The Forbidden City has 9,999.5 rooms, but what about half of them?

Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine point five. This is a beautiful "legend":

When Liu Bowen first built the Forbidden City in Beijing, the emperor planned to build the palace in a larger space. He always felt that the place where the emperor lived should be particularly luxurious, otherwise it would not show the dignity of the son of heaven. On this day, Liu Bowen came.

As soon as Liu Bowen saw the emperor, he said, "Long live the opening ceremony. Last night, I had a dream that the Jade Emperor called my minister to the Lingxiao Hall and said to him, "If you want to build a palace for the Jade Emperor, just tell him!" ! There are 10,000 temples in the Heavenly Palace, and the palaces of mortals should not exceed the Heavenly Palace.

You should also tell him that you need to hire 36 King Kong and 72 dungeons to guard the earthly imperial capital, so that the weather will be good and the country will be safe. You should remember. When the jade emperor said these words, he came to me with white fog, which just woke me up! "

Hearing this, the emperor thought about it and ordered Liu Bowen to supervise the construction of no more than 10,000 houses. Liu Bowen got the order, and the story got around in Beijing. People are waiting to see how Liu Bowen built the palace and invited 36 King Kong and 72 dungeon immortals to protect the palace.

A few days later, Liu Bowen took care of everything. The emperor saw how luxurious the palace was, with less than 10 thousand rooms, which was about the same, 9,999 and a half rooms; Look at the magnificent palace, as if there were gods guarding it.

The more the emperor looked, the happier he became. At that time, Liu Bowen was given a title and many jewels. Foreigners heard that Liu Bowen invited the God 36 King Kong 72 Underground Palace to protect the Imperial City, and they did not dare to make an accident in dispatch troops.

Later, people learned that there were 9,999 semi-palaces in the Forbidden City. Thirty-six King Kong, the god of heaven, is a thirty-six-mouth golden urn placed at the palace gate. The seventy-two underground palace is the seventy-two trench of the Forbidden City. In this way, there is a legend that there are 9,999 and a half rooms in the Forbidden City! As for the "half" room, it is said that it is the stairwell on the west side of Wenyuan Hall behind Wenhua Hall today.

1972, according to the investigation of archaeologists and the calculation of four columns, there were 8707 rooms in the Forbidden City.

A long time ago, there was a saying: "There are 9,999 and a half rooms in the Forbidden City!" However, this is a beautiful "legend".

Judging from the architectural structure, the "half-room" theory is difficult to establish. There are two criteria for determining "space". One is "two rooms", that is, the space between two parallel roof trusses is one room. Another standard is the common standard "four columns and one room", that is, the area between four columns is called one room. By any standards, the "half room" of Wen Yuan Pavilion is not a half room, but a room.

Extended data:

1972, according to the investigation of archaeologists and the calculation of four columns, there were 8707 rooms in the Forbidden City.

Judging from the architectural structure, the "half-room" theory is difficult to establish. There are two criteria for determining "space". One is "two rooms", that is, the space between two parallel roof trusses is one room. Another standard is the common standard "four columns and one room", that is, the area between four columns is called one room. By any standards, the "half room" of Wen Yuan Pavilion is not a half room, but a room.

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