Ancient homes why the threshold

Threshold originally refers to the door under the horizontal wood, traditional Chinese homes will have a threshold at the door, people in and out of the door to cross the threshold, play a buffer pace, blocking the role of external forces. In ancient times, the threshold of the knee high and flush, today's threshold is not so high, only about an inch or so.

The threshold has a very important meaning in feng shui. In traditional Chinese architecture, there is a threshold at the entrance to the main door, and its role in feng shui is to block unfavorable external factors from entering the home, and to prevent the leakage of talent.

1, the gathering of qi: because the door and the ground there will be a gap, and it is because of the existence of this gap, will affect the entire home of the qi, so that the qi out of the gap, disorganization. If a threshold is placed to block the gap, it will gather the home's aura. Whether it is an emperor or a famous merchant or even a poor person, this is a good idea. It prevents airflow from passing back and forth underneath the door, causing the inner court's aura to be disorganized.

2, gathering wealth and fortune: gathering wealth and gathering Qi is the same reason, after setting the threshold can prevent the loss of wealth from the doorway, gathering Qi and gathering wealth is actually related. An aura does not gather the mansion period wealth is also not gathered, wealth comes and goes!

3, blocking the wind: set the threshold can not only protect the inside of the wealth, the gas does not flow out, the same can also stop the outside of the wind in. Setting the threshold can block the gap under the door, so that the wind will not come in from under the door.

4, ghosts and evil: folk house design threshold will be designed along with the design of the steps to three or more. Because of the legend of the lonely ghosts will not walk like a man, they are only two feet jumping to walk on the three steps can not go up directly! So can play a role in warding off evil ~