Symmetrical tradition

Throughout history, almost all the buildings in ancient China were symmetrical, whether it was the Grand Palace, ordinary houses or even cemeteries. This is the embodiment of China's traditional culture and Confucianism? Mean? The incarnation of Tao. From the aesthetic point of view, symmetry can give people a sense of tranquility and solemnity, a kind of classical beauty.

Since the ancient buildings are symmetrical, why is there a corner missing from the Forbidden City? Many people will have such a question, is symmetry more solemn? Isn't the Forbidden City solemn enough? The answer isno. There are many theories about why the Forbidden City is missing a corner.

The first argument is the craftsman's mistake. Due to the limited resources and capacity at that time, it was difficult to reach the standard of complete symmetry, while the standard of the Forbidden City was higher, requiring diagonal lines to intersect on the Golden Temple. Because the engineering level at that time could not meet such high requirements, craftsmen discovered this problem in the later period and had to make a corner.

What's the second statement? Feng shui theory? . The northwest direction is a gap. It is said that the land in China is supported by a mountain from eight directions. The mountain in the northwest is called Buzhoushan. Has anyone explained it? Not good? Is it? Not paying? The meaning of. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that heaven lacks the northwest. The ancients believed in the theory of geomantic omen, so the northwest corner of the Forbidden City has been incomplete.

The third argument is that according to historical records, the northwest corner of the Forbidden City turned out to be a stagnant pool, so it is impossible to build a city wall. The builder's original intention was to make it a right angle, but somehow it collapsed after many repairs. The emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties ordered many repairs and failed. Finally, they had to change the northwest corner to an oblique angle, resulting in a piece missing from the northwest corner. ?