How did the ancients spend their summers, and what is the Water Curtain Pavilion?

In ancient times, there was no air conditioning, so it was naturally very hot, but the ancients also had to survive, so they naturally came up with many methods, such as using ice cubes to cool off the heat or going to a summer resort to escape the heat。The water curtain pavilion uses the natural phenomenon of rain evaporation to keep the inside of the pavilion cool in summer.

Although the saying that money can make ghosts grind, although it is exaggerated, it is indeed well reflected in the rich people of ancient times. Bingjian is the most commonly used method to reduce the heat in ancient times, and it is the method used by the nobles to cool off in summerIt is to put the ice cubes stored in the winter in the house and fan the cool air with a fan to cool down the whole house, and you can also put the ice cubes on top of the fruit to chill.

In addition, there are many summer resorts born from this, such as the famous Old Summer Palace in Beijing, which was specially built by the emperor at that time to escape the summer. Most of these summer resorts are privately owned by the wealthy, and the temperature is basically lower than that of the outside summer all year round.

The Water Curtain Pavilion is also such a summer height, which can collect rainwater that falls when it rainsWhen it's hot, you can pour the collected rainwater down from the eaves to form a kind of rain curtain. Isolate the outside from the high temperature, and the waterwheel can also recycle rainwater, plus the water evaporates when heated, absorbing most of the heat, so that the temperature inside the pavilion is lowered, so that the inside of the pavilion is always cool.

This pavilion is separated from the outside world by a rain curtain, and the people inside can chant poems and paint, and can also enjoy the scenery by the way, which is indeed the best choice for summer. In addition, there are many items in the pavilion to cool off the heat, such as ivory mats, which are very precious even in ancient times, and the mats made of it are even more rare.

Secondly, if the summer is too hot and sweaty, then the most comfortable moment is to take a shower with cold water when night falls, we all know that the well water has always been warm in winter and cool in summer, and the general rich and noble people will use the cool water in the well water to take a shower to wash away the sweat and heat.

The water curtain pavilion uses the roof to collect rainwater, and when the weather is hot, let the rainwater flow down slowly to form a water curtain to cool down. In ancient times, there were still many ways to cool down in summer, such as using ice cubes, mats, fans, etc.

When the ancients went back to the summer resort in summer, they would use a fan to fan the wind, and they would use the ice stored in the winter to escape the heat in the summer. The water curtain pavilion refers to a kind of pavilion that can collect the rainwater that falls when it rains, and then flow the rainwater from the eaves when it is hot to form a rain curtain, and the waterwheel can recycle the rainwater, so that the outside of the pavilion is constantly cool temperature.

In ancient times, there were not only mechanical refrigeration equipment, but also a large amount of Tibetan ice, etc., of course, these were only for the royal use. The poor have bamboo mats. I think the Water Curtain Pavilion is a place for people to escape the heat.