As the saying goes, is it reasonable to plant fewer trees in front of the house and not open the window behind it? Why can't I open the window behind the house?

As the saying goes, "plant fewer trees in front of the house and don't open the window behind the house." I believe many people have heard of this sentence, but it is worth noting that it is not groundless or feudal superstition. So what kind of scientific truth is hidden behind these two proverbs? The reason why the ancients were very taboo to plant trees in front of the gate was because most houses in China would choose to sit facing south.

The house faces south in order to get more sunshine, and the room will become brighter and more spacious. But if there is a big tree in front of the house, it will block some sunlight. It is inferred that Zou Yan, a famous theorist of Yin and Yang who was born in about 324 BC and died in 250 BC, has explicitly mentioned this point in his own works.

Even thousands of years later, Yao, a famous Taoist who was active in the period of 1335- 14 18, also discussed similar views. Therefore, in China's traditional geomantic theory, planting trees in front of the house is very unfavorable to the wealth of the householder.

Not opening the window behind the house is actually more for safety reasons. In ancient times when productivity was relatively low, anti-theft measures were relatively limited. Therefore, the ancients generally did not choose to open the window behind the house. For some people with ulterior motives, if you can spy on other people's wealth through the small window behind the house, it will inevitably lead to evil thoughts.

Not only that, for privacy protection, people don't open windows at the back of the house. Because once you choose to open the window behind the house, some short family gossip will spread to others. In this way, it may even cause conflicts between neighbors.

No.2013 of Selected Works 10, specially published an article named Window Expert. The article points out that the modern significance of windows is actually to meet the needs of people's healthy life. Windows can promote the exchange and circulation of indoor and outdoor air.

But for the ancients, windows actually carried more cultural significance. Windows are not only the accessories of the house, but also the medium of communication with the outside world. Lv Yanzhi, the designer of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, who was born in 1894 and died in 1929, mentioned the importance of windows in his works.

In fact, for most people, there is basically no living habit of "not planting trees in front of the house and not opening the window behind the house". Because modern people are used to living in the unified planning of residential buildings, but these habits handed down from ancient times have been preserved. Because people not only regard it as the wisdom of the ancients, but also because it is a life custom of people in the Middle Ages, it has great guiding significance for the study of residential accommodation.