Ancient Chinese Fire Extinguisher – Beijing, China – Daily Photo
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This tourist is peering into a large bronze cauldron in the Forbidden City. Many of these cauldrons were kept filled with water in case of fire. In the winter they were even kept heated so they would not freeze.
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Vann's Electronics
Says:December 11th, 2011 at 8:51 pm
Hey its better then nothing. Deal with the resources you’ve got and make the best of them. Very cool photo keep the quirky info flowing.
Bronson
Says:December 29th, 2011 at 4:53 am
Making the best of what you have to work with indeed, very clever!
Those pots must be insanely heavy, I wonder how much they weigh.