The water tank in the rural yard is called Menhai. What is so particular about this thing?

In fact, many people have misunderstood the purpose of this water tank. They think that the water tanks in rural yards are only used for fire prevention or for storing water at ordinary times. This is really a misunderstanding of Menhai. You know, China has had the theory of geomantic metaphysics since ancient times, and in geomantic omen, people have many opinions on the choice and structure of residence. There is a saying that the place where people live must be a place to hide wind and water, which will bring good luck and happiness to people.

Then we must live by mountains and rivers, but in reality, we can live very little in such terrain, so we have to seek the assistance of small winds and small waters. At this time, the gate sea came into being, with a large water tank filled with water. Put it in front of the house where you live, or behind it, which will affect the feng shui of the whole house and people's luck. Don't guard the decoration of the sea. In geomantic omen, it is believed that the water trapped in a tank is stagnant water, which will affect people's wealth, so some people will put goldfish or lotus flowers in the tank to turn stagnant water into living water, which will also make people's wealth more prosperous.

And in feng shui, there is a lot of knowledge about the location, angle and quantity of the portal sea. We can observe that there are many large water tanks in the Forbidden City in Beijing. Their purpose is not only to store water for fire fighting, but also their position, quantity and angle are very knowledgeable in geomantic omen, which will also affect Long Mai's position in the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is precisely because of this custom of geomantic omen that it slowly affects the decoration of some items in our ordinary families. Therefore, in the decoration of the gate sea, some people will specially invite some metaphysical masters to help them observe where they should be placed, which will increase their local feng shui fortune.

In a word, metaphysics is a very long-standing knowledge in China's traditional Chinese studies, and we should also respect the inheritance of this tradition. Therefore, when we see the water tanks at the gate sea in rural areas or some quadrangles, we should also respect this traditional display.