"Mulan Ci" recounts the heroic deeds of Mulan who served in the army for her father. In the poem"When I returned to see the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven sat in the Ming Hall. Twelve turns, rewards hundreds of strong", depicting the scene of Mulan's brilliant military exploits and glorious return, and being solemnly commended by the emperor in the Ming Hall. Ming Hall, at first was set up by the Yellow Emperor to worship God, and was called in the later summer"Se Murmur", commercial name"Heavy House", to Zhou Fang said"Mingtang"。
In the first place, the Ming Hall was the place where the emperor worshipped the gods, conveyed the will of the gods, and issued administrative decrees, and important ceremonies such as sacrifices, selection of talents, and court meetings were carried out here.
With the passage of time, the concept of Mingtang has gradually been imitated by the people. The House of the Powerful also set up a bright hall to hold family events, such as worship and marriage. However, there is a saying among the people:"Mingtang is like the bottom of a pot, and it is difficult for rich and noble people to compare", with"Bottom of the pot"Yu Mingtang, what is the meaning of it?"Bottom of the pot"It usually refers to a plain, simple family background, and"Mingtang is like the bottom of a pot"It seems to be saying here that even if an ordinary family can live in harmony and have a harmonious family, it is a happiness that is more rare than wealth and prosperity. There is some truth in this sentence, which seems to remind people that the warmth and harmony of the family is better than the luxury of material.
Mingtang is like the bottom of a pot, and it is difficult to compare wealth and wealth" This sentence comes from a metaphor in ancient feng shui theory. In Feng Shui, Mingtang refers to the open space in front of a house or the area in front of an ancestral tomb. Here we will only talk about the Ming Hall of the residence, which is commonly known as the "patio". The large iron pot is a common thing in the people's homes, either six along the seven edges, or eight edges, with different shapes, but they are all the lowest at the bottom, and gradually rise to the edge to form a depth. It's like when we stir-fry, the oil gathers at the bottom of the pan.
So, does the patio at home also have to be built like the bottom of an iron pot?Not really. The ancients said this to emphasize that the courtyard in front of the house is slightly concave in the middle and slightly higher on all sides, like a cornucopia.
Why did the ancient Feng Shui Society think that the courtyard should be built like the bottom of a pot?The ancients believed that Mingtang had to be able to hide the wind and gather qi. A courtyard like the bottom of a pot can accumulate wealth and bring good luck and money to the family. But if the courtyard is like a "pot navel", that is, the middle is high and the surrounding is low, like an inverted iron pot, this is a taboo, the ancients believed that such a courtyard is not conducive to the accumulation of wealth, but easy to let the fortune disperse.
When we design courtyards in our daily lives, we can indeed learn a lot from the old saying that "the bright hall is like the bottom of the pot". For example, on a rainy day, when the rain from the roof falls into the yard, the water has to have a place to go, and it must end up flowing out of the gate. If the yard is convex, like a pot navel, the rain will run around, and you can go anywhere, isn't this like the family doing their own thing, and there is no spirit of unity.
The ancestors said that water is wealth, and water has to be gathered together, so that wealth can be gathered, and if the water runs anywhere, the wealth will be scattered.
In reality, that's what we do. The water from the roof flows into the yard, and if the yard is well designed, the water collects in one place, and then finds a place to flow out. Which house will have water flowing down the corner? The roots of the wall can't stand it, the corners of the wall are heavy and damp, and the wall has to endure water erosion all year round. The foundation is sinking, the walls are cracked and crooked, and how much money has to be spent to repair it!
Therefore, when we design the courtyard, we will avoid this pit, so as not to let the water damage the fence or the house. If the design doesn't take this into account, it's a worry. Not to mention spending more money, the family still has to be repaired every year.
Therefore, the sentence "Mingtang is like the bottom of a pot, and the rich and noble are incomparable", whether it is the knowledge in the old feng shui or not, when we design the courtyard, the truth in this sentence still has to be learned. Reasonable design can not only save worry, but also save a lot of repair costs. The design of the shape of the bottom of the pot is a wise move, and we can't help but learn it.