As the saying goes in rural areas: "A white tiger covers a green dragon, and people are poor from generation to generation." What does it mean?
People who have lived in rural areas have basically felt that some rural areas are very particular about feng shui ethics. The specific manifestation is that in matters such as building houses, weddings and funerals, rules and rituals There are so many, so there are many derived sayings. The proverb we are talking about today is about building a house: "A white tiger builds a green dragon, and people are poor from generation to generation." What does this proverb mean? Does it make sense? Let’s break it down one by one.
"A white tiger builds a green dragon, and people are poor from generation to generation" refers to the layout of the location where one's own house is built
Every household in rural areas has a homestead, and it is much easier to build a house if there is land. , so I pay more attention to the Feng Shui and layout of the house. Roughly speaking, this sentence means that when building a house, the white tiger overshadows the blue dragon, which may lead to poor people in every generation of the family.
So what exactly are the white tiger and the green dragon? The green dragon and the white tiger are two images in the ancient Chinese constellations, representing the east and west directions respectively. The white tiger covers the green dragon, which means that the houses in the west are taller than those in the east.
According to the principle of facing south when building a house, the green dragon is in the east and the white tiger is in the west. The reason why the white tiger is not allowed to cover the green dragon also has the meaning of "purple air coming from the east". The green dragon represents auspiciousness. The white tiger covers it, which is not good for the host's family. In addition, according to the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, the green dragon is higher than the white tiger, which is also beneficial to lighting. Also, when it rains, the higher east and lower west is also conducive to drainage, preventing rainwater from draining into the house. Therefore, there is a saying in rural areas: "It would be better to let the blue dragon be ten thousand feet tall than to let the white tiger raise its head to look up." This means that the white tiger should not be allowed to cover the green dragon.
So is there any truth to the saying that "a white tiger covers a green dragon, and people are poor from generation to generation"? As an atheist, I think this is feudal superstition and makes no sense. However, if your house to the west is higher than yours, it is true that you have poor lighting and drainage.
People attach great importance to building houses, which is why many common sayings are derived. The feng shui and moral meanings of these common sayings are all yearning for a better life. Common proverbs have their meaning and value when they exist, but with the development of the times, they may be eliminated. You should not blindly believe in them.