For farmers, self-built houses are very important, because it is related to the living issues of one generation or even several generations. A good self-built house may last for hundreds of years, or even It will take longer. In fact, the ancients attached great importance to architectural Feng Shui. They often said that when building a house, there should be no graves in front of the door and no water behind the house. What does this mean? What are the details of building a house?

There can be no graves in front of the door and no water behind the house

The so-called no graves in front of the house means that there should be no graves directly in front of the door of the house, and there should be no water behind the house, which means that there should not be large areas of water behind the house, including ponds and rivers. Although the old people did not explain the meaning behind this proverb in detail, in fact, it was understandable for the ancient people to do so.

The ancients believed that it was very unlucky to have a grave in front of the door. When people went out, they usually went out to celebrate the occasion. If there was a grave in front of the door, it would be a waste of time and would destroy the whole family. Luck. Although this statement has no scientific basis, in fact, no one wants to have a grave in front of their home, which will make them feel unlucky when they go out, so some people will build a wall in front of their home to separate it. .

It is very easy to understand that there cannot be water behind the house. Science and technology in ancient times were not developed and it was impossible to accurately observe flood disasters. If it happens to rain heavily, the water behind the house may The water level will rise, and if it rises to a certain level, it may destroy the house. Even if there is no flooding, the location of a house too close to a water source may cause the house to be unstable.

Building a house to the south will bring wealth

As we all know, south-facing houses get more sunlight than north-facing houses, so when we live in , often prefer south-facing houses. This saying has been around since ancient times. The ancients believed that a house must face the south. Only in this way will the family gradually become rich.

The ancients believed that the south is the luck of wealth. If you open it towards the south, then wealth will come to your home along the door, making your home As your fortune gets better and better, your family will become richer and richer. According to research, there is a certain connection between light and people\’s psychology. From a scientific perspective, the brighter the light, the better everyone\’s mental state will be. , when everyone is happy, they will naturally work harder. Wealth comes from hard work.

So, it is still very beneficial to live in a house facing south. At least in such a house, the whole person\’s mood will be much better, life will naturally be positive, and whether it will improve the family fortune It’s hard to say, but it’s also important to have a healthy mentality.

Build a house without falling off the fault, and the family will prosper and the people will be prosperous

As we all know, the nine continents today were gradually formed due to crustal movement, but in different continents There will still be varying degrees of crustal movement between the plates, which may cause The connection between different continental plates is called a fault.

Although ancient science and technology were not advanced, geographical observation has reached a certain level. , the ancients believed that building a house must not fall on the fault line, so as to make the family prosperous and the population prosperous.In fact, this statement is very scientifically justified. The soil structure is not stable enough. If an earthquake occurs, the house on the fault will be the most unstable and is likely to collapse. In serious cases, it will endanger the lives of the whole family.

Of course, we no longer need to pay attention to these when building a house, because the relevant departments have already planned it for us. There are also measured homestead sites in rural areas. As long as we build a house on the homestead site, we can ensure that the house will not fall on the fault.

Adding walls to walls will destroy families

Nowadays, many farmers in rural areas have built small villas at home. The small villas often have three or five floors. It is very grand. However, due to financial constraints, some families did not build such high floors at the beginning. Instead, they built on the original floors after they became developed. In fact, this violated the taboo of the ancients.

The ancients believed that adding walls to the wall would destroy the family and the people. In other words, when building a house, we have to build a new homestead and cannot put another floor on top of the old house. This is because the old house is relatively old, so it may not be stable enough in terms of safety performance. In addition, if you build a house with several floors, the overall structural design may not be able to ensure the rationality of the building, so it is more dangerous.

In short, the ancients attached great importance to building a house. They believed that building a house is related to the fate and feng shui of the entire family. We must choose the location of the homestead carefully. Of course, it has been passed down to this day. Many of the proverbs are unscientific, but when building a house, we should still put safety first. What do you think of these proverbs left by our ancestors?