Why did the Forbidden City start clearing at 5 o'clock?

Beijing, as the economic and cultural center of China, attracts millions of domestic and foreign tourists every year. Although there are special circumstances this year, Beijing is still a sea of people on May Day. I believe that many friends have already visited Beijing. The Forbidden City, the Great Wall and the Yuanmingyuan in Beijing are all good places for tourists. Today, let's talk about some interesting things about the Forbidden City.

The Forbidden City, also known as the Forbidden City, is a 5A-level tourist attraction in China. I believe that as long as visitors come to Beijing, they will definitely visit it. After all, the Forbidden City covers an area of 72, square meters, which is one of the largest and most well-preserved ancient buildings in the world and a world cultural heritage. On average, it receives 5, visitors every day, but there is an unchangeable rule, that is, it closes at five o'clock in the afternoon.

There are so many tourists who want to visit the Forbidden City. Is it too early to close at five o'clock? Actually, it's all because of that thing 61 years ago. One day in 1959, when the keeper of the Forbidden City opened the doors of various palaces and hall of mental cultivation as usual, he found something strange. A piece of glass near the gate of hall of mental cultivation was broken. The keeper immediately informed the police to arrive at the scene. After investigation, he found that eight pages of golden books and five golden knives had been stolen from hall of mental cultivation, and the suspect in this case was quickly arrested and brought to justice.

Because there are no modern incandescent lamps, lamps and the like in the Forbidden City, because these lighting lamps will destroy some cultural relics in the Forbidden City, and by five or six o'clock in the afternoon, some palaces in the Forbidden City are already opaque, and it is also the easiest time for thieves to steal cultural relics. Therefore, after this lesson, the Forbidden City has set the rule of closing on time at five o'clock. After all, all the treasures in the Forbidden City are national treasures.

I wonder if you noticed this when you traveled to the Forbidden City.

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