Interesting Facts About The Forbidden City === 4/ The Door Steps

THE DOOR STEPS :
One of the most unusual features of these buildings if the high steps that are found at the entry of every chamber or at every other kind of doors. In the eyes of the Chinese and those who believe in Taoism or Buddhism, the high steps must be there, because in Chinese culture a ghost cannot jump high, the high step can make ghosts trapped thus prevent ghosts from entering the rooms to hurt the people who live in that room.