Forbidden City Rooftop flashback

Flashback…time to return to the Forbidden City. I had forgotten all about the roofs. Now what, you might ask, is so darn important about the roofs?

First, most of the roofs were yellow because that is the color of the emperor. They’re almost all done with glazed yellow tile. The library, however, had black tiles because black was associated with water and thus provided fire-prevention. Gee…if that’s all you need to do…