Ancient buildings, from palaces to houses, all chose to sit facing south. Why?

This is determined by the topography of our country. On the one hand, China is located in the north of the Tropic of Cancer, and it is sunny all year round. Houses in China generally face north. Although this principle has been broken by the shortage of land for high-rise buildings in cities, it is easy for them to see this housing model as long as they go to rural areas in the suburbs.

The light comes from the south, and the house facing north has better lighting effect. On the other hand, China has a monsoon climate. There is a Siberian cold current from the north in winter and a cold wind from the Pacific Ocean in summer. The house facing north is warmer in winter and cooler in summer, which is more comfortable. As far as geomantic omen itself is concerned, people pay attention to the living layout of "Zuo Qinglong, Right White Tiger, Former Suzaku and Later Xuanwu". Suzaku is in the south and Xuanwu is in the north, so. Generally speaking, this is an excellent embodiment of China's ancient wisdom. After years of observation and accumulation, the ancestors of China came to the conclusion that houses facing south are beneficial to wind and sunshine. Only in this feng shui mode can people live a comfortable life. The fundamental purpose of sitting facing south is to serve the people.

From the geographical position of China, China is located in the northern hemisphere, and its geographical position facing south is suitable for people's living needs. As early as the primitive society, China ancestors built village houses facing south, and most of the houses discovered by archaeology face south. In the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the direction of measurement was the first step in choosing the environment. Gong Liu has a poem saying: The scenery is a mountain with yin and yang. Most houses in China are built in the form of quadrangles, and the sitting posture of each house represents the position of the house. The following methods are used to determine the orientation of the house.

Zhao Hun, a politician in the Han Dynasty, proposed that the site should be "better than the sum of Yin and Yang, taste the spring water, and take the right place as the boundary of Tao". It is an ancient traditional building that says that Yin is in the north, Yang is in the south, Yin is in the north, water is in the south, and water is in the north. Most houses in China are built in the form of quadrangles, and the sitting posture of each house represents the position of the house. The following methods are used to determine the orientation of the house.