Ancestor: What do you mean, "There are no trees in front of the house and no flowers behind the house"? Why can't trees be planted in front of and behind the house?

In the traditional culture of China, China people have always had a very strong feeling for home. In most people's eyes, home is simply a house. There is a saying that "a golden nest and a silver nest are not as good as one's own kennel", which shows the importance of a house to Chinese people. This is also the reason why modern people want to buy a house of their own by the efforts of two or even three generations.

Since ancient times, people have paid great attention to the decoration of their houses, because they are very particular about planting flowers and trees. The Grand View Garden in A Dream of Red Mansions is a model of architectural construction and decoration, such as Hongyi Garden in Jia Baoyu, Xiaoxiang Pavilion in Lin Daiyu, Wu Hengyuan in Xue Baochai and Qiu Shuangzhai in Jia Tanchun. They all have one thing in common, that is, they plant many plants, some flowers and some trees. Most importantly, the plants outside their house are the embodiment of their own personality.

Decorating one's house with flowers and trees has been people's favorite since ancient times, especially some literati, such as Tao Yuanming's "Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely" and Du Fu's medicine garden. Li Qingzhao, the first talented woman in history, woke up after drinking, and the first thing she did was to ask Haitang outside. Only then has "knows what, knows what" the eternal swan song? It should be green, fat, red and thin. "

Of course, ordinary people like to plant flowers and trees outside their own courtyards, except those rich nobles and literati. But planting flowers and trees around the house is not arbitrary, and there are still many stresses. There is a saying handed down from our ancestors, "There are no trees in front of the house and no flowers behind the house". Why did the ancestors say that? What does this sentence mean? What's the point?

No trees are planted in front of the house, which is literally easy to understand, that is, no trees are planted in front of the house. Why can't trees be planted in front of and behind the house? Bian Xiao believes that there are three main reasons.

Planting trees in front of the house is not conducive to lighting. According to the tradition of China people, houses are generally built facing north and south, because the orientation of houses is more conducive to lighting. The quality of indoor light has a great influence on people's lives. Whether it is sunny outside or not, it is very bad that the room is always dark.

We don't plant trees in front of the house because we are afraid that the trees will grow tall and block the light in the room, so our ancestors said that we don't plant trees in front of the house. When we modern people buy a house, good lighting is also the primary consideration.

Planting trees in front of and behind the house is easy to mess up. Trees are planted in front of and behind the house, and autumn leaves float into the house with the wind. What is more, many insects like to climb trees. For example, there are many caterpillars on the locust tree. When the wind blows, all the caterpillars fall into the house. This will be a boring thing. When it rains, all the rain will spill into the house.

Roots affect the foundation. With the growth of trees, there are roots everywhere in the ground, and the growth of roots can easily loosen the foundation, especially in ancient thatched houses and wooden houses.

That's why the ancestors said that trees were not planted in front of and behind the house. These are the experiences of our ancestors.

It's easier to understand if you don't plant flowers behind the house. The purpose of planting flowers is to appreciate its beauty, or to like the fragrance of flowers.

There are flowers behind the house. Do you want to see a flower and look around the house? And the flowers are planted behind the house, and they can't smell the flowers. Li Zhiyi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote: "There are flying flowers on the lake outside the curtain." I don't hate flying flowers, but I hate people who are hard to live. "Li Yu also wrote that" the rain outside the curtain is gurgling, and the spring scenery is fading. "Li Qingzhao" wind will gather flowers deeply, and there will be red snow outside the curtain. "Remember, after begonia blooms, it is the season of spring. There is a classmate, they all look out of the window to see the scenery outside. It can be seen that since ancient times, flowers have been planted in front of the house rather than behind it.

Conclusion These classics handed down by our ancestors are the summary of their life experience and the treasure of China traditional culture. We need to inherit them well and pass them on.

Many seemingly simple words are neither rhyming nor gorgeous, but they are the crystallization of the wisdom of the sages.

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