Why are almost all houses built by rural people facing east and west?

This problem goes against the custom in Northeast China. In the northeast custom, the east side of the villa is big, and the east side is the direction of birth and rearing, which is generally for the elderly to live in. The west is a big house, the west is gold, gold can produce water, and water is wealth. So the haunted house of the dead elder is in the west. Generally, young people live in the west of the house when they get married, so they will decorate their new houses in the west when they get married.

As long as the foundation is suitable, Dali people choose to sit facing south and ten degrees south. After the cover, the sun will be fine! It is normal for a son to want a daughter-in-law at home. Generally, there are three rooms, with a hall in the middle for ancestor worship, a living room and a hall. East is left and west is right. The eldest son lives in the east. It is also a custom for men to be left and women to be right. It may also vary from place to place.

The north-south direction of cultivated land in rural areas should be the most reasonable. Crops can absorb more light and heat resources, which is beneficial to increase crop yield.

1978, our county made great efforts in the basic construction of farmland water conservancy, and made a unified plan for the mine roads in the county. 200 mu is a small square, 2000 mu is a Chinese side, and 10000 mu is a big square. A first-class road, a second-class road and a third-class road are set between all parties. Wells are uniformly located on the roadside, and there is one well on 100 mu of land. The north-south direction of planned farmland is unified. At that time, it was the Institute of Agricultural Modernization that helped us plan.

The phenomenon mentioned by the subject may be caused by topography. Make the best use of the situation and water irrigation is convenient. If the topography of a place is mostly high in the west and low in the east or high in the east and low in the west. Water can only flow from east to west or from west to east, naturally forming east-west cultivated land. If it is forced to turn north-south, it will take a lot of effort to transform farmland.

Under the same geographical conditions, the east-west houses have no advantage over the north-south houses. Considering the sunshine time, especially in winter, the north-south house can guarantee at least one hour of sunshine every day. In addition, 2: 00 pm to 6: 00 pm in summer is the hottest time and the sun is strongest (not at noon 12 pm). At this time, the sun is in the west, and the room in the west of the house is the feeling of a big steamer, commonly known as "western sun", which is avoided by any house as much as possible. East-west is not to say that there is no benefit at all. At least you can welcome the first sunshine rising from the east in the morning. ...