
Rainwater spouts from the mouths of stone dragon heads at the Palace Museum in Beijing during heavy rain on June 14, 2025.
/VCGRainwater spouts from the mouths of stone dragon heads at the Palace Museum in Beijing during heavy rain on June 14, 2025.
/VCGRainwater spouts from the mouths of stone dragon heads at the Palace Museum in Beijing during heavy rain on June 14, 2025.
/VCGRainwater spouts from the mouths of stone dragon heads at the Palace Museum in Beijing during heavy rain on June 14, 2025.
/VCGRainwater gushed from the mouths of stone dragon heads at the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, during a heavy downpour in Beijing on Saturday, creating spectacular scenes that amazed visitors.There are a total of 1,142 stone dragon head-shaped spouts in the base platforms of the three main halls at the Palace Museum, which are effective at draining excess water.
These spouts, along with other ingenious designs, form an efficient drainage system that has helped the centuries-old complex remain flood-free during most rainstorms since its construction.