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Why is there a screen in the living room?

The sentence of "taking the life of a person directly" in Shui Long Jing really hits the nail on the head. As we all know, if there is no screen in the living room, then the airflow will go straight, "straight" and "unstoppable"; It's not the same with the screen. It is much easier for airflow to bypass the screen. Note that this winding changes the trajectory into an "S" shape. Although the air flow is slow, it is "not scattered", which is very in line with the feng shui principle of "bending the feelings". Not only that, but by extension, why did quadrangles and ancient buildings in the past have "screen walls" similar to screens inside and outside the gates? It is to stop the strong airflow outside the gate, so as to slow down the roaring airflow and coordinate with the "speed" inside the house. Therefore, according to the ancient traditional geomantic theory, the screen wall is set to wash away the airflow outside. This undoubtedly makes sense. Furthermore, in ancient geomantic omen, rivers and lakes were forbidden to go straight, and they were regarded as auspicious because of their smoothness, twists and turns and long history. In fact, from the perspective of modern medicine, due to the screen in the living room, the airflow slows down, making the airflow close to the human body gradually conform to the running speed of human qi and blood. When the two flows are equal, people feel comfortable, which is of great benefit to their physical and mental health. Perhaps the real value of the screen is the consistent effect of the above two gases. In addition, the screen is regarded as an extremely practical decorative appliance in Feng Shui. Convenient disassembly and assembly, flexible movement. While blocking the airflow, it is also an elegant decoration, forming a beautiful home landscape. Feng Shui also believes that the screen will cut the living room into several small gas fields, which can flexibly change the "door" and adjust the source of anger, so that the owner is always in a good gas field. For this statement, although modern people can't prove it from a scientific point of view, they are still trying to explore and believe that there is some scientific truth. According to Feng Shui, different living environments will produce different energy fields, and these different energy fields will have obvious different effects on people. A good feng shui environment can greatly improve the comprehensive fortune of homeowners: successful career, prosperous business and good health. Bad feng shui often brings a series of physical and mental troubles to homeowners. The ancients skillfully used the screen to block the airflow and block the function, artificially creating vitality and pulsation beneficial to the house, thus playing a beneficial and harmless role. Most modern people only regard the screen as a partition. For example, when receiving guests in the living room, screens are often used as a cover to increase more privacy. From a psychological point of view, the screen can separate itself from the noisy hall and give you an independent space. Chatting or doing things in this small semi-enclosed space will give you a sense of peace or security.