The era of feudal rule is finally over. The residence of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the former golden walls and green tiles of the Forbidden City are in dilapidated condition due to the wind and rain of the past dynasties.
In the late Qing Dynasty, it was even more to save the national destiny, because the palace personnel were gradually sentenced, dismissed, and exiled, and no one had the intention to continue the daily cleaning and maintenance of the Forbidden City.
It was not until the founding of New China that the leaders made a major decision on the eve of the founding ceremony . Just mobilize the staff to carry out a general cleaning of the Forbidden City! This decision made everyone wonder. The Forbidden City is a cultural relic from the past. Why does it require labor and effort to clean and manage it?
The significance of the preservation of the Forbidden City
New China has gone through untold hardships and long-distance arduous battles to get to where it is today. Before Beijing was called Beijing, it was called Peking . The ancient capital of Peiping carried the changes of the Ming and Qing dynasties and witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties and the fall of the feudal era.
The journey of governing the country under feudal rule has been destroyed by time, but the Forbidden City in Beijing , this magnificent palace, has witnessed it all, brick by brick.
The documents, cultural relics, palace ornaments, and supplies of the monarchs and concubines in the Forbidden City have all been preserved to a greater or lesser extent during the New China period.
These cultural relics that have experienced the changes of the times record the rugged road of struggle that China has gone through for thousands of years before it can start a new life and see the new China like the rising sun. The world shows a new look!
Therefore, the Forbidden City is an ancient building that must be properly repaired and preserved, and should not be allowed to become a deserted historical relic. It is an important base for looking back on the past, looking forward to the future, and recording the present.
2. The huge cleanup project
After a long war, plunder and invasion by the great powers, all that is left of the Forbidden City is a desolate mess. The once clean paths are overgrown with weeds, and the majestic and dignified red walls are only mottled after the wind and rain. , traces of invasion can be seen even on the large vat in the corner used to put out fires.
Before the founding ceremony of New China, the superior leaders decided to clean up this place that has witnessed the past and will continue to witness the future. Then there will be a grand founding ceremony to completely eliminate the old and welcome the new.
After the notice was issued, experts, scholars and officials were gearing up to jointly carry out in-depth cleaning of the Forbidden City.
However, the 720,000 square meters of the Forbidden City are only covered with wildly growing weeds, and the glazed bricks and tiles that used to sparkle in the sun are also covered with dust.
There are also the torn clothes left by those who once lived in the Forbidden City. The garbage from their daily lives has accumulated in mountains, blocking the corridors.
Some unknown rotten liquid garbage overflowed outside the palace and spread randomly. Untended plants grew wildly, breaking through city walls and breaking down roofs.
This cleanup project cannot simply be called "spring cleaning". Such a huge workload is comparable to rebuilding. Some people even joked that this cleaning work should clean up all the historical shame of the past. Perhaps removing the dross and retaining the essence is the core need of leaders for this clean-up work.
Although the Forbidden City is dirty and messy, there are still many important documents and cultural relics left inside.
Therefore, the clean-up team this time included many professional archaeological experts and appraisers. The professional personnel are responsible for collecting and appraising cultural relics with preservation value. These treasures preserve the cultural heritage of the two dynasties and must be properly restored.
In addition to the meticulous preservation of cultural relics, a large number of cleaning staff are required to assist in the disposal of other domestic waste and environmental waste.
As for the team that cleans up the Forbidden City, a large number of ordinary people voluntarily join in and take on the daily cleaning work.
However, due to the huge area of the Forbidden City and the exquisite and complex structure of the palace, the cleaning work is not just simple sweeping and cleaning.Rather, every tile, every floor tile, and every wall needs to be very carefully removed from dirt and restored to look like new.
This mobilization summoned more than 70,000 people to participate in the work of cleaning up the Forbidden City. It took nearly a year. The exact detailed record is that it took nine months to clean up the once magnificent Forbidden City. Moreover, the amount of garbage cleared out was as much as 250,000 cubic meters!
The cleaning work alone has already taken a lot of effort. also continued to repair the buildings, and the restoration of cultural relics took nearly several years to truly restore the Forbidden City to its former glory from top to bottom.
These great working people, there is no real historical record to record their names, but they did indeed give their own strength at the founding of the great New China, just for this complete victory. Say goodbye to the past.
Behind the cleanup of the Forbidden City
The Forbidden City was the residence of the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the feudal rule, it experienced a glorious and gorgeous era, and finally ended in abjection. After the founding of New China, it means that the old China was reborn from the ashes, and the backward China from now on will eventually become a thing of the past.
Before liberation, there were historical data that said the Forbidden City was an architectural symbol of feudal imperial rule. Some people suggested that it should be demolished and destroyed to mark the founding of New China.
was later able to remain open again with the advice of leaders. After step-by-step repairs and tidying up, it became a world-famous scenic spot, the Palace Museum.
The current Forbidden City
The Forbidden City Museum is currently the largest group of ancient buildings in the world. It is not a single-family building like other ancient civilization buildings. It is a group of palaces arranged in series. People who have visited it know that it may not be possible to visit it in detail in a whole day.
The current Palace Museum has been restored and maintained every year since its cleaning. It has become more and more magnificent and beautiful, and has become a must-visit tourist destination in Beijing. It is no longer a restricted area that was insurmountable for ordinary people in the past.
In the culture of the Forbidden City, we can discover that the concubines in the old era spent half their lives trying to survive, which makes us cherish the peaceful days now even more.
The most popular scenery photo of the Forbidden City on the Internet is the Forbidden City Museum with the changing seasons. The white snow and the red bricks complement each other, the green spring branches poke out from the red walls, and the golden sunshine splashes on the colorful glazed windows.
What a beautiful scenery! This was indispensable to the determined decision-making of the leaders at that time and the cooperation of a large number of lovely people who volunteered.
If the Forbidden City had only been demolished as an old relic, then future generations would not be able to appreciate such a wonderful and long historical scenery.
Behind this cleanup work is New China’s determination to sweep backward China out of the long scroll of history. After the founding of New China, China and the Chinese people will be reborn from the ashes. With new goals and new directions, everyone will build more unitedly. Good for this country.
We will resolutely support every inch of our beloved country to the end. Every Chinese citizen will have his own home from now on, and will no longer be turbulent due to war. Stand up straight and declare to the world that New China has been established cleanly and with dignity!
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