There is such an old saying in life, which is called the left eye jumps to wealth and the right eye jumps to disaster. But have you ever wondered why your left eye jumps on your left eye instead of your right eye? Similarly, why is the landlord not called Fangxi, and the hospitality is called East instead of West? If you lose a war, you will be defeated, and the north will not be defeated. To understand these questions, it is necessary to refer to a discipline - ancient orientation.
It is said that the ancient Chinese lived in the Yellow River region, north of the Tropic of Cancer, and the sun always came from the south. Therefore, the ancients believed that the south side was yang and the north side was yin. Yang, that is, the sun is very noble, facing the sun can bloom in spring, not only yang but also very foreign. This perception affects every aspect of life. For example, when the ancients built a house, they paid attention to a negative yin and yang, and when they said that they were sitting in the north and facing south, what was the point of building it in this way? Nonsense, the lighting is good.
In addition to building a house, the same is true at the dinner table, where the main seat often sits facing north and south. To borrow the seat of the group of non-famous Chinese historical losers, let's briefly illustrate it. The No. 1 seat that Song Huizong sits on is the main seat, and the main seat cannot sit casually, not because of the buttocks, but because of the people who sit on it all the year round. Old, qualified, and respected, he is the best choice to pay for the treat.
If you can't tell the difference between east and west, north and south in the house, simply facing the door, he is the main seat. Moreover, "Zhou Yi Hexagram" also said that the sage faces the south and listens to the world, and governs to the Ming. It means that the Son of Heaven will be honored to the south and rule the world, while those who are officials will be honored to the north. Therefore, in ancient times, the south was usually respected, and the north symbolized defeat and submission, so if you lose a war, you are called defeated.
Therefore, in ancient times, the east-west direction was also divided into dignity and inferiority. Since the east is the place where the sun rises, the yang energy is strong and auspicious, so since ancient China, the east is usually respected, and even the seating of the Hongmen banquet is so particular. According to the historical records of Xiang Yu in this record, Xiang Wang and Xiang Bo sit in the east, Yafu sits in the south, Pei Gong sits in the north, and Zhang Liang sits in the west. No, didn't it say that the ancestral seat sits north and faces south? This score is better than knowing that the ancients held banquets in different venues, and you have to see where he held them first. For example, the house of the ancient dignitaries and nobles is generally a hall structure, the room is the room where the ancients lived, and the hall is the room facing after entering the door, which can be rudely understood as the hall, if the banquet is indoors, then An Zunbei is ranked in this way, and the one who sits west and faces east is the main seat, such as the Hongmen banquet, which was in the military tent at that time, and it is ranked according to the room, if the banquet is placed in the hall, it is arranged in this way, and the one who sits north and faces south is the main seat.
So got it? The ancients respected the south and the east at the same time, which is why the people with the word east are often some big people with status. For example, the boss is called the host, the host is called the host, and the person who rents the house is called the landlord. In addition, because the Son of Heaven sits in the north and faces south, and the east is on his left side, so the ancients admired the east at the same time, and the left side also followed the nobility, and began to be popular to respect the left. However, it should be noted that not every dynasty respects the left, for example, the Qin and Han dynasties respect the right.
Now we all know that this is all feudal superstition, and there is no scientific basis. But if you're right-handed, you'll find that your left-hander is obviously more noble. You see, with his right hand, he has to eat, brush his teeth, type, move bricks, and buy jewelry for his left hand when he earns money. Do you see what the left hand does besides wiping the buttocks? The left hand protested: "Who said I was useless? Without me, who will press Ctrl+c, Ctrl+v, and Ctrl+z for you? ”