The geomantic omen of Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province reveals the secrets you don't know.
In the Book of Rites, it is said, "A man who is courteous should make friends, judge suspects, be different and distinguish between right and wrong." In the development of feudal society, etiquette gradually evolved into the value norm of hierarchical society based on blood relationship. As a ruling order, etiquette is based on the order of human relations and permeates the social life of respect and respect.
in architectural design, the relationship of blood clan is also reflected. The word "intrigue" originated from Du Mu's "Epang Palace Fu" in the Tang Dynasty: "Five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion, corridors and waist, high eaves and teeth, each holding the terrain, intrigue." This passage describes the layout of the building, in which intrigue means that the eaves are staggered or inserted into each other, or they are in a teasing way. As for the future generations, it is purely a matter of hope for literature to compare intrigue with intrigue and infighting.
The Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province has 9 courtyards and 466 halls. There are 3 halls, 1 pavilion, 3 shrines, 2 halls, 15 pavilions and 54 gates. There is a pattern of "intrigue" in the Confucius Temple. Why is there a strange phenomenon of overlapping double eaves in such a large-scale building group? Is it because of the narrow space that this cramped layout appears? Of course not. The pattern of intrigue in the Confucius Temple implies the affection of "the father is kind and filial, the brother is good and the brother is caring", and the roof above is like a powerful wing to protect the children below. In Cairo, the capital of Egypt, there is a building standing there like a father and son. This building is called "Father and son building", and its design is inspired by the father-son relationship and the architectural layout of intrigue in Confucian etiquette.
When the ancients made the architectural layout, there was enough distance between buildings from the perspective of fire prevention and waterproof. As the old saying goes, "Heaven wants respect, while space wants humility, spitting water and running away." The eaves of ancient buildings in China are tilted upwards, one of the purposes is to let the rain splash in the distance and protect the walls. In ancient times, there were no polymer waterproof materials such as EPDM and modified asphalt, and the tiles of the roof were bonded to the wooden skeleton of the roof through paste and mud. When there is continuous rain or cracks in the bonding of roof tiles, the rain will soak the wooden frame. The intrigue has done great harm to the building, and the water dripping down from the upper eaves has done great harm to the building when it rains. Nevertheless, its significance is greater than its use value.