cannot be measured in monetary terms, and practical measures must be taken to maintain them.
Implemented so far,This new closing time has become a major feature of the Forbidden CityAt 5 p.m. every day, patrol officers begin to carefully inspect every corner to ensure that the site is fully cleared.
This has become one of the most basic and important security measures in the Forbidden City, effectively curbing the possibility of any outsiders sneaking into the Forbidden City at night.
For more than 60 years,The practice of closing the museum early has successfully protected tens of thousands of cultural relics in the Forbidden City, so that these important treasures of the country can be passed on intact, so that the Forbidden City, which has been inherited for more than 600 years, continues to glow with its unique charm.
The Forbidden City is the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties of China lived and handled government affairs, with a history of more than 600 yearsIt was originally named the "Forbidden City" by Ming ChengzuIt was used as an imperial palace in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it ended its historical mission as an imperial residence until the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
In 1406, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di ordered the construction of a new palace in the north of Beijing, which was later the Forbidden City, and in 1415, Kuaifu of Zunhua Prefecture was selected as the chief engineer, and the construction was officially started, according to recordsThe construction of the Forbidden City took 200,000 craftsmen and 14 years to complete.
The Forbidden City is located on the central axis of Beijing, 961 meters long from north to south, 753 meters wide from east to west, with an area of 720,000 square metersThere are more than 70 palace buildings of different sizes and 9,373 housesThe scale is magnificent.
The Forbidden City has experienced hundreds of years from the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420) to the fall of the Qing Dynasty, and witnessed the historical process of China from prosperity to decline, where more than 20 emperors were born, ruled and died, and several generations of royal family members grew up and sought power here.
October 10, 1925The Forbidden City was officially opened to the outside world and the Palace Museum was establishedSince then, the Forbidden City has ended its historical mission as an imperial palace and turned to take on the important task of displaying Chinese civilization.
Over the past 600 years, the Forbidden City has accumulated a rich and complete range of cultural relics, with a collection of about 1.8 million piecesCeramics, calligraphy and painting, enamel, jade, clocks, lacquerwareand other categories.
Most of these cultural relics are beautiful in shape and exquisite in craftsmanship, which fully shows the super high level of ancient Chinese craftsmen, and many of them are likeQianlong's imperial "Qingming Riverside Map", jade's "He's Bi", cloisonne's permanent cup, etcA national treasure.
These cultural relics record the development of the Chinese nation's civilization for more than 5,000 years, witness the historical process of China from the Neolithic Age to the modern era, and have extremely high historical and artistic value.
The architecture of the Forbidden City itself can be called a miracle in the history of world architecture, the palaceThe design of the hall is novel and atmospheric, the decoration is elegant and exquisite, the garden layout is ingenious and natural, and the sense of space and regularity are emphasizedThese characteristics fully demonstrated the highest level of ancient Chinese palace architecture and had a profound impact on later generations.
The palace walls of the Forbidden City are tall and the city gates are majesticThe cornices of the palace are warped, and the paintings are carvedIn contrast, this architectural pattern shows the unique aesthetic taste of Chinese architecture and has become a treasure in the history of world architecture.
The 600-year baptism of wind and rain has not erased the glory of the Forbidden City, but has added to the charm of history.
Now, the Palace Museum has reappeared in front of the world with a new attitude, bringing this world cultural heritage site to life.
The ancients said that those who know the law and break the law will be guilty of one more crime, and we will never tolerate people who treat the law with a child's play mentality.
So we alsoIt is necessary to remain vigilant, raise awareness of the protection of cultural relics, and always keep in mind the fairness of law and disciplineIn order to watch the long river of civilization and create a better future.
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