故宫旧称紫禁城，是明清两代的皇宫。故宫是世界上现存规模最大、保存最为完整的木质结构古建筑之一，即是木质结构就非常容易着火，所以就需要储存大量的水以防火灾的发生，这也是大铜缸

的主要作用，但是这些铜缸并不简单。

The Imperial Palace, formerly known as the Forbidden City, was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Forbidden City is one of the largest and most completely preserved ancient wooden structures in the world, that is, the wooden structure is very easy to catch fire, so it needs to store a lot of water to prevent fire, which is also the main role of large copper tanks, but these copper tanks are not simple.

整个紫禁城内共有缸308口，这些大大小小的缸称为“门海”或“吉祥缸”。从其名称也可看到，宫中的人寄希望于此缸来防火、灭火。所谓“门海”，是希望宫殿门前就是大海，以水克木，砖木结构的故宫就不怕火灾了。因此，这些大缸又被称作吉祥缸。

There are 308 tanks in the Forbidden City. These large and small tanks are called "Menhai" or "auspicious tanks". It can also be seen from its name that people in the palace hope to use this tank to prevent fire and put out fire. The so-called "gate sea" is to hope that the sea is in front of the palace gate. The Forbidden City, which is made of water and wood, is not afraid of fire. Therefore, these vats are also called auspicious vats.

每个缸大约可以盛水三吨，保证在发生火灾时的水量供应。故宫在明清两朝，有记载的火灾就有50多起，其中有几起火灾尤甚，特别值得一说的就是故宫建成开始使用不到半年就发生了大火，三大殿全部烧毁，估计得把朱棣气的够呛，所以保证盛水量大是十分必要的。

Each cylinder can hold about three tons of water to ensure the water supply in case of fire. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than 50 recorded fires in the Forbidden City, especially several of them. It is worth mentioning that the fire broke out less than half a year after the Forbidden City was built and put into use. The three halls were all burnt down. It is estimated that Zhu Diqi would be choked. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure a large amount of water.

河北汇丰铜雕厂注重设备技术与人才发展。邸经理说：公司设备与技术一定要在雕塑行业利用先进设备技术，要不断创新，公司员工要细心观察，用心去焊接每件铜雕塑作品，让我们的铜雕塑艺术创作充满活力。

Hebei HSBC copper carving factory pays attention to equipment technology and talent development. Di manager said: the company's equipment and technology must make use of advanced equipment and technology in the sculpture industry, and constantly innovate. The company's employees should carefully observe and carefully weld each copper sculpture work to make our copper sculpture art creation full of vitality.