光绪二十年(1894年)夏天,京畿地区雨量丰沛,降水大大多于往年。自五月始,京师更连日阴雨。光绪皇帝为求禾苗繁茂,五谷丰登,有个好年景,曾多次率领王公大臣烧香念佛,祈求老天开恩,早日放晴。迨到六月十一日,老天果然开眼,雨霁天晴。据光绪二十年宫中《晴雨录》记载,六月十一日到十三日,一连三日晴天。谁知天有不测风云,到了十四日戌时(晚八时左右),又开始微雨霎霎。 Twenty years Guangxu (1894) summer, abundant rainfall in Gyeonggi Province, precipitation is much larger than in previous years. Since May, the capital has even more rainy days. Guangxu emperor in order to seedlings lush, bumper grain harvest, there is a good year, has repeatedly lead the princes to burn incense Buddha, praying God, as soon as possible clear.迨 To June 11, God really opened his eyes, the rain was fine. According to the twenty-year palace in Guangxu “Barbed Records” records, June 11 to 13, one after another sunny day. Surprisingly, there are unpredictable events. By the time of the Xu-fourteenth day (around 8 pm), the rain began to rain again.