The upper beam shàng liáng mainly refers to the process of installing the highest middle beam on the roof of a building. The so-called central beam here, in addition to the practical importance of the building structure, also has its intangible religious significance. Therefore, in the ceremony of Liang, the relationship between the temple building itself, heaven and earth, gods and religious people is linked through the role of Liang. According to the book, Liang is the crown of man.
In ancient times, when building a house, a ceremony of chanting "On Liang Wen" was held before going to the girder to pray for a solid foundation and wish the house a safe and long time. Xu Shizeng's Preface to Stylistics in the Ming Dynasty has a related explanation: "Whoever follows Liang Wen, the engineer must also speak in Liang Wen.
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To build a palace in this world, we should choose auspicious times as beams, celebrate with guests, and have noodles (now called steamed bread) and other things. Because of the craftsman's skill, the craftsman recited this article and wished him good luck. His article starts and ends in Li language, while Chen's six poems are written in Chinese. Each poem has three sentences to cover up the common customs in four directions.
Loyalty, representing the tranquility of the whole house itself, plays the role of a pillar of the family. In the lower center of the beam, there is a picture of eight diagrams, which is used to ward off and control evil spirits and make the house safe. When painting gossip on the mid-ridge, you need to fast on a certain day, so that the gossip you draw can play its role of avoiding evil and controlling evil.
The central beam is the center of the temple or the house itself, and it is also the basis of orientation during the ceremony. The grand ceremony held when I went to Zhongliang is to hope that Zhongliang will always support the stability of the building, and the house will be safe in the environment and full of incense. Therefore, the smooth resettlement of Zhongliang is not only related to the future stability of the tangible building, but also to the future fate of the people, things and things concerned.
Upper beam mainly refers to the process of installing the highest middle beam on the roof of a building. The so-called central beam here, in addition to the practical importance of the building structure, also has its intangible religious significance.