Why did an outer living room opposite the main hall be set up in ancient Chinese architecture?

Have you ever seen an old-fashioned thatched house in the countryside, the same in ancient times, that is, a small house was built outside the house, a big pit was dug inside, and two wooden planks were erected on the pit, so the thatched house would have a great taste, so it was built outside the house. In this way, it will be very inconvenient to get up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, and there was no flashlight or electric light in ancient times, and it was accidentally stepped on empty. . . Hehe, so I put a night pot in the room and pour it out in the morning.

You must wear a hat when you go to the toilet (to avoid seeing the toilet god), Guan Ning, a famous man in the Eastern Han Dynasty, suddenly encountered a storm when taking a boat, he thought that he must have forgotten to wear a hat when he went to the toilet some time ago, so he was punished, and hurriedly knelt on the ground to repent, and then the wind and waves were really calm. >>>More

Before the invention of paper, people used bamboo chips to clean up their stool. Even bamboo chips are relatively expensive, and only the rich can afford to enjoy them, and ordinary people can only find some bricks and tiles to wipe their butts. >>>More

Ancient Chinese people called the toilet for changing, in fact, there is a big saying, because at that time, paper had not yet been invented and popular, even if it was invented and popular, it was difficult for poor families to afford it, because the price of paper was still very expensive, so people would use some bamboo chips or even leaves to scrub their buttocks. However, in ancient times, it was actually difficult to wipe the buttocks clean by wiping the buttocks in this way, but some people in the ancients were more concerned about the cleanliness of their bodies, so they needed to change their clothes. >>>More

While most houses have doors that open inward, most public buildings have doors that open outwards, and the basic structure of a house door opening is simple: a large piece of door panel is attached to the door frame with a few "latch" hinges. There are many advantages to this design: >>>More