#Shengjing #Fengtian #ShenyangForbiddenCity Living conditions outside the Great Wall during the Qing Dynasty must have been incredibly tough [laughing through tears] I always thought Qingning Palace, Guanju Palace, and Yongfu Palace were separate courtyards like the Forbidden City in Beijing, but it turns out they were seven palaces crammed together in one large courtyard [facepalm] No wonder the empresses had to fight amongst themselves; otherwise, how could five concubines share a single sleeping area? [laughing through tears] Even in Hailanzhu's Guanju Palace, cooking, boiling water, and the reception room were all crammed together, without even a partition [laughing through tears]