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How to plant trees in front of the grave?
The name of several cypress trees planted in the graveyard comes from "shell", and the word "cypress" is similar in pronunciation to the word "shell", which means a kind of tree with a shell crown. Because cypress is like a shell, in ancient times, cypress also had certain reproductive worship significance. China people planted cypress in the cemetery, which symbolizes eternal life or metempsychosis and rebirth. The graveyard belongs to the shade, so it is better to plant an even number of cypress trees in the graveyard. The number depends on the size of the cemetery, so don't be too crowded. The simplest thing is to have a variety of trees in front of the grave! The best way to plant trees is to plant pines and cypresses, which are evergreen all the year round, with high survival rate and insect resistance. It means eternal life. The location generally depends on the specifications. In the past, there were rules for planting trees, according to the level. Generally, there are even numbers, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 16 trees, which are planted on both sides of the monument. Planting cypress trees in graves originated from a folklore. According to legend, there was an evil beast in ancient times, named the raccoon dog, who liked to steal corpses and livers. Every night, he came out to dig graves to eat corpses. This beast is flexible, fast-moving, elusive and unpredictable, but it is afraid of tigers and cypresses. Therefore, in order to avoid this evil beast, the ancients often set up Shi Hu and planted cypresses in cemeteries. "Having money to live in the southeast room, not warm in winter and not cool in summer" is the condition for people on the graveyard to choose housing, so there is something even more unacceptable for people on the graveyard in terms of housing, that is, the role of numbers and positions and some special objects in the cemetery. The people in the graveyard call the yard where the living live a house, which means vitality and vitality. The burial ground, where the dead are stored, is called the Yin House. Yin houses are generally planted with pine trees and cypresses, symbolizing the immortality of the dead. In addition, planting pine and cypress trees also has the functions of soil and water conservation and protection of graves. Of course, in order to find the graves of their loved ones, people plant trees next to them. When they grow up, they can see the places they want to sweep for miles. On the contrary, even the most delicious mulberry will not be favored by the owner, and the pear with a refreshing mouth will be rejected from the front yard and backyard. Why? It's probably a homonym of "mulberry" and "mourning" and "pear" and "separation". There is a saying among the people in the graveyard: "Sang Song Bai Li Huai, don't go into the mansion of the king", which is the truth.