As the saying goes in the countryside: facing the green hills, a dutiful son is born, while facing the flat hills, a sage is born. What do you mean? Does that make sense?
this is also the requirement of the ancients for the location of houses, or a method of selection.
Then someone will ask, and the saying that there are no mountains or ridges in some plains is useless.
It is true that this sentence is useless for plain areas. In ancient times, we called the plain "Pingyang" and the mountains and hills "Mountain".
Of course, the location of the address in the plain and the mountain is different. The requirement of the mountain is to look up, but the plain is to look up.
That is to say, in mountainous areas, there must be mountains behind to build houses, while in plain areas, there must be rivers around.
Is it true what the ancients said about filial piety in the face of green hills? What's the point?
I believe that people who have been to the countryside will find that this sentence will be written on the Spring Festival couplets at the gates of many villagers. "Facing the green hills, filial sons will be born, while facing the flat hills, wise men will be born."
so what's the meaning of this sentence?
First, people's yearning and expectation for beautiful things
Every family wants their children and grandchildren to be filial. Of course, China has attached great importance to filial piety since ancient times.
So all the virtues's filial piety comes first, and China has produced many filial sons since ancient times.
For example, in the Three Kingdoms period, the achievements of "Huaiju" and "Crying for Bamboo Shoots" are well-known stories.
In the Qing Dynasty, people valued braids more than anything else. It was precisely because of that sentence that the body was affected by parents.
It can be seen that China has attached great importance to filial piety since ancient times.
rural people regard this sentence as "a dutiful son in the face of a green hill, a wise man in the face of a flat hill".
I really want to express my expectation for my children and grandchildren, and I hope they can be more filial.
Second, besides expectation, there is some truth in this sentence.
When building a house in the countryside, there are generally important requirements for the sitting direction and orientation of the house, such as the requirement of facing south in geomantic omen.
Of course, this is also meaningful. You should know that no animal or plant in this world can leave the sun. A house facing south can make good use of the sun, because the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.
As for why the house is required to face the green hills, it is also related to the sunshine.
Imagine that if your back faces the green hills, the sun will shine for too long, which will lead to too long sunshine every day. If the house is too dry, it will easily lead to a fire.
Furthermore, due to the long-term exposure to sunlight, especially in summer, people's dermatology may get sunburned due to too much exposure.
If you face the green hills, the sunlight will be blocked by the mountains for a while, so that people in the house can receive proper sunshine.
of course, besides the sunshine, facing the green hills has another advantage.
You should know that looking at the blue mountain every day will make people feel better.
And when you open the door early in the morning, you can see a lush landscape, which is a happy thing for a person, so you will be in a good mood all day.
Moreover, the meaning of Castle Peak symbolizes filial piety and loyalty since ancient times. Therefore, Castle Peak has the honor to bury loyal bones, while white iron casts innocent courtiers.
so the ancients faced the green hills.
third, why did the ancients demand that their backs should face the flat ridge?
Compared with Castle Peak, Pingling Mountain is not so high, so facing Pingling Mountain can't block too much sunlight, so facing Pingling Mountain is not so important for blocking some sunlight.
then why do you want to turn your back to pingling?
Because the flat ridge is relatively flat, the rainwater can't be well retained when it rains, so the rainwater can only flow downwards.
If you face Pingling at this time, the rain will easily enter your home. Imagine that your home is wet when it rains heavily. What do you think? So if you turn your back to the flat ridge, you can prevent the rain from entering the house.
In addition to preventing rainwater from entering the house directly, there are some advantages to facing the flat ridge with your back.
Generally speaking, Pingling is too flat, so many snakes, rats and other animals will climb down from it directly.
Therefore, in order to prevent these animals from running directly to farmers' houses, it is necessary to turn their backs to Pingling. After all, the arrival of these animals in the houses will affect farmers' lives.
The mouse is fine. If it is a snake, there is a great risk factor.
Of course, I think the implication for the generation of sages with their backs to Pingling is because people look like honest and honest to the flatness of Pingling without the sharp peaks, and then extend the implication.
generally speaking, for "facing the green hills, a dutiful son is born, while facing the flat hills, a wise man is born.".
"is not only the requirement and method of building a house, but also a kind of high hope that people give to future generations.
After all, parents want their children to be successful, and they want their children to be filial.