What does porch mean?

The porch is a Chinese character, and the pinyin is xuánguān, also called foyer. Refers to the turning space between the entrance of the building and the main hall. There is a concept of "hiding" in East Asian traditional architecture. The porch is a buffer between the outside and the inside of the house, separating the outside from the inside.

The porch, also known as the entrance hall, refers to the turning space between the entrance of the building and the main hall. The concept of "Tibet" exists in the traditional architecture of East Asia. The porch is a buffer inside and outside the house, which separates the inside and outside to some extent.

It turns out that the porch is a term used by China Taoism (Inner alchemy, the qi in the body passes first when wandering around) and Zen Buddhism (when Dharma brought Zen Buddhism to China, it instructed dhyāna to be translated into metaphysics and later into Zen Buddhism). The source is "the husband in the porch is also the most mysterious organ." (The Gate of Xuanzang) Later, the word "Xuan" was used to refer to the space at the entrance of the building.

In East Asia, Southeast Asia and other vast areas, there are also many cultures that have the habit of taking off their shoes in the door. In some suburban houses in the southern United States, there is also a space called mud room for taking off coats and shoes.