What does this saying mean? What do the dragon and tiger in the sentence represent? Now let me tell you my opinion.
1. The dragon is long and the tiger is short, and the thousand gold is not exchanged.
The dragon is long and the tiger is short, and the thousand gold is not exchanged. The literal meaning is easy to understand, but the dragon and tiger here are not the legendary dragons or tigers in the forest that we usually think of . Therefore, its meaning is not the same as the literal meaning.
The dragon and tiger in the short of the dragon and the tiger refer to the green dragon and white tiger in the ancient Chinese orientation, " left green dragon right white tiger ", "east green dragon, west white tiger", in ancient Chinese architecture, Qinglong represents the East and White Tiger represent and western .
In China, the left is the uppermost, the left is superior and the right is inferior, the eastern dragon must be more noble and status than the western tiger. The emperors of ancient China all claimed that they were the true sons of Tianlong. On the house building, the four directions of the roof are marked with Dongqinglong, Xibaihu, Nanzhuque and Beixuanwu.
Therefore, when the ancients judged the positions of the green dragon and the white tiger, they interestingly made the architectural posture of the tiger in the west and the dragon in the east. , narrower to make them different. And from the perspective of feng shui, the architectural style of houses in the east and west is the auspicious house advocated by the ancients. A house with such a pattern is "no money can be exchanged".
Second, the dragon is near and the tiger is far away, and the blessing and longevity are both full.
The dragon is near and the tiger is far away, and the longevity and longevity are both. The dragon and tiger still refer to the architectural orientation of the East Green Dragon and the West White Tiger.
The ancients paid attention to having a good pattern when building a house. The best thing is to be surrounded by mountains on three sides, with water on one side, mountains on the east, west and north, while and south are water.At this time, the green dragon needs to be higher than the white tiger, that is, the so-called east mountain is higher than the west mountain.
And "the dragon is near and the tiger is far away" means that the house on the left side of the house is the "mountain", which is also called the "east gable" in the folk, and it should be close to the family; the houses on the west side are farther away. Such a house will make you feel good when you live in it. This place is most in line with the ancient architectural concept.
Happiness and longevity, the ancients believed that if you want to achieve such a wish, you must work hard on the house. Houses are the top priority for Chinese people. Living in a spacious and bright house with good feng shui, beautiful environment, people will be happy and comfortable, and they will live a long and healthy life.
As the saying goes, "The dragon is long and the tiger is short, and a thousand pieces of gold do not change; the dragon is near and the tiger is far away, and both happiness and longevity" are not only the objective requirements of the ancients for housing construction, but also the beautiful vision of people pursuing a better living environment and improving the quality of life.
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