What is the meaning of the center hall

Central Hall means a room in the center of the main room; the hall; also for the Ming and Qing Dynasties Cabinet of university professors alias.

One, the culture of the hall

Old times the more affluent families each family has a hall, commonly known as "on the king's head", also known as the "center of the room" (because of the hall are located in the middle of the house). City dwellers often call the center hall "parlor". The hall, literally, is the place where guests are entertained.

The center hall of the rural family is usually set up a shelving cabinet against the wall, and a clock is placed on top of the shelving cabinet. The clock is flanked by vases, flower arrangements and other decorations, and in some cases, a small television set. In the center of the hall placed a table, four "four-foot stool".

The wall in the hall must be hung on the calligraphy and painting, according to the characteristics or preferences of each family to hang the content of the calligraphy and painting. For example, some people in order to attract wealth and fortune, good luck, will choose "God of Wealth" and other paintings.

The culture of the center hall can also be seen from the house pillar couplets. Anyone who knows a little bit about couplet culture knows that the significance of the couplet in the center hall must be different from the couplet on the main door. According to the characteristics of each family, according to the time of the day, there are inspirational writing, there are writing current political affairs, there are writing the Chinese zodiac.

Two, as the honorary title of the Naktang

The central body of the imperial court is known as the Cabinet, and the power of the university scholars can be compared with that of the prime minister. And often for will be divided into a number of departments.

For example, Mingzhu, who was a university scholar during the Kangxi period, was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and after he came to the Ministry of Revenue, the officials were arranged on both sides, and Mingzhu was in the center, which is why he was called the Zhongtang (Middle Hall).