Most buildings in China face south, ranging from national temples to people's living rooms. From ancient palace buildings to government buildings all over the world, they all face south. The Forbidden City The Forbidden City is a typical architectural pattern that faces south, and it is the northernmost sitting direction.
China is located in the northern hemisphere, and most of the sunshine comes from the south. People's production and life are based on direct contact with sunlight, which determines that people's lighting direction must face south. Over time, people have formed the concept of "facing south", thus forming a cultural model of "facing south", "governing south", "living south" and "facing north and south", which is the accumulation of thousands of years of culture in China.
The influence of "sitting north facing south" in geomantic omen is so deep that the concept of orientation in geomantic omen is rarely expressed by east, west, north and south, but mostly by front, back, left and right. For example, Zuo Qinglong, Right White Tiger, the former Suzaku, and later Xuanwu, Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu have all become synonymous with East, West, North and South. Some people think that Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu are located according to the orientation of the house, which is wrong.
Residential feng shui is very particular about this model. He thinks there is running water on the left side of the house, white tiger on the right side, suzaku in front of the pond and Xuanwu behind it. There is also a song that says: the water in the east of the house is endless, and the road in the west of the house is long. There is also: the white tiger on the right is connected to the mountain in the north, and the green dragon and green water are on the left. This feng shui pattern is expensive, which describes the choice of feng shui topography on the east and west sides of the house.
In Feng Shui, the south is called "Suzaku". The south belongs to fire in the five elements, and the colors are red and red. The attributes, colors and climate of the five elements are consistent with the natural environment. The south is located in the low latitude area, and the temperature is relatively high and hot, so the south is fire. The color of soil is mostly red, that is, red soil, so it is "Zhu". The north and south are just the opposite, with high latitude, low temperature and cold, so the north belongs to water. The color of the soil is also relatively black, mostly black soil, black soil. South dominates yang, and north dominates yin. The orientation of buildings is usually conducive to sunshine and shade, so most buildings in China face south.
Geomantic omen is the essence of China geomantic omen, and it is also one of the most difficult contents to master. Cold northerly winds prevail in most parts of China in winter, and there is basalt in the north, which can not only be used as a shelter, but also resist the cold northerly winds blowing from the north to avoid the wind. The south pool is bounded by water, and the gas stops when it meets water, in order to inhale. That is to say, in Feng Shui, it is necessary to hide the wind and accept the spirit.
There is a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right. Green dragon and white tiger are sand, and there are sand guards around. The front is the swimming pool photo, and the back is the Xuanwu reclining. Pay attention to is to rely on mountains and rivers to give full play to the best purpose of hiding the wind and accepting the spirit. Why do buildings in China like to sit facing south is to achieve the best effect.