Until now, people still like to raise lotus flowers and fish in the yard. The whole courtyard has a quaint sense of time because of the embellishment of old jars, and it has also become a scenic spot with stories.
People in China pay attention to geomantic omen, as the saying goes, "It is best to get water from the wind", so in many China families, when natural conditions can't meet the needs of mountains and rivers, they will put some water tanks and fish tanks.
Speaking of the place with the most water tanks, that is the Forbidden City. After entering the Taihe Gate of the Forbidden City, there are always some golden vats that catch people's eyes from time to time.
In the eyes of the emperor, the real names of these tanks are called auspicious tanks, also called Taiping tanks. Generally speaking, they are all made of iron and copper. According to the material, it can be divided into iron barrel, bronze barrel and gold-plated barrel.
According to the records in the archives of the Qing Dynasty, there are 308 such auspicious jars in the Forbidden City. However, due to historical reasons, the number of existing auspicious cans is 23 1, of which 18 is gold-plated and the rest are bronze or iron cans.
Moreover, these three kinds of cylinders also have a name used by * * *, and that is "door sea".
"Feng Shui Tanks" can be seen everywhere in ancient buildings.
In ancient times, people often called the vat placed at the door "the sea" for three reasons.
First, the word "sea" refers not only to the sea, but also to those large ships. The national treasure "Du Shan Yu Hai" is actually a huge jade jar;
Secondly, the ancients expected that there would be no more fires if there was a sea house in front of the door;
Thirdly, because these vats can store a large amount of water, they can be used to put out fires at critical times and can be taken at any time in front of the door, so because of the overall effect, they have the name of the front sea-the front sea.