More than ten thousand people died in a month. What kind of weather in ancient times killed so many people?

According to historical records, there was an unprecedented sultry weather in this period, and many people died of overheating and heatstroke. This kind of weather is really rare. It is said that nearly 10,000 people died, which is only the statistics of Beijing, and the number of people in other provinces may be more. After all, the number of people far away from Beijing is not easy to count. It's a tragedy that so many people died in this weather.

More than 10,000 people died of heatstroke in one month. This happened in the eighth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. In July alone, so many people died. That period was called the hottest summer in history. In ancient times, as long as the weather was hot enough, it was recorded. It is said that the weather in July of that year triggered a disaster, which was called "heat disaster". The "heat disaster" is almost all over the country, and this kind of weather is really unbearable.

How hot is it? Rock-thick walls and ground soil are hot. In some places, the water in the lake is actually hot. Hot weather causes water shortage in many places. Coupled with the poor living conditions in ancient times, there was no air conditioning and the like, so the high temperature environment was even worse. It is said that most parts of the country are people who die of heat. Although this is exaggerated, it is all true.

In ancient times, in summer, people could only endure extreme heat, but they couldn't enjoy indoor air conditioning like people today, so many people would die of heat. The summer of Qianlong for eight years was a painful summer for all China people, and the hot weather made everyone miserable. However, although the weather is so hot, many people have escaped the "heat disaster". Think about modern society again, it is really happy.