Many houses in the countryside have a wall built in front of the door, what is the point of it?

There is a wall called "shadow wall" in the traditional culture built by our family, which is an important cultural heritage left by our ancestors, a symbol of national culture, and traditional Chinese culture.

Artistic representation. Inside and outside the gates of the courtyard houses in Beijing, this kind of shadow wall is more common. It is also widely used in rural areas. Delicately simple shadow walls can sometimes be seen in the suburbs around the city.

In ancient times, it was believed that ghosts often came to their homes, because children only walked in a straight line and did not turn around, so a fence was built to block the children's path. (William Shakespeare.)

Hamlet, family) hence, the shadow wall.

It has been used to this day, and the shadow wall plays an indispensable role in the courtyard of Beijing, which can not only play a decorative effect, but also cover the security and messy walls of the gate, beautify the entrance, and improve the overall beauty of the courtyard.

What does the shadow wall in the countryside care about?

1. Block the lonely soul outside the door to avoid disaster;

2. Protection of personal information. Passers-by can't see the inside of the yard, protecting the owner's privacy.

3. Wind and cold. In autumn and winter, the cold wind is slow, and the shaded wall is good for thermal insulation to prevent the cold wind from forming convection in the courtyard.

4. Decorative role. Delicate patterns are painted on the shaded walls, and the use of delicate carving techniques gives visitors a sense of atmosphere that can raise the level of the entire courtyard.

Traditional culture tends to be more interesting. Finally sank after the baptism of time. With the retro renovation of Beijing's 100 old hutongs, shadow walls have also become a popular factor in rural residential construction, and many designers have burst out here as a rich source of creative inspiration.

For traditional culture, all of us Chinese sons and daughters have the responsibility to do a good job.

Walking in the northern countryside as you like, the most common is a lonely wall that suddenly stands at the entrance of the farmhouse, or a wing house with nothing after entering the house covers the main house, and a short wall is erected at the door to block the yard of the farmhouse (called "street gate" in the countryside). In short, whether you enter the house or go out, you can only see the house or the outside, there is a place to hide your eyes.

Many people don't understand why this wall is being used. In fact, the name of the wall is "The Wall". Rural people pay attention to feng shui, believing that the space in front of the door, the gate facing the road, alley, trees, corners, etc., can not easily accumulate money, but it is easy to launch a surprise attack and cause evil things.

Therefore, the walls illuminated by the main entrance were built, creating a breathing effect in a small environment.

The importance that rural people attach to Feng Shui can be seen in this gorgeous and majestic wall pattern. In addition to this, the same is true of the gable's "Taigong here", the small vista in the middle of the roof ridge, and the "Seokan" standing next to the wall. Ah Xu walked through an ancient village, and some entire streets were in the pattern of fishbones.

The houses in the countryside are open early in the morning, and they will be open for a day, and there are many passers-by, and they don't want strangers to see the panorama of their homes, so they build a wall, which also has the implication that wealth is not exposed.

In the past, there was a superstitious belief that this wall meant that money would not leak out or that it would avoid good luck and evil, and there was no scientific basis. Some are also to add to the beauty of rural yards.

This practice can achieve the beauty of the yard. And it also avoids some embarrassment to use a wall to avoid the design facing the gate, which is also a statement that means that money does not leak out, and it also avoids some good luck.

Don't build too high, just build a two-meter or so, in fact, the main purpose is to be able to block from the outside world, and the yard is more private.

This is because in ancient times, people would make a wall in front of the house as a screen, so that people passing by outside would not see the inner room through the door. It can have a better privacy effect.

It is said that building a wall on the outside means that money is not exposed, and the location of a wall in each yard is different, depending on what the feng shui master says and how he looks at it. Or simply to beautify the environment and add to the beauty of the yard.

This is because the ancient people paid great attention to feng shui in the process of building a house, which is also a screen, and at the same time can also protect the safety of the house.

Rural greeting walls are usually built to protect the safety of family members, and they are usually located at the entrance of houses to keep out evil and evil spirits from the outside world. From the perspective of feng shui, there is a certain amount of attention to the connection between the wall and the wall.

First of all, the front wall should be connected to the wall, which can play a role in protecting family members. However, the distance between the front wall and the wall should be moderate, not too close and not too far away. If the front wall is too close to the wall, it may cause some harm to the family members, but if the front wall is too far away from the wall, it may affect the safety of the family members.

Secondly, the front wall should be connected to the wall, which can play a role in blocking the evil and evil spirits of the outside world. However, the shape of the wall connected to the wall should be noted, and it should be in the shape of a figure of eight, which can play a better role in blocking the evil and evil qi of the outside world.

Finally, the front wall should be connected to the wall, which can play a role in beautifying the home environment. However, the color of the front wall connected to the wall should be paid attention to, and it should be coordinated with the overall color of the house, which can play a better role in beautifying the home environment.

In short, there is a certain amount of attention to the connection between the door wall and the wall, and attention should be paid to the distance, shape and color of the wall and the wall, so as to better protect family members and beautify the family environment.

The front wall is actually the function of the screen.

Changing the direction of the airflow to prevent the wind from passing through the hall can form the effect of Tibetan wind and the effect of blocking privacy, so that you will not be able to see the situation in the yard at a glance from the outside.

The front wall can be connected to the wall, as long as it has the above effects.

The front wall is also called the shadow wall, and its main function is to block the brake and change the direction of the air. Whether it can be connected to the wall depends on the actual situation on site.

This is called a wall! Superstitious saying: ghosts can only walk in a straight line, so add a wall behind the door, and when the ghost comes in, he can only walk in a straight line, and cannot bypass it, which can defend against ghosts

Scientific statement: Since every family has its own secrets, such as brothers quarreling, counting money at home, etc., there is a wall, which is not easy for passers-by to see. The same is true for the decoration of the house now, which is now called "Xuanguan", the purpose is to not let others see what is going on in your house at a glance when you forget to close the door.

This style of shadow wall is now invisible in many places, what it does:

Second, protect privacy, as the landlord said, often as soon as you enter the door, you will be faced with this wall, and you can block the eyes of passers-by or those who intend to snoop inward, so that you can protect the privacy of the homeowner at home

3. This wall also has an important role, which is to protect the good aura behind the wall from being affected by the scattered aura outside, which is what we often say, to prevent the air behind the wall from being polluted by the outside and bad air pollution, and to keep the air in the house fresh. Rural people pay attention to feng shui, thinking that the space in front of the door, the gate is facing the road, alleys, trees, corners, etc., it is not easy to gather wealth and energy, but it is easy to cause trouble, love to cause murder.

Therefore, at the front gate, build a wall to form a small environment of Tibetan wind gathering effect. The gate of your house is facing the door of the house, which is very simple, you can build a wall in front of the gate and block it in front of the gateIn ancient times, especially large households, there was a wall blocking the gate as soon as they entered, and they could only enter the courtyard by bypassing the wall, which was called "Feng Shui Wall". This is a good solution

Well, having a wall will make the foundation stronger, and the house will not collapse easily, and it will also protect against predators.

Because in the countryside, they all have their own land, because their own land has their own use.

Building a house and surrounding buildings is very particular about feng shui issues, bad feng shui will cause physical discomfort to residents, and building a wall is also to isolate feng shui problems from other surrounding houses.

This is a kind of feudal superstition, in order to avoid some ghosts and the like.

Door-to-door is generally not recommended, so they have to build a wall to block it.

It is a simple feng shui, and it can block the situation of one's own house and not be discovered by outsiders.

Because this is probably a traditional way for everyone, I think it's safer.

I think this is to be able to isolate Feng Shui and attract wealth.

This is a traditional custom, which can attract wealth and treasure and keep safe.

Shadow Wall (Shadow Wall).

The shadow wall appeared before the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC-771 BC).

The shadow wall, also known as the photo wall, is built on the opposite side of the courtyard gate or inside the gate facing the outside of the door, the shadow wall is to block the cluttered buildings outside the opposite side of the gate, so that people stand in front of the gate to feel wide and tidy, and also show that the inside and outside of the courtyard are different. According to ancient feng shui scholars, the shadow wall in front of the door and the shadow wall in the courtyard are to make the air flow around the shadow wall, and the gathering of qi will not disperse. It plays the role of blocking the murderous aura.

However, due to the different sizes of the courtyards, the different identities of the owners in the residences and the different sizes of the doors, there are certain rules for the construction of the shadow wall. Generally is a word shadow wall, more built in front of the official residence or rich merchants, the shadow wall is divided into three parts, the upper cylinder tile, the middle wall is built out of the frame with rectangular bricks, the center of the frame and the four corners are carved with bricks, the words of blessing, wealth and Hong are engraved in the middle, the Sumeru seat is built under the building, there is also a kind of shadow wall called the wild goose wings, the masonry is fine, the bricks are polished against the joints, the carving has flowers, the corners of the shadow wall wall are also carved with flowers, grass, etc. The building of the whole goose wing shadow wall fully reflects the solemnity and beauty.

Generally, the shadow wall of the wild goose wings is mostly built in the yamen, the government policy, the mansion, there is another kind on both sides of the gate in front of the door, called the eight-character shadow wall, also called the eight-character powder wall, when building the eight-character shadow wall, the gatehouse, legs, and cornice of the gate become an angle of about 130 degrees, and the shadow wall on both sides of the gate is carved with symmetrical patterns and large brick carvings.

A parapet actually refers to a low wall around the roof of a building. Its main function is to maintain safety, and it will be closed with waterproof bricks at the bottom to prevent water seepage, or rainwater overflow or orange seepage.