Why is the cold palace in the Forbidden City always not open to the public? Is there something shameful hidden inside? The truth that Puyi told in his later years actually subverted everyone's perception. So what kind of place is the cold palace in the Forbidden City? What unknown secrets are hidden behind the closed door?
Cold Palace
The secret of the cold palace in the Forbidden City not being open to the public
Friends who often watch palace dramas are absolutely familiar with the word cold palace. The emperors in film and television dramas like to send concubines to the cold palace whenever they disagree. They will never be allowed to come out. The cold palace in our impression is dirty and smelly, extremely cold, with a thick layer of spider webs. The foods eaten by the concubines in the cold palace are all so bad that even pigs dislike. So is the cold palace in history really as mentioned in the TV series? The cold palace mentioned in historical records usually refers to the place where the emperor resettled the concubines and princes. The harsh environment of the cold palace is even worse than that of film and television dramas. The concubines who were thrown into the cold palace live a worse life than a dog. The broken house and the leftovers are pretty good. These concubines have to bear the humiliation and abuse of the eunuchs and and .
The concubines who were out of favor
Many concubines who were thrown into the cold palace would not have long been chosen to commit suicide. In the feudal dynasty in the past, the Forbidden City was a forbidden area for all civilians. Even the broken cold palace was not a place where ordinary people could set foot. In 1949, After the founding of New China , the Forbidden City truly unveiled its mysterious veil. Its long history attracted tourists from both home and abroad to visit. However, strangely, although the Forbidden City opened a large number of palaces for tourists to visit, there are still many places for tourists to set foot. For example, the cold palace we just mentioned, the cold palace ruins that the Qing Palace can now be determined by the Qing Dynasty were the northern three places in the west of the well in the late Qing Dynasty.
Cold Palace Desolate
What secret is hidden in the cold palace in the Forbidden City? After the founding of New China, the Forbidden City opened many palaces and buildings for tourists to visit, but the gate of the cold palace has been closed. Is there really something inside that cannot be seen?
The desolate and dilapidated cold palace
The most circulated is resentment. The following content is idealistic . Let’s just listen to a fresh look. Legend has it that the Beisan School in the Forbidden City has imprisoned too many unfavorable concubines and princes. They spent the rest of their lives alone and miserable, and some could not bear torture and commit suicide. This made Beisan School soaring resentment. The old people living in the imperial city said that the Beisan School had a shrill cry at night, which was clearly a resentment made of resentment. This creepy voice may also be the reason why the Forbidden City does not open the cold palace. Of course, as a materialistic socialist country, this statement is definitely untenable.
cold palace
Regarding this issue, Puyi also explained in his memoirs in his later years. When Puyi ascended the throne, the Qing court rule had already died in name only. Later, 11 Revolution , Puyi was forced to abdicate. Although at that time, the National Government allowed them to live in the Forbidden City and would also give them living expenses, for the extravagant Qing nobles, it was just a matter of The drop in the bucket, and with limited funds, we can only reduce expenses. At that time, the North Third Institute, where the detained concubines were deprived of unfavorable concubines had not been useful for many years, so they would not spend that money to repair them. Later, this place gradually grew weeds and was desolate and gloomy. After the founding of New China, this place was even more dilapidated, without any tourism value, no archaeological value, and the danger of collapse. Therefore, the staff of the Palace Museum simply locked the palace gate with a big lock, and tourists encountered danger after entering.
Puyi
The cold palace in the Forbidden City is too dilapidated and in danger of collapse, so it has not been opened by the management staff so far. Despite this, people still have a strong interest in the cold palace. However, few people know that the cold palace in real history has not actually recorded a clear location.
There is no clear location for the cold palace
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Forbidden City did not leave a clear location for the cold palace. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di ordered the construction of the Beijing Imperial City, that is, the Forbidden City. There was no palace listed as the cold palace in the three palaces and six courtyards. Strictly speaking, the cold palace is not a noun in the palace, but a product made up of folk art works. However, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was indeed a palace similar to the cold palace, but his place was not fixed. In the late Ming dynasty, Concubine Cheng Li offended the treacherous minister Wei Zhongxian and was driven from Changchun Palace to Qianxi, west of the Imperial Garden. Later, concubines were expelled here one after another. In terms of usage, Qianxi was considered a cold palace in the late Ming dynasty. In the late Qing dynasty, Cixi imprisoned Emperor Guangxu's concubine in the North Sansuo, so the North Sansuo was also considered a cold palace in the late Qing dynasty.
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