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Published on Nov 18, 2015
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ANCIENT CHINESE HOUSES
CHINESE HOUSES HAVE SPECIAL ROOFS
TO REPRESENT THEIR COUNTRY AND TOWN
LOTS OF SCREEN WALLS
THIS STEMS FROM THE BELIEF THAT EVIL THINGS TRAVEL IN STRAIGHT LINES
HOUSES ARE SYMMETRICAL
THIS SIGNIFIES BALANCE
THEY HAVE COURTYARDS
INSIDE THE HOUSE, NOT OUTSIDE
THEY HAVE DOOR GODS ON DOORWAYS
TO WARD OFF EVIL AND ENCOURAGE THE FLOW OF GOOD FUTURE
PONDS, POOLS, WELLS AND OTHER
WATER SOURCES ARE USUALLY BUILT INTO THE STRUTURE
IN THE PAST THEY WERE BUILT WITH WOOD
TODAY THEY ARE BUILT WITH BRICK AND STONE
WHY ARE HOUSES BUILT LIKE THIS?
THEIR HOUSES ARE BUILT AROUND THEIR CHINESE BELIEFS
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