Why did the ancients say, "It is better to stay in a deserted tomb in the wild than to stay in an ancient temple at night"?

Chinese culture has a long history. Over a long period of time, our ancestors summarized their wisdom and left behind a very easy-to-understand folk saying. For example, "Would you rather marry a good girl than a wife who has lived in trouble? You will reap melons and beans if you sow melons. Don't be afraid of failing to learn, but be afraid of being dishonest." Although these proverbs are short, the meaning of life contained in them is Very profound. I wonder if you have ever heard of this saying, "It is better to sleep in a deserted grave at night than in an ancient temple." Friends who have heard of it, do you know why ancient temples are so scary?

Nowadays, people's living conditions are very good. Even if there is no hotel in the deep mountains and forests, you can still find B&Bs, so you will not end up on the streets. But this was not the case in ancient times. Inns at that time were not as common as our hotels today. Moreover, transportation was very inconvenient in ancient times. If you did not make adequate preparations and plan your daily itinerary, it was common to sleep in the wild. So what is so scary about ancient temples?

First, let’s talk about ancient people’s concepts of ghosts and gods. People at that time had limited knowledge, and most people were actually very superstitious. In ancient Chinese folk customs, there are actually a lot of ghosts or ghosts in these ancient temples. One theory is that because of the mercy of the gods in the temples, they cannot bear to see these lonely ghosts helpless outside. They could rely on wandering, so they opened their temples and gave these lonely ghosts a place to live.

The second is that in ancient times there was a profession that is not seen in our society today, that is, bandits or bandits. In fact, these people are not robbing the rich, giving to the poor, and eliminating harm for the people as we see in literary works. Instead, they are actually extremely vicious, robbing passing merchants, not only making money, but sometimes killing themselves. For these people who live in the wilderness every day, these ancient temples in the mountains and forests that are rarely visited are actually their favorite places to stay. Compared with ghosts and gods, the existence of these bandits is actually the most terrifying thing. After all, no one has seen ghosts and gods.