What's sitting facing south?
In architecture, the direction towards the gate is "towards"; The location of the building is called "sitting". Sitting facing south means that the house is in the north and the gate faces south. ?
Why is it good to sit facing south in ancient times?
Facing south is the respect, facing north is the minister.
In ancient China, sitting facing south was the most important position. The emperor summoned princes and ministers, all facing south and courtiers facing north. Sitting facing south can be traced back to the Book of Changes. "If you leave, everything will meet, and you will live in the south, and the saints will listen to the world from the south and the Meiji world." It means that the divination in the gossip belongs to fire, representing light, which can shine on everything on the earth and be seen by all, representing the divination in the south. The emperor ruled the country facing south and was diligent in political affairs.
Sit facing south and conform to the heaven. The ancients generally believed that facing south was respect, representing honor, emperor and victory; On the contrary, facing north means submission, representing courtiers and failure. In ancient times, when fighting, the defeated and fleeing party shouted defeat and turned their backs on the enemy. On the back, the homonym is North. When the monarch faces south, the minister faces north, and the middle position is in the middle, the five elements in the middle belong to the earth and represent the land, so they form a symbol of ruling the world and unifying the country.
In addition, the orientation of building houses in ancient times was very particular. Whether it's a palace, a mansion or even a mausoleum, most tombstones face south. In ancient quadrangles, most houses face north, and the main entrance facing south is called the main house, which is usually lived by the elders at home. On the east and west sides are wing rooms. This is reflected in the supremacy, down to the ordinary people are very particular about the orientation of the house, and they all choose to face south.
It's sunny, warm in winter and cool in summer.
Generally, houses facing south are warm in winter and cool in summer. China is located in the northern hemisphere of the earth, and most of the land is located in the Tropic of Cancer (that is, north latitude). Facing south, even in winter, the sun can shine into the house. In summer, when the sun rises close to the top of the head, the room will not overheat because of the strong sunlight. Sunlight can shine into the house all year round. In addition, the sun rises and sets in the west, and the lighting time in a day will be longer than that in a house facing north.
House is the most taboo. Sufficient light and bright room can increase the yang in the room, so that the yin will not gather and achieve a warm effect. So generally in winter, the temperature of the house facing south will be one or two degrees higher than that of other houses facing south. A bright and warm house can improve comfort and pleasure.
Feng Shui pays great attention to the coordination of Yin and Yang, which coordinates the gathering of qi in Yang Can. ?
Avoid the cold wind and welcome the warm wind.
The climate of China belongs to monsoon type. There will be Siberian cold wind blowing from the north in winter and Pacific cool wind blowing from the south in summer. The monsoon direction is different all year round.
According to the climate law of China, sitting in a house facing south is regarded as an auspicious position by everyone. This location is winter, and the house can avoid the cold current of the north wind; When it is hot in summer, it will usher in a cool breeze in the south or southwest to achieve the effect of warm in winter and cool in summer. Therefore, the door of the ancient house will not be located in the north, so as not to face the cold wind as soon as it opens.
A key point to determine the comfort of a house is good ventilation. The air in the room flows smoothly, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Open the door in a direction that avoids the northwest. Because the cold wind in northwest Siberia is very strong, it is easy to catch a cold when you open the door. Northerners have a saying "Drink the Northwest Wind", which comes from Zhuangzi's Wandering. Breathing air alone is also a Taoist way of keeping in good health. Modern people say that drinking northwest wind means having a hard life, being hungry and cold, and having no food on an empty stomach. So the ancients didn't open their doors to the northwest, and they didn't want to drink the northwest wind and have no food ~
Prolong life
Sitting in a house facing south can improve the comfort of living and make people radiant. Proper sunshine can not only eliminate indoor humidity, adjust indoor temperature, but also supplement vitamin D to human body. Moreover, the ultraviolet rays in the sun have bactericidal effect and can enhance the immune system of the human body.
In winter, the house can also avoid the attack of cold wind and reduce the risk of colds, rheumatoid arthritis, head diseases and so on. This is why houses facing south are said to prolong life.
Are all the houses facing south good houses?
Modern people prefer to buy a house facing south. In fact, this is a traditional concept. Chinese mainland has a large layout, and the orientation of the sun in the sky is slightly different in different regions. As we all know, when the earth revolves around the sun, it tilts 23.5 degrees. So when we observe the sun on the earth, we will find that the position where we stand remains the same, but the position of the sun in the sky is constantly changing. So the intensity of sunshine is different in different areas, so not all houses facing south are sunny.
The direct point of the sun only moves back and forth near the equator, and the northernmost point can only reach 23 degrees north latitude 17 minutes, which is the Tropic of Cancer. When the sun moves south, the southernmost point can only reach 23 degrees south latitude 17 minutes, which is the tropic of Capricorn.
So China is in the area north of the Tropic of Cancer, and the sun can't be in the middle of our heads, but often hangs in the southern sky. The layout of China is mostly in the north of the Tropic of Cancer, so the houses in the north of China face south, which coincides with the conditions of facing south in ancient times. ?
On the contrary, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan Province Province, Fujian and other areas close to the south are not necessarily the best choice for geomantic omen. Because every summer solstice, the sun shines directly on the tropic of cancer, but in winter solstice, the sun's sunshine moves to the tropic of cancer. So the direct point of the sun moves back and forth between the Tropic of Cancer 365 days a year. The south of China belongs to the south of the Tropic of Cancer. Around the summer solstice, when the sun shines directly near the Tropic of Cancer, the sun shines from the northern sky. So in the south of China, houses facing south are not sunny, while houses facing north are sunny.
Therefore, the ancient saying that all houses facing south face the sun is aimed at this area.
In addition, most of the current houses, especially those in first-and second-tier cities, are high-rise apartments. Even if you choose to sit in the south direction, the nearby high-rise buildings are likely to block the sun and affect the lighting and ventilation. Therefore, the theory of sitting south can only be used as a reference, not as a summary.
How to choose a good house without knowing feng shui?
In fact, Feng Shui is also an environmental science. Whether the house faces south or not, feng shui is exquisite. When buying a house for decoration design, in addition to personal preferences, we should also consider the orientation of the house and doors, lighting, ventilation, surrounding environment, comfort, furniture layout and other conditions. If you buy a second-hand house, consider whether the neighbors are friendly enough!