Residences rarely adopt the "four positive directions"
In ancient times, most residences were oriented south or southward, but there were also those with other orientations because they were afraid of "evil spirits". "Too heavy. In ancient times, houses rarely faced the four positive directions of due south, due north, due east, and due west. Instead, other directions besides the four positive directions were used as the orientation of the house.
Kan Yuxue attaches great importance to the sitting direction of residences and has many discussions. The "Eight Houses School" of Kanyuology divides residences into "East Four Houses" and "West Four Houses". "East Four Houses" refers to houses with four orientations: east facing west (Zhenzhai), southeast facing northwest (Xunzhai), north facing south (Kanzhai), and south facing north (Li Zhai); "West Four Houses" "Zhai" refers to houses with four orientations: northwest facing southeast (Qianzhai), southwest facing northeast (Kunzhai), northeast facing southwest (Genzhai) and west facing east (Duizhai).