When building houses in rural areas, people usually say that "it is better to let the green dragon fly than the white tiger look up". What does that mean?

Building a house has been a major event since ancient times, and people will pay special attention to it. There are too many sayings, from the location where the house was built to the completion of the new house. There are many sayings about the height of the house alone, such as "Let the green dragon take off and let the white tiger look up". What does this proverb mean? Does it make sense?

Before we understand this proverb, we must first understand what a dragon and a white tiger are. Most houses in rural areas face south, with east neighbors on the left and west neighbors on the right. I believe many people have heard the saying "Left Qinglong, right White Tiger", so the east is Qinglong and the west is White Tiger. This sentence "I'd rather let the Qinglong soar higher than the white tiger look up" means that I'd rather let the house next door to the east be higher than my own, and I can't let the house next door to the west be higher than my own.

Neighborhood relations in rural areas are very harmonious, but conflicts are easy to occur when building houses. The year before last, when my west neighbor across the street built a house, it was very unpleasant and even alerted the village cadres to adjust. Our homestead here is North-South Hutong, and the east or west of each house is Hutong, so there is usually only one neighbor. The house opposite me is on the east side of two houses. His house was built earlier. At that time, houses were generally not very tall. His neighbor in the west wanted to marry his son the year before last, and now the house is high, so his new house is built higher than the house opposite me. Seeing his house built higher and higher, the man across the hall couldn't sit still. He felt that the height of his house in the west was too high, which affected his fortune. The two families even went to war and refused workers to carry out construction. Finally, they can only find village cadres to coordinate their work. As a result, the rows of bricks in the four corners of my house opposite the door were bought by the western neighbors, which were slightly higher than those of the western neighbors. Although this matter has been solved, the relationship between the two families is no longer.

Although there is no scientific basis to say that the height of the house next to the west will affect the fortune, the height of the house next to the west will definitely affect the lighting of the house. The main houses in the countryside are facing south, and you can get sunshine all day, because the afternoon sun will be more sinister than the morning sun, so it is mainly in the afternoon sun. If the west neighbor's house is much higher than his own, he won't get the sun early in the afternoon. After a long time, houses and yards will become damp, and people living in damp environments are particularly prone to get sick. But if the house next door to the west is only a little higher than its own, I don't think it will affect the normal lighting.

Personally, I think that building a house in the countryside means more communication with neighbors. Now people's minds are constantly changing. As long as it doesn't affect their lives, neighbors will definitely let you build a new house according to your own plan. what do you think?