As the saying goes, there is a pond in front of the house that is easy to attract mosquitoes, and the window behind the house is easy to be exposed to wind
China's vast territory, long history, geographical, geomorphological, climate and lifestyle differences, the formation of different folk customs and culture, such as "five miles of different winds, ten miles of different customs".
Although some traditional customs are recognized and inherited by the general public, such as "Spring Festival", "Qingming Festival", "Dragon Boat Festival" and "Mid-Autumn Festival", there are also some customs that vary due to regional differences.
For example, the saying "don't keep the pond in front of the house, don't open the window behind the house" is very different from the folk in the north and the south. The literal meaning is obvious: there should be no pond in front of the house, and no windows should be opened in the back wall.
So, what's the reasoning behind this? The reason is that there is a lot of rain in the south, the mountains are steep, the trees are numerous, and the water of many small rivers and streams flows down from the mountains, and eventually merges into a big river.
Southerners introduced this flowing water into the ponds, and as a result, ponds in the south were everywhere and were all flowing living water. In the south, the construction of houses pays attention to "mountains and rivers", water symbolizes the gathering of wealth, and the more water, the better.
A place with mountains and rivers is, in the eyes of southerners, an ideal feng shui treasure. For example, Guishan Town in Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei, Dongguan Village in Guangzhou, and Hongcun Village in Huangshan, Anhui Province, etc., are all ancient villages that are well preserved by mountains and rivers.
Therefore, there is no such saying in the southern region as "not guarding the pond in front of the house".
In the North, people often avoid setting up a pond in front of their house when building a house, and there are three main reasons. First of all, the north is located in the plain, the rainfall is less, the groundwater resources are limited, and the groundwater and wastewater are the main water sources, the water quality is easy to be polluted, not suitable for drinking and irrigation, and the water quality of the pond is even more difficult to guarantee.
Secondly, the water quality of residents in the north is not as good as that in the south, and the establishment of a pond in front of the door is easy to cause drowning accidents, which is a potential safety hazard. Finally, the land in the north is dominated by black soil and loess, and the land is fertile, but it is easy to disperse when exposed to water, and if a pond is set up in front of the house, it may have an impact on the foundation of the house, resulting in damage to the house.
Therefore, the old customs in the north believe that "not guarding the pond in front of the house" is a wise choice, which is also in line with the geographical and climatic conditions of the north.
1.Do you know what it means to not open the windows in the back of the house? Why can't you open the window at the back of the house, is there anything to pay attention to? There are two folk sayings. The first is that people in ancient times were very particular about building houses, mainly sitting in the north and facing south, and this concept has been recognized by both the north and the south.
The ancients came up with this concept after accumulating long-term life experience, mainly to achieve the effect of warm in winter and cool in summer. The absence of windows at the back of the house is mainly for winter. Northwest and north winds are mainly blowing in winter in our country.
If you open a window at the back of the house, it is easy to form north-south ventilation, which is called the folk wind. At that time, the ancients did not have glass windows, and the windows were more or less papier-mâché and easily damaged.
Therefore, in the cold climate of winter, if the wind blows too much, no matter how good the body is, it will not be able to stand it. Therefore, in the past buildings, the architectural feature of not opening the windows at the back of the house was formed.
For the elderly, the weak, the sick and the pregnant, too much wind blowing in the hall will also affect the health of the body. Therefore, there is still some scientific truth to the statement that the window is not opened behind the house.
2.The second is metaphorical about not opening the window at the back of the house. Mainly concentrated in the Central Plains, people here believe that "there must be a back kiln in the back window of Jia'an", and the back kiln was called stepmother in the past, also called stepmother.
This means that if the window is opened at the back of the house, it is not good for the heroine of the house. Therefore, it is taboo to open the window behind the room. There is also a theory that the ancients believed that the hall house was a place to gather wealth, and if the back window was opened, the north-south ventilation would blow away the wealth of the family.
This is unlucky, and it is taboo to open the back window of the house. Of course, this is only a psychological effect of people, and there is no scientific basis.
From the perspective of modern people, the ideal house should have the characteristics of north-south transparency, air circulation and good lighting, which have a positive impact on people's health.
Although the living habits and sayings of residents in different regions are different, there are still some aspects that are worth learning from. What do you think we should discard claims that have no scientific basis and are only psychological?