Summer is hot, and nowadays we often receive news of high temperature warnings, reminding everyone to escape the heat in time. Playing air conditioning at home and eating watermelon is undoubtedly the most pleasant thing in summer. However, in ancient times, when there were no air conditioning, the smart ancients did not At a loss. Anyway, many tips for cooling off were designed in the details of life. Nowadays, these designs can be seen on display in the Tang Dynasty Furong Garden in Xi'an City.

The ancients had a knack for summer heat

Although most of the buildings in the Tang Dynasty Furong Garden today are modern imitations, they all restore the ancient architectural style to the greatest extent, and the details are also vividly portrayed. In addition to the more famous scenic spots such as Ziyun Tower and Furong Lake, every grass, tree, pavilion and platform in the Tang Dynasty Furong Garden all reveal the wisdom of the ancients. As long as we observe carefully, we can discover one or two. There is an inconspicuous small pavilion in the scenic area called the "Zibo Pavilion". There is a large jar for storing water on the top of the pavilion, which ensures that water continues to flow down the curved eaves around the pavilion, forming a rain curtain around the pavilion. People can drink tea and play chess in the pavilion to cool off the heat. Since the Tang Dynasty, wealthy families have built such a pavilion in the courtyard, which is equivalent to an air conditioner in ancient times. Such pavilions are very rare in scenic spots around Xi'an City. If you want to feel the wisdom of the ancients, experience it in the Tang Dynasty Furong Garden.

There are many ways to escape heat

During the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty took advantage of the beautiful mountains and rivers here in Qujiang to open up the famous royal garden-Yichun Garden. During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty renovated this place and renamed it "Furong Garden", becoming a favorite place for the royal family in summer. The gurgling running water and dense bamboo forests in the park become natural temperature regulators. In order to cool off, the wise ancients also invented "ice cream" to cool off the heat and relieve cravings. Popsicles appeared in the Tang Dynasty. People mixed crushed ice with sugar to make ice cream, or put melons and vegetables into well water and stream water. In this way, you can taste delicious cold drinks in midsummer. In fact, as early as the pre-Qin period, a large-scale ice storage container called "Bingjian" appeared. The ancients collected a large amount of ice in the winter and stored it for cooling in the coming year. "On the second day, we dig ice and rush it, and on the third day, we receive it in Lingyin." The Book of Songs depicts the scene of the ancients digging ice and storing it.

The beauty of humanity and beauty of the water

The ancients loved to get close to nature in summer and cool off in the mountains and rivers. However, the scenery in the mountains was too far away, so the Tang Dynasty Furong Garden near Chang 'an City was built into a place with mountains, water, flowers and green trees. In the Tang Dynasty, after the official list of new scholars was officially released, they would come here to "Qu Shui Shui Shang", drink alcohol and write poems, and express their surging hearts.

Nowadays, people have a variety of ways to escape heat, and there are many kinds of ice and cold food. The artificial waterfalls and fountains in the Datang Furong Garden take turns to bring coolness to people. In the Datang Never Sleeps City not far from the Datang Furong Garden, the food here is even more delicious. It is a dazzling array to satisfy the taste buds of tourists.