Chinese Nature Granite Water Vats

Chinese Nature Granite Water Vats In the courtyards of palaces and imperiral gardens water vats are seen standing not far from the main buildings. In their time they were filled with water against the emergency of a fire. In winter they were covered and wrapped around with quilts and, when necessary, heated from below withcharcoal to prevent the water from freezing. There were in the old days 308 such vats in the Forbidden City of Beijing; now only a little over 200 are counted.