The capitals, palaces and yamen of past dynasties all faced south. China is located in the mid-latitude and low-latitude areas of the northern hemisphere, which is determined by this natural geographical environment. Houses facing south can be warm in winter and cool in summer, so the houses in China are basically facing south.
Moreover, China's political culture also has the characteristics of "south". The rule of emperors in past dynasties is called "southern rule", and the Book of Changes says: "Sages listen to the world from the south and from the Meiji world". The ancient emperors, governors, Qing Dafu and state officials all sat facing south, so all the capitals, palaces and county yamen in China were facing south.
Folk houses rarely take the "four positive directions". In ancient dwellings, most of the houses go south or due south, but some people go in other directions. Because of the fear of "suffocating", ancient dwellings rarely face the four directions of due south, due north, due east and due west. Instead, take other directions except the four positive directions as the feng shui direction of the house.
Geomantic omen attaches great importance to the house's geomantic omen, and there are many discussions. The "Eight Houses School" in Kanyu Studies divides houses into "Dongsi Houses" and "Xisi Houses". "Dongsi House" refers to houses sitting in four directions: east facing west (earthquake house), southeast facing west (Xun house), north facing south (Kanzhai) and south facing north (away from the house). "West Four Houses" refer to four types of houses, namely, northwest facing southeast (dry houses), southwest facing northeast (Zhai Kun), northeast facing southwest (lonely houses) and west facing east (opposite houses).
We must fully consider the choice of geomantic orientation of houses under various circumstances. The Eight Houses School believes that it should be decided by people's "divination". The so-called "life divination" is the divination calculated according to the year of birth. If the four hexagrams calculated are Kan, Li, Zhen and Xun, they are called "Dongsi Life"; if they are Gan, Kun, Gen and Right, they are called Xisi Life. The "Eight Houses School" believes that people who are divined as "Dongsi Life" should live in Dongsi Life and those who are divined as "Xisi Life" should live in Xisi Life.
Because the theory of "Eight Houses School" had a great influence in ancient times, many people determined that the house was facing Feng Shui according to the theory of "Eight Houses School". It is difficult to explain scientifically by people's "divination" to determine the orientation of houses towards geomantic omen, and we can't take this as the principle of choosing houses towards geomantic omen.
In fact, the choice of architectural orientation of geomantic omen involves local climatic conditions and geographical environment, which must be considered comprehensively.
I once read a passage about Feng Shui, saying, "If you live in a lonely house in the wild, you certainly don't want the cold wind to blow into your house because of the cold north wind. You must try to let the sun shine into your house to keep warm, right? Even in daily life, there are many small things related to nature. For example, people who live in the bedroom near the east are the first to receive the morning sunshine, so I'm afraid it's hard to sleep again. So this kind of people have the habit of getting up early. On the contrary, people who live in the room near the west can continue to dream comfortably because the morning sun can't shine in, so they also have the habit of sleeping late and sleep late at night. There are many examples of being unconsciously influenced by nature like this. "
This passage illustrates a problem, that is, Feng Shui will really affect our lives. Therefore, the house is facing the geomantic omen, and sooner or later, the time to receive the sunshine will subtly dominate our health and mood, and eventually induce and change our luck.
In the four directions of southeast and northwest, the heat received by the sun is different. The south is the richest, with the most heat, followed by the east, followed by the west, and the north gives the least heat. Knowing this basic knowledge, we will make sure that our suitable house should face Feng Shui according to the principle of the golden mean and the cold, warm and dry conditions in the eight characters.
In ancient times, most doors and windows of houses only opened in one direction. Modern houses are different. After entering the door, each room may open in different directions according to the conditions, which makes many people confused about determining the direction of the house. In fact, this problem is very simple. Whether it is a building, a house or a room, it is always in a direction that can actively accept the external atmosphere, and the opposite is sitting. The floor faces the corridor, the residents face the gate, and one room faces the direction in which the window opens. In most cases, the windows of the South House face south, the windows of the Westinghouse face west, the windows of the North House face north and the windows of the East House face east.
Generally, you should first determine according to the likes and dislikes of the eight characters. Your horoscope is fond of water. You can live in a room with a window facing north, a room with a window facing east, a room with a window facing south and a room with a window facing west.
People with normal and dry horoscopes must choose rooms in the north, northwest or northeast, rooms with windows facing north or northwest or northeast, or rooms with dark light, so as to accept the cold breath and neutralize your horoscopes; People with wet horoscope must choose a room facing south or southeast or southwest, with windows facing south or southeast or southwest, or live in a room with strong light, so as to receive warm sunshine and neutralize your horoscope.
The living room is the place where we have the most activities. We must choose our orientation according to your constellation. Choosing the right house will have a better impact on feng shui and luck.