Because the sun, the moon and other celestial bodies are in circular motion, like a closed circle with no starting point and no ending point, and the earth carries us, just like a square object is static and stable, so the concept of "a round place" came into being.
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The ancients believed that the sky was round and the square was the source of heaven and earth.
Circle is the knowledge of Taoism in China.
Fang is the ideal realm of China's Confucian personality cultivation: "Wise to be round, do to be square".
Fiona Fang's compatibility between Confucianism and Taoism is the main spirit of China traditional culture. As the most basic geometric figures, circles and squares have the beauty of softness and perfection; squares have the beauty of neatness and Fang Zhengzhi; and circles and squares embody the perfect combination of rigidity and softness.
The concept of "round square" is clear and profound.
This also means that it is based on the essence of high technology and the latest technology in the world. It is rooted in China's national conditions. Make unremitting efforts, birds of a feather flock together, make continuous progress and become the mainstream of the industry.
The symbol of this circle comes from the idea that:
The sky is like a lid, and the earth is like the chess game "The Three Kingdoms". Show the long-term and planned development strategy in the circle with chess pictograms; Borrowing the profound connotation of the word "Tianya Square" means that in the process of constant pursuit of perfection, the square in the circle will give the forum lasting vitality.
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What is a "round place"? The ancients thought that the round place was also called Fang, as the name of heaven and earth. Circle is the knowledge of Taoism in China, which is changeable and fashionable; Fang is the ideal realm of China's Confucian personality cultivation: "Wise to be round, do to be square". The mutual tolerance between the circle and the square and the complementarity between Confucianism and Taoism constitute the main spirit of China traditional culture.
According to the history book Yao Dian, Yao treats the world at peace: he commands peace and respects the sky, like the sun, the moon and the stars, and respects people. Later, he, he, he and his uncle were ordered to go to all directions, which was the earliest theory and practice of a round place. From the book Hutuluo, it can be proved that the sky is round, but without today's accurate understanding, it gave birth to a simple world view. The earth refers to the horizon coordinate system, and the square refers to the azimuth or orientation, that is, the child represents the north, the afternoon represents the south, the unitary represents the west, and the wool represents the east. Twelve earthly branches, ten heavenly stems and four hexagrams represent twenty-four directions and are built on the whole Sunday (360-degree circle). This is the sky.
The land of heaven and earth is the map of heaven and earth evolved from innate gossip in the Book of Changes, that is, the map of the land of heaven and earth. Among them, the hexagrams around the periphery represent the operation law of the sky, and the hexagrams arranged in the middle square represent the operation law of the earth. The sky is dominant, the earth is secondary, the sky is yang, and the earth is yin. The interaction between them leads to the creation of everything in the world.
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In essence, the land of heaven and earth is an explanation of the generation and operation of heaven and earth in the yin and yang system of Yijing, the first of the hundred classics and the source of Chinese studies. Its ideological system holds that everything evolves according to Yin-Yang and Five Elements, so all ancient disciplines have the ideological system of Yin-Yang and Five Elements.
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What does "the sky is round" mean? "Circle" is the circle in the universe, which is the ancient people's understanding of the circle in the universe. "Heaven" refers to emptiness and reality, because there is no reference object and no place, so it can be called "circle". "Ground" refers to the tangible color, which can be defined by thinking, so it can be called "square", not that the earth is square and round.
The main methods of ancient people's understanding of the universe are completely different from the empirical experimental methods of modern science. "Internal evidence" is the main way for the ancients to understand the universe, and this method is to continuously strengthen the human body's own energy according to a certain energy cycle mode of human life, so as to achieve its more acute perception.
"Heaven and earth are round" is a manifestation of the theory of Yin and Yang, and its essential source is the sky map, which originated from the evolution of innate gossip. Among them, the hexagrams around the periphery represent the operation law of the sky, and the hexagrams arranged in the middle square represent the operation law of the earth. Among them, the sky is dominant, the earth is secondary, the sky is yang, and the earth is yin. The interaction between them leads to the creation of all things in the world, among which man is the essence of the world, so he is regarded as the spirit of all things in the world, can understand all things, and the most spiritual one is also.
What do you mean the sky is round? "The place with a round sky" is not a place where the horizon says that the sky is round, but a philosophical thought of the place with a round sky in ancient China, which is a manifestation of the theory of Yin and Yang. The sky and circles symbolize movement; The earth and the square symbolize stillness; The combination of the two is the balance of yin and yang, and the dynamic and static complement each other.
The design concept of "the sky is round, and the earth is round" is manifested in ancient architecture and currency in China, such as the Temple of Heaven Ditan, quadrangles, square holes and coins. The patterns and structures of these "circular places" play a propaganda role in the traditional culture of China.
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"The sky is round and the earth is round" is the understanding of the universe in ancient science. China's method of understanding the universe in ancient times is different from the empirical experimental method of modern science, but the practice of "internal evidence". Ancient scientists summed up a set of abstract laws of the world by practicing "internal syndrome": yin and yang and five elements.
Yin-yang and five elements are divided into many levels, and their concepts are just like the unknown "x, y" in the equation in modern mathematics. That is to say, when solving a specific problem, the unknowns such as X and Y have specific representative substances, while when interpreted from a purely mathematical point of view, X and Y are unknowns without specific directions.
What do you mean the sky is round? At the beginning of "The Classic of Shangshu", Yao said that after the world was at peace, how could he respect the sky as the sun, the moon and the stars and respect others as himself? Later, xi He was ordered to "Xi Zhong", "Occupy Central" and his uncle to carry out the work of promoting civilization (that is, the content of Zoroastrianism), which was the earliest theory and practice of the Heaven and Earth Society. Among them, from the book Hutuluo, it can be proved that the sky is round, and there is no accurate understanding today, but a simple world outlook has been developed. The place refers to the horizon coordinate system, and the square refers to the azimuth or azimuth, that is, the child represents the north and the afternoon represents the south.
Unitary represents the west, Mao represents the east, twelve earthly branches, eight heavenly stems and four hexagrams represent twenty-four directions, which are built on the whole Sunday (360-degree circle). This is the truth of the round place.
First, the sky is round and the place is a manifestation of the theory of yin and yang.
China's traditional culture is extensive and profound, and the theory of Yin and Yang is its core and essence. The theory of Yin and Yang, with a simple dialectical color, is the way of thinking of China sages in understanding the world. Thousands of years of social practice have proved its correctness. "The sky is round and the earth is round" is the concrete embodiment of this theory.
The ancients called the state where heaven and earth were indistinguishable and chaos began to open, and Tai Chi gave birth to two devices, which separated yin and yang and heaven and earth. The ancients called the vast universe composed of many stars "heaven" and the field they lived in "earth", because the sun, the moon and other celestial bodies are moving endlessly, just like a closed circle with no beginning and no end; But the earth is quietly taking us there, just like a square object is static and stable, so the concept of "a round place" has emerged.
Throughout nature, all round objects are active and unstable, just like the round sun and moon; All square objects are static and stable, just like the quiet earth. Movement is Yang, and quietness is Yin, so "Tianyuan" has become a symbol of Yang, representing all active things, such as sun, sky, rigidity, health, public, gentleman, husband, greatness, abundance, upward, progressive, dynamic and upright. "Chu" has become a symbol of yin, representing all passive things such as the moon, the night, softness, obedience, women, ministers, wives, children, retreat, quietness and negativity.
Second, the sky is round, and the place is the interpretation of "harmony between man and nature"
China's traditional culture advocates "harmony between man and nature" and pays attention to learning from nature. The truth of "Heaven is round and place is respected" in geomantic omen is a special annotation to this world view. "Round is awkward, while square is stingy" is a philosophical proposition of Yang Xiong in the Western Han Dynasty (from Tai Xuan Xuan _). "Circle" refers to the sky; \ _, refers to turbulence; "Fang" refers to the ground, "stingy" refers to convergence. "The circle is narrow and the square is stingy", that is to say, the sky circle is moving and changing, while the place is convergent and static.
Only by pursuing development and change can we achieve our cause and human beings make continuous progress; I hope we can calm down and settle down, so that we can live a comfortable life and the world is at peace. Architecture is built by people, which inevitably reflects people's pursuit and hope, so "the sky is round and the place is round" has become an indispensable content in all kinds of buildings.
Traditional architecture in China pays more attention to perfection. The Temple of Heaven and the Ditan built in Beijing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties were all built according to the principle of harmony between heaven and earth.
The Temple of Heaven is circular, and the number of dome layers, the diameter of the table top and the railings around it are singular, that is, the number of yang, which symbolizes that the sky is yang. The altar is square and has eight steps on all sides, all of which are even numbers, that is, the number of yin, with the symbolic ground as yin.
Ordinary people often build a round pool in a small square yard, or build a round moon gate between two houses, which are the embodiment of a round place. The quadrangle in the north is a typical representative of the theory of heaven and earth.
Third, the embodiment of the circle in the quadrilateral.
In the north of China, especially in Beijing, most houses are quadrangles, so how do these houses reflect the "round place"?
1, the embodiment of the name itself
The ancients said that "fame must be true", that is to say, the name of a thing is a special embodiment of its essence, and it can also be said to be a part of its inherent essence. Siheyuan, in which "four" is a square, symbolizing "place"; Among them, the "combination" is closed, symbolizing the sky and the circle, the square and the circle, and the yin and yang. It is really a swan song that takes what it likes and retreats from what it keeps, which makes contemporary naming masters far behind.
2, the embodiment of the courtyard structure
Courtyards vary in size, from a few acres to more than a dozen families 100 people. From small to large, it has a few feet, but the structure is similar.
Siheyuan is a quadrangle-style residence, surrounded by a hall, a house and a kitchen, with a yard in the middle. The doors and windows are all facing the yard, and no window is open to the outside. Siheyuan in Beijing is generally divided into front room and back room, with flower gates hanging in the middle. The backyard (inner yard) is a residential area. Most quadrangles are north-south oriented. On the central axis, the big room in the north is the main room, facing south. Two rooms are wing rooms, and the north (south room) is an inverted room. The quadrangle is built symmetrically on all sides, and the structure is square, reflecting the "place"; The courtyard is closed, with doors and windows facing the courtyard, reflecting a "round sky".
The quadrangle is exquisite in structure and unique in architecture. Courtyard and yard are closed and do not interfere with each other, such as farmland cultivated in blocks, which symbolizes "place"; Residents in the hospital are closely related (mostly different branches of a big family), like a big family, which embodies the atmosphere of reunion and symbolizes "the sky is round".
The gate of the quadrangle usually opens in the southeast. According to the geomantic theory of Bazhai school, this part belongs to the "angry" position, and the main body is full of vitality and prosperity, symbolizing "a round place"; The gate is square, symbolizing "place". Entering the gate of the quadrangle, there is a shadow wall, which makes people feel very mysterious. The screen wall is designed as a square. Its function is not only to prevent people outside the house from directly peeping into the courtyard, but also to prevent the air outside the house from directly rushing into the courtyard, thus realizing "music is affectionate". It can be seen that the shape and function of the screen wall is also a special embodiment of "the sky is round". In addition, the pictures on the screen wall (including patterns and colors) have other feng shui meanings, so I won't repeat them here for the time being.
3. Advantages and disadvantages of Sanheyuan
Due to the limitation of the ground, people often build the courtyard into a three-in-one shape. The main house in the north faces south. It is sunny and the owner lives in it. Small mistresses or servants with similar sides live or pile up sundries. The gate is generally in the south, symmetrical and tidy, with spacious yard and convenient access. This three-in-one courtyard is actually the transformation of quadrangles. Compared with quadrangles, its disadvantages are mainly reflected in the lack of "a round place". In addition, it is not appropriate to open the door due south. Although according to the geomantic theory of "Eight Houses School", this part belongs to the position of "prolonging life", as the saying goes, "Yamen Gate faces south, you can't get in without money", and the south gate is the "noon gate", which is too strong for ordinary people to enjoy. Therefore, it is necessary to erect a shadow wall at the entrance of Sanhe Hospital, which is just south, in order to avoid the direct impact of the suffocation outside the door and form a pattern of "music and affection".
Four, modern building construction should advocate more circular places.
Modern housing often locks people in a unit room, and people don't communicate with each other, so they are strange, indifferent and alienated. Desmond morris of Britain once expounded such a viewpoint in the book "The Zoo for Human Beings": Modern human society is actually a huge human zoo. The author thinks that his description is somewhat exaggerated, but it is also reasonable. The more modern the material civilization is, the farther away human beings feel from their habitat, and the stronger their desire to find their original habitat, lifestyle and survival partner. Siheyuan enables people to exchange information and help each other frequently. This quadrangle, which is full of cohesion, security and harmonious atmosphere, can meet people's desire for the original ecological living lifestyle to a certain extent, and should be advocated. Traditional quadrangles occupy too much land, so it is difficult to popularize them in modern cities with land as gold. The author thinks that as long as it is improved, the "quadrangle" residential structure in modern high-rise buildings is still possible, and its principle is to make a big fuss about "the sky is round". I believe that many people will be willing to move in and fully enjoy the fun brought by the "round place" once this kind of house which truly embodies quadrangles is put on the market.