Sihai network

Uncover the fire prevention secrets of the Forbidden City

Original title: Shan Jixiang reveals the Forbidden City's' secret collection of fire prevention ': 3300 cameras and no weeds on the roof

Uncover the fire prevention secrets of the Forbidden City

Today's Forbidden City is the 'net red' museum that people like to talk about. There are many precious cultural relics and all kinds of wonderful exhibitions. Besides being grounded, it also sells well. In the eyes of many people, it was Shan Jixiang who changed the ancient Forbidden City through a series of measures during his tenure as president of the Forbidden City Museum.

White coat, dark pants & hellip& hellip; Shan Jixiang, who appeared in public on the 24th, was still plain and tidy. Today, he appeared at the 17th Beijing International Book Festival and gave a wonderful speech to share the story behind the Forbidden City becoming a 'net red'.

Some time ago, the successful application for world heritage of Liangzhu ancient city site was a hot topic. Recalling the serious consequences caused by the fire at the National Museum of Brazil and the fire at Notre Dame in Paris, Shan Jixiang lamented that the Forbidden City Museum has 1200 ancient wooden buildings, and the fire prevention task is undoubtedly very arduous.

"Today, the Palace Museum has built five central control rooms with 65 large screens and 3300 high-definition cameras. We have also increased the rational layout of high-pressure fire hydrants, improved lightning protection facilities, and developed new fire-fighting equipment. " Shan Jixiang revealed that firefighters should exercise. And robots should also exercise: once a fire occurs, they will quickly rush into the fire site and put out the open fire first.

Only such a strong fire force can ensure that in case of fire, it can be put out in time. Shan Jixiang said that preventive protection is more important, 'we have carried out three-year environmental cleaning and renovation, including 10 indoor contents and 12 outdoor contents'.

The first is the cultural relics scattered in each room, such as utensils, ivory, etc. after some efforts, 55000 cultural relics scattered in each room have been properly collected. After fumigating and sterilizing the mattresses and blankets piled on the Kang in many rooms, they entered the weaving and embroidery warehouse.

Outdoor cleaning is more complex. After two weeks of full-time cleaning, the fire hazards such as branches and sundries were eliminated. The weeds on the roof of the Forbidden City are a headache. It will cause the tile arch to loosen. If the rain is poured in, it may cause the beam frame to rot.

"So we have to uncover the tiles, take out the grass roots, repair the ancient buildings, wipe the joints strictly, and don't let grass seeds go in again. After working for two years, we can finally announce to the society that there is no grass on the 1200 ancient buildings in the Palace Museum." Shan Jixiang said.

The 'de commercialization' of the Forbidden City is an important link. Shan Jixiang said that in the past, visitors basically took the central axis. As a result, it was considered to have business opportunities. Taihe gate is also a store, and Qianqing gate is also a store. The business atmosphere is too strong, 'we demolished it. Today, we stand in longzongmen square and look around. There are no commercial facilities that affect the magnificent ancient buildings. "

According to the general order of visit, when we came to the imperial garden, the trip was coming to an end. In the past, hamburgers and roast intestines were sold nearby, and people stood to eat after they bought them. Shan Jixiang made an interesting metaphor: at noon, the whole imperial garden is a 'canteen'. How can you experience the artistic conception of classical gardens?

"We move these foods to both sides and set up an audience service center to let the audience rest with dignity." Shan Jixiang said that the biggest effort in the clean-up is to dismantle 135 temporary buildings accumulated in the Forbidden City for decades, including the most dangerous 59 color steel houses. After some renovation, nandaku became a furniture museum, and the South Third Institute showed its original appearance.

Pulling grass or flattening 1750 well covers seems like a small thing, but if you don't insist, it's difficult to achieve the final qualitative change. Shan Jixiang hopes that through unremitting efforts, people will see the beautiful scenery of green space, blue sky, red walls and yellow tiles in the Palace Museum.

While improving the environment, it is necessary to repair the ancient buildings in order to expand the open area. Shan Jixiang recalled that when President Zheng Xinmiao took office, he started the overall maintenance and protection project of the Forbidden City and was determined to repair all the more than 1200 ancient buildings of the Forbidden City in 18 years.

'Jianfu palace garden was burned down by a big fire. Later, with the approval of the state, it was repaired today. " The dagaoxuan hall, which was borrowed by relevant departments for exhibitions, was also repaired after it was taken back from the Forbidden City. Shan Jixiang humorously began to 'advertise', 'it will be repaired today. Welcome to visit'.

The comfort of the visit is improved, the open area is expanded, and the audience is increasing. In 2015, with the holding of Shiqu baogute exhibition, the cultural phenomenon of "running in the Forbidden City" also appeared. So that an old gentleman complained to Shan Jixiang at that time: what happened to the Forbidden City? How can an exhibition be like a sports meeting?

"I quickly admitted my mistake and said we should hold the sports meeting well." Therefore, the Forbidden City made 20 signs and 1000 badges overnight, distributed them to the queuing audience and entered the site in order. Shan Jixiang said with a smile, 'later I heard that museums all over the world hold exhibitions, and only the Forbidden City Museum has an entrance ceremony'.

But there were so many spectators that they waited until the evening. At eight o'clock in the evening, Shan Jixiang went to see the audience. When he found that everyone was thirsty, he quickly asked the staff to boil the tea and hand it over; At twelve o'clock in the night, the audience shouted hungry, and he took the staff to deliver instant noodles to the audience. When the last audience came out of the exhibition hall, it was almost dawn.

From this incident, Shan Jixiang found that 99% of the cultural relics can no longer be hidden in the warehouse, 'the people have strong cultural needs, we must open more areas and hold more exhibitions'. Slowly, the Forbidden City has only opened 30% of the area in the past, but now it has opened to 80%. Many places where the audience in non open areas stopped in the past have become exhibition areas and pavilions today.

"When our cultural relics are not protected, there is no dignity. Only when they are repaired will they shine in front of the audience. " Shan Jixiang said that in 2014, the whole hospital was determined to make the Forbidden City energetic when it was built 600 years ago, and the collection of more than 1.8 million cultural relics must be 'this is the most important work we have struggled in these years'.

With the efforts of all the people in the Forbidden City, Duanmen became a 'digital museum', Changyin pavilion was repaired and the traditional Chinese opera hellip was performed again& hellip; The grounded forbidden city was loved by the audience and became a veritable 'net red'.

Shan Jixiang slowly explored the idea of cultural relics protection: for a long time, we have regarded cultural relics protection as a departmental, industrial and systematic work. In fact, everyone has the right and responsibility to protect cultural relics. Only by handing over the right to know, participate, supervise and benefit from cultural relics protection to hundreds of millions of people can cultural relics be truly safe.

"In the past, when we opened 30% of the area, 250 employees would pull a net to clear the site. Today, 80% of the area will be opened, and more than 700 employees will pull the net to clear the site. Every corner should be carefully checked. Powerful security protection, new systems are all started, and the whole night will be safe. " Shan Jixiang said.

Earlier, a film "I built cultural relics in the Forbidden City" was very popular. Many people were thinking about repairing cultural relics in the Forbidden City. Shan Jixiang revealed that 88 new employees were recruited this year and more than 40000 people signed up. 'we opened the Forbidden City Heritage hospital to let you see what our 200 heritage doctors are doing'.

He hoped that the continuously expanding and open palace museum would become a cultural oasis in people's life. A good museum is not to build a tall building and open it again, but to dig deep into its own cultural resources, so as to become a museum that people don't want to go back and will come back after they go back. (reporter Shangguan Yun fan Siyi)