The countryside is the origin of the development of civilization. The farmers may not be highly educated, but some of the cultural essence that has been passed down is still of great reference value. Generally speaking, most experiences, conclusions and words of warning are spread in the form of proverbs, nursery rhymes, etc. "A white tiger covers a green dragon, and people are poor from generation to generation" is such an old saying.
Friends who are interested in ancient Chinese culture and history know that abstract or real animals such as dragons, phoenixes, and tigers have been given a mysterious and awe-inspiring cultural color by our ancestors. It is often said that we are the descendants of the dragon, and we must have the spirit of the dragon and the tiger... The green dragon and the white tiger are both boss-level characters in their respective fields, and they are symbols of strength and authority. So can they be born? Of course it is possible. Our ancestors have long had a profound understanding of the coordination of yin and yang in the world of all things. Some people should have heard the saying "green dragon on the left, white tiger on the right". In ancient my country, the architectural forms were actually laid out according to this "rule". The green dragon should move and be on the left; the white tiger should be quiet and be on the right.
?1. About "White Tiger Covering Green Dragon"
House construction pays attention to good terrain, solid structure and beautiful layout. The purpose is to live in a warm and comfortable place without feeling depressed. The ancient architectural industry also had similar experiences. Among them, the more influential one was the architectural style morphology founded by Yang Jiupong, a style master in the late Tang Dynasty, which systematically optimized and improved Liangyi, Bagua, Yin and Yang, etc. Strengthen the summary. The ancients required that the construction of houses should have smooth air and smooth water, so that living can be "friendly to people".
In the "Book of Changes", there is a record that "Tai Chi generates two rituals, two rituals generate four images, and four images generate Bagua". The site selection, orientation and construction of buildings throughout the ages have followed this principle. So what kind of architectural style does "white tiger covering blue dragon" refer to? In fact, it means that the roof on the right side of the main house is higher than the house on the left, causing shading, wind protection and other effects. Poor permeability of the house may produce a certain "stress response" to people's psychology and body, causing emotional or personality effects, which is not conducive to personality development.
There is another point that is easily overlooked, and that is the topography of the site where the house is located. Old masters who have been in the construction industry for a long time may know that the blue dragon position is one foot higher than the white tiger position. In actual operations, they will also remind their owners that this is a kind of professional ethics. However, in addition to the height of the wall and ceiling, there are also requirements for the height of the terrain. It is also necessary to find out whether there is a green dragon position and a white tiger position. If both are present, the planning should be based on the fact that the green dragon is higher than the white tiger. My personal understanding is that in order to ensure a solid foundation and improve the ability to resist natural disasters, surveys and calculations must be done based on crustal movement and geological structure.
?2. Regarding "Every generation has been poor"
This second half of the sentence is both a true proposition and a false proposition, and the literal meaning is easy to understand. I am a rural person, and many rural families are like this. "Some people are poor from generation to generation," but some people are also rich. The understanding of "poor" and "not poor" is not necessarily the same in each period, and there is no standard. Will the conditions under which houses are built make the residents poor? Of course it is difficult to establish. If you are really poor, you may not even be able to build a house. If you rely too much on the weather conditions of your house to change the current situation of wealth and poverty, it will obviously not work. There can be a gap between rich and poor in every region, every family, and even every person at different times; there will always be situations where people are poor from generation to generation.
To realize the dream of being wealthy, you mainly have to work hard and exert your subjective initiative, so that you can truly make yourself rich.